Hulu’s upcoming six-part limited docu-series “The 1619 Project” will launch Jan. 26, Disney’s Onyx Collective announced on Thursday. The series is an expansion of the project of the same name from journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine. Hosted by Hannah-Jones, “The 1619 Project” seeks to reframe the country’s history by placing the
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Peacock has ridden its way back to Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 chart with two western-themed titles. During the Nov. 14-20 viewing window, the streaming service earned the No. 8 spot on the overall programs list with “Yellowstone.” The drama, which premiered its fifth season on Nov. 13, recorded 643 million minutes viewed. While the current
HBO has greenlit comedy series “Little Films” (working title) from creator, director, star and executive producer Julio Torres. Over six episodes, Torres tells the tale of when he lost a little golden oyster. The people he encounters as he searches for it, and the musings he has along the way, become points of departure for
BondIt Media Capital, fresh off increasing its credit facility to $70 million, has closed an additional equity round of financing from media investors to support the future expansion of the business. Founded in 2013, BondIt has funded over $275 million of capital into over 450 film, TV and other media projects. These include the Kevin
When former first lady Michelle Obama arrived at Revolt’s Atlanta headquarters to talk about her new book “The Light We Carry,” she walked into a unique situation. Not only was Obama sitting down for a candid conversation with a quintet of powerful women of color — Grammy winners H.E.R. and Kelly Rowland, supermodel and activist
CBS has ordered the drama series “The Never Game” starring Justin Hartley to series for the 2023-2024 broadcast season. The pickup marks the network’s first series order for next season. The project was originally put into development at CBS in 2021 and ordered to pilot in July 2022. Along with Hartley, the cast also includes
Henry Cavill is officially Superman no more, but that doesn’t mean he’s going back to Netflix’s “The Witcher.” Variety has confirmed that “The Witcher” Season 4 is moving forward unchanged, meaning Liam Hemsworth will star as Geralt of Rivia. Cavill played the part for three seasons, but he confirmed his exit from the series in
When Alexandra Dean signed on to direct “Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies” for Peacock, she had high hopes that the series would help people understand the Casey Anthony murder case, which Time magazine previously dubbed the social media trial of the century, in a new light. Anthony, now 36, was found not guilty of
Dan Levy and Ally Pankiw’s comedy “Standing By” has been ordered to series at Hulu. According to the logline, the series is a “satirical look into the lives of a group of eternally bound, disgruntled guardian angels and the lessons they’ll eventually learn from not only the dysfunctional humans they’re in charge of protecting, but
“Yellowjackets” has been renewed for its third season. The news comes ahead of the premiere of Season 2, which is set for March of 2023. Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, the drama series follows a talented high school girls’ soccer team who survive a plane crash in the wilderness as they descend into
ABC has given a pilot order to “The Hurt Unit,” a medical drama from Matt Lopez and John Glenn. “The Hurt Unit” will follow a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses who race into the field to treat the patients who won’t make it to the hospital in time. When the sick and
Range Media Partners is the biggest startup to take root in Hollywood’s talent representation sector in years. On the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business,” Range Media co-founders and partners Peter Micelli and Jack Whigham, both CAA veterans, detail their ambitious vision for the management, production and business development firm that vows to nurture
Brian Baumgartner, Alyshia Ochse, and Kate Owens have been cast in Hulu’s forthcoming original series “The Other Black Girl” in recurring guest roles. They’re joined by recently announced recurring guest star Garcelle Beauvais. Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Zakiya Dalila Harris, the series follows editorial assistant Nella,
Academy and Emmy award-winning producer Mark Johnson whose credits include acclaimed series “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” and Oscar-winning pic “Rain Man,” is venturing into his first-ever Spanish-language series, partnering with TelevisaUnivison’s premium streamer ViX+ and LA-based Exile Content on the Church scandal dramatic series, “Amen” (a working title). Now in development, the upcoming
“The Legend of Vox Machina” Season 2 is putting a major emphasis on the “dragons” of Dungeons and Dragons. The Prime Video series dropped an action-packed official trailer for Season 2, which begins rolling out on the streamer on Jan. 20. Like the first season, the follow-up will release three episodes per week, culminating in
Apple is expanding the world of “Mythic Quest” with a new series set in the world of the show that hails from three of the original series’ writers. Variety has learned exclusively that Apple has ordered “Mere Mortals” from Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenney. All three are writers on “Mythic Quest,” with
Netflix will unveil a new chapter of “The Witcher” saga Christmas Day with the release of prequel story “Blood Origin.” Ahead of the full release of the first season, Variety has an exclusive look at an action-packed scene from the fantasy epic starring Sophia Brown and Michelle Yeoh. In the clip above, Brown’s character Éile
Starz is developing a drama set in the world of British boxing with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson attached as an executive producer. Currently titled “Fightland,” the series hails from writers Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith (“Run,” “Save Me”). Per the official logline, the series “follows a retired disgraced world champion fighter drawn into the corrupt
Trevor Noah will return as host of the Grammy Awards in February, the Recording Academy announced on Thursday, making his third consecutive appearance as the emcee of music’s proverbially biggest night. “One of my favorite things about the Grammys as a whole is it is one of the few places where you get to experience
Stanley Tucci’s travels to Italy have been interrupted. CNN has cancelled “Searching for Italy,” the travel-and-cuisine program that had the actor journeying across Italy to sample food and culture. The series has been an internal favorite at CNN, which had gained traction in the past for a similar documentary program led by Anthony Bourdain. “Unfortunately,
The second volume of “Harry & Meghan,” Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s documentary about their experiences with the British Royal Family, has dropped and it’s already making waves in the U.K. One headline describes the final three episodes of the series as “Harry’s all out war on William and Charles” thanks to a series of
Banijay Benelux has acquired a majority stake in Topkapi, the Amsterdam-based production banner behind Lukas Dont’s Cannes-prizewinning film “Close” and “Flying Dutchmen.” The two companies will forge a strategic partnership, allowing Banijay to further expand its scripted portfolio and international presence in the drama and film space. A leading Dutch company, Topkapi has a track
Hulu’s “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” will return for its third and final season with three episodes Feb. 15, the streamer announced Wednesday. New episodes will follow every Wednesday, with the finale set for on April 5. In the final season, the group is fresh off the release of their debut album and their continued rise to fame,
Following a bidding war, Amazon has put in a two-season straight to series order for the half-hour comedy “All Stars” from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Witherspoon will star and executive produce. The series follows a former cheerleader from Daytona Beach (Witherspoon) who goes across the pond to teach cheerleading at a school in coastal England.
As ABC gears up for Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast: A 30th Celebration,” producer Jon M. Chu has confirmed that the hybrid live-action will feature a tribute to Angela Lansbury, who died in October. Lansbury voiced Mrs. Potts in the original 1991 animated feature. “We definitely do a nod to her for sure. How could
Leading Korean actor Song Hye-kyo leads the cast of “The Glory,” a Netflix drama delivering a female-led tale of delicate and long-gestating vengeance, that uploads from the end of the month. Song portrays a woman who was bullied at school, but who has carefully nurtured her grudges deep into adulthood. Her schemes for revenge against
Disney+ has renewed “The Santa Clauses” for a second season. The news comes as the streamer debuts the finale of Season 1, which launched in November. The series stars Tim Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell reprising their roles as Santa aka Scott Calvin and Mrs. Claus aka Carol, respectively, from the “The Santa Clause” movies. In
You might remember Noah Centineo from his breakout role as the charming and affable Peter Kavinsky in 2018’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Since then, he’s steadily expanded his repertoire, playing a crush-worthy quarterback in “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” and Atom Smasher in DC’s “Black Adam.” Now Centineo is adding “lawyer” to
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a plan to license some of its canceled and pulled programming to third party free ad-supported television (FAST) channels. Additionally, the company says it will announce plans for its own proprietary FAST channel in 2023. WBD shocked the industry on Monday when it was learned that “Westworld” would be pulled
Warner Bros. Discovery updated its estimate on restructuring charges related to Discovery’s acquisition of WarnerMedia, and said content impairment and development write-off charges could be up to $3.5 billion — $1 billion more than it previously pegged. The media company made the disclosure in an SEC filing Wednesday. WBD said it “revised certain estimates related