Andrew Karpen always seemed to be in motion. At festivals like Cannes or Toronto, I’d see him racing down the street, greeting filmmakers or fellow executives with a booming, “Hey, buddy!” At parties, he’d come up behind me, grab my shoulders and give them a
“House” star Hugh Laurie is set to lead a new Apple TV+ thriller series, “The Wanted Man,” from “Hijack” creator George Kay. According to its official synopsis, “The Wanted Man” follows “the rise and fall of Felix Carmichael (Laurie), the elusive and powerful head of
World of Wonder has acquired the global streaming rights for the upcoming Gatekeeper Productions documentary “The Little Pageant That Could.” The doc, about “The Best in Drag Show,” will premiere on May 29. “The Best in Drag Show” began in 1990 as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of
A film adaptation of “Prima Facie,” the smash-hit one-woman stage play starring Cynthia Erivo in the role that earned Jodie Comer both Tony and Olivier awards, will launch at the Cannes Film Market. Embankment is handling international sales on the project, which was first announced
Amy Poehler and Mike Schur are teaming up once again for a comedy series at Peacock, Variety has learned. The series is currently titled “Dig,” which is based on the Kate Myers novel “Excavations.” Poehler and Schur are co-writing the first episode with Poehler also
“Abbott Elementary” and “Ghosts” are two of the greatest comedies on TV, period. Yes, I know they’re broadcast shows — but that’s my point. Until recently, that was considered a knock when it came to awards and critical acclaim. Not in 2025. Everyone loves a
This may be the closest we’ve gotten yet to seeing an apples-to-apples ranker of what TV viewers really are watching these days, regardless of platform. Nielsen is concluding the first season that we have a full list of how entertainment fare (sorry, no sports here
When the All-American Rejects took the Checker stage at When We Were Young Festival in Oct. 2022, they had little expectation. It had been a decade since they released their fourth album “Kids in the Street,” the capstone on a red-hot run of multi-platinum records