 "Sex Education" vet Ncuti Gatwa will star as the 14th incarnation of The Doctor on the next season of the iconic British sci-fi series "Doctor Who." He'll be the first Black man to play the lead role in the series. More: - Gatwa replaces Jodie Whittaker, who starred for three seasons as the 13th Doctor.
- The Doctor -- an alien from the planet Gallifrey known as a "Time Lord" -- does not die when his body is mortally wounded, but instead regenerates into a new physical form with a modified personality.
- Russell T. Davies -- who ran "Doctor Who" from 2005 through 2011 -- will take over the series once more for the upcoming season, replacing current showrunner Chris Chibnall.
- Whittaker's final episode will air this fall as part of the BBC's centenary celebration.
- 39 seasons of "Doctor Who" in total have aired on The BBC over 60 years.
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 Fred Savage has been fired as an executive producer and director on ABC's revival of "The Wonder Years" following multiple misconduct allegations. Savage, who starred in the original 1988 "Wonder Years" series, was terminated following an investigation into the complaints. More: - "The Wonder Years" has not been renewed, but a Season 2 pickup remains a possibility.
- Specific details about the allegations were not released, but according to Deadline, they involved "verbal outbursts" and "inappropriate behavior."
- Savage has been accused of inappropriate behavior on multiple sets in the past, including the original "Wonder Years" and the Fox series "The Grinder."
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NEW RELEASES MONDAY, MAY 9 CANDY: Scripted true-crime miniseries from "The Act" collaborators Robin Veith and Nick Antosca, examining the murder of Betty Gore (Melanie Lynskey) by her best friend Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biel) in '80s suburban Texas. New episodes will debut each day this week, as part of a 5-day event. [Hulu] AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL: The first-ever women's championship event from "ANW" will air Monday night from 7 to 9 pm ET on NBC, and also stream on Peacock. 12 returning competitors faced off for a shot at a $50,000 prize, including Jessie Graff, Meagan Martin, Jesse Labreck, Allyssa Beird, Sandy Zimmerman, and Tiana Webberley. "American Ninja Warrior" returns for its 13th season later on this month. [Peacock] GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC_2045 SUSTAINABLE WAR: Japanese anime feature re-telling the story from the first season of the "Ghost in the Shell" spinoff series "SAC_2045," with new scenes and upgraded animation. The plot centers on cyborg Motoko Kusanagi, who leads her Section 9 team in a new fight against augmented individuals known as "cyberbrains." [Netflix]
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 The 2022 BAFTA TV Awards were handed out Sunday night in a ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall. A number of winners used their speeches to support public broadcasters in the UK, particularly Channel 4, which the country's government controversially plans to privatize. More: - "Help" -- a drama series about the British care home crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic -- won two BAFTAs, including a second Leading Actress trophy for star Jodie Comer.
- Russell T. Davies' "It's a Sin" -- an epic drama set during the early years of the AIDS epidemic -- started the night with six nominations but won no awards.
- Other winners included "In My Skin" for Drama Series, "Motherland" for Scripted Comedy Series, Jamie Demetriou for his lead role in "Stath Lets Flats," Sean Bean for his lead role in "Time," and Matthew Macfadyen for his supporting role in "Succession."
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 According to Variety, Apple pushed back the release of the historical drama film "Emancipation" to 2023. The film, starring Will Smith, is considered a likely awards candidate, and was originally scheduled to debut as part of this year's fall film festival circuit. More: - The film would have been the first new release from Smith following his assault on comedian Chris Rock during the most recent Oscar ceremony; the actor has been banned from attending the Academy Awards for the next ten years.
- Apple has not publicly confirmed a release date for "Emancipation," but a source within the company told Variety that "it's the unspoken truth" that the film will not debut until next year.
- The shift may be related to the ongoing fallout from the Oscars, but it's also possible that numerous delays have simply put the film behind schedule; director Antoine Fuqua is currently in the midst of post-production.
- Smith stars in "Emancipation" as Peter, a slave who escapes from a Louisiana plantation, travels North, and ultimately joins the Union Army.
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 @PaperGirlsPV on Twitter Amazon released a teaser for the upcoming Prime Video sci-fi drama series "Paper Girls." The series is based on the comic books of the same name by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Cliff Chiang. More: - The series is set in 1988 and follows a group of four 12-year-old girls who became caught up in a conflict between various groups of time travelers.
- The cast includes Camryn Jones, Sofia Rosinsky, Fina Strazza, and Riley Lai Nelet.
- "Lodge 49" and "Halt and Catch Fire" vet Christopher C. Rogers produced the series and served as showrunner.
- Amazon has not yet announced a release date for the series.
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 Warner Bros. posted the first trailer for HBO Max's new take on "Father of the Bride." The new film stars Andy García and Gloria Estefan as the proud parents of the bride, Sophie (Adria Arjona). More: - The original "Father of the Bride" was released in 1950, and starred Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett as the parents; the film was remade in 1991 with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton.
- In addition to centering the story on a Cuban-American family in Miami, the new film makes a number of other tweaks: the bride now has a younger sister (Isabela Merced) rather than a brother and the zany wedding planner character is now a young woman (played by "Saturday Night Live" vet Chloe Fineman).
- "Father of the Bride" hits HBO Max on June 16.
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 Netflix dropped the first trailer for the debut sitcom "God's Favorite Idiot." Ben Falcone created the series, wrote the scripts, and co-stars along with his real-life wife, Melissa McCarthy. More: - McCarthy and Falcone previously collaborated on films including "Tammy," "The Boss," "Life of the Party," "Superintelligence," and "Thunder Force."
- The eight-episode series stars Falcone as a mild-mannered tech support worker who is appointed as God's representative after being struck by lightning; now he must team with a co-worker (McCarthy) on a quest to defeat Satan (Leslie Bibb).
- Kevin Dunn, Usman Ally, Steve Mallory, Chris Sandiford, Ana Scotney, and Yanic Truesdale co-star.
- "God's Favorite Idiot" hits Netflix on June 15.
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 YouTube and Instagram personality Kevin Samuels died on Thursday in Atlanta at age 57. Samuels started his social media career as an "image consultant" and personal stylist before transitioning to a more controversial message promoting masculinity and "traditional values." More: - Samuels' death was announced on Instagram by fellow YouTube personality Dennis Spurling, who described himself as a spokesman for the Samuels family.
- Samuels was found unresponsive in his apartment; no cause of death was released.
- In his videos, Samuels recommended that his audience align themselves with traditional gender roles, and suggested that women should be submissive to men.
- An online petition accusing him of galvanizing "outspoken hatred of women" and asking YouTube and Instagram to ban his accounts received over 30,000 signatures.
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- Legendary film composer John Williams wrote a theme for the new Disney+ "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series in just two weeks.
- Netflix released an extended trailer for the new season of the animation anthology "Love, Death & Robots"; the new collection of nine shorts arrive on May 20.
- Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer discussed Netflix's business model -- which he described as "a slash and burn" designed to "get to more subs than anyone" so that "no one could ever catch them" -- in conversation with Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries at SeriesFest in Denver.
- BuzzFeed News investigated Contemporary Services Corp., one of North America's largest event security companies; CSC handled crowd protection at Dave Chappelle's recent Hollywood Bowl performances and the disastrous 2021 Astroworld concert, at which 10 people were trampled to death.
- The Netflix comedy series "Never Have I Ever" will return for a third season on August 12; the show will wrap up after Season 4.
- Ryan Gosling previewed his lead role in the upcoming Netflix action thriller "The Gray Man" in an interview with Empire Magazine.
- "Dopesick" and "The Right Stuff" vet Jake McDorman will co-star alongside Betty Gilpin in the Peacock drama series "Mrs. Davis."
- Deadline reported that Netflix sent a number of executives to Israel last month, to both recruit young talent and discuss potential regulation and local programming quotas with government officials.
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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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