Last Looks: Ariana Grande to Meet the Parents, Stranger Things Season 5, and More!

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The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations.

Stranger Things (Netflix)

Film Development 🗒️

• James Cameron will adapt Joe Abercrombie’s dark fantasy bestseller ‘The Devils’ as his next project after ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’ (more)
• Skydance has acquired Aneesh Chaganty’s spy thriller ‘Doppelgänger,’ with Proximity Media and Search Party producing. (more)
• Paramount is adapting Rebecca Ross’ hit fantasy romance ‘Divine Rivals,’ with ‘To All the Boys’ writer Sofia Alvarez set to pen the script. (more)
• Blumhouse is adapting hit paranormal horror game ‘Phasmophobia’ into a film, partnering with Atomic Monster and Kinetic Games. (more)
• Netflix has landed a new Hawaii-set action comedy starring Andy Samberg and Jason Momoa, written by SNL vets Rob Klein and John Solomon. (more)
• Janus Films has acquired U.S. rights to Lav Diaz’s Cannes historical epic ‘Magellan,’ marking its second major festival pickup this year. (more)
• Tubi has acquired Destry Allyn Spielberg’s directorial debut ‘Please Don’t Feed the Children.’ (more)
• Utopia has acquired SXSW hit ‘Mermaid,’ a dark comedy thriller starring Johnny Pemberton, for a 2026 theatrical release. (more)
• Luca Guadagnino is in talks to direct ‘Artificial’ for Amazon MGM, with Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro, and Yura Borisov circling. (more)
• Netflix has won a heated auction for Heather Regnier’s comedy spec ‘Starfckers*,’ with Jonah Hill and Strong Baby producing. (more)
• Amazon MGM Studios is closing a $2M+ deal to acquire ‘Split Fiction,’ a video game adaptation from Jon M. Chu and Sydney Sweeney. (more)
• Miramax has won the rights to ‘Supermax,’ a high-stakes thriller from David Weil and David J. Rosen. (more)
• Ariana Grande will star opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in ‘Meet the Parents 4,’ playing Stiller’s son’s fiancée. (more)
• Blumhouse has announced its first Spanish-language original film ‘No Me Sigas,’ directed by Ximena and Eduardo García Lecuona. (more)
• Issa Rae will star in and produce the comedic thriller ‘Good People, Bad Things’ for MRC. (more)
• Scott Caan and Elizabeth Debicki have joined Brad Pitt in David Fincher’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ sequel for Netflix. (more)
• Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Fatih Akin’s World War II coming-of-age drama ‘Amrum’ following its Cannes premiere. (more)

TV Development 📺

• A24 and Channel 4 are developing ‘Major Players’, a women’s soccer series from ‘How to Have Sex’ director Molly Manning Walker. (more)
• Elijah Wood, Moses Ingram, Lauren Holt, and Josh Brener have joined Rachel Sennott’s upcoming HBO comedy series. (more)
• Netflix is producing ‘My Sad Dead’, a four-part horror miniseries from Pablo Larraín based on Mariana Enríquez’s chilling short stories. (more)
• Netflix has acquired U.S. rights to Thomas Vinterberg’s debut series ‘Families Like Ours,’ launching June 10. (more)
• Stranger Things S5 is announced as final season, releasing in three parts: 4 episodes Nov. 26, 3 episodes Christmas Day, finale New Year's Eve. (more)
• Ken Burns explores the life and genius of Leonardo da Vinci in his first non-American documentary, a two-part PBS special. (more)

Other News 🚨

• A $95M subsidy plan for a Sony and Warner Bros.-backed Las Vegas studio died in the Nevada Senate, halting the project until at least 2027. (more)
• The 2025 Gotham TV Awards took place in NYC—here’s a complete list of winners.
• Disney+ adds new perks like movie premieres and discounts, while Hulu offers ticket giveaways starting Jun. 2. (more)
• PBS is suing the Trump administration, claiming its defunding effort violates First Amendment rights. (more)
• California senators say a proposed Paramount-Trump settlement could amount to a bribe and threaten press independence. (more)

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