When Prince Andrew invited BBC current affairs show “Newsnight” to interview him at Buckingham Palace in 2019, neither he – nor his interviewer Emily Maitlis – had any inkling that it would not only result in the British royal’s public disgrace, including being stripped of his titles and patronages, but would spawn two dramatizations within […]

For decades, the British Royal Family managed to maintain a certain mystique and allure. Tabloid fodder and salacious stories leaked occasionally, but in the 1990s, the scandals surrounding Princess Diana and King Charles’ marriage almost caused the entire enterprise to collapse. However, the royals seemed to hit new heights in popularity in 2018 when Prince […]

Amazon Prime Video has officially ordered a series adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels with Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis set for the lead roles. It was reported in February 2023 that the series, currently titled “Scarpetta,” was in the works. Now, Amazon has greenlit two seasons of the series and added five […]

“The Grand Tour” producer Andy Wilman says the seeds for his success were sown at school — which he attended with Jeremy Clarkson. “I went to school with him which is like, argh,” Wilman revealed. “But we didn’t plan any of this when we were at school, obviously not. We do have a synergy. Some […]

Prime Video and All3Media International are set to launch an Indian adaptation of the hit reality show “The Traitors,” with media personality Karan Johar tapped to host. The unscripted series, based on the BAFTA and Emmy-winning format created by IDTV and RTL Netherlands, will be produced by BBC Studios India Productions. The show will stream […]

Mark Shopiro has been promoted to become head of Amazon’s Prime Video, Canada. He will report into Magda Grace, head of Prime Video, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Shopiro has been at Amazon since 2019, most recently overseeing the engagement, marketplace and sports business for Prime Video in Canada. Dan Slepak will step into the […]

The NFL gets ready for the start of the football week with the “Thursday Night Football” game. For Week 3, two AFC division rivals go head-to-head with the New England Patriots facing off against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Thursday, Sept. 19. The game kickoffs at 8:15 […]

Prime Video has released a high-octane trailer for its spy series “Citadel: Diana,” starring Italy’s Matilda De Angelis (“The Undoing”) as Diana Cavalieri, an undercover Citadel agent fighting against an enemy syndicate set in a near-future Milan. The six-episode show – which marks the streamer’s most ambitious Italian original to date – is the country’s […]

Prime Video has halted production on the final season of “Good Omens.” The decision comes two months after series creator and showrunner Neil Gaiman was accused of sexual assault by several women. The series, which stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as a BFF angel-and-demon duo, was preparing to shoot in Scotland before the streamer […]

There’s a massive kickboxing event in the Centennial State tonight! Jonathan “The General” Haggerty (23-4-0) defends his One Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship against One Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Superlek “The Kicking Machine” Kiatmoo9 (138-29-4) on Friday, Sept. 6. One 168: Denver — Jonathan Haggerty vs. Superlek Kiatmoo9 takes place at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado […]

Argentine auteur Paula Hernández, helmer of “The Sleepwalkers” and “Las siamesas,” is attached to direct and co-write project series “Duarte. Evita behind the Icon,” produced by Buenos Aires-based powerhouse Kapow, the associate producer on Fabula-Fremantle hit drama “La Jauría.” In development, and scheduled for a 2025 second-half shoot, “Duarte” is structured as a 5 episode, […]

Season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” was the second-most-watched streaming original series in the U.S. between Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 — the four days of Labor Day weekend — per Luminate. This marked the season’s first weekend of streaming, but excludes its first day on Aug. 29. Amazon […]

Amazon Prime Video has ordered a docuseries about the popular Lisa Frank brand titled “Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story.” According to its official description, “Glitter and Greed” will examine “the neon-hued world of Lisa Frank Inc., a brand that defined girlhood for a generation of Americans only to seemingly disappear overnight. Behind the […]

Colombian rock star Juanes, winner of 26 Latin Grammys and three Grammy awards to date, is making his big screen debut in Prime Video drama “Pimpinero: Blood and Oil,” by Andrés Baiz (“Narcos,” “Griselda”), which bows its trailer exclusively in Variety ahead of its Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) world premiere. Juanes stars alongside Alberto Guerra […]

Ananya Panday couldn’t put down the script for “Call Me Bae” — literally. “I finished reading all eight episodes in one night because I couldn’t stop,” the Bollywood star told Variety about her new Prime Video series. Written by Ishita Moitra, Samina Motlekar and Rohit Nair, “Call Me Bae” tells the story of Bae, a […]

Update: A “Reacher” spinoff series is currently in the works at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned from sources. According to sources, Nick Santora is writing the spinoff with Nicholas Wooton. Santora developed “Reacher” for television and serves as executive producer and showrunner on the series. Exact plot details for the spinoff are being kept […]

Tissues at the ready, “The Grand Tour” fans – the last ever episode is gearing up to be a tear-jerker. Prime Video has released a nearly three-minute-long trailer for the final episode, “The Grand Tour: One for the Road,” which sees hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Zimbabwe on what is […]