Piers Morgan has lamented the rise of AI-generated clips of him ranting on topical subjects. In an interview at SXSW London, Morgan revealed that his own mother was unable to spot that a viral video of the YouTube presenter was in fact a deepfake. Morgan’s likeness is now regularly being imitated on social media, where […]

Neon CEO Tom Quinn has heralded the success of Backrooms and Obsession, saying the films show “there’s a younger generation here that’s willing to walk away from their phone.” Quinn said the box office breakouts were “incredible” for the industry, and he equated it to a Blair Witch Project-style moment. He also claimed some credit […]

EXCLUSIVE: Love is Blind: UK stars have complained that welfare workers on the Netflix series are not sufficiently independent from producers to act in the best interests of participants. Catherine Richards and Jake Singleton-Hill, who both featured in Season 1 of Love is Blind: UK, raised questions about their experience, adding to a growing conversation […]

EXCLUSIVE: Victoria Derbyshire, one of the BBC’s most prominent news presenters, was the subject of a workplace conduct investigation over her interactions with multiple colleagues. Deadline understands that the BAFTA-winning Newsnight host faced a number of complaints following the completion of the BBC’s 2025 workplace culture review, which encouraged staff to call out alleged misconduct.  […]

EXCLUSIVE: Elysian Film Group Distribution Limited, the distribution arm of Danny Perkins’ UK film company, is being liquidated. Elysian Film Group Distribution, which launched in 2020 with backing from CAA, is now the subject of a formal insolvency process. Perkins’ production company, Elysian Film Group, will continue trading. FRP Advisory, a financial advisory firm, has […]

EXCLUSIVE: The British Film Institute lobbied ministers to request that the UK’s film and TV business not be included in any trade deal signed with U.S. President Donald Trump. The BFI sent the British Foreign Office a policy document in May 2025 outlining why including the screen industries in any trade agreement would cause “fundamental […]

The BBC has announced Rhodri Talfan Davies as its deputy director general. The British national broadcaster said Talfan Davies, the director of nations, had been appointed after an internal recruitment process. He was widely tipped for the role after spending a number of weeks as caretaker director general when Tim Davie stepped down earlier in […]

House may have ended more than a decade ago, but Hugh Laurie is still prepared to do battle for the beloved Fox series. Janet Murray, a British journalist, went viral on X/Twitter over the weekend when she penned a review of House, in which she argued that the medical drama has the “same narrative every […]

They say never drink and post, but it appears that Hugh Laurie missed the memo. The British actor has confessed to being “very slightly drunk” when he sent a waspish response to a journalist, who had written a disobliging review of House after watching the Fox series for the first time. Janet Murray, a British […]

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s new director general has revealed that he plans to use data to improve impartiality, and has warned that iPlayer is not doing a good enough job of showcasing the corporation’s content. In his first address to staff on his second day in office, former Google executive Matt Brittin said that he wanted […]

EXCLUSIVE: The self-proclaimed “greatest detective in the world” is about to get his latest screen incarnation. Deadline can reveal that the BBC has committed to reimagining Hercule Poirot in a major television series based on the beloved novels of Agatha Christie. Sources said the British broadcaster secured the adaptation in a highly competitive situation, with […]

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline brought you news last month that HBO was recasting Ginny Weasley for Season 2 of the Harry Potter series. Now, we hear that another desirable role is up for grabs in the eagerly anticipated TV show. Sources said Harry Potter casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann are out to agents as they […]