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Federation and OjoFilms have joined forces to create a new Spanish-language limited series titled “El Abuso,” based on the book “La Fuga de Punta Carretas” by Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro. Directed by Academy Award nominees Cesar Charlone and Fernando Meirelles, the DP and co-director of 2003’s “City of God,” respectively, “El Abuso” tells the true story

Netflix is expanding its Korean content slate with “Show Business” (working title), a sweeping period drama set against the backdrop of South Korea‘s entertainment industry from the 1960s through the 1980s. The star-studded series brings together some of Korea’s most celebrated actors. The drama follows Min-ja (Song), a determined woman who overcomes a difficult childhood

Wide-eyed expectant mother Pilar (Lucía Guerrero, “Money”) takes up residence at an idyllic domed birthing retreat after a climate-fuelled crisis leads to a toxic atmosphere. She is introduced to Valle (Aura Garrido, “What the Future Holds”), the engineer tasked with looking after the women, and comes to senses the serene refuge holds a set of

Kanye West bought another local TV ad during the Super Bowl to promote his Yeezy fashion brand — and this time viewers in Los Angeles had a chance to see it. The lo-fi ad, which West said was shot with an iPhone, directed viewers to his brand’s yeezy.com website. In the ad, West said he

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday to win the Super Bowl for the second time since 2018. The Eagles’ 40-22 win denied Kansas City the chance to make NFL history with a third consecutive Super Bowl win. The Eagles dominated the first three quarters of the game held at New Orleans’

Harrison Ford doesn’t do many TV commercials. And he was pretty sure he wasn’t going to do a Super Bowl commercial for Jeep. For Olivier Francois, the news was most unwelcome. Francois is the global chief marketing officer of auto giant Stellantis and, just before December, had been given a “mission impossible” assignment by John

Celebrities may no longer be winning at the Big Game. An array of Super Bowl advertisers turned up with creative ideas that shunned the typical famous faces making quick-paced jokes in favor of concepts meant to inspire. Nike burnished a host of female athletes backed by the Led Zeppelin chestnut “Whole Lotta Love.” Pfizer took

Yes, Yahoo still offers free email addresses — and apparently Bill Murray can be found at his, “Billhimself@yahoo.com.” Murray appeared in a quick 15 second spot for Yahoo on Sunday — apparently which might be considered the company’s first Super Bowl ad in more than two decades — except that it wasn’t a national ad,

Battery giant Duracell hoped for a Super Bowl shock Sunday when it tied its well-known power units to Tom Brady, the famous quarterback who is capping off a first season as an NFL announcer for Fox. A commercial for the Berkshire Hathaway storage cell makes viewers think they have returned to the Big Game from

Like Coca-Cola once did, Rocket Cos. tried to use a commercial to teach the world to sing — in perfect harmony. The company, which offers mortgages among other financial services, orchestrated an in-stadium sing-along during Fox’s Sunday broadcast of Super Bowl LIX, cajoling a crowd at New Orleans’ Caesars’ Superdome to come together and belt

T-Mobile just dialed back its connection to celebrities in the Super Bowl. The telecommunications giant ran a 60-second commercial in the first quarter during Fox’s broadcast of Super Bowl LIX that was bereft of the marketer’s usual touches. Rather than tap actor Bradley Cooper and his mother, the song-and-dance antics of Zach Braff and Donad

In the 20 days since Donald Trump took office, he has unleashed a whirlwind of activity designed to cut government spending and slash the federal workforce. According to his pre-Super Bowl interview on Fox News, the campaign won’t stop anytime soon. While speaking to Fox News anchor Bret Baier Sunday ahead of Super Bowl LIX,

“Friends” star David Schwimmer asked Elon Musk to ban Kanye West from X after the rapper posted a series of antisemitic tweets on the platform Friday. “We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk,” Schwimmer wrote on Instagram. “Kanye West has

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 4 of “Severance,” now streaming on Apple TV+. “Severance” fans are used to the confined office walls and hallways that serve as the only home for the severed employees inside Lumon. But right away, the latest episode of Season 2, “Woe’s Hollow,” changes the landscape

Puppy Bowl XXI: Meet the Dogs Image Credit: John Nowak This is Zoey, one of the 131 canines taking the field for Animal Planet’s annual Puppy Bowl event. We also have Gumbo. We have Bark Kent. We have Lin Manuel Furanda. We have all these characters — and they all have names so nice, we

“Shogun” star Hiroyuki Sanada said Season 2 of the Emmy-winning FX series could begin shooting as early as this fall. “We are aiming for the fall of this year, and the writers’ room is working so hard now,” Sanada told Variety Saturday at AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards in Los Angeles. “We’re going to have

Rob Lowe is having a big week on Fox. The actor closed out his five-season run as the star of “9-1-1: Lone Star” Monday with a bang of a series finale, and is ending Sunday with the start of a new season hosting competition series “The Floor.” The latter gig wouldn’t be as notable as

Seal takes his namesake to new surreal heights in Mountain Dew‘s 2025 Super Bowl commercial. The 30-second spot features the 15-time Grammy nominee transformed into a literal seal (with a realistic face) who washes up on Baja Beach to serenade Becky G with “Kiss from a Lime,” a Baja Blast-inspired rendition of his Grammy-winning hit

President Trump amended his lawsuit against CBS on Friday, doubling the amount he claims he is owed for “deceptive” editing of a Kamala Harris interview to $20 billion. Trump sued the network in October, claiming that “60 Minutes” violated the Texas consumer fraud statute when it edited Harris’ answer about the war in Gaza. CBS

There won’t be a new season of “The Bachelorette” this summer, Variety has learned. While ABC franchise typically airs “The Bachelor” each spring before selecting one of the contestants to lead a season of “The Bachelorette” in the summer, this year, ABC won’t follow that pattern. That means that if any of the women vying

The Federal Communications Commission has broken with decades of precedent for the independent regulatory agency by charging into the highly politicized debate about bias in media and the fairness of the coverage produced by mainstream news organizations. CBS News has been caught in the crossfire of newly appointed FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s desire to investigate

Laverne Cox got the SCAD TVfest crowd to its feet on Friday evening, as the star delivered a powerful, emotional speech about the new Trump administration’s attack on trans rights, civil rights and destruction of regulations in order to enrich the billionaires now in office. Taking the stage to accept SCAD’s Impact Award, before premiering

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 30th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, honoring the year’s best in film and television, is in full force. The ceremony will broadcast live on E! starting at 7 p.m. ET, but those without cable

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “Apple Cider Vinegar,” now streaming on Netflix. Stories about American scammers have proliferated the true-crime genre in recent years — Amanda Seyfried won an Emmy for portraying Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s “The Dropout,” Julia Garner played Anna Delvey in Netflix’s “Inventing Anna,” and Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 4 of “Severance,” streaming now on Apple TV+. The sky’s the limit, literally, for our intrepid macrodata refiners. The fourth episode of “Severance’s” second season, “Woe’s Hollow,” drops the Mark (Adam Scott), Irving (John Turturro), Helly (Britt Lower) and Dylan (Zach Cherry) into some unfamiliar

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 4 of “Severance,” streaming now on Apple TV+. In the latest episode of “Severance,” the innies go outside. Transported into a vast, icy woodland, Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower), Dylan (Zach Cherry) and Irving (John Turturro) have been sent by Lumon (with their outies’

On Feb. 15, NBC will re-air the first-ever episode of “Saturday Night Live.” The telecast comes one day before the network’s three-hour special celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary. Originally airing on Oct. 11, 1975, the episode was hosted by George Carlin with musical guests Billy Preston and Janice Ian. The original cast of the late

Whoopi Goldberg and “The View” co-hosts came to Travis Kelce‘s defense ahead of Super Bowl LIX, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end will be facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kelce generated backlash ahead of the big game for telling press that it’s “pretty cool” Donald Trump will be in attendance at the Super Bowl

The FX comedy series “English Teacher” has been renewed for Season 2, Variety has learned. The series originally debuted on FX and Hulu back in September 2024 to positive reviews. Brian Jordan Alvarez created the series and also stars. Along with Alvarez, the cast includes Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, Sean Patton and Carmen Christopher. “’English

AARP is urging Hollywood to age up. A new study released Friday by the organization finds that most adults age 50 and older are more likely to support movies and TV programs that included characters similar to them in age and life experiences. Results of the study, “Breaking Stereotypes: The Push for Real Representation of