Bourbon, Cheap Gas and TikTok Trailers: Network Marketers Haven’t Given Up on Fall TV As They Promote New Shows

“peg the patriarchy,” shirt to the 2021 Met Gala, and she has said she identifies as pansexual.“Growing up as a queer child was isolating and hard to navigate at times,” she told the Sunday Times. “My sisters did their best to be there for me but it was something I had to go through myself to truly know who I was.

Crunchyroll is adding some new shows!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Kimiko Glenn (“Orange Is the New Black”) and H. Michael Croner (“Craig of the Creek”) have been cast as voice-over co-stars in Disney Branded Television’s upcoming animated series “Kiff,” which will premiere in 2023 on the Disney Channel. Scroll down for a first look at the series. Glenn will play Kiff, described as “an optimistic squirrel whose thirst for life takes her on countless adventures through her town.” Croner will voice Barry, a bunny that Disney calls Kiff’s “naive and lovable bestie.” South Africa-based creators Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal are behind “Kiff,” which was set to be unveilved, with casting news and teaser trailer, on Thursday at New York Comic-Con.

Reese Witherspoon steps out in two stylish looks in New York City on Wednesday (October 5).

Author, podcaster, presenter, blogger, former I’m A Celeb jungle queen and patron of CoppaFeel!, Giovanna Fletcher – who aptly calls herself “life juggler” in her Instagram bio – is an inspiration for working mums. Giovanna, who has three boys – Buzz, eight, Buddy, six, and Max, four – with husband Tom Fletcher of McFly has become parenting’s voice of reason. Her honest podcast, Happy Mum, Happy Baby, has gained a huge fan following.The bubbly Essex girl has interviewed countless celebrity mums, from Kelsey Parker and Georgia Kousoulou to her most high profile mum to date, Kate Middleton, back in 2020.

Film noir is a story of migration and its uncertainties. The genre made its way from France in the crime novels of Marcel Duhamel via the term Série noire, then smuggled itself into the United States in the mid-1940s, first used by Nino Frank to undress the battered pulp of Dashiell Hammett.

AJ McLean isn’t afraid to admit he recently underwent a cosmetic surgery procedure.

3.1% of lead actors were Latinos, a damning statistic. Also, another study by Nielsen revealed that Latino viewers play a big role on influencing shows popularity.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Epix is heading into 2023 with a new — yet very familiar — identity. Starting Jan. 15, 2023, the MGM-owned pay cable network and streaming outlet will take its parent company’s name and be known as MGM+. The rebrand comes following Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM in March. ‘We have felt for some time that this is the best service that many people have never heard of,” says Michael Wright, who has been president of Epix since 2017 and will now serve as head of MGM+. “Other than individual shows, the service has never been marketed. Now you have this incredibly powerful, loud name that means something to people. You could spend five years and $100 million trying to launch a new brand, and you wouldn’t have the brand equity that you get with MGM. It’s really something of a gift.”

MAMAMOO will be making their highly anticipated return in October.On September 27 at midnight KST, RBW Entertainment unveiled a teaser poster announcing the girl group’s forthcoming return. Titled ‘Mic ON’, MAMAMOO’s 12th mini-album will be released on October 11 at 6PM KST.“MAMAMOO has turned on its mics and is ready to make some noise,” the agency said of the record’s title, per Korea JoongAng Daily.

There are seven brand new shows coming to Magnolia Network this fall.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs he prepares to celebrate two decades in late night, Jimmy Kimmel has agreed to stick around for at least three more years. Kimmel announced on Tuesday that he would continue his run as host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” through the show’s 23rd season, extending his contract — which was set to expire in the next year. Kimmel has fronted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as host and executive producer since 2003. “After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” he quipped in a statement.News comes as Kimmel prepares to return to Brooklyn next week for the show’s sixth visit to the borough. This marks the first time “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has been back in New York since 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic put such trips to a halt, of course). The late night talk show will once again tape in front of a live studio audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House.

Kate Winslet has been hospitalised after suffering a fall while making new film Lee.The Oscar-winning actress is due to play the famed photographer in the upcoming historical drama, and had been filming in Croatia when the accident happened. Her representative has since confirmed that Winslet did not suffer any serious injuries.“Kate slipped and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure required by the production,” her representative said in a statement (via Entertainment Weekly).

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Common Sense Networks has promoted Sharon Kroll Cohen to serve as chief marketing officer of the company, which operates the kids streaming service Sensical. She previously served as VP of marketing for Sensical, a job she has held since December 2021. Kroll will continues to report to Common Sense Networks CEO Eric Berger, who announced the elevation on Monday. “Sharon has been instrumental in the trajectory of Sensical’s success and by extension, the success of Common Sense Networks,” Berger said. “She is an exceptionally talented, strategic, and results-driven executive whose contributions and vision have been essential to our work in redefining digital experiences for kids.”

) to buzzworthy shows (, ) to farewell runs (, ) to franchises you may already be familiar with (), there's truly something for everyone's palette.So, with a packed fall TV lineup, just what new and returning shows are worth checking out? We highlight 14 of the most exciting shows to watch through November or to keep on your radar as fall TV officially kicks off! Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9 p.m.

David S. Cohen Senior Editor, Features Turning a piece of filmed entertainment into a cultural phenomenon is both an art and a science, say marketers.  But in the 2020s, the science has turbocharged the art.  Variety spoke to two marketing gurus who promoted such blockbusters: Pia Chaozon Barlow, executive VP of HBO and HBO Max originals marketing, who aims to recapture the magic of “Game of Thrones” with spinoff “House of the Dragon”; and Marc Weinstock, Paramount’s president of global distribution and marketing. Paramount has opened five features at #1 in 2022, culminating with “Top Gun: Maverick,” which has grossed more than $1.4 billion.