SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead, if you have not watched the finale of “The Bachelorette,” which aired on Monday, Mar. 15. Bachelor Nation is getting two new seasons of “The Bachelorette” this year. Katie Thurston and Michelle Young were revealed to be ABC’s next leading ladies in “The Bachelor” franchise, with each starring in their
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“World of Dance” has been canceled at NBC after four seasons, Variety has confirmed. Though there are currently no plans for the show to return to NBC, the Universal Television Alternative Studio — a division of Universal Studio Group — still owns its format, which has been adapted all over the world in countries like Thailand, the
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the March 15 season finale of “The Bachelor.” Reality host Chris Harrison coined the phrase “the most dramatic season ever,” but nothing has been more dramatic than the tension escalating off-screen during this season of “The Bachelor.” Season 25 — featuring the franchise’s first-ever
Calling Fox News host Tucker Carlson a “relentlessly indignant picket fence,” among other things, “Last Week Tonight” comedian John Oliver critiqued the right-wing talk show host for being “the most prominent vessel in America for white supremacy talking points.” On the latest installment of his HBO show on Sunday, Oliver pointed to Carlson’s defense of
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released the trailer for “The Irregulars,” and Apple TV Plus launched an interactive experience “Servant.” FIRST LOOKS Netflix unveiled its trailer for “The Irregulars,” out March 26. The dark, supernatural twist on the classic Sherlock Holmes tale follows a gang of troubled street teens who must come together to
The 2021 Grammys were an awards show like none before them, in countless ways — and although opinions are mixed about what worked and what didn’t, the consensus seem to be largely positive, with inevitable caveats. Perhaps most of all, the way the Grammys chose to handle the “In Memoriam” segment, which on most awards
It’s been a year since the Television Academy put a halt to officially sanctioned Emmy For Your Consideration events, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, they’re set to finally return next week — but virtually, of course. Emmy FYC events make a comeback on March 24 with two events at 7 p.m. PT. Nat Geo
Showtime has ordered a pilot inspired by the hit Swedish novel and film “Let the Right One In,” Variety has learned. Demián Bichir is attached to star in the series, with Andrew Hinderaker onboard as showrunner and executive producer. Seith Mann will also executive produce in addition to directing the pilot. The series centers on Mark
Boat Rocker Studios, a division of Boat Rocker Media, and veteran television executive Jessica Sebastian-Dayeh have partnered to launch the new production company, Maven. Maven will initially be focused on unscripted content. The company will also seek to collaborate with Boat Rocker’s scripted and kids & family divisions, with an emphasis on female-led narratives. “I’ve
Bento Box Entertainment and Australian television and film production company Princess Pictures have formed Princess Bento Studio, an all-new animation studio that will produce and distribute animated content for platforms in the United States, Australia and Australian co-production treaty countries and around the world. Supported through Film Victoria, a statutory agency of the Victoria State
Following Friday’s development news of a Will Forte drama that centers on a grief-stricken man planning his own suicide, one mental health organization is criticizing the concept as “wildly irresponsible and callous.” The show, “Expiration Date,” is described as a “dark suburban soap” in which a man finds a life insurance policy that covers suicide,
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah and boasting powerhouse performers Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, BTS, Billie Eilish, Post Malone and Megan Thee Stallion, drew a scant audience for CBS. This year’s telecast was the lowest-rated in Grammys history in the early numbers. Per Nielsen Live+Same Day fast-affiliate
Elisha “EJ” Williams has been cast in the main role of “The Wonder Years” pilot at ABC, Variety has learned. The project will show how a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960s, made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too. Williams will star in the role of Dean,
One of the nation’s most colorful sports advertisers says it plans to launch its own sports-talk show because consumers are growing wary of the commercials that have helped it capture so much attention over the decades. Anheuser-Busch and Panay Films will launch “Not A Sports Show,” a six-episode series that features host and comedian Lil
“One Night in Miami” star Kingsley Ben-Adir has been cast alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn in the Disney Plus Marvel series “Secret Invasion,” Variety has learned. Exact character details for Ben-Adir’s character are being kept under wraps, but according to sources he will be playing a main villain. Jackson will reprise the role of Nick
QAnon — the conspiracy-theory movement that sprung up on the far reaches of the internet — is a force with potentially long-lasting and transformational effects, having already placed untold numbers of Americans in its thrall and overtaken one of our two major political parties. It’s also deeply in line with this nation’s traditions of mutual
Drew Brees has jumped off the playing field into a sizable job as a sports analyst for NBC. The former New Orleans Saints quarterback, who just announced his retirement yesterday, will join NBC Sports as a studio analyst for “” and game analyst for its coverage of Notre Dame Football. But the job seems to
In today’s Global Bulletin, Amazon Prime Video U.K. scores Lux Vide’s ‘Leonardo,’ HBO Europe unveils release date and first trailer for Swedish docu-series “Pray, Obey, Kill,” Fremantle begins selling Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s “Wellington Paranormal” internationally, and SharpFutures partners with Sky Studios on the new screenwriting training initiative Flip the Script. TV Sony Pictures
ITV Studios Entertainment has rebranded as Lifted Entertainment, and Syco Entertainment’s Lee McNicholas is joining as creative director, north. ITV Studios Entertainment is the label behind blockbuster shows “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” “Love Island,” “Dancing On Ice,” “The Voice,” “Countdown,” “University Challenge” and “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.” Similarly, Simon
It’s really not much of a stretch to expect a previous year’s big Grammy winner to repeat the following year, but Billie Eilish certainly was surprised to win the Best Record category at the ceremony on Sunday night: She started off her acceptance speech by going full Adele 2017, saying that Megan Thee Stallion actually
“Music’s Biggest Night,” as the Grammy Awards are known, went off without a hitch on Sunday night (March 14). Hosted by Trevor Noah, and produced by a new team led by “James Corden” executive producer Ben Winston, there was an expectation of a more innovative approach and look to an awards show, and the Grammys
“The Talk” will go on a brief hiatus, canceling its live shows for Monday and Tuesday, Variety has confirmed. The news comes after CBS announced that it would be launching a probe into an episode earlier this week that saw Sharon Osbourne get into a heated exchange with co-host Sheryl Underwood after defending Piers Morgan’s comments about
Tonight, we come together — virtually — for the Grammy Awards, “Music’s Biggest Night,” and do our best to celebrate the music of the worst year of so many people’s lives. It’s finally spring, and as much as the season will bring back horrifying memories of what happened at this time a year ago, there’s
“Outlander” has been renewed for Season 7 at Starz. The news comes as the show is currently in production on Season 6, which was supposed to begin last year but was delayed due to the pandemic. Season 7 of the popular series will be based on the seventh book in Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series, “An
As first lady, Michelle Obama grew a vegetable garden at the White House to make children more curious about what they eat. These days, what she grows takes a more visible form. Obama produces (with her husband) and appears (with puppets) in the Netflix series “Waffles + Mochi,” part of the former first couple’s Higher
Top prizes at the USC Scripter event Saturday went to screenwriter Chloé Zhao and author Jessica Bruder for “Nomadland” as well as scripter Scott Frank and novelist Walter Tevis for Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.” As in past years, the award goes to both the scriptwriter(s) as well as the writer(s) of the original material. Searchlight
The larger-than-life saga of Italy’s Agnelli family, the billionaires behind automaker Fiat, is set to be realistically reconstructed in a high-end international TV series that will recount the dynastic tale from a female point of view. The still-untitled Agnelli skein was announced Saturday by director and producer Ginevra Elkann (pictured, center) who is the granddaughter
Sharon Osbourne claims CBS executives apparently ordered “The Talk” producers to have her co-hosts “blindside” her with questions about her controversial tweet defending Piers Morgan. “I blame the network for it,” Osbourne told Variety on Friday night. “I was blindsided, totally blindsided by the whole situation. In my 11 years, this was the first time
Amid his ongoing controversy, Chris Harrison will sit out next season of “The Bachelorette,” Variety has learned. Harrison will be temporarily replaced by rotating fan-favorite alums from the franchise, including former “Bachelorette” stars Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe. Beyond next season of “The Bachelorette,” no permanent decision regarding Harrison’s future with the franchise has been determined,
Disney Channel has announced that the animated special “Descendants: The Royal Wedding” will premiere on the network this summer. Based on the “Descendants” franchise, the special will bring viewers back to the United States of Auradon and feature Mal and King Ben’s royal wedding. Reprising their popular roles are Dove Cameron as Mal, Sofia Carson