Zucker resigns from CNN / Paramount+ at the TCAs / Fox reality shows to Hulu / Bad Robot "Billy Summers" series

Plus today's calendar, "The Offer" trailer, "Killing Eve" final season, Ali Wong special, Dornan joins "Heart of Stone," and more

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CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned after an investigation revealed an undisclosed, consensual relationship with an employee. Though she was not named by Zucker, the employee was CNN executive vice president and chief marketing officer Allison Gollust. More: The relationship came to light during the network's investigation into the conduct of former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who was fired in December. Zucker has been heavily involved in shaping and developing the CNN+ subscription service, which is expected to launch in the spring. Gollust will remain in her role at the network. NEW YORK TIMES

"Kingstown," "SEAL Team," "The Game" During its virtual Television Critics Association (TCA) press day presentation, Paramount+ announced that "Mayor of Kingstown," "The Game," and "SEAL Team" will return for future seasons. All three shows are produced by ViacomCBS in-house brands, MTV Entertainment or CBS Studios. More: Both "Mayor of Kingstown" -- from "Yellowstone" creator Talyor Sheridan -- and the BET revival drama series "The Game" will return for second seasons. "SEAL Team." which originally aired on CBS before shifting over to Paramount+, will be back for its sixth year. The streamer also announced a new series inspired by the 1980 John Travolta and Debra Winger film "Urban Cowboy" and a new take on "Flashdance" from "Dear White People" vet Justin Simen. ViacomCBS streaming chief Tanya Giles spoke briefly about the at-times confusing licensing deal which keeps flagship drama "Yellowstone" streaming on Peacock rather than Paramount+. Despite a tweet from series regular Paget Brewster indicating that the project was "dead," Giles also suggested that a "Criminal Minds" reboot remains in development at the streamer. A new "Star Trek" spin-off series -- set at the Starfleet Academy -- is also apparently in the works from "Absentia" co-creator Gaia Violo. Kiefer Sutherland's upcoming spy series for Paramount+ -- from "WeCrashed" duo John Requa and Glenn Ficarra -- will be titled "Rabbit Hole." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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DAILY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 THE WINTER OLYMPICS: NBC Sports coverage of every Olympic event -- all 2,800 hours of it -- will stream for all paying Peacock subscribers. The Opening Ceremony isn't until Friday, but competition started today in Beijing with Curling at 4:05 am PT. [Peacock] PAM & TOMMY: Eight-episode limited drama series recounting the chaotic '90s romance between rock star Tommy Lee and model/actress Pamela Anderson, including their 1995 marriage (after knowing one another for just a few days) and the controversial leak of their honeymoon sex tape. Nick Offerman, Seth Rogen, Taylor Schilling, and Fred Hechinger co-star. Robert Siegel ("The Founder") wrote the series and served as showrunner; Craig Gillespie ("I, Tonya") directed three episodes. [Hulu] CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER: The reality competition spin-off series -- inviting famous faces into the Big Brother house -- returns for a third season tonight on CBS and Paramount+. This season's competitors include Carson Krssley, Chris Kattan, Lamar Odom, Miesha Tate, Shanna Moakler, and Todrick Hall. Julie Chen Moonves hosts. [Paramount+] AFC MEN'S WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS: The FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Qualifiers are now in their final round, in the lead up to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. CBS Sports and Paramount+ will carry Wednesday's matchups between Jamaica and Costa Rica at 7 pm ET, along with El Salvador and Canada at 9 pm ET. [Paramount+] AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP: The international football tournament streams live from India this year. CBS Sports and Paramount+ will air and stream the Semifinals and the Finals throughout the week, ending on Sunday. Today's matches begin at 3 am and 9 am ET in the US. [Paramount+] DISRUPT & DISMANTLE: Six-part docuseries that originally aired on BET in which host Soledad O'Brien explores systemic racism and institutional inequalities faced by Black communities, including looks at police brutality, the prison system, and the environment. [Paramount+] THE TINDER SWINDLER: True-crime documentary examining the case of Israeli con artist Shimon Hayut, who posed as a billionaire's son on dating apps, and tricked various young women into sending him millions of dollars. Three of Hayut's victims -- Cecilie Fjellhoy, Pernilla Sjoholm, and Ayleen Charlotte -- participated in the film, which is the directorial debut of "Don't F**k with Cats" producer Felicity Morris. [Netflix] MEATEATER: Reality series following host Steven Rinella and some fellow hunters as they travel the globe, stalk wild game, then cook and eat their kills. The second half of the show's 10th season comes to Netflix today. [Netflix] DARK DESIRE (OSCURO DESEO): The Mexican romantic thriller series returns today for a second season, which will also be its last. Maite Perroni stars as a married law professor whose life is forever changed by a fateful weekend of infidelity. [Netflix] TACOMA FD: Season 3 of the TruTV comedy series -- set in a Tacoma, Washington firehouse -- comes to HBO Max today; it's already been renewed for Season 4. The cast includes Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Marcus Henderson, and Eugene Cordero. [HBO Max] THE NEW AIR FORCE ONE: FLYING FORTRESS: Documentary special from National Geographic that aired in January on cable TV, looking into the creation of the latest US presidential aircraft, which also serves as a cutting-edge mobile command center. [Disney+]

"The Masked Singer" Hulu signed a new deal that will bring past seasons of Fox unscripted series to the streamer. Series that will come to Hulu as part of the new agreement include "The Masked Singer," "LEGO Masters," "I Can See Your Voice," "Name That Tune," "The Masked Dancer," "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back," "MasterChef" and "MasterChef Junior." More: One animated comedy series -- "HouseBroken," featuring Lisa Kudrow and Will Forte -- was also included in the deal. The agreement essentially makes Hulu the home for all of Fox's unscripted and reality content. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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Abrams and King J.J. Abrams and his company Bad Robot are developing a limited series based on the Stephen King novel "Billy Summers." "Thirtysomething" and "My So-Called Life" duo Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz will script the adaptation. More: "Billy Summers" centers around a hitman who takes one final job before retirement, requiring him to pose as an aspiring writer in a small town. The series will likely run between 6 and 10 episodes, and will be shopped around to premium cable networks and streamers. Bad Robot previously produced the King adaptations "Lisey's Story," "Castle Rock," and "11.22.63." DEADLINE

"The Offer" NEW TRAILERS ALI WONG: DON WONG: The third Netflix comedy special from stand-up Ali Wong, and her first since 2018's "Hard Knock Wife," was recorded in November 2021 at New Jersey's Count Basie Center for the Arts. Topics include Wong's deepest fantasies, her feelings about single people, and the challenges of monogamy. It debuts on February 14. [Netflix] KILLING EVE: The dark comedy-thriller returns for a fourth and final season on February 27. The new episodes find Eve (Sandra Oh) on a mission of revenge while Villanelle (Jodie Comer) embraces a brand new community, in the hopes of confirming her humanity. The final season will stream on AMC+ and air on cable's BBC America. [AMC+] THE OFFER: Scripted series about the making of the classic 1970s gangster film "The Godfather," related from the perspective of ambitious producer Albert S. Ruddy (Miles Teller). The supporting cast includes Matthew Goode as producer Robert Evans, Juno Temple as agent-manager Bettye McCartt, Giovanni Ribisi as crime family boss Joe Colombo, Justin Chambers as Marlon Brando, and Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola. The series debuts on April 28. [Paramount+]

Dornan and Gadot CASTING UPDATES HEART OF STONE: Jamie Dornan will star opposite Gal Gadot in the international spy thriller from director Tom Harper ("The Aeronauts"). Plot details remain unavailable; Netflix picked up the project in a competitive situation in January 2021. Dornan is currently considered a potential Oscar nominee for his role in Kenneth Branagh's coming-of-age drama "Belfast"; he'll also appear in the upcoming HBO Max series "The Tourist." [Netflix] WASHINGTON BLACK: "Lucifer" star Tom Ellis joined the series adaptation of Esi Edugyan's novel, from producer and star Sterling K. Brown. The series centers on an 11-year-old boy, "Wash," who flees enslavement on a Barbados sugar plantation in the 19th Century and sets out on a string of adventures. Ellis will co-star as Christopher "Titch" Wilde, a passionate steampunk inventor who becomes a mentor to young Wash. [Hulu]  LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME: Jennifer Beals will join the cast of the procedural series in a recurring role, as the wife of drug kingpin Preston Webb (Mykelti Williamson). She previously guest-starred on the original "Law & Order" series in 2007. [NBC / Peacock]  QUEER AS FOLK: Nyle DiMarco will join the cast of Peacock's new "Queer as Folk" reimagining as a charming grad student. He's previously appeared in "Difficult People" and "Station 19," and was also the first deaf contestant to win the reality shows "America's Next Top Model" and "Dancing with the Stars." [Peacock] BELATED: The half-hour comedy pilot from "Rescue Me" vet Peter Tolan added four new cast members: Ellie Taylor, Kaden Kearney, Amir Bageria, and EaeMya ThynGi. The half-hour comedy centers on the friendship between a recently-out gay man in his 40s (Kal Penn) and a 17-year-old trans teen (Kearney).  LET THE RIGHT ONE IN: Željko Ivanek ("Damages") and Fernanda Andrade ("Narcos: Mexico") signed on for recurring roles in the new series, based on the bestselling 2004 novel and its 2008 Swedish film adaptation. Andrade will play the wife of Mark (Demián Bichir) and mother of 12-year-old vampire Eleanor (Madison Taylor Baez); Ivanek will co-star as a scientist who was formerly CEO of a now-disgraced pharma company. [Showtime] THE NIGHT AGENT: The political conspiracy thriller series -- based on Matthew Quirk's 2019 novel -- added 7 new cast members, including Hong Chau ("Watchmen"), DB Woodside ("Lucifer"), Fola Evans-Akingbola ("Black Mirror"), Eve Harlow ("The 100"), Phoenix Raei ("Clickbait"), Enrique Murciano ("Bloodline"), and Sarah Desjardins ("Yellowjackets"). "The Shield" vet Shawn Ryan created the series and wrote the adaptation. [Netflix]

Britton, Schilling, and O'Brien "Friday Night Lights" producer Jason Katims and star Connie Britton will reunite for the Apple TV+ series "Dear Edward," based on the novel by Ann Napolitano. This is the first project to emerge from Katims' overall deal with Apple. More: Young actor Colin O'Brien stars as 12-year-old Edward, who survives a devastating plane crash that kills every other passenger on board, including the other members of his immediate family. Taylor Schilling co-stars as Edward's aunt Lacey, who takes him in following the tragedy. Britton will play Lacey's friend, who lost her husband in the plane crash; her contract apparently extends for just a single season. Katims will script the adaptation and serve as showrunner; Fisher Stevens will direct the first episode. DEADLINE

The upcoming Paramount+ video game adaptation "Halo" has already lost two showrunners. Kyle Killen oversaw the writing and development of the series, while Steven Kane supervised the physical production in Budapest; both have since departed the series. More: Should "Halo" be renewed for a second season, Kane plans to serve as a creative consultant. Executive producer Justin Falvey noted that, if Paramount+ opts to renew "Halo" for more seasons, "Fear the Walking Dead" vet David Wiener could step in as a replacement showrunner. Kane spent a total of two years in Budapest working on "Halo," and told reporters from the Television Critics Association that "never thought it would be more than a one season thing, because of the amount of work it takes." The "Halo" series was originally set to air on Showtime before moving over to Paramount+. "Halo" debuts on March 24. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

QUICK HITS Experience the Adobe Commerce technology suite in an interactive simulation and learn how Adobe has set the standard for hybrid eCommerce.* A new series adaptation of the 1994 Hollywood satire "Swimming with Sharks" -- starring Kiernan Shipka ("Chilling Adventures of Sabrina") as an intern who develops an unhealthy obsession with her studio chief boss (Diane Kruger) -- will debut exclusively on The Roku Channel this April. The Regency Era-inspired reality dating series "Pride & Prejudice: An Experiment in Romance" has been retitled "The Courtship," and will now air on NBC starting March 6 rather than streaming on Peacock. An adaptation of the YA sci-fi novel "The Temperature of Me and You" is in development at Disney+ by producers (and former studio executives) Foster Driver and Zoe Kent, with "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" vet Alden Derck writing the script. The historical drama series "Gentleman Jack" returns for a second season to BBC One and the BBC iPlayer in the spring; the series streams on HBO Max in the US, but no Season 2 release date has been announced. "Strange New Worlds" showrunner Akiva Goldsman has confirmed that new character La'an Noonien-Singh -- to be played by Christina Chong -- is related to classic franchise villain Khan Noonien Singh. David Letterman relaunched his official YouTube channel this week as a curated hub of classic highlights from his years on "Late Night" and "The Late Show." "We Need to Talk About Cosby" creator W. Kamau Bell told People he's "very worried" about the reception the docuseries will receive now that it has debuted on Showtime, noting that "it's a very charged situation – especially with [Cosby] getting out of prison..." Netflix launched a new mobile game on its app -- "Hextech Mayhem" -- that's spun off from the "League of Legends" franchise. Apple released some new images from the upcoming second season of the Isaac Asimov adaptation "Foundation," and announced new cast members Ben Daniels, Holt McCallany, Isabella Laughland, Ella-Rae Smith, and others. A new agreement between Vice Distribution and the European streamer Viaplay will bring around 210 hours of Vice content to viewers in the Nordic and Baltic regions. We all know stocks are a great way to grow your money. But they're not the only way. That's why we've been reading the Alts newsletter.* *This is sponsored content

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