“Bel-Air” has been renewed for Season 4 at Peacock, which will also be the show’s final season. The news comes roughly three months after the finale of Season 3 of the series, which serves as a dramatic reimagining of the beloved sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” It was originally picked up at Peacock in […]

Alamo Drafthouse is expanding its presence in the Bay Area. The cinema chain will open two new San Francisco theaters, Alamo Drafthouse Mountain View and Alamo Drafthouse Westfield Valley Fair, in the next year. The Austin-based circuit is taking over spaces from ShowPlace Icon and plans to have the theaters fully converted and operating by […]

As part of its ongoing expansion plan, Gersh has acquired You First, a leading global sports and entertainment agency. With this acquisition, Gersh doubles its size to over 600 employees, establishes a global footprint with 22 offices in 14 countries and positions itself as a player in worldwide sports representation. The combination of You First […]

The nominations for the 2025 International Folk Music Awards have been announced, with such names as Allison Russell, Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Ferrell, Nick Lowe and Aoife O’Donovan on the list of contenders. The Folk Alliance International (FAI) also announced that Indigo Girls will receive a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony, held on the first […]

David Davoli, president of international at Anonymous Content, said the company is exploring new partnerships in Germany and Italy. It would mark the seventh joint venture for Anonymous, which already has partnerships with companies in Brazil, Spain, France, the Nordics and the U.K. In October Variety exclusively revealed they had struck a deal for their […]

Ridley Scott revealed on the Director’s Guild of America’s “Director’s Cut” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that he was criticized by a studio executive early in his career for not making movies about “normal people.” Scott’s directing career kicked off with his Cannes-winning historical drama “The Duellists,” followed by “Alien,” “Blade Runner” and the fantasy adventure “Legend.” […]

“Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van Ness’ first comedy special, “Fun and Slutty,” will premiere on the streaming platform Veeps on Jan. 23. Filmed before a live audience in Austin, the official description for the special says that Van Ness, who identifies as non-binary, sets out “to educate an unsuspecting audience on the definitions, shenanigans, and […]

To viewers at home, Kendis Gibson seemed to have it all. Off-camera, he felt like he didn’t. Gibson was in 2018 the regular co-anchor of ABC News’ overnight program, “ABC News Now,” and working hard to climb the ladder, appearing 212 times on “Good Morning America” in his first two years at the Disney-backed outlet. […]

Sean Hannity may be looking to go the route trod in the past by Larry King, and, more recently, his former colleague Chris Wallace. The longtime Fox News opinion host will debut a new monthly longform interview program on Fox Nation, the subscription-backed streaming outlet that is a sibling to the Fox Corp.-owned cable-news network. […]

LGBTQ representation in kids and family programming will be honored with a new awards series, The Velmas. The Velmas are the flagship initiative of The Rainbow Project, a new organization “committed to acknowledging and amplifying the creators and storytellers who push the boundaries of queer storytelling in children’s media,” reads a press announcement released Tuesday […]

Kathleen Finch, Warner Bros. Discovery’s head of U.S. networks, had one piece of advice for her peers in the industry as she prepares to retire this month: “Stop using the word ‘cable.'” “What we do is content,” Finch said during a keynote conversation at Content London. “And where it’s viewed is where the audience chooses […]

Veteran film producer Matt Smith and award-winning commercial and music video director and producer Dan Gedman have joined forces to launch Highway 10, a financier and production company. The partners say that their new enterprise will focus on making high quality, filmmaker-driven movies that are cost effective and commercially appealing. The goal is to attract […]

“Oh, Mary” writer and star Cole Escola is departing the show in 2025, but the comedic play isn’t leaving Broadway. “GLOW” actor Betty Gilpin is taking over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln. She’ll begin a limited, eight-week engagement on Jan. 21, 2025 through March 15. “I have worshiped at the altar of Cole for […]

The new trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White” has officially released, showcasing more of Rachel Zegler’s vocals, the seven dwarfs and Gal Gadot’s villainous turn as the evil queen. The film is directed by Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”) and is the latest Disney remake. Following the 1937 animated […]

Long absent from the scene while group members pursued other projects, Alison Krauss & Union Station will reunite in 2025 for a 73-show North American tour and a new album. The tour will mark the first time the group has gone out on the road in 10 years, while the album will be their first […]

Walmart announced the completion of its $2.3 billion all-cash acquisition of TV maker Vizio, a move by the retailing giant to expand its advertising business. The closing of the deal follows the expiration of the waiting period under federal regulations. Walmart announced the deal to buy Vizio in February 2024. Walmart said the acquisition of […]

“Sweetpea,” the darkly comic thriller series led by “Fallout” star Ella Purnell, has been renewed for a second season by Sky and Starz. The series — in which Purnell plays Rhiannon Lewis, an ignored and under-appreciated young woman who eventually snaps and takes it upon herself to murder those who have wronged her — is produced by […]

One day after Kendrick Lamar scored a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 with his surprise album “GNX,” the rapper announced a North American stadium tour with SZA for 2025. The “Grand National Tour” will hit 19 stadiums across North America, between April and June of 2025. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, […]

In a dramatic turn that rocked the Korean peninsula’s political landscape, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol dropped a bombshell late Tuesday evening local time by declaring “emergency martial law,” setting the stage for a high-stakes political showdown in one of Asia’s key democracies, according to AP. During a televized address, Yoon vowed to “eradicate […]