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The U.S. version of hit reality dating competition “Love Island” has moved to Peacock after three seasons at CBS. Peacock has ordered two new seasons of the series, the first of which is set to shoot in California and premiere in summer 2022. In “Love Island,” group of singles search for love while living together

“Call Me Kat” actress Schuyler Helford’s teen-parenting comedy “Unplanned in Akron” has received a pilot order at CBS. Written by Helford with Emily Wilson (“The Conners”) supervising, the multi-cam project follows two teenagers navigating parenthood in the best way they know how. With a little help from their friends and parents, they’ll learn that mistakes

Curtis Stone is making his debut at the SAG Awards. No, the Aussie chef, whose Los Angeles eateries include Gwen and the newly reopened Maude, hasn’t jumped into acting — he’s designing the night’s dinner menu. The first course of the evening — the awards take place Feb. 27 at the Barker Hangar in Santa

The final seven episodes of “Ozark” will premiere on April 29 on Netflix. The official logline of Season 4, Part 2 reads: “Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro’s empire. They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won’t stay buried and

With Peak TV still getting peak-ier, it’s harder than ever for a series to really break through with audiences. And that means it’s even harder for a new writer to get their project noticed with the studio executives who are sifting through pitches looking for the next show that will break through with audiences. During

Sky have released first look images for a new Sky Original drama, “Unwanted.” Inspired by the book “Bilal,” an investigative book from journalist Fabrizio Gatti, the eight-part series tells the story of an undercover human rights defender who is helping migrants journey from Africa to Europe as they battle human traffickers and government officials. Stefano

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a review of the Russian-backed RT news channel’s license. Addressing the House of Commons on Wednesday, Johnson said that Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has asked U.K. media regulator Ofcom to review the operations of the channel, which was formerly known as Russia Today. Johnson said: “We live in

NBC is staying in “The Blacklist” business. The network has renewed its flagship espionage series for a tenth season. Series star James Spader revealed news of the renewal during his appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday evening. Other guests for the evening’s broadcast included Olympic athlete Nathan Chen, standup comedian Eric

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not seen “Step Class,” Episode 9 of “Abbott Elementary.” Janelle James punctuates everything she says with a long, loud laugh. She knows she’s funny. Her career trajectory proves it: Her standup career has earned her spots in Netflix specials including “The Comedy Lineup” and “The Standups,” and

The students of Lakewood Elementary may be all grown up, but “Arthur” isn’t really ending. The PBS Kids series, based on Marc Brown’s picture books of the same name, is the longest running animated children’s show in TV history, and on Feb. 21 aired the four episodes that comprise the 25th and final season. But

As Nielsen faces increasing competition to measure TV activity, it’s trying to make more of the data advertisers say they want more readily available. The media measurement giant is expected as soon as Wednesday to announce it will issue streaming data from connected TV sets, according to two people familiar with the matter. The information,

“South Park” is celebrating its upcoming 25th anniversary with the announcement of a new episode set to premiere on March 2, as well as a 30-piece orchestral rendition of its hit song, “Chocolate Salty Balls.” The song was featured on the show’s first season, and went on to claim the No. 1 spot on the

Michael Chiklis is set to star in the first episode of the upcoming Fox crime anthology series “Accused.” The series is based on the BBC crime anthology of the same name. Each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused, with the audience knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial.

There is surely enough “Law & Order” content in existence to program an entire network, seven nights a week, with reruns. Spinoff “Special Victims Unit” has run continuously since 1999; the flagship series aired from 1990 to 2010. There are obvious market reasons to bring back the original — the perceived likelihood of a known

Derek Haas is redefining the word “multi-task.” The executive producer and co-creator of “Chicago Fire” began showrunning his second show last year with the launch of “FBI: International,” the first Dick Wolf series shot entirely out of the country. During a phone interview with Variety, Haas — currently on set in Budapest — explains that he’s

The news that Wendy Williams’ talk show is to end makes official what fans had suspected for months: TV is losing one of its most distinctive talents. And “talent” is the word that feels right to describe Williams, a former radio DJ who made the leap to daytime in 2008. Her show, defined by its

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Love is Blind,” Netflix’s fan-favorite, extremely unhinged dating show, returned earlier this month. The second season of the hit series, which places 15 men and women in separate pods to get to know each

Tarak Ben Ammar has finalized his acquisition of the Studios of Paris, the vast studio facility located on the outskirts of Paris where Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are currently filming Netflix’s “Murder Mystery 2.” The deal is estimated in the $35-million range. Ben Ammar, who co-founded the Studios with “Valerian” director Luc Besson a

CAA has signed Lee Myoungwoo for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. He continues to be represented by manager Chris S. Lee at B&C Content. Lee is best known for his work as director and showrunner of the Korean drama series “The Fiery Priest” starring Kim Nam-gil. The series was the highest-rated drama on public broadcast

“Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” Showtime’s limited series about Travis Kalanick’s period as CEO of the rideshare company, runs on a simple either-or proposition. Kalanick focused all of his energies on the success of the corporation he ran, at the expense of his employees’ well-being and physical safety, as well as of ethics, labor

The “All American” universe expanded with the debut of spinoff “All American: Homecoming” on Monday night, which follows Simone (Geffri Maya) as she attempts to launch her tennis career at college in Atlanta. While telling a story about college life is very different than that of high school, the drama remains — as does the

Donald Trump’s new social media app, Truth, might’ve topped the charts on the Apple App Store, but the launch was anything but seamless. Many users trying to sign up for the new social media platform either got an error message or were forced to go on a waitlist. Seth Meyers blasted Trump’s app launch as

Knowing that Netflix’s “Cat Burglar” was created by Charlie Brooker of “Black Mirror,” and that the “Black Mirror” take on a choose-your-own-adventure episode (2018’s “Bandersnatch“) represents one of that show’s biggest horrors, I kept waiting for “Cat Burglar” (out today on Netflix) to take some terrible turn of existential dread. But after playing through several

SALES Kids’ content distributor Federation Kids and Family and ZDF Enterprises have sold all three seasons of hit series “Find Me in Paris” to streamer Disney Plus as part of a worldwide multi-territory deal, while Italian state broadcaster RAI also picked up season 3 following on from its successful run of the first two seasons.

Investment firm Standard General has struck a deal to purchase TV broadcaster Tegna Inc. for $24 per share in cash, the companies announced Tuesday. That’s approximately $5.4 billion total, rising to $8.6 billion when including the assumption of debt. The transaction, which marks the end of years-long attempts by multiple potential buyers to acquire Tegna

Lorraine Burgess has been confirmed as chief financial officer at BBC Studios after serving as interim CFO since July 2021. Burgess will report into chief executive Tom Fussell. Producer-distributor BBC Studios is U.K. broadcaster BBC’s largest commercial subsidiary, which contributed sales of £1.25 billion ($1.7 billion) in the 2020/2021 financial year. Burgess’ role is key

As BBC Studios gears up for its annual showcase, where it introduces its upcoming hot projects to international buyers, U.K.-based Jonathan Blyth, BBC Studios’ director of comedy, and Kelly Miller, BBC Studios’ Los Angeles-based senior VP of scripted strategy, sat down with Variety to discuss what’s on their comedy slate, working with streamers and the

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Red vs. Blue,” Monday’s episode of “9-1-1: Lone Star.” Lisa Edelstein is exiting “9-1-1: Lone Star” after playing Gwyneth Morgan, the wife of Rob Lowe’s Chief Owen Strand and the mother of Ronen Rubinstein’s T.K. Strand, for two seasons on the Fox drama, Variety

Black History Month, pioneered by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926, has been a fixture in my life for as long as I can remember. When you grow up in a Black church, and in other Black cultural institutions, there is often a Black History Month-themed program that the children participate in, and we all

The nascent XFL football league, now owned by superstar Dwayne Johnson, has set an R&D partnership with the NFL that is designed to “expand the game of football.” Johnson and business partner Dany Garcia aim to open XFL training camps in January 2023. The partnership with the NFL does not involve games or teams specifically