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Prime Video has acquired and set a stream date for “Delhi Crime” creator Richie Mehta‘s investigative drama series “Poacher.” Based on court documents and testimonials, “Poacher” is a fictional dramatization of events that unfolded in the dense forests of Kerala and the urban jungle that is India’s capital Delhi. The series highlights the contributions made

Four months late and coming off the heels of two strikes, an awkward Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, there perhaps weren’t many expectations leading into the 75th Primetime Emmys. When actor Anthony Anderson was announced as the host, it seemed like a safe albeit humdrum choice — until news of past sexual assault

Netflix’s “Beef” won big at the much-delayed 2023 Emmys with eight awards across all categries, but the future of the limited series is still up in the air. “I feel like there are so many paths. It could stay limited — it was a very close-ended story for sure. But if Netflix wanted to continue,

“The Bear” and “Beef” came out on top at the 2023 Emmy Awards, with the two shows garnering more wins than any other program of the year. “The Bear” came into the night with four wins from the Creative Arts Emmys, picking up six additional wins throughout the evening for: best comedy series, best supporting

Order up! “The Bear” has won the Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series for its first season — which debuted all the way back in the summer of 2022. Actor and chef Matty Matheson was the first to address the crowd, after an onstage kiss from his co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach, excitedly proclaiming, “I just want

Steven Yeun won the Emmy for lead actor in a limited series or movie for “Beef,” marking his first win. While accepting his award a visibly moved Yeun thanked the series creator, director and fellow Emmy-winner Lee Sung Jin, Emmy-winner Ali Wong and director Jake Schreier and the “incredible” cast and crew at “Beef.” “Thank

Ali Wong has won the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her role in the Netflix series “Beef.” Wong stars as a business owner who gets into a road rage incident with a stranger, played by fellow Emmy winner Steven Yeun. Wong beat out fellow nominees Lizzy

Jenna Ortega told E! on the Emmys red carpet that she’s “received some scripts for the second season” of “Wednesday,” her Netflix mega-hit that debuted in fall 2022 and became one of the streamer’s most-watched original series of all time. Production on Season 2 got delayed by the Hollywood strikes last year but is expected

Katherine Heigl joined her former “Grey’s Anatomy” cast members Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers, James Pickens Jr. and Chandra Wilson on stage during the Emmy Awards in what was one of the more high-profile reunions for the stars. The group presented the Emmy for supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie to Paul Walter Hauser

Niecy Nash-Betts took home the Emmy for best supporting actress in a limited series, bringing the awards show audience to its feet with her rousing acceptance speech. Nash-Betts was nominated for her work in the Netflix series “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” “I’m a winner, baby! Thank you to the most high for

Powerhouse “Saturday Night Live” alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunited for a revival of their “Weekend Update” co-anchor gig at Monday’s Emmy Awards on Fox and got a round of thunderous applause in the room before their bit began. Because they were presenting the Emmy award for live variety special, they took the liberty

The comedian and host of “Late Night With Seth Meyers” told Variety he thought Jo Koy did a “great job” hosting the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, considering the “deck was stacked against him.”  On the red carpet for the Emmy Awards, Meyers was asked by Variety’s Marc Malkin what the comedian thought about Koy’s performance as host, to

“The Bear’s” winning streak continues. After sweeping the Golden Globes’ comedy categories — in awards given for the FX series’ second season, the beloved TV show was honored for its first season at the 75th annual Emmy Awards as Jeremy Allen White took home his first Emmy on Monday night for outstanding lead actor in a

Pedro Pascal got his revenge on Keiran Culkin at the 2023 Emmy Awards by joking that his recent shoulder injury was because “Keiran Culkan beat the shit out of me.” The Emmys audience erupted in laughter while the broadcast cut to Culkin in the audience looking stone-faced serious. Pascal has attended several awards shows in

“Abbott Elementary” star and creator Quinta Brunson took home the Emmy for best actress in a comedy series on Monday night. “I don’t even know why I’m so emotional. I think, like, the Carol Burnett of it all,” Brunson said, beginning to choke up at the top of her acceptance speech. Burnett, smiling at the

As “The Sopranos” turns 25 years old, its esteemed creator David Chase isn’t exactly celebrating. In a recent interview with The Times UK, Chase proclaimed television’s golden age over and lamented over the changing state of the business. He suggested that today’s TV gatekeepers are no longer interested in the serious-minded fare that Chase broke

“True Detective: Night Country” showrunner Issa López took to X (formerly Twitter) the day after her season debuted on HBO and Max to urge fans to fight back against toxic trolls on Rotten Tomatoes. While the fourth season of the HBO crime series has earned glowing reviews (it boasts a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score from

When GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis takes the Emmys stage Jan. 15 to accept the Television Academy’s Governors Award on behalf of the advocacy organization, she will have a concise message: There is plenty of progress to celebrate and plenty more to be done. The award, which honors a person or organization that

Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny have joined “Monster” Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has learned. The two A-listers join previously announced stars Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez in the upcoming season of the anthology series, which will focus on the Menéndez brothers. The season is officially titled “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story”

“The Gentlemen,” Netflix’s TV series follow-up to Guy Ritchie’s 2019 British gangster film, has released a trailer. Set in the world of the original, the new series features a cast of new characters, including Theo James as the Duke of Halstead, Ray Winstone as cannabis empire founder Bobby Glass and Kaya Scodelario as Bobby’s daughter

Netflix has dropped a teaser trailer for “Supersex,” the series freely inspired by the real life of global porn star Rocco Siffredi, which will world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival and drop March 6 on the streamer.  “Every power is an enigma. It can give you light, or throw you into darkness. But every

“Shtisel,” the popular series following the lives of a tight-knit ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem, is changing its U.S. home. Previously available on Netflix, all three seasons of “Shtisel” have been acquired by Amazon Prime Video from Yes Studios. The award-winning drama, which helped launch the international careers of Shira Haas (“Unorthodox”) and Michael Aloni (“Beauty Queen

The NFL delivered for NBCUniversal streamer Peacock on Saturday as the exclusive Wild Card playoff game between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs drew an average audience of about 23 million viewers. NBCUniversal shelled out megabucks to secure the first-ever NFL playoff game to run exclusively on a streaming platform, with the exception of

SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points in Episode 1 of “True Detective: Night Country,” titled “Part 1.” After a five-year absence, “True Detective” is back, and it’s as ominous as ever. Jodie Foster and Kali Reis are the dynamic duo leading Season 4, and there are faint echoes of the prior seasons in this wholly

Harrison Ford didn’t even need a full three minutes to give one of the most memorable speeches of Sunday night’s Critics Choice Awards. A visibly emotional Ford took the stage midway through the ceremony to accept the career achievement award, honoring his body of work, which includes some of biggest blockbusters in history, like playing

“Fargo” showrunner Noah Hawley teased his new FX series “Alien” in a recent interview with KCRW’s The Business. Though plot details are being kept under wraps, Hawley’s “Alien” series is set on Earth and roughly 70 years in future, predating the original film series. Hawley was asked whether or not he would incorporate the backstory

Television was a nascent medium in 1949 when Bill Hayes made his debut on “Fireball Fun-For-All,” a zany comedy-variety series fronted by vaudeville comedians Ole Olsen and Chick Johnson. The series only lasted three months, but that was long enough to set Hayes on the path to become a TV legend through his role as

Alec Musser, an actor known for “All My Children” and the 2010 comedy film “Grown Ups,” has died. He was 50. His fiancée Paige Press confirmed his death on Saturday via Instagram stories. A cause of death was not revealed. “RIP to the love of my life. I will never stop loving you,” Press wrote.

Sarah Snook revealed that she was mistreated by both a casting agent and producer during the early part of her career. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the “Succession” star said that after she landed a film role, a casting agent told her, “We don’t really want you because you’re a nobody, but

One of the greatest plays in sports isn’t taking place on any athletic field. Walt Disney Co. and the National Football League are said to be in earnest talks, according to two people familiar with the matter, that could have the league take a stake in ESPN while putting its NFL Media unit, which the