Wednesday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires

Prime Video reveals Citadel S2 strategy

Prime Video is dropping all seven episodes of the second season of big budget spy series Citadel next month.

The streamer has confirmed it will make all eps available on 6 May in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Citadel S2 again stars Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Stanley Tucci as elite operatives of a legendary agency attempting to stop a global catastrophe. Amazon MGM Studios and the Russo Brothers’ AGBO produce.

Food Network prep Top 10 

Warner Bros Discovery’s Food Network has ordered a series exploring the most popular culinary destinations in the US.

Food Network’s Top 10 debuts 25 May on the network, before rolling out on HBO Max the following day, and will follow award-winning chefs embarking on a road trip to find the best dishes across categories such as brunch, BBQ and burgers.

Food Network’s Top 10 is produced by O’Malley Productions, Inc. for Food Network.

UK’s Rollercoaster goes standalone

ITV Studios label Rollercoaster Television is to become a standalone business, striking a new production and distribution deal with its former parent.

The ents business will relaunch as Rollercoaster Studios, with founders James Fox and Dom Waugh remaining joint managing directors, and Sarah Boyce continuing as head of production.

The company, which is behind gameshow What’s in the Box? (Netflix), the reboot of gameshow You Bet! (ITV1) and singing competition Starstruck (with Remarkable for ITV1), is to expand into talent-led podcast and vodcast formats and digital-first content. Read more