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Taylor Sheridan’s sports documentary series “The Last Cowboy” is riding back onto the small screen. Season 7 of the CMT series will premiere on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. with six episodes. Episodes will be available the next day on CMT VOD, while the first six seasons are available to stream on Paramount+. “The Last […]
Young Storytellers, the nonprofit that supports writing development programs in Los Angeles public schools, has established the Jamie Tarses Fund to pay tribute to the late ABC and NBC executive and help support the organization’s work. Young Storytellers recruits volunteers from the entertainment industry and others with writing experience to work with students in elementary, […]
The former Top Gear star bought a 19th Century Georgian mansion near Abergavenny in November 2025.
Amazon’s upcoming series adaptation of “Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone” has added eight new series regulars, Variety has learned. Patricia Clarkson (“Sharp Objects,” “Pieces of April”), Elizabeth Marvel (“Disclosure Day,” “Presumed Innocent”), Daniella Garcia (“Diamond,” “Grey’s Anatomy”), Felix Solis (“Ozark,” “Sirens”), Sean Astin (“Stranger Things,” “The Lord of the Rings”), Annaleigh Ashford (“Happy […]
“The Other Bennet Sister” has revealed more first-look images at its upcoming Christmas special, giving a sneak peek into how Mary (Ella Bruccoleri) settles into married life with Tom Hayward (Dónal Finn). Production recently wrapped in Wales on the three-part special, which is produced by Bad Wolf for the BBC and BritBox. It sees the […]
Universal Television is developing a series take on the Natalie Baszile novel “Friends and Family,” Variety has learned. The TV version is currently titled “Good People.” Should the project go forward, it would be the second series based on one of Baszile’s books. Her novel “Queen Sugar” was previously adapted into the series of the […]
“Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom” is launching into Italy as the opener of Lucca Comics and Games on the eve of Halloween, which, coincidentally, also happens to be when this third feature in the Aardman Animations’ hit stop-motion spinoff franchise is set. Matthew Walker, who is the film’s co-director, is clearly pleased […]
BAFTA trustees may have violated U.K. charity and company laws by accepting complimentary awards show tickets that were not disclosed in the organization’s financial accounts, according to allegations raised at the British Academy’s annual general meeting this week. Michael Pritchett, chair of BAFTA’s membership council, said legal advice he commissioned suggested that trustees who approved […]
Top Hollywood film and TV leaders gathered Oct. 22 for an intimate dinner and candid conversation about the future of entertainment marketing at a gathering moderated in partnership with Amazon Ads and Variety. Executives who convened at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood compared notes and talked shop about the buzzy subjects that are transforming the […]
Heather Tom could make history this Friday at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmys. “The Bold and the Beautiful” star is in line to win her seventh Daytime Emmy, which would give her the most wins by an actress in daytime history. As it now stands, “The Bold and the Beautiful” star is tied with Erika […]
Investigation Discovery (ID) will release a new four-part docuseries on the infamous brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, Variety has learned. Titled “Andrew Tate: Toxic Empire,” the four-part series will have its two-hour premiere on Nov. 25 on ID at 9pm ET/PT. Subsequent episodes will roll out on Wednesdays thereafter. It will also be available to […]
France’s National Film Board, the CNC, marked its 80th anniversary with a three-day gathering of industry leaders in Paris, including Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux who praised the country’s unique film funding system. CNC president Gaëtan Bruel, meanwhile, warned against attempts to dismantle a model that has helped make France a global cinema powerhouse. […]
Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the battle royale video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (“PUBG”) with Donald Glover attached to star. In addition to starring, Glover and his brother and frequent collaborator Stephen Glover will write and executive produce the “PUBG” show, with Donald also planning to direct. Michael Schaefer of Neon TV will […]
Paula Reid is setting up shop at MS NOW as the outlet’s new chief White House reporter, a move that has been anticipated since her exit from CNN was revealed in July. She joins the Versant-backed news venue’s staff at a heady time. The nation stands just days away from critical midterm elections. Reid’s first […]
The first trailer for “Cunk on Cinema,” a new mockumentary series starring Diane Morgan as her British comic character Philomena Cunk, has been released. The six 15-minute episodes will debut on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two, and on Netflix outside of the U.K. and Ireland, on Nov. 15 Directed by Al Campbell, “Cunk on Cinema” […]
Elke Sommer, the German-born actress who starred in movies like “A Shot in the Dark,” “Boy, Did I Get the Wrong Number,” “And Then There Were None” and more ’60s and ’70s Hollywood films, died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles, her stepson Sebastian Walther confirmed to German outlet Bild. She was 85. She […]
Prince’s NPG Records and the Prince Estate have announced an expanded edition of the artist’s 2007 album “3121,” arguably the best of his post 1990s albums. The set arrives December 11 digitally and in 3LP + Blu-ray and 2CD + Blu-ray sets. Following the success of the “Sign O’ the Times” restored concert film, “Prince: […]
The only thing rarer in the horror canon than a good holiday film is a good comedy. “Christmas at the Kringles” manages to miss the overlap in that Venn diagram by being awful on both counts: deeply cynical about the Yuletide season but also just completely unfunny. This failure all the more baffling given a […]
Joey King (“Bullet Train,” “The Act”) and Oscar-nominated LaKeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) are set to star in “Safe Space,” a provocative sci-fi comedy about toxic relationships from Independent Spirit Award-nominated filmmaker Gillian Wallace Horvat (“I Blame Society”). French sales outfit Lucky Number is launching sales on the project at the American Film […]
Darren Aronofsky will receive the Award for Director at the 34th ToruńCamerimage International Film Festival in Poland. The festival, which celebrates the art of cinematography, will take place Nov. 7-14 in Toruń, Poland. Organizers announced the honor Thursday, recognizing the Oscar-winning director’s distinctive approach to filmmaking and his longstanding collaborations with cinematographers, particularly Matthew Libatique, […]
