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‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne Adapts Matt Haig’s ‘The Humans’ for London’s West End With ‘House of the Dragon’ Star Matt Smith and more — today's serbian signal.

Matt Smith will play an alien inside the body of a Cambridge academic in “The Humans,” a stage adaptation of Matt Haig’s novel by “Adolescence” writer Jack Thorne. The play will have its world premiere in London’s West End next year. Jeremy Herrin (“Wolf Hall,” “People, Places an

U.K. broadcaster ITV’s CEO Carolyn McCall said the broadcaster’s sale of its Media & Entertainment business to Sky is “progressing as planned,” even as weaker advertiser demand forced the U.K. company to cut £25 million ($33.4 million) from its fourth-quarter content spend. The d

Keach was considered one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his era

Stacy Keach, a commanding actor whose work includes movies like “Fat City” and the starring role in “The New Mike Hammer” series on CBS, died Tuesday in Poland. He was 85. His wife, Małgosia Tomassi, confirmed his death to Variety. In a statement, she said he died “after a long a

The Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades will officially reopen on Friday, a month after it was announced that Paramount Pictures is taking over the cinemas. Paramount Pictures, Caruso and The Lot have reimagined the theaters with cutting-edge cinema technology that includes “luxury

The rapper will reprise her role as a divorced mom who strikes up a flirtation with Radcliffe's character on The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

After “Superman” landed in theaters last summer, former Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav was ready to pop Champagne. Although the movie had only been playing on the big screen for three days, he touted the “bold 10-year plan” of DC Studios co-chiefs James Gunn and Peter Sa

Adobe has just made it easier for creators to add some of their favorite hot jams to short-form video clips. On Tuesday, the free Adobe Premiere mobile app, designed for creators to make videos for platforms like YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram Reels, added hundreds of thous

British heatwaves and massive, thick dwarven beards, perhaps unsurprisingly, don’t mix well together. We’re inside a soundstage at Shepperton Studios in late June for Season 3 of Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” and with mercury levels topping 90 degrees

Galisteo Media Arts has acquired adaptation rights to the 2025 book “Karl Marx in America” by historian Andrew Hartman, and is already developing a doc based on the title: “American Boogeyman: Karl Marx in America.” According to an official description, “‘American Boogeyman: Karl

Garth Brooks has announced his Sevens Network, LLC company is set to purchase a Nashville radio spot currently held by Lightning 100, at WRLT-FM/100.1 on the FM dial, to establish a new country station that will offer a mixture of younger and historically established artists. Whe

Matt Smith will play an alien inside the body of a Cambridge academic in “The Humans,” a stage adaptation of Matt Haig’s novel by “Adolescence” writer Jack Thorne. The play will have its world premiere in London’s West End next year. Jeremy Herrin (“Wolf Hall,” “People, Places an

Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) wrapped its 2026 edition in Taipei with a reshaped show floor, as animation and character IP companies moved to the front of the market. They made up the largest exhibitor group, at 29 of 107 exhibitors, up from 19 in 2025, according to post-ev

“NAZA,” the hot-button documentary about killings in Gaza that won a special jury prize at the recent Venice Film Festival, had tallied more than 1.5 million theatrical admissions across 47 territories as of Nov. 6. That ranks it among the year’s most-watched documentaries on the

The singer released her most recent album, Popstar, in September

Girlhood is a divine experience, a period when young women begin to discover who they are and who they might become. From “Under the Bridge” creator Quinn Shephard, Netflix’s teen drama “The Body” is a twisted coming-of-age narrative that pays homage to the 2000s, specifically fi

Brandy and Monica also showcased their collaborative hit “The Boy Is Mine" on the competition series

U.K. broadcaster ITV’s CEO Carolyn McCall said the broadcaster’s sale of its Media & Entertainment business to Sky is “progressing as planned,” even as weaker advertiser demand forced the U.K. company to cut £25 million ($33.4 million) from its fourth-quarter content spend. The d

Madonna, Phoebe Bridgers, Daddy Yankee, and Don Toliver are among the performers set for the SoCal festival taking place over two weekends in April

Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA are set to headline Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2027. News of the lineup comes after SZA teased the headliners on social media. Daddy Yankee has his own special slot, typically reserved as a bonus fourth headliner, as does Justice, who w

Jamie Dornan, who is set to star as Aragorn in “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” is getting candid about what it means to step into the role originated by Viggo Mortensen for the forthcoming installment of the beloved franchise. “I cried. I actually cried,” Dornan told En

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “Forever,” the finale of “VisionQuest,” now streaming on Disney+. The “WandaVision” Saga has come to a close with the final episode of the Disney+ series “VisionQuest.” But it seems as though the story of the ultra-powerful Sc

Hot off their co-headlining tour, the singers are heading to Resorts World Las Vegas for a 10-date residency that kicks off in May