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Jacqueline Lesko has been promoted to President of Production at Word Games — the production company founded by multiple Emmy-winning writer, producer and director Craig Mazin , which is best known for its work on HBO’s smash hit series Chernobyl and The Last of Us . Lesko co-exec produced The Last of Us Season 1 and will exec produce the second season of the post-apocalyptic zombie show, co-created by Mazin and Neil Druckmann. She was also a co-producer on Mazin’s 2019 limited series Chernobyl , examining the fallout of the Soviet nuclear disaster, prior to Word Games producing the award-winning short George Lucas in Love , as well as the award-winning feature doc Spinning Plates . “Jacqueline has been an integral part of our company’s growth and success for a decade now, and the proof of her value is right there on the screen for everyone to see,” said Mazin in a statement. “I couldn’t ask for a better partner as we continue our journey with my own … [Read more...] about ‘The Last Of Us’ Producer Word Games Ups Jacqueline Lesko To President Of Production

Jon Favreau is talking about The Mandalorian , the Disney+ series set in the Star Wars universe. With the current third season almost over, the filmmaker is opening up about how long the show could last for. “I’m having a blast, and I love working with Dave, and I love how the characters develop over time,” he said on EW’s Dagobah Dispatch podcast. “I also love that there are other stories now being told in that same time period, like Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew. “ He later said, “I’ve really enjoyed working with this group of people and I love collaborating with all these different filmmakers and different storytellers, both from the directors we work with, and other showrunners like Dave and, and others like [ Skeleton Crew’s] Jon Watts and Chris Ford.” Favreau said that when working in film one would have to “assemble” a team around the project but with The Mandalorian “we get to inherit this great group of talented people that we could work with every … [Read more...] about Jon Favreau On The Longevity Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Series: “As Long As The Audience Is Connecting With These Characters”

Outer Banks took over Nielsen’s U.S. streaming chart for the week of February 20 to 26. Following the release of Season 3 on February 23, the Netflix series drew nearly 3.2B viewing minutes during that measurement interval. According to Nielsen, nearly 1B of those viewing minutes (roughly a third) came from Seasons 1 and 2, suggesting that the release of the third installment attracted many new viewers as well as re-watchers. Nielsen doesn’t generally indicate viewing by season, so this gives interesting insight into how much of the viewing from this interval came from Season 3. Netflix self-reported that all three seasons were among its Top 10 English-language series for that week. Audiences were also enthralled by Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal , which generated about 1.4B viewing minutes and came in at No. 2 on the overall streaming list. Once again, HBO’s The Last of Us is putting up a strong showing, moving back up to third place on the charts this … [Read more...] about ‘Outer Banks’ Leads Nielsen U.S. Streaming Chart After Season 3 Debut, ‘The Last Of Us’ Dominates Acquired Programming With Episode 7

TMZ.com Nicolas Cage is set to portray Count Dracula in a new horror-comedy flick that's coming out next month -- but it seems he might still be in character in the Big Apple ... take a looksy. The legendary actor hit the town in NYC Sunday, where an eyewitness tells us he was dropped off at MUJI SoHo -- a Japanese department store - on Broadway ... where he cruised in to buy a few things, and then popped right back out to meet his waiting SUV. Backgrid Check out the 'fit that Nic was rocking as he was heading out ... dude's in a classic black suit with shades -- complete with a pair of high-heeled boots that'd make Prince blush. It's nothing too out of the ordinary for NC -- who's always stylin' and profilin', and was doing exactly that as he touched down at JFK Saturday with his family. However ... considering his movie, 'Renfield,' is coming out in a few short weeks (where he plays the most famous vamp of all) ... it kinda makes ya … [Read more...] about Nicolas Cage Channeling Vampire Vibes in NYC Ahead of ‘Renfield’

The Last of Us has become Sky’s biggest finale audience for a U.S. debut series of all time. According to the pay-TV giant, the heartwrenching final ep has now reached more than 3M UK viewers for its ninth and last instalment, just topping the final of Game of Thrones sequel House of the Dragon from last year. Around 1.2M people watched it overnight on Sky Atlantic, according to Sky, which defeated the final episode of Love Island on ITV2. The HBO original has impressed critics and audiences since launch. Despite competing with the Oscars, the series one finale drew 8.2M viewers across HBO’s linear and digital platforms and outside the U.S. the show is now the most-watched in the history of HBO Max in both Europe and Latin America. The Last of Us is yet another HBO original to have performed well on Sky as the Comcast-owned outfit continues to benefit from its licensing deal with the network. That deal is due to run out in a couple of years’ time. Succession … [Read more...] about ‘The Last Of Us’ Becomes Sky’s Most-Watched U.S Finale Of All Time For A Debut Series

The Mandalorian shot back onto Nielsen ’s U.S. streaming charts during the week of the Season 3 premiere. The Disney+ series tallied 823M viewing minutes from February 27 to March 5, coming in at No. 5 among streaming programs. According to Nielsen, the first episode from Season 3 generated 57% of that total, despite only being 42 minutes long. The Star Wars spinoff series is no stranger to the Nielsen streaming Top 10, having previously made history as both the first Disney+ show to make the list and the first non-Netflix show to hit No. 1 . The debut week for Season 2 saw over a billion viewing minutes across nine episodes, so while Season 3’s number is still impressive, it is a dip from the previous installment. There are currently five episodes of Season 3 streaming on Disney+, so it is possible the show will climb higher in subsequent weeks. It was quite the week for Pedro Pascal, who stars in The Mandalorian as well as HBO’s The Last Of Us , which held … [Read more...] about ‘The Mandalorian’ Zooms Onto Nielsen U.S. Streaming Charts During Season 3 Premiere Week; ‘Outer Banks’ Continues Reign