Television

“Alone,” the History Channel survival series, is expanding with two spinoff series set to premiere next month. Titled “Alone: The Skills Challenge” and “Alone: Frozen,” the spinoffs will follow in the original show’s premise of dropping challengers into the wilderness as they attempt to survive on their own the longest, with new twists to the

Constance Wu returned to Twitter for the first time in nearly three years to announce her new book, “Making a Scene,” and to reveal she attempted suicide following the backlash that erupted against her in 2019. Social media was outraged at Wu after she expressed frustration over her ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” being

Domhnall Gleeson channels Hannibal Lecter in the first trailer for “The Patient,” the upcoming FX limited series co-starring Steve Carell. Created by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, who previously worked together on the acclaimed FX drama “The Americans,” “The Patient” focuses on the relationship between Alexander Strauss (Carell), a well-regarded psychotherapist, and his new patient Sam

Phoebe Robinson, the stand-up comedian who with Jessica Williams co-hosted the podcast-turned-HBO series “2 Dope Queens,” is ready to bring her audio skills back to the screen. Robinson is the creator and star of the upcoming Freeform comedy “Everything’s Trash,” which is adapted from her 2018 essay collection “Everything’s Trash, but It’s Okay.” She and

“Beavis and Butt-Head” are back on TV. A revival of the classic ’90s MTV animated series is set to premiere on Paramount+ on Aug. 4, the streamer announced Thursday. In addition, the streamer revealed a first trailer for the series, which can be watched below. Created and voiced by Mike Judge in 1992 for the

Keanu Reeves is working on a documentary about Formula One for Disney+, Variety has learned. The as-yet-untitled four-part docuseries will reportedly focus on Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn, who in 2009 bought the Honda team, renamed it Brawn GP and took it to two unprecedented championship victories. Reeves will host the doc and has already

The setting for “The Head” Season 2, the second part of one of Spain’s biggest breakout hits, is a massive ocean freighter at the Pacific Ocean’s Nemo Point, the most remote place on earth, 1,681 miles from land. The set for many of its interiors, including the freighter’s high-tech research lab, is slightly more accessible

The 2023 Grammy Awards will be held at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 5, the Recording Academy has announced. In addition to revealing the date of the event dubbed “music’s biggest night,” the Academy also detailed its key voting and nomination deadlines. Nominees will be announced this year on Nov. 15, with the first

Legendary Entertainment has struck a scripted joint venture with leading German producer-distributor Tobis. The JV will see the companies developing, producing and distributing premium German-language series. Tobis, which was first founded in 1971, has released more than 400 local and international films, including “The Fifth Element,” “Hannibal” and “Bad Moms.” The company’s local-language productions include

Order up: FX is moving forward with a second season of “The Bear.” The renewal comes almost one month after the premiere of the series, which debuted all eight episodes of its first season on June 23. “The Bear” is available to stream on Hulu. “’The Bear’ has exceeded our wildest creative, critical and commercial

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton’s docuseries “Gutsy” will debut on Apple TV+ on Sept. 9. The streamer announced the premiere date Thursday morning. “Gutsy” is an eight-part documentary series that follows the former Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady of the United States and her daughter as they speak with prominent women who

The Netflix interpretation of the “Resident Evil” franchise is “a completely brand new retelling of the story that follows the lore,” says popular South Asian-Canadian actor Ahad Raza Mir, who plays Arjun Batra in the series. “Resident Evil” is a live action, scripted series that tells a new story building on Capcom’s hit video game

Middle-earth is coming to Amazon Prime Video, and while all seems at peace, a gathering storm threatens to lay it all to waste. That’s the general vibe for the latest teaser trailer for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” which the streamer released on Thursday, giving viewers a more detailed look at

Alfonso Ribeiro will join Season 31 of “Dancing With the Stars” as a co-host as the show moves to Disney+, the streamer announced Thursday. He’ll join host Tyra Banks as the show’s two lead anchors. Best known for his role as Carlton Banks on iconic ’90s sitcom “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” Ribeiro has a long

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes discussion of major plot elements of the season finale, including the post credits scene, of “Ms. Marvel,” currently streaming on Disney+. Over the many iterations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008, rarely has a project felt as personal as “Ms. Marvel,” the six-episode series that streamed its season (perhaps

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Six couples are back for a brand new season of “90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After,” premiering Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on TLC and Discovery+. As the couples navigate their partnerships, they’ll be put to the test with everything from emotional affairs to immigration issues and disapproving family members. Meet the couples below,

The “Criminal Minds” revival is finally moving forward at Paramount+. Variety has confirmed with sources that the continuation of the long-running CBS procedural has received a 10-episode order at the streaming service. The project was first reported as being in development in early 2021, though series star Paget Brewster had said on social media later that

Dreamchaser, the Hugh Marks- and Carl Fennessy-headed venture which has ambitions to become a significant studio, has signed a development and production deal with prolific Australian novelist and producer, Posie Graeme-Evans. She was the creator behind Nine Network’s hit series “McLeod’s Daughters.” Joining Dreamchaser as executive producer, partner: scripted, Graeme-Evans’ Millennium Pictures will develop and

Cyma Zarghami knows what it takes to create a bona fide hit in the kids TV business. It’s not measured by Nielsen ratings or unique users or page views, but something far more elusive: Playground cred. “It’s something basically that kids want to wear on their backpacks,” Zarghami tells Variety‘s weekly podcast “Strictly Business.” TV

“The Sopranos” actor Robert Iler remembered his late co-star Tony Sirico on a recent episode of “The Sopranos” podcast “Pod Yourself a Gun.” He attributed Sirico’s presence on set as the main reason he was never harassed, bullied or mistreated like so many other young teenage stars in Hollywood. Iler was around 12 years old

Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr.’s Artists for Artists will develop the Instagram account “My Therapist Says” into a live-action television series. Operated by co-creators Lola Tash, Nicole Argiris, Nora Tash and Gina Tash, “My Therapist Says” shares original and aggregated memes focused on mental health. Since the account was created in 2015, it has

Katherine Pope is stepping in as president of Sony Pictures Television, Variety has confirmed. Pope takes over the role from Jeff Frost, who recently announced he was departing the independent studio after five years at the helm. Pope joins Sony from Charter Communications, where she served as head of original content for the past four

A contestant on the second season of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” reality series is suing the streamer and the show’s producers, charging them with a string of labor-law violations, including fostering “inhumane working conditions” and paying cast members less than minimum wage. The lawsuit, filed by Jeremy Hartwell, alleges “Love Is Blind” producers plied the

Matt Damon has once again been targeted by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The new film “South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2,” which launched July 13 exclusively on Paramount+, includes an extended takedown of Damon due to his involvement promoting Crypto. The actor has been widely mocked on social media in

Under her overall deal at Universal Television via her My So-Called Company Banner, Julie Plec has set a new development slate at the studio beginning with “Clifton,” based on Margaret Peterson Haddix’s young adult novel “Running Out of Time.” “Clifton,” which is now in development at Peacock, will be adapted by Aisha Porter-Christie. The series

There’s a lot of mystery in “Forensic Files,” but not too much behind the decision by the cable network that airs the series to keep it going longer. CNN has renewed its license with the long-running series’ original producer, Medstar, to produce new episodes of “Forensic Files II” through 2024, according to Nancy Duffy, senior

On the screen, Netflix streams video favorites like “Bridgerton” and “Stranger Things.” To surround those programs with commercials, however, the company will require outside assistance. Netflix said Wednesday that it had selected Microsoft as a partner to help it create a lower-priced subscription tier that would rely on commercials to help generate revenue. “Microsoft has

“FBoy Island” is back for a second season on HBO Max, and host Nikki Glaser couldn’t be more ready: “These people are ridiculous. These boys are so funny, and we enjoy bringing out the funny.” In conversation with Variety ahead of the Season 2 premiere on July 14, Glaser opens up about what fans can

Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama series about Enzo Ferrari from writer Steven Knight, Variety has learned. The series, titled “Ferrari,” is inspired by the biography “Ferrari Rex” by Luca Dal Monte. Pre-production on the show is currently underway in Italy. The show focuses on Ferrari, who dedicated his genius to the mission