FX chairman John Landgraf discussed the network and brand being potentially absorbed by Hulu during a "video executive session" on Wednesday. Landgraf proposed that a brand such as FX can serve as a "locator" within a streaming platform, specializing in and curating particular types of content within a larger library.

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• Landgraf noted that, historically, TV networks were only locators and not brands, and this situation only began to change with the rise of premium cable destinations, such as HBO.
• He also predicted that the pandemic would radically change the TV landscape, and offered that he was not sure how to produce a "cop show" in the present political moment.
• FX's "Fargo" wrapped production on its fourth season on Wednesday.
• The network's breakthrough hit comedy-drama "Atlanta" will shoot two seasons back to back next year.

Executive shake-ups continued at NBCUniversal. Universal TV president Pearlena Igbokwe will become chairman of the company's Content Studios, replacing long-time veteran Bonnie Hammer.

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• 30-year NBCU staffer Bonnie Hammer will now move into a vice-chairman role, becoming a key adviser to NBCU CEO Jeff Shell.
• Apparently, there had also been discussions about moving Igbokwe over to a job in NBCUniversal entertainment programming; that position may now go to Warner Bros. TV's Susan Rovner.
• Igbokwe has been with NBCU since 2012; she previously worked for Showtime.

DAILY CALENDAR

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS: Debut musical comedy series from "High School Musical" creator Kenny Ortega, about a teenage girl who unlocks her passion for music with help from a trio of ghosts. It's based on a Brazilian series. [Netflix]

THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN: Sequel to the 2017 horror-comedy "The Babysitter," in which a traumatized Cole (Judah Lewis) is convinced to attend a party at a lake house, only to once more face off against members of a Satanic cult. Hana Mae Lee, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Emily Alyn Lind, Andrew Bachelor, Leslie Bibb, and Ken Marino co-star. [Netflix]

GREENLEAF: The fifth and final season of the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series -- starring Merle Dandridge, Keith David, Lynn Whitfield, and Kim Hawthrone as members of the powerful family behind a Memphis megachurch -- comes to Netflix today. [Netflix]

THE GIFT (ATIYE): The Turkish fantasy-drama series, based on the novel by Şengül Boybaş, returns for a second season. [Netflix]

THE IDHUN CHRONICLES: Anime-style cartoon series from Spain, based on Laura Gallego's YA fantasy trilogy "The Idhún's Memories." The story cuts between two intersecting worlds -- Earth and Idhún -- and follows a group of four young people who must unite to defeat the forces of evil. [Netflix]

UNPREGNANT: Comedy-drama feature from writer/director Rachel Lee Goldenberg, based on the book by Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks. Haley Lu Richardson stars as a pregnant Missouri teenager who takes a road trip with an old friend (Barbie Ferreira) to New Mexico, where she can legally get an abortion. [HBO Max]

BLACK BOYS: Documentary feature about issues facing Black boys and men in the U.S., including race, criminal justice, and athletics. Featuring interviews with Vic Mensa, Carmelo Anthony, Greg Scruggs, Cris Carter, Jemele Hill, Malcolm London, and Dr. John King Jr. Written and directed by Sonia Lowman, and produced by activist and former NFL safety Malcolm Jenkins. [Peacock]

THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW: Documentary chronicling the week in 1968 when actor, musician, and activist Harry Belafonte filled in for Johnny Carson as host of "The Tonight Show." [Peacock]

BROTHER VS. BROTHER: Drew and Jonathan Scott, the "Property Brothers," take on competing renovation and design projects in an attempt to outdo one another in this HGTV reality series. The 7th season -- set in Los Angeles -- debuts on Hulu today. [Hulu]

NEW TRAILERS

A TEACHER: The half-hour FX limited series -- based on the 2013 indie film from writer/director Hannah Fidell -- will premiere on Hulu in November. Kate Mara stars as a high school teacher carrying on an illegal relationship with her student (Nick Robinson). 

HUBIE HALLOWEEN: The latest Netflix comedy feature from Adam Sandler is this spooky holiday comedy, about a dopey volunteer who typically does neighborhood watch on Halloween night, but gets unexpectedly sucked into an actual murder investigation. Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows, Kenan Thompson, and Steve Buscemi co-star. (It's Sandler's first collaboration with Bowen since 1996's "Happy Gilmore.") The film debuts on October 7.

Hulu picked up the U.S. streaming rights for the BBC One comedy series "Staged," starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant. The series centers on the cast and crew of a West End theatrical production whose show is delayed by the pandemic. 

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• The series will also stream on Netflix in the U.K.
• "Staged" was created by Simon Evans and Phin Glynn; Evans also wrote and directed. 
• Tennant and Sheen also recently co-starred in Amazon's adaptation of the novel "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

The Grammy Museum will launch its own streaming service on September 17. The Collection: Live platform will feature exclusive interviews with artists, as well as recorded performances and livestreamed events.

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• Launch Day content will include new interviews with Billie Eilish, producer/co-writer Finneas, and film composer Hans Zimmer about their James Bond theme "No Time to Die."
• Another special, featuring Korean boy band BTS, will bow on September 24.
• The service will cost $2.99 a month for a subscription, or $30 for the full year.

HBO Max and MGM/UA Television will team for a series adaptation of the 1978 YA mystery-comedy novel "The Westing Game," by author Ellen Raskin. The book, which won the Newbery Medal for children's fiction, concerns an eccentric millionaire who designed an elaborate game to determine the recipient of his vast fortune.

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• Film producer Julie Corman controls the rights to the novel, and will executive produce the series.
• Corman, the wife of late producer Roger Corman, previously produced a TV movie adaptation of the book in 1997 starring Ray Walston and Diane Ladd.
• HBO Max executives and producers are currently searching for a writer and director for the project.

Panels were announced for this year's fully virtual New York Comic-Con, which will be held from October 8 to 11 on YouTube. The event will utilize YouTube community features to enable engagement between participants and fans.

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• An "Animaniacs" reboot panel will include voice cast members Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, Jess Harnell, and Maurice LaMarche.
• "Archer" executive producer Casey Willis will host an interactive trivia event allowing fans to play alongside the animated series' cast.
• Another panel will feature the current stars of BBC's "Doctor Who."
• Both AMC's "The Walking Dead" and "Fear the Walking Dead" will also get panels looking ahead to new episodes.
• Hulu's animated Marvel adaptation "M.O.D.O.K." -- featuring the voices of Patton Oswalt, Aimee Garcia, Melissa Fumero, and Ben Schwartz -- will offer viewers a first look.

"Wu-Tang: An American Saga" writer Rodney Barnes signed a two-year overall deal with HBO. The writer and producer will develop, write, and produce projects for the network via his banner, Rodney Barnes Productions.

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• Barnes is currently working on the network's upcoming, still-untitled 1980s Los Angeles Lakers drama series.
• His previous credits include Marvel's "Runaways" and the Image Comics graphic novel "Killadelphia."
• Barnes is also at work on a TV adaptation of "Killadelphia," and a miniseries about the career of golfer Tiger Woods.

QUICK HITS

• Legendary British actor Diana Rigg -- who starred as agent Emma Peel on TV's "The Avengers" and Lady Olenna Tyrell on "Game of Thrones" -- passed away on Thursday at age 82.
• Sam Elliott will join the cast of "Family Guy" as the new mayor of Quahog, taking over a role once filled by the late Adam West.
• Former "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno will star in a revival of the classic game show "You Bet Your Life" for the Fox network.
• Ukonwa Ojo joined Amazon as the new Chief Marketing Officer for Prime Video and Amazon Studios.
• Conga tapped into insights from tech-forward business leaders in order to create this fact-packed report: The State of Digital Document Transformation.*

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