CNN Original Series has set a May 9 premiere date for "K-Everything," a four-part documentary series hosted and executive produced by Tony Award-nominated actor, director, producer and socia…
Rising British star Ruby Stokes is set to mark her Royal Shakespeare Company debut and has joined Kenneth Branagh in its upcoming production of "The Tempest." Stokes "Â a "Bridgerton" alum…
The Locarno Film Festival's upcoming edition will feature an extensive retro focused on the infamous Hollywood Blacklist, one of the U.S. entertainment industry's darkest chapters. Titled "R…
Indian actor Sayani Gupta is stepping behind the camera for the first time with "Aasmani," a short film she has written, directed and produced. The project marks a milestone the Film and Tel…
"Hamilton" actor Andrew Chappelle will make his directorial debut with "I'm Gonna Kill You," a queer erotic short starring Tony nominee James Cusati-Moyer. The cast also includes Phillipa So…
Specialty distributor Fathom Entertainment announced Wednesday that CEO Ray Nutt plans to step down from the company and retire later this year. Nutt, an exhibition vet who has served as chi…
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the Episode 3 of "Imperfect Women," now streaming on Apple TV. Kerry Washington's Eleanor really is an imperfect woman. One of the three leads …
Alena Smith is developing the original drama "All Boys" at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. The series is said to be set at an all-boys boarding school in New England a…
HBO's "Harry Potter" series has released an official trailer, giving a peek into the new take on the Wizarding World as it makes its way to TV. Newcomer Dominic McLaughlin stars as Harry Pot…
The official "World of Warcraft" concert series is going on tour, Swiss concert production company Helvepic announced Tuesday. An immersive live concert, "World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Musi…
"Doctor Who" showrunner and writer Russell T Davies is warning audiences about the dark side of social media when it comes to fandom, saying that opinions can easily be misconstrued on platf…
Vicky Jewson's action thriller "Pretty Lethal" opens with five elite ballerinas who can't stand each other. By the end, they're covered in blood and finally dancing in sync. Getting there, h…
"Doctor Who" and "Queer as Folk" writer Russell T Davies teased his upcoming Channel 4 drama "Tip Toe" at Series Mania on Wednesday, calling it "very much a reaction to where we are now." "T…
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera will have a small role in "The Studio" Season 2 that is currently shooting on the Venice Lido with Madonna on set. Also spotted in Veni…
The Amazon Prime Video comedy "Bait" has two contradictory concepts that uncomfortably co-exist inside the same six-episode season. On the one hand, the show is a deeply personal story from …
Singer, songwriter and actress Joanna "JoJo" Levesque will take over the lead role of Florence Vassy from Lea Michele in the hit Broadway revival of "Chess." She will star alongside Tony Awa…
Germany is set to get a second season of "Ghosts," the hit BBC Studios sitcom format "Â originated in the U.K. "Â in which a group of ghosts from across history haunt a country house. Th…
Warner Bros. has unveiled that Stephen Colbert and his son are developing a brand new film in the "Lord of the Rings" universe. The announcement came Tuesday night via the studio's various s…
Disney+ has begun production on "The Koreans," a reimagining of the acclaimed FX series "The Americans," with Lee Byung-hun and Han Jimin set to star as North Korean spies living undercover …
The upcoming "Malcolm in the Middle" reboot pivoted to a Sunday to Thursday shooting schedule in order to accommodate star Frankie Muniz's career as a race car driver. Muniz is one of severa…
Chip Taylor, the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee who is best known for writing the classic hits "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing," died Monday at age 86. The death was reported on so…
Iceland's Act4, co-led by "Severance" and "Trapped" star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, is teaming with Kari Skogland, "The Handsmaid's Tale" director, to adapt "Dead Weight," the latest nov…
Bob Dylan's touring continues to appear never-ending, to use the catchphrase that fans long ago applied to his near-constant bouts of road work. Now the west coast will be the beneficiary of…
On today's episode of "Daily Variety" podcast, Variety's Kate Aurthur details the 21-year, three-season journey that Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King have been on with "The Comeback" as …
K-pop sensation BTS' live concert special reached 18.4 million viewers on Netflix. Provided by Netflix, that statistic accounts for viewers who tuned into "BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang" du…