{
  "id": 324186,
  "title": "‘Abbott Elementary’ Stars Sheryl Lee Ralph and Janelle James on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘We’ve Lost Too Many People’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/abbott-elementary-stars-sheryl-lee-ralph-and-janelle-james-on-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T22:19:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/scene/news/abbott-elementary-sheryl-lee-ralph-janelle-james-paramount-1236830682/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As “Abbott Elementary” gears up for Season 6 production in just a few short weeks, stars Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James and Luke Tennie are reflecting on turbulent changes in the industry — from the pending Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to production struggling in Los Angeles. “Any time there is a consolidation, something shrinks, and right […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}