Jordan Peele News

OWN Expands the Network's Podcast Slate with OPRAH'S MASTER CLASS

Expanding on the popular podcast “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations,” OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it will launch the podcast version of its Emmy-nominated series “Oprah's Master Class” on Apple Podcasts. A sneak preview of the podcast featuring actor and producer Dwayne Johnson is available today, July 17, and the podcast will officially debut on Thursday, July 19 with hip-hop innovator and entrepreneur Jay-Z. Each week, the podcast will feature previously aired content from the television series' most popular interviews with the most respected and renowned actors, musicians, public figures and athletes sharing their greatest life lessons in their own words.

The Last O.G. continues to be a breakout success since the series' debut on the #1 comedy network that set a new record as cable's biggest comedy premiere since 2015. Additionally, the network's newest original became 2018's #1 cable comedy show among all cable comedies this year, reaching a multiplatform audience of more than 42 million viewers across TBS' linear, digital, mobile and on-demand platforms. In the backdrop of both its audience and critical acclaim and ongoing ratings success, the network also quietly won big with The Last O.G., by pioneering a new direct-to-consumer marketing model with 'social good' driven initiatives. The innovative campaign, initially kicked off in November 2017, spanned the entire on-air run of the series and 'gave back' directly to local communities, while setting another record as TBS' biggest 'pro-social' marketing campaign for a scripted series.

YouTube Orders New Comedy WEIRD CITY from Jordan Peele and Charlie Sanders

YouTube has given a straight-to-series order for WEIRD CITY, a half-hour comedic sci-fi anthology co-created by Academy Award and Emmy Award winning writer Jordan Peele and Emmy Award nominated writer Charlie Sanders (Key and Peele). The six-episode series will debut exclusively on YouTube Premium in 2019. Emmy winner Adam Bernstein (Fargo, Scrubs, 30 Rock) is set to direct the first two episodes.

“Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast will feature an all-new interview with Peabody and Emmy-winning journalist, producer, and bestselling author Maria Shriver. The interview will be available on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) and other podcast platforms beginning Monday, June 25. The second part of the podcast interview will be available beginning Wednesday, June 27. Full video from the podcast interview will be available on Sunday, June 24 via Facebook Watch on the SuperSoul Facebook platform at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET.

The dates for the 34th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) have been announced: January 30 – February 9, 2019. Official festival screenings and related events will be held throughout Santa Barbara, including the Arlington and Lobero Theatres.

FBE (Fine Brothers Entertainment), an award-winning media company and studio that creates programming for a global audience across digital and traditional platforms, announces it has entered into television development and co-production deals with partners including Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment, Kinetic Content, and Sonar Entertainment.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air a special featuring a conversation between Oprah Winfrey and Tom Brady, “Quarterback Tom Brady On Legacy & Longevity,” on Sunday, June 17 at 11 a.m. PT/ET. The interview will also be available on “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast available on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) and other podcast platforms beginning Monday, June 18. Part two of the podcast interview will be available on Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms beginning Wednesday, June 20. Check out a preview below!

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the upcoming programing slate for “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast. Guests include five-time Super Bowl Quarterback Tom Brady, Grammy Award-winning musician will.i.am, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Maria Shriver and former New Orleans Mayor and author Mitch Landrieu. Podcast interviews will be available on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) (and other podcast platforms) and full video from the interview will also be available via Facebook Watch on the SuperSoul Facebook platform (facebook.com/SuperSoulSunday).

Nick Kroll Announces Two New Characters to Join BIG MOUTH Season 2

According to Variety, Amazon has given a straight-to-series order to a new drama, The Hunt, from executive producer Jordan Peele.

Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Jordan Peele, caught the attention of movie fans everywhere this week as he tweeted the title and release date for his hotly anticipated follow-up to the hit thriller, Get Out.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tiffany Haddish and Harrison Ford are joining the cast of The Secret Life of Pets 2.

According to Variety, TBS today has renewed SEARCH PARTY and THE LAST O.G. for new seasons. SEARCH PARTY is currently in its second season on the network, and THE LAST O.G. recently premiered to high critical acclaim. Read more about it from Variety here!

In her new film, I Feel Pretty, comedian Amy Schumer takes on the complicated issue of body image. Oprah Winfrey says the movie is right on the mark'. Listen to the full conversation on a new episode of Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations podcast, available on ApplePodcasts.com/Oprah on Monday, April 23. For more on #SuperSoul Conversations, visit Oprah.com.

Adding to its roster of elite talent relationships, global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) today announced a multiyear television deal with producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Two and a Half Men) to create scripted programming for the studio through their Tannenbaum Company production banner.

Oprah Winfrey hosts 'Oprah's Super Soul Conversations,' a live event featuring inspiring thought leaders, modern day influencers and social GAME CHANGERS as they discuss the current climate in our culture. Lin-Manuel Miranda recently sat down with the media icon as part of the series at the historic Apollo Theater in New York City. See their full chat below!

According to Variety, Tiffany Haddish is set to executive produce a comedy series in development at HBO. The project is currently titled “Unsubscribed' described as an examination of female blackness, beauty, and identity through a behind-the-scenes look at the Instagram hustle.

He's back! TBS' The Last O.G. starring Tracy Morgan, Tiffany Haddish and executive produced by Jordan Peele has claimed cable's top comedy slot with Tuesday's premiere generating 1.8M total viewers and 882K 18-49 viewers in Live + Same Day and is expected to hit a Live +7 projection of 1.252M. The series is tracking as #1 among all cable comedies this year, including premium services. This marks the biggest cable comedy premiere since 2016, the largest scripted cable comedy premiere since 2015, and the strongest TBS original debut ever. More than 6.9M total viewers (3.3M 18-49) tuned into the show over a three-night, five-telecast launch on TBS and TNT following the NCAA Final Four tournament.