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| Happy Monday! Kind of a light news day. We've got some reshuffling of the team at CBS News, some announcements from the Toronto International Film Festival, and otherwise mostly teasers and trailers for upcoming shows and films. For "Star Wars" fans, the big news is Hayden Christensen's return once again as Anakin Skywalker, following his appearance in "Obi-Wan Kenobi." The new "Ahsoka" series arrives in a few weeks on Disney+. Enjoy today's issue! We'll see you back here tomorrow. Lon
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| 1 | | Following the departure of CBS News executive Neeraj Khemlani, fomer co-chief Wendy McMahon will now oversee the entire News and Stations divisions herself. McMahon will also assume oversight of the network's syndication division, known as CBS Media Ventures. More: - Khemlani is transitioning into a production deal with the network.
- Previous CBS Media Ventures president Steve Locascio announced plans to retire, after 34 years with the network.
- In a statement to employees, CBS President and CEO George Cheeks praised McMahon and said the network remains "firmly committed to our valuable syndication business."
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| 2 | | The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced its 2023 Primetime program, featuring a number of debut shows produced by streaming platforms. The list includes Netflix's limited series "All the Light We Cannot See" and Amazon's "Expats." More: - The first two episodes of "All the Light We Cannot See" -- from "Peaky Blinders" vet Steven Knight and "Stranger Things" producer/director Shawn Levy -- will screen at TIFF; Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie co-star.
- "The Farewell" director Lulu Wang returns with "Expats," about a group of close-knit women living in Hong Kong; Nicole Kidman and Sarayu Blue co-star.
- Overall, TIFF will screen nine TV series this year, up from seven last year; the list also includes the Korean dystopian thriller "Bargain," which will stream on Paramount+ in the US.
- TIFF runs from September 7 through the 17th this year.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, AUGUST 14 SOLAR OPPOSITES: The adult animated sci-fi comedy series centers on a group of undercover alien refugees who have settled in the American Midwest. Co-creator Justin Roiland has exited the series; he's been replaced as alien leader Korvo by actor Dan Stevens. Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone, and Mary Mack co-star. [Hulu] FORENSIC FILES II: Investigation Discovery's revival of the HLN true-crime docuseries, which looks at applications of forensic science in solving violent crimes and determining the causes of other mysterious incidents. Bill Camp narrates. The fourth season debuted in July on cable; the first batch of episodes hit Max today. [Max] SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH: Another true-crime docuseries from ID, this one revisits the crimes of some of modern history's most notorious and deadly killers, along with analyses of their psychology and behavior from noted experts. The show's sixth season debuted in July on cable and comes to Max today. [Max] THE WIGGLES: READY, STEADY, WIGGLE: In this live-action kids series, the Australian musical collective performs a combination of new singalongs and reinterpretations of classic tunes. Season 4 hits Netflix in the US today. [Netflix] | | | |
| 4 | | A new teaser for Disney+'s "Ahsoka" features voiceover from Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker. Christensen previously reprised his iconic "Star Wars" role as Skywalker, and alter ego Darth Vader, for the Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi." More: - Rosario Dawson stars in the series as Skywalker's former protégé, Ahsoka Tano.
- The story finds Tano joining forces with Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) to locate the former Jedi apprentice, Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi); the late Ray Stevenson plays the villainous Baylan Skoll.
- "Ahsoka" premieres on August 23.
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| 5 | | Netflix released a trailer for the fifth and final season of the British crime drama series "Top Boy." The series debuted on the UK's Channel 4 in 2019; it moved over to Netflix exclusively at the start of its third season. More: - The series centers on residents of the fictional Summerhouse Estate in London's Hackney neighborhood.
- Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson co-star.
- Rapper Drake executive produces the series along with creator Ronan Bennett and LeBron James' business partner, Maverick Carter.
- "Top Boy" returns for its final run on September 7.
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| 6 | | In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, "Ted Lasso" finale director Declan Lowney suggests that there may be more to come from the Apple TV+ comedy series. Lowney told THR that the finale "was the end, but it's also the end for now." More: - Lowney suggests it will be at least two or three years before any potential movement starts on new "Lasso" projects.
- Lowney earned an Emmy nomination for directing the "Ted Lasso" Season 3 finale; he had previously directed seven total episodes of the series.
- Co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis has suggested that "Ted Lasso" was always conceived as a three-season series; he recently said on the "Fly on the Wall" podcast that "the story is done."
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| 7 | | Apple announced a new behind-the-scene docuseries following international soccer star Lionel Messi as he moves to the US to play for Inter Miami CF. The six-part documentary series chronicles Messi's arrival in the US and his debut in North America's Major League Soccer (MLS) and Leagues Cup. More: - Messi's Major League Soccer games will also stream on Apple TV+ via MLS Season Pass.
- The docuseries, a co-production of Major League Soccer, remains untitled.
- "Free Solo" vet Tim Pastore is an executive producer, alongside "The Circus" vet Scott Boggins.
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- Amazon announced the new sports documentary "Kelce," profiling Philadelphia Eagles center and team captain Jason Kelce; the film hits Prime Video on September 12, just two days ahead of the return of "Thursday Night Football."
- The Netflix docuseries "Scouts Honor" examines the child sexual abuse scandal surrounding the Boy Scouts of America, one of the largest youth organizations in the US; the film his Netflix on September 6.
- Comedian Jo Koy signed a new deal, bringing his next two stand-up specials to Netflix; these will be his fifth and sixth Netflix comedy specials overall.
- The cast and writers of NBC's "Parks and Recreation" reunited on the picket lines last week, including an appearance by the show's beloved miniature horse character, Li'l Sebastian.
- Irish actor Liam Cunningham -- who co-starred as Ser Davos Seaworth on "Game of Thrones" -- spoke with Variety about reuniting with creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss on Netflix's upcoming "3 Body Problem"; Cunningham also stars in the new horror film "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," which is now in US theaters.
- Amazon released some new stills from "Totally Killer," a horror-comedy feature from Blumhouse hitting Prime Video on October 6; Kiernan Shipka stars as a teen from the present day who's mysteriously transported back to Halloween Night 1987, when she must avoid an infamous serial killer.
- During a recent appearance on the "Podcrushed" podcast, actor Rob Lowe discussed his decision to exit "The West Wing" during the hit political drama's fourth season; Lowe said he had a "super unhealthy relationship" with the show's producers, prompting him to "walk away from it."
- Netflix teased a new slate of Mexican shows and films, including "I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me," the latest feature from "I'm No Longer Here" vet Fernando Frías De La Parra; the story centers on a novelist who gets involved in a criminal network while researching his next book.
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 | Writer | | 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." | | This newsletter was edited by Eduardo Garcia | |
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