‘The Baker and the Beauty’: ABC Chief Discusses Decision To Cancel Romantic Dramedy As Fans Launch Save The Show Campaign & Producers Plan To Shop It

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSeries Mania Forum, the festival’s industry sidebar, is joining forces with Jan Mojto’s Beta Group to launch Seriesmakers, a creative initiative to support feature film directors venturing into scripted drama.Seriesmakers will select 10 projects which will participate in a tailor-made training program focused on the development of a full pitch deck. Mentored by renowned directors, showrunners, writers and producers, each team will deliver a series bible.Those eligible for Seriesmakers include directors who have have their first or second feature film play in the official selection of A-category film festival.A special jury will award two projects during Series Mania Forum in 2023.

Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington reunited over the weekend after spending time apart whilst the mother-of-one visited her native Slovenia to spend time with her daughter Mila and mother Larysa.MORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington reunite in new videoThe couple were rumoured to be starting a relationship earlier this year, and while they have not confirmed the reports, the pair have continued to maintain a good relationship, and on Saturday they teamed up for an important reason.WATCH: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington reunite in new videoThe talented duo performed at the Burrow Strictly Ball, which was held to raise money for a new centre for patients with Motor Neurone Disease, and delighted crowds by dancing a fast-paced jive to Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson.SEE: Nadiya Bychkova pays emotional tribute to co-star following romance rumoursREAD: Nadiya Bychkova reveals big family news after telling fans not to believe Kai Widdrington rumoursTaking to Instagram on Sunday, Nadiya's Strictly partner Dan Walker, who was also at the Ball alongside many other Strictly Come Dancing stars, shared the full clip and heaped praise at the pair. Dan posed with Nadiya and part of the BBC Breakfast team, who also attended"A little treat for you… The @burrowstrictlyball was a wonderful success last night.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker has been questioned by fans on Twitter for not correcting someone who claimed Sally Nugent and him were the “best presenter combination” on BBC Breakfast.

Normani has dropped her first new music of the year. "Fair" is a tender ballad co-written by the former Fifth Harmony member alongside Abby Keen, Bernard “Harv” Harvey, and Felisha King Harvey. Normani performed the song live on Thursday's Tonight Show to coincide with its release.

The site of a former historic Kilmarnock building is to be transformed into a car park.

2018 saw the release of Spa 700, the debut EP from the Philly-based artists DJ Haram and Moor Mother. The music brought a wide variety of club-centered textures into the world of Moor Mother, whose art, from her verses to productions, channel a deep Black spirituality that is both vengeful and transcendent.

Last year we were introduced to Bruiser Wolf, a slick-talking, wise-cracking member of Danny Brown's Bruiser Brigade collective. Dope Game Stupid, which was one of our favorite albums of 2021, spun small details into hilarious, colorful punchlines that could match evenly against the best of the best from Michigan's expansive rap scene.

Justin Bieber couldn't contain his bright smile as he held on tight to wifeHailey Bieber while heading to brunch on Sunday, following her recent health scare.The singer, 28, had his arm tightly wrapped aroundthe 25-year-old model's shoulders as they made their way to Soho House in Los Angeles.Hailey appeared to be in good spirits and looked positively glowing despite the fact that she was hospitalized for a blood clot on her brain earlier this month. Holding her close: Justin Bieber couldn't contain his bright smile as he held on tight to wife Hailey Bieber while heading to brunch on Sunday, following her recent health scareThe Baby hitmaker wore a casual outfit to the swanky eatery, sporting a grey NBA sweatshirt on top of a blue top.

Gigi Hadid is stepping out for the day.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVSpringhill Entertainment, the production company founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and Maverick Carter, has signed a two-year overall deal for scripted television with ABC Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios.James and Carter started shopping for a new home earlier this year after being based at Warner Bros. since 2015.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAs Hollywood is cautiously charting a path back to TV production, Vancouver may help lead the way.A number of shows filming up north have set tentative July-August production start dates, I hear. They include ABC’s The Good Doctor and A Million Little Things, the CW’s Supernatural, The Flash, Riverdale and Charmed, and Netflix’s Midnight Mass.I hear The Good Doctor is eying a late-July Season 4 production start (I’ve heard July 20 and July 30 as possible dates).

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Bold and the Beautiful did not resume production today as scheduled.“The Health Department had some additional questions about the lab TV City provided The Bold and the Beautiful with last week, which produced several false positives,” a spokesperson for the series said.B&B producer Bell-Phillip Television has changed labs and has resolved all problems, according to the company. “We have not had, nor do we have, any positive COVID-19 cases and are not ‘shut down’, but we needed an additional day to provide them with requested information,” the spokesperson said.The plan is for shooting to resume tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAs The Baker and the Beauty Save the Show campaign continues to gain momentum, ABC’s decision to cancel the romantic comedy-drama also has mobilized the Hollywood Latinx community who  are voicing their support for efforts to find a new home for the show.In an open letter alongside a link to a petition in support of the show finding a new home, The Baker and the Beauty star Nathalie Kelley spoke of the cancelation of the rare series with a Latinx cast, its legacy of representation and its timeliness as the type of show that is “necessary during these times.”In an earlier version of the letter that was subsequently retracted but has been published online, Kelley called the cancellation “an extremely tone

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVCBS’ The Bold And The Beautiful today became the first U.S. broadcast series to return to production on stage following strict COVID-19 safety protocols.“B&B filmed with cast and crew today and it was a successful first day back at work,” a rep for the series, shot at Television City Studios by Bell-Phillip Television, said in a statement to Deadline.But, in what may be indicative of the “new normal” of a stop-and-go production during a pre-vaccine coronavirus pandemic, the show will go on a brief hiatus.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVTwo long-running ABC comedy series, Modern Family and Fresh off the Boat, ended their runs this past season. Both have been exploring spinoffs.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe Fresh Off the Boat offshoot was more fully formed.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe 2020 broadcast pilot season was decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, with all but one pilot unable to be produced. In the face of unprecedented disruption, the networks started veering toward the streaming model with backup scripts and straight-to-series orders.After the traditional pilot cycle was broken by COVID-19, will we ever see another regular broadcast pilot season?“I really hope not,” ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke told Deadline while discussing the network’s 2020-21 schedule.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThis past season, ABC said goodbye to its top comedy series, Modern Family. Could Grey’s Anatomy, the network’s top drama — and biggest series overall —  be next this coming season?Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe hugely popular medical drama is heading into a record-breaking 17th season, the second of a two-year pickup.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC is joining CBS and NBC in unveiling a “regular” fall 2020 schedule with a lineup featuring new and returning series that are yet to be filmed when production could resume following months of COVID-19-related shutdown.Like CBS and NBC, ABC is being conservative with few scheduling changes. Still, they are the biggest we have seen for a traditional fall schedule this year.ABC has the most new series laughing in the fall, David E.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVCBS’ The Bold And The Beautiful is the first U.S. broadcast series — and possibly the first scripted series on American soil– to return to production on stage.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has ordered a second season of midseason legal drama series For Life. The show, from Hank Steinberg, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Sony Pictures TV and ABC Studios, was one of two freshman series left on the bubble by ABC after it made the bulk of its renewals and cancellations last month.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has canceled The Baker and the Beauty. The hourlong romantic comedy-drama, based on the hit Israeli format, was one of two freshman series left on the bubble by ABC after it made the bulk of its renewals and cancellations last month.