Category Archives: Variety

Bad Bunny Teams With Spotify for Billions Club Live Concert in Tokyo (EXCLUSIVE)
Bad Bunny is heading to Tokyo to perform as part of Spotify’s Billions Club Live series, with a concert slated for March 7. The show marks the musician’s first-ever performance in Asia and...
Steven J. Horowitz Feb 17, 2026

‘America’s Next Top Model’ Winners: Where Are They Now?
"America's Next Top Model" is back in the spotlight with the release of Netflix's new three-part documentary series "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model." Taking viewers behind the scenes o...
Arushi Jacob Feb 17, 2026

Fox Sets Spring Premiere Dates for ‘MasterChef,’ ‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls,’ ‘The Floor’ and More
Fox announced a slew of spring 2026 premiere dates for series including “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” and “The Floor.” The survival adventure series will return for its first...
Ethan Shanfeld Feb 17, 2026

Fifth Season Hires Peter Traugott as President of Television, Elevates Noah Greenshner and Maggie Burkhead
Fifth Season, the global film and television studio behind “Severance,” has announced that award-winning executive and producer Peter Traugott will join the company as President of Televis...
Arushi Jacob Feb 17, 2026

Paramount Skydance ‘Prepared to Engage’ With Warner Bros. Discovery on Takeover Talks, but Doesn’t Indicate Whether It Will Raise Price of Its Hostile Bid
Will David Ellison move higher than Paramount Skydance’s most recent $30-per-share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery? The company didn’t indicate that it is willing to increase the price ta...
Todd Spangler Feb 17, 2026

WGA Staff Go on Strike Weeks Ahead of AMPTP Negotiations
The staff of the Writers Guild of America West went on strike on Tuesday, accusing leadership of the union of breaking labor laws. The strike will affect about 100 of the 150 staffers at the union. Th...
gmaddaus Feb 17, 2026

Quinta Brunson Reflects on the Business, Explains Why She Won’t Direct ‘Abbott Elementary’ Yet: ‘I Can’t Afford to Lose Me in the Room’
Quinta Brunson received the Variety Showrunner Award at SCAD TVfest on Feb. 6, joined by her “Abbott Elementary” co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph for an honest conversation about the highs and low...
Kennedy French Feb 17, 2026

CBS Denies Forcing Stephen Colbert to Not Air Interview With Democratic Candidate, Says It Provided ‘Legal Guidance’ About FCC Equal-Time Rule
CBS said it did not force “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” to pull an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico from its TV broadcast Monday, contrary to the way the late-night ho...
Todd Spangler Feb 17, 2026

‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Netflix Series Casts Mckenna Grace as Daphne
Mckenna Grace is joining the “Scooby-Doo” live-action series at Netflix, Variety has learned from sources. Grace will star as a young Daphne Blake in the show, which will delve into how th...
Joseph Otterson Feb 17, 2026

Damon Wayans Jr. to Star in NBC Drama Pilot ‘Puzzled’
Damon Wayans Jr. is set to lead the NBC drama pilot “Puzzled,” Variety has learned. The pilot was picked up at NBC back in January. It is based on the “Puzzle Master” books by ...
Joseph Otterson Feb 17, 2026