Television

Hulu is developing a scripted series based on the Murdaugh family, Variety has learned. The series is currently titled “Murdaugh Murders.” Per the official logline, the series “will be based on Alex Murdaugh’s stranger-than-fiction family drama, a riveting account drawing from countless hours of reporting by Mandy Matney—journalist and creator of the popular ‘Murdaugh Murders

Freeform has canceled comedian Phoebe Robinson’s comedy series “Everything’s Trash,” Variety has confirmed. The show premiered on July 13 and ran for 10 episodes leading to the Sept. 7 series finale. Based on Robinson’s 2018 book entitled “Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay,” the comedy followed 30-something famously outspoken podcaster Phoebe (Robinson), who is said to

After Madrid’s Iberseries and Mipcom in Cannes, who on earth would want to make another long trek to a third TV forum in less than two months? Well, rather a lot of people. Two weeks out from 2022’s MipCancun, which runs Nov. 13-16, its organization confirmed an over 800 delegate attendance, which marks a return

PBS is readying a new era at its venerable “NewsHour.” The long-running news program confirmed that anchor Judy Woodruff would step away at the end of 2022, details of which previously surfaced in May. Woodruff is expected to begin work on a two-year project that seeks to understand how the American people see their country amid

Erik Barmack, the former senior Netflix exec, and Mexico-based producer Jimena Rodríguez have added two new Spanish crime novels – “El Susurro del Angel” and “Pequeñas Infamias” – to their burgeoning line in star-studded, character-driven crime thrillers begun by Netflix Mexico original “Invitation to Murder.”   Shot this Summer in Mexico, “Invitation to Murder,” adapting a

Three women who have been assisting the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine are set to be honored at the MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) in Dusseldorf later this month. Anna Kutova, Lina Deshvar and Anfisa Yakovina (pictured above, left to right) have been fighting for care and shelter for those impacted by the Russian invasion of

Mexican filmmaker Sofía Auza revisits her 2019 short in debut feature “Adolfo,” produced by The Immigrant, and about to be introduced to buyers at MipCancun.  Starring Juan Daniel García Treviño – also spotted in Netflix’s “I’m No Longer Here” – and Rocío de la Mañana, it sees two strangers meeting at a bus stop on

“The Crown” Season 5 brought in 1.1 million viewers on launch day, according to Overnights.tv. That number includes anyone who saw at least one episode of the latest season on a TV set in the U.K. on Nov. 9, when it launched on Netflix at around 8 a.m. local time.. The 1.1 million figure does

It’s taken 25 years, but Ash Ketchum is finally the very best, like no one ever was. Ash, the perpetual 10-year-old and protagonist of the “Pokémon” animated series, has officially claimed the title of top trainer in the Pokémon world, the Pokémon Company announced Friday. Ash and his Pokémon pal Pikachu achieved their long-awaited goal

The Thessaloniki Film Festival launched its inaugural Agora Series strand on Nov. 10 with a host of international TV executives and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in attendance, highlighting the determination of both the government and the local industry to jump-start the domestic TV sector. Addressing a full house at the historic Olympion Cinema, where

“Tulsa King,” the new Paramount+ drama created by Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter, is entirely too conventional and workmanlike to be a remarkable series. And yet it is remarkable – and oddly fascinating – for a couple of reasons. For one thing, “Tulsa King” continues the parabolic rise of Sheridan, a writer-director who has quickly

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the series finale of “Atlanta,” now available on FX and Hulu. “Atlanta” finally feels like it’s back … right as it’s ending. When Donald Glover’s surrealist FX comedy premiered in 2016, its mix of high-stakes and stoner comedy sensibilities earned it instant acclaim. By the second season in 2018,

Fifteen years after “The Sopranos” concluded its run on HBO, a new gangster series has arrived on the scene. It’s called “Tulsa King.”  Helmed by “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan, the new series marks Sylvester Stallone’s first foray into the world of television.  “It’s very hard to find something original,” Stallone said on Wednesday night at

SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers from the series finale of “The Good Fight,” which is now available to stream on Paramount+.  The last glimpse that “The Good Fight” gives us of Diane Lockhart is, at least, a fitting one. Exhausted on every level, but resigned to keep marching forward anyway, Diane (Christine Baranski) and her

A bad sense of déjà vu is settling over the industry as the year winds down. Hollywood is in the throes of transition, and an economic downturn is on the horizon. The business is full of Under New Management signs after an M&A spree. Big Media earnings and stock prices are in the tank because

The battle imposed upon “House of the Dragon” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” by Hollywood may be over — for now — but Nielsen has released new findings about the habits of both shows’ streaming viewership throughout their respective first seasons that are sure to reignite the ratings “duel.” Keeping

Peacock made its streaming top 10 debut on Nielsen’s rankings during the Oct. 10-16 viewing window with “Halloween Ends.” The Jamie Lee Curtis-led thriller, which serves as the 13th film in the iconic “Halloween” franchise, ranked at No. 8 on the overall list (TV and film) with 717 million minutes viewed in its first three

Kate Mulgrew is the latest addition to the cast of the drama series “Sinking Spring” at Apple, Variety has learned exclusively. Mulgrew will star alongside previously announced lead Brian Tyree Henry as well as Michael Mando and Marin Ireland. The series is based on the book “Dope Thief” by Dennis Tafoya. Per the official logline,

Alex Jones and his media company Infowars have been ordered to pay an additional $473 million to Sandy Hook families for promoting false conspiracy theories about the 2012 school shooting, bringing his total damages up to nearly $1.5 billion. According to AP, Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis imposed the extra punitive damages on Thursday morning. In

Chris Rock will be the first comedian to air a live streaming special on Netflix, the company has announced. Details are scarce, but the special is expected to air globally in early 2023. Rock previously collaborated with Netflix on the comedy special “Tamborine” in 2018. He also appeared at the streamer’s “Netflix Is a Joke”

There’s a great show hiding inside the convoluted plots otherwise obscuring “The English.” From writer and director Hugo Blick (“Black Earth Rising”), Amazon Prime Video’s new limited series taps Emily Blunt (also an executive producer) and Chaske Spencer (“Banshee,” “Sneaky Pete”) to play Cornelia and Eli, an especially odd couple who forge an equally unlikely and unshakeable

Russell Tovey remembers being told early in his acting career that he shouldn’t come out as gay. “I remember thinking, ‘I’m hearing you. Thank you very much. I appreciate your advice, but I’m going to do this because this feels authentic to me,’” the actor tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for

The third annual “Variety Salute to Service” special will air at 8 p.m. Nov. 11, Veterans Day, on the History channel. The special will focus on the many contributions made by America’s veterans and military families, profiling extraordinary individuals who are giving back to their local communities and supporting other veterans through numerous initiatives. The

Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media has added veteran managers Danielle Robinson and James Shani to the leadership team at ColorCreative, the talent management company co-founded by Rae and Denise Davis in 2014. Robinson will assume the role of co-head of talent and manager, while Shani has been named executive producer and talent manager. Both Robinson and

CBS dramas “The Equalizer,” “East New York,” and “FBI” lead the primetime broadcast competition among African American audiences so far this fall, according to Nielsen ratings through November 6. Excluding all sports programming, the Queen Latifah-led “Equalizer” sits atop the chart at No. 1 with an average of 2.01 million Black people after four episodes

Netflix has ordered a series version of the Judy Blume novel “Forever” from Mara Brock Akil, Variety has learned. The show was first reported as being in development at Netflix in September 2021. Brock Akil will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the series under her Netflix overall deal. This marks the first series

Sandra Oh, Kieu Chinh and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen have joined the cast of “The Sympathizer” at HBO in recurring roles. A satirical espionage thriller, “The Sympathizer” follows the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States. The series is based

Henry Cavill may be exiting Netflix’s “Witcher” franchise, but Michelle Yeoh is on deck to lead the four-part prequel series “The Witcher: Blood Origin.” Netflix released a new teaser for “Blood Origin,” which takes places 1,200 years before the events of “The Witcher.” The prequel series will explore the creation of the first prototype Witcher

Sofya Levitsky-Weitz has signed with CAA for representation. She continues to be represented by Kelly Miller at Luminosity Management. Levitsky-Weitz is a renowned playwright and film and television writer whose credits from the last year include the critically-acclaimed Watergate series “Gaslit” for Starz, FX’s hit drama “The Bear,” as well as the Emmy-winning Elizabeth Holmes’

“Fleishman Is in Trouble” — the 2019 novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner and the new television series adaptation Brodesser-Akner has created — operates a bit like a reverse “Gone Girl.” In both cases, the disappearance of a woman from the family home amid marital discord presents the left-behind husband a mystery to solve, and memories to