Category Archives: Variety

“Riverdale” and “District 9” star Nat Boltt has lined up a trio of would-be nuns for her directorial debut. “Holy Days,” a comedy based on the novel by author Dame ...

Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang might be done with his semi-retirement. "I have a strong desire to make another feature film," he tells Variety at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival. "With my actor...

The 39th Fort Lauderdale Intl. Film Festival (Nov. 8-17) anchors South Florida's cultural calendar. The non-profit FLIFF offers an eclectic lineup of independent features, international debuts and doc...

SPOILER WARNING: This story includes major plot details for the Marvel Studios limited series "Agatha All Along," currently streaming on Disney+. When Jac Schaeffer signs onto Zoom roughly 18 hours af...

Nielsen will let the media outlets it tabulates add their own audience data to its ratings tabulation, a move that the measurement giant sees as an inevitable one in the age of streaming but that detr...

Fremantle has upped Kevin Woodward to serve as executive VP of production, the company announced Friday. Woodward moves up from senior VP of production; he reports to Fremantle U.S. COO Suzanne Lopez....

Amazon MGM Studios has hired veteran TV executive Stacy Fung as part of its drama series team, Variety has learned exclusively. In her new senior executive role, Fung will be a part of the team led by...

Producer Will Packer, singer-actor Fantasia Barrino and gospel superstar Hezekiah Walker are among the notables who will be celebrated at the 2nd annual HBCU Honors, which recognize prominent alumni o...

Dermot Mulroney has joined the cast of the upcoming indie horror-thriller "Dead of the Night." At the same time, it was announced that Scott Grimes ("Ted," "Oppenheimer," "Robin Hood"), Julianne Arrie...

The documentary television program “Dear Santa, The Series” is set to return to Hulu on Nov. 29 and on the ABC-Owned Television Stations on Nov. 24 for its second season. The series, which...