Television

Liam Neeson shocked “Atlanta” viewers when he popped up for a cameo appearance during the eighth episode of the show’s fourth season. The episode, titled “New Jazz,” was written by Donald Glover. Neeson appeared as a version of himself sitting at a bar (the napkins for which read “Cancel Club”) that main character Alfred “Paper

If you’re already a fan of “Hacks,” chances are you’re one of two kinds of viewers. Either you’re in it for the prickly dynamic between Gen Z writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) and legendary stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), or you try to ignore Ava and instead focus on TV veteran Smart, playing the woman

Supervising sound editor Jane Tattersall, sound designer Brennan Mercer and rerecording mixers Matthew Chan and Lou Solakofski knew the stakes were high for Paramount+ series “Halo,” based on the wildly popular Xbox video game, which for years had been trying to make the leap to movie theaters. “There was enormous pressure,” says Tattersall of the

Selena Gomez will make her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut on May 14, along with rapper Post Malone as the musical guest. This week, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” star Benedict Cumberbatch will host, marking his second time leading the NBC comedy series. Arcade Fire will be the musical guest. It will be

“House of Gucci” and “Boardwalk Empire” star Jack Huston has joined AMC’s “Mayfair Witches” TV adaptation. Based on Rice’s “Lives of the Mayfair Witches” trilogy, AMC’s “Mayfair Witches” focuses on intuitive young neurosurgeon Dr. Rowan Fielding (Alexandra Daddario ) who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples

Monday’s Met Gala red carpet was the highest-viewed ever for “Live From E!” when counting all platforms, Variety has learned exclusively. Per NBCU, “Live from E!: Met Gala” scored the biggest multiplatform-viewing for “Live From E!” in the brand’s history, drawing 444 million total multi-platform engagements across linear TV, digital and social views and social

Kim Kardashian broke the internet once again at the 2022 Met Gala, where she wore the iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe had donned while singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy in 1962. But that wasn’t the only Monroe-inspired surprise that Kardashian had up her sleeve. The television personality revealed on Instagram on

Bertelsmann’s Luxembourg-based media giant RTL Group, which owns Fremantle, has declared revenues of €1.56 billion ($1.64 billion) for the first quarter of 2022, a growth of 11.3%. The RTL Group has interests in 64 television channels, nine streaming services and 36 radio stations. The group’s content business, Fremantle, is one of the world’s largest creators,

Less than nine months after the launch of Season 4, the “Cobra Kai” crew is heading back to Netflix this September. “Cobra Kai,” the popular “Karate Kid” sequel television series starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, will debut its fifth season Sept. 9. The news was announced out a panel conversation with the stars of

Kim Cattrall has a favorite word: “No.” Cattrall’s favorite instance of saying “no,” as she explained in her speech at Variety‘s Power of Women dinner presented by Lifetime, is one of her most famous quotes, when she told The Guardian in 2019, “I don’t want to be in a situation where I’m not enjoying myself

In an energetic speech at Variety’s Power of Women event Thursday night, Drew Barrymore praised those who prioritize action over words, encouraging everyone to “get down on the god damn floor” and help those in need. While speaking about her charity of choice, World Central Kitchen — which provides meals to victims of natural disasters

NBC’s “Quantum Leap” pilot has been ordered to series, Variety has learned. A sequel to the NBC series of the same name that ran from 1989 to 1993, “Quantum Leap” will center Dr. Ben Seong, a new character played by Raymond Lee who is described as a world-renowned physicist and a man of faith. 30

In Amanda Seyfried’s Power of Women speech on Thursday evening, the star of “The Dropout” honored the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance, a nonprofit that connects refugee children with crucial medical and mental health care. “This evening, we are gathered to recognize the Power of Women, and I can think of few women

The Directors Guild of America reported Thursday that women and non-white members continued to make gains in hiring for television jobs in the 2020-21 season, though representation lags among unit production managers and first assistant directors. In its annual report, the DGA found that 38% of TV episodes were directed by women — up from

SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in Season 2, Episode 10 of “Star Trek: Picard,” currently streaming on Paramount+. Throughout the seven seasons of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” audiences were only allowed brief glimpses into the past of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), but Season 2 of the Paramount+ series “Star Trek:

Kim Cattrall attended Variety’s 2022 Power of Women ceremony, presented by Lifetime, alongside a few of her former “Sex and the City” collaborators. The actor, who played Samantha Jones on “Sex and the City” for six seasons and in two movies, was joined at the event by series creator Darren Star, original costume designer Patricia Field

The upcoming Paramount+ drama series “Tulsa King” has added A.C. Peterson to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively. Sylvester Stallone will lead the series, with Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza and Jay Will also starring. The series hails from creator and executive producer Taylor Sheridan with Terrence Winter showrunning and executive producing. “Tulsa King” follows

“The Last Thing He Told Me” series adaptation at Apple has added three new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively. Geoff Stults (“Little Fires Everywhere,” “Guilty Party”), John Harlan Kim (“LA Law,” “9-1-1”), and Augusto Aguilera (“Made for Love,” “Promised Land”) will all appear in the series. Jennifer Garner will star along with previously announced cast

David Letterman’s Emmy-nominated talk show series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” is set to return on May 20, Netflix announced on Thursday. The fourth season of the Netflix original series will feature six episodes and a new selection of guests, including Cardi B, Kevin Durant, Billie Eilish, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ryan Reynolds and

Choosing the tunes for HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” became a treasure hunt for hidden gems for music supervisor Gabe Hilfer. Set in the ’80s, the series loosely tells the story of the Los Angeles Lakers, owner Jerry Buss and Magic Johnson. Hilfer came on board and immediately pulled “cool, stylized

Ed O’Neill is set to play Donald Sterling in the upcoming FX limited series “The Sterling Affairs,” Variety has learned. The show was picked up to series at FX back in April. It is based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name. O’Neill joins previously announced stars Laurence Fishburne and Jacki Weaver.

Beyoncé is among the first-time nominees at this year Daytime Emmys, as the National Academy of Arts & Sciences announced the ceremony’s 2022 nominations on Thursday. The singer is nominated in the original song category for her theme song to Facebook Watch’s “Talks with Mama Tina.” Overall this year, CBS’ “The Young and the Restless”

Watching “The Pentaverate” with the purpose of reviewing it gave me enormous sympathy for Wile E. Coyote trying to trap the Roadrunner while knowing, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it would end in him getting flattened. The mission felt doomed from the start, and yet I just kept marching onward through Netflix’s newest

Sophie Turner and Odessa Young took their roles as sisters on HBO Max’s “The Staircase” seriously. “I would feel anxiety if I wasn’t with her on set for a day,” Turner says of her co-star. “Anytime that we were doing a scene together, I’d be like, ‘Oh, thank God.’”  Young and Turner star as sisters

“Minx” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max. The first season of the comedy series began airing in March and concluded on April 14. HBO Max released two episodes of the half-hour show per week. “All of us at ‘Minx’ have been blown away by the passionate response from audiences across the world,

The “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series at Disney+ has found its Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase. Variety has learned exclusively that Aryan Simhadri will star as Grover with Leah Sava Jeffries set to play Annabeth. They join previously announced series lead Walker Scobell, who will play Percy. The series adaptation of the Rick Riordan

Nowadays, it’s harder to not land on a scripted true crime series while scrolling through your chosen broadcaster. There’s “The Girl From Plainville,” “Inventing Anna,” “The Thing About Pam” — the list goes on, with nearly all of them based on podcasts, books or documentaries that at one point gripped the nation. But before any of

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” breaks new ground among the more recent “Trek” shows by going back to the old ways — that is to say that the show is much more episodic as compared to the heavily serialized “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard.” In an interview with Variety, series star Anson Mount said

With the second season of “Tehran” about to debut on Apple TV+, Niv Sultan admits she’s balancing being scared with having hope for how the series’ continued exploration of the Iran-Israel conflict can open minds versus further stereotypes. “Tehran” first aired on Israel’s public channel Kan 11 in June 2020 and began streaming on Apple

AMC Networks reported its first-quarter 2022 earnings Thursday, revealing it had ended the quarter with 9.5 million streaming subscribers. AMC Networks CFO Christina Spade said in February the company expected to add 400-500,000 streaming subscribers in Q1, after reaching more than 9 million subs at the end of 2021. Wall Street forecast earnings per share