Cary Fukunaga has signed on to direct the first three episodes of the upcoming Apple World War II drama “Masters of the Air,” Variety has confirmed. He will also join the show’s producing team. In addition, Fukunaga is nearing a first-look deal with Apple through his production company, Parliament of Owls. Under the deal, Fukunaga and
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Bretman Rock has signed with UTA for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. He continues to be represented by his manager, Dru Sansenbach, and lawyer Will Jacobson at Goodman Schenkman & Brecheen, LLP. A first-generation Asian-American immigrant and a member of the queer community, Rock rose to fame via his social media platforms, which
Jean-Paul Colaco, an experienced hand in the emerging practice of gaining ad support for streaming-video content, will serve as the new head of advertising sales at WarnerMedia, filling a role that has been left open for more than a year. Colaco, known to many as “JP,” has a history with WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar. He
Kate Mulgrew is set to reprise her iconic role as Captain Kathryn Janeway in the upcoming Nickelodeon animated series “Star Trek: Prodigy.” The announcement was made Thursday as part of the “Star Trek” universe virtual panel at New York Comic Con. Janeway will be a central figure in the show, which will follow a group
Former Netflix exec Erik Barmack and Prague-based Warhorse Studios are developing a live-action makeover of “Kingdom Come: Deliverance,” a video game set in the Medieval Holy Roman Empire, which has sold over 3 million copies, making it one of the biggest games in its genre. Set up at Warhorse and Wild Sheep Content, the L.A.-based
It’s been more than 20 years since “Sister, Sister” ended its run. But now, the 1990s sitcom has found new life on Netflix — and according to the latest Nielsen streaming ranker, audiences are responding. All six seasons of “Sister, Sister” (which amounts to 119 episodes) is now available on Netflix, and the show managed
The latest installment of “Unsolved Mysteries,” which has seen various iterations starting in 1987, will be hitting Netflix soon. The streaming platform unveiled the trailer for “Unsolved Mysteries Volume 2” on Thursday ahead of its Oct. 19 premiere. The set of episodes follow on the heels of Volume 1, which featured six episodes that were
Rome’s MIA market, the growing showcase for international TV series, feature films and documentaries, is on track to hold its sixth edition both physically and online on Oct.14-18 in the Italian capital. The new-concept mart – whose acronym stands for Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, or International Audiovisual Market – has secured a calendar spot as an important
The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden will be “virtual,” with the two participants holding forth from separate remote locations, a new twist to the event added in the wake of the president being exposed to the coronavirus. The debate’s “town hall” format will remain in place, the Commission
Fatima Salaria, managing director of Fremantle-backed outfit Naked, is the new executive chair of The Edinburgh TV Festival and its umbrella charity The TV Foundation, taking over from So Television co-founder Graham Stuart who is leaving after three years in the position. Salaria (pictured, left) will oversee the festival and foundation’s executive committee and work
Revving up its streaming service expansion in Europe, ViacomCBS will launch leading AVOD service Pluto TV in Spain from the end of October. It will then roll out Pluto TV in France and Italy in 2021, the French launch being set for first quarter 2021, ViacomCBS Networks Intl. revealed Thursday. Coming less than a month
Lena Waithe’s single-camera comedy “Twenties” has found its U.K. home at BBC Three, where it will debut this fall. A key title in ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) Distribution’s original scripted content slate, the show has also sold to New Zealand SVOD platform Neon where it streams this month. The British public service broadcaster has acquired
Sid Gentle Films, the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning producers behind “Killing Eve” and “The Durrells,” headed by Sally Woodward Gentle (pictured below), has acquired the rights to develop Cash Carraway’s “Skint Estate” for TV, and has lined up a lead writer for previously announced “Taking Up Space.” Both projects are in formal development with British
Uday Shankar will step down as president, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and chairman, Star & Disney India, effective Dec. 31, 2020. He will now pursue an entrepreneurial career. Shankar will work with Rebecca Campbell, chair of Disney’s direct-to-consumer and international segment to identify his successor. Shankar was in his role from February 2019.
When it comes to low-budget horror movies, even the good ones tend to slip by unnoticed, which probably explains why “Salem” creators Brannon Braga and Adam Simon were drawn to a brand name like Clive Barker’s “Books of Blood” to package their otherwise generic Hulu horror anthology. Less a proper feature than the ersatz pilot
When asked directly about attending the Rose Garden event that has now been linked to dozens of COVID-19 diagnoses within the White House, with new ones reported every day, Vice President Mike Pence dodged to commend “the American people” on their ability to make good decisions. But the question wasn’t about how the American people
Chicago deep dish staple Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria is not too happy with Netflix’s newest show, “Emily in Paris.” The restaurant sent out a media statement today expressing their disappointment with the series, which threw an insult at the chain in its premiere episode. Created by “Sex and the City’s” Darren Star, “Emily in Paris” stars
“For Life” star Nicholas Pinnock has been made a producer on the second season of the ABC legal drama from Hank Steinberg and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Variety has learned exclusively. The British actor stars as a man who has lost everything after being unjustly convicted and incarcerated; he subsequently earns a law degree and
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 4, Episode 3 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Oct. 7 on Fox. “The Masked Singer” has said 9021-“no” to Brian Austin Green, who’s the third celebrity to be unmasked this season. The “Beverly Hills 90210” alum, who had been disguised as the
Leaders of SAG-AFTRA are in a bitter jurisdictional battle with Actors Equity over which union should cover the taping of live events. The dispute went public Wednesday, when SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White delivered a message to members that they are willing to offer a waiver in order to create
Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, started his company in 2013 as a digital magazine venture that was dubbed by one reader “the love child of Vice and the Economist.” Watson’s ambition for Ozy Media has grown to include TV series, podcasts and a traveling festival featuring top thinkers and entrepreneurs. On the
Variety’s spoke with “The Walking Dead” star Lauren Cohan in light of her return to the series as the character of Maggie Rhee. Cohan’s return was meant to be part of the Season 10 finale, but that episode is no longer the finale as it turns out. In light of the production delays caused by
The VIEW Conference is offering free streaming access to its 2020 program, which runs from Oct. 18-23 in Turin, Italy. “There has been so much bad news in 2020, so I’m thrilled to be able to share some great news for a change,” said conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez. “Everyone could use some extra light
The finale of “Britain’s Got Talent” will feature performances from the combined companies of “Les Misérables – The Staged Concert,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Mary Poppins,” presented by renowned theater producer Cameron Mackintosh. Ant and Dec will host while Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Ashley Banjo will be on judge duty.
Letitia Wright, who starred alongside the late Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther,” has completed shooting on Dominic Savage’s BAFTA-nominated female-led anthology series “I Am.” “I Am Danielle,” starring Wright, C.J. Beckford (“Victoria”) and Sophia Brown (“Giri/Haji”), wrapped earlier this month. Wright was a BAFTA Rising Star in 2019 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy
In today’s TV news roundup, Courtney Hope will reprise her “The Bold and the Beautiful” role on “The Young and the Restless,” and HBO Max announced a premiere date for “Chelsea Handler: Evolution.” CASTING Courtney Hope will reprise her role from “The Bold and the Beautiful” on “The Young and the Restless.” Hope’s character Sally
Morgan Wallen is no longer this week’s “Saturday Night Live” musical guest. The rising country star posted an emotional Instagram video from a New York City hotel room — where he was preparing to go on the weekly show — that he had received a call from the show informing him that he would no
Michael Sugar, best known for producing “Spotlight” and “13 Reasons Why,” is launching an office in Washington D.C., for his production company Sugar23. The move, announced on Wednesday, makes Sugar23 one of the first major L.A. production companies to anchor itself in the country’s capital and political center. “We believe that D.C. is the epicenter
Gary Carr is set to star in the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of the William Gibson novel “The Peripheral,” Variety has learned exclusively. He is now the second actor cast in the series, which is being executive produced by “Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy under their Kilter Films banner, with the pair having signed
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took one huge step towards becoming NBA champions on Tuesday night. The L.A. outfit went 3-1 up over the Miami Heat with a 102-96 victory, which also happened to be the most-watched game so far in the series. The game scored a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49 and