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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are continuing their partnership with Netflix, announcing an extension of their agreement for films and TV shows. The new "multi-year, first look deal" grants Netflix the first option on content developed by Prince Harry and Meghan's Archewell production company. This revised arrangement contradicts reports that the Sussexes' relationship with Netflix was coming to an end.

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“It’s alive … in theaters!”

Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein will not be confined solely to streaming after all. Netflix confirmed Monday that the highly anticipated project will receive a limited theatrical release starting October 17, ahead of its global streaming debut on November 7.

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South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook—known for Oldboy, Snowpiercer, and The Handmaiden—and Canadian co-creator Don McKellar have been expelled from the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW). The union determined that both worked on HBO’s The Sympathizer during the 2023 writers’ strike, a clear violation of the guild’s strike rules. Neither appealed the expulsion, and their names were publicly disclosed by the WGA as part of its enforcement measures.

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The cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert landed less than two months after HBO Max’s Hacks saw Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance quit late-night television on air, effectively ending her fictional franchise. The real-life echo of the storyline hasn’t gone unnoticed by the show’s stars and creators, who discussed the parallels at Deadline’s Contenders event in Hollywood.

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Canal+’s planned takeover of MultiChoice, Africa’s largest pay-TV operator, could face its first serious test before the deal is even finalized in October. Ghana’s communications regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA), has ordered MultiChoice Ghana to cut its subscription rates by 30% or face suspension of its operating license.

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Jimmy Kimmel might be bidding farewell to a new nation. In the midst of his conflict with President Donald Trump, the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! disclosed that he has acquired Italian citizenship.