The Weeknd’s suspense thriller “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” in which he stars alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, will debut in theaters on May 16. Directed by Trey Edward Shults (“Waves”) and distributed by Lionsgate, the film is inspired by and featuring new music from the Weeknd. It’s described as a “first of its kind theatrical […]

As it was written: “Dune: Prophecy” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO. The news was announced during a virtual press conference Thursday afternoon, a few days before the Season 1 finale airing Sunday, Dec. 22. The “Dune” prequel series, set more than 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” movies, follows […]

A documentary about the music performances on “Saturday Night Live” is coming to NBC, directed by Oscar winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy winner Oz Rodriguez. Titled “Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music,” the three-hour special will premiere on the network on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. and stream the following day […]

“The White Lotus” is back, and so is Natasha Rothwell, as Mike White’s ensemble vacation dramedy heads to Thailand. In the trailer for Season 3, we meet a whole new group of vacationers taking in the local Thailand culture. Season 3 premieres on Feb. 16. Reprising her role as spa manager Belinda Lindsey, Rothwell is […]

Martin Sheen, Ally Sheedy, Marie Avgeropoulos, Tony D’Angelo and Katie Findlay have joined Season 2 of “Wild Cards” as guest stars. The procedural, from CBC and The CW, follows down-on-his luck cop Cole Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) and con woman Max Mitchell (Vanessa Morgan), who have no other option but to join forces. Per the logline, “The two use […]

“The Day of the Jackal” will get a U.S. network debut, as NBC will air the first episode of the Eddie Redmayne drama on Dec. 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The series, which premiered on Peacock and Sky on Nov. 7, picked up two Golden Globe nominations (for best drama series and best actor in […]

“Sesame Street” is hitting the market, as Warner Bros. Discovery has opted not to renew its deal for new episodes of the long-running children’s program. Max will continue to license episodes from the “Sesame Street” library through 2027, but the upcoming 55th season of the show will be the last to debut on the streamer. […]

“Cross,” the James Patterson adaptation starring Aldis Hodge, debuted at No. 1 on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, with 1.36 billion minutes watched during the week of Nov. 11 to Nov. 17. All eight episodes of the series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Nov. 14, meaning the show was only available for four days during […]

The “Prison Break” reboot in development is one step closer to freedom, landing a pilot order from Hulu. The new iteration of the series, from “Mayans M.C.” co-creator and showrunner Elgin James and 20th Television, is not expected to feature the characters at the center of the original jailhouse drama, Michael Scofield (played by Wentworth […]

Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart and Leslie Jones are among the comics set to headline Rhode Island’s inaugural Lil Rhody Laugh Riot, a four-day comedy festival taking place March 27 to 30. The Providence fest will also feature headliners Chris Distefano, Hannah Berner, Michael Blaustein and more names to be announced. Josh Johnson, Melissa Villasenor, Tone Bell, Sophie Buddle, Alec Flynn and Andy […]

Ted Danson appeared in almost all 12 seasons of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as one of Larry David’s nemeses. Playing a pretentious and smug version of himself, the “Cheers” star became a fan-favorite on the show, most recently appearing in the series finale. But Danson was initially quite skeptical of the unscripted HBO sitcom — and only […]

Katharine McPhee, Jill Hennessy, Ever Anderson and Ana Mulvoy Ten have joined the murder mystery limited series “The Artist.” From the free, ad-supported streamer and studio The Network, the Gilded Age-set series also stars previously announced cast members Mandy Patinkin, Janet McTeer, Danny Huston, Patti LuPone, Hank Azaria, Zachary Quinto and Clark Gregg. The seven-episode […]

Shondaland’s White House murder mystery series “The Residence” will premiere on Netflix on March 20, 2025. The streamer also released a first-look image of the “screwball whodunnit,” starring Uzo Aduba as detective Cordelia Cupp and Randall Park as FBI agent Edwin Park. Paul William Davies (“Scandal,” “For the People”) serves as creator, showrunner, writer and […]

Henry Cavill has offered an update on his “Warhammer 40,000” TV show, saying the project is in “a fantastic place to start our Universe.” It was announced in December 2022 that the former Superman actor would star in and executive produce an adaptation of the tabletop game for Amazon Prime Video, which acquired the global […]

In his new Netflix comedy special “What Had Happened Was,” Jamie Foxx finally told the story behind the mysterious and harrowing medical emergency that left him hospitalized and fighting for his life in 2023. Emerging on stage and proclaiming “I’m back!” as he danced and hyped up the crowd, Foxx said his life was saved […]

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande spent their time filming “Wicked” (and on the press tour promoting the film) holding space for each other’s emotions — so it’s perhaps no surprise that they got on FaceTime immediately after learning they were Golden Globe nominees. “I’m so proud of us. I’m so proud of her,” Erivo tells […]

Rose Matafeo, the creator and star of Max’s “Starstruck,” has released the trailer for her second stand-up special, “On and On and On,” streaming Dec. 19 on Max. Based on a 16,000-word note kept over time on her phone, the comedy hour sees Matafeo musing on relationships — and the end of relationships. “I’m very bad […]

Mark Scout’s two worlds start to collide in the trailer for “Severance” Season 2, which shows the Lumon employee searching for his dead wife — who, of course, is not actually dead. “My outie’s wife died a few years ago. Except, the woman is Ms. Casey,” Mark (Adam Scott) tells his co-workers as they compare […]

The writers behind some of this year’s hottest comedy series took on Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room: Awards Season Edition to discuss the landscape of laughter on TV. The panel, moderated by Variety‘s Michael Schneider, kicked off with a debate about whether there is an easily defined line between comedy and drama. Nick Bakay, […]