Category Archives: Variety

Southeast Asian Horror Leads Mockingbird Pictures’ Diverse Slate at Hong Kong FilMart (EXCLUSIVE)
Vietnam-based distributor Mockingbird Pictures has brought a wide-ranging slate of Southeast Asian titles to Hong Kong FilMart, with projects spanning horror, drama and romance that reflect the compan...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 17, 2026

Jericho Rosales, Jasmine Curtis-Smith Head Gushcloud Philippines’ Creator-Driven Slate at FilMart (EXCLUSIVE)
The Philippines’ Gushcloud is at the Hong Kong FilMart with a slate of several titles, highlighting four projects at the HKTDC Philippine Pavilion that span elevated folk horror, mythology-infus...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 17, 2026

Cinnabon Cuts Ties With ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Amid Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen Domestic Violence Investigation
Cinnabon has ended its partnership with “The Bachelorette” and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” in light of allegations of domestic violence between reality star Taylor Frank...
Jack Dunn Mar 17, 2026

‘CBS Evening News’ Viewership Drops Below 4 Million After Tony Dokoupil’s Colorful Start
Suddenly, “CBS Evening News” is back where executives at the news division behind the show hoped never to return. Viewership for the program has once again dropped below 4 million, a criti...
Brian Steinberg Mar 17, 2026

Music Industry Moves: Janet Jackson Brings Her Catalog to Believe Music Publishing
Janet Jackson has signed a long-term deal with France-based independent music company Believe that sees her entire catalog moving to the company's recently launched publishing division. Jackson needs ...
Jem Aswad Mar 17, 2026

Innovators From Adobe, Blumhouse and More Discuss AI and Democratizing Entertainment at SXSW
At Variety New Frontiers in Entertainment presented by Adobe during SXSW, innovators across different facets of the entertainment industry came together to discuss the futures they’re working to...
Selome Hailu Mar 17, 2026

Elisabeth Moss and Producing Partner Lindsey McManus Talk Six-Year Journey to ‘Imperfect Women,’ Rebuilding Gilead for ‘The Testaments’ and Bucking That Vanity EP Narrative
This week, Elisabeth Moss and Lindsey McManus are celebrating the debut of Apple TV’s “Imperfect Women,” the first project the pair picked up after launching their Love & Squalor...
Jennifer Maas Mar 17, 2026

‘The Chi’ Releases First Look at Upcoming Eighth and Final Season (TV News Roundup)
Paramount+ has released the first look at the eighth and final season of "The Chi," premiering later this year. Set in the South Side of Chicago, "The Chi" will enter "its coldest winter ever" in the ...
Kennedy French Mar 17, 2026

NBC Drama Pilot ‘What the Dead Know’ Casts Lorenza Izzo
Lorenza Izzo is the latest addition to the cast of the NBC drama pilot “What the Dead Know,” Variety has learned. Izzo will appear alongside previously announced lead Taylor Schilling and ...
Joseph Otterson Mar 17, 2026

Sheryl Lee Ralph on the ‘Uptick’ in Women of Color Contracting HIV: ‘It Is Something That Needs to Be Paid Attention to’
For more than 40 years, Sheryl Lee Ralph has been on the frontlines helping raise funds and awareness in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She continued that work Sunday night as a guest at the Elton John A...
Marcmalkin Mar 17, 2026