Television

Heading into the new year, the future of Paramount Global is very much up in the air. Execs at the media conglomerate have discussed laying off more than 1,000 staffers in early 2024, as Paramount tries to rein in costs, the Wall Street Journal reported. As of the end of 2022, Paramount Global counted 24,500

Ready for another rendezvous with the ton? “Bridgerton” is returning to Netflix in 2024, with the third season of the period drama waltzing onto streaming in two parts. The first four episodes will premiere on May 16, and the next four will be available to stream on June 13. Along with the announcement, Netflix released

Fox’s ad-supported streamer Tubi has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to stream DC movies including “The Batman,” “Suicide Squad,” “Black Adam,” “Wonder Woman” and “Aquaman,” as well as superhero series “Batwoman,” “Gotham” and “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” The above film titles, as well as “Birds of Prey (and the

“Doc,” the Italian medical procedural that’s a local hit and and major export, is getting a theatrical outing in Italy prior to TV play thanks to a deal between production company Lux Vide and UCI Cinemas. In what is being touted as a milestone, the first two episodes of the show’s third season are set

Four BBC India staff members have quit and formed a new entity, Collective Newsroom, in order to comply with India’s strict foreign direct investment (FDI) in media rules. The Indian government’s cap on FDI in digital news outfits is 26%. BBC World Service India is 99% owned by the BBC. To keep with FDI rules,

“Blue Eye Samurai” has been renewed for a second season at Netflix. Created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, “Blue Eye Samurai” tells the story of Mizu (voiced by Maya Erskine), a mixed-race master of the sword. Set in Edo-period Japan, Mizu lives a life in disguise seeking the deliverance of revenge. “When we started

ChaiFlicks, a streaming platform dedicated to Jewish content, has acquired the rights to all three seasons of Yes Studios‘ “Shtisel,” in addition to the studio’s drama series “Fire Dance.” Season One of “Shtisel” will begin streaming on ChaiFlicks in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand on Dec. 14. “Fire Dance” will debut on the streamer

When “The White Lotus” returns for its third season in 2025, fans will finally get the chance to catch up with Natasha Rothwell‘s beloved spa manager Belinda from the first season. Rothwell’s casting was confirmed by Variety in April — she’s currently the only announced actor for the next season. Series creator Mike White is

“The Blacklist” star Amir Arison’s series “The Reel Ones with Amir Arison” will be co-produced with and distributed by streaming television network ReachTV. According to the press release, the series “highlights filmmakers and the subjects of their short film documentaries.” Arison serves as executive producer, host and co-creator on the show. Other executive producers include

The classic NBC sitcom “Frasier” returned earlier this year with a revival series on Paramount+, but it did so without the involvement of former series regular David Hyde Pierce. While star Kelsey Grammer returned, Pierce turned down the chance to once again play Frasier’s younger brother, Niles Crane — a role that earned Pierce three

Disney is bringing all past seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy” to Hulu — while they will remain on Netflix — coinciding with the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ in March 2024. Starting in the spring 2024, Hulu and Netflix will share the co-exclusive U.S. streaming rights to all prior 19 seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy” as

Tom Pelphrey has been cast in HBO‘s untitled Task Force series from Brad Ingelsby. The drama is currently in pre-production. The “Guiding Light” alum will play Robbie, a sanitation worker and dreamer who has been knocked around by life, but has always gotten back up again. Based on an original idea from Ingelsby (“Mare of

Jennifer Aniston wants the world to know that Matthew Perry was in a good place before his untimely death. In her first interview following the loss of her “Friends” co-star, Aniston told Variety she hopes Perry is remembered “as he said he’d love to be remembered” — a man who lived well and helped others.

Bravo has announced that Season 11 of “Vanderpump Rules” — which became a sensation earlier this year during its 10th season because of the #Scandoval, a cheating scandal within the cast — will premiere on Jan. 30. Two of the three #Scandoval principals, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval, who broke up in March after she learned of

At least one auld acquaintance won’t be present for CNN‘s annual coverage of the nation’s New Year’s Eve festivities. Sara Sidner and Cari Champion will take over the Warner Bros. Discovery network’s wee-hours broadcast on New Year’s Eve, holding forth during a slot that for years served as a showcase for raucous antics from Don

The show is over for Showtime as a standalone brand. As of Jan. 8, 2024, Paramount Global will rebrand the linear Showtime cable network as Paramount+ With Showtime — the same name as the company’s top-tier streaming package. With the name change, the premium cable network will add select Paramount+ original series. Confusingly, however, some

Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber have co-created a romantic comedy series titled “Too Much” for Netflix. Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe are set to star. “Too Much” follows Jessica (Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating

Greek non-profit creative incubator Oxbelly has revealed the participants of its 2023 retreat for writers in episodic, fiction and poetry. Founded by producer and Faliro House founder Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Oxbelly is known for its screenwriters and directors labs — which run under the artistic direction of Athina Rachel Tsangari — and draws a number

The 2024 awards season is starting up, and the Golden Globes nominations are ready to be unveiled. The film and TV nominees will be announced on Monday, Dec. 11, at 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT. Wilmer Valderrama and Cedric the Entertainer are slated to announce the nominees, which will initially be revealed on CBSNews.com/GoldenGlobes. Ten

Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey have been tapped for the lead roles in new BBC comedy “Daddy Issues.” Wood is best known for her turns in “Sex Education” and “Living” (the latter opposite Bill Nighy) while Morrissey has starred in “The Walking Dead,” where he played The Governor, and James Graham’s series “Sherwood.” The

BRIDGE STRETCHING DOWN UNDER Australian streamer Stan has acquired rights to both seasons, totaling 20 episodes, of the Malaysian adaptation of Scandinavian crime series “The Bridge.” The agreement, brokered by Lyle Bettson-Barker, SVP Australia and New Zealand from Banijay Rights, represents the first time that Stan has acquired a Malaysian drama series. The Asian version

Jack Hogan, a retired actor who starred in the WWII drama series “Combat!” from 1962 until 1967, died of natural causes on Dec. 6 at his home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, his son West told Variety. He was 94. Hogan played PFC William G. Kirby on the ABC series “Combat!,” starring Rick Jason, Vic Morrow

Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell, the eldest daughter of reality TV star Mama June Shannon, died on Dec. 9 due to complications from stage four adrenal carcinoma. She was 29. Shannon announced the news in an Instagram post: “With the breaking heart, we are announcing that [Anna Cardwell] is no longer with us. She passed away in my home

Here’s one TV-news shake-up that won’t have the anchors scrambling to call their agents. CNBC on Monday is set to debut a new look, one that will radically change the stock tickers that have scrolled along the network’s screen for years — along with many other elements. Indeed, says Robert Poulton, the vice president and

Chinese video streamer iQiyi used the Asia Television Forum & Market in Singapore to unveil a slate of productions and commissions by its international division, celebrate a partnership with Singapore-based Chinese-language studio GHY Culture Media, and renew a deal with the Singapore Tourism Board. President of movies and overseas business Yang Xianghua sat down with

Chinese streamer iQiyi used the Asian Television Forum & Market in Singapore to unveil a slate of productions and commissions by its international division. Executives including chief content office Wang Xiaohui and president of movies and overseas business Yang Xianghua said that company plans to roll out more than 280 Chinese language movies, drama series,

Adam Driver is done with your “Star Wars” complaints. As the host of the Dec. 9 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” he performed his monologue while playing the piano and reciting a letter of Christmas wishes to Santa. “I would like people to stop coming up to me on the street saying, ‘You killed Han

The burgeoning ‘acquimissions’ model of co-productions was one of the points of discussion at Singapore’s Asia TV Forum and Market. Conceptually, acquimissions blend the worlds of acquisitions and commissioning where independent producers and production studios engineer co-productions between themselves and platforms and commissioners across territories and windows. “This is something that has happened because of

Dave Robb, a longtime Hollywood labor reporter who worked for Variety in the 1980s and ’90s, died Dec. 8 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 74 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer of the brain stem. Robb most recently worked for Deadline, Variety‘s sibling company under the Penske Media Corp. umbrella. Robb

How does a McDonald’s manager with three young children end up becoming a cult leader who believes she has birthed the entire human race, been reincarnated as Jesus, Joan of Arc, and Marilyn Monroe and is spiritually connected to late actor Robin Williams? Hannah Olson’s three-part HBO docuseries “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother