Lesley Goldberg
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Searching for a good summer read? @theankler.bsky.social has you covered with recommendations from 100 movers and shakers theankler.com/100-notables...
100 Notables’ Summer Book Picks: Kathy Kennedy, Neal Mohan, Zohran Mamdani, Triple H & More - The Ankler
Stars, creators, politicos and power players reveal what they’re reading — and you should too
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After five seasons and many Emmys, 'Hacks' has ended its run. Lesley Goldberg caught up with creators/showrunners Jen Statsky and Lucia Aniello about the 'Hacks' spinoffs they’d love to make and what’s coming next instead - mrf.lu/MgZN
Call @snoodit.bsky.social impatient but what’s taking Amazon’s Peter Friedlander so long to find his second in command? Lesley Goldberg assesses the frontrunners to be his top lieutenant theankler.com/tv-in-3-amaz...
TV in 3: Amazon Search for Friedlander's No. 2 Narrows - The Ankler
A new frontrunner emerges. Plus: Jeff Fager on Bari Weiss' 60 Minutes pick and Hacks showrunners talk AI & goodbye
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Apple has a new CEO and Hollywood has some big questions about the future of its TV division theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-ap...
TV in 3: Apple’s New CEO, Hollywood’s Big Questions
As John Ternus takes over, agents, execs and creatives ask what’s next for the spendy, still-unprofitable streamer
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The great Courtney Kemp opens up for the first time about Netflix's #Nemesis and the hero cop narrative, the "rollercoaster" state of DEI and her franchise-forward approach to development theankler.com/p/courtney-k...
Courtney Kemp’s New Showrunner Math: Budget, Franchise, Repeat
The star producer breaks down how the TV market shifted as she went from Starz juggernaut ‘Power’ to Netflix’s ‘Nemesis’
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A24's TV division is having a moment with three shows launching this week alone (Beef, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Euphoria). How the nimble indie is reshaping TV, via @theankler.com: theankler.com/p/a24s-speed...
A24’s Speed, Spend & Bidding Wars Reshape TV — Forcing Rivals to Pay Up
Fast deals and creator-friendly terms make the studio a favorite among agents, and a headache for everyone else
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The prolific David E. Kelley is marking his *40th* year as a TV writer in 2026 by finally collaborating with Michelle Pfeiffer and venturing into unscripted as he shows absolutely no signs — at age 70 — of slowing down. My latest for @theankler.com: theankler.com/p/david-e-ke...
David E. Kelley at 70: Still Chasing the ‘Scream Inside’
On 40 years in TV, Michelle Pfeiffer and his warning that ‘executives are not letting storytellers be storytellers.’ Plus: two new projects revealed
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#Robocop is being picked up to series at Amazon, as the streamer remains committed to producing 50 episodes of #LOTR. That and much more from me about Peter Friedlander's New Amazon theankler.com/p/why-is-pet... @theankler.com
Peter Friedlander Is Remaking Amazon TV. What’s Taking So Long?
‘People are mystified’ six months in about the agenda, as agents grow restless for the streamer to start buying again
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Creator R. Scott Gemmill says ‘The Pitt’ ICE episode was written to feel current. Now he calls it “tame” compared to reality. He tells @snoodit.bsky.social why the story hits differently after recent events and what it says about ER strain theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-da...
Fun fact: Craig Erwich, who made the call to pass, now oversees Disney's TV studios and now has control of if #Buffy: New Sunnydale is shopped or not — and if it ever gets rebooted again.
Lesley Goldberg@snoodit.bsky.social · 5mo agoMy latest for @theankler.com: Who slayed the #Buffy reboot — and why. Plus Disney responds to the backlash: theankler.com/p/who-slayed...
My latest for @theankler.com: Who slayed the #Buffy reboot — and why. Plus Disney responds to the backlash: theankler.com/p/who-slayed...
Who Slayed the ‘Buffy’ Reboot — and Why
I reveal the doomed pilot’s budget, its ‘failure to launch’ and the internal Hulu drama that sank it
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After 'Whiskey Cavalier' was canceled, @vdoozer.bsky.social says he questioned his voice as a creator. The 'Ted Lasso' co-creator is now back on a hot streak with multiple series in the works. @snoodit.bsky.social talks with him about the comeback: theankler.com/p/bill-lawre...
Paramount acquiring Warner Bros. has Hollywood asking hard questions about jobs, streaming survival and even the company’s new name. “It’s going to be worse than you think,” one longtime exec tells @snoodit.bsky.social, who lays out 10 key questions and predictions theankler.com/p/10-burning...
Capping off 2025 with a look ahead at 20 shows with big stakes coming in 2026: theankler.com/p/what-makes...
What Makes a Hit in ’26? These 20 Buzzy New Series Bet on the Answer
Stars, sequels, and more from Ryan Murphy, Taylor Sheridan are set to test the market
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Capping off 2025 with a look ahead at 20 shows with big stakes coming in 2026: theankler.com/p/what-makes...
What Makes a Hit in ’26? These 20 Buzzy New Series Bet on the Answer
Stars, sequels, and more from Ryan Murphy, Taylor Sheridan are set to test the market
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Your TV what to watch guide for the holiday break, as determined by 28 executives who make it theankler.com/p/28-top-exe...
28 Top Execs Recommend the Best TV Series to Binge Over the Holidays
From Frances Berwick to Francesca Orsi: C-suiters reveal the can’t-miss shows they can’t stop watching (even from competitors)
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Heated Rivalry and Pluribus are probably THE two shows of the moment, and they're both deeply queer, and yet I keep hearing America doesn't want these stories?? So, I guess we need to turn to Canadians and Vince Gilligan to get our fix!
The question of whether Heated Rivalry can win Emmys is actually far more complicated than I ever expected — but don't give up hope yet! Huge thanks to @memles.bsky.social for inspiring this piece and giving expert Canadian TV guidance
I Think ‘Heated Rivalry’ Deserves Emmy Recognition — Too Bad About This Catch
The breakout drama, streaming on HBO Max and Canada’s Crave, might be put in the penalty box for TV’s biggest awards
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The success of #HeatedRivalry has done wonders for Crave and its parent, Bell Media: "There was a bit of a legacy in Canada of, ‘We’re just honored you wanted our show. We wanted to get over that. theankler.com/p/why-bell-m...
Why Bell Media Execs Went All in on ‘Heated Rivalry’ — and How the Bet Paid Off
CEO Sean Cohan and VP content Justin Stockman on how the gay hockey drama scored globally and without financial partners: ‘We kept ponying up until we owned it’
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008. Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Obsessed with #HeatedRivalry? Me too! I spoke with the showrunner about what U.S. buyers can learn from its success: "The surprise is that the horniness works because of the intimacy and not because of it being just endlessly titillating." theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-hb...
TV in 3: HBO’s Horny Hockey Hunks Go Viral; CBS’ Showrunner Scramble
Plus: Starz’s Shohei Otani home run
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“It’s a very disruptive move but it will also disrupt them": My latest on a potential WB-Netflix deal for @theankler.com theankler.com/p/12-c-suite...
12 C-Suite Execs on the ‘Existential’ Fallout of a Warners Deal and the ‘Least Bad’ Outcome
Private whispers about why the acquisition could be as destabilizing for the buyer as it is for the rest of Hollywood
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What happens if Netflix Bros. decides to make all WBTV programming exclusive to its platform? That and many, many more questions about today's game-changing deal for @theankler.com
5 Burning Qs: What The Netflix-Warners Bombshell Means for Creatives, Execs & Shows
The deal would put showrunners, revered execs and piles of priceless IP under one roof, and it’s going to be messy
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The Ankler team is LIVE right now reacting to Netflix's deal to acquire Warner Bros. and what it'll mean for the entertainment industry: theankler.com/live-stream/...
LIVE NOW: Netflix-WBD: Panic, Chaos, Plan
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This week for @theankler.com: #StrangerThings did 60M views over five days. A 99-year-old parade did half that in just three hours. Plus the launch of 'Showrunner Sessions' featuring The Diplomat's Debora Cahn! theankler.com/p/why-34-mil...
Why 34 Million Tuned In: Secrets Behind NBC’s Thanksgiving Ratings Shocker
EVP Jen Neal unpacks the strategy behind ‘our entertainment Super Bowl.’ Plus: my ‘Showrunner Sessions’ with 'Diplomat’ creator Debora Cahn
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This week for @theankler.com: A deep dive into the business of holiday programming theankler.com/p/the-ruthle...
The Ruthless Biz of TV Holiday Movies: Lots of Joy — But ‘They Want Snow for Free’
The Grinch brings fewer films on tighter budgets, but for writers, the pay can feel like Christmas morning: ‘Sometimes money floats down from the heavens’
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Scoop: Netflix considered a weekly drop for the final season of #StrangerThings before moving to a three-part holiday release for one of its signature hits. That and more this week for @theankler.com --> theankler.com/p/turkey-nfl...
Turkey, NFL & ‘Stranger Things’: Netflix Holiday Stunt Overrides Duffers’ Push for Weekly
SCOOP: What the creators wanted as industry insiders spill on the final-season strategy and the streamer’s new openness to moving beyond the binge
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For The Ringer, I wrote about the best TV coaching trees, from series that did the best job of finding and nurturing writers and/or directors who would go on to make great shows of their own:
Which TV Show Has the Best Coaching Tree?
Vince Gilligan is eternal proof of the strength of the ‘X-Files’ writers room. But frankly, that room has a ton of competition across television history.
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Miss me breaking down the big TV news of the week? Look no further! I'm back with another weekly column launching today at @theankler.com! Check out the first installment of TV in 3 Acts --> theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-ac...
TV in 3 Acts: ‘Mad Men’ Returns, ‘Poker Face’ Folds, More Paramount Carnage
My new weekly wrap on the small-screen headlines worth your time
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