‘Astrid and Lilly Save The World’ stars on new plus-sized heroine series

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeLong after selling the Muppets to Disney and the “Sesame Street” characters to Sesame Workshop, the Jim Henson Co. is busy creating new fare via originals — such as a live-action fantasy series in early development with “The Walking Dead” star Norman Reedus — and existing IP that the company still owns, like “Fraggle Rock.”In the case of Reedus, the star has worked with creatures for years, fighting zombies on the long-running AMC hit.

Ryan Reynolds is really his own brand right now. No, I’m not talking about the businesses he owns, such as Mint Mobile and Aviation Gin.

What would you do to achieve the heights of fame, fortune, and success touted by American society? For Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of Theranos, the answer is simple: commit fraud–and lots of it. READ MORE: First Look: Amanda Seyfried In Hulu’s “The Dropout” Series About Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos Hulu’s latest original series, “The Dropout,” takes a look at Holmes and her health company’s rapid rise and fall.

Lindsay Lohan poked fun at her past in a new Superbowl ad. In it, she’s seen working out, playing Jeopardy with Dennis Rodman and tattooing Danny Trejo, embodying the goals of anyone who wants to live healthier lives.Lindsay Lohan ‘freezes’ on a trip with her fiancé and little brother CohanWatch Paris Hilton explain how she and Lindsay Lohan got back on good termsA post shared by Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan)The ad is called “What’s Gotten into Lindsay” and it’s for the gym Planet Fitness, addressing her past in a funny and smart way.

It's been over twenty years since Will Young defied the odds and was crowned winner of Pop Idol in 2001. Over ten gruelling weeks of live shows, Will impressed both the public and the show judges Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman, Nicki Chapman and Neil Fox. The singer was voted the champion by the public, managing to pip the series favourite Gareth Gates to the post with 53% of the vote, scoring him a coveted recording contract.

One of the most anticipated series this spring is HBO’s “Winning Time,” a look at the 1980s LA Lakers Dynasty based on the book “Showtime” by Jeff Pearlman. With Adam McKay directing, that’s bound to be a rollicking comedic look at the Showtime era of Lakers basketball and its most familiar face, Earvin “Magic” Johnson.

Four months ago, Squid Game climbed to No.1 on Netflix’s US daily Top 10 list en route to becoming the streamer’s most watched original series ever. Now another Korean drama, All Of Us Are Dead, has accomplished the feat.

Apple TV+ has announced premiere dates for its upcoming espionage series Slow Horses, starring Oscar winner Gary Oldman, and female-driven anthology series Roar, starring Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever and Alison Brie. The dates were revealed Friday, along with some first-look images, as part of Apple TV+’s TCA presentation.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe new “Goosebumps” TV series has been picked up by Disney Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.The new series version of the beloved R.L. Stine books was first reported as being in the works in April 2020. Disney Plus has given the show a 10-episode order.The series follows a group of five high schoolers who unleash supernatural forces upon their town and must all work together – thanks to and in spite of their friendships, rivalries, and pasts with each other – in order to save it, learning much about their own parents’ teenage secrets in the process.Nick Stoller and Rob Letterman serve as writers and executive producers on the show, with Stoller executive producing via Stoller Global Solutions.

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Schwartzman, the award-winning actor, writer, director, producer and musician who will next be seen as the lead in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City opposite Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie and many more, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.

Kerry Katona's daughter Lilly-Sue McFadden has celebrated her 19th birthday in style and has given a peek inside her celebrations.The daughter of Kerry, 41, and her ex-husband Brian McFadden, 41, who previously revealed that she was a witch and practising spells throughout lockdown, shared a peek inside her celebrations to her 73,200 Instagram followers. Lilly-Sue headed to Neighbourhood Restaurants, which is a New York-inspired restaurant and bar, in Liverpool with her girls and shared a toilet mirror snap to her social media.

Amazon Studios has picked up to series The Horror of Dolores Roach pilot based on the hit Gimlet podcast, starring One Day At A Time alumna Justina Machado in the title role. The project, in development at Amazon since 2020, hails from Blumhouse Television, which won the rights to adapt the podcast in 2019 in a competitive situation, Spotify’s Gimlet and GloNation Studios. The Horror of Dolores Roach will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Tegan and Sara are getting excited about their forthcoming “High School” TV series after the show began pre-production in Calgary last week.

Miles Teller is ready to tell the tale of The Godfather.

Global’s upcoming true crime series “The Thing About Pam”, starring Renee Zellweger and Josh Duhamel, now has a release date.

is the anticipated live-action, science fiction saga coming to Paramount+. The upcoming series starring Pablo Schreiber is the latest original from the streamer to explore the trials of space exploration after various installments of the franchise.