Quiz competition series “The 1% Club” has been renewed for a second season, which will air on Fox after previously streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Joel McHale will host Season 2, taking over from Patton Oswalt. Each episode of “The 1% Club” begins with 100 contestants who face elimination as they answer a series of
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“Squid Game” was the most-viewed series in a single week in 2024, with 4.9 billion minutes watched between Dec. 23 and Dec. 29, per Nielsen. Season 2 of the Korean deathmatch drama debuted on Netflix on Dec. 26, so that whopping viewership number includes people catching up on the first season as well as bingeing
The rise and fall of Sean “Diddy” Combs is dissected by over 15 of his alleged victims and former employees in a new docuseries from “Quiet on Set” producer Investigation Discovery. “The Fall of Diddy,” a four-part special, features lengthy interviews in nearly hour-long episodes that build up to the first recorded allegations against Combs
In an unprecedented move, Gaumont, the Paris-based TV & Film production house behind such global hits as “Narcos” and “Lupin,” has forged a co-production deal with Brazilian media powerhouse, Globo. The new pact was announced as Miami confab Content Americas wrapped on Thursday. First out the gate is a still-untitled project that will “explore the
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has lost its lead showman. Steve Mosko, the veteran television and film executive who made his name at Sony, has departed his embattled company. Sources told Variety that Mosko left his role as chief executive officer in recent days. The company, a producer on films including “Joker” and “The Matrix,” has
Anyone who’s owned a pair of Docs knows the break-in period is a small price to pay for their long-term comfort and durability. Fortunately, the brand’s Mary Jane style cuts that wait time in half. You still get the signature foot-molding leather, rugged durability, and sturdy tread of the brand’s iconic boots, but with a
Bill Bellamy and Rocsi Diaz are set to host this year’s “Super Bowl Soulful Celebration” special, which brings together music and NFL tributes through the theme “Keep Going” during Super Bowl LIX week. Now in its 26th year, the event will be held at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in New Orleans.
The North Road Company, a media venture launched in 2022 by mogul Peter Chernin, has made its first acquisition in Latin America with Perro Azul, a major Mexican production company. Perro Azul has produced Netflix’s most watched show ever produced in Mexico and Latin America, “Who Killed Sara? (¿Quién mató a Sara?).” The companies said the acquisition
Blake Lively‘s lawyers have had enough of Justin Baldoni‘s PR campaign. In a letter to a federal judge on Tuesday night, they argued that Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, violated the New York Rules of Professional Conduct by litigating their dispute in the press. Freedman has been on a media blitz ever since Lively first accused
SAG-AFTRA has announced a tentative agreement with Telemundo Television Studios to represent its Spanish-language television performers. Telemundo is the largest employer of Spanish-language talent in the United States. If approved, the deal will cover the contract period from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2028. The actors guild previously reached a contract with Telemundo in
After weeks of speculation, Donna Langley — who took on the role as chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment and Studios after a corporate shuffle in November — unveiled her executive structure on Thursday, while Matt Strauss shared his new setup as the recently named chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group. As long rumored, under Langley’s division (which
In the opening sequence of Matt Wolf’s HBO documentary series “Pee-wee as Himself,” the late artist and performer Paul Reubens mulls over who should have control of a celebrity documentary. “It turns out that you are not really supposed to direct your own documentary,” he tells the camera. “You are not supposed to control your
Kendrick Lamar is bringing along an old friend for his Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance with the announcement that his frequent collaborator and former label mate SZA will join him on stage. In a promotional clip shared on his social media accounts, Lamar is shown chatting on his cell on a football
Billy Ray Cyrus’ son has written a pleading open letter to his father after the musician took part in Donald Trump’s Liberty Ball following the inauguration on Monday. Trace Cyrus, also a musician who played in the band Metro Station, said in an Instagram post that Billy Ray is “not healthy” and “everyone is noticing
The whiplash of the Oscar nominations rippled across Hollywood professionals, awards pundits, and elated enthusiasts of 2024’s best films and performances. The most jaw-dropping — and welcomed — moment of nomination morning came from Walter Salles’ Brazilian drama, “I’m Still Here,” which landed three major nominations: international feature, best actress for Fernanda Torres, and best
Political polarization in America has gotten so bad that librarians — yes, librarians — are under siege across the country. To combat the nationwide censorship efforts made by politicians and conservative parental rights initiatives like Moms for Liberty, a group of librarians formed the FReadom Fighters in 2021. The group boasts members from across the
Charli xcx‘s “Brat” continues to dominate awards season, earning the Essex-bred singer the most Brit nominations for any artist this year: artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year and dance and pop act. Seven-time Brit winner Dua Lipa follows with four nominations, including pop act which she won in 2024,
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Gersh has signed actor Raymond Lee for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. Lee continues to be repped by Stephanie Nese Entertainment, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Lee previously starred in the NBC reboot of “Quantum Leap.” In the show, he played Dr. Ben Song, who steps into the Quantum Leap accelerator and awakes to find himself
Lifetime has named Liz Wise Lyall as its senior vice president of scripted programming and development. The role marks a return to the cabler for Lyall. She started off at Lifetime as a manager before being promoted to a director, working on movies like “The Pregnancy Pact” with Thora Birch, “To Be Fat Like Me”
Offset has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation in all areas. The Grammy-nominated rapper, and one-third of the multi-platinum rap trio Migos, recently released a pair of solo singles, “Antisocial” and “Swing My Way.” They serve as follow-up efforts to his 2023 sophomore album, a 21-song set dubbed “Set It Off” that included collaborations
“The Righteous Gemstones” will end its run at HBO with its upcoming fourth season, Variety has learned. The comedy series was renewed for Season 4 at HBO back in July 2023. An exact premiere date has yet to be set, but the final episodes will begin airing in March. “The Lord spoke to me and said it’s time
Anyma has announced four final additional shows to his “The End of Genesys” residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere. Matteo Milleri, who launched his Anyma project in 2021, will return to the venue on Feb. 27-28 and March 1-2. He staged the first run of his residency with eight nights at Sphere, starting on Dec. 27
Tom Blyth may have starred in Francis Lawrence’s box office hit “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” but that doesn’t mean the British actor is moving on from independent film. Case in point: “Plainclothes.” In writer-director Carmen Emmi’s feature debut, Blyth stars as Lucas, an undercover cop in 1990s Syracuse, N.Y., who
Sly Stone, founder, frontman and namesake of Sly and the Family Stone, has deserved to be the subject of a documentary since the heyday of his eponymous, chart-topping, mixed-gender, racially integrated 1960s and ‘70s funk band. After more than 30 years out of the spotlight — and another 10 in which his personal and legal
In the galaxy of Gene Rodenberry’s 59-year-old “Star Trek” franchise, humanity enjoys an idyllic, utopian, primary-colored future in which a non-lethal phaser and a persuasive argument can put an end to even the messiest of conflicts. But even squeaky-clean Starfleet needs someone to get their hands dirty every now and again, which is where the
Denis Villeneuve has once again found himself shut out of the best director race for helming a “Dune” movie, which doesn’t make sense to cast member Josh Brolin. The Oscars failed to nominate Villeneuve for “Dune: Part Two” after similarly shutting him out of the best director category in 2022 for the first “Dune” movie.
Talk show host and comedian Michelle Collins will be moderating “The Fab Five Live!” as part of the “Queer Eye” tour. With over two decades of “Queer Eye” history since it first premiered in 2003, this tour marks the first time that the Netflix series will be bringing the show to life in front of
CBS is taking advantage of a temporarily vacant afternoon timeslot to give its new primetime gamer “Hollywood Squares” some daytime exposure. The rebooted game show, featuring Drew Barrymore in center square, will get a week-long daytime showcase from Monday, Jan. 27, to Friday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT/PT — the timeslot formerly
“I’m finding it very, very hard to function,” says Mo Amer. He’s spending the day at Hermann Park in Houston, the city where he’s lived since he was 9 years old. It’s late March and the air is still cool. Young parents guide their toddlers over twisted tree roots. Ducks quack in the distance. Amer,
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