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RedBird IMI boss Jeff Zucker appears to be embracing the AI revolution. "We actually think AI is an opportunity," he told the audience at TV confab Content London on Wednesday. "We don't thi…
Interactive slasher film "Slay Day" will debut in theaters next fall from Kino Industries' CtrlMovie. Per CtrlMovie, "Slay Day" will ask audiences to "collectively vote on each critical deci…
Actors on Actors is ready for its closeup. Variety and CNN have revealed the star-studded lineup for the 23rd season of Actors on Actors, the Emmy-winning franchise that pairs the year's bes…
Beatlemania is back at the BBC. The broadcaster has acquired "Hamburg Days," an upcoming six-part drama series about the Beatles' early career in the '60s, from Turbine Studios for BBC One a…
Keke Palmer, Anthony Anderson and Ashley Park are just some of the celebrities behind the voices of the puppets in a new PSA for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Full Picture Productio…
"Somebody Somewhere" star Bridget Everett, whose series won a Peabody and an Emmy, among other accolades, before ending its three-season run at the end of last year, is hitting the road. Eve…
Universal's "Wicked: For Good" stayed atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second weekend, adding £7.7 million ($10.1 million) and bringing its total to £32 million ($42.2 millio…
Tusday night's "Dancing With the Stars" special may be celebrating the holiday season with musical performances and festive routines, but co-host Julianne Hough is also celebrating Season 34…
BD Wong issued a lengthy apology on Threads after making a "racist comment" on social media. The "Law & Order" and "Jurassic World" actor ignited backlash after commenting on a post from…
Finding the ideal artist to reopen the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs might have seemed like a tall order, at least if the 89-year-old venue's new operators wanted to touch every pos…
Mariah Carey, Chappell Roan and Post Malone are among the performers helping to ring in 2026 as part of "Dick Clark's New Year's Eve Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest." Additional performers sl…
While Dead & Company fans await word on whether that band will be returning to Sphere next year, there's some other good news for fans of improvisationally rich rock bands: Phish will be…
Drag superstars The Boulet Brothers are getting ready to spook the holiday season. "The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors," their new anthology of four original shorts, will premiere on Sh…
David Letterman's Netflix talk series "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction" will return with Season 6 on Dec. 16. Letterman's next interview subjects include "Sinners" star Michael B. Jordan…
"RuPaul's Drag Race"Â is headed back to TV screens in January 2026 with a brand new batch of drag queens who are ready to slay " and the brand new tagline, "In shady times, let there be li…
While Mike White is in France writing the fourth season of his hit anthology "The White Lotus," his 2014 book "Past Lives" is being brought on stage by Sawyer Spielberg and Anne-Sophie de Vi…
The second someone told a teenage Sarah Paulson she resembled Julia Roberts, it was over. To be fair, her locker at her NYC performing arts high school was plastered with photos of America's…
Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones are teaming up with "The Great" scribe Tony McNamara for a new Disney+ comedy series titled "Mosquito." Described as a "sardonic look at a young couple's…
Foo Fighters are playng a special benefit concert on Wednesday, January 14 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, with proceeds benefiting organizations that Dave Grohl and his wife Jordyn and the…
A24 has released the official trailer for "Mother Mary," the music drama starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Directed and written by David Lowery ("The Green Knight," "A Ghost Story"),…
Netflix's one-shot series "Adolescence" created much more than simply record-breaking viewing figures. Not long after debuting on the streamer, it sparked widespread debate in both the U.K. …
Sonoya Mizuno, best known as an actress and star of "Ex Machina," "Devs," "House of the Dragon" and "Crazy Rich Asians," has set her directorial debut. "Stages" is being produced by both A24…
Naomi Watanabe is coming to America and Canada. The comedian has set dates for her "From Tokyo" North American tour. This will mark her first fully English-language tour. "The last few years…
As São Paulo-based development and training hub BrLab gears up for its 15th anniversary edition in 2026, one of Latin America's most influential project labs has opened submissions and un…
On this week's episode of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart went after Donald Trump for enacting sweeping immigration reform after an Afghan national was accused of shooting two National Guard m…