Television

Kevin Hart is behind the two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution,” set to premiere on the A&E Network on Wednesday, June 29 at 9 p.m. The documentary, produced by Hart’s Hartbeat and Time Studios, explores the progression of Black comedy across time, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate

I look forward to the day there are many more Asian American TV creators and filmmakers who get the chance to tell multifaceted stories with bigger budgets. It’s great to see every ethnicity popping up in regular scenes in films and television just going through regular, everyday problems, and not just addressing problems related to

“The Lincoln Lawyer” moved to No. 1 on Netflix’s list of top English-language titles for the week of May 16-22, its first full week after premiering May 13. Meanwhile, the first season of “Stranger Things” showed up in 10th place as viewers looked to catch up before “Stranger Things 4” debuts Friday. Netflix’s “The Lincoln

Al Michaels may be leaving NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” but he’s not leaving NBC. The veteran broadcaster, who revealed in March that he planned to lead Amazon’s new streamcast of “Thursday Night Football” in the fall, is keeping a foothold at NBC Sports. Michaels will have “emeritus” status, and is expected to contribute across the

LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD has responded to Ricky Gervais’ newest Netflix special, which has drawn criticism due to jokes mocking trans people. In a statement, GLAAD called the special “dangerous,” saying that it consists of “anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes.” “We watched the Ricky Gervais ‘comedy’ special on Netflix so you don’t have to. It’s

“That ’90s Show,” the spinoff of “That ’70s Show” at Netflix, is bringing back Tommy Chong as Leo. Chong made the announcement during an interview with The Dark Mark Show, saying “They gave me a call and I did my part…They never gave me any instructions, so I don’t know if I’m supposed to be

Apple TV+ has ordered ten episodes of “Las Azules,” a crime drama starring Bárbara Mori and created by Fernando Rovzar and Pablo Aramendi. The Spanish-language series, set in 1970 and inspired by true events, follows four women who join Mexico’s first female police force only to discover that their squad is a publicity stunt to

Screenwriter Matt Lopez has signed with CAA for representation just ahead of the premiere of his adaptation of “Father of the Bride” for HBO Max. The new movie, starring Andy Garcia as the titular father, Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona, and Isabela Merced, will debut on June 16, timed to Father’s Day Weekend. Lopez also penned

“Queer Eye” may have brought LGBTQ issues into the living rooms of millions, but that doesn’t mean the fight for equality can be won by Hollywood alone. “Part of the duality of queer existence is that sometimes you can experience joy, you can experience exciting things in the midst of really difficult things going on,”

In his new comedy special on Netflix, Ricky Gervais mocks “the new women […] with beards and cocks”; he urges trans women to “lose the cock” towards the end of a long tirade about trans people’s anatomy. It’d be easy to call this shocking. But after a moment of thought, there seems little startling at

Tayshia Adams is set to host the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted, Variety has learned exclusively. The show will take place live at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, June 5, at 10 p.m. ET. Adams, who made her television debut on “The Bachelor” franchise in 2019 on Colton Underwood’s season, went on to

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 delivered stellar ratings, with 161 million viewers watching the three live shows (the first and second semi final and the grand final) in Turin, Italy just over ten days ago. According to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which hosts the annual concert, the grand final viewing share on Saturday May

One of the news industry’s worst-kept secrets is finally seeing the light of day. Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary who resigned from the role a few weeks ago, is slated to join MSNBC in the fall, where she will host a new streaming program that is expected to launch in the first quarter

Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media has acquired Spanish-language producer Exile Content Studio. Per Candle Media, “Exile’s mission is to create content featuring the experiences and voices of diverse Spanish-speaking communities from around the world.” The company was founded in 2019 by Isaac Lee, formerly the chief content officer for Univision and Televisa. The production

Paramount today revealed Dusseldorf in Germany will be the host city for the 2022 MTV European Music Awards. German host Hadnet Tesfai (pictured above) was on hand to make the announcement. The awards will take place at the PSD Bank Dome on Nov. 13. It is the sixth time the event will have been hosted

Ricky Gervais’ Netflix comedy special “SuperNature” has only been released on the streamer for a few hours, but it has already drawn criticism for a string of graphic and hurtful transphobic jokes. Four minutes into the special, Gervais dives into material about the trans community seemingly calculated to draw controversy. “Oh, women!” he starts. “Not

Streaming service BBC Player is set to launch in Poland next month thanks to a partnership between BBC Studios and Canal+. The VOD platform will launch June 1 for Canal+ streaming subscribers as well as satellite users whose set-top boxes are connected to the Internet (the latter will only have access between June 1 and

Netflix has boarded “Darlings,” headlined by top Bollywood star Alia Bhatt and directed by feature debutant Jasmeet K. Reen. Written by Reen, Parveez Sheikh (“Queen”) and Vijay Maurya (Disney+ Hotstar series “The Great Indian Murder”), “Darlings” is billed as a dark comedy which explores the lives of a mother-daughter duo trying to find their place

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the seventh episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Plan & Execution.” This week’s episode of “Better Call Saul,” like the six before it, has a bifurcated title — “Plan & Execution.” Season 6 has, so far, focused largely on Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and

Greta Van Susteren says she just couldn’t stay away from the immediacy of cable news. For the past few years, Van Susteren, one of the few anchors who can say they have been employed by  CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel, has been working as a political analyst for Gray Television and doing a show

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you have watched “Tarrare,” the Season 3 finale of “Atlanta.”  The Season 3 finale of “Atlanta” is styled after the quirky and comforting French rom-com “Amélie,” though this version is weirder and grosser. The episode is titled “Tarrare” after the 1700s French solider who was famous for a medical

The Arizona Cardinals will be the subject of the newest season of “Hard Knocks In Season.” HBO Sports and NFL Films will team up this fall for “Hard Knocks In Season: The Arizona Cardinals,” a docuseries on the NFC West contender. The Emmy-winning weekly series will feature all access coverage inside the Cardinals as they navigate

“The Simpsons” took aim at the Fox Corporation on Sunday in a musical number about the death of the U.S. middle class, during the finale of its 33rd season. At one point, the show pointed its criticism to the ever-controversial Tucker Carlson, who at one point in the number says “Putin for president, next on

When “Women of the Movement” executive producer Gina Prince-Bythewood stepped behind the camera to direct the show’s first episode, she called on her frequent collaborators, editor Terilyn Shropshire and cinematographer Tami Reiker, to help establish the visuals for Emmett Till’s murder. The six-part series, set in 1955, tracks Mamie Till-Mobley’s (Adrienne Warren) fight to make

I remember when I became the showrunner of my first live-action series, “Supah Ninjas,” I thought I had arrived. Somehow, against all odds, this show I created with my partner Eric S. Garcia was shooting on the Paramount lot. On the same stage as “Family Ties.” I was officially a part of Hollywood history. When

Everything about season 4 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” was bigger, from the sets to the drama and, of course, the music. Returning songwriters Tom Mizer and Curtis Moore were tasked with creating a pastiche of sounds, including calypso, period-appropriate pop, a Broadway tune and several striptease numbers. The two worked with the show’s music

Stephanie Leifer is stepping down from her role as executive vice president of current programming at ABC Signature, Variety has confirmed. The announcement marks the end of Leifer’s time across both the studio and ABC, where she originally began working in 1994. She switched over to the studio side in 2006. In her role as executive

Okieriete Onaodowan will play the title role in the upcoming AMC sci-fi comedy series “Demascus.” The six-episode, half-hour series follows Demascus, a 33-year-old Black man who goes on a journey of self-discovery by delving into the world of digital psychiatry and using an innovative new technology that allows him to experience different versions of his

“Heartstopper” claimed the top spot on Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of May 16 to 22, marking the fifth consecutive time that the Netflix series has landed at No. 1. The queer coming-of-age series earned more than 1.28 million engagements this week, led by a passionate fanbase that celebrated the show’s two-season renewal.

Amazon has picked up the sci-fi animated comedy “The Hospital” for two seasons. The series was originally reported as being in development at the streamer in early 2020. Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne are part of the voice cast and will also executive produce under their Animal Pictures banner. Keke Palmer, Greta Lee, Kieran Culkin,