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INDUSTRY NEWS.
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Merge in $110B Deal
The combined company, named Skydance and led by David Ellison, begins trading today with HBO, CNN and two century-old movie studios under one roof.
PRIME VIDEO
Emmys Move to Prime Video in Six-Year Deal
Starting with the September 2027 ceremony, the show will stream free worldwide with no Prime subscription required, ending more than 30 years of rotating among the broadcast networks.
FILM
McGraw Sisters Star in First Clip from Double Trouble
The sisters get swept into a Las Vegas jewelry heist in Shaun Paul Piccinino’s action comedy, which opens in theaters October 9.
DISNEY+
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire Season 2 Premieres Tomorrow
Disney Channel shared the season’s brand-new opening title sequence, running through Vee, Sophie, Elijah, Britney and Demi before introducing Jodie Sweetin as the Sorcerer Queen.
FILM
Verity’s $62.5M Opening Is Second-Best Ever for Colleen Hoover
The Amazon MGM thriller earned $32.6 million domestically against a $40 million production cost, with 78 percent of the audience female.
FILM
Inde Navarrette Takes Home Critics Choice Breakthrough Award
The Obsession star accepted the Breakthrough Actress Award for film via video at Friday’s Celebración of Cinema & Television, thanking Curry Barker and the Latin filmmaking community.
NETFLIX
Percy Jackson, Ice Age and More Head to Netflix in Disney Deal
The non-exclusive agreement starts October 4 with the first two Percy Jackson seasons and all five Ice Age films, with Will Trent, Pixar favorites, and more to follow.
PLUTO TV
Pluto TV’s Free October Horror Lineup Has Scream, Smile and More
Halloween Hits is back with Scream 1-3 and 5 for the franchise’s 30th, eight Friday the 13th films, Stephen King favorites, and Double Feature Fridays at 8pm ET.
PRIME VIDEO
First Prime Video Carrie Clip Shows Summer H. Howell’s Telekinetic Powers
The 52-second preview, first shared by IGN, sets a tense, shadowy tone for the eight-episode series arriving October 7 on Prime Video.
BUSINESS
Warner Bros. and Paramount to Be Called Skydance After Merger
David Ellison revealed the name in a launch video as the $110 billion deal heads toward a Tuesday close, with both studios living on as brands under the new parent company.
NETFLIX
Skywalker Hughes Learned to Read at 3 on Little House. Now She Plays Mary Ingalls.
The 14-year-old says the Netflix series shows Mary from her own perspective for the first time, after a childhood spent pretending she lived in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s world.
NETFLIX
Netflix Promises KPop Demon Hunters 2 a Huge Theatrical Run
Ted Sarandos made the promise at Bloomberg Screentime while outlining Netflix’s bigger theatrical ambitions, from a 45-day window for La Bola Negra to the streamer’s first IMAX release.
FILM
Sony Picks Up International Rights to Horror Hit Buddy
The $3 million horror film has grossed $27 million in North America, and Sony beat out multiple suitors for the international rights in a mid-seven-figure deal.
NETFLIX
Wednesday Season 3: Everything We Know So Far
Filming has wrapped on Netflix’s gothic hit, and between a new wave of cast members and a season 2 cliffhanger, the road back to Nevermore is taking shape.
FILM
Johnny Depp’s Ebenezer Gets a Haunting New Trailer
Ti West’s spin on the Scrooge story, co-starring Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley and Ian McKellen, opens in theaters November 13.
PEACOCK
Ted Becomes a Cartoon in Peacock’s Animated Series Teaser
The 20-second teaser reunites Seth MacFarlane and Mark Wahlberg as the foul-mouthed bear and his best friend, ahead of the December 17 premiere.
NETFLIX
Snap Twice: Wednesday Season 3 Wraps Filming
Netflix marked the milestone with a moody new photo of Jenna Ortega back at Wednesday’s typewriter, as the show heads into post-production ahead of an expected 2027 premiere.
FILM
Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson Premiere Verity in NYC
The Colleen Hoover adaptation, also starring Josh Hartnett, opens only in theaters Friday, October 2.
FILM
Curry Barker’s Anything But Ghosts Lands May 2027 Release
Barker’s horror comedy reteams him with Obsession star Cooper Tomlinson and adds Violet McGraw, Bryce Dallas Howard and Aaron Paul, all set in the same universe as his $519 million breakout.
PRIME VIDEO
Mike Flanagan Dreams of Three Seasons for Carrie
He told Collider the Prime Video series has ‘a wonderful three-step arc,’ though the eight-episode first season still stands on its own when it arrives October 7.
FILM
Inde Navarrette on Oscar Buzz: “I Don’t Wish, I Work”
In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, the Obsession star talks about her breakout year, the origin of her name, and preparing to play Rogue in the new X-Men film.
PEACOCK
Peacock Sets Oct. 1 Premiere for Grow With Harry Potter Stars
The award-winning family comedy follows a young girl’s quest to grow a giant pumpkin and find a place to belong, with Golda Rosheuvel, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Dominic McLaughlin and Nick Frost leading the cast.