Category Archives: Variety
‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Ian Somerhalder Got Into ‘Eight-Figure’ Debt After Retiring From Acting and Had to Sell Off ‘Houses, Paintings, Cars, Watches, Everything’
Ian Somerhalder revealed in a new interview with E! News that he was forced to claw himself and his family out of debt in the eight-figure range (an exact number was not given but it was $10 million o...
Apr 30, 2026
LISTEN: Happy Anniversary, Television! Revisiting the Medium’s Launch at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
On today's episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we look ahead at plans for Variety's TV Week celebration in a conversation with Variety's Emily Longeretta. And we take a Vintage Variety loo...
Apr 30, 2026
‘Blair Witch Project’ Reboot Sets New Director as Original Stars Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams Join as Exec Producers
“Blair Witch” is back: Horror director Dylan Clark is set to helm a new imagining of “The Blair Witch Project” for Lionsgate. Returning to the film are original stars Joshua Le...
Apr 30, 2026
American High’s ‘Minimum Wage’ Lands Netflix Series Order (EXCLUSIVE)
American High is partnering with Netflix to bring their viral short-form series “Minimum Wage” to the streamer. Variety has learned exclusively that Netflix has given “Minimum Wage&#...
Apr 30, 2026
‘Scrubs’ and ‘Shifting Gears’ Renewed at ABC, Rachel Bloom Pilot ‘Do You Want Kids?’ Not Moving Forward
ABC has renewed both its revival of “Scrubs” and the multi-cam comedy “Shifting Gears,” Variety has learned. This will be the second season of the revival and the show’s ...
Apr 30, 2026
FCC Chairman Claims No White House Pressure to Go After ABC Over Kimmel Joke, Trolls Critic Accusing Him of Being a ‘Whole Bitch’ With Meme From ‘Parks and Recreation’
Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, claimed there was no White House pressure on him to make the unprecedented order forcing Disney’s ABC to reapply for spectrum licenses on a...
Apr 30, 2026
NBC, TV Academy Tap Jesse Collins Entertainment to Produce the Emmys for a Fourth Consecutive Year
Jesse Collins Entertainment has got this Emmy thing down. The live TV production shingle has signed on for a fourth year in a row to produce the Primetime Emmys - this time, helming the 78th Emmy Awar...
Apr 30, 2026
From ‘Star Wars’ Production Art to Frank Miller and Jack Kirby: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Unveils Inaugural Exhibitions
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, co-founded by George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson and set to open Sept. 22 in Los Angeles, has announced its inaugural exhibitions. With more than 1,200 objects...
Apr 30, 2026
Theater Legends André Bishop, Jules Fisher and James Lapine to Receive Tony Awards Lifetime Achievement Honors (EXCLUSIVE)
Andr Bishop, Jules Fisher and James Lapine - three towering figures of the theater community - are this year’s recipients of the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. ...
Apr 30, 2026
Shareef O’Neal, Entrepreneur, Joins UTA Roster
Shareef O’Neal, an entrepreneur and former athlete, has joined the roster of UTA, which will work to secure opportunities for him across sports media, unscripted television, digital media and mo...
Apr 30, 2026