Berlinale Series Market Unveils 2021 Selection

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentWarnerMedia Latin America has unveiled its first two original Latin American productions for HBO Max: Argentine freestyle battle series “Días de Gallos” and Mexico’s “Bunker,” billed as a half-hour acid comedy.The series, both in production and made exclusively for HBO Max, were revealed on Friday, just a day after WarnerMedia announced that HBO Max will roll out in late June in 39 territories across Latin America and the Caribbean as the premium

The Big Short to explain the GameStop shares saga to fans on social media.Electronics retail company GameStop’s share price has skyrocketed over the past week, increasing from under $100 (£73.23) on January 21 to a closing price of $347.51 (£254.50) on Wednesday (January 27).Concerns have been raised over investor activism, while several hedge fund short-sellers have been hit with catastrophic losses.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Pamela Adlon (Better Things) and Rhys Wakefield (True Detective) are set to co-star opposite Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer in The First Lady (working title), Showtime’s anthology, executive produced by Davis and directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has set additional cast for Delilah, its upcoming series from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright. LaMonica Garrett (Arrow, Designated Survivor) and Lyriq Bent (Four Brothers, She’s Gotta Have It) are among 14 cast in the series. Additionally Ayoka Chenzira (Queen Sugar, Greenleaf) and Crystle C. Roberson (Greenleaf, American Soul) have been tapped as directors, joining previously announced Charles Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye.

Jamie Dornan (A Private War) has been tapped as the lead of The Tourist, the six-episode limited series from Fleabag production company Two Brothers Pictures.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO is developing the third season of the hit podcast “Serial” as a limited series, with LeBron James onboard the project as an executive producer.The potential series will examine the criminal justice system at work in Cleveland, Ohio.

Berlinale Series, the television industry event that runs alongside Berlin's International Film Festival, has unveiled its 2021 lineup, highlighting some of the world's best new small-screen drama.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony-winner Rachel Chavkin is behind a new podcast series aimed at tweens based on Greek myths.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television has signed a first-look deal with 88rising to develop scripted television series angled around Asian and Asian-American culture.

The American Film Institute on Monday unveiled recipients of its annual AFI Awards for TV, its list for shows deemed culturally and artistically representative of 2020’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. The organization also announced its film awards, and gave an AFI Special Award to the adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Hamilton that premiered in July on Disney+.

You have to hand it to Michelle Pfeiffer. First, because the woman seemingly hasn’t aged much at all over the past few decades, which mind-boggling and impressive.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichelle Pfeiffer has signed on to star as Betty Ford in the upcoming Showtime series “The First Lady,” Variety has learned. In addition, Susanne Bier has signed on to direct and executive produce the anthology series.Formerly known as “First Ladies,” the show is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.

EXCLUSIVE: Utopia‘s Farrah Mackenzie is set as a series regular opposite Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in United States of Al, CBS’ multi-camera comedy series from Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.

Jamie Lang In today’s NATPE Roundup, Argentine hit series “La Chica Que Limpia” gets an Indian remake, FilmRise and Night Media pact to package influencer content for digital platforms, Comedy Central Latin America begins production on a new season of “Se Rentan Cuartos,” and Amazon Prime Video announces the launch date for The Mediapro Studio and Buendia Estudio’s “El Internado: Las Cumbres.”Rmvistar, representing Jaque Content in India, has closed an exclusive format licensing deal with One

Monday’s primetime was filled with season premieres, starting with Fox’s 9-1-1 and its spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star. The Season 4 premiere of 9-1-1 delivered a 1.2 in the adults 18-49 demographic, a smidge down from its Season 3 finale, but the action drama did score a night-topping 7 million viewers. 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.9, 5.91M) began its sophomore season on par with its Season 1 finale.

Netflix has announced the release date for the second part of Selena: The Series.

Remember when the US landed on the moon? That effectively ended the space race and made it so America stood as the leaders in space travel for decades to come.

Berlin's European Film Market has revealed details of its plans for its first all-digital market, to be held from March 1-5, 2021. The 2021 EFM will be held alongside the online-only version of the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.