Look Back & Look Ahead

Even though there’s still $2 billion-$3 billion missing in the post-Covid domestic box office, there was plenty to be thankful for in 2024, which is coming in at an estimated $8.72B, off 3% from 2023’s $9B. That figure is factored from Comscore and Deadline calculations. First of all, many were…

Happy New Year! As the Deadline team gears up for another busy and discovery-filled 12 months on the global film festival circuit, here is our annual (non-exhaustive) list of U.S. and international movies we expect to see on the way. While we scored better than an 80% strike rate for 2024, this year's…

The coming 12 months will be huge for the international entertainment landscape, with change certain on multiple fronts. Here, our overseas team make some bold predictions for 2025. A New Entertainment Giant Is Born ‘The Traitors’ Season…

Even a casual market watcher knows that 2024 on Wall Street was defined by a spectacular rise in tech stock valuations. Tech also helped the entertainment sector overcome many of its challenges, dominating the list of the calendar year’s biggest percentage gainers. Reddit, Spotify and Netflix may…

The domestic box office is bound to do around $9 billion in 2025, roughly $300 million more than 2024’s estimated final figure of $8.7 billion. If so, it will be the second time that U.S.-Canada ticket sales hit that threshold post-Covid after 2023’s domestic tally of $9 billion. ComScore reports…

The past year, 2024, was supposed to be a big audience uplift for major cable news networks: a presidential election, with proven ratings-getter Donald Trump as one of the major players. While Fox News, MSNBC and CNN did see a rise in ratings, the latter two networks saw big post-election drop-offs…

As 2024 draws to a close, Deadline's film critics have each chosen their Top 3 international movies of the year. A trio of those selected recently made the International Feature Oscar shortlist — though not all titles below were put forth by their country of origin. Overall, as Deadline's Awards…

We've had elections, high-minded dramas, down-and-dirty comedies and more filling our screens in 2024, but somehow when a Christmas tree-transfixed Otis Heiss (Klaus Tange) uttered "we're all in the Night Country now" in the fourth episode of the HBO series True Detective, he spoke for almost all of…

UPDATED with latest: It’s a new year — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we get deeper into Oscar season and look ahead to the guild awards, Grammys, Tonys and more. Check back often for updates. January 3: SDSA…

An elderly woman turns to a camera over her shoulder and, staring into the lens, says without self-pity, "I'm dying." Incarcerated men, unaccustomed to wearing suits and ties, anxiously adjust their attire in preparation for a daddy-daughter dance behind bars. A drag performance artist walks through…

Big Brit stars including Tom Hiddleston, Tamara Lawrance and Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln are set to grace the small screen next year. Here, we round up the biggest shows coming out of the UK in 2025, as The Night Manager returns, Steven Knight’s latest drops and, just maybe, the next big hit…

Next year promises to be a hot one for European productions, with everything from Netflix’s Italian period drama The Leopard to Max Turkey’s The First Göktürk drawing audiences to non-English-language fare. Throw in the second season of young adult crowd pleaser Maxton Hall: The World Between Us and Prime…