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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Hit faith-based drama “The Chosen,” which just launched its fourth season in theaters via a partnership with Fathom Events, is already prepping the start of production for Season 5 next month. Variety has confirmed that cameras will begin rolling on “The Chosen” Season 5 in Utah starting April 11; the series will shoot there for six weeks before shifting to the show’s home base in Texas for the remainder of the production. “The Chosen” has been mapped out as a seven-season series; for Season 5, the show will pick up where Season 4 left off, during Holy Week before the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The Ides of March were marked this year by a three-way race among high profile filmmakers – Peter Farrelly, Doug Liman and Guy Ritchie – with original streaming film and TV series debuts across Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. But the sleeper success story of the week belonged to Netflix’s Lindsay Lohan rom com movie “Irish Wish.” Ritchie made a splashy debut on March 7 with Netflix’s “The Gentlemen,” an eight-episode TV heist drama delivered in the director’s signature style.

Patrick Bevan spent most of his life believing he was a lazy person who only ever wanted to please others.

A strange extraterrestrial with a reptilian skull, claws, and a flabby body washed up on a beach in Australia.

A paedophile who repeatedly abused a teenage boy in the 1980s died in jail just weeks after starting a nine year sentence. Ian Wilkinson had terminal lung cancer and was told by the judge who jailed him in February 2023 that he would 'likely' die in prison.

BBC Beyond Paradise fans all said the same thing just minutes into the new series of the Humphrey Goodman detective drama. DI Goodman and his team came back with a big mystery to solve when they found a real murder on a steam train. Humphrey and DS Esther Williams were on an old steam train because Margo asked them to act in her play.

BBC Beyond Paradise fans all said the same thing just minutes into the new series. Humphrey Goodman, played by Kris Marshall, is back for a second series of the detective drama. DI Goodman and the team were thrown straight back into the deep end as they had to solve a murder on a steam train.

Work to transform the area around Stockport railway station is set to continue with plans for a new public square and 60,000 sq ft of office space.

A man has sadly died after crashing into a tree in Tayside.

England head coach Gareth Southgate has responded to reports linking him with the manager's job at Manchester United.

has cast a shadow over the entire royal family, and photographer is sick of it.Not long after defending Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's maternity photos from , Misan Harriman has taken to X.com to shut down rumors that another photo he took of the couple was manipulated. “So this is the RAW/DNG file of my image,” Harriman , coming to the social media app with receipts.

The King is "so proud" of Kate for her "courage in speaking as she did" as the Princess announced her cancer diagnosis to the nation.

The Princess of Wales has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer.

The estranged husband of Scots EuroMillions winner Gillian Bayford has allegedly told pals he might still try for a slice of her £148m fortune despite signing a prenup.

Beyond Paradise is set to return for a second series this month. The A Death In Paradise spin-off stars Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman, alongside Sally Bretton as his partner Martha Lloyd.

Survivors who suffered "catastrophic and life-changing" injuries when a ship collapsed at Leith Docks say they are still waiting for answers one year on.

A man has been arrested after a man died in hospital following an alleged attack at a bus stop in Edinburgh.

The Pussycat Dolls are one of the most successful girl groups of the ’00s and beyond.

Netflix's hit show Squid Games is well-known across the world wit everyone now waiting for its second series. Thankfully to help fill the void until then, Squid Game: The Challenge was released which was also a hit success.

George Miller’s anticipated sequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has been confirmed for the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

William Earl administrator After some horror fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to express disappointment that the upcoming IFC Films feature “Late Night With the Devil” includes AI-generated art, the directors have clarified how the technology was used. Cameron and Colin Cairnes, the Australian siblings who wrote and directed the film, released a statement to Variety clarifying the scope of AI art in the film.

Everyone of us have had those days in-between hair wash days where our locks need a bit of a refresh.

A Scottish regional accent has been named the hardest in the world to emulate by language experts.

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Jaden Thompson On a recent Thursday night in Beverly Hills, the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre transformed into 1960s Palm Beach for the premiere of the Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale,” which stars Kristen Wiig as Maxine, a relentless social climber desperate to fit into high society. The mid-century themed pink carpet featured a Tanqueray bar, gold chandeliers, plenty of lush Florida greenery, and staff wearing special Palm Royale polos, in a nod to the elite country club where the show unfolds.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer In partnership with his Rocket Foundation, Quavo has announced the “Spark Grants” program, intended to support organizations working to minimize community violence in his native Atlanta and beyond. The rapper, who laid the bricks for his career as one-third of Migos, founded the Rocket Foundation in 2022 to honor his group member and nephew Takeoff who was shot and killed in 2022.

A Scots man at the centre of a missing person search answered his own police appeal on social media by asking 'can a guy not have time out?'

Ben Croll In a push to bulk up a library of adult-skewing dramas and to expand the brand identity beyond family fare, Disney+ has ordered a raft of scripted originals out of France, Germany and Spain. Out of Gaul, the streamer has commissioned “The Lost Station Girls,” a true-crime thriller about a two-decades-long inquiry into the murders of four young women in the south-of-France. “Emily in Paris” star Camille Razat will topline the investigation drama produced by Itinéraire, the same outfit behind Disney’s BAFTA nominated “Oussekine,” while Gaëlle Bellan (“Tout Va Bien”) oversees the project.

Holly Jones Stifled artist-in-wait Ana Callet (Macarena Sanz) lives in the chaotic shadows of her boss, clandestine creative phenom Bassil. When she notices a rare condition is slowly causing her to disappear, she’s forced to leave her lucrative career behind and set out toward the cure for her ailment, which consists of sifting through a winding personal purgatory that nudges her toward metamorphosis.

From the fields of Cheadle to the England set-up in the space of a few years, Kobbie Mainoo's rise might seem stark to many, but it's been far from surprising to those familiar with him.

Jack Dunn Warner Bros. has released the second trailer for George Miller’s “Furiosa”, the post-apocalyptic prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road.” The film stars Anya-Taylor Joy as wasteland warrior princess Imperator Furiosa, a role originally plated by Charlize Theron in the 2015 series reboot. The film follows a young Furiosa as she is ripped from her refuge in the Green Place of Many Mothers and, for the first time, forced to face the insanity of the desolate world beyond.

Joao Cancelo spoke last week about wanting to stay at Barcelona beyond the summer. Now he has strongly hinted that he doesnt' want to return to Manchester City at all.

More and more evidence just keeps coming out proving what a weird environment Nickelodeon was for the kids working there back in the ’90s and early 2000s…

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most prominent stars speaking out about weight loss drugs.

The first public parole hearing for a prisoner serving a long-abolished indefinite jail sentence is due to take place. And the case, being held today, will be closely watched by the family of a Greater Manchester man who has spent 12 years in jail for stealing a mobile phone.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Celebrating the release of his first solo album, “Honeymind,” Tony Award winner Ben Platt just announced a concert residency at Broadway’s Palace Theatre.