Category Archives: Variety

Anya Taylor-Joy, who first broke out on Netflix with “The Queen’s Gambit,” is returning to the streamer to star in a series adaptation of Bella Mackie’s bestselling novel ̶...

Paul Schrader might not be a Swiftie, but the veteran screenwriter-director admits that he's in "awe" of the pop megastar. "It's not so much the music that entrances me, it's the phenomenon. The Elvis...

Victoria Beckham had landed her own Netflix docuseries after her scene-stealing appearance in her husband's documentary last year. The as yet untitled docu-series will follow Victoria's journey from S...

Netflix has greenlit a new U.K. drama from "The Gold" showrunner Neil Forsyth based on a jaw-dropping true story about a bunch of Customs employees who went undercover to infiltrate some of Britain's ...

Daisy Ridley, star of the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, is a different kind of vigilante in Zak Hilditch’s upcoming horror-survival-thriller "We Bury the Dead." The film, which will ha...

Irish comedy "Obituary" is prepping for a second season, Variety has learned. The popular black comedy, which features Siobhn Cullen as an underpaid obituarist who turns to murder, is written by Ray L...

Big World Pictures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Iair Said’s “Most People Die on Sundays” from sales agent Heretic. The existential comedy, Said’s ficti...

In the run up to its North American premiere at Toronto Film Festival, Rnar Rnarsson’s Icelandic film “When the Light Breaks” has been picked by international distributors. The criti...

Griselda Gonzalez Gentile’s Luminosa Venture Films has boarded the animated series “Hollow Flowers,” created by multi-media artist and filmmaker Daniel Yepes. “Hollow Flowers&#...

The latest edition of Ormax Media’s streaming audience research reveals significant growth in India’s streaming landscape, albeit driven entirely by ad-supported viewership. The Ormax OTT ...