Category Archives: Variety

‘Best Medicine’ and ‘Ted’ Teams Talk Adapting British Comedy and How ‘Underneath All the Absurdity, There’s a Message’ at FYC TV Fest
The constantly adapting, yet evergreen, genre of comedy was spotlighted at the Variety FYC TV Fest on May 6. The creative teams behind Fox’s “Best Medicine,” which follows a surgeon ...
Arushi Jacob May 08, 2026

ABC Says Trump’s FCC Probe Into ‘The View’ Over Equal-Time Rule Threatens to ‘Chill Critical Protected Speech’
Disney’s ABC is firing back at the FCC, accusing the agency of engaging in actions that “threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech.” T...
Todd Spangler May 08, 2026

Lykke Li Creates a Revenge-Pop Opus With ‘The Afterparty’: Album Review
As a Swedish pop auteur who rose to prominence in the late '00s, Lykke Li is probably sick to death of Robyn comparisons - but the only one worth making is to point out that by comparison, Li's work h...
Jem Aswad May 08, 2026

Oasis Tour Documentary to Release in Imax and Movie Theaters Before Disney+ Launch
Oasis’ reunion tour may have been arguably the must-attend cultural moment of 2025, but it’s now hoping to find a similar audience on the big screen. The documentary following the band - f...
Alex Ritman May 08, 2026

‘RJ Decker’ Renewed for Season 2 at ABC
ABC has renewed the freshman drama “RJ Decker for Season 2, Variety has learned. With the renewal, ABC has now picked up its entire existing primetime scripted lineup for the 2026-2027 broadcast...
Joseph Otterson May 08, 2026

Monia Chokri to Preside Over Cannes Caméra d’Or Jury
Qubcois actress, director, and screenwriter Monia Chokri will preside over the jury for the Cannes Film Festival's Camra d'Or prize. The award is given to a first work across the official selection as...
Nvivarelli May 08, 2026

Atsuko Okatsuka Sets Debut Netflix Special (EXCLUSIVE)
Atsuko Okatsuka is bringing her next comedy special to Netflix. The stand-up hour will debut on the streamer sometime in 2027. It’s her third special overall and first for Netflix. Produced by R...
Ethan Shanfeld May 08, 2026

Ariana Grande to Release First Song From ‘Petal’ in May: ‘Hate That I Made You Love Me’ Is ‘One of My Favorite Songs I’ll Ever Write’
Ariana Grande has announced the first single from "Petal," her forthcoming eighth studio album: It's called "Hate That I Made You Love Me," it's out on May 29 and she described the song in an Instagra...
Jem Aswad May 08, 2026

Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Announces 2026 New Writers Fellowship Class (EXCLUSIVE)
The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment has announced the emerging screenwriters selected for its 2026 News Writers Fellowship class. Now in its 14th year, the premiere professional developme...
Payton Turkeltaub May 08, 2026

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Director on Reuniting the OG Cast and Why He Won’t Say ‘Never’ to a Threequel
After 20 years and two blockbuster films, does "The Devil Wears Prada" director David Frankel really think "that's all" for Miranda Priestly and her reign as the terrifying editor-in-chief of Runway m...
Angelique Jackson May 08, 2026