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“Big names from the U.S. reality world” are in negotiations to be involved with Season 2 of the world’s first AI reality series, according to its creator. Speaking at Deadline’s Reality TV Summit UK, Tom Paton teased some people “known for spearheading the reality space” are in talks for Non Play…

If Netflix’s hit true crime doc American Nightmare was made a decade ago, the lens would have turned far more to the perpetrator of the terrible crime. That is the verdict of true crime supremo Felicity Morris, who has made a number of award-winning docs for Netflix including American…

Hello again, Insiders. Jesse Whittock here. It’s been a scorcher of a week here in London, but even hotter is the fact Deadline's Reality TV Summit is coming to SXSW London on June 2. There are still very limited places available if you don’t want to miss out. Sign up to attend through this link. ‘M…

Emilia Fox will join experts to discuss the truth about true crime shows in a session just added to Deadline's Reality TV Summit at SXSW London on June 2. The summit explores the biggest trends shaping unscripted television, with the true crime session examining where the line lies between…

The Deadline Reality TV Summit heads to SXSW London on June 2, featuring speakers from Netflix, Two Four, Remarkable, UTAS UK, Fremantle and Studio Lambert. Talent from Taskmaster will also be there, as will a new generation of producers discussing how AI is reshaping unscripted television, while…

A group of the producers, executives and stars including Andy Cohen, Kristen Kish, Jay Pharaoh and Joel McHale spent last Friday discussing the future of reality television at Deadline's Reality TV Summit. That crew also revealed who they want to work with and the main things that people still…

Rob Lowe, host of Fox game show The Floor, made a lot of noise last year when he detailed how it was cheaper to bring 100 Americans to Ireland than to walk across the lot at Fox and shoot it in Los Angeles. The Floor, which is shot just outside of Dublin, is one of an increasing number of…

Netflix has been on the cutting edge of live unscripted series in the last year or two with series such as Pop the Balloon and Star Search sitting alongside events such as its BTS live special and Skyscraper Live. Jeff Gaspin, VP Unscripted at the streamer, speaking at Deadline's Reality TV…

Jay Pharoah loves hosting Fox's The Quiz with Balls even if he wasn't originally sold on the title. Pharoah, best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live between 2010-2016, had been talking to Fox for a while about hosting a show. "I’ve been talking with Fox for years, trying…

The leading unscripted decision makers across the broadcast networks and major streamers gathered Friday at Deadline's inaugural Reality TV Summit, where they talked up the health of the genre and called on producers to bring them ideas that weren't "derivative." Netflix's VP Unscripted Jeff…

Joel McHale is a popular man at Fox, where he hosts Crime Scene Kitchen, stars in scripted comedy Animal Control and is also now the host of game show The 1% Club. The comedian said that it's "the greatest job in the world." The 1% Club has had a slightly unusual path; it was originally…