Kristen Brancaccio To Direct Microdrama & Feature Adaptations Of Claren Hammond’s Short Story ‘Summer Session’

Deadline - Oct 28, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Clarence Hammond’s romantic short story Summer Session is in development as a microdrama and a feature film. Microdrama veteran Kristen Brancaccio will direct both versions, and will develop the story in vertical format, with Hammond adapting the script for the feature. Plot details are under wraps for the moment. Hammond will produce alongside Ancora […]

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Netflix Lifts Lid On German Romantic Comedy ‘Oktoberfest’

Oct 28, 2026

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Netflix has unveiled the cast and a first image for Simon Verhoeven’s German-language romantic comedy Oktoberfest, set against the backdrop of the country’s world-famous beer festival in Munich. Jeanne Goursaud (Exterritorial) costars as an Oktoberfest waitress and single mother with a complicated personal life opposite Jannis Niewöhner (22 Bahnen) as a stressed businessman who gets […]

Inside Julia Roberts' Private Family World With Danny Moder, 3 Kids

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Oct 28, 2026

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