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| 1 | | Speaking at a Canadian media festival, Amazon Studios' head of drama series Odetta Watkins said the costly Prime Video spy thriller series "Citadel" needs "time to grow" with "very jaded" US audiences. "Citadel" Season 1 cost around $185 million to produce, but the show has yet to crack the Nielsen Top 10 streaming charts after three weeks online. More: - The series -- from "Avengers: Endgame" duo Joe and Anthony Russo -- has already been renewed for a second season, and has multiple international spinoffs on the way.
- When asked about the show's sluggish performance so far in the US, Watkins said "for me, it's a victory, because the show was conceived to be able to speak to the world."
- She added that "as the franchise grows, I feel like the numbers will grow all over, including domestically."
- Amazon has prioritized international marketing for the series; Italian and Indian spinoffs are currently in production.
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| 2 | | Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria delved into the streamer's development process at an event at UCLA on Friday. Bajaria shot down the notion that Netflix programming is selected algorithmically, specifically highlighting unexpected, outside-the-box original series such as "The Queen's Gambit" and "Beef." More: - Bajaria argued forcefully in favor of Netflix's all-at-once release model, designed for binging whole seasons of TV in quick succession, noting "there is no data to support that weekly is better, and it's not a great consumer experience."
- She noted that the streamer's international release strategy is based around promoting content locally first, then gradually exposing successful shows to a wider audience, adding "we don't make global shows; we make local authentic shows in every country, and they're on a global platform."
- Bajaria declined to discuss specifics on how Netflix makes renewal decisions or how the streamer settles on budgets.
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| 4 | | Fox News sent former anchor Tucker Carlson a cease and desist letter, demanding that he stop posting his new commentary series on Twitter. Despite the network's decision to pull his show, Carlson remains under contract with Fox News through the end of the year. More: - Harmeet Dhillon, an attorney representing Carlson, said in a statement that "Fox News continues to ignore the interests of its viewers, not to mention its shareholder obligations."
- Fox News declined to comment.
- According to Carlson's executive producer, the host plans to release a third episode to Twitter on Tuesday, focused on the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump.
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| 5 | | The CW picked up the first three seasons of the independently-produced Biblical drama series "The Chosen." Episodes are already available to stream on Peacock, Netflix, Roku, and BYUtv, but The CW will be the first to broadcast the series on TV. More: - The series -- from creator and producer Dallas Jenkins ("The Resurrection of Gavin Stone") -- stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus, and takes a realistic look at his life and teachings.
- A fourth season is currently in production.
- CW President of Entertainment Brad Schwartz raised some eyebrows on social media by saying the series "is based on the biggest IP of all time."
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| 6 | | "Arthur" series creator Marc Brown is developing a new animated Max show for preschoolers. "Hop" marks Brown's first new series since "Arthur" wrapped up its 25-season run on PBS in 2022. More: - Brown co-created "Hop" along with "Arthur" vets Peter K. Hirsch and Tolon Brown.
- The new series centers on a group of best friends -- led by the titular enthusiastic and empathetic frog -- who encounter relatable problems and encourage viewers to embrace their own uniqueness.
- Hop will be voiced by theatrical veteran David Connolly, the only amputee to have performed on a Broadway stage.
- HBO Max launched with a number of kid-friendly shows, but pulled most of these prior to its rebranding as Max; this marks the new service's first move back into developing content for children.
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| 7 | | Amazon released a trailer for the new series "The Horror of Dolores Roach," based on the Gimlet podcast. All eight episodes arrive on Friday, July 7. More: - The series is a contemporary riff on "Sweeney Todd"; Justina Machado stars as an ex-convict who returns home to her newly-gentrified neighborhood and opens an empanada shop with a dark secret.
- Alejandro Hernandez, K. Todd Freeman, and Kita Updike co-star.
- Creator Aaron Mark originally conceived of "Dolores Roach" as a one-woman play; Mark also created, wrote and directed the podcast, wrote the pilot script, and served as co-showrunner on the series.
- Actor Daphne Rubin-Vega and Jason Blum are also onboard as executive producers.
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- Kelsey Grammer spoke with The Times UK about his new co-star in Paramount+'s "Frasier" reboot, British actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, with whom he previously collaborated on a London production of "Man of La Mancha."
- Apple ordered "Carême," a French original series about the life of 19th Century celebrity chef Antonin Carême, who also served as a spy for Napoleon's regime.
- Half-hour teen comedy series "Davey & Jonesie's Locker" -- from "Baroness Von Sketch Show" vet Evany Rosen -- will stream on Prime Video in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and Hulu in the US; it centers on two best friends who discover a portal into the multiverse.
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