Sundance 2017 Gets Episodic With Special Events Lineup, Featuring Jill Soloway and Rashida Jones
I Love Dick and Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On are just two of the highlights from this year’s Special Events lineup. (IW)
Jimmy Kimmel Chosen To Host Academy Awards
Jimmy Kimmel is in line to host the 89th Academy Awards in February, a selection that appears to reflect the increasing influence of the Walt Disney Company’s ABC in the Oscar telecast. (NYT)
WGA TV Nominations Include ‘Westworld,’ ‘This Is Us’ And ‘Stranger Things’
Reigning comedy champ Veep also scores, while Better Call Saul and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt dominate. (THR)
‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’ Flies To 2019; Uni’s DWA To Scale ‘Everest’
Universal Pictures has just announced that DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 3 will now nest on Friday, March 1, 2019 instead of its previously announced May 18, 2018 date. (DH)
Netflix Has 30 Original Series Today, Will Double That In 2017, Content Chief Ted Sarandos Says
Netflix currently has 30 original scripted series in various stages of development or release, and in 2017 it’s going to debut 20 unscripted shows, including global competition series, Ultimate Beastmaster, and The Biggest Loser. (VAR)
The Gotham Group Nabs Film & TV Rights To ‘Jihadi Hunter’ Memoir
The upcoming memoir The Jihadi Hunter: How One Father Saved His Radicalized Son from the Battlezone of ISIS by Dimitri Bontinck has landed at The Gotham Group. The book is set to hit shelves next fall. (TB)
FX Marvel Series ‘Legion’ Gets Premiere Date, New Trailer
Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley executive produces new drama starring Downton Abbey alum Dan Stevens. (WRAP)
TNT Orders ‘The Deep Mad Dark’ Pilot From John Wells & Megan Martin
TNT has ordered The Deep Mad Dark pilot from Animal Kingdom writers-executive producers John Wells and Megan Martin, Fabrik Entertainment, Warner Horizon Television and Turner’s Studio T. (DH)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2′
The trailer features Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, and Dave Bautista as Drax—as well as some toothy monsters, a dogged dogfight, and Baby Groot. (WIR)