Monday, April 26, 2021
The CW is adding another acquired series to its fall 2020 lineup. The network has picked up the French-Italian co-production "Devils." The series is described as an international thriller th…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:38PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 15, 2021
Anika Noni Rose has been cast in the "Let the Right One In" pilot at Showtime, Variety has learned. She joins previously announced cast member Demián Bichir. The series centers on Mark…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:26PM[SHARE]Friday, April 9, 2021
Renée Elise Goldsberry is in talks to star in the "She-Hulk" series at Disney Plus, Variety has confirmed with sources. She joins previously announced series lead Tatiana Maslany and Ginger…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 11, 2021
Patti LuPone and Erinn Hayes have signed on to star in the HBO Max comedy pilot "OK Boomer,"Â Variety has learned. In the show, a self-centered boomer (LuPone) shows up at her estranged da…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:34PM[SHARE]Monday, March 8, 2021
Brandy Norwood, best known by the stage name Brandy, has signed on for one of the lead roles in the ABC drama pilot "Queens." The pilot is about four estranged and out-of-touch women in thei…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:41PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 11, 2021
Claire Danes has signed on for the lead role in the upcoming Apple drama series "Essex Serpent,"Â Variety has learned exclusively. Danes takes over the role from Keira Knightley, whose exi…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:06AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 9, 2021
The cast of "The Best Man" film franchise is reuniting for a limited series that has been ordered at Peacock. "The Best Man: Final Chapters" will feature returning cast members Morris Chestn…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:13PM[SHARE]Friday, January 22, 2021
Michelle Pfeiffer has signed on to star as Betty Ford in the upcoming Showtime series "The First Lady,"Â Variety has learned. In addition, Susanne Bier has signed on to direct and executiv…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:13AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 11, 2019
Jake Gyllenhaal will star in and executive produce a limited series based on the Gary Shteyngart novel "Lake Success" that is currently in development at HBO, Variety has learned. Should …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The Broadway play “American Son” is set to be adapted for Netflix. Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan, and Eugene Lee will reprise their roles in the Netflix produc…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:54AM[SHARE]Monday, November 19, 2018
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week's TV. Each week, Variety's TV team combs through the week's schedule, selecting our picks of what to w…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Awkwafina played chauffeur to comedians John Mulaney and Nick Kroll in a video released by Cadillac on Tuesday. In the video, Mulaney and Kroll " reprise their characters from their Broadway…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:49AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 18, 2018
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards ceremony has an official air date. The awards show will be broadcast live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 9, 2019 from 8-11 PM ET. T…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:19AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 13, 2018
The CW is developing a drama series inspired by the film “Lean on Me” with LeBron James and John Legend attached as executive producers, Variety has learned. In the series, sp…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PM[SHARE]John Legend is joining “The Voice” for the show’s sixteenth season as a coach, Variety has confirmed. Legend will take over the spot currently held by Jennifer Hudson, w…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Kelly Costello has joined Apple as a business affairs executive, Variety has learned exclusively. In her new role, Costello will report to Philip Matthys, head of business affairs for …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:04PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 7, 2018
“Scandal” alum Tony Goldwyn has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix drama “Chambers,” Variety has confirmed. The series follows a young heart attack survivor w…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:32PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to the half-hour dramedy “Little Voices,” which boasts J.J. Abrams and Sara Bareilles among its executive producers, Variety h…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PM[SHARE]Monday, April 2, 2018
NBC’s live staging of “Jesus Christ Superstar” is among the top shows of Sunday night in the early Nielsen numbers. The live musical, which starred John Legend in the title…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:21AM[SHARE]Monday, February 26, 2018
Callie Hernandez has been cast as the female lead in the Fox drama pilot “Mixtape,” Variety has learned. The project is described as a romantic musical drama that looks at a d…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 22, 2018
Taye Diggs has been cast in a major role of The CW’s upcoming drama pilot inspired by the life of football player Spencer Paysinger, Variety has confirmed. In the pilot, a rising hi…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:40PM[SHARE]Kristin Chenoweth is joining the sophomore season of “Trial and Error” at NBC. Chenoweth will play suspected killer Lavinia Peck-Foster, who is described as the first lady of Eas…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:48PM[SHARE]Brandon Victor Dixon has been cast as Judas in NBC’s upcoming live staging of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the network announced Thursday. Dixon won a Tony in 2014 as a produc…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:17PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Phillipa Soo has been cast in the upcoming CBS drama pilot “The Code,” Variety has learned. The tells the story of the military's brightest minds as they take on our country's…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 7, 2018
The Disney Channel is developing a live-action movie version of the beloved cartoon series “Kim Possible.” Casting has begun on the project, which follows the titular hero, a typ…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Peyton Elizabeth Lee is staying in the Disney family, with the “Andi Mack” star now joining the Disney Junior animated series “The Lion Guard,” Variety has learned…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]NBC is committing $500,000 to support high school theater in honor of the upcoming drama series “Rise,” the network announced Tuesday at the Television Critics Association winter…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:22PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 6, 2018
Sara Bareilles has been cast as Mary Magdalene in NBC’s upcoming live version of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the network announced Saturday. She joins previously announced ca…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 4, 2018
Ryan Murphy shared his feelings on the impending Fox-Disney merger during the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Thursday. “It's a very emotional thing for me,” …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:34PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Neither Kevin Spacey nor Jeffrey Tambor secured a SAG Award nomination on Wednesday as both men deal with the fallout from sexual harassment allegations. The actors have been perennial favor…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:03AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 30, 2017
“The Umbrella Academy” series at Netflix has found its main cast, Variety has learned. The series is adding cast members Tom Hopper as Luther, Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison, D…
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