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TruTV has canceled the comedy series “I’m Sorry,” Variety has learned. The news comes despite the fact that the show was renewed for a third season last June. Production on the show’s third season was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Due to circumstances created by COVID, we unfortunately cannot move forward with production on

Human: China’s HiShow Unveils ‘Game Changer’ Production Slate at FilMartURL: HiShow Unveils ‘Game Changer’ at FilMartSEO Head: HiShow Unveils ‘Game Changer’ at FilMartKey phrase: HiShow Unveils ‘Game Changer’ at FilMartBy Vivienne Chow China’s HiShow Entertainment has unveiled a slate of new productions ahead of the first online edition of Hong Kong FilMart. Its lineup includes

In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released a trailer for “Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices,” and National Geographic’s “Life Below Zero” set its Season 13 premiere date. DATES National Geographic’s “Life Below Zero” will return for its 13th season on Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, followed by a new spinoff series,

Australian streamer Stan and NBCUniversal Global Distribution have announced a long-term, exclusive content partnership that will see Stan become the Australian home of new productions from Sky Studios and NBCUniversal International Studios, as well as Peacock content produced by Universal Studio Group. Stan will also become the exclusive home of new DreamWorks Animation TV shows

“I May Destroy You” took TV by storm this summer after its June 7 premiere on HBO. Michaela Coel’s show about a woman working through the aftermath of her sexual assault has made for one of the most arresting new shows in recent memory, with a standout performance from Coel herself. While her character Arabella

Christopher Keyser, who created “The Society,” found out Thursday that Netflix was suddenly pulling the plug on his show. The streamer, which also canceled “I Am Not Okay With This,” released a statement Friday saying, “We’re disappointed to have to make these decisions due to circumstances created by COVID.” “We spent the last bunch of

In today’s TV news roundup, Peacock announced a premiere date for “Noughts + Crosses,” and CNN Films and HBO announced a premiere date for the documentary “After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News.” RENEWALS LATV shared that the LGBTQIA+ talk show “The Q Agenda” has been renewed for a fourth season. The show

Garcelle Beauvais has been named the newest co-host of “The Real,” Variety has learned exclusively. Beauvais is joining the syndicated talk show, following the departure of Tamera Mowry-Housley, who announced earlier this summer that she had decided to exit the show after six seasons. The seventh season of “The Real” kicks off on Sept. 21. The panel will

Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky has underlined its commitment to diversity, with U.K. content boss Zai Bennett expanding on the £30 million ($39 million) earmarked over the next three years for diversity training and improving Black and minority ethnic representation at all levels. Sky has targets in place to measure progression of under-represented groups throughout

The season finale of “Yellowstone” drew explosively large numbers for Paramount Network. Sunday’s finale was watched by a total of 5.2 million total viewers, making it the most-watched scripted cable telecast of the year to date. That also represents a full 1 million more viewers than the show’s previous largest audience, and an impressive 84%

WME partner Phillip Sun and Macro founder and CEO Charles D. King are launching M88, a full-service representation firm that aims to amplify “the voices of artists and creators from the global new majority.” Sun will depart the agency to lead the new joint venture as president and managing partner, and King’s recently launched Macro

“The Powerpuff Girls” could soon fly again. Variety has learned that a live-action version of the classic Cartoon Network series is in development at The CW. In the updated version of the series, the titular superheroes are now disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the

It only took a few weeks of social distancing to make the world that existed before COVID-19 feel absurdly out of reach. After building new routines of donning face masks and frantically wiping down precious groceries, a reality with dive bars, concerts and dinner parties becomes more and more abstract, not to mention painful to

Historian, broadcaster and writer David Olusoga has called for a structural change in the U.K. television industry to bring about inclusiveness, but has also warned about the “lack of trust” the Black, Asian, and minority ethnic community has for the existing system after 30 years of neglect. “We need to make structural changes, not merely

With less than a month to go before the Primetime Emmys, the telecast’s producers are still building the show and figuring out how to make it as live — and safe — as possible. And at the same time, they promise that they’re not aiming to do “Emmys Light.” “We shouldn’t lose sight that Emmys

It was a record year for Black performers at the Emmys, who received 34.3% of the 102 acting nominations. This included “Black-ish’s” Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson, “Watchmen’s” Regina King, “Euphoria’s” Zendaya and “Hollywood’s” Jeremy Pope. To celebrate the milestone, some of the Season 12 queens from the Emmy-nominated “RuPaul’s Drag Race” recreated iconic character

Walt Disney Company executive Tim McNeal and his creative talent development and inclusion team will now be housed within Disney Television Studios. McNeal will now report directly to Disney TV Studios president Craig Hunegs. McNeal and his team will work to increase representation for marginalized communities across the studios’ executive, talent, and production ranks. Though

Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. As many across the country continue to practice self-isolation due to coronavirus, why not while away

The first joint interview between Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden and Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris scored big numbers for ABC on Sunday night. “The Ticket: First Interview,” which was conducted by David Muir and Robin Roberts, drew 5.1 million total viewers to the Disney-owned network, scoring a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49 in the

Los Angeles- and Montreal-based Starlings Television and Canada’s Mediabiz Intl. are teaming with Europe’s Nordic Ent. (NENT) Group, and Germany’s Night Train Media for futuristic, female-driven augmented reality drama “Veil.” Craig Van Sickle (“The Pretender,” “24,” “Tin Man”) is set as showrunner. “Veil” takes place in the near future, when everyone has an implant in

For more than 17 years, Common Sense Media has provided advice to parents trying to figure out whether movies, TV shows, digital media and apps are age-appropriate for their kids. Now the not-for-profit organization plans to make money from its own original media targeted at children: It’s launching Common Sense Networks, its first for-profit venture,

Showtime has officially released a trailer for upcoming two-night limited series “The Comey Rule,” featuring Jeff Daniels as former FBI director James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Trump. The miniseries, written and directed by Billy Ray and adapted from Comey’s book “A Higher Loyalty,” premieres on Sunday, Sept. 27. Focusing on the events leading

Howie Long has long helped Fox viewers understand the ins-and-outs of gridiron play. Now he’s going to encourage them to make a wager on what they might see. Long is the latest Fox Sports personality to take up promotional duties for Fox Bet, the mobile sports-wagering partnership Fox Corporation operates in conjunction with Flutter Entertainment,

“His Dark Materials” star James McAvoy is set to narrate a new reality competition show for U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, in which a group of strangers is tasked with building a bridge to reach an island. “The Bridge” marks one of the first unscripted endeavors for the “Split” actor, whose voice work spans feature films

The second season of “Love Island USA” is hitting the U.K. this fall. The CBS series, which has this year relocated from Fiji to Las Vegas due to COVID-19, will debut on ITV2 from Sept. 7. Singles will occupy a “bubble” in a villa atop Caesars Entertainment’s boutique hotel The Cromwell. Season 1 of the

Outgoing BBC director general Tony Hall is expected to speak up about the role of public service broadcasters in the battle against fake news when he delivers the opening address of the Edinburgh TV festival on Monday. “The forces of disinformation and social media tend to feed on fracture and drive polarization,” Hall is expected

The Victorian fantasy series “Carnival Row,” starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, has wrapped its post-COVID shoot in the Czech Republic. The series, produced by Amazon Studios and Legendary Television, is the biggest spending production ever to shoot in the country. The show’s second season began filming on Nov. 11, 2019, but was halted by

Production of two TV shows, Ten’s “Masked Singer” and Nine’s “Millionaire’s Hotseat” has been halted in Australia due to resurgence of the coronavirus. The two shows were both filming in different parts of the Docklands Studio in Melbourne, Victoria. “Masked Singer” shut down on Saturday after seven members of the crew were revealed to have

A number of agents from CAA, WME and UTA are departing their respective agencies and joining forces with former CAA agent Peter Micelli, who is launching a new management and production company, Variety has confirmed. CAA’s Dave Bugliari, Michael Cooper, Jack Whigham, and Mick Sullivan are part of the new venture. Whigham was a co-head of

Davina Potratz wants “Selling Sunset” viewers to know that she’s happy. The German real estate agent has been deemed by fans the villain of Netflix’s docusoap, but she doesn’t blame the producers. “If you don’t show me smiling or being warm and fuzzy, then it looks like all I am is the 10% where I