Daredevil is back in the MCU once again. Disney has released the trailer for the upcoming Marvel TV series, “Daredevil: Born Again,” coming to Disney+ on March 4, 2025. The gritty, street-level Marvel series will be the official reintroduction of Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and his cast of characters from the original Marvel TV series that […]

One of the most highly anticipated book releases of 2025 is set for next week, less than a month into the new year: “Onyx Storm,” the latest sequel to Rebecca Yarros’ wildly popular 2023 romantasy hit “Fourth Wing.” From Entangled Publishing’s Red Tower Books, the books follow Violet Sorrengail, a student at Basgiath War College […]

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter were the most-streamed U.S. pop artists last year, according to Luminate’s year-end music report for 2024. Swift topped the U.S. On-Demand Audio (ODA) tally of 2024 with 12.8 billion streams, followed by Eilish with 4.46 billion and Carpenter with 3.71 billion. Behind the trio sit Ariana Grande (3.12 […]

Fox Sports aims to tackle fans of its Sunday-afternoon NFL games and drive them over to its new racing programs. The first season of IndyCar on Fox debuts March 2. In a big to generate interest, Fox Sports aims to put footage of some of the most popular drivers in the sport in front of […]

El Estudio has acquired rights to adapt hit Australian comedy format “Here Come the Habibs” for Mexican audiences, partnering with Los Angeles-based Happy Accidents on the project. The original series, which aired on Australia’s Channel 9, broke ground as the first mainstream commercial TV comedy to feature a Middle Eastern family in leading roles. The […]

Leland Vittert, a former Fox News Channel reporter who has become an evening host on Nexstar Media’s NewsNation, will take over the 9 p.m. hour on that network that is being vacated by current host Dan Abrams. Starting February 10, Vittert’s program, “On Balance,” which airs at 7 p.m. , will move to the 9 […]

Bille August-directed TV series “The Count of Monte Cristo,” featuring an international cast led by Sam Claflin (“Peaky Blinders”) is reaping stellar ratings in Italy, scoring on average a whopping 26% primetime share on the country’s state broadcaster RAI. The first episode of August’s high-end adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic, which the two-time Palme d’Or […]

Global streaming platform Izzy, which specializes in Israeli shows and films, is set to exclusively launch “Kugel,” the highly anticipated prequel to Netflix hit “Shtisel,” on Feb. 28 to its subscribers across more than 60 countries. Variety spoke to Nati Dinnar, Izzy’s co-founder and CEO, about the show and why he was so keen to […]

A Japanese musical adaptation of the hit manga and anime franchise “Sailor Moon” will launch a North American tour this spring, playing nearly 20 cities on a route that begins in Pittsburgh in March and ends in New York City the following month. The tour for “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live” marks the […]

U.S. director Matty Brown’s allegorical drama “The Sand Castle,” which sees Lebanese multi-hyphenate Nadine Labaki reunite on screen with young “Capernaum” siblings Zain and Reman Al Rafeea – who are both Syrian refugees – will be released globally on Jan. 24 by Netflix at a critical time in the Middle East. With Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks […]

Universal is absolutely towering over the studios and streamers when it comes to this year’s BAFTA nominations. Thanks to “The Brutalist” (nine nominations), “Anora” and “Wicked” (seven each), plus “Nosferatu” (five), “The Wild Robot” (three) and “Monkey Man” (one), Universal and its offshoot label Focus Features have amassed an astonishing 32 nominations in total, twice […]

The second season of Netflix’s live-action “One Piece” series has added three new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively. Rigo Sanchez (“Outerbanks,” “Goliath”), Yonda Thomas (“Redemption,” “Seriously Single”), and James Hiroyuki Liao (“Barry,” “Presumed Innocent”) are all set to appear in Season 2. Sanchez will play Dragon, Thomas will play Igaram, and Liao will play […]

Japanese entertainment company Remow has greenlit a TV anime adaptation of the popular manga series “With You, Our Love Will Make It Through” (“Kimi To Koete Koi Ni Naru” or “KIMIKOE”), set to premiere in fall this year. The series, adapted from a shojo manga – a category of Japanese comics primarily targeting teenage girls […]

The nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards are in, and as always, they have their fair share of snubs and surprises. At the top of the list of snubs this year are “Wicked,” which missed out on the best film category, and Denzel Washington (“Gladiator II”) who, despite being one of the most celebrated […]

Australian media giant Nine Entertainment Co. is undergoing a major organizational overhaul, announcing a streamlined operating model and fresh executive appointments as it targets AUD50 million ($31 million) in cost reductions for fiscal year 2025. The company will consolidate its operations into three core divisions: streaming and broadcast, publishing, and marketplaces. In a key move, […]

Iris Knobloch, the respected former boss of Warner Bros. France and Germany who became the first female president of the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, has been re-elected by the festival’s board for another three-year mandate. The German-born, Paris-based executive will continue working alongside Cannes Film Festival’s longtime general delegate and artistic director Thierry Fremaux, […]

As Shakespeare wrote, “Life is but a walking shadow,” and Denzel Washington is the poor player who continues to be heard no more, at least in the eyes of BAFTA. With over 65 film credits, nine Academy Award nominations (including two wins) and more than 270 accolades across a 45-year career, Denzel Washington is widely […]

Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” has struck a chord with young Indian audiences, exploring themes of urban displacement and chosen family that resonate deeply with a generation navigating life in metropolitan cities. “All We Imagine as Light” explores contemporary working-class Mumbai through the lives of three women. The story centers on two roommates […]

Leading arthouse sales agency the Match Factory, which is part of Mubi, has appointed Agathe Valentin as sales director, a newly created role. The company’s slate includes Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” starring Demi Moore, which won best screenplay in Cannes and best actress at the Golden Globes. The appointment comes ahead of the Match Factory’s […]