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Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirk, Zosia Mamet, and Andrew Rannells will return for a limited run set to begin production next summer

Bernie Orenstein, the co-writer and co-producer of “The New Dick Van Dyke Show,” died on Sept. 14, his family confirmed. He was 95. The television comedy writer and producer frequently collaborated with his partner, Saul Turteltaub, whom he wrote and produced TV hits such as “The

A voice of a generation has returned. HBO has greenlit a revival of “Girls,” Lena Dunham’s beloved and controversial mid-aughts dramedy. The series will return for a limited, five-episode run with production beginning in 2027 — a decade after the Season 6 finale. “Girls” ran on H

Mia Goth did not post a selfie of herself to Instagram wearing a shirt that read “MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN” just days after news broke about her filing for divorce from Shia LaBeouf — and she has slammed Meta for allowing the AI-altered image to circulate. The image posted on Thur

With the release of “Street Fighter” in theaters, retro gaming company Arcade1Up released a new cabinet for the very popular fighting arcade game “Street Fighter II.” If you grew up during the ’90s, then there’s a very good chance that you saw and played “Street Fighter II” when

The now-former ambassador to Greece was accused of soliciting funds from wealthy donors in exchange for support from her office

Laika’s “Wildwood” took more than five years of stage animation and visual-effects work, with 2,776 shots requiring a carefully orchestrated mix of handmade puppets, miniature sets and digital imagery. But for production VFX supervisor Steve Emerson, the defining challenge of Tra

Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who won an Oscar with “Joker,” is already deep into “The Bell Jar.” Sarah Polley’s Sylvia Plath adaptation, which recently wrapped, will give pop icon Billie Eilish her first starring role, while offering the composer a new kind of creative partnershi

HBO has given a two-season order to the new half-hour animated comedy “Merrick & Treves,” which comes from three alums from FX’s long-running “Archer”: Adam Reed, Casey Willis and Lucky Yates. Here’s the logline: “Set inside Queen Victoria’s top-secret Royal Temporal Constabulary

The founders of Twin Pines Entertainment see an opportunity to make movies and TV shows geared around professional sports teams aimed at the millions of people in America’s heartland — which they argue are often dismissed by Hollywood. Twin Pines was founded by twin brothers Clin

Ethan Hawke is putting on a tinfoil hat for eerie supernatural scripted podcast “Midnight Radio,” slated to hit your earbuds just in time for Halloween. Hawke stars as the host of a conspiracy-themed late-night AM radio show who one night receives a mysterious call from a man cla

Crime series “Death in Paradise” will get its first international adaptation – in Croatia. The non-English crime drama will bring its mixture of whodunnit mystery and paradise location to the Croatian island of Brač. Principal photography is planned for spring 2027. While the ori

“Drake & Josh” actor Drake Bell is putting SAG-AFTRA on blast after he revealed he does not qualify for health insurance. On his Instagram Story on Tuesday, Bell posted a screenshot of the SAG-AFTRA health plan website that says “you do not qualify for Health Plan coverage at thi

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Black Bear has acquired the rights to a comedy spec script from up-and-coming writing duo Cassiy Alla and Read Masino, Variety can reveal exclusively According to an official logline, the untitled film “tells the story of when a mother and daughter inadvertently start dating the

As “Saturday Night Live” trudges on this season with a little-known cast, uneven sketches and yet another horrendous appearance by obvious misogynist Shane Gillis, news that comedian and internet personality Druski, aka Drew Desbordes, will host the Nov. 7 episode suddenly gives

Singer-songwriter-actress and Chrome Hearts co-creative director Jesse Jo Stark has signed with WME for worldwide representation in all areas. Stark’s new album “Muse” is out Nov. 6, which follows dates opening for or performing with Post Malone, Guns N’ Roses and Jane’s Addictio

Step outside Le Palais des Festivals in Cannes this week, where Mipcom is in full swing, and you might do a double take. Because nestled between the conference center and the French Riviera is an exact (well, 90% scale) replica of Paramount Studios’ iconic Bronson Gate. The model

A spokesperson for the Pearl and Maxxine star called Instagram’s actions “incomprehensible”

The news arrives several decades after the legend began living — and writing — about the U.S.

Broadway is gearing up for a star-studded season, with Hollywood heavyweights, buzzy West End transfers and a slate of high-profile revivals headed to New York stages through 2027. Among the biggest draws are Julia Louis-Dreyfus, making her Broadway debut alongside Ed Harris and

BondIt Media Capital, Buffalo 8 Distribution and Sandaled Kid Productions have partnered on a new slate of horror films. The partnership will develop three commercial, high-concept horror films. BondIt will finance the slate, while Buffalo 8 will release the titles. Sandaled Kid

Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirk, Zosia Mamet, and Andrew Rannells will return for a limited run set to begin production next summer

Ari Emanuel, executive chairman of WME Group and exec chair and CEO of TKO Group, is back to debate GOATs with his friend and music manager Ben Persky — with a parade of high-profile guests — in a new season of their podcast “Rushmore.” “Rushmore” Season 2 will be available to wa