‘The Long Haul’ Drama From Katie Lovejoy & Josh Berman Lands Script-To-Series Commitment At Fox

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentJuliette Binoche (“The English Patient”) and Vincent Lindon (“Titane”) who starred for the first time together in Claire Denis’s “Both Sides of the Blade” said the experience was emotionally draining at the Berlinale press conference. The highly anticipated film, which was acquired by IFC Films ahead of the festival, is world premiering in competition on Saturday evening.

The Masked Singer will reach its crescendo this weekend (February 12).The ITV series will finally unmask the remaining three celebrity contestants who are disguised as the characters Panda, Mushroom and Robobunny.With plenty of theories and hints about who the mystery celebs could be, as well as some last minute clues pertaining to their respective identities, bookies Ladbrokes have updated their odds to the identities of each character.The betting shop has also provided an update as to who the most likely winner will be.So, who will be storming to victory this weekend?And, more importantly, which celebs are behind the masks?Favourite to win The Masked Singer this weekend is Panda.The unknown celebrity behind the furry mask is the bookies favourite, with 6/4 odds to win the show.Trailing one step behind Panda is Mushroom, who has been given 3/1 odds to win.Meanwhile, Robobunny is predicted to finish in third place in this weekend's show and has been given 4/1 odds to win.While the identity of Mushroom has been suggested as both Charlotte Church and The Chase star Jenny Ryan, The Masked Singer frontrunner Panda has been harder to pin down.Nonetheless, Ladbrokes odds have given hints as to who the mysterious public figure could be.Neighbours-turned-pop-star Natalie Imbruglia is odds-on favourite to be unmasked as Panda at 4/6.Scottish singer Lulu has been deemed the second most likely celebrity behind the mask at 3/1, while Pixie Lott has been deemed an unlikely outsider at 8/1.Ladbrokes' Alex Apati said: "It doesn't look as though Panda has bamboozled anyone, with the latest odds suggesting viewers are right to think Natalie Imbruglia will be revealed this weekend."Additionally, Robobunny has been suggested to be McFly

Manchester United icon Paul Scholes hit out at Bruno Fernandes after his poor performance in Saturday's disappointing 1-1 draw with Southampton. United once again spurned a first half lead, with Che Adams striking just after the break to cancel out Jadon Sancho's opener. It's been a nightmare week for United, who also dropped points against Burnley in the week.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Billy Burke (Revolution) is set to co-star opposite Margaret Qualley and Andie MacDowell in Maid, Netflix’s dramedy series from writer Molly Smith Metzler, John Wells Productions, Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Metzler, Maid is inspired by Stephanie Land’s bestselling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: CBS’ new Chuck Lorre-Marco Pennette multi-camera comedy series B Positive has firmed up its regular cast and has set a number of recurring players.Young actress Izzy G, who played the co-lead AJ opposite RuPaul on the Netflix comedy series AJ and the Queen, has joined the main cast as a series regular opposite leads Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford. This the second recasting of the role of Maddie, who was played by another young actress in the pilot.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVShowtime has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to half-hour comedy Flatbush Misdemeanors, created, written by and starring Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman. It is based on Iso and Perlman’s award-winning 2017 digital series of the same name.Flatbush Misdemeanors, a raw and grounded comedy of city life, follows Dan and Kevin, who play characters struggling to thrive in their new surroundings in the brash environment of Flatbush, Brooklyn.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Tracy Vilar (House) has been cast as a series regular opposite Margaret Qualley in Maid, Netflix’s dramedy series from writer Molly Smith Metzler, John Wells Productions, Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Metzler, Maid is inspired by Stephanie Land’s bestselling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Netflix has opted not to proceed with The Magic Order, its upcoming series based on the Mark Millar comic published by Netflix. The project had been in early pre-production in Prague for a targeted 2021 start.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNetflix has given a formal green light to Blue Eye Samurai, animated action series from Michael Green and Amber Noizumi, which stars Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka, Randall Park, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Song, and Darren Barnet.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersIt centers on a mixed-race master (Erskine) of the sword who lives a life in disguise while seeking revenge in Edo-period Japan.Green and Noizumi are the creators and will serve as writers, and executive producers.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: ABC is developing American Heritage, a drama from writer Matt Lopez (Bedtime Stories). The network bought the project preemptively with a put pilot commitment.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Lopez, American Heritage is an epic drama about two Latinx immigrant families vying for wealth, power, and the American Dream in California’s Sonoma Valley.Lopez executive produces with Adam Kolbrenner of Lit Entertainment Group (Raised By Wolves).

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Derek Webster has been cast in a season-long recurring role on Fox’s 911: Lone Star. He will play Charles Vega, the husband of Paramedic Captain Tommy Vega, portrayed by new series regular Gina Torres.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Andrew Richardson (The Last O.G.) has been cast as a series regular opposite Parisa Fitz-Henley in Triage, ABC’s second cycle medical drama pilot from Erica Messer, Jon M. Chu and David Cornue.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersCreated by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three distinct decades at the same hospital.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Longtime TV development executive Jessica Shulman has segued to the representation business, joining Literate as a manager.At the company, where she started yesterday, Shulman will work alongside Literate partners A.B. Fischer and Dennis Kim and fellow manager Kelly Miller.Shulman has been a development executive for the past 15 years, most recently serving as SVP of Television for Michael London’s Groundswell Productions.  Prior to that, she spent 5 years as Head of Television for Neal Baer’s Baer Bones, overseeing the production company’s  deals at CBS TV Studios and 20th Television.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Monica Barbaro (Top Gun: Maverick) has been cast as the co-lead alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in a global spy adventure series, which is in the works at Skydance Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersCreated by Nick Santora, the series has a father (Schwarzenegger) and daughter (Barbaro) at the center of the story.Barbaro was approached for the series on the heels of her starring turn as Phoenix, the sole female fighter pilot, in the upcoming Top Gun sequel, which Skydance co-produces with Paramount.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: CBS’ The Unicorn is extending the Justified reunion. Natalie Zea, who guest starred in the single-camera comedy series’ Season 1 finale, has been tapped to heavily recur during the show’s upcoming second season.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAn animated series adaptation of BOOM! Studios Eisner Award-winning Lumberjanes comic books and graphic novels is headed to HBO Max. I hear the WarnerMedia streamer landed the rights to the books in a competitive situation in July; according to sources the deal is still in negotiations.She-Ra and the Princesses of Power developer Noelle Stevenson, one of the co-creators of the Lumberjanes comic books, is set to adapt and executive produce the project, which I hear has a script-to-series commitment.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVDemore Barnes has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming 22nd season of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU.Barnes will continue in the role of Deputy Chief Christian Garland, a forthright, analytical and charismatic leader, eager to apply more contemporary principles to the NYPD while navigating its political minefields along with Capt. Benson (Mariska Hargitay).

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: The origin story on Essence magazine is the subject of a period drama series in development at HBO Max. It is executive produced by Edward Lewis, the co-founder of Essence magazine and chairman and publisher emeritus of Essence Communications Inc., one of the largest African-American owned communications companies in the United States.Set amid the changing social and cultural landscape of post-civil rights era America, the series is inspired by the relationships between the men who founded the iconic women’s magazine, Essence, and the women who were the creative force behind it, as they create something mainstream America has never seen before.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVWalt Disney Television has renewed the nationally syndicated daytime talk show Tamron Hall for a third season. Hall is expected to announce the pickup at her show this morning.Getting to a third season is a major milestone very few syndicated daily talk shows have been able to achieve over the past decade.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has given a production commitment to Valley Of the Gods, a drama from How To Get Away With Murder creator/executive producer Pete Nowalk, The Bold Type executive producer Joanna Coles and ABC Studios.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Nowalk, Valley Of the Gods is described as a sexy, high-stakes drama about the most powerful people in Silicon Valley and the hungry, underestimated outsiders trying to claw their way in.Nowalk and Coles executive produce.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Apple’s The Morning Show is headed back to production. The award-winning series is slated to restart filming its second season on October 19.