Category Archives: Variety
Sarah Turney, Kourtney Nichole Launch ‘The Final Hours’ True-Crime Podcast From PAVE Studios to ‘Shine a Light on the Cases That Deserve a Second Look’
Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole have teamed for “The Final Hours,” a new true-crime podcast that closely examines clues from the last few hours before someone goes missing — an eff...
Feb 23, 2026
Winona Ryder Joins ‘Wednesday’ Season 3, Reuniting With Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton
Winona Ryder has booked a guest star role in “Wednesday” Season 3, Variety has learned. The role means a “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” reunion is set for the hit show’s thir...
Feb 23, 2026
‘Golden Swan,’ About the Kidnapping of the Director’s Brother, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
"Golden Swan," which has its world premiere in the International Competition section of the 28th Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival, has debuted its trailer. The film, directed by Anette Ostr, lo...
Feb 23, 2026
Paramount Is Expected to Raise Price of Warner Bros. Discovery Bid. Will Netflix Walk Away?
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has a Monday deadline to submit its best and final offer for Warner Bros. Discovery — and Paramount is expected to come back with an offer above its prev...
Feb 23, 2026
BBC Will Remove N-Word Outburst From BAFTA Film Awards on iPlayer, Apologizes ‘That This Was Not Edited Out Prior to Broadcast’
The BBC has apologized for not editing out a racial slur from the BAFTA Film Awards’ tape-delayed broadcast and will now remove it from the version of the ceremony on iPlayer. The outburst came ...
Feb 23, 2026
K-Drama Boom in Europe Moves Into Adaptation Phase, Mip London Panel Says
The rapid rise of Korean drama in Europe is entering a new phase, shifting from streaming success toward local adaptation and co-development, executives said during a Mip London session examining the ...
Feb 23, 2026
‘Free Palestine’ Cut From BBC Broadcast of ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Director Akinola Davies Jr.’s BAFTAs Speech
After winning the BAFTA Film Award for outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer, “My Father’s Shadow” helmer Akinola Davies Jr. ended his speech by saying “f...
Feb 23, 2026
‘Sinners’ Production Designer Hannah Beachler Says Alan Cumming’s ‘Throw-Away Apology’ Over N-Word Slur During BAFTAs ‘Made It Worse’
"Sinners" production designer Hannah Beachler has said that Alan Cumming's "throw away apology" over the N-word being shouted during the BAFTA Film Awards made the situation "worse." "I keep trying to...
Feb 23, 2026
Japan Exports Hit Formats But Imports Few, WIT Says at Mip London
Japan remains one of the world's most insular television format markets, exporting globally successful unscripted hits while importing almost no foreign concepts, according to data presented by Virgin...
Feb 23, 2026
Ted Sarandos Responds to Donald Trump’s Call to Fire Board Member Susan Rice: ‘He Likes to Do a Lot of Things on Social Media’
Ted Sarandos has brushed off Donald Trump’s social media demand that Netflix fire board member Susan Rice, saying the streamer’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is a business matter and not...
Feb 23, 2026