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Lupin returns, Nigerian Wicked and a SAG-AFTRA extension
Lupin Part 4 dropped all eight episodes on Netflix Friday, with Assane Diop framed by a copycat; a fifth part is not confirmed.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN TonightPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Deadline: “‘SNL UK’ & Cynthia Erivo Give Elphaba-Glinda Shippers A ‘Nigerian Wicked’ Sapphic Parody”, with reporting from Variety and Filmofilia.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 9:55 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: UK, CEO.
- BBN covered this story before: Spirit Halloween's CEO now runs Hot Topic, too (October 24).
The real story
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- Deadline‘SNL UK’ & Cynthia Erivo Give Elphaba-Glinda Shippers A ‘Nigerian Wicked’ Sapphic Parody
- VarietySAG-AFTRA Extends Duncan Crabtree-Ireland’s Contract and Adds CEO to Title
- FilmofiliaCynthia Erivo Switches Sides in SNL UK’s Nigerian Wicked October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOver on Saturday Night Live UK, Cynthia Erivo played Glinda in a pink velour tracksuit for a sketch called Nigerian Wicked, and Deadline says it gave Wicked fans the moment the movies didn't.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn it, Glinda asks for a Birkin bag, and the Wizard turns out to be broke. That's the most believable Wizard so far.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd Variety says SAG-AFTRA's board voted Saturday to extend Duncan Crabtree-Ireland's contract four years and add CEO to his title.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThrough June twentieth, twenty thirty-two. So he's already booked for the next round with the studios. Verdict: renewed.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLove it. Love all of it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNetflix hasn't confirmed a fifth part of Lupin, so the thief is the only one here without a contract through twenty thirty-two.
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The story so far
- Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan; Storm Boelo warning for UK · The New York Times
- Ex-Google CEO says AI could cut a couple thousand jobs per firm · Hindustan Times
- Severe flooding in eastern Spain as UK gets first named storm · The Guardian
- Storm Austen batters southern UK; Democrats' agenda · BBC
- Babydoll singer gives Wales its first UK number one in 15 years · BBC
- Spirit Halloween's CEO now runs Hot Topic, too · Fortune
- Lupin returns, Nigerian Wicked and a SAG-AFTRA extension (this story)
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