Fox, NBCU Join TV’s Early Upfront Sales Push (EXCLUSIVE)

The stars of Teen Wolf are back together again!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNatasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson’s Peacock series “Poker Face” has added five new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.Tim Meadows (“Saturday Night Live,” “The Goldbergs”), Jameela Jamil (“The Good Place,” “She-Hulk”), Nicholas Cirillo (“Outer Banks,” “Jesus Revolution”), Audrey Corsa (“All Rise,” “Dear Edward”) and Niall Cunningham (“And Just Like That,” “Life in Pieces”) have all been cast in the series.The five new cast members join previously announced series lead Lyonne in the series, along with cast members that include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Bratt, Stephanie Hsu, and David Castañeda. Plot and character details for the series are being kept largely under wraps, though sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Meadows is repped by CESD and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

In the era of #TooMuchContent, we try to avoid sketch comedy; there’s too much to cover already. But we have to make an exception, as we occasionally do for Peacock’s “Would It Kill You To Laugh?” a new sketch comedy special from A24 starring Kate Berlant and John Early.

Andrew Le Page may have won our hearts on season 8 of Love Island as he charmed his way into Tasha Ghouri’s good graces, but when not in the villa, where does the 27 year old realtor live? While it’s widely known that the property hotshot has been living in Dubai while carving a name for himself in the sun-soaked property scene, the Guernsey born hunk has also shared a brief glimpse into his UK homes with fans on social media. From stay-at-home workouts to nights on the town, Andrew has given fans an insight into his personality as he has shared a number of updates on social media about his day to day life.

“What is dead may never die, but rises again harder and stronger.” That line from HBO‘s “Game Of Thrones” applies to the network’s plethora of spin-off shows to the hit fantasy drama currently in development. And HBO has a lot of “Game Of Thrones” stuff they’re working on right now beyond “House Of The Dragon,” premiering this August.

Three leading media execs said upfront sales will wrap up shortly with Paramount and NBCUniversal seeing increases in the high single digits, according to CEOs Bob Bakish and Jeff Shell.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterA new DC star is born.Lady Gaga is in early negotiations to join “Joker: Folie à Deux” as Joker’s partner-in-madness, Harley Quinn, for what would be a musical sequel to director Todd Phillips’ 2019 blockbuster.Speculation that Harley Quinn would appear in the movie first bubbled to the surface after Phillips posted the cover of the screenplay to Instagram on June 7.

K.J. Yossman 101 Studios, the company behind series including “Yellowstone” and “Mayor of Kingstown,” has inked a first-look deal with PZAJ, Variety can exclusively reveal.PZAJ, a global film and television production label formed by Phillip Glasser, Jason Brown, and Ash Greyson, is owned by Nasdaq-listed Vinco Ventures Inc. Vinco Ventures is currently merging with Zash Global Media.Already in development under the new partnership are a feature film adaptation of LA Times columnist Bill Plaschke’s “Paradise Found,” a story about a small California town ravaged by fires that finds new hope in a football team that rises from the ashes of the devastation.

READ MORE: Pirates of the Caribbean star Mackenzie Crook’s quiet life in MaidstoneShe said: "My room was like a wine cellar underneath the pavement. But I was just so happy!. I got to hang out in the pub round the corner with all the students from Lamda.

Witchfire, a game announced back in 2017, has received new in-game footage and an early access release date.Witchfire is a dark fantasy first-person shooter being developed by the Polish independent studio The Astronauts, best-known for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.Announced back at The Game Awards 2017, Witchfire has received a new trailer at Summer Game Fest 2022.The latest preview features some of the weaponry and powers that will be available in the game. The player character appears to freeze a group of enemies before shattering them with gunfire.

Marvel Studios may have its next big team-up movie. A film based on the Thunderbolts — a team of supervillains in the Marvel comics — is in early development, with director Jake Schreier on board, Variety has confirmed.“Black Widow” writer Eric Pearson will write the film, and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will produce.

Adamari López traveled to Puerto Rico to support and enjoy San Juan Moda, the island’s biggest fashion event. Serving as the theme for this year’s star-studded event was Discover Puerto Rico’s initiative Sunshine to Spare: a program that created the unique, rich red-orange color celebrities in attendance were wearing.The official color named “Puerto Rico Sunshine” was scientifically created by Puerto Rican physicist Dr.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterRick Caruso and Karen Bass appear to be headed to a November runoff, if early returns hold up in the race for mayor of Los Angeles.Caruso took a three-point lead over Bass in the early results, with about 41% of the vote to Bass’ 38%. If neither candidate wins a majority, the top two finishers will face each other again in the fall.“No one’s going to win outright tonight,” said Mike Feuer, the L.A.

#JurassicWorldDominion . It’s obviously hokey as hell in many aspects, but Dern, Goldblum and Neill are worth the price admission alone. It’s by far the best “World” film, which is a low bar, but

Refresh for latest…: Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick, as projected yesterday, has flown past $500M worldwide, with $548.6M through its first two frames. The offshore weekend is estimated at $81.7M, an incredible hold of -20%, to lift the international box office cume to $257M in 64 markets. This does not include big Tom Cruise hub Korea which rolls out on June 23 (nor are China and Russia in the mix).

EXCLUSIVE: Dascha Polanco (Orange Is The New Black) and Lil Rel Howery (Free Guy) have been cast opposite Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face, Peacock’s 10-episode mystery drama series from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television.

a personal essay published to Esquire, Page says his battle with depression and anxiety before his transgender transition were not overblown.“I wish people would understand that that s— literally did almost kill me,” Page wrote in the essay published Wednesday.Before his 2020 transition, Page starred in hits from “Juno” to “The Umbrella Academy.” But in Page’s Esquire essay, “The Euphoria of Elliot Page,” he divulges how he was ultimately affected by the reception to his transition and his apprehension with future roles. “I came out as gay in 2014, and it’s different,” he said of America’s shift in attitude.

Esquire, Elliot Page revealed what it was like promoting a movie about a teen girl as a , as well as the way he's been treated since coming out in 2020.In 2007, was a huge indie hit, garnering writer Diablo Cody an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Page, in the title role, a Best Actress nomination. But even though the success gave him the career he'd been working toward, the experience as the face of the film was complicated, to say the least. In a new personal essay for , the Umbrella Academy star revealed how the movie studio went so far as to control his clothing during the press tour.“I think of times when people actively were like, ‘No, you need to wear a dress’ in very, very, very pivotal moments.

Peacock has released the official trailer for Season 2 of Rutherford Falls, the comedy series from Sierra Teller Ornelas, Ed Helms and Mike Schur, ahead of its release later this month.