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Deadline has launched the streaming site for Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted, its annual panel extravaganza that this past weekend showcased the casts and creatives behind 22 of the year's buzziest small-screen nonfiction series and documentaries. Click here to launch the streaming site…

The Daily Show has had a busy six months after host Trevor Noah surprised everyone by announcing he was stepping down after seven years. Noah's last show was in December, and the Comedy Central series has shaken up the format with a revolving chair of guest hosts including the likes of Chelsea…

The 1619 Project, according to one description, "illuminates the legacy of slavery in the contemporary United States, and highlights the contributions of Black Americans to every aspect of American society." Nothing controversial there, right? Wrong. The initiative, which originated with a New York Ti…

Soccer great Carli Lloyd definitely questioned her decision when she arrived for the filming of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test for Fox. There wasn’t any time to prepare for the extreme heat and effort required to perform quasi-military training exercises for the entertainment of TV viewers…

With 15 seasons under its belt, RuPaul’s Drag Race doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon. “We’ll be doing these interviews when it’s RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 72,” joked Season 15 queen Mistress Isabelle Brooks, who was joined on Deadline's Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted…

In celebration of Norman Lear's 100th birthday, executive producers Brent Miller and David Jammy were tasked with putting together the event of the century that would live on in the ABC documentary Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter. No small feat when you're honoring a titan of television…

In Hollywood history, no Oscar-winning couple has earned greater admiration than Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The actors who were married for 50 years before Newman's death in 2008 are the subject of the six-part CNN Films/HBO Max documentary series The Last Movie Stars, directed by Ethan Hawke…

Late Night With Seth Meyers has been on a roll lately including landing Meyers his first Primetime Emmy nomination last year in the TV Talk Show category. It wasn't his first dance with Emmy, as he now has a total of 29 nominations including several for writing (including a win for co-penning a Saturday Ni…

Brooke Sheilds takes control of the narrative by sharing her story in her own words in the Hulu documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, from director Lana Wilson. From Matador Content and BedBy8 for ABC News Studio, the film follows Shields from her early years as a blossoming model and actress to…

In Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, the show's star, along with his producer the renowned director Darren Aronofsky, offers viewers tips on different ways humans can learn to live longer by taking up some pretty harrowing challenges. In National Geographic’s six-episode series airing on Disney+, Hemsworth…

Few authors have established as powerful a bond with their fans as Judy Blume. That incredible connection first manifested with the publication of her debut novel for young adults, 1970's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, which shattered taboos by candidly addressing subjects like menstruation and…

In 1991, director Alek Keshishian came out with one of the most acclaimed and successful music-themed documentaries of all time, Madonna: Truth or Dare. More than three decades later, he explores the experience of another pop star and actress in his Apple TV+ documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind…