All the latest news from the global content industry on Friday, 13 March

 

Family Guy’s Stewie gets spun off

Fox and Hulu have joined forces on a spin-off from long-running hit comedy, Family Guy.

Stewie has been handed a two-season order and has been created by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, with Disney-owned 20th Television Animation producing.

The series will focus on the infamous Family Guy toddler and has been slated to debut on Fox in 2027/2028. Disney-owned Hulu will stream the show one day after its Fox debut, with Disney+ taking rights outside the US.

Fox and Hulu have a long-standing streaming pact, valued at $1.5bn, that runs to 2029.

 

Love Island USA extended

Peacock has extended Love Island USA into an eighth season, following a stellar run last year.

The remake of the UK reality format, which is sold by ITV Studios, is being produced by ITV America and will debut 2 June.

The seventh season was Peacock’s most-watched original to date, claiming 18.4 billion minutes of watch time. The streamer ordered docuseries spin-off Beyond The Villa last year.

 

CBS extends Yellowstone spin-off Marshals

US broadcaster CBS has ordered a second season of Yellowstone spin-off Marshals less than two weeks after the show’s debut.

The series premiered on 1 March and was watched by 20.6 million multiplatform viewers within seven days, CBS said, making it the most-watched network original series premiere without a football lead in since 2017.

Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, said the “overwhelming viewer response speaks to the strength of the Yellowstone world, the bold character driven storytelling from the creative team and the dynamic cast performances led by Luke Grimes.”

Marshals is produced by Paramount TV Studios and 101 Studios.

 

BBC makes bumper Traitors order

The BBC is holding onto its entertainment crown jewel after agreeing a three-year deal to keep The Traitors and The Celebrity Traitors on BBC1 and iPlayer.

The Studio Lambert Scotland-produced series, which has propelled the All3Media Dutch format to global success, will remain on the BBC until at least 2030.

The commitment reflects the corporation’s “ongoing investment in original, high-impact entertainment”, according to the BBC, and the “landmark deal” fixes iPlayer’s position as the UK home of the Traitors franchise – with the local adaptation sitting alongside international versions from the US (also produced by Studio Lambert) Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.