Exclusive: Critical Content is looking to the international market for its next move.
Jenny Daly’s entertainment production company has struck deals with ITV Studios France and Belgium’s Be-Entertainment as part of a new global growth strategy. It expects to sign a tranche more deals soon.
A first-look production deal has been struck with ITV Studios France, which is run by formats business veteran Thierry Lachkar, and a first-look distribution agreement is in place with Be-Entertainment for formats landing on Dpg Media Channels. Be-Entertainment sells the format behind upcoming NBC reality series Destination X to the international market.
Critical will look to use ITV Studios France and Be-Entertainment’s local relationship to forge new formats. Critical’s past credits include Catfish, Celebrity Game Face and Reese Witherspoon’s Get Organized with the Home Edit.
Stéfanie Gelinas, Critical Content’s recently appointed EVP of Global Formats & Development, will help oversee...
Jenny Daly’s entertainment production company has struck deals with ITV Studios France and Belgium’s Be-Entertainment as part of a new global growth strategy. It expects to sign a tranche more deals soon.
A first-look production deal has been struck with ITV Studios France, which is run by formats business veteran Thierry Lachkar, and a first-look distribution agreement is in place with Be-Entertainment for formats landing on Dpg Media Channels. Be-Entertainment sells the format behind upcoming NBC reality series Destination X to the international market.
Critical will look to use ITV Studios France and Be-Entertainment’s local relationship to forge new formats. Critical’s past credits include Catfish, Celebrity Game Face and Reese Witherspoon’s Get Organized with the Home Edit.
Stéfanie Gelinas, Critical Content’s recently appointed EVP of Global Formats & Development, will help oversee...
- 4/17/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Documentary of Nonfiction (Series) “Harry & Meghan” was directed by Liz Garbus.
Weekly Commentary: A tight race ensues for acclaimed documentaries. Ken Burns’ powerful “The U.S. and the Holocaust” which premiered at Telluride 2022 before hitting television screens, is a favorite in the category.
Read: Variety’s...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Documentary of Nonfiction (Series) “Harry & Meghan” was directed by Liz Garbus.
Weekly Commentary: A tight race ensues for acclaimed documentaries. Ken Burns’ powerful “The U.S. and the Holocaust” which premiered at Telluride 2022 before hitting television screens, is a favorite in the category.
Read: Variety’s...
- 8/28/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Elan Gale, the creator of FBoy Island and a long-time Bachelor producer, is getting into business with ITV America.
Gale and his TheYearOfElan Productions banner has struck an overall unscripted deal with the Love Island producer. He will develop and produce unscripted series under the deal, particularly in the dating and relationship space.
Gale spent 10 years working on The Bachelor franchise, starting as a segment producer on Season 4 of The Bachelorette and leaving after Season 23 of The Bachelor in 2019.
He then went on to create FBoy Island, which was one of HBO Max’s buzziest unscripted hits before Warner Bros. Discovery moved the streamer out of the unscripted space. The show has since been picked up by The CW.
He’s also behind The One That Got Away and Cosmic Love for Amazon and Taye Diggs-hosted Back in the Groove, which recently premiered on Hulu.
Gale also has...
Gale and his TheYearOfElan Productions banner has struck an overall unscripted deal with the Love Island producer. He will develop and produce unscripted series under the deal, particularly in the dating and relationship space.
Gale spent 10 years working on The Bachelor franchise, starting as a segment producer on Season 4 of The Bachelorette and leaving after Season 23 of The Bachelor in 2019.
He then went on to create FBoy Island, which was one of HBO Max’s buzziest unscripted hits before Warner Bros. Discovery moved the streamer out of the unscripted space. The show has since been picked up by The CW.
He’s also behind The One That Got Away and Cosmic Love for Amazon and Taye Diggs-hosted Back in the Groove, which recently premiered on Hulu.
Gale also has...
- 4/11/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon is continuing to try and find a hot date after ordering a new competition series hosted by WWE stars Brie and Nikki Bella.
The streamer has greenlit Twin Love from ITV Entertainment. It will air on Prime Video and in the U.S. and UK it will simultaneously premiere on free streamer Freevee.
Twin Love is a social dating experiment that explores the love lives of identical twins. Ten sets of twins will be split up and placed into two houses of identical casts, where they’ll begin a unique and compelling search for love. The series will discover if their inherent similarities extend to their romantic desires. When separated from their twin brothers and sisters—some for the first time ever—will they pursue the same identical partners? Or will their choices be dramatically different?
The series, which will launch this summer, is based on a Dutch format...
The streamer has greenlit Twin Love from ITV Entertainment. It will air on Prime Video and in the U.S. and UK it will simultaneously premiere on free streamer Freevee.
Twin Love is a social dating experiment that explores the love lives of identical twins. Ten sets of twins will be split up and placed into two houses of identical casts, where they’ll begin a unique and compelling search for love. The series will discover if their inherent similarities extend to their romantic desires. When separated from their twin brothers and sisters—some for the first time ever—will they pursue the same identical partners? Or will their choices be dramatically different?
The series, which will launch this summer, is based on a Dutch format...
- 3/2/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hot & Spicy Balls” – that’s the charming title of the first episode of the new Hulu dating series Hotties. Two couples, each on a blind date, are asked to cook (meat)balls in a cramped food truck parked in the baking California desert. While they’re at it, the couples ingest increasingly spicy foods so red-hot that one contestant actually vomits. “This isn’t just another dating show or a cooking competition,” boasts the host, as though she has some secret reason to believe I am sick of those things. “We Frankenstein-ed them together to create a brand-new beast.” Who says romance is dead?
Definitely not the creators of Cosmic Love. The premise of that new Amazon astrology show is that a talking “being” called “the Astro Chamber” – think Synergy, the purple AI from the Eighties kids cartoon Jem – uses birth charts to “go deeper” than sun signs to find...
Definitely not the creators of Cosmic Love. The premise of that new Amazon astrology show is that a talking “being” called “the Astro Chamber” – think Synergy, the purple AI from the Eighties kids cartoon Jem – uses birth charts to “go deeper” than sun signs to find...
- 8/26/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - TV
Hot & Spicy Balls” – that’s the charming title of the first episode of the new Hulu dating series Hotties. Two couples, each on a blind date, are asked to cook (meat)balls in a cramped food truck parked in the baking California desert. While they’re at it, the couples ingest increasingly spicy foods so red-hot that one contestant actually vomits. “This isn’t just another dating show or a cooking competition,” boasts the host, as though she has some secret reason to believe I am sick of those things. “We Frankenstein-ed them together to create a brand-new beast.” Who says romance is dead?
Definitely not the creators of Cosmic Love. The premise of that new Amazon astrology show is that a talking “being” called “the Astro Chamber” – think Synergy, the purple AI from the Eighties kids cartoon Jem – uses birth charts to “go deeper” than sun signs to find...
Definitely not the creators of Cosmic Love. The premise of that new Amazon astrology show is that a talking “being” called “the Astro Chamber” – think Synergy, the purple AI from the Eighties kids cartoon Jem – uses birth charts to “go deeper” than sun signs to find...
- 8/26/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - TV
“Cosmic Love” is not only determining if love is in the air, but also if it’s written in the stars.
The new reality dating show that bows Aug. 12 on Amazon Prime Video follows four individuals who each represent one of the four astrological elements: fire, water, earth and air. Each element is paired with those who are most compatible with their zodiac signs, where they must then mingle, date and eliminate these matches.
“Astrology is really having this moment,” Michael Rourke, co-creator and executive producer of “Cosmic Love,” told Variety. “Young people not only check their zodiac regularly and believe it’s scientific, but they make big life decisions based on their astrological guidance. So it just felt like a really good mash up to go into the dating format business with astrological guidance.”
In “Cosmic Love’s” debut season, the four elements are Maria Rodriguez, Phoebe Davis, Connor Shennan and Noel Allen.
The new reality dating show that bows Aug. 12 on Amazon Prime Video follows four individuals who each represent one of the four astrological elements: fire, water, earth and air. Each element is paired with those who are most compatible with their zodiac signs, where they must then mingle, date and eliminate these matches.
“Astrology is really having this moment,” Michael Rourke, co-creator and executive producer of “Cosmic Love,” told Variety. “Young people not only check their zodiac regularly and believe it’s scientific, but they make big life decisions based on their astrological guidance. So it just felt like a really good mash up to go into the dating format business with astrological guidance.”
In “Cosmic Love’s” debut season, the four elements are Maria Rodriguez, Phoebe Davis, Connor Shennan and Noel Allen.
- 8/12/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
As most of America swelters in the summer heat, Prime Video and Amazon Freevee are keeping things cool with some fresh new titles and returning favorites. Don’t miss the debut of Prime Video’s newest original series, A League of Their Own, when it bats off this August. Plus, if you enjoyed Season 1 of Elgin James and Stephen Merchant‘s The Outlaws, Season 2 is kicking off this month. Other must-see titles include Making the Cut Season 3, Cosmic Love, and much more. See the full roundup of what’s coming to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, below. The Outlaws (Credit: Prime Video) Available for Streaming on Prime Video: August 1 *Game of Spy (Prime Video Original) Go, Diego Go! Cartel Crew Lopez (500) Days of Summer 1 Buck 16 to Life 3000 Miles to Graceland 5 Star Day 59 Seconds A Dark Place A Fish Called Wanda A Night at the Roxbury A.I. Artificial Intelligence Aaron’s...
- 7/30/2022
- TV Insider
Mindy Kaling’s “Never Have I Ever” is set to premiere its third season on Friday, Aug. 12, on Netflix.
The coming-of-age comedy series will continue to follow Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and her ongoing struggles as she navigates high school. This season, Devi and Paxton (Darren Barnet) are officially an item, but the couple is expected to face some serious ups and downs as potential suitors for Devi — along with Devi’s own insecurities about their romance — interfere with their relationship.
Season 3 of “Never Have I Ever” will also introduce two new characters: Parker, played by Deacon Phillippe, and Addison, played by Terry Hu.
Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher executive produce the series, with Fisher also serving as co-creator, showrunner and writer. “Never Have I Ever” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive produced by 3 Arts Entertainment’s Howard Klein and David Miner.
The coming-of-age comedy series will continue to follow Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and her ongoing struggles as she navigates high school. This season, Devi and Paxton (Darren Barnet) are officially an item, but the couple is expected to face some serious ups and downs as potential suitors for Devi — along with Devi’s own insecurities about their romance — interfere with their relationship.
Season 3 of “Never Have I Ever” will also introduce two new characters: Parker, played by Deacon Phillippe, and Addison, played by Terry Hu.
Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher executive produce the series, with Fisher also serving as co-creator, showrunner and writer. “Never Have I Ever” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive produced by 3 Arts Entertainment’s Howard Klein and David Miner.
- 7/27/2022
- by Carson Burton, EJ Panaligan, Michaela Zee and Sofia Behzadi
- Variety Film + TV
Three new reality shows — “The One That Got Away,” “Forever Summer: Hamptons” and “Cosmic Love” — will premiere this summer on Amazon Prime Video, the streamer announced today.
“We’re excited to introduce a new slate of addictive, entertaining reality programming that celebrates love and relationships in all forms,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios. “Through past connections and astrology, ‘The One That Got Away’ and ‘Cosmic Love’ are dating shows that give audiences unique and fresh takes on finding the perfect match. ‘Forever Summer: Hamptons’ gives us a classic, dramatic reality show in an idyllic place with a cast that’s not afraid of confrontation.”
“The One That Got Away,” which will premiere all 10 episodes on June 24, is hosted by singer/songwriter Betty Who. The experimental dating series follows six single people in search for their soulmate. One by one, each of them will get the...
“We’re excited to introduce a new slate of addictive, entertaining reality programming that celebrates love and relationships in all forms,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios. “Through past connections and astrology, ‘The One That Got Away’ and ‘Cosmic Love’ are dating shows that give audiences unique and fresh takes on finding the perfect match. ‘Forever Summer: Hamptons’ gives us a classic, dramatic reality show in an idyllic place with a cast that’s not afraid of confrontation.”
“The One That Got Away,” which will premiere all 10 episodes on June 24, is hosted by singer/songwriter Betty Who. The experimental dating series follows six single people in search for their soulmate. One by one, each of them will get the...
- 5/4/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
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