Television

“Lopez vs. Lopez” has been given a full season order at NBC, Variety has learned. The multi-camera comedy starring George Lopez and his daughter, Mayan Lopez, will now run for 22 episodes in its first season. Per the official series logline, the show “tells the story of a working-class old-school Latino (George Lopez) who moves

“Los Espookys” has been canceled after two seasons at HBO, Variety has confirmed. The series starred Ana Fabrega, Julio Torres, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco, and Fred Armisen. It originally debuted in 2019 with Season 2 launching in September 2022. In the show, a group of friends in Mexico City turn their love of horror movies

From Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 24 to Sunday, Nov. 28, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming reached an audience of 120.7 million people. Between holiday content, sports, late night and more, programming across NBCU’s different platforms bested several of its own records. All linear programs were either simulcast on Peacock or arrived there the next day. And

There’s something about watching Detective Inspectors and Chief Constables go about their jobs that’s simultaneously engrossing and comforting. The bowler hats, the checked cravats, the baffling lingo — somehow there’s nothing like a British crime series for sheer bingeing delight. With generally top-flight production values, clever writing and crackling casts, these series are as well-made

Mike Flanagan kept his word and has revealed the answers to burning questions from the cliffhanger ending of “The Midnight Club,” following Netflix’s decision to cancel the show after one season. “It’s a shame we won’t get to make it, but it would be a bigger shame if you guys simply had to live with

ABC has given out a pilot order to a legal drama currently titled “Judgement.” Per the official logline, the show is “a high-stakes legal soap that redefines the genre by playing out over two timelines. Fifteen years from now, a woman being vetted for a Supreme Court seat recounts her experience at a prominent D.C.

President Joe Biden took to Twitter to denounce Hitler and to encourage political leaders to “reject” antisemitism, noting, “Silence is complicity.” While Biden did not address Kanye West by name, the president’s message was posted less than 24 hours after the controversial rapper went on an antisemitic tirade during a Dec. 1 interview on Alex

“Surface” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple. The first season of the series, which stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and hails from creator Veronica West, debuted back in July. The first season was set in San Francisco, while Season 2 will take place in London. “I am thrilled to continue this journey and dive deeper

After more than two decades at Amazon, top exec Jeff Blackburn has decided to retire from the ecommerce giant. Blackburn, who joined Amazon in 1998 after advising on its IPO, left the company briefly in February 2021 to join Bessemer Venture Partners, but returned quickly that June as Amazon’s SVP of a new Global Media

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Immerse yourself in Westeros for the night with the “Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience.” Led by Emmy-winning composer Ramin Djawadi, the show is returning for a special encore at the Hollywood Bowl in

Paramount’s Pluto TV launched its free, ad-supported (FAST) channels in Canada on Dec. 1, joining TUBI and the newly premiered CBC News Explore, which also made its Canadian debut this week. The Pluto TV debut is in partnership with Canada’s Corus Entertainment, which oversees national advertising for the new platform. At launch there are more

In Apple TV+ hit “Slow Horses,” Christopher Chung stars as the obnoxious (yet endearing) hacker Roddy Ho. Based on the Mick Herron book series of the same name, the show sees Gary Oldman play Jackson Lamb, a washed-up spy and reluctant ringleader of a group of MI5 losers put out to pasture in the unglamorous

Jimmy Kimmel started the Dec. 2 episode of his ABC talk show by condemning Kanye West for praising Hitler during a horrific antisemitic tirade on Alex Jones’ “Infowars” talk show earlier that day. Kimmel called West a “Black white supremacist” and expressed shock over the fact that the controversial rapper still has a following. West

Sarah Lancashire and James Norton are set to reunite when “Happy Valley” returns to screens in January, the BBC confirmed today. The third and supposedly final season of the show will drop in the U.K. on New Year’s Day, airing on BBC One and streaming platform iPlayer. (A U.S. release date has not yet been

Helena Bonham Carter transforms into 1980s soap opera star Noele Gordon in the first trailer from upcoming drama “Nolly.” Written by “Doctor Who” and “It’s a Sin” showrunner Russell T. Davies, “Nolly” tells the story of “Coronation Street” star Gordon (known to her friends and fans as Nolly) who was unceremoniously dumped from the show

Spend any time talking with those in the documentary sector, and they’ll lament how hard it is to land commissions without having a celebrity aboard – a precondition that invariably impacts on journalistic rigour. If you’re seeking the greenlight for a magazine show on 21st century sexuality, however, attaching model-turned-actor Cara Delevingne, polysexual pin-up and

Olivia Colman has “Heartstopper” co-star Kit Connor’s back. Eighteen-year-old Connor recently came out as bisexual after he was relentlessly questioned on social media about his sexuality. Colman, who plays his mother on the Netflix series, shared at the L.A. premiere of her buzzy new drama “Empire of Light” that she is “so proud” of Connor.

Netflix’s “The Midnight Club” has been canceled after one season, Variety has learned. The cancellation comes on the heels of executive producers Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy exiting their overall deal at Netflix for a new pact with Amazon Studios. “The Haunting of Hill House” and “Midnight Mass” mastermind Flanagan turned his attention to a younger audience

The second season of Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” is premiering Dec. 2, and the streamer has shared a featurette that includes a conversation between series stars Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden. The two discuss the arcs of their respective characters, Jackson Lamb and River Cartwright, and how they’ve approached their roles and interactions with one

Brad William Henke, the former NFL player known for his role as prison guard Desi Piscatella in “Orange Is the New Black,” has died. He was 56. The actor died on Tuesday, according to a rep, but no cause was revealed. Henke appeared in Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black” as Desi Piscatella, a gay

“Manifest” returns to Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 chart during the Oct. 31-Nov. 6 viewing window at No. 1 following the Season 4 premiere on Netflix. Within the new installment’s first three days of availability, the series garnered 1.37 billion minutes viewed. As previously reported, the series, which originally aired on NBC, was canceled in 2018

Canadian public broadcaster CBC has pulled back the curtain on its new strategic direction, detailing its diverse new content, an entertainment consolidation and rebrand, and a new FAST channel in conjunction with its news division. At the Nov. 30 event at Toronto’s Massey Hall, hosted by “Kim’s Convenience” and “Run the Burbs” star Andrew Phung,

AMC Networks’ head of unscripted, Marco Bresaz, has exited the company amid cost-cutting moves made on the heels of the sudden departure of CEO Christina Spade. Bresaz’s is the first high-profile cut made at the cabler since James Dolan, AMC Networks’ chairman, released a memo Monday, following the Spade news hitting, that “significant cut backs

NBCUniversal executives Chip Sullivan and Allison Rawlings have had their roles expanded in an effort to “bring the Television & Streaming portfolio closer together,” per a memo sent to staff on Thursday by Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBCU Television & Streaming. Sullivan and Rawlings will both now have additional oversight of Peacock. Rawlings, who joined

“The Mandalorian” officially has a Season 3 premiere date. The third season of the “Star Wars” series will debut on March 1 on Disney+, the Mouse House has announced. It had previously been reported that the series would debut on February 2023, but no official date had been announced prior to this. The third season

Billy Porter is three decades into a career he was repeatedly told would never happen. A Black, queer artist with a booming voice and indelible screen and stage presence, Porter has ascended to extraordinary heights by defying those expectations. “It’s been a wild, unexpected, glorious ride to get to this place of knowing and living

FX has placed a pilot order for “The Trenches,” an animated series from Drew Goddard. According to the network, the half-hour comedy will follow a modern family of monster hunters. Goddard, who the creator and executive producer behind Netflix’s “Daredevil,” wrote the pilot and will serve as executive producer alongside Sarah Esberg for Goddard Textiles.

Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy have signed an overall TV deal with Amazon under their Intrepid Pictures banner, Variety has confirmed with sources. Intrepid was previously under an overall deal at Netflix. While there, the company put out multiple hit shows in the horror genre, including both “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting

As tradition would have it, director James Gunn released an all-new mixtape across digital streaming platforms marking the Nov. 25 premiere of “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” on Disney+. Set to an assortment of Christmas tunes hand-selected by Gunn, the holiday special follows Mantis (Pom Klementieff) and Drax (Dave Bautista) on a quest

The “Dune” prequel series at HBO Max has added Mark Strong, Jade Anouka, and Chris Mason to its cast. Currently titled “Dune: The Sisterhood,” the series is set 10,000 years before the events of “Dune” and is based on the novel “Sisterhood of Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Per the official logline,