Television

Italy’s Titanus Production is heading to Series Mania with its latest project, horror teen drama “Phenomena – The Series,” adapted from Dario Argento’s classic 1985 film “Phenomena,” known as “Creepers” in the U.S. The project will participate in this year’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions and promises to captivate potential partners with its unique blend of supernatural

Italy’s Titanus Production is heading to Series Mania with its latest project, horror teen drama “Phenomena – The Series,” adapted from Dario Argento’s classic 1985 film “Phenomena,” known as “Creepers” in the U.S. The project will participate in this year’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions and promises to captivate potential partners with its unique blend of supernatural

Zentropa’s “Cecilie Mars,” from Christoffer Boe, “The Chaplain,” from Australia’s Wooden Horse and Jennifer Fox’s latest “Ruth’s Ghosts” are among buzz titles at March’s Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions. There’s also good word on “Phenomena – the Series,” a modern makeover of Dario Argento’s “Creepers,” and Spanish dramedy “The Lottery Ticket,” from Secuoya Studios. Announced

Zentropa’s “Cecilie Mars,” from Christoffer Boe, “The Chaplain,” from Australia’s Wooden Horse and Jennifer Fox’s latest “Ruth’s Ghosts” are among buzz titles at March’s Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions. There’s also good word on “Phenomena – the Series,” a modern makeover of Dario Argento’s “Creepers,” and Spanish dramedy “The Lottery Ticket,” from Secuoya Studios. Announced

Stephen King made a surprise return to X on Feb. 20 to tell off President Trump and Elon Musk, the latter of which owns the social media platform. Three months ago, the horror icon announced he was leaving X in the aftermath of Trump being reelected U.S. president. King has called Bluesky his social media

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “Ghostfellas,” the Season 4, Episode 13 of CBS’s “Ghosts.” “Ghosts” star Rose McIver‘s first-ever TV directing gig had a bit of everything: A 1980s flashback. A Mafioso storyline. Ghostly mind games. And even a heist. “It was cool to have a twist and a genre bent to the episode,”

Disney‘s ESPN and Major League Baseball are breaking up after nearly 40 years together, a sign of how even the most durable content relationships have come under scrutiny in the streaming era, with sports rights increasing exponentially and entertainment conglomerates left to figure out how to pay the bill. “We are grateful for our longstanding

“Scamanda” has achieved ABC News Studios’ most-streamed series premiere ever when accounting for one month of viewing. The docuseries, which airs on ABC on Thursday nights, initially reached just under 1.5 million viewers with its Jan. 30 premiere. But after one month of delayed viewing across ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and other digital platforms,

“Jury Duty” has been summoned once again. The comedy series, which debuted on Amazon’s now-defunct streamer Freevee as a surprise hit in 2023, will run for a second season on Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned from sources. Amazon did not comment on the renewal. Additionally, a source tells Variety that Season 2 will be

“Reacher” is back, and our heroic hunk has to battle perhaps his toughest adversary yet: An even bigger guy! Yes, the marquee fights this season are between our jacked hero Reacher (Alan Ritchson) and an absolutely enormous bodyguard Paulie (Olivier Richters), but there are plenty of other challenges, including a charismatic big bad (Anthony Michael

David St. John, a TV producer who worked on shows including “America’s Next Top Model,” died Dec. 19 of pancreatic cancer in Seattle. He was 56. St. John, whose death was only recently announced, started his career at MTV on the series “Taildaters,” rising from assistant to story producer. He moved on to “America’s Next

The new “Holes” TV series has filled in a key role: Jac Schaeffer, creator of the Marvel Studios series “WandaVision” and “Agatha All Along,” will direct the pilot episode for the Disney+ production, Variety has learned exclusively. Disney Branded Television ordered the show to pilot in January (as first reported by Variety), with Alina Mankin

“Nobody Wants This” Season 2 has added two new guest stars. Variety has learned exclusively that Leighton Meester and Miles Fowler will appear in the second season of the popular Netflix comedy in guest roles. The casting will no doubt delight Meester’s fans, as she will be appearing in the show which stars her husband,

CBS has renewed nine series for new seasons: “Ghosts,” which has scored a two-season order, plus “Tracker,” “Fire Country,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Origins,” “NCIS: Sydney,” “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” “Elsbeth” and “Hollywood Squares.” The series join CBS’ 2025-2026 lineup alongside previously renewed series “Matlock,” “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race” and “FBI” plus new series including “Fire

Kevin Bacon is back with a vengeance. Amazon Prime Video has revealed first-look images and announced the release date for Blumhouse Television’s “The Bondsman,” a new eight-episode limited series premiering April 3. Bacon will play Hub Halloran, a bounty hunter resurrected by the Devil to capture demons who have escaped hell. “By chasing down those

“This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman and star Sterling K. Brown‘s twisty new drama “Paradise” has been renewed for a second season at Hulu. Variety has learned production is set to begin on Season 2 this spring. Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, the political thriller is set in the serene community of Paradise inhabited by

Max Minghella has been cast in “Industry” Season 4 at HBO & BBC, Variety has learned. Minghella will star as Whitney Halberstram, described as “the CFO and Founder of Tender, a payment processor entering a growth phase.” He will appear alongside returning cast members like Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Ken Leung, Sagar Radia, Kit Harington as

Athena Grant, meet Dr. Max Bankman. On Thursday, March 20, the Ryan Murphy-created worlds of “9-1-1,” starring Angela Bassett as LAPD sergeant Grant, and “Doctor Odyssey,” led by Joshua Jackson as on-board cruise doctor Bankman, will collide in a special crossover episode of the soapy, seafaring medical drama. Continuing “Doctor Odyssey’s” premise of each episode

An “” TV series has been greenlit at Netflix, Variety has learned. Omar Sy will lead the series, which is set in the same world as the Netflix film franchise. The streaming giant has commissioned eight episodes of the series. The first “Extraction” film, which starred Chris Hemsworth, was released on Netflix in 2020. Hemsworth

After the cancellation of “9-1-1: Lone Star” at Fox, there’s a new series coming to Ryan Murphy’s emergency responder franchise: “9-1-1: Nashville,” set to premiere on ABC during the 2025-2026 season. Though plot and casting details are yet to be shared, it can be assumed that the new “9-1-1” spinoff, like the flagship series and

Amanda Seyfried is back in a leading television role following “The Crowded Room” and her Emmy award-winning turn in “The Dropout.” Based on the New York Times bestseller by Liz Moore published in 2020, the limited series “Long Bright River” follows Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer patrolling an area of Philadelphia that was particularly hit

The multi-cam comedy “Happy’s Place” has been renewed for Season 2 at NBC, Variety has learned. The series, which marked Reba McEntire’s return to the sitcom format, originally debuted on NBC on Oct. 18. It was picked up for a full season at the broadcast network in November. Per NBC, the pilot episode has reached

On the two parody “Queen of Jordan” episodes of “30 Rock” — in which the sitcom’s cast members were thrust into the middle of a reality show — no character seemed quite so out of place as Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy. A self-possessed, haughtily upright fellow, Jack correctly sees the cameras as an insult to

Discovery channel has renewed five of its freshman series for second seasons: “The Last Woodsmen,” “In the Eye of the Storm,” “Expedition Files,” “Hustlers Gamblers Crooks” and “Mud Madness.” “The Last Woodsmen” follows Jared Douglas, a veteran logger in the Pacific Northwest who does the dangerous work of harvesting the most massive and valuable timber

The “Malcolm in the Middle” revival at Disney+ is building out its cast. Variety has learned exclusively that Kiana Madeira is set to star in the series alongside previously announced returning cast members Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, and Jane Kaczmarek. The Disney Branded Television show was picked up for four episodes back in December. Per

Bell Media has struck a new co-development deal with comedian Tom Green to create content for the Canada-based entertainment company’s streamer Crave and linear network CTV. The new agreement expands native Canadian Green’s ongoing relationship with Bell Media with previous projects including “The Tom Green Show” and “Tom Green’s House Tonight,” as well as Green’s

Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision narrowed its losses in the fourth-quarter despite a $900 million non-cash impairment charge and declines in revenue at its Mexican operations after the company worked to streamline the merger that placed the Univision television network and the Televisa TV operations under the same corporate umbrella. TelevisaUnivision said revenue in the fourth

France TV Distribution, the sales and co-production arm of public broadcaster France Televisions Group, is launching international distribution on Season 2 of comedy series “Aspergirl” at the upcoming edition of Mip London, set for February 23-27.  Distributed worldwide by France TV distribution, the country’s biggest TV exporter, “Aspergirl” Season 2 is produced by Paris-based Patafilm,

Banijay Entertainment is set to impress at the upcoming London TV Screenings with one of the most extensive and diverse lineups in global TV in terms of both quality and quantity. This year’s showcase, Banijay @ BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, open exclusively to buyers, will spotlight 13 scripted titles, 15 factual series, nine new unscripted formats,

Southeast Asia‘s premium video-on-demand market saw robust growth in 2024, with total industry revenues jumping 14% to $1.8 billion and viewership hitting 440 billion minutes, according to fresh data from Media Partners Asia (MPA). Netflix dominated the landscape with a 52% viewership share and 42% revenue share, while capturing nearly half of all new subscriptions