{
  "id": 16768046,
  "title": "Maxine Peake Boards Short Film ‘The Secret Assistants’ Exploring Power Imbalances In The Movie Business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/maxine-peake-boards-short-film-the-secret-assistants-exploring-power",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T16:39:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/maxine-peake-the-secret-assistants-short-film-1237206187/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Maxine Peake has boarded The Secret Assistants, the BAFTA-qualifying short about an ambitious newcomer trying to make it in the movie business. Katey Lee Carson writes and directs and, along with producing partner Rickie-Lee Roberts, channeled experience in the business into the short. Both have worked on major movies and their professional backgrounds informed […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}