 Jane Campion Netflix's "The Power of the Dog" was the most-nominated film for this year's Academy Awards. The film received honors in 12 categories, including Best Picture, Best Director for Jane Campion, and acting nods for Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. More: - Campion -- who won the Oscar for her direction of the 1993 film "The Piano" -- is now the first woman in history to receive multiple Oscar nominations for Best Director.
- Apple scored its first-ever nomination for Best Picture, for the independent drama "CODA"; Apple TV+ films earned six nominations total.
- Denzel Washington, a Best Actor nominee for Apple's "The Tragedy of Macbeth," extended his record as the most-nominated Black actor in Oscar history; Washington has 10 acting nominations along with a Best Picture nomination as a producer of the 2016 film "Fences."
- The Best Picture nominees are: "Belfast," "CODA," "Don't Look Up," "Drive My Car," "Dune," "King Richard," "Licorice Pizza," "Nightmare Alley," "The Power of the Dog," and "West Side Story."
- Hollywood Reporter has the full list of nominees.
- The Oscars will air live on ABC at 8 pm ET on March 27; no host has yet been announced.
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 Apple ordered a 10-part series based on the Juliet McDaniel novel "Mr. and Mrs. American Pie" from executive producer Laura Dern. The period comedy series, titled simply "Mrs. American Pie," is set in Palm Springs in the late 1960s, and will star Kristen Wiig as wannabe socialite Maxine Simmons. More: - Dern will likely take a "key role" in the series as well.
- "Dead to Me" vet Abe Sylvia created the series, will write the adaptation and plans to serve as showrunner.
- Filmmaker Tate Taylor ("The Help") will direct.
- This marks Wiig's first project for Apple Studios; she and Dern both appeared in the 2017 film "Downsizing."
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DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 CLOTILDA: LAST AMERICAN SLAVE SHIP: Documentary special relating the voyage of the schooner Clotilda, which delivered 11 kidnapped Africans into slavery in Alabama in 1860 before being burned and sunk by the crew to hide their crimes. The film -- which debuted Monday night on National Geographic -- includes an examination of the wreck of the Clotilda by maritime archaeologists. [Hulu] MS. PAT: Y'ALL WANNA HEAR SOMETHING CRAZY?: The comedian's new hour-long Netflix special was directed by filmmaker Robert Townsend and produced by Wanda Sykes. Topics include growing up in Atlanta in the '80s, lessons learned in juvenile detention, and her mother's craps habit. [Netflix] LOVE IS BLIND JAPAN: Japanese-language remake of the popular reality dating series, in which couples get to know one another -- and potentially agree to get engaged -- before ever meeting face to face. Takashi Fujii and Yuka Itaya host. The first season has a total of 11 episodes, which will be released in three parts. [Netflix] CHILD OF KAMIARI MONTH: 2021 Japanese anime feature about a 12-year-old girl named Kanna who discovers that she's a descendant of the Gods, and must make a long journey to deliver offerings for their annual gathering. [Netflix] SUPER BOWL GREATEST COMMERCIALS: ALL TIME CLASSICS: Clip show highlighting the best Super Bowl commercials from years past -- including spots from Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Pepsi, and Doritos -- with an interactive element allowing fans to vote live for their favorite. Boomer Esiason and Daniela Ruah co-host. The show airs at 8 pm ET/PT on CBS and will stream on Paramount+. [Paramount+]
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 "Pole to Pole" During a presentation for the Television Critics Association (TCA), National Geographic announced a line-up of 12 new series for Disney+. Will Smith -- who previously collaborated with Nat Geo on the shows "Welcome to Earth" and "One Strange Rock" -- returns for the adventure-travel series "Pole to Pole," from producer Darren Aronofsky. More: - "Pole to Pole" will follow the actor on a 26,000-mile journey from the South to the North Pole.
- The new series "Lion," from creator Jon Favreau and BBC Studio's Natural History division, chronicles the lives of a single pride over the course of four years.
- The nature series "Super/Natural" will examine extraordinary or surprising ways that animals can use their senses to thrive in the wild; Benedict Cumberbatch narrates while James Cameron executive produces.
- Cameron developed two additional nature series for Nat Geo and Disney+: the conservation-minded docuseries "Secrets of the Elephant" and "Secrets of the Octopus."
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 "Life & Beth" NEW TRAILERS LIFE & BETH: Comedy-drama series from writer, director, producer, and star Amy Schumer, who plays a wine distributor in her late 30s who begins experiencing powerful flashbacks to her life as a teenager following a major life event. Violet Young and Michael Cera co-star. The series arrives on March 18. [Hulu] THE KARDASHIANS: This new reality series picks up where E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" left off, tracking the daily lives of entrepreneurs and influencers Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner. It debuts on April 14. [Hulu] BETTER CALL SAUL: The sixth and final season of the "Breaking Bad" spin-off series -- focused on lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) and his entry into the Albuquerque underworld -- will arrive at some point in the first half of 2022. The new trailer features the infamous "Twins" -- Leonel and Marco Salamanca (Daniel and Luis Moncada) -- who were first introduced in "Breaking Bad." [AMC+]
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 Apple ordered a 10-episode first season for the dark comedy series "Sunny," based on the book "Dark Manual" by Colin O'Sullivan. Rashida Jones will star in the series as an American woman living in Japan who receives a domestic robot as a consolation gift after the disappearance of both her son and husband. More: - The series marks the third collaboration between Jones, Apple and the A24 studio, following the Sofia Coppola film "On the Rocks" and the upcoming series "Wool."
- Katie Robbins ("The Affair") developed the series and will executive produce along with Jones.
- Jones also recently appeared on the Kenya Barris Netflix series "#blackAF."
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 Amazon renewed the action thriller series "Reacher" for a second season. The first season of "Reacher" -- which is based on the Jack Reacher novels by author Lee Child -- debuted just last week on Prime Video. More: - Amazon dropped all eight Season 1 episodes of "Reacher" when it premiered on Friday.
- According to the streamer, the show ranked in its all-time Top 5 most-watched series both internationally and in the US during its first 24 hours online.
- Amazon also reported that the show is among the most highly-rated Prime Video original series among viewers, with an average score of 4.7 out of 5.
- The series stars Alan Ritchson as Reacher, a highly decorated retired military police officer who becomes embroiled in a murder mystery in the small town of Margrave, Georgia.
- The first season is based on Child's first Jack Reacher novel, "Killing Floor."
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- A teaser for the upcoming Amazon fantasy series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" will debut this weekend during Super Bowl LVI.
- Singer/songwriter Rita Ora joined the cast of the Disney+ prequel series "Beauty and the Beast"; she'll play a fugitive of great significance who possesses "surprising abilities."
- Showtime renewed the newsmagazine series "Vice" for third and fourth seasons.
- Netflix previewed 19 new projects aimed at the German, Austrian, and Swiss market, including an eight-part series based on the German bestseller "Achtsam Morden" and the financial thriller "King of Stonks."
- "Ted Lasso" co-creator Brendan Hunt (who co-stars on the series as Coach Beard) cautioned fans that the upcoming third season may arrive a bit later than usual, due to unavoidable production delays.
- The long-awaited crime drama series "Tokyo Vice" -- from writer/creator J.T. Rogers and director Michael Mann -- will premiere on HBO and HBO Max on April 7.
- Disney Channel renewed the sci-fi adventure series "Secrets of Sulphur Springs" for a third season; the first two seasons are currently streaming on Disney+.
- FuboTV introduced a new quarterly payment schedule -- lumping together three months of service in one subscription period -- just before Super Bowl LVI.
- BET+ is developing "Average Joe," a dark Pittsburgh-set comedy-drama series loosely based on the life of creator/writer Robb Cullen ("Cop Out"); filmmaker McG ("The Babysitter") will produce.
- Netflix signed an overall deal with Leah Fong, the co-creator of the upcoming Mike Flanagan-produced horror/thriller series "The Midnight Club."
- "Good Trouble" will return to Freeform for its fourth season on March 10; episodes will air on TV on Wednesdays and come to Hulu on Thursdays.
- "X-Men: The Animated Series" co-creators Eric and Julia Lewald teased the upcoming Disney+ revival series "X-Men '97" during a chat with YouTuber Justin Underwood.
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