More Than A Year Into COVID, Emmy FYC Season Is Still All About Drive-ins and Virtual Screenings

Mare Of Easttown could return for a second season, HBO Chief Casey Bloys has said.Bloys spoke to Variety following the news that Brad Ingelsby, the show’s creator, has signed a three-year exclusive deal with HBO.“If Brad felt like he had a story to tell that felt like it would be at the same level, I think everybody would be open to it,” he said.“Right now, he doesn’t have that story.

Alexandra Cane has announced she will not be getting the Covid-19 vaccine as it is still in it's "experimental stages".The 29 year old, who previously opened up on her painful digestive struggles as she posts photo of her bloated stomach, took to her Instagram stories to open up on her opinions about the injection that protects the public against the deadly bug.

Haley Bosselman editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Someone Saved My Life,” the Season 17 finale of “Grey’s Anatomy.”“Grey’s Anatomy’s” Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) survived COVID-19 and returned to work within the 17th season of the ABC drama. But unlike every other patient on the show who received a congratulatory clap out when being discharged after surviving the virus, she avoided one.

MGM’s Thelma & Louise is turning 30, and the studio is holding a special drive-in screening event June 18 in partnership with Cinespia’s Drive In at The Greek in Los Angeles. The pic was originally released over Memorial Day weekend in 1991, on May 24.

The French Dispatch. Set in a newspaper office in France, Anderson’s follow-up to 2018’s Isle of Dogs stars Benicio Del Toro, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and more.Other standout films on show will be Flag Day which has been directed by Sean Penn; he also stars in the film as a bank robber alongside his daughter Dylan.Another is Mothering Sunday, Eva Husson’s adaptation of Graham Swift’s WW1-set novel about a doomed romance.

Kate Winslet was dedicated to making her latest character as real as possible.

The Queen’s traditional birthday parade, Trooping the Colour, will look a little different this year due to the pandemic.

At this point in the history of television, there is no network that has mastered the word of mouth limited series like HBO. In the past eight months alone, they have released two of the most buzzworthy programs in that timeframe: “The Undoing” and “Mare of Easttown.” And while both featured Oscar-winning actresses (Nicole Kidman and Kate Winslet, respectively) they also had one rare attribute for a program over the past decade, their ratings increased week after week.

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If a browse through interiors expert Arlene McIntyre’s work feels familiar it’s probably because you’ve spotted it on social media in the uber-stylish homes of Irish celebs.

Chad Michael Murray is officially the latest actor to play notorious serial killer Ted Bundy.

Chad Michael Murray is the latest actor to take on a killer role.

Chad Michael Murray would be cast as Ted Bundy in yet another reimagining of the serial killer’s life.The casting news comes just a couple years after Netflix viewers found Zac Efron unnervingly hot as Bundy — the killer behind 30 known murders in the 1970s.Now, Murray is set to star as Bundy in “American Boogeyman,” which “follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer.’

The Emmys face a fascinating set of choices this year. With the reigning comedy and drama champs, “Schitt’s Creek” and “Succession,” both out of the running — one having concluded its run and the other ineligible after a COVID-imposed production hiatus — there would seem to be the opportunity to infuse the two top categories with shows that have never been honored before.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAmazon Prime Video is getting into the Emmy FYC pop-up groove after all. The streamer is unveiling a three-day experiential event next weekend tied to its drama series “The Boys.” The drive-thru restaurant, dubbed “Planet Vought,” will take place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, with reservations available between June 4 and June 6.

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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentThe L.A. Virtual Screenings ran May 11-20.

Jamie Lang Argentine film-TV publication Prensario International and Conecta Fiction joined forces to host a European drama focused panel at this year’s L.A.