Month: June 2019

Popular Swedish actor Peter Stormare (“The Blacklist,” “Swedish Dicks”) is set to direct, produce and star in “American Runestone,” a documentary series shedding light on the role played by Viking explorers in Europe’s discovery of North America. The series’ first two seasons have been commissioned by the Viaplay streaming service run by Scandinavia’s NENT Group.

Discovery has added a raft of U.K. lifestyle channels to its lineup, and BBC Studios a cluster of entertainment offerings, after the pair completed their UKTV deal. The UKTV channels group was originally a joint venture between Scripps and BBC Studios, the British pubcaster’s commercial arm. The deal to untangle ownership of the networks in

Political comedy isn’t easy in the Trump era. For “Late Night With Seth Meyers” writers, the process to come up with nightly jokes is already intense — or as Ally Hord describes it, “a masterclass in failure” — but the unpredictability of the Trump administration has exacerbated it tenfold. “Since Trump became president, he breaks

Home to the super-rich, the Monte Carlo quarter of Monaco has a long tradition as a filming location for projects that want to convey the glamorous lifestyles of the wealthy elite. Just 1.24 miles across (about half the size of New York’s Central Park), Monte Carlo has nevertheless squeezed in an array of high-end productions,

Hollywood royalty will be mingling with European royalty at this month’s Monte Carlo Television Festival. The Hollywood contingent travelling to Monte Carlo — known for its glamorous location, red carpets and press junkets — includes Michael Douglas, who will receive the event’s top award, the Crystal Nymph, from Prince Albert II of Monaco. Kennedy family

“It’s a nice full circle,” says Michael Douglas, speaking exclusively to Variety ahead of the Monte Carlo Television Festival, reflecting on a career that began in TV, blossomed in film, but has seen him return to the small screen in Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method.” Douglas is this year’s recipient of Monte Carlo’s Crystal Nymph, awarded

Agatha Christie’s 1961 novel “The Pale Horse” is being adapted for the small screen. The BBC has greenlit a two-part adaptation of the book, one of Christie’s later works, with Amazon Prime Video on board to co-produce and to show it in the U.S. The drama follows events after a list of names is found

June 11, 2019 3:36PM PT In today’s roundup, Hulu drops the first look at Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in “Little Fires Everywhere” and MTV renews “Floribama Shore” for a third season. FIRST LOOKS Hulu has released the first look (pictured above) at Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in “Little Fires Everywhere,” the adaptation of Celeste Ng’s

June 11, 2019 3:24PM PT The cancellation of the critically acclaimed Netflix series “One Day At a Time” was not an easy decision, according to Cindy Holland, VP of originals for the streamer, but a necessary one. Speaking Tuesday from the stage of Code Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. opposite “Russian Doll” star Natasha Lyonne, she

June 11, 2019 2:55PM PT Netflix is caught in the “Russian Doll” loop. The streaming giant has renewed the critically-acclaimed series for Season 2, which will consist of eight episodes. The announcement was made at the CODE Conference in Arizona on Tuesday. “Russian Doll” was co-created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler, and Leslye Headland. Lyonne

She will report to Keith Cocozza, the company’s executive vice president of corporate marketing and communications.  Battin is charged with leading corporate brand strategy and brand management, and will oversee a team responsible for coordinated portfolio marketing, agency management, cross promotion planning, media production and presentation services. Battin was most recently executive vice president and