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Oscar Winner Brian Helgeland on 30-Year Journey to Make ‘Finestkind,’ Most Personal Film of His Career
Hollywood is overflowing with stories about films that took years of blood, sweat and tears to bring to the screen. Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind represents one of the longest kinds. The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Mystic River and veteran director of such films as Legend, 42, A Knight’s Tale and Payback finished the script when he was […]
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David Hyde Pierce on Why He Didn’t Return for ‘Frasier’ Reboot: “They Don’t Actually Need Me”
David Hyde Pierce says that his absence from the Frasier reboot wasn’t due to hard feelings — but a busy schedule and a new story to tell that made him decide to pass on the Paramount+ reboot. The actor, who notably played Niles Crane, the younger brother to Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Frasier Crane, opened up […]
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Showtime’s Linear TV Channel to Add Paramount+ Series in Rebrand Next Month
Paramount+ is coming to cable TV next month. Paramount says that it will officially rebrand Showtime’s linear channel next month as Paramount+ with Showtime. The rebrand is slated to take place on Monday, January 8. The move will see a number of Paramount+ shows added to the linear channel, sitting alongside upcoming Showtime originals like […]
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Kelsey Grammer on ‘Frasier’s Future: “I Believe We Have a Home at Paramount+ for Several Years to Come”
[This story contains spoilers from the season finale of Frasier, “Reindeer Games.”] As the credits roll on the season finale of the Frasier revival, Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane — the role he originated 39 years ago on Cheers — frustratedly conducts a string quartet of not-yet-classically trained child musicians through a rendition of […]
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Why Paramount+ Is Going Big for CCXP in Brazil, Showcasing ‘Halo,’ ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ ‘Drag Race’
With entertainment and comics convention CCXP in Sao Paolo, Brazil attracting huge audiences and having grown in importance, Paramount Global’s Paramount+ is set to bring such powerhouse content brands as Halo, Star Trek: Discovery, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Thundermans Return and Drag Race: Brazil to the event’s 2023 edition. As one of […]
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How to Watch the 2023 NWSL Championship Online Without Cable
Stream Megan Rapinoe and Seattle's OL Reign taking on Ali Krieger-led NJ/NY Gotham FC this Saturday.
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‘Colin From Accounts’ Review: Paramount+’s Aussie Import Hits the Rom-Com Sweet Spot
Series creators Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer star as two single people who meet in a lighthearted animal-endangerment situation.
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‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Review: A Commanding David Oyelowo Can’t Mask the Blandness of Paramount+’s History Lesson
The legendary U.S. Marshal gets heroic biopic treatment in this limited series from the Taylor Sheridan stable, with guest stars including Shea Whigham, Dennis Quaid, Donald Sutherland, Garrett Hedlund and Barry Pepper.
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Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell Lose Their Jobs to Robots in ‘Good Burger 2’ Trailer
Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are hungry to save their jobs in the first full trailer for Paramount+’s comedy sequel Good Burger 2. The streaming service released the trailer Monday for director Phil Traill’s film that is set to launch Nov. 22. The movie centers on Dexter (Thompson) and Ed (Mitchell) reuniting as staff members […]
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‘Fatal Attraction,’ ‘Rabbit Hole’ Canceled at Paramount+
Paramount+ continues to thin its roster of scripted originals. The Paramount Global-backed service has canceled its Fatal Attraction reboot as well as its Kiefer Sutherland-led drama Rabbit Hole. Both shows, which ran for one season each, will continue to remain on the platform rather than being pulled from the service completely. “Fatal Attraction and Rabbit […]
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Paramount+ to Roll Out Premium and Ad Tiers in Multiple Markets, Including Canada and Australia
Paramount+, the flagship streaming service of Paramount Global, has unveiled the rollout of premium and advertising subscription tiers in key international markets. The premium plan is set to launch in Australia, Canada, Brazil and Mexico on Nov. 16, the entertainment conglomerate said Monday. Premium subscribers can use four concurrent streams and view content in premium quality formats, including 4K UHD, HDR10, […]
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Time Spent With Ads on TV Sets to Drop Sharply by 2027, New Forecast Suggests
The age of streaming and connected TVs will keep changing the landscape, including reducing the amount of TV advertising viewers are exposed to, even at a time when streaming services roll out advertising-funded tiers. Linear TV will, for now, nonetheless remain the primary source of ad inventory, with streamers that are ad-free or use limited […]
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