Mercury Filmworks, the studio behind the Netflix kids’ series “Hilda” and Disney’s “The Lion Guard,” is developing a 2D animated comedy series based on Flavia Z. Drago’s “The World of Gustavo” book series. Among the books being adapted are “Gustavo, the Shy Ghost” which became
Ghostface will kill again. “Scream 7,” the latest entry in the long-running horror franchise, will finally hit theaters on February 27, 2026, after enduring production delays, creative overhauls, and cast shakeups. The announcement was made on social media by Neve Campbell, who is returning to
Dana Carvey made a surprise return to “Saturday Night Live” last weekend to portray President Joe Biden. On the Season 50 premiere episode, he joined Jim Gaffigan as Tim Walz, Andy Samberg as Doug Emhoff, Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, Bowen Yang as JD Vance
CAA has acquired executive search firm Hanold Associates as the Hollywood powerhouse agency looks to beef up its headhunting practice. Hanold was co-founded in 2010 by Neela Seenandan and Jason Hanold. The company has a team of 20 staffers who focus on recruiting a wide
James Farrell, head of international originals at Amazon MGM Studios, and Akihiko Okamoto, president and representative director at Yoshimoto, are to feature in a joint keynote session at TV market Mipcom. The execs will explore the origination and approach that has made “LOL: Last One
The playwright Jez Butterworth recently had perhaps the most eventful recording session in the history of “Stagecraft,” Variety’s theater podcast. Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: “In the course of this call, I have returned one dog to its owner and seen four foxes,” Butterworth said
Disney+ Spain has unveiled what it touts as the first original daily melodrama series produced by a premium streaming platform in Europe, “Return to Las Sabinas” (“Regreso a Las Sabinas”). The announcement was the first order of the day at the Madrid confab, Iberseries &
UPDATED: Disney is reorganizing major parts of its television operations, with the Mouse House set to combine the ABC and Hulu scripted drama and comedy teams. Simran Sethi will be promoted to the role of president of scripted programming of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment