Category Archives: Variety

TIFF Builds Out Inaugural Market Programming With Development Labs, Dealmaking Hub and IP Exchange (EXCLUSIVE)
TIFF has revealed the outline of its inaugural market programming which will boast several initiatives aimed at jumpstarting film and series projects from development through financing and sales. Call...
Elskes Mar 26, 2026

Netflix Wedding Horror Series ‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Has a Great Hook, but Takes Too Long to Get There: TV Review
I have a pet theory that horror, as a genre, is an awkward fit for television. The tension necessary for effective scares is difficult to maintain over several hours; the mystery that creates suspense...
Alisoncolleherman Mar 26, 2026

Okada Junichi to Host Nippon TV’s ‘The Floor,’ Asia’s First Edition of Global Quiz Format (EXCLUSIVE)
Nippon TV has tapped top star Okada Junichi to front its Japanese adaptation of “The Floor,” the international quiz format from Talpa Studios, founded by John de Mol. The special will repr...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 26, 2026

Global Constellation Boards Haunting Indonesia-Set Drama ‘Heaven’s Gate’ (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales and financing outfit Global Constellation has boarded five-episode limited series "Heaven's Gate" for global sales. The company is presenting the series to international buyers for...
Leo Barraclough Mar 26, 2026

‘The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist’ Review: A Scary, Dizzying and Essential Deep Dive into the AI Revolution
"The AI Doc" has been structured as a ride into the future - a kaleidoscopic multimedia meditation on what AI is (the film explains it from the ground up), how intelligent it really is (100 times more...
Owen Gleiberman Mar 25, 2026

‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of Pangolin: Here is the Celebrity Under the Costume
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 11 of "The Masked Singer," "Semi-Finals," which aired March 25 on Fox. There was no more fight left in Rachel Platten. The "Fight Song" singe...
Varietyschneider Mar 25, 2026

American Express and Los Angeles-Based Label Staud Team Up on Resortwear Capsule, Alongside Campaign Starring Laura Harrier
American Express is throwing a fashionable celebration for the 60th birthday of the Amex Gold Card. To mark the milestone, , the financial giant has partnered with Los Angeles–based label Staud ...
Atingley4 Mar 25, 2026

‘Shadow Transit’ FilMart Success Paves Way for Act3 and BlackOps Studios Asia Co-Production ‘A Thread of Steel’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Hong Kong-based Act3 and Manila-based BlackOps Studios Asia have unveiled “A Thread of Steel,” a historical action drama, as the first major co-production under a newly formalized partners...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 25, 2026

‘Oldboy’ Scribe’s Disney+ Crime Thriller ‘Gold Land’ Sets April Premiere
Disney+ has set an April 29 premiere for “Gold Land,” a Korean crime thriller marking the streaming debut of “Oldboy” screenwriter Hwang Jo-yoon. Hwang Jo-yoon (“Oldboy,&...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 25, 2026

‘Hamilton’ Actor Andrew Chappelle Makes Directorial Debut With Queer Erotic Short Starring Tony Nominee James Cusati-Moyer (EXCLUSIVE)
"Hamilton" actor Andrew Chappelle will make his directorial debut with "I'm Gonna Kill You," a queer erotic short starring Tony nominee James Cusati-Moyer. The cast also includes Phillipa Soo ("Hamilt...
Marcmalkin Mar 25, 2026