Stewart Clarke

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ has yanked a raft of international originals from its service along with several big-ticket acquired series. Numerous English-language originals disappeared overnight last week. The U.S. conglom’s strategy shift to favoring its Hollywood-style content, and wider cost-savings…

Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett is in talks with Netflix over a potential spin-off. Speaking to the BBC’s Nihal Arthanayake in the past hour, Bennett said the spin-off would focus on the character of Jaq Lawrence, who is played by Jasmine Jobson. He said he is in conversation with Netflix and…

EXCLUSIVE: Tell Them You Love Me explores the story of a controversial affair between Anna Stubblefield, a white university professor, and Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal Black man with cerebral palsy. Stubblefield claimed she and Johnson had fallen in love, but when his family found out about their…

EXCLUSIVE: A two-part Netflix documentary from Louis Theroux’s production biz will tell the story of the victims of a prolific UK cyberstalker and how they ultimately helped bring him to justice. Dropping on Netflix globally on February 21, Can I Tell You A Secret? will tell the harrowing real-life…

Netflix has promoted Carolina Leconte to replace Roberto Stopello. She has been named Senior Director of Content at Netflix Latin America, and will oversee series and film in Mexico, while continuing to lead regional licensing and co-productions in Latin America. This comes after we revealed…

German studio Constantin Film has greenlit The Canoe of Manitou, a sequel to Manitou's Shoe, one of the most successful German-language movies ever. Michael 'Bully' Herbig returns to write, star and direct. Having made his name in comedy sketch show Bullyparade, comedian and actor Herbig made Manitou'…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay is ramping up efforts to find new properties for its array of scripted labels, appointing experienced industry exec Hannah Griffiths as its first ever Head of Adaptations. Griffiths is already up and running at Banijay. She has had a long career in publishing and TV and prior to…

UK’s Jack Thorne-Backed TV Access Project Finds New Lead The UK’s TV Access Project (TAP), which counts Jack Thorne amongst its founders and is fighting for improved access for disabled talent, has a new project lead. Heloise Beaton joins from her role as Disability Lead at thinkBIGGER!, where she…

Matt Scarff is taking the reins at albert, the BAFTA-owned organization that works with the industry to help it embed climate action and sustainability into its work – on and off screen. Scarff has taken the Managing Director role on a permanent basis, having been interim boss. "Over the last three…

‘The Repair Shop’ Outfit Ricochet Signs Damon Pattison The Repair Shop outfit Ricochet has signed up British indie vet Damon Pattison as its Creative Director. Reporting to MD Joanna Ball, Pattison will be responsible for developing, pitching and securing new commissions across all genres for the…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix drama exec Roberto Stopello has exited his Mexico City-based role with the company, but will continue to collaborate with the streamer on scripted fare, Deadline has learned. Stopello was VP of Series in Latin America at Netflix. He has now left and Deadline understands he plans to…

EXCLUSIVE: Meta, parent company of Facebook, is closing its Frank Gehry-designed London base, Deadline has learned. It will further reduce the number of offices it occupies in London, where the tech giant has its largest staff presence outside of the U.S. The news Meta is shuttering its sizable HQ at…