Television

“XO, Kitty” has been renewed for Season 3 at Netflix. The announcement was made on Netflix’s official X account on Friday. Season 2 of the YA series premiered on Netflix on Jan. 16. “I’m so excited to head back to Seoul for another season with our incredible cast and crew. If you thought junior year

“The Pitt” has been renewed for Season 2 at Max. The medical drama originally debuted on the streamer in January, with the Season 1 finale set to air on April 10. New episodes debut on Thursdays. “It’s been a thrill to watch audiences embrace ‘The Pitt’ as an update to procedural storytelling with a cast

In “Saturday Night Live’s” first year on air, Chevy Chase was among the cast members who took part in live ads for Polaroid camera, all during certain commercial breaks. On Sunday, cast members who appear in a red-carpet pre-event ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary special will see a lot more from sponsors. Volkswagen will

Dominic Fike is returning for Season 3 of “Euphoria.” While he was left off a list of new and returning cast members released by HBO on Friday, Variety can exclusively report that the “3 Nights” singer and actor will indeed reprise his role as Elliot in Sam Levinson’s hit high school drama. Fike is set

“Euphoria” officially started production on Season 3 this week, with a few new fresh faces. Grammy winning artist Rosalía, Super Bowl champ Marshawn Lynch and “A Different World” star Kadeem Hardison have joined the cast of the hit high school drama, HBO announced on X. Other new cast members include Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Toby Wallace, Darrell

The long-running web series “Venice The Series” has released its seventh season, streaming exclusively on Vimeo.com on Friday. Starring and executive produced by two-time Daytime Emmy winner Crystal Chappell, “Venice The Series” follows Gina Brogno, a single, gay interior designer navigating her love life and family issues while juggling life in Long Beach.  [embedded content]

Blinks! Get ready, because Blackpink star Lisa is getting ready to drop her solo album “Alter Ego” at the end of the month. But before that happens, there’s another persona she’s ready to introduce the world to: Her character in “The White Lotus,” Mook. Lisa, credited on the show as Lalisa Manoban, makes her acting debut

Netflix gave “Bridgerton” fans a special Valentine’s Day present Friday with a first look at Season 4. The streamer unveiled several images from the upcoming season as well as a behind-the-scenes video cut with the first footage from the new episodes, which are still in production. Now starring new leading couple Luke Thompson and Yerin

AMC Networks reported its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings Friday, revealing a $268.7 million devaluation of the media company’s U.S. cable channel business, which consists of AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv and IFC Films. At the same time, the company says AMC Networks’ U.S. streaming revenue increased 8% between October and December. The company’s total

If the Panama Papers have become a byword for exposure of corruption and financial fraud around the world, “The Black Swan” (“Den Sorte Swane”) by Denmark’s own truth-seeking and Sundance winner Mads Brügger is poised to have a similar long-lasting effect on the Scandinavian country. The true crime documentary series, just picked up by DR

Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to star in “Kill Jackie” (working title), a new revenge thriller series from Prime Video, Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures. The show is based on the novel “The Price You Pay,” written by bestselling author Nick Harkaway as his pseudonym Aidan Truhen, and begins production in March. The Oscar winner will

In the Canadian wilderness where the namesake soccer team of “Yellowjackets” has been stranded for months, it’s finally summer. Snow has melted; there are leaves on the trees; the abandoned cabin that burned to ash in the Season 2 finale has given way to a makeshift village of wooden lean-tos. For a group so exposed

Vibeke Løkkeberg‘s documentary “The Long Road to the Director’s Chair,” which takes an unflinching look at the historical struggles for gender equality in filmmaking, is set to become a multi-part TV series. The adaptation was announced by producer Anders Tangen of Viafilm ahead of the film’s world premiere at this year’s Berlinale Forum. Originally shot

As “The Chosen” Season 5 prepares to premiere in theaters next month, creator/exec producer Dallas Jenkins has unveiled three key art posters — shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz — to promote the upcoming eight episodes. Jenkins and series star Jonathan Roumie shared the posters while on a press tour stop in New York’s Times Square

In a landmark move that reshapes India‘s streaming landscape, JioStar has unveiled JioHotstar, merging JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. The unified platform, launching Feb. 14, boasts nearly 300,000 hours of content and claims a user base exceeding 500 million. The move follows the events of 2024 when the Indian entertainment landscape witnessed a seismic shift with

Look out, Scott Jennings! CNN said it hired Rahm Emanuel, the former Obama advisor and Chicago mayor, as a senior commentator on political and global affairs. Emanuel most recently served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan. His hire comes as CNN has tried to lure conservative and center-right viewers by enlisting the aforementioned Jennings, a former

SPOILER ALERT: The final five episodes of “Cobra Kai” are now streaming on Netflix. Cobra Kai never dies, but Netflix’s popular karate action series has sadly come to an end. After premiering back in 2018 on YouTube Red, a streaming service that doesn’t exist anymore, “Cobra Kai” has closed out its story after six seasons,

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2 of “Yellowjackets,” streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime. The time to return to the wilderness is almost upon us.  “Yellowjackets” is finally back after a lengthy hiatus (due in part to the dual Hollywood strikes), picking up after a chilling and twisted second season — in which the

“The Kardashians,” Hulu’s reality docusoap about Kim, Khloé, Kourtney and family, treads an uneasy line — aiming to be a warts-and-all portrait of family life that is also, in the end, as frictionless as a Cybertruck ride through Calabasas. Big issues are raised and then fade into the gloss; that’s how it’s been since the

Samantha Bee is clapping back at “Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels, who makes a diss at her in his upcoming memoir “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.” The former “Daily Show” correspondent and “Full Frontal” host appeared on “The Daily Beast Podcast” and weighed in on Michaels’ criticism, saying: “It’s never exciting

The “For All Mankind” spinoff “Star City” is building out its cast with the addition of three new series regulars. Variety has learned that Solly McLeod (“House of the Dragon,” “Tom Jones,” “The Dead Don’t Hurt”), Agnes O’Casey (“Black Doves,” “Ridley Road,” “Dangerous Liaisons”), and Alice Englert (“Bad Behaviour,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Ratched”) have all signed

The live-action “Dungeons & Dragons” TV series has found new life. Variety has confirmed with sources that a new iteration of the project is currently in development at Netflix. There had previously been a “DnD” series set up at Paramount+ with a series order, but that project ultimately did not move forward due to strategic

 “Suits LA” creator Aaron Korsh was on the hunt for his next leading man, Ted Black. Casting Amell would be Korsh’s starting point in creating the next installment in the “Suits” universe, which unexpectedly became a matter of urgency after summer 2023. It was then that Korsh’s campy legal drama “Suits” — which aired on

NBC promises hot dishes and even hotter tempers in a new cooking competition series “Yes, Chef!,” hosted by Martha Stewart and José Andrés. The series will see the two Emmy-winning kitchen gurus guiding 12 chefs with ego issues or short fuses through culinary challenges that will put their personal and emotional issues to the test.

The FX limited series “Dying for Sex” has set its premiere date at Hulu. The series will premiere all eight episodes on April 4 in the U.S. on Hulu and internationally on Disney+. The show was first reported to be in the works at FX in 2023. It based on the Wondery podcast of the

The “Legally Blonde” prequel series at Amazon Prime Video has found its young Elle Woods. Lexi Minetree has been cast in the lead role of “Elle,” which will follow Woods during her high school years before she went off to Harvard. The original Elle Woods, Reese Witherspoon, made the casting announcement on Instagram. “Allow me

Robert Costa has been named CBS News‘ chief Washington analyst as well as a national correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning,” marking a rapid rise for the former Washington Post correspondent since joining the Paramount Global news unit in 2022. Costa is expected to cover a range of issues for “Sunday Morning,” including politics as well

Awards season is officially up and running with the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards set to stream on Netflix Feb. 23. The SAG Awards have the ability to be a major indicator of how the Academy Awards will play out. On the television side, the SAG Awards mark the first major awards the year,

More talent has been added to this year’s PaleyFest LA event, which includes panels and screenings from “Cobra Kai,” “Agatha All Along,” “Matlock,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Hacks,” “Poker Face” and the Amy Sherman-Palladino series “Gilmore Girls,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Étoile.” The event kicks off with a previously announced “Severance” screening and panel on

Buzzy Trine Dyrholm series “The Danish Woman” will be making its international debut at Series Mania’s International Panorama section in March.   Dyrholm, currently in the midst of the Oscar campaign for “The Girl with the Needle,” plays Ditte Jensen, who retires with honors from the Danish Secret Service. She wants to live a quiet life