Hannah Gadsby Tears Into Sarandos for Defending Chappelle  

►"I would prefer if you didn’t drag my name into your mess." Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby, behind the critically acclaimed Netflix comedy specials Nanette and Douglas, has slammed the streamer and its co-CEO Ted Sarandos for doubling down on its support for Dave Chappelle's The Closer, which has been criticized as transphobic, and for using her name in the now infamous staff memo. 

“You didn’t pay me nearly enough to deal with the real world consequences of the hate speech dog whistling you refuse to acknowledge, Ted," Gadsby wrote on Instagram, adding, "F*** you and your amoral algorithm cult." The story. 

—How the picket line would work. With a possible strike looming, IATSE sent an "FAQs" document to Local members on Thursday, with the union offering guidance around "scabbing," healthcare, unemployment benefits and travel if it calls a mass work stoppage in the next few days. The story. 

—New recruit. Amazon has renewed its spy drama Jack Ryan for a fourth season, and Michael Peña is joining the action. Details of Peña’s role are being kept quiet for the moment, but he’s set to appear in multiple episodes. Season three of Jack Ryan, meanwhile, has finished production but doesn’t yet have a premiere date on Prime Video. Its debut will come more than two years after season two. The story. 

—Overall deal news. Aidy Bryant is extending her relationship with NBCUniversal. Fresh off of a return for her 10th season on SNL, the Shrill co-creator has closed her first overall deal with Universal Television. Under the multiple-year pact, Bryant will develop and produce new projects for the studio. The story. 

—Divorce is rubbish, innit. After waiting five years since her last song, Adele finally released "Easy on Me" Thursday, an emotional ballad that reflects on how she has grown over the last few years, which have taken in her divorce from Simon Konecki. The ballad is the first single off her upcoming album, 30. The song. 

'Squid Game' Effect: Non-English Content the Big MIPCOM Trend 

►The future, today. Squid Game, Netflix’s biggest-ever original launch, is the clearest example yet of the global television trend toward local-language and non-English-language programming. THR's Scott Roxborough writes that it’s the trend that dominated conversations, online and off, at the hybrid MIPCOM 2021 international television market, which wrapped up Thursday. 

Across Europe, still the largest international television market, there is a shift away from U.S. imports toward more homegrown fare, a trend that has been intensified by Hollywood giants, including Disney, WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS, which are pulling back their top films and series from partner broadcasters internationally to put on their own in-house streaming services. The story. 

—American exceptionalism. Staying with Squid Game, despite its rapid success globally, it didn't explode out of the gate in the U.S., according to Nielsen's streaming rankings series for Sept. 13-19. The show, which premiered Sept. 17, racked up 206 million minutes of viewing time over its first three days, landing it outside the top 10 original series for the week. Those numbers will very likely grow in the coming weeks due to reviews, word-of-mouth and the all-important algorithm. The streaming series rankings. 

—Kate's on top. Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s original Netflix movie Kate shot its way to the top of Nielsen’s movie streaming chart. The Japan-set action drama racked up 413 million minutes of viewing in the U.S. for the full week of Sept. 13. Original Netflix movie Nightbooks, which debuted Sept. 15, also made the top 10 list of most-watched films for the week with 163 million minutes. The streaming film rankings.

—Life in prison. Robert Durst, the New York real estate heir and the subject of HBO docuseries The Jinx, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without chance of parole for the first-degree murder of his best friend Susan Berman more than two decades ago. The story.

—Corporate synergy. Fox News is expanding its publishing footprint. The cable news channel has signed a 6-book deal with News Corp.’s HarperCollins for its Fox News Books imprint. Fox News launched Fox News Books a year ago with a 3-book deal, also with HarperCollins. The story.

Review: Amazon's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'

►"Not scary, but full of choices that are either thematically complex or bad." THR's chief TV critic Dan Fienberg reviews I Know What You Did Last Summer, Amazon's adaptation of Lois Duncan’s 1973 novel. The eight-episode series once again features annoying and clueless teens stalked by a killer out for revenge, only this time there's Instagram! The review. 

—Moving on. Telemundo Global Studios president Marcos Santana will step down from his role in January 2022, moving to a multi-year deal as an advisor and executive producer. The story.

—007's safe space. Daniel Craig has opened up about his bar preference and he says that he’s always preferred going to gay bars because it’s a “safe” environment where he could avoid getting in fight: "It was like … ‘I don’t want to end up in a punch-up.’ And I did. That would happen quite a lot." The story. 

—"Now we can just jump in and not have to burden ourselves with any exposition or setup." Halloween Kills producer Jason Blum and director David Gordon Green speak to THR about how the movie, which wrapped filming two years ago, feels more relevant than ever and why they turned several bit parts from the 2018's Halloween into fully realized characters in the new film. The interview. 

—Casting news. Millicent Simmonds, the deaf star of the A Quiet Place films and Wonderstruck, is teaming up with Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Rachel Brosnahan for Helen & Teacher, a film about the famed deaf, blind and disability rights activist Helen Keller. The story. 

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In other news...

—Film review: Jesse Moss' Mayor Pete. 

—Film review: Carlson Young's The Blazing World. 

—Halle Berry comes out swinging in trailer for directorial debut Bruised. 

—Jeremy Renner leads a small-town crime family in Mayor of Kingstown trailer.

—Shudder unveils creepy trailer for anthology film Horror Noire. 

—TV ratings: Conners hits season high, Wonder Years rises.

—TikTok creator and actress Sissy Sheridan signs with WME.

—Billie Eilish calls out Jimmy Kimmel for making her “look stupid” with Van Halen questions in past interview.

—From prank Zoom video to Blumhouse deal: How Host and Dashcam director became a "pandemic profiteer."

—Alan Ruck says Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was a “pain in my ass” for years.

What else we're reading...

—"The Man Who Finally Made a Dune That Fans Will Love" [New York Times]

—"Cher Wants Her Sonny & Cher Royalties, And She’s Suing Sonny Bono’s Widow to Get Them" [Los Angeles Times]

—"Lost In Translation? The One-inch Truth About Netflix’s Subtitle Problem" [The Guardian]

—"A Year Of Country Music Controversies Has Left Some Fans Disappointed — And Wondering Whether They Should Keep Listening" [Washington Post]

—"Ben Affleck Plays Himself" [Vulture]

Today... 

...in 1999, 20th Century Fox unveiled David Fincher’s Fight Club in theaters. Starring Ed Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter, the film, an adaptation of the Chuck Palahniuk novel, would eventually go on to gross $100 million globally and become a cult favorite. The original review.  

Today's birthdays: Paul Walter Hauser (35), Dominic West(52), Michael Caton-Jones (64), Matteo Garrone (53), Mira Nair (64), Ali Fazal (35), Renée Jones (63), Todd Solondz (62), Götz Otto (54), Grace Van Dien (25), Bailee Madison (22), Linda Lavin (84)