Category Archives: Variety

BTS’ RM Suffers Ankle Injury Ahead of Netflix Comeback Concert
BTS member RM has suffered an ankle injury ahead of the K-pop group’s highly anticipated Netflix comeback concert. The special, appropriately titled "BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang," is set to a...
Ellise Shafer Mar 20, 2026

Pictanovo, Film France-CNC Bring U.S. Studio, Production Execs to Hauts-de-France on Series Mania Tour
As Series Mania returns to Lille, one of Europe's key TV fest and industry events, France's regional and national screen bodies are using the event to sharpen another pitch: Lille region Hauts-de-Fran...
Emiliano de Pablos Mar 20, 2026

CBS News to Lay Off 6% of Staff
CBS News will lay off about 6% of staffers, according to a person familiar with the matter, in the latest round of cost cutting under new management at Paramount Skydance. The staff reductions come af...
Brian Steinberg Mar 20, 2026

ABC Scrambles to Delete ‘Bachelorette’ Season 22 Promo Content Amid Taylor Frankie Paul Fallout
ABC, in crisis mode after yanking “The Bachelorette” Season 22 premiere from its schedule amid domestic violence investigations involving star Taylor Frankie Paul, moved quickly to delete ...
Todd Spangler Mar 20, 2026

South African Crime Novelist Deon Meyer Bestsellers to Get TV Adaptations From Both Worlds, Paradoxal (EXCLUSIVE)
South Africa's International Emmy-nominated production house Both Worlds and Paris-based Paradoxal have entered into an exclusive rights agreement with bestselling South African author Deon Meyer to d...
Postcardjunky Mar 20, 2026

Finnish Drama ‘Citizens of Heaven,’ Written by ‘All the Sins’ Creators, Announces Cast for a ‘Mystery About Faith, Power and the Stories People Choose to Believe’ (EXCLUSIVE)
New Finnish series "Citizens of Heaven," written by Venla Aakko and Mika Ronkainen, creators of multi-prized sales hit “All the Sins,” has announced its cast. It will be led by Lauri Tilka...
Marta Balaga Mar 20, 2026

John Lithgow Considered Quitting HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Over J.K. Rowling Backlash: It Will Come Up in ‘Every Interview’ for the ‘Rest of My Life’
HBO Max’s upcoming “Harry Potter” TV reboot could have lost its Albus Dumbledore. John Lithgow, who plays the famed Hogwarts headmaster in the new series, reportedly thought about qu...
Alex Ritman Mar 20, 2026

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Netflix Series Reveals Ancient Rome Setting and Additional Cast as Shooting Starts in Italy
Netflix’s live-action “Assassin’s Creed” series will be an original story set in Rome in 64 A.D., the streamer revealed on Friday. The hotly anticipated series, directed by Joh...
Nvivarelli Mar 20, 2026

SeriesMakers Reveals Full Details With Projects From Brian De Palma and ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Projects from Jennifer Weiss, producer of Brian de Palma's "Redacted," and South Africa's Nomvuselelo Dlamini who made the "Surf Sangoma" episode of Disney's "Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire" feature in ...
Marta Balaga Mar 20, 2026

Why Elvira Lind and Oscar Isaac Waited Almost a Decade to Share ‘King Hamlet,’ an Intimate Doc Shot During ‘Beautiful and Sad’ Moment of Their Early Marriage (EXCLUSIVE)
Danish director and writer Elvira Lind's "King Hamlet" may, on the surface, be about her then-boyfriend-now-husband Oscar Isaac's preparation to play Shakespeare's most famous character in Sam Gold's ...
Rafa Sales Ross Mar 20, 2026