Television

Netflix has greenlit a new Korean romantic comedy series “Boyfriend on Demand” (working title), featuring Blackpink member Jisoo alongside Seo In-guk (“Doom at Your Service,” “Café Minamdang”) in lead roles. The high-concept drama centers on an overworked webtoon producer who discovers romance through a subscription-based virtual reality dating program. Jisoo will portray Seo Mi-rae, a

AI adoption in the broadcast industry has accelerated, according to findings in Haivision’s 2025 Broadcast Transformation Report, a survey of broadcasters from around the world that was released Wednesday. The survey found that 25% of broadcasters are now using AI, up from 9% of respondents from the broadcasting field that participated in Haivision’s 2024 report.

“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson is a devout Christian, but apparently he’s rubbed people of the same faith the wrong way with his acting. Speaking to GQ magazine, the action star said that some Christians have a hard time separating him from his characters and their actions on screen. “People have this weird relationship with fictional

HBO’s “The Last of Us” Season 2 will release on April 13, the company announced Wednesday. After Season 1 covered the events of PlayStation’s first hit video game, Season 2 will follow the sequel “The Last of Us: Part II.” Like the sequel, Season 2 takes place after a five-year time jump and follows an

In October, it will be 10 years since Shari Redstone began her campaign to get her family’s legacy in order. Most likely, she hasn’t had a day of rest in all that time. As late as a month ago, Redstone, 70, might have reasonably expected that the sale of the family media empire, Paramount Global,

Marvel Studios’ streaming and TV boss Brad Winderbaum revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that bringing back Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones, Mike Colter’s Luke Cage and Finn Jones’ Iron Fist/Danny Rand is something the studio is “very much exploring.” All three actors headlined their own Marvel series on Netflix along with Charlie Cox‘s “Daredevil.”

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from Episode 6 of Hulu’s “Paradise,” titled “You Asked for Miracles.” Dr. Gabriela Torabi (Sarah Shahi) is doing the best she can to keep Paradise from becoming hell on Earth on this week’s episode of Hulu’s “Paradise.” But in her unofficial job as mediator between rogue Secret Service agent Xavier

Sony Pictures Television has upped Mike Wald and Jason Spivak to co-presidents of distribution and networks. Together, Wald and Spivak will take over the role previously held by Keith Le Goy, who was promoted to Sony Pictures Television chairman in January. In their new positions, they will continue to report to Le Goy. Wald and

Danielle Deadwyler has joined the upcoming college comedy series at HBO starring Steve Carell, Variety has learned. The untitled show was originally picked up in May 2024 at the premium cabler. Along with Carell, “Ted Lasso” alum Phil Dunster and Charly Clive also star. HBO has commissioned 10 half-hour episodes. The official logline for the

Original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Dan Aykroyd did not make an appearance on the series’ 50th anniversary special on Sunday, but he nonetheless enjoyed watching it from home. “All Heads up toasting triumphant SNL 50th,” Aykroyd wrote in a post on X. “Advantage of not attending — got to see every second of concert

More than 30 years after they worked together on the seminal coming-of-age TV series “My So-Called Life,” star Claire Danes and creator Winnie Holzman are aiming to reunite, Variety has exclusively learned. HBO is developing the family drama “The Applebaum Curse,” which would come from Holzman and star Danes. Per the logline, “The Applebaum Curse”

Move over Meredith Grey, and hello Kristine Barnett. Ellen Pompeo, best known for her leading role in “Grey’s Anatomy,” on which she has starred since 2005, leads Hulu’s new limited series, “Good American Family.” The trailer below begins by explaining that the series, produced by 20th Television, is “inspired by multiple stories, perspectives, threats, interpretations

The “For All Mankind” spinoff “Star City” has made three new additions to its main cast, Variety has learned. Adam Nagaitis (“The Terror,” “Chernobyl,” “The Responder”), Josef Davies (“Andor,” “The Hunt for Raoul Moat,” “Young Wallander”), and Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (“I, Jack Wright,” “Shardlake,” “Becoming Elizabeth”) have all joined the upcoming Apple TV+ alt-history drama.

They just can’t keep senior executives at the top of CBS News. Adrienne Roark, who was named president of the Paramount Global news division in August of last year, revealed Thursday morning to staffers that she plans to leave the company at the end of February to take a role at Tegna, the TV-station group

On a Tuesday in February, Hollywood is in the throes of a “Bonfire of the Vanities” moment. Karla Sofía Gascón’s old social media posts, with shocking takes on George Floyd (“a drug addict swindler”) and Islam (“an infection for humanity that urgently needs to be cured”), are roiling awards season and have turned the actress

Television shows depicting law enforcement officers navigating their professional and personal lives typically take themselves quite seriously, such as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Chicago P.D.” But series like “Reno 911!,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” and now, The CW/Roku Channel’s “Good Cop/Bad Cop” have injected much-needed levity into an often severe and cynical genre. Created

Chef Pati Jinich will host a new PBS docuseries highlighting some of the foods, culture and history that make up “Panamericana,” with the first season focusing on areas of Alaska and Canada. The series, called “Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana,” runs from April 29 to May 13. Jinich, a Mexican chef, TV host and cookbook author,

Keep Smokin’ has released the trailer for “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie,” a buddy comedy-documentary hybrid chronicling the career of the iconic stoner duo. The film’s official logline reads: “‘Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie’ defies documentary expectations, offering a wildly imaginative take on genre convention; a true-life tale told through a mix of animation and

“The Jennifer Hudson Show” has been renewed for a fourth season by Fox Television Stations. EGOT winner Hudson first premiered her daytime talk show on Sept. 12, 2022, and it has since earned 10 Emmy nominations. The show has also been recognized by the NAACP Image Awards and the GLAAD Media Awards. “It is an

Unifrance has unveiled its extensive lineup for the 15th edition of Series Mania, set for March 21 to 28. This year, the festival will showcase a selection of 48 series from 20 countries, including 22 French shows, promising a feast for the eyes of TV enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. The Series Mania Forum, the

Endemol Shine Australia (ESA), part of French TV giant Banijay Entertainment, has formed a global partnership with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), the Japanese broadcaster and producer behind international hit formats such as “Ninja Warrior” and “Takeshi’s Castle.” The co-development deal will give ESA access to TBS’s library of new and existing formats which it

Los Angeles-based film and television studio Happy Accidents has partnered with Australian production companies Total Fiction and Screen Invaders on the genre-bending drama-comedy series “Gnomes” (6×30′). The studio, which specializes in high-end content across multiple genres including films, scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and formats, has come aboard as co-producer and international distributor for the

London-based Cineflix Rights has snapped up international rights to the premium crime series “Hildur” which just started filming in Iceland for production partners Take Two Studios, Sagafilm, Nelonen Media’s streamer Ruutu in Finland, Simínn in Iceland and private funder IPR.VC. The six-part series, primarily in the English-language, is based on Satu Rämö’s literary phenomenon “Hildur,” which sold

All bets are off. “Bookie” has been canceled by Max after two seasons, Variety has learned exclusively. The comedy series starred Sebastian Maniscalco as a veteran bookmaker in Los Angeles who must fight to survive the legalization of sports gambling while navigating unstable clients. Created by Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, the show premiered on

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “The Mickey,” the Season 7, Episode 7 of ABC’s “The Rookie.” Jenna Dewan never expected to stick around on “The Rookie.” But after Dewan signed on to the ABC police procedural for a multi-episode arc in 2021, the actress’ fun-loving firefighter Bailey Nune immediately made an impression by

Not many people can say they’ve been kicked out of a locker room at the Olympics or have made NBA superstar Kevin Durant cry, but director Jake Rogal got an all-access pass to the Paris Summer Olympic Games for Netflix‘s basketball documentary “Court of Gold.” Rogal, who produced the Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance,”

For Melanie Lynskey, playing cannibalistic crash survivor Shauna Shipman on “Yellowjackets” is about walking the line between comedy and drama. “You look at my character, and she’s imbued with the history of the past,” Lynskey told Variety. “She’s been through so much. She found out she was pregnant, then had this horrible loss.” While Shauna

The new trailer for the Apple TV+ series “Dope Thief” has been unveiled, showing Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura in action after they rob the wrong house. Based on Dennis Tafoya’s book of the same name, “Dope Thief” follows lifelong friends (Henry and Moura) who see their lives torn apart after a robbery unravels

The upcoming HBO limited series “DTF St. Louis” has added both Chris Perfetti and Joy Sunday to its cast, Variety has learned. Perfetti and Sunday join previously announced cast members Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, and Richard Jenkins. The show was picked up for seven episodes at HBO back in November and is now

Tom Hanks‘ surprise appearance at “SNL50” sparked Republican backlash on social media, but some outspoken Democrats such as “The View” co-host Joy Behar understand the outrage. Hanks popped up as Donald Trump supporter Doug during the anniversary show’s “Black Jeopardy” sketch, a character he first played on “SNL” eight years ago. Sporting a red MAGA