‘Loki’ First Day Viewership Scores Record For Disney+/Marvel Series Per Samba TV

EXCLUSIVE: Let The Record Show, written by Sarah Schulman, has been called the most comprehensive political history of American AIDS activism and ACT Up.

 Brad Pitt and actress  Andra Day. Rumors have been circulating that the ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ actor and ‘The United States Vs.

Setting the record straight. Andra Day responded to Brad Pitt dating rumors amid his drama with Angelina Jolie.

Sam Esmail is teeing up his next development.

IMDb TV is inviting Luke Bryan fans to crash his party this summer. Amazon’s streamer has set an August 6 premiere for Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary, a five-part docuseries about the country star and American Idol judge.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Ted Lasso” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are among the first batch of this year’s Peabody Award winners.

Last year, “Ted Lasso” was simply an under-the-radar comedy about a character invented for a TV commercial. But after turning into a surprise hit with critics and audiences alike, it returns to the pitch for a second season as one of Apple TV+’s headliners.

Before establishing himself as a Hollywood megastar thanks to leading roles in the likes of “An Officer and a Gentleman” and “The Cotton Club,” Richard Gere set a whole generation’s pulses racing as male escort Julian Kaye in Paul Schrader‘s 1980 noir thriller, “American Gigolo.” Now, Jon Bernthal (“The Punisher,” “Those Who Wish Me Dead“) is set to follow suit as the lead of Showtime’s small-screen adaptation of the classic ’80s thriller.

Showtime has given a series order to American Gigolo, its long-in-the-works series adaptation, with Ford v. Ferrari and The Walking Dead alum Jon Bernthal attached to star and produce. The project hails from David Hollander (Ray Donovan) Paramount TV Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “American Gigolo” series adaptation starring Jon Bernthal has been ordered to series at Showtime, Variety has learned.The project was ordered to pilot at Showtime in March 2020 after having been in development at the premium cabler since 2016.Bernthal will play Julian Kaye, the character played by Richard Gere in the film.

Showtime has given a series order to the TV adaptation of “American Gigolo” starring Jon Bernthal, the premium cabler announced Tuesday.The drama, a modern-day reimagining of the 1980 film starring Richard Gere, comes from writer and director David Hollander (“Ray Donovan”).

Lisa Banes was an actress known for roles in movies including “Gone Girl” and “Cocktail.”“Cocktail” (1988) was one of Banes’ earliest films; she played Bonnie, who was involved in a love triangle with Tom Cruise’s character. In “Gone Girl” (2014), she was Marybeth Elliott, mother of Rosamund Pike’s main character.

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EXCLUSIVE: French actor and composer Stephen Manas, known for his role on Apple’s hit comedy Ted Lasso, has signed with Defining Artists Agency for representation.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Jessica Ann Collins has been cast opposite Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman in the upcoming Apple action-thriller series “Echo 3,” reuniting Collins with Academy Award-winning producer and writer Mark Boal. Collins will play Amber Chesbourough, a brilliant young scientist who is described as the emotional center of a small American family.The 10-episode series is set in South America and follows Chesborough.

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Ann Collins (Clickbate) is set as the female lead opposite Luke Evans and Michael Huisman in Apple’s Echo 3 action-thriller drama series from Oscar winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) and Keshet Studios.