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Following the tragic accident on the set of the film “Rust” that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the documentary “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna” aims to tell the true story of what transpired. The Hulu documentary takes viewers inside the fateful day of Oct. 21, 2021 and the spectacle

SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot details from the Netflix series “Running Point,” which is now streaming. Kate Hudson has always been a sports fan, and growing up between California and Colorado meant cheering for the Denver Broncos, the Los Angeles Kings and, of course, the L.A. Lakers. As a teenager, Hudson would go to

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 7 of “Severance,” streaming now on Apple TV+. She’s alive! At least some version of her is, held captive on Lumon’s Testing Floor and shuttled from room to room, activating her severance chip and splitting her into several different identities. I’m talking about Gemma, of

“Bad Sisters” creator Sharon Horgan has inked a two-year first-look deal with HBO, which has also given Horgan and her production company Merman a straight-to-series order for a new comedy series in which she’ll write, exec produce and star. Per HBO, the series — the first to come from the new deal — will follow

Alexandra Daddario was recently asked by Elle magazine to name the “most outrageous rumor” about herself “that won’t go away.” She didn’t hesitate to give an answer: “That I’m a bad actress.” “I’m not a bad actress,” Daddario said. “I’ve just done some projects that don’t showcase me in the way that I should be

Antoni Porowski may not be as queer as you think he is. On today’s “Just for Variety” podcast, he says he’s the “Wicked” movie but that was actually his introduction to the beloved “Wizard of Oz” origin story. “Full disclosure, I hadn’t seen the musical and I wasn’t really sure what it was about before,”

“The ‘Burbs,” Peacock’s upcoming mystery comedy series starring Keke Palmer, has added six recurring guest stars to its cast. Haley Joel Osment (“Blink Twice,” “The Sixth Sense”), RJ Cyler (“The Harder They Fall,” “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”), Justin Kirk (“Angels in America,” “Weeds”), Kyrie McAlpin (“Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Will Trent”), Danielle

A series adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians” is in development at Max. Adele Lim, who co-wrote the 2018 film, has been set as showrunner and executive producer, while director Jon M. Chu will also return to executive produce. Like the film, the TV project is based on Kevin Kwan’s book series of the same name.

Joe Bob Briggs is back at “The Last Drive-In,” with Shudder debuting the first trailer for its variety show’s seventh season ahead of its March 7 premiere. Along with new footage and a promise of many double-features, the show also announced that the first episode would guest feature Spencer Charnas, frontman of the horror-slanted heavy

Tatiana Maslany will star in a new comedic thriller series, “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” from director David Gordon Green and Apple TV+. Created by David J. Rosen (“Citadel,” “Sugar,” “Hunters”), the darkly funny show follows a newly divorced mom who falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer. “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” will

Joseph Wambaugh, whose experience as an LAPD officer enabled him to bring a warts-and-all realism to his novels about policing and the movies and TV shows like “Police Story,” died Friday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 88. The cause was esophageal cancer, a family friend told the New York Times. Wambaugh’s work in novels

The Oscars is not just a TV event for the company working to sell the commercials that support it. With the annual awards show slated to stream live on Hulu for the first time, alongside its regular broadcast on ABC, Disney devised packages that took sponsorships well beyond the program itself. Ads tied to Oscar

In a significant victory for Britain’s newest news network, the High Court has ruled in favor of GB News in its judicial review against U.K. media regulator Ofcom over decisions related to politician-presented programs. Justice Collins Rice found on Friday that Ofcom made errors of law when it ruled that two episodes of “Jacob Rees-Mogg’s

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “Yellowjackets” Season 3, Episode 4, titled “12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis” streaming now on Paramount+ with Showtime. Who killed Lottie Matthews? In a shocking turn of events, Episode 4 of “Yellowjackets” ends in the present day, with adult Lottie, played by Simone Kessell, dead at the

BBC Studios Productions revealed Friday that chief operating officer Martha Brass will depart the company this summer to concentrate on her expanding portfolio of non-executive directorships and personal pursuits. Brass, who joined the production powerhouse in September 2021, played a pivotal role during a transformative period that saw BBC Studios consolidate its content creation capabilities.

One day longer and hosting unveils of big, big must-check-out series such as Paramount’s “King & Conqueror,” Fremantle’s “Sandokan” and BBC Studios reboot “Walking With Dinosaurs,” this week’s London TV Screenings did nothing to dent its recent status in a new biz order as one of Europe’s two key TV markets alongside October’s Mipcom. It

With the global hit reality format “The Traitors” set for an Indian adaptation hosted by Karan Johar and the highly anticipated third season of “The Family Man” in the works, Prime Video India is doubling down on both international formats and homegrown hit franchises. In an exclusive interview with Variety, Nikhil Madhok, head of Indian

Jennifer Coolidge has some opinions about the reappearance of Greg, her “White Lotus” character’s possibly murderous husband played by Jon Gries, in the show’s third season. “Jon Gries has shown up,” Coolidge told Forbes. “I hope he gets it! I hope they do something terrible to him.” On the second season of “The White Lotus,”

The premise of “The Traitors” may be for the Faithful to find out who among them is lying about their identities. But in Season 3 of the Peacock series, the Traitors’ worst enemies have been themselves. “We couldn’t have predicted how this season would have panned out,” executive producer Sam Rees-Jones tells Variety. “We could

FCC chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that he aims to “re-empower” local TV stations, and he suggested that Congress consider tighter regulations on content moderation processes for social media giants. Carr spoke at the “Innovation to Restore Trust in News: A National Summit” event hosted by digital news outlet Semafor in Washington, D.C. Ben Smith,

Cousins of Erik and Lyle Menendez said Thursday they are “grateful” to Gov. Gavin Newsom and “thrilled” that he asked the state parole board for a risk assessment, as he considers whether to grant the brothers clemency. The cousins, Anamaria Baralt and Tamara Goodell, held a Zoom press conference Thursday to discuss developments in the

Oscar Nuñez will return as Oscar Martinez in Peacock’s follow-up series to “The Office,” Variety has confirmed. Sources say Nuñez will not be the central character in the upcoming mockumentary sitcom — which takes place in the same universe as “The Office” — as it is an ensemble series. But he is part of the

NBCUniversal is working on what its top news executive called a “mobile-first” news outlet that it expects to launch in the fourth quarter of this year. Speaking at an event organized by Semafor, Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal’s news operations, said the service might serve up short-form and long-form video from NBC News anchors and

The cause of death for Michelle Trachtenberg, the “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star, will remain undetermined as her family declined an autopsy, Variety has confirmed. Families can decline autopsies when there is so evidence of foul play or for religious reasons. According to the NYPD, 39-year-old Trachtenberg was found “unconscious and unresponsive”

Sharon Stone has been cast in Season 3 of “Euphoria.” “There is little more exciting than going to work with this team of thrilling talent,” she said in a statement. “From the genius of Sam Levinson to the raw sophistication of this profoundly moving cast and tight crew. I am honored to be Euphoric.” Details of

Bill Nighy (“Living”) is among the stars recruited to join Prime Video’s upcoming action-adventure series starring Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham. That show also now has a title — “Ride or Die” — while Matt Miller (“Lethal Weapon”) has joined as showrunner and Peyton Reed (“Ant-Man”) has been tapped to direct the first two episodes.

“Poker Face” has added a handful of more guest stars for its upcoming second season: David Alan Grier, Lauren Tom, Lili Taylor, Natasha Leggero and Richard Kind. Rian Johnson’s mystery-of-the-week series, which stars Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a de facto detective with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone’s lying, will return on Peacock sometime this

Middle-earth just gained two more inhabitants. Jamie Campbell Bower and Eddie Marsan have joined the cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” for the Amazon Prime Video series’ upcoming third season. Bower will be a series regular, while Marsan will appear in a recurring role. The season is currently in pre-production

Ben Stiller and Eddy Cue, the senior vice president of services at Apple, have joined SXSW 2025 for a special spotlight conversation entitled “Moving Culture Through Innovation and Creativity.” The talk is scheduled to take place on March 9 at 11:30 a.m. CT in Ballroom D of the Austin Convention Center. Topics covered will include

“Alma’s Way,” the Emmy-nominated animated series from Fred Rogers Productions, has been renewed for a third season at PBS Kids. The new season will feature 15 half-hour episodes, including a 22-minute musical special inspired by “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Designed for children aged 4-6, “Alma’s Way” is created by Sonia Manzano and produced in