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The upcoming Paramount Network comedy series “Emily in Paris” is headed to Netflix.

Variety has learned that the series will debut exclusively on Netflix this fall rather than the basic cabler. The series is created by and executive produced by Darren Star with Lily Collins starring as the titular Emily in addition to producing.

“Emily in Paris” was one of few scripted series set to air on Paramount Network in the near future. The network’s only current scripted original is “Yellowstone,” which debuted its third season back in June with a fourth already ordered. Earlier this year, Paramount Network

The action drama Hanna is coming back to ruthlessly fight for another season. Amazon Studios has ordered a third season of the series based on the Joe Wright 2011 film.

The renewal comes after the second season premiered on the streamer on July 3.

The series follows the titular character, played by Esmé Creed-Miles, who is on the run from a sinister government agency and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

At the end of the first season, Hanna found out she is not the only young woman with skills like hers that came out of the Utrax program. In the latest season, she risks her freedom to rescue her friend Clara (Yasmin Monet Prince) from the Utrax program at their new facility, The Meadows which is run by John Carmichael (Dermot Mulroney) and his right-hand man Leo Garner (Anthony Welsh). Hanna finds help in the unlikely form of her previous nemesis,

A new animated “Star Wars” series is imperial marching its way towards the small screen.

Disney Plus has issued a series order for “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” a spinoff of the popular “Clone Wars” series, Variety has confirmed.

This new show, which is slated to launch on Disney Plus sometime in 2021, hails from Lucasfilm and follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in “Clone Wars”) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch – a unique squad of clones who vary

2020 has been a doozy of a year, and things seem to still be changing by the minute. If you've been abiding by social distancing recommendations amid the coronavirus pandemic, though, you might have had a bit more time than usual to stream all the shows, movies, and/or specials that had been piling

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Update 7/13/20 1:57 p.m. Et: The Ventura County Sheriff's Office recovered a body during its continued search for Naya Rivera on Monday morning. The office announced the discovery on social media just after noon Et on Monday, writing, "A body has been found at Lake Piru this morning. The recovery is

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CBS announced Monday that it will devote 25% of its script development budget to projects created or co-created by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (Bipoc) beginning with the 2021-2022 development season.

In addition, the network is also setting a target to have a minimum of 40% Bipoc representation in their writers’ rooms also beginning in 2021-2022. The goal is to increase that number to 50% the following season. The network has also committed to hiring additional Bipoc writers on some of their series for the upcoming 2020-2021 season.

“While steady progress has been made in recent years both in front of and behind the camera,

CBS on Monday announced its intention to invest in more diverse programming, starting behind the camera. Beginning with the 2021-22 season, at least 25 percent of the network’s script development budget will go toward projects created or co-created by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (Bipoc).

Additionally, CBS has announced a goal for its writers’ rooms to be staffed with at least 40 percent Bipoc representation, which will also begin with the 2021-22 season. For the following season (2022-23), the goal is to increase that number to 50 percent.

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The July 19 release date for the return of the TNT cult favorite “The Alienist” draws nearer, and the network has shared another trailer, this time focused on lead Dakota Fanning. Check it out below.

A continuation of the series “The Alienist,” “Angel of Darkness” sees Fanning’s Sara start her own detective agency, comprised solely of women.

She gets called into the case of a missing child that brings her back together with newspaper illustrator John Moore (Luke Evans) and alienist, or criminal psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl). There’s also a running plot involving a serial killer, though it’s not clear from this second trailer how the two tie into together.

The emphasis this go-round is to situate the installment as Fanning’s series, as opposed to being anchored by the trio. It’s unclear whether that’s purely for advertising purposes or not, though Fanning looks

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 a few hours on some of the shows below?

This week, Peacock launches with a slate of originals, and NBC airs its “30 Rock” special.

“Brave New World,” Peacock, Wednesday

Peacock’s splashiest original available upon launch is “Brave New World,

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Disney+ continues to be the home of great Star Wars programming. The streaming service announced Monday that it has ordered to series Lucasfilm's new animated show Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which follows the experimental clones of the Bad Batch, a group of clones who are distinct from the rest of

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The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office has uncovered a body at Lake Piru in California, the site where actress Naya Rivera went missing last week.

The “Glee” star is presumed to have drowned after a swimming accident on July 8. The Sheriff’s Office has not identified the body yet, but will hold a press conference on Monday at 2 p.m. Pt at the lake.

“Happening now: A body has been found at Lake Piru this morning. The recovery is in progress. A news conference will take place at 2 pm at the lake,” the office wrote Monday on Twitter.

Happening now:

Disney+ on Monday ordered itself a “Bad Batch” of clones to add to its Star Wars hub.

Eyed for a 2021 launch, Star Wars: The Bad Batch follows the titular elite and experimental clones (first introduced in Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch – a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill which makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew. In the post-Clone War era, they

Emily in Paris just made a big change to its travel itinerary: The upcoming romantic comedy, starring Lily Collins (The Last Tycoon), has moved from Paramount Network to Netflix.

Netflix broke the news in a tweet on Monday, which also revealed that Emily in Paris will premiere this fall.

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Created by Darren Star (Younger, Sex and the City), the series follows Collins’ Emily, an ambitious marketing

After a screening of the “Homeland” series finale, the show’s cast and developers joined a special edition of the Variety Streaming Room presented by the United Service Organizations, including a Q&a session with service members.

Star and executive producer Claire Danes, producer and co-star Mandy Patinkin, executive producer and director Lesli Linka Glatter and developers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa talked with Variety‘s Cynthia Littleton about deciding the fate of Carrie Mathison and Saul Berenson’s relationship, played by Danes and Patinkin.

Show developer Alex Gansa didn’t have a solid plan of how the eight-season series

“Celebrity Family Feud” lost a little ground on the previous episode, but still managed to lead ABC to a comfortable win on a quiet Sunday night.

The Steve Harvey-hosted game show topped the night with a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49, which represents a season low and a 13% drop from the previous edition. Around 5.1 million viewers tuned in to “Family Feud” last night, which is also a season low. Later on, “Press Your Luck” came in even on the last episode, which aired June 28, with a 0.6 rating and 3.7 million viewers. “Match Game” rounded off the night with a 0.5 rating and 3.3 million viewers,

Power Book II: Ghost got set back a few months because of Covid-19, but it's now moving ahead with full force. Judging by the teaser that aired Sunday, we can expect Power's first spin-off to have all the anxiety-inducing tension of the original series. 

Starz announced Friday that Power Book II:

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Idris Elba and his Green Door Pictures production company have signed a first-look deal at Apple, Variety has learned. Under the deal, Elba and Green Door will produce both series and features for Apple’s streaming platform, Apple TV Plus.

Elba is an actor, producer, director, and musician. He is known for his starring roles in films like “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” “Beasts of No Nation,” and multiple films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the character Heimdall. He also starred in the critically-acclaimed BBC series “Luther,” which earned him a Golden

After decades spent fighting TV’s never-ending battle for morning-news dominance, NBC’s “Today” is launching a salvo on another front: Hollywood’s streaming wars.

NBC is set to debut “Today All Day,” a round-the-clock “feed” of material from its venerable A.M. program. The offering will be available starting Wednesday on Peacock, the new streaming-video outlet from parent NBCUniversal, as well as on Today.com. NBC hopes to distribute the new product via other venues as well, says Chris Berend, executive vice president of digital for NBC News Group, in an interview.

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“Hanna” will be back for another action-packed season.

The drama, based on the 2011 film of the same name, has been renewed for a third season at Amazon. News of the renewal comes exactly 10 days after the second season launched.

The series follows the journey of an extraordinary young woman, played by Esmé Creed-Miles, as she evades the relentless pursuit of a sinister government agency and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

David Farr, who co-wrote the original feature, will continue to write and executive produce going into season 3.

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to give ‘Hanna’ a third season,

Hanna‘s showdown with Utrax isn’t over just yet: Amazon announced Monday that it has renewed the action drama for Season 3.

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to give Hanna a third season,” series creator David Farr said. “When we set out on this journey, I had in my mind a drama that would excavate Hanna’s past, challenge her in entirely new ways and answer the question: Can she ever belong? I am truly grateful to Amazon and NBCU that we are able to continue that vision. I am also deeply indebted to Esmé Creed-Miles and to