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Erik Pedersen
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Erik has been a full-time journalist in Los Angeles for more than 35 years, the past 27 covering Hollywood. Before joining Deadline in 2013, he spent nearly 17 years at The Hollywood Reporter, rising to managing editor. He also wrote about music for THR; did hundreds of concert and TV reviews; covered such events as the Cannes Film Festival, NATPE and MIFED; and worked closely with the web team. Before that he was a cities editor at The Orange County Register after serving as managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily Commerce.
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2024-25 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
UPDATED with latest: The Emmys and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise.
Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we cruise into Oscar season. Check back often for updates.
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Firelight Media Sets Documentary Lab Fellows For 2024-26
EXCLUSIVE:Â Firelight Media today revealed Fellows for its flagship 18-month mentoring program, the Firelight Documentary Lab. See the list of mentees and their projects below.
The new class’ projects include stories of Palestinian families attempting to rebuild ordinary lives in the midst of…
Renewed TV Series 2024: A Photo Gallery
Is your favorite TV show coming back for another season? To find out, click through Deadline’s 2024 list of series renewals, which covers broadcast, cable and streaming. We update this list often, so check back to see which comedy, drama, reality, docuseries, animation and other programs have been given new seasons so…
2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Midseason is the new fall.
As Hollywood and the broader industry continue to recover from the debilitating dual actors and writers strikes, the 2024 television landscape is coming into focus. All of the broadcast networks have set return dates for most of their shows, but there’s no usual Premiere…
Tony Todd Dies: ‘Candyman’ Star Whose Hundreds Of Credits Include ‘Final Destination’ Films & ‘Platoon’ Was 69
Tony Todd, an actor who played the killer in Candyman and appeared in the Final Destination franchise and Platoon among more than 240 film and TV credits spanning 40 years, died November 6 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69.
His reps confirmed the news to Deadline but did not provide a cause of…
Mountain Fire Destroys 130+ Structures North Of Los Angeles; Thousands Evacuated As Governor Declares State Of Emergency; 7% Containment – Update
2ND UPDATE, 1:15 PM: The Mountain Fire north of Los Angeles continues to grow in the hills northeast of Los Angeles. As of Friday morning, Cal Fire reported more than 20,630 acres burned with only 7% containment. At least 132 structures have been destroyed by the flames and nearly 90 others damaged.…
Grammy Nominations: Beyoncé Leads Field With 11 Including Album, Song & Record Of The Year Along With Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter & Billie Eilish – Full List
UPDATED with details and full list: The nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards were revealed Friday morning, and the list is packed with big names. Beyoncé tops the field with 11 noms including Album, Song and Record of the Year, bringing her career total to 99.
Also vying in all three of those marquee…
‘Anora’ Star Mikey Madison Set For Palm Springs Film Festival’s Breakthrough Performance Award
EXCLUSIVE: Mikey Madison will collect some hardware in the Southern California desert early next year. The Anora star is set to receive the Breakthrough Performance Award at the 2025 Palm Springs Film Festival.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ & ‘Blitz’ Top Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations
Emilia Pérez leads the 2024 nominees for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, which honor scores and songs in film and other visual media categories. Blitz is next with three, followed by The Wild Robot, Moana 2, and Wicked with two each. See the full list below.
Among the nominees are such hitmakers…
Brian Williams Leads Prime Video’s First Live Election Night Special – Watch The Cold Open
Brian Williams is back on the news beat.
The former NBC News and MSNBC anchor is hosting Election Night Live, Prime Video’s first crack at live coverage of a breaking-news event. Originating from Amazon’s Culver City studio, the multi-hour, ad-supported special kicked off at 2 p.m. PT — watch the…
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Jonathan Haze Dies: Seymour In Original ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ & Longtime Roger Corman Collaborator Was 95
Jonathan Haze, who originated the Seymour role in cult classic 1960 horror comedy The Little Shop of Horrors during a long collaboration with its director Roger Corman, has died. He was 95.
His daughter, Rebecca Haze, told Deadline that he died peacefully of natural causes on November 2 at his home…
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