Category Archives: Variety

With Olympics and ‘Love Island’ Boosts, Peacock Viewership Increased 33% in July
Peacock attracted 33% more viewership in July than in June, per Nielsen, thanks largely to the beginning of the 2024 Paris Olympics as well as Season 6 of “Love Island USA.” According to T...
Selome Hailu Aug 20, 2024

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says Kamala Harris Is Not a ‘Narcissistic, Megalomaniac Sociopath’ Like Her ‘Veep’ Character: That ‘Might Be Another Candidate’
Kamala Harris and Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ “Veep” character Selina Meyer were both female vice presidents, but the actor says that’s where their similarities end. During an appeara...
Ellise Shafer Aug 20, 2024

‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Unveils New TV Projects, Including Adaptations of Benedict Lombe’s Hit Play ‘Shifters’ and Harry Trevaldwyn’s Debut Novel (EXCLUSIVE)
Fresh from its hugely impressive haul of nine Emmy nominations for hit Apple TV+ show "Slow Horses," powerhouse producers See-Saw Films has unveiled a slate of new literary options also being develope...
Alex Ritman Aug 20, 2024

‘Alien: Romulus’ Bursts Onto U.K., Ireland Box Office Charts, Dethrones ‘It Ends With Us’
Disney’s “Alien: Romulus” topped the U.K. and Ireland box office in its opening weekend, earning 3.7 million ($4.8 million), according to numbers from Comscore. The sci-fi horror fil...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 20, 2024

How to Watch English Premier League Online: Live Stream the Soccer Season for Free
While the EFL Carabao Cup and La Liga both just started, soccer fans continue to be well fed with English Premier League, which is also in full swing for its 2024-25 season. This season, eyes will be ...
Rudie Obias Aug 20, 2024

‘Fallen Leaves,’ ‘Sex,’ ‘Crossing’ Among Six Films Selected to Compete for Nordic Council Film Prize
Forget about “The Magnificent Seven”: It’s time for The Magnificent Six, competing for the Nordic Council Film Prize this year. The nominees - consisting of four fiction and two docu...
Jamie Lang Aug 20, 2024

Netflix U.K. Content Boss Anne Mensah on Creating Blockbuster British Shows, Steady Commissioning and Genre Expansion (EXCLUSIVE)
Anne Mensah, Netflix's U.K. VP of content, is one of the streamer's most senior U.K. executives, overseeing scripted, unscripted, film and acquisitions. "Any content that comes out of the U.K. slate I...
K.J. Yossman Aug 20, 2024

Johnny Depp’s ‘Modi’ Biopic to Premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival
Johnny Depp’s second directorial effort, “Modi — Three Days on the Wings of Madness,” will make its debut at the San Sebastian Film Festival next month. The film, which stars R...
Ellise Shafer Aug 20, 2024

‘The Room Next Door’ Trailer: Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Play Estranged Friends in Pedro Almodóvar’s First English-Language Feature
The first footage from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodvar’s “The Room Next Door,” starring Oscar winners Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, is here. Sony Pictures Classics dropped a teaser...
Ellise Shafer Aug 20, 2024

Balkan Dramas Build on Region’s Rich Storytelling and ‘Creative Energy’ in Search of Global Breakouts
Two buzzy Balkan series were under the spotlight this week at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where local creatives dished on their recipe for turning regional stories into potential breakout hits. Sunday...
Postcardjunky Aug 20, 2024