Television

Kristina Shepard, an eight-year veteran of Roku, has joined NBCUniversal as an executive vice president tasked with sales tied to streaming and programmatic advertising, an area of growing importance to the Comcast-backed media company as places more emphasis on its Peacock streaming service and prepares to spin off the bulk of its cable networks. Shepard

“Suits LA” has added four actors in guest star roles, Variety has learned exclusively. Maggie Grace (“Fear the Walking Dead,” “Taken” franchise), Matt Letscher (“Narcos,” “The Flash”), Sofia Pernas (“Tracker,” “Blood & Treasure”), and Carson A. Egan have all joined the upcoming NBC series, which serves as a spinoff of the beloved USA Network legal

Katharine McPhee, Jill Hennessy, Ever Anderson and Ana Mulvoy Ten have joined the murder mystery limited series “The Artist.” From the free, ad-supported streamer and studio The Network, the Gilded Age-set series also stars previously announced cast members Mandy Patinkin, Janet McTeer, Danny Huston, Patti LuPone, Hank Azaria, Zachary Quinto and Clark Gregg. The seven-episode

“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 4 winner Monet X Change is set to host “Drag Race’s” Season 17 weekly recap show, “The Pit Stop.” X Change and a guest will review and recap each episode of “Drag Race” Season 17, which returns to MTV on Jan. 3. “The Pit Stop” will air on the “RuPaul’s

Shondaland‘s White House murder mystery series “The Residence” will premiere on Netflix on March 20, 2025. The streamer also released a first-look image of the “screwball whodunnit,” starring Uzo Aduba as detective Cordelia Cupp and Randall Park as FBI agent Edwin Park. Paul William Davies (“Scandal,” “For the People”) serves as creator, showrunner, writer and

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” with Ryan Seacrest has added another round of performers to its lineup, including a duet from Alanis Morissette and Reneé Rapp on the West Coast, Blake Shelton live from Las Vegas and TLC in Times Square. Morissette is kicking off the 30th anniversary celebration of her seminal album “Jagged

Henry Cavill has offered an update on his “Warhammer 40,000” TV show, saying the project is in “a fantastic place to start our Universe.” It was announced in December 2022 that the former Superman actor would star in and executive produce an adaptation of the tabletop game for Amazon Prime Video, which acquired the global

The Eurovision Song Contest has for the first time introduced an official code of contact for contestants taking part in next year’s competition. The code of conduct mostly codifies rules already in place in one document but will include some changes, including the introduction of no-filming zones backstage, more closed-door rehearsals and improved rehearsal schedules

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from “Polo” now streaming on Netflix. Prince Harry and Meghan’s latest effort for Netflix is “Polo,” a five-part docuseries following the sport’s U.S. Open, which took place in Wellington, FL earlier this year, and is co-produced by their prod-co Archewell. While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex hardly feature

On Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart slammed President-elect Donald Trump for releasing a fragrance ad featuring First Lady Jill Biden. “Trump was apparently traveling with his predecessor’s wife, attending the opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral with Jill Biden,” Stewart said. “It was a rare moment of conciliation. One that would have

Richard Shadyac Jr. will step down as CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in March. The charity, founded by Danny Thomas and fueled by the entertainment industry in its early years, is among the most successful private philanthropic endeavors in the nation’s history. St. Jude’s mission is to find

Colman Domingo is gearing up for another season of “Euphoria.” Speaking to Variety hours after scoring a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in “Sing Sing,” Domingo revealed he’s spoken to creator Sam Levinson about the new season — and he’s a big fan of the direction he’s taking the series. “I have not seen

Sunday night’s episode of “Yellowstone” filled fans with distress and confusion — and not just because they were subjected to multiple scenes featuring creator Taylor Sheridan shirtless. At the end, a teaser for the upcoming Dec. 15 episode referred to it as the “season finale,” when by all accounts it could be the end of the

Andy Dispensa will play a recurring role in the upcoming Season 2 of “Yellowstone” prequel series “1923,” Variety has learned exclusively. Dispensa will play Luca, described as “a young man working in the engine room of a merchant ship.” He joins a cast that includes Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn,

Linda Cardellini has been cast in a lead role opposite Jason Bateman and David Harbour in the upcoming HBO dark comedy limited series “DTF St. Louis,” Variety has learned. HBO gave the series a seven-episode order in November. It was originally announced as being in development back in 2022 with Harbour and Pedro Pascal attached

Rupert Murdoch‘s eyebrow-raising attempt to restructure the family trust that governs Fox Corp. and News Corp. was rebuked last week in probate court in Las Vegas, thwarting — at least for now — the media mogul’s efforts to change the dictates of how four of his children, including current Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch might govern

Jennifer Love Hewitt is finally ready to talk about her mother. More than 12 years after losing the woman whom she considered the center of her universe to cancer, Hewitt has channeled her grief into two new projects which honor the legacy of “magic” that her mother left behind. “I don’t know that we truly appreciate

Not only does Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow look like Bart Simpson, but he’s starting to do some Bart Simpson-like things. Specifically, Burrow just spent $3 million on a Batmobile from the Christopher Nolan “Dark Knight” trilogy. “This is a very Bart move, to get a bunch of money and buy the Batmobile,” said “The

Toby Byrne, a veteran of the TV ad-sales game who enjoyed a long run overseeing those efforts at Fox, will take the reins at A+E Networks, succeeding Peter Olsen as president of the company’s ad-sales division, effective in February. Olsen will retire after 20 years at A+E sales division. Byrne will report to Paul Buccieri,

After “The Penguin” finale shocked DC fans, the team behind HBO’s DC series gathered to discuss bringing their characters to life, with a panel led by Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz and Deirdre O’Connell, as well as showrunner Lauren LeFranc and executive producer Dylan Clark. While Colin Farrell found himself sitting in the makeup

Vivendi, the Paris-headquartered media conglomerate, is about to enter a new era with its flagship pay TV banner Canal+ Group set for a bow at the London Stock Exchange. Slated for Dec. 16, the listing of Canal+ Group, which is the parent company of “Paddington” producer Studiocanal, is part of a spinoff project which was

CCXP in São Paolo, Brazil, unveiled several new first-looks, including for “Yellowjackets” Season 3, the prequel series “Dexter: Original Sin,” the Paramount+ original movie “Star Trek: Section 31,” “Invincible” Season 3, and “The Wheel of Time” Season 3. Check them out below. “Yellowjackets” Season 3 “Yellowjackets” Season 3 debuts on Feb. 14 on Paramount+ with

Miraculous Corp, the joint venture between Mediawan and ZAG, is expanding its leadership team with two executive appointments. Former Gaumont and Mercury Filmworks executive Heath Kenny has been named chief content officer, while Ashley Depp, who was previously at Paramount Pictures, has joined as senior vice president of marketing and franchise. Both will report directly to Andy Yeatman, CEO

Rose Matafeo, the creator and star of Max’s “Starstruck,” has released the trailer for her second stand-up special, “On and On and On,” streaming Dec. 19 on Max. Based on a 16,000-word note kept over time on her phone, the comedy hour sees Matafeo musing on relationships — and the end of relationships. “I’m very bad

Italian animation producer Riva Studios has finalized its acquisition of leading French indie TeamTO after receiving final approval from the Tribunal de Commerce de Paris. Led by Riva Studios executives Marco Balsamo, Jay Oliva, and Tara Sibel Demren, the acquisition will prevent TeamTO from having to declare bankruptcy and allow the company to move into

Victoria Beckham‘s upcoming Netflix documentary series is finally able to name its director. Nadia Hallgren, who directed the Michelle Obama doc “Becoming,” is helming the show, Variety can reveal. The as-yet-untitled series, which started production in August, will follow Beckham’s journey from Spice Girls superstardom in the ‘90s to modern fashion maven. As per the

Matt Smith goes full bad boy in the first look at Sky’s six-part series “The Death of Bunny Munro,” based on Nick Cave‘s cult novel. In the debut image released from the series, Smith — who is playing the title character — sports only his underwear as he gets ready to light up in a

Bridget Everett is processing the end of “Somebody Somewhere,” the HBO series loosely inspired by her life, in a very Bridget Everett way. “I’m just not ready,” she says about potential roles to come. “It’s like you just had the best sex of your life, and now someone wants to hold your hand.” That’s the

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the Season 5, Episode 13 episode of “Yellowstone,” “Give the World Away” which premiered Sunday, Dec. 8 on Paramount Network. It sure looks like “Yellowstone” is gearing up for one last rodeo, but the show keeps on giving to its audience: Jamie (Wes Bentley) is sniveling to another woman!

Brian Cox is once again criticizing his “Succession” co-star Jeremy Strong and his method acting. Cox previously described his onscreen son’s method acting as “fucking annoying,” but in his new interview with The Guardian, he gives a slightly softer take. However, the 78-year-old Scotsman still thinks Strong would be a better actor if he “just