Television

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the Season 17 premiere of “The Bachelorette.” It’s Katie Thurston’s chance to find love. Despite her striking first impression with Matt James on “The Bachelor,” when she introduced herself alongside her trusty vibrator, Katie’s time on the ABC franchise was cut short. Now, the

Matthew Goode has been cast to play film producer and studio exec Robert Evans in the Paramount Plus limited event series “The Offer,” about the making of “The Godfather.” “The Offer” is based on the experience of Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy, about the behind-the-scenes events of the original 1972 film from director Francis Coppola,

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Genius: Aretha’ Going Riding on the FYC of Love in a Pink Cadillac City traffic movin’ way too slow/ Drop the pedal and go, go, go. Of course, Aretha Franklin is still best known for her 1960s classics like “Respect.” But for us Gen X kids of the 1980s, we came of age to hits during her Arista

John Sacret Young, the author and producer best known for his work on “China Beach” and “The West Wing,” died on June 3 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. He was 75. Young co-created “China Beach” with William Broyles Jr., serving as executive producer and showrunner on the much-lauded show about American combat nurses

All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The stereotype holds true: celebrities love sunglasses. Elton John didn’t take his pink rimless sunnies off when he

Laverne Cox has been one of the most visible trans people in the world for the better part of a decade. After landing a role on Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” in 2013 and being the first trans person on the cover of “Time” to illustrate what the magazine called “the transgender tipping point”

Hyundai didn’t go to the Super Bowl this year, but it’s still taking a trip to Disneyland. The large automaker has struck a broad advertising pact with The Walt Disney Company that will have characters from ABC’s “Black-ish,” announcers from ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and even characters from Marvel tout the benefits of the new Tucson compact SUV

In the midst of off-screen drama surrounding the franchise, “The Bachelorette” returns with a new season on Monday night — one that will look different than ever before. In addition to a new lead in Katie Thurston, for the first time ever the series will not feature Chris Harrison, who has been the host of

“The Staircase” series at HBO Max has cast Odessa Young, Variety has learned. She joins previously announced cast members Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Sophie Turner. The eight-episode series is based on the docuseries of the same name as well as various books and reports about the case of Michael

Peacock has unveiled a “Girls5eva” Emmy FYC plan that includes sending a karaoke bus around the streets of Los Angeles and West Hollywood, and also taking over the marquees of two landmark music venues. The customized, open-air double-decker “Girls5eva” karaoke bus, part of what creator Meredith Scardino helped dub the “5 Your Emmy Consideration” campaign,

Unspooling from June 8-15, the Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition will feature a slew of drama projects worth looking out for, from psychological thrillers to biopics and new takes on modern relationships. “Insomnia” (1-2-3 Production) 2022 Producers: Valeriy Fedorovich, Evgeniy Nikishov Synopsis: Yuri is a successful psychiatrist and hypnotist, a committed non-believer, capable of rationalizing

Television series’ depictions of single parents isn’t all that different from what viewers imagine, or have experienced, it to be. Struggling adults attempting to juggle a stable career while doubling as the book report editor, dinner maker and support system that their kids need isn’t exactly new. But the twist now is that scripted programming

“Dickinson” creator and showrunner Alena Smith has always worked from home, but during the COVID-19 pandemic she spent more time in that space than ever before, even going so far as to turn it into a part-time yoga studio. In order for it to be a place where she can both unwind and work, she

Jean Yoon is the latest “Kim’s Convenience” star to speak out about her negative experience working on the series, citing “overtly racist” storylines that were cut from its fifth and final season, which recently premiered on Netflix. Responding to an article about co-star Simu Liu’s statement regarding the abrupt conclusion and tension behind the scenes

Actor-director Phill Lewis has decades of experience in the sitcom space, primarily focused on live-action comedy. This television season alone he has directed episodes of Netflix’s “Mr. Iglesias,” CBS’ “B Positive,” the “Punky Brewster” and “iCarly” continuation series, and the still-to-be-scheduled “Head of the Class” reboot. But, the COVID-19 pandemic gave this industry veteran a

Netflix is returning to the Grishaverse. The fantasy series “Shadow and Bone” has been renewed for a second season, the streamer announced on Monday during its Geeked Week. Executive producer and showrunner Eric Heisserer and the main cast — Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, Kit Young, Danielle Galligan, Calahan Skogman, and Ben

It’s time to salute Soldier Boy! Amazon Prime Video has released a first look at Jensen Ackles in his superhero suit ahead of Season 3 of “The Boys.” Designed by Laura Jean “L.J.” Shannon and concept artist Greg Hopwood, the suit embodies military green worthy of, as Shannon puts it, “the original bad-ass.” “Our goal

In the second season of “Pen15,” Anna (Anna Konkle) and Maya (Maya Erskine) get involved in different departments of their school play and that puts a strain on their friendship. Maya taps into her thespian side to star alongside Gabe (Dylan Gage), but when Anna doesn’t make the cast, she takes on the tech side

The popularity of subscription video-on-demand services in Russia has been growing rapidly and, as noted by Olga Filipuk, chief content officer of Yandex Mediaservices, the production of original shows has now reached a new level. While there is still a demand for Russian takes on tried-and-tested global genres such as crime thrillers and science-fiction, global

“The Good Doctor” star Antonia Thomas is departing the series, Variety has confirmed. Thomas has been with the ABC medical drama since it began in the role of Dr. Claire Browne, but will not return for the fifth season. “The Good Doctor” was renewed by ABC back in May. In addition to her role in “The

Costume designer Kirston Mann admits she felt like an outsider when it came to working on Peacock’s “Rutherford Falls.” Although she has countless other television credits, including executive producer Mike Schur’s previous comedies “Parks and Recreation” and “The Good Place,” working with traditional Native materials and designs was new for the veteran crew member. Luckily,

A few decades ago, TV Guide Magazine briefly ran an annual cover feature called “The Best Show You’re Not Watching.” It was a chance to spotlight series that should have bigger audiences and more awards acclaim. If this were a feature running at Variety today, I would put NBC’s “Superstore” at the top of the

Produced with U.S. streamer Pantaya and top European production house The Mediapro Studio, “Express,” Starzplay’s first Spanish-language original, is rounding the final bend of production, shooting last week at the Casa Huarte in a leafy luxury suburb of northern Madrid. Reuniting  “Locked Up” creator Ivan Escobar with its star, Maggie Civantos, “Express” refers to the

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the series finale of “Pose.” In the end, the series finale of “Pose” left it all on the ballroom floor. Staying true to its aspirational and uplifting storytelling nature while still never shying away from the reality of being LGBTQIA+ and living with HIV/AIDS

Strong demand for Sunday’s heavily promoted fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Logan Paul has caused outages for some consumers on Showtime’s PPV service and its streaming apps, the company said Sunday. ViacomCBS’ premium network acknowledged “an issue impacting tonight’s PPV event as well as the Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps” in a Twitter message

Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” won two BAFTAs in a year where there was no single dominant winner at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) Television Awards on Sunday. The BBC/HBO show won best mini-series and leading actress for Coel, who dedicated the award to the production’s director of intimacy Ita

During a FYC screening of the finale of FX’s groundbreaking series “Pose,” Ryan Murphy surprised attendees with a special appearance by two very significant fans of the three-season sensation: Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish. John and Furnish joined Murphy, co-creator Steven Canals and stars Mj Rodriguez and Billy Porter onstage at the

Chrissy Teigen has bowed out of a planned voice role in the Netflix comedy “Never Have I Ever” in the wake of revelations that she once engaged in online bullying against model and reality TV personality Courtney Stodden. Teigen opted to drop out of a planned voice role in one episode of the upcoming Season

One question follows HBO and HBO Max content chief Casey Bloys gets everywhere he goes: What’s up with all those “Game of Thrones” spinoffs? Bloys told Variety that he has been surprised by the number of people who believe that there are multiple “GOT”-related series in active production. For the record, “House of the Dragon,”

“Allen v. Farrow” directors Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering never set out to make a movie about the allegations of sexual assault made by Dylan Farrow against her father Woody Allen. And nobody – even Dylan – expected her mother Mia Farrow to ever cooperate. “I always like to say, our films find us, we