Impact Network has greenlit its first ever original scripted series, Variety has learned exclusively. Impact Network, which is completely Black-founded and operated, has ordered the half-hour workplace comedy “Highly Favored” from Bentley Kyle Evans. “We’re excited to start production on our first ever original scripted series and to have it in the expert hands of […]

WWE star Jade Cargill has signed with Paradigm’s newly launched The Sports Group for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. Cargill is the latest WWE wrestler to sign with Paradigm, joining the likes of Drew McIntyre, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, Damian Priest, and CM Punk. Cargill has only been in the pro wrestling […]

Ahead of the premiere of “The Night Agent” Season 2, Genesis Rodriguez could soon be joining Season 3. Variety has learned from sources that Rodriguez is currently in talks for a role in Season 3, which was formally ordered at Netflix back in October. Exact character details are currently under wraps. Reps for Netflix declined […]

Amazon MGM Studios has given a cast contingent series order to a new project from The Wonder Project. Titled “It’s Not Like That,” the series hails from creators and showrunners Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson. The official logline states: “Lori is freshly divorced with two teens. Malcolm’s a minister and recently widowed dad of three. […]

Apple TV+ has released the first trailer and premiere date for Seth Rogen’s new comedy series “The Studio.” The Hollywood-based, 10 episode comedy will premiere with its first two episodes on March 26, 2025, with one new episode dropping Wednesdays thereafter until May 21. The show was originally commissioned at Apple in 2022. The full […]

“Deadpool & Wolverine” got off to a strong start in its streaming debut. Per Disney, the Marvel Studios film pulled in 19.4 million views globally (view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime) after six days of streaming, with the film becoming available on Disney+ on Nov. 12. That makes it the most-watched […]

Fox has announced its midseason premiere dates, which includes the series finale of “9-1-1: Lone Star.” It was reported in September that “Lone Star” would be ending with its fifth season at Fox. Now, that season is scheduled to resume on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. ET followed by “Rescue: Hi Surf.” “Lone Star’s” series […]

Apple TV+ has given a series order to a series adaptation of “Cape Fear,” with Javier Bardem set for one of the lead roles. Per the official logline, “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.” The […]

The very first episode of WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” to air on Netflix will originate from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The announcement was made on Sunday night by WWE’s chief content officer, Paul “Triple H” Levesque. Levesque made a surprise appearance onstage with during Travis Scott’s concert at ComplexCon in Las Vegas to […]

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson’s heavyweight boxing match was viewed by an estimated 60 million households globally, peaking at 65 million “concurrent streams,” according to data shared by Netflix. More data will be released in the coming days, including total viewer numbers, the streamer said. Also, Netflix said 50 million households globally tuned in live […]

Mike Tyson shed more light on the medical issues that originally delayed his fight against Jake Paul. In a post on his official X account, Tyson wrote, “I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight so I […]

Poorna Jagannathan has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming HBO series “Lanterns,” Variety has confirmed. The show is based on DC’s “Green Lantern” comics. Jagannathan joins previously announced series leads Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre in the series, as well as cast members Kelly Macdonald and Garret Dillahunt. Per the official logline, […]

Haley Lu Richardson is set for a lead role opposite Emilia Clarke in the upcoming Peacock series “Ponies,” Variety has learned. The show was announced with a straight-to-series order at Peacock back in August with Clarke set as one of the leads. The show is described as an espionage thriller set in Moscow in 1977. […]

Sophie Turner is nearly set for the lead role in Amazon’s upcoming “Tomb Raider” TV series, Variety has confirmed with sources. Sources say that the deal is not fully closed yet but is expected to close soon. Turner will play the lead role of Lara Croft, the titular tomb raider. The show was greenlit at […]

“Mythic Quest” Season 4 and its new companion anthology series “Side Quest” have set their premiere dates at Apple TV+. “Mythic Quest” will return for its fourth season on Jan. 29 with two new episodes, followed by one new episode weekly every Wednesday through March 26. All four episodes of “Side Quest” will then debut […]

Lady Gaga is set to make an appearance in “Wednesday” Season 2, Variety has confirmed with sources. The exact nature of Gaga’s role is being kept under wraps, but sources say it will be a cameo during the megahit Netflix show’s second season, which is currently filming in Ireland. Sources say that the production team […]

The highly anticipated second season of “The Night Agent” has set its premiere date at Netflix. Season 2 of the action thriller series will drop in its entirety on Jan. 23, 2025 on the streaming giant. Season 1 of the show premiered in 2023 and went on to become the most watched show of that […]

Netflix’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” live-action series has added eight actors to the cast of Season 2, Variety has learned exclusively. The new cast members are: Chin Han (“Mortal Kombat,” “Skyscraper”), Hoa Xuande (“The Sympathizer,” “Top of the Lake: China Girl”), Justin Chien (“The Brothers Sun,” “The Great Leap”), Amanda Zhou (“Spinning Out,” “The Handmaid’s […]

“Euphoria” Season 3 is still on track, according to HBOI/Max boss Casey Bloys. HBO had previously announced that Season 3 would at long last go into production in January 2025, almost exactly three years after the premiere of Season 2, and according to Bloys, that is still the case. “We are shooting ‘Euphoria,'” he told […]