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Showtime‘s new leadership has made their first major programming decision, and it involves the network’s flagship Dexter franchise. The Paramount TV Studios team, led by Matt Thunell, which took oversight of Showtime following Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount Global, has signaled its commitment to the mothership series starring Michael C. Hall — whose current incarnation, Dexter: Resurrection, is airing its first …

But let’s step out of our own perspective for a minute. I think it always helps to see an outsider’s perspective on things. And while there were only a few Texans reporters on site in Allen Park—and they were mainly focused on Houston’s team—I do think they can provide a more balanced overview of practice. So let’s check out what …

[This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of And Just Like That, “Party of One.”] There’s been a sense of déjà vu for the writers on And Just Like That who were there for the first series finale when Sex and the City signed off back in 2004. Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky joined the SATC writers room …

Paramount Pictures has countersued the cousin of a writer on Top Gun: Maverick, who alleges he co-wrote the screenplay, opening another front in the legal battle over alleged copyright infringement in the writing process for the film. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in California federal court, the studio alleges Shaun Gray deliberately hid his role in penning key scenes, …

By now, you’ve likely read from multiple sources that the Detroit Lions had an absolutely dominant day of practice on Day 1 of joint practices with the Miami Dolphins. Chances are, though, you’ve mostly read those opinions from the Lions writers you know and love. But what did the Dolphins reporters on hand think of practice? Remember, Miami just completed …

Legendary Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook and his co-creator on the HBO Max series The Sympathizer have been expelled from the Hollywood writers’ union after allegedly working during the strike.  The director of Oldboy, Snowpiercer and The Handmaiden was booted from the Writers Guild of America alongside Don McKellar after working on the 2024 series during the work stoppage, the union …

The Naked Gun writers are proud to have stuffed their reboot with references to the classic movies. Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who co-wrote Paramount’s comedy reboot with director Akiva Schaffer, sat down with The Hollywood Reporter after the film’s solid opening weekend at the box office. Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson star in the franchise’s fourth movie that revives …

More than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America West and East, including no shortage of heavy hitters, have signed the union’s open letter decrying the Trump administration’s “recent threats to the free press.” “We are members of the Writers Guild of America who speak with one voice to decry the dangerous and escalating attacks on the First Amendment, …

ESPN Writer’s Hulk Hogan Article Has Wrestling Fans Outraged originally appeared on The Spun. When you think of famous wrestlers, Hulk Hogan is one of the first that comes to mind. His legacy in the ring can only be matched by a few others, like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and The Undertaker. Advertisement Unfortunately, the wrestling universe lost Hogan this …

[This story contains major spoilers from season three, episode nine of And Just Like That, “Present Tense.”] And Just Like That duo Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky were bracing themselves for the fan reaction when they spoke to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of this week’s episode. That’s because the writers, executive producers and longtime collaborators on the HBO Max revival series co-wrote …