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Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler say every episode continues one season-long quest although installments remain approachable alone. A narrator and map orient viewers, and they asked Titmouse for an adult show that would not resemble the category's standard visual style.
Read this story →Channel 4 Sales becomes the exclusive UK airtime-sales partner for 5's portfolio plus MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon in 2027. Paramount keeps direct sales for Paramount+ and Pluto TV, social, sponsorship and creative partnerships. Financial terms are undisclosed.
Read this story →In a September 11 interview, Goldsman said Paramount initially approached the producers about stopping Strange New Worlds after season four, then offered a two-hour movie. The team rejected that format and negotiated the already-announced six-episode fifth and final season, which Goldsman calls a chance to resolve the show's outstanding questions; no exact premiere date was given.
Read this story →Netflix and Paramount jointly said they mutually ended the animated-film agreement while keeping Brad Bird's Ray Gunn and the untitled Jack and the Beanstalk project on Netflix and continuing their broader content-licensing relationship. TheWrap reports that John Lasseter and Louie del Carmen's Cosmic Motors, previously intended for Netflix, is now planned for a Paramount theatrical rollout in 2027. The statement does not identify the destination of other Skydance Animation projects.
Read this story →Reuters reports that Comcast and Paramount Skydance are examining strategic options for SkyShowtime, citing a board letter and an internal note from the chief executive. Ending the joint venture is among the options, but no decision, timetable, valuation or preferred path has been announced. Existing subscriptions and catalogs therefore have not been reported as changing now.
Read this story →Advanced Television reports that billboards calling for the deal to be blocked began appearing September 14 in New York and California. The campaign follows the July 13 federal antitrust lawsuit by California and 11 other state attorneys general and is asking film professionals to submit experiences as potential evidence. Its site says a trial is scheduled for March 2–19, 2027 and correctly notes that the court has not yet ruled.
Read this story →Paramount+ released the official trailer September 10 and set a global October 9 premiere. Episodes 1–3 arrive that day, 4–6 on October 16, 7–9 on October 23 and 10–13 on October 30. Paramount says a second book will follow but gives it no date.
Read this story →Paramount+ says all ten episodes will premiere together September 16. Matthew Rhys and Danny Pudi lead the voice cast; the owner page confirms the date and binge format but does not announce territory-by-territory access or renewal plans.
Read this story →In a September 10 interview, the writers said their film tells a story through a perspective the franchise has not used before and contains no Kirk, Spock or other established legacy characters. They called it their most dramatic and least comedic script and said it will question assumptions about Starfleet and institutional corruption. They did not reveal a cast, title, production date or release date.
Read this story →TheWrap reported September 10 that Paramount is developing a feature based on the original series, with Destin Daniel Cretton attached to direct and Chris Bremner and Noah Oppenheim writing. The package does not yet establish a greenlight, cast, production start or release date.
Read this story →Parker and Stone accepted responsibility for the years-long schedule delay, apologized to pgLang and Paramount and said they still believe in the project. Variety continues to describe Whitney Springs as in production, but the statement supplies no release date, filming timetable or guarantee of completion.
Read this story →TheWrap reported that Feig is in early talks with Paramount. The discussion is not a signed deal, and no returning cast, production start or release date is attached.
Read this story →Paramount announced the date and presents the title as the gang's final installment. The exact page was geography-restricted during verification, and the indexed announcement did not specify territory-by-territory availability.
Read this story →He will play Crockett, described as the leader of the world's largest oil-management firm and an efficiency-driven titan. The announcement provides no episode details or new premiere date.
Read this story →The Court's September 9 order sets September 25 as the response deadline for 12 state attorneys general. A separate district-court bond hearing is set for September 24. Neither date grants the complaint, resolves its merits nor approves or blocks the transaction.
Read this story →Paramount filed replies supporting its bond request and says approvals in 69 territories leave the lawsuits as the final obstacle. It claims delay could cost up to $1.88 billion, including $7 million per day beginning October 1. Those figures are Paramount's assertions, not court findings; the judge has not granted a bond or ruled on the merger, and a hearing is scheduled for September 24.
Read this story →In a September 3 statement to Parliament, the UK culture secretary formally recorded that she would not issue a public-interest intervention notice after Paramount strengthened earlier assurances through a legally binding deed. The undertakings protect a diverse range of UK broadcast and on-demand services, distinct editorial identities and specified news programming, with annual compliance statements and departmental monitoring. The government also declined intervention on foreign-state-influence grounds absent new information. The merger is not thereby completed or globally cleared.
Read this story →Speaking at the DVF Awards in Venice, Fonda said the pending transaction would lead to fewer jobs, higher consumer prices and fewer places for creators to sell projects. She also said she knows and likes Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison because of Grace and Frankie, but that relationship does not change her opposition. Her remarks are predictions, not proof of those outcomes or a new regulatory decision.
Read this story →Variety reported that Paramount+ confirmed a third season and Hardy's return as Harry, resolving earlier reports that he might have been fired amid creative tensions. Brosnan and Mirren are also expected back, while season two begins weekly releases September 18; no production schedule or premiere window for season three is announced.
Read this story →Paramount confirmed September 3 that both the 2026 theatrical version and an Extended Cut are now on Paramount+ as the centrepiece of its seasonal horror collection. The announcement also places all Scary Movie films on the service, but it does not disclose the extra runtime, added scenes or identical territorial availability.
Read this story →Dedicated 24-hour channels for Beverly Hills, 90210 and the animal-rescue series Lucky Dog launched September 3 on Samsung TV Plus across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A Gunsmoke channel is due to follow, but has no exact launch date. Goldvertise will sell advertising for the three feeds; contract value, exclusivity and audience figures were not disclosed.
Read this story →Paramount's August 27 program places restored films and selected original-series episodes in more than 750 United States theaters from September 4 through 8. Paramount+ adds ET Vault: 60 Years of Star Trek on September 7, while CBS game-show integrations and Star Trek: Scouts season two arrive September 8; Canadian cinema participation is not confirmed.
Read this story →Paramount announced September 1 that the five Rocky sequels, the original film and all three Creed movies are streaming together on Paramount+ and Pluto TV. The owner page presents the collection as available now for the original film's fiftieth anniversary, but does not specify rights windows, ad-supported access or complete territorial coverage.
Read this story →Twelve state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America filed opposition August 31, asking the court to deny Paramount's $1.9 billion request or set a nominal $10,000 bond. They argue no material change justifies revising the parties' stipulation and that the case serves public interests. Paramount disputes that view. A September 24 hearing is scheduled, and the judge has not ruled on the bond or the merger's lawfulness.
Read this story →Tom Cruise announced August 29 at Daytona International Speedway that he will return as Cole Trickle in a Days of Thunder sequel. Anne Hathaway will play a team owner and engineer, Paramount has set a June 2, 2028 theatrical release, and Jonathan Levine will direct Will Staples' screenplay; the film still has no confirmed final title or production-start date.
Read this story →Puck reports that Judge sent Paramount a lawyer letter stating his intention to exercise U.S. copyright-termination rights. The precise window depends on when the original grant took effect, while Copyright Office guidance generally requires notice two to ten years before a selected effective date. The report arrives as Comedy Central prepares a twelfth season. Paramount and Judge's representative declined comment, and neither a completed reversion nor an effective date has been established.
Read this story →CBS says the live August 27 episode became the show's 1,000th primetime installment and included certificates for the most episodes of a primetime television show and of a competitive reality television show. Fan-voted former houseguests appeared and a new in-season twist began; CBS also reports a 5.21-million seven-day multiplatform average.
Read this story →Paramount Television Studios confirmed August 27 that Judkins will create and develop original scripted series under an exclusive overall agreement, reporting to studio president Matt Thunell. The move follows Judkins's Sony Pictures Television deal, but it does not announce a title, buyer, cast or production schedule.
Read this story →The coalition launched a public petition on August 27 asking the 12 attorneys general suing over the transaction to reject behavioral concessions and take the case to its scheduled March 2027 trial. The petition cites labor and competition-policy research, but it is advocacy: no attorney general accepted its position, no settlement proposal was disclosed and the trial timetable did not change.
Read this story →The Iowa and Montana attorneys general filed a motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to enjoin the 12-state antitrust lawsuit challenging the pending transaction. They requested a September 15 response deadline and an October 9 conference. The filing creates a separate court route after California cancelled a settlement meeting, but the Supreme Court has not agreed to hear the dispute or altered the March 2027 antitrust trial.
Read this story →Reuters reported on August 25 that California Attorney General Rob Bonta cancelled a planned Monday settlement meeting after confidential details appeared in the press. Bonta said no talks are now scheduled but left open a later good-faith meeting; Paramount denied being the source of the leaks. The report does not establish who leaked information or that negotiations are permanently over.
Read this story →Attorney General Rob Bonta told TheWrap that talks could resume if Paramount stops alleged leaks and misrepresentations. He said a structural remedy could put a significant portion of the combined companies' roughly 50 basic-cable channels under separate ownership; Paramount denied leaking and said it remains ready for good-faith talks.
Read this story →TheWrap reports that Salkin filed a copyright complaint against Sheridan, Paramount, NBCUniversal and related defendants after submitting a pilot, bible and pitch deck before Yellowstone was greenlit. She seeks an injunction, unspecified damages and a jury trial; defendants had not responded to the report.
Read this story →Variety reported on August 24 that Paramount has an early-stage sequel in development, with Hudson and Stacey Sher attached as producers. The project is seeking a screenwriter; Hudson and McConaughey are intended to reprise their roles, but neither is confirmed as cast and no title, director, production date or release date has been set.
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