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Variety has learned.The untitled series will be set in the world Reeves is creating for the feature film “The Batman,” with the intent being to launch a new Batman universe across multiple platforms. It is said to build on the film’s examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVWarnerMedia is building a Batman multi-platform universe.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersHBO Max has given a series commitment to an original DC drama set in the Gotham City police department, from The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves, Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter, The Batman producer Dylan Clark, and Warner Bros. Television.Written by Winter, the series is set in the world Reeves is creating for The Batman feature and will build upon the film’s examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City, launching a new Batman universe across multiple platforms.

The Batman is getting an accompanying TV series.

He's got one of the world's most recognizable faces - but on Monday, he had to keep it covered.Al Pacino donned a mask as he was seen taking a walk around Beverly Hills, California on Monday with a female companion, getting a bit of fresh air and physical activity as California remains under tight lockdown orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The screen legend of films such as Scarface, The Godfather series and Glengarry Glen Ross kept warm in a wooly blue coat with a striped scarf on the windy day in Southern California.

Stephanie Meyer is to release a new companion novel to her hugely popular Twilight series.

After 15 years, author Stephenie Meyer is taking Twilight fans back to Forks, Washington, in an all-new companion novel to the best-selling series.

Update 5/4/20: We now know what Stephenie Meyer was teasing on her website over the last week — and yes, all that buzz and anticipation was justified. On Monday, Meyer revealed that her long-awaited Twilight companion novel Midnight Sun will finally hit shelves on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

The Twilight saga isn’t quite done.

By Todd Spangler

TV Tonight reports that Channel Seven is launching a Big Brother spinoff called Eye Spy, which will feature 'discussion, the hottest content and digital sponsorship opportunities,' based on the Truman Show-style reality series.

By Peter White

Hulu is jumping into the companion podcast game, teaming up with iHeartRadio to create a series that will take listeners inside its new limited series, Little Fires Everywhere. The TV series, which premieres March 18, brings Celeste Ng's book of the same name to the small screen.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorWarnerMedia Entertainment and iHeartMedia are partnering to co-produce a slate of companion podcasts for HBO Max’s upcoming original and legacy shows.The podcasts will play as standalone productions but often will center on and help promote HBO Max programming, the companies said.

HBO Max’s programming is getting the podcast treatment. WarnerMedia and iHeartMedia have inked a deal to co-produce a slate of companion podcasts for the streamer’s upcoming originals and legacy programming.

Chris Willman Music Writer“Live From Here With Chris Thile,” the weekly radio show that began as a continuation of “A Prairie Home Companion” before taking on its own name and identity, has been canceled, American Public Media Group announced Tuesday.The St. Paul-based company blamed the economic effects of the COVID-18 for that and other cuts that resulted in 28 employees being let go.Thile, the dexterously multitalented member of the Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek who took over “Prairie Home Companion” from Garrison Keillor in 2016, tweeted about the end of his four-year run as host.“Not one live broadcast has gone by where I didn’t thank my absurdly lucky stars for your wide open ears and hearts,” Thile wrote.

Comedian Rebecca Root is set to make TV history by becoming Doctor Who’s first transgender companion.

Rebecca Root is set to make TV history by becoming Doctor Who‘s first transgender companion.Root will portray Tania Bell, opposite former Doctors Paul McGann and Tom Baker, in the hit sci-fi show’s new Big Finish audio series Stranded.The stand-up comic insists her gender identity has nothing to do with the storyline.The show first cast a trans actress, Bethany Black, in series nine, while Bill Potts served as the series’ first openly gay companion in series 10.

Doctor Who is set to introduce their first ever transgender character in the popular BBC franchise.

Doctor Who fans will meet their first ever transgender companion on the epic adventure.

Good Morning Britain ’s weather presenter Alex Beresford showed off his adorable lockdown companion on Friday’s show.

Good Morning Britain star Alex Beresford has revealed his lockdown companion after sharing he has split from his wife. The 39-year-old ITV weather hunk took to his Instagram page last night to post some heartwarming videos alongside his adorable puppy.