If any genre’s stock has grown over the past decade, it’s been that of true crime. A trend that began in the mid-2010s with podcasts and docuseries like HBO’s “The Jinx” and Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” soon gave way to splashy TV fictionalizations like “Mindhunter” and FX’s “American Crime Story” series. The latest developments have […]
Continue readingAmazon announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring podcast startup Wondery, marking another major push into audio content for the company.Amazon began offering podcasts on its Amazon Music Service in September 2020. Amazon’s purchase of Wondery, which was the largest independent podcast company on the market, could help it better compete with rivals such as […]
Continue readingMartin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The Tom Hanks-starrer “Greyhound.” Will Smith vehicle “Sharper.” And announced Wednesday, “Palmer,” starring Justin Timberlake. As Apple continues to acquire films, the tech giant’s strategy in its first year in Hollywood is growing clearer: It’s betting that big names, big budgets, and prestige films will help keep users […]
Continue readingHell hath no fury like a woman scorned. And Betty Broderick may be one of the most famous real-life woman scorned. Dirty John, Bravo’s true-crime series based on the podcast of the same name about the twisted tale of con artist John Meehan, is back with a new criminal and a new network. Under USA, […]
Continue readingThere was a time in the 2000s when Hollywood seemed hellbent on making Eric Bana the next big thing. But the Australian actor has shrugged off those expectations and settled into the next phase of his career, most recently playing the title character on the TV series Dirty John. Now he’s found his next project, […]
Continue readingIn today’s edition of TV Bits: HBO renews The Righteous Gemstones for season 2 Christian Slater and Amanda Peet lead Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Milo Ventimiglia will star in USA’s Evel Knievel limited series Awkwafina‘s Comedy Central show taps Natasha Lyonne as one of its many female directors And more! The second season […]
Continue readingSnowpiercer to air outside Us and China in 2019.Netflix has acquired first-run international rights to ITV Studios’ series version of Snowpiercer and Universal’s true crime series Dirty John.Snowpiercer is set to debut in the Us on cable network TNT and Dirty John on Bravo, with Netflix coming in as co-licensee to give the series their […]
Continue readingWhere has Eric Bana been lately? He had a small role in last year’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and starred in a Netflix movie opposite Ricky Gervais, but things have been sort of quiet for him since the days when he was headlining big budget action films. But there’s good news for all […]
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