Starz has dropped the first teaser for the sequel series “Spartacus: House of Ashur.” The teaser sets up a “new era” of combat in the arena with plenty of blood and sand to go around. The teaser also revealed that the show will launch this fall though a specific premiere date has yet to be […]

Richard Jenkins has joined the cast of the upcoming HBO limited series “DTF St. Louis,” Variety has learned. Jenkins will appear in the series alongside previously announced leads Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini. The show was picked up for seven episodes at HBO back in November and is now in pre-production. The official […]

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 […]

Production is beginning to restart in Los Angeles after pausing last week due to the wildfires that have devastated the area. The CBS shows “NCIS,” “NCIS: Origins,” “Poppa’s House,” and “The Neighborhood” are all slated to resume shooting on Monday. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, all four shows will shoot on […]

Timothée Chalamet is set to do double duty on “Saturday Night Live.” The “Dune” and “Call Me By Your Name” star is set to host the Jan. 25 episode of “SNL” and will also serve as the musical guest. The move comes after Chalamet received a Golden Globe nomination for his leading role in the […]

The first episode of WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” to stream live on Netflix pulled in 4.9 million views globally. That is according to Live+1 data provided by Netflix, with a view defined as total hours viewed for the program divided by its runtime. The 4.9 million views came from countries like the U.S., U.K., Canada, […]

Kelly Campbell is stepping down from her role as president of Peacock and direct-to-consumer at NBCUniversal, Variety has confirmed with sources. Campbell was first named the head of the streamer in 2021 after having previously been president of Hulu. Reps for NBCUniversal declined to comment. Campbell joined Hulu in 2017 as chief marketing officer, taking […]

The NXT “New Year’s Evil” event on Jan. 7 drew the WWE developmental brand’s biggest TV viewership in over five years. According to Nielsen data, “New Year’s Evil” averaged approximately 957,000 total viewers from 8-10 p.m. on The CW, with 341,000 viewers in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic. That is the best viewership for NXT […]

The Amazon Prime Video comedy series “Harlem” will end with its upcoming third season. The announcement came as Amazon released the first trailer for the third season, which can be seen below. It was previously announced that Season 3 of “Harlem” will debut on Jan. 23, though it was not known the show would be […]

It’s official: Raw. Is. Netflix. After a year of buildup, WWE’s flagship weekly series “Monday Night Raw” streamed live on Netflix for the first time globally on Jan. 6, kicking off with a “WrestleMania”-level spectacle. The three-hour program, which was staged at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, featured just four matches — but each […]

A “Holes” TV series has been ordered to pilot at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively. The potential show would be based on the book of the same name by Louis Sachar, which was previously adapted into a 2003 feature film by Walt Disney Pictures. Alina Mankin serves as writer and executive producer, while Liz Phang […]

Leanne Morgan’s upcoming Netflix multi-cam comedy series has added five new series regulars, Variety has learned. Ryan Stiles (“Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” “The Drew Carey Show”), Blake Clark (“Toy Story 4,” “United States of Al”), Graham Rogers (“Ray Donovan,” “The Kominsky Method”), Hannah Pilkes (“Would I Lie To You,” “Molli And Max In The […]