Today just got much more exciting for fans of Netflix’s hit manga adaptation, BET, as the 60% Rotten Tomatoes series just scored a Season 2 renewal. Created and developed by Warrior Nun’s Simon Barry, the teen drama premiered on Thursday, May 15, with all ten episodes of the first season released simultaneously. Upon its release, it debuted as the ninth-biggest show in its first week, … Continue reading ‘BET’ Renewed for Season 2!!
Adapting manga and anime series into live-action is always tricky, but it can immensely pay off if fans warm up to it. Today, Netflix is rolling out the first trailer for Bet, a new series that brings another manga story to life. The story centers around a girl named Yumeko (Miku Martineau) who enters the gambling underworld of a boarding school for elite students while … Continue reading ‘Bet’ Trailer for Netflix’s New Live-Action Manga Adaptation!! Check It Out!!
Deon Cole (black-ish, The Harder They Fall) has signed on to lead upcoming BET+ original series Average Joe, which will hail from Robb Cullen (Cop Out) and McG (Charlie’s Angels). Deadline was the first to report the news. The series has a cast contingent script-to-series order, which means that the series (not just a pilot) will be ordered once some top names sign on to … Continue reading ‘Average Joe’: Deon Cole to Lead New BET+ Series!!
When you fire up the streaming service CBS All Access later this year, it might look very different—it might even have a different name. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish confirmed on an earnings call on Thursday that the streaming service will undergo a rebranding as it expands to include more of the parent company’s cable brands and library programming, with a relaunch planned for later this … Continue reading CBS All Access Set to Undergo a Rebranding!!
If you work in this industry long enough, you’ll see how cyclical it can be. Case in point, today’s announcement that CBS and Viacom have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, creating a combined company with more than $28 billion in revenue. The new entity, known as ViacomCBS Inc., will be led by Bob Bakish as President and CEO, with … Continue reading CBS and Viacom to Merge Once Again!!!
