FX has greenlit the drama series “Disinherited,” Variety has learned. The show was originally announced with a pilot order at the basic cabler in June 2025. As previously reported, the show hails from Peter Gould and stars Victoria Pedretti, Kiera Allen, Karl Glusman, Alan
Margot Robbie is attached to star and produce the Warner Bros. feature through LuckyChap.
David Del Rio, the actor who was escorted off the set of “Matlock” last fall, has filed an arbitration claim against CBS Studios over his termination. Del Rio played Billy Martinez on the show, which stars Kathy Bates. Del Rio’s character was written off the show following an
Netflix is no longer contemplating a future that includes Warner Bros., having ceded the heated M&A battle to Paramount Skydance. Netflix CFO Spence Neumann, speaking Wednesday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, reiterated the company’s position that
An hour before The Abbey’s inaugural “Survivor” watch party is set to begin, the bar’s substantial interior has become a standing-room-only affair. Some superfans are even trying to heave patio chairs inside to get an up-close seat to the action, which, in this case, is the
Director Lee Isaac Chung is exiting the “Ocean’s 11” prequel over “creative differences.” Margot Robbie’s company LuckyChap is producing the film for Warner Bros. She’s also starring in the movie opposite Bradley Cooper. Chung, best known for “Twisters” and the Oscar-nominated
Director Akiva Schaffer's feature reboot surpassed $100 million at the global box office when Paramount released it last year.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Hijack” Season 2, which had its season finale on Wednesday. “Hijack” Season 2 reaches the end of the line on Wednesday, March 4, with viewers finally getting to see whether arch negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) can save
Australia’s Jump Street Films has unveiled its 2026 slate for the Jewish Australian Screen Fund, headlined by attachments including Shekhar Kapur, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Yael Abecassis and Shlomi Elkabetz, while simultaneously launching the inaugural Jewish Australian Screen
“Full House” star Jodie Sweetin recently appeared on an episode of the “Only Child With Bob the Drag Queen” podcast (via EW) where she briefly touched upon her political differences with former co-star Candace Cameron Bure. The duo starred as sisters Stephanie and D.J. Tanner
Films including “Whisperings of the Moon,” “Silver” and “Zumeca” were among the winners at the 32nd Slamdance Film Festival. Dedicated to celebrating emerging filmmaking talent from around the world, the in-person awards ceremony took place on Feb. 25 at the Egyptian Theater in
Padma Lakshmi didn’t think she’d ever return to cooking competition shows. In 2023, when she stepped away from the Bravo touchstone “Top Chef” after hosting for 19 seasons, Lakshmi was “burnt out” and ready to focus on other projects — like “Taste the Nation,” her Hulu travel
“When Harry Met Sally” co-stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan will reunite at the Oscars to honor Rob Reiner. Sources tell me that details now include Crystal talking about the late filmmaker and actor during the In Memoriam segment. Ryan will be on the stage at the same time
Create Music Group has announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, valuing the company at $2.2 billion and securing over $450 million of new equity and debt capital to support its continued expansion. Create, which was founded in 2015, remains
The filmmaker broke down how she put her own spin on Frankenstein and The Bride while at the film's New York premiere on Tuesday.
Exactly a year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Lesotho as an African nation that “nobody has ever heard of,” but it’s precisely in this ruggedly beautiful mountain kingdom that Carl Houston Mc Millan set and made his independent film “Kabelo.” The Sesotho-language
Terry Crews and Jermaine Harris are set to star in “Inauguration Day,” a coming-of-age film set in a high school on Jan. 20, 2009, the day of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Described as a “socially resonant dramedy,” the movie is executive produced by Grammy-winning
“The Bear” is ending with its upcoming fifth season, according to recurring guest star Jamie Lee Curtis. The actress recently posted a photo of herself and co-star Abby Elliott from the set of Season 5 that got fans talking about whether the FX show was reaching its finale. In
Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and viewpoints are welcome, noting that African filmmaking is inherently political.
Mike Flanagan, known for his Stephen King adaptations 'Gerald's Game' and 'Doctor Sleep,' is writing and will direct the feature film.
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to streamline some film permitting procedures and seek an audit of FilmLA, the regional permitting body, as it tries to address a dramatic downturn in local production. Councilman Adrin Nazarian has sought for the last year to
Slava Tsukerman, the Russian-born writer and director of the stylish 1982 cult hit “Liquid Sky,” died Monday. He was 85. The video distributor Vinegar Sky was among those of his associates announcing his death. Liquid Sky’s statement on social media said, “We are saddened to
Embracer, the video game holding company that bought Dark Horse in 2022, is installing a gaming exec as interim CEO.
After a lackluster year that saw the French box office drop by nearly 15% and become dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, 2026 is kicking off with a quartet of ambitious French films driving a 20% jump in theatrical admissions. The rebound is being fueled by an unusually
Is it a horror movie? Not quite. It’s a scrappy punk feminist tragicomedy of l’amour fou, a renegade take-off on the "Frankenstein" mythology. And while the movie doesn’t entirely work — it lumbers along and blows fuses; it has plenty of flesh and blood but not enough
The Green Lanterns are ready for action in the new DC Universe. HBO has unveiled the first trailer for DC Studios’ “Lanterns,” set to premiere in August. “Lanterns” centers around Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) as they investigate a
After struggling with original fare in recent years, Pixar is hoping to regain its box office mojo with this weekend’s “Hoppers.” Disney’s animal-centric adventure is poised to lead in North America with $35 million to $40 million from 4,000 theaters. With enthusiastic reviews
This week, “The View” has been feeling different from how it has in years. Suddenly, it’s relevant. One might think this is nothing new — after all, in the first Trump presidency, and before that for much of its history, the panel show was a clearinghouse for fiery debates
SXSW has enlisted boldface names, including Jane Fonda, Demi Moore, Serena Williams, Keke Palmer and Andy Cohen, to deliver keynote addresses at the annual Austin-set festival. This year’s edition will be held from March 12-18. Among the films slated to premiere are horror
“Jersey Shore Family Vacation” is ending after its upcoming ninth season on MTV, which will premiere on May 7 and run for 18 episodes. “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” premiered in 2018 as a revival of “Jersey Shore,” which originally ran on MTV for six seasons from 2009 to 2012.
Variety will host a Next Generation Entertainment Podcast Brunch presented by Google TV at SXSW on March 14. Kicking off the brunch is a Strictly Business Conversation featuring Jonathan Zepp, Managing Director, Entertainment Content and Platforms, Google and Tommy Harper,
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Selome Hailu details her profile of actor Keke Palmer, star of “I Love Boosters,” the Boots Riley comedy that is set to open the SXSW festival next week. Palmer tells Hailu how much the birth
Amid the rollout for his new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.,” Harry Styles opened up about the loss of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, telling Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that it made him want to “[live] your life to the fullest.” Styles was discussing
Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ and Daniel Goldhaber’s ‘Faces of Death’ remake will bookend the April 2 to 5 showcase of horror, fantasy and sci-fi flicks spun off from Beyond Fest in Los Angeles.
After a jury in a previous retrial failed to reach a verdict on the charge, this marks the third trial for the Class E felony charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of four years in New York
The Cannes Film Festival will unveil the lineup of its 79th edition on April 9 at a press conference in Paris hosted by the festival’s president Iris Knobloch and general delegate Thierry Fremaux. The next edition will take place May 12-23 with a jury presided over by South
A+E Global Networks expects to launch a handful of new digital series while continuing to make the programming for outlets like Lifetime, History and A&E for which it is best known. The company, controlled by Disney and Hearst, has also struck new pacts between Lifetime and
A+E Global Media wants to ramp up the work it does to help advertisers create bespoke content for its media properties. The company, jointly controlled by Disney and Hearst, is launching Storyground, a studio that aims to help advertisers create bespoke content for A+E outlets
Disney’s chief marketing and brand officer Asad Ayaz shares his thoughts with THR as the Oscar-nominated movie winds down its history-making run at the global box office.
“Abbott Elementary” has been renewed for Season 6 at ABC, the network announced Wednesday. The news comes on the same day the show resumes its fifth season, with a new episode set to air tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on the broadcast network. Season 5 originally premiered on Oct. 1.
For most of the 120 years that Variety has covered the entertainment industry, creatives followed a tried and true script to gain the attention of Hollywood’s gatekeepers by cutting their teeth on smaller projects, rising through the ranks and maybe, eventually, their project
Kaley Cuoco is the latest cast member to join the HBO Max drama pilot “How to Survive Without Me,” Variety has learned. Cuoco joins previously announced stars Ray Romano and Joshua Jackson in the pilot, which hails from writers Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran with a story by
“The Crown,” “Slow Horses,” “Game of Thrones,” “Baby Reindeer,” “Hamnet” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” have one thing in common: casting director Nina Gold. Last month, she landed her first Oscar nomination for “Hamnet” after the Academy introduced the best casting category.
Barbra Streisand is in talks to perform at the Oscars in tribute to her “The Way We Were” co-star Robert Redford. Streisand is in conversations to sing during the In Memoriam segment of the ceremony, according to sources. Details are still being discussed. It has not been
As the new reality set in, the questions multiplied. Paramount Skydance shocked the entertainment industry on Feb. 26 with the news that it had reached an agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, muscling aside Netflix to pull off the kind of come-from-behind victory that
2026 kicked off with Paramount+’s “Landman” leading the TV total viewer tally for the first five weeks of the year, with ABC’s “High Potential” close behind. With CBS’ main shows on hiatus at the start of the year, ABC led January with the most series in the top 20 (eight, also
As March rolled in, awards season was in full bloom. The month kicked off with the 32nd annual Actor Awards, where “Sinners” star Wunmi Mosaku stunned in a bright red Louis Vuitton gown. Other fashion highlights included Kate Aimee Lou Wood in Versace and Timothée Chalamet in
Amazon-MGM's entire 156-minute, big-budget sci-fi gamble was shot without any green (or blue) screen, Christopher Miller says.
Gayle King will stay with “CBS Mornings” for the foreseeable future as part of a new deal she has signed with CBS News, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal previously reported on King’s renewal of her deal with the Paramount Skydance unit.
“Vikings,” “Raised by Wolves” and “Dune: Prophecy” star Travis Fimmel will reprise his role as troubled Detective James Cormack in “Black Snow” Season 3, the Stan Original which returns to Queensland for another cold case, filming from April in Cairns. “Boy Swallows Universe”
