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ABC news
rCyScrubsrCO Revival: WhorCOs Back (& WhorCOs Not); How Many Episodes Judy Reyes, John C. McGinley Are In; How Many Kids J.D. & Elliot, Turk &
Carla Have Now (Feb. 21)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/scrubs-revival-returing-cast-carla-cox-epiosode-number-kids-1236731607/
ABC Renewal Status Report: rCyGreyrCOs AnatomyrCO, rCyHigh PotentialrCO, rCyThe
RookierCO, rCy9-1-1rCO Duo, rCyShifting GearsrCO, rCyAbbott ElementaryrCO & rCyWill
TrentrCO (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/abc-canceled-renewed-greys-anatomy-high-potential-rookie-1236719454/
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CBS news
Hayley Griffith & Mia Challis Cast In CBS Comedy Pilot rCyRegencyrCO (Feb. 20)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/hayley-griffith-mia-challis-cbs-comedy-pilot-regency-1236730876/
["'Regency' is a historical spin on the classic multi-cam family
sit-com, centered around the upper-middle class Tillbrooks as they
navigate life, love, and scandal in 19th Century England."]
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CW news
rCyGood Cop/Bad CoprCOs Luke Cook Announces CW ShowrCOs Cancelation: rCLItrCOs A
Tough BusinessrCY (Feb. 15)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/good-cop-bad-cop-luke-cook-announces-cancelation-1236725273/
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Fox news
David Chokachi To Reprise OG Role In FoxrCOs New rCyBaywatchrCO (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/baywatch-david-chokachi-cast-fox-baywatch-1236727625/
Fox Spring Premiere Dates: rCyMasterchefrCO, rCyThe FaithfulrCO, rCyThe FloorrCO,
rCyRunning Wild With Bear GryllsrCO & More (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/fox-spring-premiere-dates-masterchef-the-floor-the-faithful-1236727430/
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NBC news
Taylor Schilling To Headline rCyWhat The Dead KnowrCO NBC Drama Pilot From Wolf Entertainment (Feb. 20)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/taylor-schilling-what-the-dead-know-nbc-drama-pilot-1236731191/
["'What the Dead Know' centers on highly intelligent, hyper-vigilant
death Investigator Ava Ledger (Schilling) who is really good with dead
bodies. ItrCOs the living that give her trouble. The series follows Ava as
she teams with the NYPD to solve their toughest cases."]
An-Li Bogan Cast In NBCrCOs Crime Drama Pilot From Dean Georgaris & John
Fox (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/an-li-bogan-nbc-crime-drama-pilot-dean-georgaris-john-fox-1236730019/
Peter Krause Joins Cast Of NBC Pilot rCyProtectionrCO In First Post rCy9-1-1rCO
Role (Feb. 18)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/peter-krause-cast-nbc-pilot-protection-1236728787/
["In 'Protection,' when a U.S. marshal falls in the line of duty, a
seemingly cut-and-drierd case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a
family of law enforcement agents becomes the target of a mysterious
assassin. Bridging personal differences and crossing professional
boundaries, the Thornhill family must use the expertise from a lifetime
of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring
the killer to justice rCo even if it means betraying their sworn code."]
Emily Deschanel To Lead NBCrCOs Crime Drama Pilot From Dean Georgaris &
John Fox (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/emily-deschanel-nbc-drama-pilot-dean-georgaris-john-fox-1236727499/
["The Georgaris/Fox project is inspired by the work of expert profiler
and author Dr. Ann Burgess, subject of the 2024 Hulu docuseries
'Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer.' It centers on Professor Georgia
Ryan (Deschanel), a trailblazing psychologist who challenges the field
of criminology by shifting the investigative focus to the victim rather
than just the perpetrator in order to uncover the crucial clues that
more traditional methods leave behind. Alongside her team, this
pioneering expert consults with the FBI to solve the most baffling and
elusive cases."]
Damon Wayans Jr. To Lead NBC Drama Pilot rCyPuzzledrCO Playing A Savant
(Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/damon-wayans-jr-cast-nbc-drama-pilot-puzzled-1236727298/
["In 'Puzzled,' after barely escaping a tragic fire, once promising
college athlete Mike Brink (Wayans Jr.) is transformed by a traumatic
brain injury that gives him the unique ability to see the world in an unexpected way and helps him solve crimes with local police"]
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Cable channel news
rCyMistletoe MurdersrCO Renewed For Season 3 By Hallmark Media (Feb. 20)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/mistletoe-murders-renewed-season-3-sarah-drew-hallmark-1236731126/
rCyThe White LotusrCO Adds Ari Graynor & Dylan Ennis To Season 4 Cast [HBO] (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/the-white-lotus-ari-graynor-dylan-ennis-season-4-cast-1236729896/
rCyHouse Of The DragonrCO Season 3 Trailer: The Battle Is On In House Targaryen [HBO] (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-trailer-release-date-1236729393/
Devon Sawa Joins Disney Series rCyCoven AcademyrCO (Feb. 18)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/devon-sawa-coven-academy-disney-cast-guest-star-1236728711/
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Streaming service news--Apple TV
Bill Lawrence On rCyTed LassorCO & rCyShrinkingrCO Going Beyond Original 3-Season Runs With New Arcs & rCyScrubsrCO Revival Bypassing Season 9 (Feb. 20)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/bill-lawrence-ted-lasso-shrinking-season-4-scrubs-revival-1236726506/
Mads Mikkelsen Closes Deal To Join Leonardo DiCaprio And Jennifer
Lawrence In rCyWhat Happens At NightrCO At Apple (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/mads-mikkelsen-leonardo-dicaprio-what-happens-at-night-1236729554/
["Mads Mikkelsen is set to join Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence
in Martin ScorseserCOs upcoming feature 'What Happens at Night.' Hailing
from Apple Original Films and made in partnership with Studiocanal, the dream-like story follows a married American couple who travel to a
small, snowy European town to adopt a baby. Patricia Clarkson is also on board."]
Apple TV Sets New [March 4] Premiere Date For Thriller rCyThe HuntrCO; Book rCyShootrCO Named Source Material After Plagiarism Probe By Gaumont (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/mads-mikkelsen-leonardo-dicaprio-what-happens-at-night-1236729554/
Imax To Screen Five Formula 1 World Championship Races Live In Deal With
New U.S. Rights Holder Apple TV (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/imax-apple-tv-formula-1-world-championship-races-1236729069/
rCyImperfect WomenrCO Full Trailer Delves Deeper Into Whodunnit Drama With Kate MararCOs Death Sending A Friendship Into Spiral (Feb. 18)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/imperfect-women-trailer-kate-mara-kerry-washington-1236728473/
Timothy Olyphant & Judy Greer Upped To Series Regulars On Apple TVrCOs
Sports Comedy rCyStickrCO (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/timothy-olyphant-judy-greer-promoted-apple-tv-stick-1236727341/
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Streaming service news--Disney+
rCyDaredevil: Born AgainrCO Showrunner Explains Why Disney+ Show DoesnrCOt Crossover With Wider MCU (Feb. 21)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/daredevil-born-again-doesnt-crossover-wider-mcu-1236731711/
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Streaming service news--Hulu
Chelsea Handler To Play Washed-Up Reality Star In rCyTownhouserCO Comedy Series In The Works At Hulu (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/chelsea-handler-townhouse-comedy-hulu-zoe-young-1236728943/
rCyTell Me LiesrCO Is Over Forever! Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer Says
Season 3 Is The Last, Why It Had To End And WhatrCOs Next (Feb. 16)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/tell-me-lies-meaghan-oppenheimer-season-3-ending-1236725083/
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Streaming service news--Netflix
Netflix Orders rCyDang!rCO Adult Animated Series Starring Stephanie Hsu,
Poppy Liu & Andrew Law (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/netflix-dang-adult-animated-series-mike-schur-andrew-law-1236728986/
Tyler PerryrCOs rCyBeauty In BlackrCO Season 2 Part 2 Trailer Teases Kimmie-Mallory Face-Off (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/tyler-perrys-beauty-in-black-s2-pt-2-trailer-kimmie-mallory-1236729300/
rCyRelayrCOs Justin Piasecki Sells Action-Thriller Spec rCyBallastrCO To Netflix; Thunder Road Producing (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/ballast-spec-justin-piasecki-sells-netflix-1236728808/
["In 'Ballast,' which originally appeared on the 2021 Black List, a
shipping engineer and her crew find themselves trapped in a deadly game
in the middle of the Atlantic when they learn a series of car bombs are
hidden amongst the thousands of vehicles on board."]
rCyPeaky Blinders: The Immortal ManrCO Trailer: Cillian Murphy & Barry
Keoghan Go To War In Steven KnightrCOs Big-Screen Adaptation (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man-trailer-cillian-murphy-2-1236729271/
John Cena, Kate McKinnon & Aimee Carrero Join Jennifer Garner In
NetflixrCOs Comedy rCyOne Attempt RemainingrCO (Feb. 18)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/one-attempt-remaining-casts-john-cena-kate-mckinnon-aimee-carrero-1236728319/
["the film follows an ex-couple who, years after their acrimonious
divorce, learn that the cryptocurrency they won on a crazy night on a
cruise is now worth millionsrCa but theyrCOve forgotten the password. With only three days left before the account expires, they must retrace their
steps that night, not just to find the password to their fortune, but
also why they fell in love in the first place."]
Brian Tyree Henry Adult Animated Series rCyBass X MachinarCO Gets Netflix Greenlight, Release Date (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/brian-tyree-henry-bass-x-machina-release-date-netflix-1236727712/
Netflix Developing Adult Animated Comedy Series rCyAnchivo MotorsrCO From Brett Cawley & Robert Maitia (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/anchivo-motors-netflix-animated-series-brett-cawley-robert-maitia-1236727274/
Netflix Moves Into MMA With Ronda Rousey & Gina Carano Fight (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/netflix-mma-ronda-rousey-gina-carano-1236726162/
Netflix Takes Global Rights To rCyTicket To RiderCO Board Game With Feature
As First Project In Development (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/ticket-to-ride-movie-netflix-in-works-1236719468/
Netflix Finally Sets Release Date For rCyHeartbreak HighrCO Season 3 (Feb. 16)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/heartbreak-high-season-3-release-date-netflix-1236725808/
DrCOPharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Annabel Wolfe & Oliver Edis Join Antony Starr In Netflix Series rCyBreakersrCO (Feb. 16)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/dpharaoh-woon-a-tai-cast-breakers-netflix-antony-starr-1236725943/
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Streaming service news--Prime Video
rCyJury DutyrCO Sets Season 2 Cast With 14 Comedic Actors Tackling Company Retreat (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/jury-duty-season-2-cast-company-retreat-prime-video-1236729045/
rCyRich AFrCO Series Based On Vivian TurCOs Book In The Works At Amazon, From Mallory Rosenthal, Sarah Kucserka & Patrick MoranrCOs PKM (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/rich-af-series-vivian-tu-book-amazon-development-1236729570/
["'Rich AF' is a riches to rags story that follows 23-year-old Lia, a billionairerCOs daughter and Wall Street rising star who has to start
from scratch after exposing her fatherrCOs white collar crimes and losing everything she once held dear. SherCOll be pinned between her former glittering life and a new scrappier one as she painstakingly builds a freelance career and learns that wealth isnrCOt only measured in dollars."]
rCyHouse Of DavidrCO Biblical Drama Sets Season 2 Premiere Date At Prime
Video (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/house-of-david-biblical-drama-release-date-trailer-amazon-1236729373/`
John Malkovich Joins Joel Kinnaman In rCyBishoprCO Drama Series For Prime Video (Feb. 18)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/john-malkovich-joel-kinnaman-bishop-series-prime-video-1236727899/
["In 'Bishop,' homicide detective Bishop Graves (Kinnaman) -! brilliant, battle-scarred -! will put all of his skills to the test in the hunt
for an elusive killer targeting San FranciscorCOs moneyed class. As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the
cityrCOs powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SFrCOs most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (Malkovich)."]
rCyDeadlochrCO Season 2: Watch Trailer As Prime Video Comedy Crime Series Enters Its rCyTropical GothicrCO Era (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/deadloch-season-2-trailer-prime-video-1236725844/
Keeley Hawes & Freddie Highmore Returning For Season 2 Of rCyThe AssassinrCO
(Feb. 16)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/the-assassin-season-two-keeley-hawes-freddie-highmore-1236725921/
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Syndicated series news
rCyThe Jennifer Hudson ShowrCO Renewed For Season 5 (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/the-jennifer-hudson-show-renewed-season-5-fox-stations-1236729860/
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International series news
BBC Sets Cast For rCyKilling EverCO Prequel rCyHoneyrCO (Feb. 20)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/bbc-cast-killing-eve-prequel-honey-ann-skelly-1236730520/
rCyCan You Keep A Secret?rCO Renewed For Season 2 At BBC (Feb. 18)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/can-you-keep-a-secret-season-2-bbc-paramount-plus-1236728190/
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The business of TV
Wham! Paramount Has 7 Days To Derail Netflix; Where Things Stand In The
Brawl Over WBD (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/where-things-stand-in-battle-for-warner-bros-discovery-1236726865/
Warner Board Says Paramount Agreed To Raise Offer To $31 A Share Or More
If Two Sides Engaged (Feb. 17)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/warner-bros-discovery-says-paramount-agreed-to-higher-offer-1236726616/
WBD May Engage With Paramount After EllisonsrCO Latest Offer As State Of
Play Shifts (Feb. 15)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/warner-bros-discovery-may-engage-paramount-after-latest-offer-1236725705/
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Obituaries
Eric Dane Photos: His Film & TV Career Through The Years (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/gallery/eric-dane-photos-film-tv/
Eric Dane Dies: rCyEuphoriarCO & rCyGreyrCOs AnatomyrCO Star Was 5 (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/eric-dane-dies-53-1236730284/
Tom Noonan Dies: rCyRobocop 2rCO, rCyManhunterrCO, rCyMonster SquadrCO Actor Was 74
(Feb. 18)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/tom-noonan-dead-1236728194/
Remembering Robert Duvall: A Career In Photos (Feb. 16)
https://deadline.com/gallery/remembering-robert-duvall-a-career-in-photos/
Robert Duvall Dies: Oscar-Winning rCyGodfatherrCO, rCyApocalypse NowrCO & rCyTender MerciesrCO Actor Was 95 (Feb. 16)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/robert-duvall-dead-1236726076/
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Other News
The Deadline Dozen: Twelve Red-Hot Shows At The London TV Screenings
That Have Global Ambitions Featuring Bella Ramsey, Minnie Driver & rCyThe WirerCO Stars On Horseback (Feb. 19)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/deadline-dozen-london-tv-screenings-2026-1236726035/
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