Erik has been a full-time journalist in Los Angeles for more than 35 years, the past 29 covering Hollywood. Before joining Deadline in 2013, he spent nearly 17 years at The Hollywood Reporter, rising to managing editor. He also wrote about music for THR; did hundreds of concert and TV reviews; covered such events as the Cannes Film Festival, NATPE and MIFED; and worked closely with the web team. Before that he was a cities editor at The Orange County Register after serving as managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily Commerce.
The roster covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting throughout 2025, including many still listed as TBA (to be announced). It includes series premieres and season debuts, shows returning from hiatus and some one-offs such as live sports and awards shows but not movies or…
UPDATED with latest:Emmy season is upon us, and film awards aren’t all that far behind — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise.
Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead. Check back often for updates.
August
5: VMA nominations
7: Critics Choice Super…
Kelley Mack, who recurred on The Walking Dead and had roles in several films, TV series and commercials, died August 2 of glioma in Cincinnati, her family said. She was 33.
Mack played Addy in five Season 9 episodes of AMC’s The Walking Dead in 2018-19. In that season’s finale, she and 10 other…
More than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America West and East, including no shortage of heavy hitters, have signed the union’s open letter decrying the Trump administration’s “recent threats to the free press.”
“We are members of the Writers Guild of America who speak with one voice to…
“What do you say to people who say you only play yourself?” the cynical young woman asks the movie star. “You know how difficult it is to be yourself?” he replies. “You try it.”
Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix’s Jay Kelly, the Venice-bound film from Noah Baumbach starring George…
The Location Managers Guild International has pinpointed the recipient of its 2025 Eva Monley Award: Kevin Costner.
The two-time Oscar winner will be feted August 23 during the 12th annual LMGI Awards at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
The Eva Monley Award is given to an…
Matthew Loeb has been running the 150,000-plus-strong IATSE for 17 years, and he’s going to add to that total. The labor union has re-elected Loeb, who ran unopposed, as president for a fourth full term.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees late Thursday also re-elected its…
The WGA has typed up the timeline for its 78th annual Writers Guild Awards.
The guild said in June that its usual dual ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York will be held on Sunday, March 8 — a week before the Oscars — at the JW Marriott and Edison Ballroom, respectively. Today it revealed…
Don Zimmerman, a veteran film editor who scored an Oscar nom for Coming Home and worked on dozens of other movies including Being There, The Prince of Tides, Night at the Museum and two Rocky sequels, died July 24 of acute myeloid leukemia at his Studio City home. He was 81.
American Cinema…
Chris Willingham, who won three Emmys as editor of Fox’s 24, worked on such hit shows as The X-Files and Millennium and was Stephen J. Cannell’s go-to cutter on series ranging from The A-Team and Hunter to 21 Jump Street, has died. He was 74.
A rep for his family said he died June 28 of a heart…
UPDATED, 1:03 PM: Quiet on the set — we have an announcement: The 78th annual DGA Awards is set for Saturday, February 7, at the Beverly Hilton.
The Directors Guild of America on July 24 released its full timeline and category list for the 2026 ceremony, which will celebrate the artistry and…