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The 2025 NBA playoffs kicked off to double-digit viewership growth amid a changing of the guard — both as younger stars have stepped forward and as the league heads into a lucrative TV rights deal, including a new home on NBC.

Through the conference semifinals, which included 22 games, the NBA playoffs’ audience is running 12% ahead of last year on ESPN platforms (including ESPN and ABC), according to Nielsen. ESPN is averaging 4.88 million viewers, ranking as the No. 2 most-watched NBA playoffs since 2011.

Sunday’s Game 7 matchup in which the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets scored 6.34 million viewers, becoming the day’s most-watched TV program, and peaked with 7.63 million viewers.

Likewise, Friday’s Game 6 between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, which saw the Knicks upset the Celtics with a 119-81 win, brought in an average viewership of 5.73 million, and peaked with 6.6 million viewers. Viewership for the game was up 14% from...

It's probably no coincidence that Netflix chose to release the Israeli coming-of-age series Bad Boy at this stage. Not too long ago, the streamer witnessed the massive success of the British series Adolescence, which revolved around the murder of a teenage girl and the young boy accused of having committed the crime. Adolescence became a runaway hit, drawing some of the biggest viewership figures in Netflix's history. Coincidentally, Bad Boy tackles many of the same themes as that show, and has the potential to become the streamer's next big international hit, at least if its early viewership is any indication.

The eight-episode drama hails from Ron Leshem — who remains best known for having created the original Israeli Euphoria, which inspired Sam Levinson's HBO remake — and Hagar Ben-Asher (Dead Women Walking). Leshem himself describedBad Boy as "the next Euphoria" in the past. The show debuted this past week to positive reviews and encouraging audience buzz.

If you loved Adolescence, you’ll probably like Bad Boy. That’s the PR pitch we’ve been getting, at least. Also? It’s true.

Bad Boy, an eight-episode Hebrew-language coming-of-age series that premiered at TIFF in 2023 and aired the following year in Israel, premiered Friday, May 2 on Netflix. The series, co-created and co-written by American-Israeli writer/producer/showrunner Ron Leshem (creator of the original Euphoria and Prisoners of War, which became Homeland here) and filmmaker Hagar Ben Asher (Long Bright River), who also directed each Bad Boy episode, has already won the Israeli equivalent of seven Emmys: best drama, best writing, best directing, best sound design & editing, best casting cinematography and best editing at the Israeli Academy for Awards for Television.

The series tells the story of Dean Scheinman (Guy Manster), a teenager imprisoned in a juvenile detention facility for most of his teen years. Scheinman is eventually able...

Following the massive success of its teen-centered drama, Adolescence, Netflix is preparing to welcome another moving and captivating piece of television in just a few weeks with the May 2 arrival of Bad Boy. Today, Collider is thrilled to share the exclusive first look at the trailer for the award-winning series that hails from the original Euphoria’s co-creator, Ron Leshem and filmmaker HagarBenAsher who also directed the entire series. Based on true events, the Hebrew-language drama promises to pull audiences in and hold on tightly as it follows one young man’s nightmarish experience with a juvenile detention center. Starring Guy Manster (Mama’s Angel), the eight-episode production follows the teen’s fight to shake off his bad boy ways and set himself up for a future filled with success.

The trailer for Bad Boy is nothing short of what one would expect from one of the minds who first introduced...

The trailer for HBO documentary “Pee-wee as Himself” has been released.

The documentary consists of two parts and follows the life history of the late Paul Reubens, the performer who portrayed Pee-wee Herman. It’s a “a window into his never before discussed personal life. Determined to correct the record and tell the factual story of his life, Reubens excavates his kaleidoscopic influences, origins in the circus and avant-garde performance theater, and career choices,” according to the official synopsis.

Directed by Matt Wolf, the documentary also includes interviews with Reubens’s sister, Abby Rubenfeld, Tim Burton, Judd Apatow, Natasha Lyonne, Laurence Fishburne, David Arquette and Laraine Newman.

Executive producer credits include Wolf, Reubens, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Candace Tomarken, Kyle Martin, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller and Sara Rodriguez.

Part one debuts May 23 at 8 p.m. Et, with the second part airing immediately after at 9:40 p.

Exclusive: Israeli series Bad Boy has its Netflix premiere date.

The show from Euphoria creator Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben-Asher has just swept up at the Israeli Television Academy Awards and will now drop on Netflix on May 2.

Bad Boy launched on Israeli network Hot late last year. From Peter Chernin’s North Road and Israeli studio Sipur, Bad Boy tells the story of Dean, who is imprisoned in a cruel juvenile detention facility. While in jail, Dean bonds with Zoro, a grim and mysterious teenage prisoner serving time for murder. He also learns to harness his unique intelligence and creativity and, 20 years later, these traits define Dean as a star comedian, while his time in jail is a secret threatening to resurface and tear his life apart.

Netflix acquired global streaming rights after the series had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023.

The show...

Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben-Asher’s Bad Boy won seven gongs at the Israeli Television Academy Awards last night, while Shira Haas took home Best Supporting Actress.

The Israeli version of the Emmys rewarded Bad Boy, which is made by Sipur and was North Road’s first international co-pro, as it landed big wins including Best Drama, Best Directing and Best Writing. Both Euphoria creator Leshem and Ben-Asher took home prizes.

During a ceremony in Israel, Unorthodox star Haas won Best Supporting Actress for Night Therapy, which won three acting gongs as Yousef Sweid and Yaakov Zada Daniel also secured awards for the show about an Arab-Israeli psychologist who struggles to raise his two children after his Jewish-Israeli wife commits suicide.

Best Actress in a Drama Series went to Manayek’s Liraz Chamami. Other winners on the night included fan favorites like Couples Therapy and Come Dine With Me.

The night’s big winner,...

Sony Pictures Television has secured a series of high-profile international sales for its limited series Long Bright River, with Channel 4 acquiring the U.K. rights. The suspense thriller, starring Amanda Seyfried, continues its global expansion following its U.S. debut on Peacock earlier this month.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max picked up the show for multiple territories, including Latin America, France, Central & Eastern Europe, and Poland, with Warner Bros. Discovery Anz taking New Zealand.

Additional buyers include Quebecor Content for French-speaking Canada, BS10 Star Channel in Japan, Rte in Ireland, Movistar Plus+ in Spain, Axn in Portugal, TimVision in Italy, Vrt in Flemish-speaking Belgium, Betv in Belgium, Nova in Greece, and beIN covering Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa.

The series premiered in the U.S. on March 13 and has already launched in Canada (Crave, USA Network), Australia (Stan), South Korea (LG Uplus), Hong Kong (Now TV...

Everything is not sunny in Philadelphia on the small screen this week.

Both Apple TV+’s Dope Thief — review coming Thursday — and Peacock’s Long Bright River set stories of blue-collar murder and misery against the relative hopefulness of the complicated relationships between their two main characters.

One of the shows starts extremely well, with its focus on that central relationship, but struggles in its second half. The other struggles through its first half, but resolves reasonably well once it makes its way to what was always supposed to be the heart of the story.

The second series is Long Bright River, which closes with two emotionally effective episodes that mostly hit their target, despite some over-obvious plot twists; a climax that’s a lesser version of the ending of a better prestige drama from last year; and a laughable moment in which somebody finally gets around to saying the series’ title.

“Long Bright River” is a new live-action dramatic thriller TV series, adapting the novel by Liz Moore focusing on the ‘opioid crisis’, directed by Hagar Ben-Asher, Mona Fastvold and Nikki Toscano, starring Amanda Seyfried as a Philadelphia cop, streaming March 13, 2025 on Peacock:

“…’Long Bright River’ follows the collective power of an underserved community, as ‘Mickey Fitzpatrick’ (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood is hard-hit by the opioid crisis.

“When a series of deaths begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case…”

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We finally know when the final season of Bosch: Legacy will return to our screens. The Titus Welliver-led series, based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels Desert Star (2022) and The Black Ice (1993), has finally released a trailer for the third and final installment of the story of Harry Bosch. And if you are looking for more of a binge experience when the final season rolls around, have no fear: Prime Video has you covered on that front, too.

The show's third and final, 10-episode season will arrive on March 27, and will premiere with not one, not two, not even three, but four whole episodes. The subsequent six episodes will premiere two-at-a-time on Thursdays, until the series finale hits our screens on April 17, 2025.

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“Long Bright River” is a new live-action dramatic thriller TV series, adapting the novel by Liz Moore focusing on the ‘opioid crisis’, directed by Hagar Ben-Asher, Mona Fastvold and Nikki Toscano, starring Amanda Seyfried as a Philadelphia cop, streaming March 13, 2025 on Peacock:

“…’Long Bright River’ follows the collective power of an underserved community, as ‘Mickey Fitzpatrick’ (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood is hard-hit by the opioid crisis.

“When a series of deaths begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case…”

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Amanda Seyfried stars as a cop dedicated to protecting her old neighborhood and finding her missing sister in Long Bright River. Peacock just unveiled the limited series’ official trailer ahead of its Thursday, March 13, 2025 release of all eight episodes.

“Long Bright River is a suspense thriller series that tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”

Amanda Seyfried as Mickey and Nicholas Pinnock as Truman in ‘Long Bright River’ (Photo by: David Holloway/Peacock)

Seyfried stars and serves as an executive producer in the series adaptation of Liz Moore’s bestselling novel. The cast also includes Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman. Dash Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris,...

Amanda Seyfried is back in a leading television role following “The Crowded Room” and her Emmy award-winning turn in “The Dropout.”

Based on the New York Times bestseller by Liz Moore published in 2020, the limited series “Long Bright River” follows Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer patrolling an area of Philadelphia that was particularly hit by the opioid crisis. After three girls are found dead, Mickey is forced to grapple with her past as she searches for answers.

The tense trailer shows Mickey’s journey as she is questioned for her interest in the case and her personal connection. “You seem to take it personally and you won’t tell me why,” Lafferty (Dash Mihok) asks her in a store.

Alongside Seyfried, the cast includes John Doman (“The Wire”), Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”), Ashleigh Cummings (“Hounds of Love”), Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) with guest stars Mihok (“Romeo + Juliet”), Britne Oldford (“Dead Ringers...

Thirteen months ago, we learned that Amanda Seyfried – whose credits include The Dropout, Mank, You Should Have Left, Mamma Mia!, Big Love, Jennifer’s Body, Veronica Mars, the original Mean Girls, and much more – had signed on to star in the suspense thriller limited series Long Bright River for the Peacock streaming service. The series is based on Liz Moore’s bestselling novel of the same name, and a trailer has just dropped online, along with the information that all eight episodes of the show will be available to watch on Peacock as of March 13th. You can watch the trailer in the embed above.

Long Bright River is a suspense thriller series that tells the story of Mickey (Amanda Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

Amanda Seyfried is on the hunt for a killer in the trailer for “Long Bright River.”

Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Liz Moore, the Peacock Original limited series premieres March 13.

Seyfried stars as Mickey, a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

Moore adapted her book for the screen alongside showrunner Nikki Toscano, with both also serving as executive producers.

Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman also star. Recurring cast includes Dash Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Patch Darragh, and Perry Mattfeld.

Hagar Ben-Asher directed the first of eight episodes in the crime thriller series.

The post “Long Bright River” Trailer – Amanda Seyfried Hunts a Killer in Peacock Limited...

Peacock has released the official trailer for the limited drama series Long Bright River. All eight episodes of the series will debut on Thursday, March 13.

Starring and executive-produced by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Amanda Seyfried, the series is based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novel by author, executive producer and writer Liz Moore.

Long Bright River is a suspense thriller series about Mickey (Amanda Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

From Sony Pictures Television and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, Long Bright River also stars Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson and John Doman. The recurring guest stars include Dash Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Patch Darragh and Perry Mattfeld.

Nikki Toscano is the showrunner,...

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Fourteen months after Bosch: Legacy Season 2 concluded in October 2023, details have begun to emerge about the third and final season on Prime Video. While the popular detective procedural TV series will function best by passing the torch to the new Renee Ballard spin-off starring Maggie Q, fans will witness Harry's (Titus Welliver) and his daughter Maddie's (Madison Lintz) storylines wrap up when Bosch: Legacy returns in 2025.

With two episodes slated to be released weekly, Bosch: Legacy 3 will undoubtedly continue to explore whether Bosch crossed the legal line and had his daughter's sexual abuser killed in jail. Of course, with Honey Chandler (Mimi Rogers) taking the new D.

Peacock has announced a premiere date for its new upcoming suspense thriller series starring Amanda Seyfried, and it’s sooner than you think. Seyfried will lead the adaptation of author Liz Moore’s best-selling novel Long Bright River.

The series premieres Monday, March 13, 2025 on Peacock. The show will feature 8 episodes and—praise the gods of television—they will all be released in one fell swoop. Lucky us.

In a nutshell, the novel tells a powerful story about two sisters and the destruction of addiction. Long Bright River builds on this and is centered around Philadelphia police officer Mickey Fitzpatrick (Seyfried), who patrols an area hit particularly hard by the tragic opioid crisis. When a series of murders start happening in her neighborhood, Mickey realizes the case might be connected to her own personal history, per the synopsis.

Amanda Seyfried as Officer Mickey Fitzpatrick. (Photo by: David Holloway/Peacock)

In a press release,...

Amanda Seyfried as Mickey and Ashleigh Cummings as Casey in ‘Long Bright River’ (Peacock)

Peacock’s set a March 13, 2025 premiere date for Long Bright River, a new limited drama starring Emmy winner Amanda Seyfried. The streaming service announced the date and released the first photos from the upcoming eight-episode series based on Liz Moore’s bestselling novel.

Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman also star. Dash Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Patch Darragh, and Perry Mattfeld are recurring guest stars.

“Long Bright River is a suspense thriller series that tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”

Author Liz Moore co-created the series and is involved in...

Peacock has slotted Thursday, March 13 for the premiere of Long Bright River, its upcoming suspense thriller series based on Liz Moore’s bestseller, starring and executive produced by Amanda Seyfried. The streamer also released several first-look photos which you can see above and below.

Long Bright River tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman also star. Recurring cast includes Dash Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Patch Darragh, and Perry Mattfeld.

Toscano and Liz Moore are writing and exec producing, with Toscano serving as showrunner and director. Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty and Amanda Lewis exec produce for Original Film, along with Amy Pascal for Pascal Pictures,...

Peacock has revealed the premiere date, key art and first-look photos for the new limited drama series, Long Bright River. The series is based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novel by author, executive producer and writer Liz Moore.

Starring and executive-produced by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Amanda Seyfried, the eight-episode series will debut on Thursday, March 13.

Long Bright River is a suspense thriller series that tells the story of Mickey (Amanda Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

From Sony Pictures Television and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, Long Bright River also stars Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson and John Doman. The recurring guest stars include Dash Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris,...

Netflix has acquired global streaming rights to the Israeli drama series Bad Boy from Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben-Asher.

The eight-part series will launch globally in 2025, with the first run on Israeli channel Hot followed by a global launch in Netflix’s 190 territories. The series stars Daniel Chen, Havtamo Farda and Guy Manster.

Inspired by a true story, Bad Boy revolves around Dean, who was held in a cruel juvenile detention facility in his youth and befriends a mysterious teenage prisoner serving time for murder. Twenty years later, Dean is a star comedian who is desperate to keep his record of youthful imprisonment a secret.

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Leshem is best known for his work on Israeli TV series Euphoria, on which Sam Levinson based his HBO show. He will serve as showrunner on the series, which is written and directed by Hagar Ben-Asher (The Slut, Mish’olim and Dead...

Netflix has picked up Bad Boy, the Israeli series from original Euphoria creator Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben-Asher that is North Road’s first international co-pro.

The streamer, which has a big library of Israeli content, will launch Bad Boy globally after its first run on Israeli network Hot early next year. The show launched on Hot this week.

Unveiled in March 2023, Bad Boy tells the story of Dean, who is imprisoned in a cruel juvenile detention facility. While in jail, Dean bonds with Zoro, a grim and mysterious teenage prisoner serving time for murder. He also learns to harness his unique intelligence and creativity and, 20 years later, these traits define Dean as a star comedian, while his time in jail is a secret threatening to resurface and tear his life apart.

The show stars Daniel Chen, Havtamo Farda and Guy Manster. Leshem is showrunner and Ben-Asher is writer-director.

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“Bad Boy,” the new drama from “Euphoria” creator Ron Leshem and writer Hagar Ben-Asher (“Dead Women Walking”), has been snapped up by Netflix internationally.

Inspired by a true story, “Bad Boy” tells the story of a young man called Dean who is held in a cruel juvenile detention facility where he befriends a teenager imprisoned for murder. Twenty years later Dean has left his past behind and become a successful comedian – and he’s determined to keep his youthful indiscretions a secret.

Leshem is showrunner on the series, which is written and directed by Ben-Asher. Daniel Chen, Havtamo Farda and Guy Manster star.

The eight-episode series is produced and co-financed by The North Road Company and Sipur, who serve as co-studios on the project, with Israeli Broadcaster Hot and Tedy Productions producing.

It will launch on Hot in Israel next year followed by 190 territories on Netflix.

Exclusive: Sony Pictures Television is expanding its relationship with Long Bright River author Liz Moore, acquiring her novels The God of the Woods and The Unseen World for series development.

Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty, who are executive producing Peacock’s Long Bright River limited series adaptation based on Moore’s novel as part of their exclusive first-look deal with Sony, are executive producing both projects.

The God of the Woods, currently on the New York Times bestseller list, was recently featured in the summer edition of The Fallon Book Club, where Tonight Show fans get to vote for their favorite summer book.

Set in the summer of 1975, The God of the Woods revolves around 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar who vanishes from the grounds of a summer camp owned by her own family. The timing of her disappearance is suspicious: just up the hill, at the family’s grand summer home,...

Peacock’s upcoming limited series adaptation of “Long Bright River” starring Amanda Seyfried has added six to its cast in recurring roles.

Dash Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Patch Darragh, and Perry Mattfeld have all joined the series.

They will appear alongside Seyfried and previously announced cast members Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson and John Doman.

Based on the book of the same name by Liz Moore, the series is described as a suspense thriller that tells the story of “Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”

Mihok will recur as Eddie, while Oldford will play Aura. Del Negro will play Simon, with Sansom Harris as Mrs. Mahon, Darragh as Sergeant Kevin Ahearn, and Mattfield as Paula.

Peacock’s limited suspense thriller Long Bright River, based on the New York Times bestseller by Liz Moore, has added six in recurring roles: Dash Mihok (Ray Donovan), Britne Oldford (Dead Ringers), Matthew Del Negro (City on a Hill), Harriet Sansom Harris (Hacks), Patch Darragh (Succession), and Perry Mattfeld (In the Dark).

Mihok plays Eddie, with Oldford as Aura, Del Negro as Simon, Harris as Mrs. Mahon, Darragh as Sergeant Kevin Ahearn, and Mattfeld as Paula. As previously announced, Amanda Seyfried and Nicholas Pinnock lead a cast, also featuring Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman.

The show follows Seyfried’s police officer, Mickey, as she patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

Nikki Toscano and Liz Moore are writing and exec producing, with Toscano serving as showrunner.

The upcoming Peacock series adaptation based on the Liz Moore novel “Long Bright River” has added three new series regulars, Variety has learned.

Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman have all joined the show alongside previously announced lead Amanda Seyfried as well as Nicholas Pinnock.

The series is described as a suspense thriller that “tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”

Cummings recently appeared in the Amazon epic spy series “Citadeal” and also starred in the AMC series “NOS4A2” and the 2019 feature “The Goldfinch.” Vinson previously appeared in the Syfy series “Chucky,” based on the “Child’s Play” franchise, and the 2023 film “Coup!” among other titles. Doman is known for his roles on shows like HBO’s “The Wire,...

Ashleigh Cummings (Citadel), Callum Vinson (Chucky), and John Doman (The Wire) have landed roles on Long Bright River, Peacock’s limited suspense thriller led by Amanda Seyfried and Nicholas Pinnock. No word yet on the characters they’ll be playing in this adaptation of Liz Moore’s same-name New York Times bestseller.

The show follows Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

Nikki Toscano and Liz Moore are writing and exec producing, with Toscano serving as showrunner. Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty and Amanda Lewis exec produce for Original Film, along with Amy Pascal for Pascal Pictures, Seyfried, and Russell Rothberg. Hagar Ben-Asher is directing and exec producing the first episode of the show which hails from Sony Pictures Television and UCP,...

Nicholas Pinnock has joined the cast of the Peacock limited series “Long Bright River,” Variety has learned.

Pinnock will star alongside previously announced series lead Amanda Seyfried in the show, which is based on the Liz Moore novel of the same name.

The series is described as a suspense thriller that “tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”

Pinnock will star as Truman Dawes.

Pinnock was most recently seen in the feature “The Book of Clarence” in the role of Jesus Christ opposite Lakeith Stanfield. He is also known for his roles in TV series such as “For Life,” “Top Boy,” “Django,” and “Counterpart.”

He is repped by Silver Lining Entertainment, Iag, Independent Talent Group in the UK,...

Nicholas Pinnock (The Book of Clarence) has been set for the male lead in Peacock’s limited series suspense thriller Long Bright River, Deadline has learned. He’s set to star opposite Amanda Seyfried, who will also serve as executive producer.

An adaptation of Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name, Long Bright River tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case. While Pinnock plays Truman Dawes, further character details are under wraps. The series hails from Sony Pictures Television and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group,

Nikki Toscano and Liz Moore will write and executive produce, with Toscano serving as showrunner. Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty and Amanda Lewis...

Amanda Seyfried to star in ‘Long Bright River’ (Photo Courtesy of Peacock)

Emmy winner Amanda Seyfried’s following up starring roles in The Dropout and The Crowded Room limited series with Peacock’s Long Bright River. Seyfried will also serve as an executive producer on the suspense thriller based on Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel.

Author Moore and Nikki Toscano (The Offer) are writing the limited series and will executive produce, along Pascal Pictures’ Amy Pascal and Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, and Amanda Lewis. Toscano is guiding the series as showrunner, and Hagar Ben-Asher (Dead Women Walking) is directing and executive producing the first episode.

“Long Bright River tells a story about the collective power of an underserved community,” said Liz Moore and Nikki Toscano. “We are thrilled that Amanda Seyfried will lead this series about how those initially perceived as victims can...

Amanda Seyfried – whose credits include The Dropout, Mank, You Should Have Left, Mamma Mia!, Big Love, Jennifer’s Body, Veronica Mars, the original Mean Girls, and much more – has signed on to star in the suspense thriller limited series Long Bright River for the Peacock streaming service. The series is based on Liz Moore’s bestselling novel of the same name, and Deadline reports that word of this project leaked out after Seyfried and Moore were spotted taking a ride-along with the 26th District Police in Philadelphia earlier this week.

Long Bright River will see Seyfried taking on the role of Mickey, a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

Moore’s novel (pick up a copy Here) has the following description: In a Philadelphia...

Amanda Seyfried is set to star in Peacock’s limited series adaptation of the Liz Moore novel “Long Bright River,” Variety has learned.

The series is described as a suspense thriller. Per the official logline, the show “tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”

Moore is adapting her book for the screen alongside Nikki Toscano, with both also serving as executive producers and Toscano serving as showrunner.

“’Long Bright River’ tells a story about the collective power of an underserved community,” said Moore and Toscano in a joint statement. “We are thrilled that Amanda Seyfried will lead this series about how those initially perceived as victims can band together to regain their power. Moore’s family history...

Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) is set to star in Long Bright River, a limited series for Peacock based on Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name.

She’ll also executive produce the series from Sony Pictures Television and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Word of the project leaked after Seyfried and Moore were spotted taking a ride-along with the 26th District Police in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Long Bright River is a suspense thriller that tells the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

Nikki Toscano and Moore write and executive produce, with Toscano serving as showrunner. Neal H. Moritz, PavunShetty and Amanda Lewis will executive produce for Original Film...

Exclusive: Kristin Jones is leaving The North Road Company, we can reveal.

Jones has been with Peter Chernin’s entertainment business as President of International Film and TV since its formation in April 2022, but is now set to exit.

North Road confirmed the veteran executive is leaving the company and added: “She will continue to serve as a producer on several North Road projects, including the highly anticipated series Bad Boy, by Euphoria creator Ron Leshem.”

Her departure comes after North Road last year hired former Showtime execs David Nevins, as CEO, and Amy Israel, as President of TV.

Jones had joined North Road after leaving AMC Networks International to launch the company’s London office alongside ex-Red Arrow Studios Chairman and CEO Jan Frouman, who is North Road’s President.

Her previous roles include AMC’s Executive VP of International Programming, consultant on the launch of free streamer Pluto TV,...

Bye-bye, Peak TV. After more than a decade of unprecedented production growth, the international television industry is bracing for an era of tighter budgets and more bean counting.

“Instead of subscriber growth at all costs, now the focus is on production and investment and getting the balance sheet right,” says Cathy Payne, CEO of Banijay Rights, the sales arm of the production giant behind reality TV hits Big Brother and high-end dramas Peaky Blinders and Black Mirror. “I hate using the phrase because everyone says it, but the focus now is on ‘fewer, better, bigger shows.’ ”

The variety of shows on offer at this year’s global TV market in Cannes, MIPCOM, suggests every buyer, at every budget, should find something to fill their slots. And while THR’s annual hot list of the market’s best new drama series ranges from a by-the-book NBC procedural to an erotic comedy...

At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, the mind behind the Israeli series that inspired HBO’s Euphoria, screenwriter Ron Leshem, visited Collider’s studio at the Cinema Center by Marbl to talk with Editor-in-chief Steve Weintraub about co-creating his latest series Bad Boy. Leshem joins series director and co-creator Hagar Ben-Asher to discuss bringing this true story to life and the creative liberties inspired by the man himself.

There must be something established right out of the gate about the drama series Bad Boy. It hails from the creator of Euphoria Ron Lesham, but it's important to specify that this is referring to the original series. In other words, don’t hold all the disastrous places where Sam Levinson’s remake ended up against this new story from him and his co-writer/creator Hagar Ben-Asher. This is even more important, considering that Bad Boy is quite good. Though there is still much more to experience, as only the first two episodes of the eight-episode series were shared for review, it already brings a refreshing degree of nuance to its story of a young kid who is sent to a juvenile detention facility. At its core, Bad Boy is a story about the stories we tell ourselves about our systems of “justice” and the ones those caught up in...

Exclusive: Euphoria creator Ron Leshem has shared the intriguing story behind buzzy Israeli drama Bad Boy, the first international co-production backed by Peter Chernin’s North Road.

Unveiled in March for Israeli network Hot, at which point it was described by Leshem as “the next Euphoria,” Bad Boy follows Dean, who is imprisoned in a cruel juvenile detention facility and bonds with Zoro, a grim and mysterious teenage prisoner serving time for murder. Dean learns to harness his unique intelligence and, 20 years later, these traits define him as a star comedian, while his time in jail is a secret threatening to resurface and tear his life apart.

Only six months passed between the show’s announcement and today’s TIFF premiere but Leshem said Bad Boy has been two decades in the making, harking back to his time as an investigative journalist when he was assigned to a story in a juvenile prison.

The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its Primetime program on Monday, which includes nine TV series that will be screening at the festival including new shows from filmmakers Lulu Wang, Shawn Levy and Steven Knight.

The Netflix limited series “All the Light We Cannot See,” directed and executive produced by Levy and written by Steven Knight based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, will have its world premiere at TIFF. The festival will also host the world premiere of “The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang’s new original series “Expats,” which is set to debut on Prime Video.

“This year’s Primetime programme is bigger than ever and gives audiences the exclusive and unmatched opportunity to celebrate the best new international series together, in cinema, on the big screen,” Anita Lee, TIFF Chief Programming Officer, said in a statement. “TIFF audiences will be the first to see the Prime Video series Expats...

The Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled its Primetime programme for 2023 which includes the world premieres of Bad Boy and All the Light We Cannot See.

“This year’s Primetime programme is bigger than ever and gives audiences the exclusive and unmatched opportunity to celebrate the best new international series together, in cinema, on the big screen,” says Anita Lee, TIFF Chief Programming Officer.

“TIFF audiences will be the first to see the Prime Video series Expats – Lulu Wang’s highly anticipated follow up to The Farewell, starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue and Ji-young Yo., a Pulitzer-Prize winning adaptation from Shawn Levy and Steven Knight, a high-octane Korean thriller, a brand new vision from the creator of Euphoria, an atypical love story between Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough, a contemporary Scandinavian tragedy, and three powerful Canadian series, all spotlighting underrepresented voices from an exciting new wave of storytellers.”

Primetime Programme Alice & Jack

Victor Levin,...

Selections include Fremantle sales title Alice & Jack with Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson; Netflix series All The Light We Cannot See from Shawn Levy and Steven Knight.

TIFF brass have announced the Primetime section, a nine-strong roster of series which includes Expats, Lulu Wang’s follow-up to The Farewell for Prime Video starring Nicole Kidman in the saga of a close-knit group of Hong Kong expatriates.

The selection includes Fremantle sales title Alice & Jack (UK) a Channel 4 romance from Victor Levin starring Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson; and All The Light We Cannot See (USA) from Shawn Levy and Steven Knight,...

World premieres of Netflix’s All the Light We Cannot See, Amazon’s Expats starring Nicole Kidman, and Euphoria creator Ron Leshem’s Hebrew-language drama Bad Boy were unveiled as part of the Toronto Film Festival’s Primetime program on Monday.

TIFF, making a big step up this year for the sidebar of international prestige TV series, will show the first two episodes of All the Light We Cannot See, a limited series starring Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie, written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) and directed by Shawn Levy (Stranger Things).

And The Farewell director Lulu Wang is returning to Toronto with Amazon’s Expats, with Kidman and Sarayu Blue in a drama about a group of close-knit women expatriates in Hong Kong. There’s also first looks for U.K. Channel Four’s Alice & Jack, a romantic comedy that stars Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough.

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Exclusive: Peter Chernin’s North Road Company has completed its first major international acquisition, Karga Seven Pictures, one of Turkey’s leading film and TV producers.

Istanbul and LA-based Karga Seven is best known for English-language period piece Rise of Empires: Ottoman and Turkish-language time travel drama Midnight at the Pera Palace, both of which were made for Netflix and reached number one in Turkey and charted on the streamer’s Global Top 10. The company also produces hit Turkish dramas such as Hekimoglu, adapted from the U.S. series House.

Financials were not disclosed.

Karga Seven received majority investment from Red Arrow back in 2015. North Road acquired Red Arrow’s U.S. assets last year in a deal pegged around $200M. This is a separate deal, which marks North Road’s biggest overseas investment yet.

Karga Seven’s founders, Emmy-nominated producers Sarah Wetherbee, Emre Sahin, and Kelly McPherson, will remain in leadership roles.

Exclusive: Red Skies, the Israeli drama that counts Euphoria and Shtisel execs behind it, has landed a renewal a month before the first season has launched.

Reshet 13 has made the bold move for an eight-part Season 2, with the first set to debut in mid-June. The series, which has backing from Len Blavatnik’s Access Entertainment, has been building momentum over recent months and had its world premiere in International Competition at Series Mania in March.

Red Skies is based on a best-selling novel from former Israeli Intelligence Officer Daniel Shinar and is set during the bloody Second Intifada period of 2000-2005, exploring events such as Israel’s Operation Defensive Shield in 2002. It follows the Israel-Palestine conflict through the eyes of two friends who are forced to choose sides and stars Maor Schweitzer (Valley of Tears), Amir Khoury (Fauda), Annie Shapero, Lihi Kornowski (Losing Alice), Alona Sa’ar, and Yaakov Zada Daniel...

Cannes — Burgeoning Israeli film-tv studio Sipur and cable channel Hot, behind the original versions of “In Treatment” and “Euphoria,” are introducing at MipTV “Everybody Loves…,” a new global dating reality format.

The news comes just days after France’s Mediawan Rights has pounced on international distribution of another Sipur format, “Hungry for Love,” and partners Sipur and MGM’s winning five Israeli Emmy Awards for chilling doc series “The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes.”

Tel Aviv-based Sipur has also moved into post on “Bad Boy,” a scripted series from Ron Leshem, creator of the original Israeli “Euphoria” and an exec producer on its U.S version.

All these moves mark further signs of growth at Sipur, driven by CEO Emilio Schenker. Formerly Tadmor Entertainment until its rebranding last July, it is quickly emerging as one of Israel’s fastest-growing film-tv studios, playing off unique international relationships, led by a first-look production-distribution deal with MGM,...

Peter Chernin’s North Road Co. has pacted with Israel’s Sipur production banner for the drama series “Bad Boy” from the creators and producers of the original “Euphoria.”

North Road and Sipur will partner on the production of the series from creator Ron Leshem and director Hagar Ben-Asher. Israel’s Hot platform and Tedy Productions are co-financing the series, which began production in January.

“The North Road team is thrilled to work with the incredibly talented Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben-Asher and the teams at Sipur, Hot and Tedy to bring this exceptionally compelling and poignant story to life and launch our promising foray into international co-productions,” said Kristin Jones, president of film and TV for North Road.

“We brought the next big project from the brilliant creative minds of Ron and Hagar to Peter Chernin’s highly impressive North Road team, which instantly recognized the project’s massive global potential,...

The North Road Company has inked a deal with the Israeli-based film and television company Sipur for “Bad Boy,” a drama series hailing from “Euphoria” creator Ron Leshem and director Hagar Ben-Asher.

The crime drama series, which began principal photography in January, follows Dean, a successful comedian whose stint in a juvenile detention facility as a teenage threatens to shatter his career and life when information regarding his past resurfaces. While in jail, as Dean bonded with a mysterious teenager convicted of murder, he learned to harness his creativity and intelligence — traits Dean still holds with him years later.

The collaboration marks North Road’s first international co-studio deal since its formal launch in July 2022, and North Road and Sipur, formerly Tadmor Entertainment, are co-financing the series alongside Israeli platform Hot and Tedy Productions.

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