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Jake Kanter
International Investigations Editor
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Jake rejoined Deadline in December 2022 after serving as Media Correspondent for The Times of London since August 2021. Previously, he was Deadline's International TV Editor for two years, during which time he broke a several exclusives on some of the highest-profile companies and organizations in Europe. He also played a key role in originating Deadline’s series The Film That Lit My Fuse and our International Insider newsletter. He is based in London.
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Pinewood Studios To Close TV Unit, Which Hosts Shows Including ‘Drag Race UK’
EXCLUSIVE: Pinewood, the famous British film studio facility, is closing its television unit.
The company said it had taken the decision following an internal review and it comes amid a dramatic slowdown in comedy and entertainment commissioning in the UK.
Pinewood’s three dedicated TV studios…
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HBO Eyes U.S. Remake Of ‘Back,’ The UK Comedy From ‘Veep’ Writer Simon Blackwell
EXCLUSIVE: HBO is developing a remake of Back, the British comedy starring Peep Show actors David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
Kenton Allen, the CEO of Back producer Big Talk Studios, confirmed plans for the remake of the Channel 4 series in an interview with Deadline.
Back writer Simon Blackwell…
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Netflix Developing ‘Family Guy’-Style Series ‘In Case Of Emergency’ From ‘Ghosts’ Creators
EXCLUSIVE: After spooking both sides of the Atlantic with their hit series Ghosts, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond have found their next project.
The writing duo are working with Big Talk Studios to develop a Netflix animated series that takes inspiration from Family Guy and is set in a British…
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Big Talk Studios Developing UK Remake Of ‘Cheers’ As It Diversifies In Perilous Scripted Market
EXCLUSIVE: It was the place where American viewers were always glad they came — and now the Cheers bar is hoping to open its doors to Brits.
Deadline can reveal that Big Talk Studios, the producer behind Stephen Merchant's BBC/Amazon series The Outlaws, is pitching a UK version of NBC's iconic…
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‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Bullying Scandal: BBC Apologizes To Amanda Abbington & Partially Upholds ‘Sherlock’ Star’s Complaints
The BBC has apologized to Amanda Abbington after the Sherlock actress claimed that she was bullied by her Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice on last year’s show.
The British broadcaster has concluded a months-long investigation into Abbington’s complaints and, in a ruling announced on…
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Maggie Smith Dies: Oscar-Winning Star Of ‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Downton Abbey’ Was 89
Dame Maggie Smith, the British actress who starred in Harry Potter films, the wildly popular Downton Abbey series and scores of other movies, TV shows, West End and Broadway productions in a career that brought two Oscars, five BAFTAs, four Emmys and a Tony Award, died today. She was 89.
Smith’s…
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Hurricane Helene Hits Florida Theme Parks: Peppa Pig Park Closes, Disney World Opens
As Hurricane Helene barrels through Florida, the state’s theme parks are responding.
Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida announced that it would be closing its doors on Friday, September 27, after the storm damaged attractions at the preschool experience.
“The safety and comfort of our guests and…
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Prince Harry Threatens To Punch Ghoul During Tour Of Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonightmares’ Experience
Prince Harry looked genuinely spooked during a Halloween experience with Jimmy Fallon.
The Duke of Sussex toured the Tonightmares haunted maze in New York City during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Fallon started the experience by asking Harry if he was easily scared…
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BBC Moves ‘Newsround’ To News Unit & Beefs Up CBeebies Under Kids Content Changes
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is re-shuffling its kids content teams as part of plans to boost brands and better serve young audiences.
Under changes announced internally on Wednesday, the BBC is moving children’s news show Newsround to its news division and beefing up pre-school brand Cbeebies, which is home…
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Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Movie Sparks Backlash Over Casting Of Jacob Elordi As “Dark-Skinned” Heathcliff
Emerald Fennell’s decision to cast Jacob Elordi in Wuthering Heights has raised eyebrows in the UK.
Deadline revealed on Monday that Elordi and Margot Robbie will star in the Emily Brontë adaptation as Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Saltburn director Fennell is set to write, direct, and produce…
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Nicholas Alexander Chavez Has “Sympathy & Empathy” For Erik Menendez After His Criticism Of Netflix’s ‘Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story’
Nicholas Alexander Chavez, star of Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story, has said he understands why the real Erik Menendez is unhappy with the hit Netflix series.
Chavez told USA Today that he has “sympathy and empathy” for Menendez, who claimed that Ryan Murphy’s drama is “vile and appalling”…
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London’s Historic Evening Standard Newspaper Plans To Revive Acerbic Art Critic Brian Sewell In AI Form As It Stops Daily Presses & Fires Journalists
EXCLUSIVE: He was one of the most feared and revered British art critics of his generation — and now, nearly a decade after his death, Brian Sewell could be about to wield his pen once more.
Deadline understands that London’s historic Evening Standard newspaper has been making plans to revive its…
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