News from Deadline - May 20, 2025

‘House Of The Dragon’s Milly Alcock Questioned Her Acting Abilities After A Higher-Up Told Her She Was Getting An Acting Coach After One Day On Set
House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock questioned her acting abilities after she was told she was getting an acting coach. Alcock played the younger version of Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO drama series and Game of Thrones prequel. While...
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2025 Sports Emmys Winners List: Lady Gaga, Charles Barkley, Peyton Manning & More
The 2025 Sports Emmys recognize excellence in sports television coverage. Roy Wood Jr. hosted the ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, May 20, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. During the award show,...
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‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Concludes Series With Dangerous Final Case & Heartfelt Sendoff
SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the FBI: Most Wanted series finale. Tonight’s episode of CBS’ FBI: Most Wanted was an action-packed farewell for the series, wrapping up its six-season run following the show’s shocking cancellation announced...
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‘The Voice’ Season 27 Winner Crowned On NBC
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the winner of The Voice Season 27. After blind auditions, battles, knockouts, playoffs, and live shows, the winner of The Voice Season 27 was finally revealed. John Legend, Michael Bublé, Kelsea Ballerini, and...
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Former Kennedy Center President Decries Trump Team’s “Malicious Attempt To Distort The Facts” About Finances During Her Tenure
When President Donald Trump hosted the board of the Kennedy Center at the White House on Monday night, the adviser he selected to lead the institution, Ric Grenell, spoke briefly of what he characterized as a “fraud” in the way...
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Sterling K. Brown’s ‘Washington Black’ Limited Series Gets Premiere Date At Hulu
Hulu has set a July premiere date for Washington Black, the Sterling K. Brown-fronted adaptation of Esi Edugyan’s novel. The series, which received a straight-to-series order, will launch with all eight episodes on Wednesday, July 23 on Hulu in the...
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Live Nation Adds Trump Confidant, Kennedy Center Head Richard Grenell To Board Amid DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit
Giant Live Nation has named Richard Grenell, an close confidant and ally of President Donald Trump recently in the headlines for slamming Les Misérables actors and Lin Manuel Miranda, to its board of directors. The ticketing and concert promotion juggernaut...
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Cannes Film Festival 2025: Read All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is past its midpoint after Leave One Day by first-time French filmmaker Amelie Bonnin served as the opening-night pic. This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres including Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme starring Benicio del...
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Chiwetel Ejiofor & Cristin Milioti Eyed To Star In ‘The Backrooms’ At A24
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Cristin Milioti are in talks to star in The Backrooms, A24’s sci-fi horror flick based on the viral series of found-footage videos from Kane Parsons, Deadline can confirm. Reps for the studio declined to comment. No word...
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Mario Martone’s ‘Fuori’ With Valeria Golino Gets 7½-Minute Ovation At Cannes Premiere
Mario Martone’s Cannes Film Festival Competition title Fuori had its world premiere Tuesday night at the Lumière Theater, earning a 7 1/2–minute ovation. From a script by Ippolita Di Majo and Martone, and starring Valeria Golino as writer Goliarda Sapienza,...
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