 "Breaking Bad" stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will reprise their roles as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, respectively, for the final season of the spin-off series "Better Call Saul." "Saul" co-creator Peter Gould made the announcement over the weekend at the PaleyFest LA event. More: - No further details were announced on how the duo would appear or in what capacity.
- "Saul" star Bob Odenkirk added "If you can believe it, there's more," and noted earler on the red carpet that "the two shows... are entwined even more than ever in the final season."
- "Saul" actors Rhea Seehorn and Giancarlo Esposito both directed final season episodes.
- In addition to Gould and Odenkirk, the PaleyFest panel also featured Seehorn, Esposito, Jonathan Banks, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, and Tony Dalton.
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 The reality competition series "Dancing with the Stars" will move from ABC to Disney+ for its upcoming 31st and 32nd seasons. "DWTS" will be the first-ever live series to stream on the platform. More: - Disney+ is now the exclusive home for "Dancing with the Stars"; reruns will no longer air on the ABC network.
- The series has aired on ABC for 30 seasons over 16 years.
- "DWTS" is produced by BBC Studios.
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DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, APRIL 11 CMT MUSIC AWARDS: The annual award ceremony honors the best in country music, as voted on by fans. It airs on CBS and streams on Paramont+ live from Nashville on Monday night at 8 pm ET. Performers include Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Keith Urban, The Judds, Mickey Guyton + Black Pumas, Old Dominion, Carrie Underwood, and others. Actor Anthony Mackie will host alongside Kelsea Ballerini, who will join the ceremony remotely after being diagnosed this weekend with COVID. [Paramount+] THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS: The reality series' 11th season aired in 2021 on Bravo and comes to both Hulu and Peacock today. Cast members include Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Crystal Kung Minkoff, and Sutton Stracke. [Hulu and Peacock]
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 Young actor Walker Scobell signed on for the lead role in Disney+'s upcoming "Percy Jackson" series. Scobell can currently be seen alongside Ryan Reynolds in the Netflix sci-fi adventure "The Adam Project." More: - The series is based on the YA novels by Rick Riordan; Scobell will star as Jackson, a 12-year-old demigod living in modern times who's wrongfully accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt.
- Scobell makes his film debut in "The Adam Project"; he'll next be seen in Paramount's "Secret Headquarters," alongside Owen Wilson.
- Riordan is writing the pilot for the "Jackson" series himself, alongside "Black Sails" vet Jonathan E. Steinberg, who will also produce and serve as co-showrunner with Dan Shotz.
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 A message from ADOBE COMMERCE Strong in digital commerce and a Leader in the Magic Quadrant. In the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Commerce, Adobe was named a Leader among 17 vendors. Gartner® evaluates digital commerce vendors on their “completeness of vision” and “ability to execute.” Find out why Adobe was named a Leader for Digital Commerce among 17 vendors in the Q3 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant report. Strengths - Global reach: Adobe has the most diverse geographic presence of all the vendors evaluated in this Magic Quadrant. It also has the largest number of service partners spread across all major markets, making it easier for organizations to find partners in their local markets.
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- Admin UI: Adobe has a modern and intuitive UI that can be configured based on user role. It supports multiple import mechanisms for product data, and can integrate with multiple sources and analytics tools, making it easy for admins to focus on outcomes.
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 Netflix picked up an animated fantasy film based on the graphic novel "Nimona," by writer and artist ND Stevenson. The project was previously in development at Fox and Blue Sky Studios, but had been shut down after the companies were acquired by Disney in 2020. More: - The story centers on a shape-shifting teen named Nimona who agrees to help a framed knight prove his innocence.
- The "Nimona" voice cast includes Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, and Eugene Lee Yang.
- Disney shut down Blue Sky Studios -- an animation company that had been a subsidiary of Fox -- entirely in 2021.
- Earlier this year, former executives told Business Insider that the project had been scrapped by Disney after executives expressed concern about its LGBTQ themes, including a same-sex kiss.
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 The improvisational HBO comedy series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will apparently return to the network for a 12th season. Creator and star Larry David confirmed Season 12 plans during an Emmys event at the Director's Guild in Los Angeles over the weekend. More: - David discussed Season 12 during a panel discussion hosted by Rich Eisen, and also featuring executive producer Jeff Schaffer, and cast members Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, J.B. Smoove, Cheryl Hines, and Richard Lewis.
- No further details about Season 12 were discussed.
- At the series' Season 11 premiere, Smoove told reporters "The more the world changes, the more toys [David] has to play with. He's excited right now."
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 Rosenberg and Bateman Peacock ordered a series based on a bizarre real-life event from "The Boys" producer Craig Rosenberg and Jason Bateman. The series, titled "Based on a True Story," revolves around a tale of crime and murder involving a realtor, a plumber, and a former tennis star. More: - Prior to "The Boys," Rosenberg also collaborated on the series "Lost" and "Preacher."
- Bateman, who currently appears on Netflix's "Ozark," will executive produce the series thorugh his company, Aggregate Films.
- Peacock is also developing a live-action series based on the character Casper the Friendly Ghost.
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 A new Netflix feature provides viewers with the option of giving shows or films they loved "two thumbs up." The new button will be offered in addition to the traditional "I Like It" button, which gives a show or film a single thumb up. More: - The new button will help Netflix further refine its content recommendation system.
- This is the most significant change to Netflix's user ratings input in five years, when the streamer switched from a "five-star" rating system to the current thumbs up/thumbs down metric.
- The "two thumbs up" option will roll out across Netflix apps -- including connected TVs, mobile devices, and the web -- throughout this week.
- Internally, the company apparently debated between a "two thumbs up" button -- inspired by the classic film review show "Siskel & Ebert" -- or a "love" button featuring a heart icon.
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 Netflix ordered a 10-episode first season for the drama series "Glamorous." A pilot for the show was produced in 2019 at The CW, but the network ultimately passed on the project. More: - Actor, singer, and YouTuber Miss Benny stars as Marco Mejia, a non-binary 20-something who feels stuck in place until they land a dream job working for a famous make-up guru.
- Miss Benny is the only cast member from the pilot to remain attached to the Netflix version of the project.
- Jordon Nardino ("Star Trek: Discovery") will write and produce the series; Damon Wayans Jr. is attacked as an executive producer.
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- The Warner Bros. Discovery merger officially closed on Friday; the company started trading on Nasdaq on Monday morning under the ticker symbol "WBD."
- Susie Essman ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Devon Sawa ("Chucky") joined the cast of HBO Max's "Hacks" ahead of its upcoming second season.
- Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming comedy "Senior Year," starring Rebel Wilson as a 37-year-old who returns to high school in an effort to right some past wrongs and finally claim the title of Prom Queen.
- The alternate history drama series "For All Mankind" returns to Apple TV+ for a third season on June 10.
- The upcoming "Star Trek" spin-off "Strange New Worlds" plans to reveal Mr. Spock's canonical full name.
- Netflix canceled the comedy series "On the Verge," from creator and star Julie Delpy, after a single season.
- Dave co-star Davionte "GaTa" Ganter is developing an animated series for Disney's Onyx Collective; the actor discussed the project, called "Ghetto Brilliance," during a panel about the FX comedy series over the weekend.
- Following multiple allegations of sexual assault against actor Chris Noth, his character -- former CIA director William Bishop -- was written off of the CBS procedural drama "The Equalizer," then killed off-screen.
- Jason Segel spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about getting inside the mind of Lakers assistant coach Paul Westhead in "Winning Time."
- Kate Winslet will appear in an episode of the Channel 4 anthology drama series "I Am," starring opposite her daughter, Mia Threapleton.
- Chefclub, which produces popular cooking videos for social media, signed a carriage agreement to bring its content to Paramount's Pluto TV in the US and Latin America.
- Lucien Laviscount -- who plays Emily's sarcastic London-born love interest Alfie -- has been upgraded to series regular for the upcoming third season of "Emily in Paris."
- According to British tabloid The Sun, a production designer has been fired from Netflix's "Bridgerton" spin-off -- "Queen Charlotte" -- following claims of "abusive behavior and bullying on set."
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 |  | Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." |  | | Editor | Jonathan Harris is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles. | |
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