What Cádiz’s South Series Festival Said About the Future of TV
Spanish TV’s future was on display in Anadalusia’s Cádiz. The South International Series Festival, which drew close to 13,000 participants, signaled key shifts: a push for global reach,…
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AI Series ‘Whispers’ Makes Interactive Debut at Busan ACFM
Pickford’s AI series “Whispers” bowed at Busan Asian Contents & Film Market, offering audiences an interactive teaser that showcased the potential of AI-driven storytelling. Emmy-winning…
Netflix Hires ‘The Traitors’ Exec Syeda Irtizaali as Head of U.K. Unscripted Series
Netflix has poached a senior BBC exec to lead its unscripted series in the U.K. Syeda Irtizaali is set to join the streamer, where she will be part of VP of content Anne Mensah’s team and…
Triple Win for the BBC’s ‘What It Feels Like for a Girl’ at Cádiz’s South Series Festival
The 3rd edition of South International Series Festival wrapped Wednesday Sept. 18 with “What It Feels Like for a Girl” and “Una historia muy heavy” emerging as the big winners, taking best…
Former Gaumont Boss Christophe Riandée Joins Unconditional Pictures’ ‘Excellence Park’ Series Set at a Butler Academy (EXCLUSIVE)
Christophe Riandee, the former vice CEO of Gaumont for 20 years, has signed on as an executive producer on “Excellence Park,” an international drama series set within the grounds of the…
Tobias Menzies, Ben Chaplin, Harriet Walter Among Cast Joining Bella Ramsey in Channel 4 Thriller Series ‘Maya’ From Daisy Haggard and Two Brothers (EXCLUSIVE)
“Maya,” Channel 4’s upcoming witness protection thriller series starring Bella Ramsey and Daisy Haggard, has started shooting in Scotland, with a host of names joining the cast. Written…
Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain to Lead Apple TV+ Limited Series ‘Off Weeks’ From Michael Showalter, Alissa Nutting
Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain are attached to lead the limited series “The Off Weeks,” which has been greenlit at Apple TV+. The logline for the eight-episode series states, “When…
Everything There Is To Know About Ed Gein Ahead Of Ryan Murphy’s Latest “Monster” Series
In 1940, when Ed was 33 years old, his dad died of heart failure. After this, he and his brother, Henry, started doing odd jobs around the town — including babysitting and being handymen —…
CBS Studios Alum Julie McNamara Partners With ‘Matlock’ Creator Jennie Snyder Urman to Develop Series
Julie McNamara is coming back to CBS Studios. McNamara is teaming with Jennie Snyder Urman and her Sutton St. Productions banner to create and develop series for broadcast and streaming.…
HBO Max Acquires ‘One Day in October’ Series, Based on Real-Life Accounts of Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
HBO Max has acquired U.S. rights to “One Day in October,” a scripted event series based on first-hand accounts of the Hamas attack on Israel that led to the country’s invasion of Gaza and…
"The Pitt," "The Penguin," And Every Other Emmy-Winning Series On HBO Max You Should Watch
7 Must-Watch HBO Max Shows That Won 2025 Emmy Awards Apart from packing your telecast with cringey moments, one tried-and-true way to keep things interesting at the Emmys is by spreading…
‘Gilded Age’ Star John Douglas Thompson Joins ‘All the Sinners Bleed’ Series at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
The Netflix series adaptation of S.A. Crosby’s “All the Sinners Bleed” has cast John Douglas Thompson in a series regular role, Variety has learned exclusively. Thompson joins previously…
‘Reykjavik Noir’ Producers Option ‘Konrad’ Book Series From ‘Operation Napoleon’s’ Bestselling Icelandic Author (EXCLUSIVE)
Glassriver, the leading Icelandic film and TV production company behind “Reykjavik Noir,” has optioned the bestselling “Konrad” book series from Arnaldur Indriðason, the successful author…
‘Adolescence’ Star Owen Cooper Becomes Youngest Emmy Winner Ever for Supporting Actor in Limited Series
Owen Cooper won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Sunday for his work on the Netflix miniseries “Adolescence.” Along with Cooper, nominees…
Markets gear up for series of Fed cuts with bullish bets at risk
Markets have also priced in reductions continuing deep into 2026 to ward off a recession A key question for investors this week is whether US Federal Reserve officials push back against…
Glen Powell's New Series Is "Mrs. Doubtfire" But For Football, And I'm SEATED
'Chad Powers' Preview: A Guide To Glen Powell's New Series Now, he's back with an all-new Hulu series called Chad Powers, and it's essentially Mrs. Doubtfire with a football spin. The…
Studiocanal Hires Sky Studios Commissioner Paul Gilbert as SVP of English-Language Series
Studiocanal is expanding its U.K. leadership team with the hiring of Paul Gilbert as the SVP of English-language series. He will be based in London and will report to managing director of…
Ricky Gervais Sets Adult Animated Comedy Series ‘Alley Cats’ at Netflix
Ricky Gervais is heading back to Netflix, this time for an adult animated series about a bunch of feral cats. “Alley Cats,” created by the Emmy and BAFTA-winning Gervais (“After Life,”…
Marco Bellocchio on HBO Series ‘Portobello,’ About Unfairly Imprisoned Game Show Host Enzo Tortora: ‘He Was Completely Defenseless’
In Marco Bellocchio‘s HBO show “Portobello,” which just launched from the Venice Film Festival, the revered Italian auteur reconstructs one of Italy’s most clamorous travesties of justice.…
‘Mahabharata’ Gets Netflix India Animated Treatment With Epic Series ‘Kurukshetra’
Netflix India is venturing into animated mythology with “Kurukshetra,” a new series drawing from the ancient Indian epic the “Mahabharata.” The series will focus on the climactic 18-day…
‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker Sets Crime Thriller Series at Netflix With Paddy Considine, Georgina Campbell and Lena Headey to Star
Charlie Brooker is taking a break from his “Black Mirror” duties with Netflix to embark on something a little different at the streamer: a four-part detective series. Now in production,…
Sally Wainwright, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Trine Dyrholm to Attend Barcelona Serielizados Festival Which Reveals Its International Series Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
Serielizados, the fast-expanding series festival due to unfold in Barcelona over Nov. 3-12 and on the streaming platform Filmin Nov. 10-23, has upped its international stakes for its 12th…
‘Bet’ Star Miku Martineau to Lead Netflix YA Series ‘Crew Girl’
Netflix has greenlit the YA series “Crew Girl,” with the show now in production in Victoria, British Columbia. Miku Martineau (“Bet,” “Kate,” “Star Trek: Section 31”) will lead the cast,…
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Set in a Church Parish, and Pairing Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor, the Third Entry in the Series May Be the Sharpest Yet
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” is an enticingly clever and droll, nearly pitch-perfect piece of murder-mystery fun — a whodunit that lives up to the expectations set six years…