Comedy streaming service Dropout has announced that the eighth season of “Game Changer,” the panel game show with a constantly changing premise, will premiere on May 18.
The season will release its 10 episodes on Dropout biweekly and will host Brennan Lee Mulligan, Vic Michaelis, Jeremy Culhane, Lou Wilson, Anna Garcia, Demi Adejuyigbe, Oscar Montoya, Jacob Wysocki, Zac Oyama, Josh Ruben, and more as competitors.
Season 8 of “Game Changer” is executive-produced and hosted by Sam Reich, with executive producer David Kerns. Co-executive producers for the season are Chloe Badner, Elaine Carroll, Ryan Creamer, Sam Geer, Brennan Lee Mulligan and Paul Robalino.
Watch the trailer below.
PARTNERSHIPS
Sonic Gods Studios is partnering with Fremantle’s Asia-based label Beach House Pictures to co-produce a Singapore-set version of “60 Day Hustle,” marking the franchise’s first major expansion outside the U.S.
The new edition of the business competition show will be hosted by entrepreneur and “Bling Empire” star Kelly Mi Li.
“60 Day Hustle” follows a group of early-stage entrepreneurs competing in an intense, high-stakes environment designed to test their ability to build, market and scale a business in just 60 days.
The Singapore edition will adapt the format for an Asian audience, spotlighting regional talent while maintaining the show’s core structure.
The Singaporean production will be led by Jocelyn Little and Donovan Chan, Managing Director and Creative Director of Beach House Pictures, with Michelle Delamor, Chris Hayman, Adam Horner, and Mi Li serving as executive producers.
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SeriesFest and Next50 Foundation have partnered on the festival’s annual TV Writing Lab, which is now accepting submissions at seriesfest.com. This year’s program will focus on unproduced 20 minute to 45 minute pilot scripts that “challenge perceptions of aging and move beyond traditional stereotypes.”
Three pilot scripts will then be selected to participate in a three-day intensive this fall. Call to Adventure
Media will lead the process, with selected projects to be workshopped with industry mentors and experts.
“We champion bold storytelling that illuminates underrepresented parts of our society, and Next50 Foundation is the perfect partner as we encourage TV writers to reimagine how aging is portrayed in series,” said SeriesFest co-founder and CEO Randi Kleiner. in a statement.
Added Next50 Foundation president/CEO Peter Kaldes: “Aging is one of the most universal human experiences, yet older adults remain one of the most misrepresented groups on screen. Stories shape not only how we see each other but ourselves. By partnering with SeriesFest, we’re investing in writers who have the vision to share stories that truly value growing older.”
RELEASE DATES
Prime Video has released the official trailer and set a premiere date for Season 2 of “Citadel,” the spy thriller from Amazon MGM Studios and the Russo brothers’ AGBO. The new season will debut May 6, with all seven episodes dropping exclusively on the streaming service in more than 240 countries and territories.
The series stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas as former elite operatives Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, alongside Stanley Tucci as Bernard Orlick. The story follows the remnants of the global spy agency Citadel, which was destroyed by the powerful syndicate Manticore. In Season 2, the characters are pulled back into action as a new global threat emerges, forcing them to recruit additional operatives to stop a widening conspiracy.
Returning cast members include Lesley Manville and Ashleigh Cummings. New additions this season include Jack Reynor, Matt Berry and Lina El Arabi, along with Merle Dandridge, Gabriel Leone and Rayna Vallandingham.
From Amazon MGM Studios, “Citadel” is executive produced by Anthony Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot and Scott Nemes for AGBO. David Weil serves as showrunner, director and executive producer, with Joe Russo and Greg Yaitanes directing. Additional executive producers include Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg.
Watch the trailer below.
RENEWALS
INSP TV series “Wild West Chronicles” has been renewed for a sixth season. The show will return for six new 30 minute episodes, bringing the franchise to 65 total episodes.
Filming on Season 6 is set to begin April 22. The series, which stars Jack Elliott as Bat Masterson, comes from Imagicomm Entertainment.
“’Wild West Chronicles’ has become an integral part of our overall brand and programming strategy, consistently resonating with audiences who are drawn to authentic, character-driven storytelling,” said Craig Miller, VP of original programming at INSP. “As we move into Season 6, we’re continuing to build on that momentum by telling true stories of the American West that are much more engaging than a stodgy documentary.”
