Steven Quale Boards ‘Black Box (Flight 298)’ From ‘The Grudge’ Writer Stephen Susco; Capstone and Hammerstone Studios Producing (EXCLUSIVE)

There are strict rules that Gogglebox families must follow, and when they don't, consequences ensue. When the show first hit our screens, who would have thought that watching families lounging on their sofas while indulging in TV shows would become such a hit? Over the years, many Gogglebox stars have become national treasures, thanks to their charming personalities and hilarious quips.The line-up of families has significantly evolved since the show's debut in 2013, with some being let go by Channel 4 and others venturing into new careers.

William Earl administrator SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “Old Friends,” the fourth episode of Season 3 of Netflix’s “Bridgerton.” “For God’s sake, Penelope Featherington. Are you going to marry me or not?” The first half of Season 3 of “Bridgerton” ends with these breathtaking words, as Colin (Luke Newton) proposes to Penelope (Nicola Coughlan). What a cliffhanger! Will Penelope say yes? Will she reveal that she’s Lady Whistledown? Could Colin be any more romantic? Yet this moment is just one development in a half-season full of drama, deceit and Debling.

Based on Julia Quinn’s Romancing Mister Bridgerton Season 3 of Netflix and Shondaland’s Bridgerton watches the friends-to-lovers romance between Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) bloom. While their book comes fourth in the series after Benedict’s love story, the show has moved their installment up in the order of Bridgerton sibling romances. Francesca’s (Hannah Dodd) love story also intertwines more significantly in the expanded two-part season, with Part 1 releasing May 16 on Netflix and Part 2 June 13.

In our first encounter with Una (Elín Hall) and Diddi (Baldur Einarsson) in the long dusk of a Reykjavik spring night, they are thinking only of the future. The immediate future: will they be able to sleep overnight together without Diddi’s flatmate noticing? The near future, meaning the next couple of days, when Diddi officially breaks off his longstanding relationship with his high-school sweetheart Klara and starts a new life with Una. And the long term. A trip to Japan. A different life with a wider scope than Iceland can provide. “Should we make babies?” Diddi murmurs into Una’s ear as they lie, wrapped around each other like kittens, in his single-pillowed bed.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey set TV screens ablaze in the romantic period drama “Fellow Travelers.” The Showtime miniseries follows two men whose love is intertwined across several decades, spanning wars and political events. Since its debut in October, it has received widespread acclaim.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Principal photography has begun on “The Captive,” a historical epic from “The Others’” Alejandro Amenábar, starring Julio Peña (“Berlin”) as “Don Quixote” author Miguel de Cervantes, a prisoner of Ottoman corsairs, seen in a very first still from the film, alongside Alessandro Borghi (“Suburra”), playing his captor, which has been shared in exclusivity with Variety. Paris and London-based production, finance and sales house Film Constellation handles worldwide sales.

Alex Ritman Bill Murray has joined the cast of “Riff Raff,” the upcoming crime comedy from director Dito Montiel set to feature Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”), Ed Harris (“Love Lies Bleeding”) Gabrielle Union (“The Inspection”), Lewis Pullman (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Emanuela Postacchini (“Robots”), Miles J. Harvey (“American Vandal”) and Pete Davidson (“The King of Staten Island”).

It’s time to get hooked on a new reality TV series as The Fortune Hotel welcomes its first guests on Monday, 13 May.The ITV show, hosted by Stephen Mangan, will see 10 pairs battle it out in a bid to walk home with the staggering £250,000 jackpot which is hidden in one mystery suitcase. In order to bag the prize fund, the duos must avoid getting an early checkout and must ensure that they’re the ones holding that £250,000 suitcase by the end of the show. With challenges throughout the series, there’s set to be twists and turns at every corner as host Stephen observes from the sidelines with a watchful eye.

The Fortune Hotel star Stephen Mangan has opened up about the “terrifying” health scare he experienced following the death of his parents. Stephen, who is known for appearing in shows including The Split, has most recently turned his attention to TV presenting as the new host of The Fortune Hotel. Launching on ITV, the show will see 10 pairs battle it out to attempt to win the £250,000 jackpot.

Stephen Mangan's showbiz career has been a varied one. From being the 'new' voice of Postman Pat to now fronting a new reality TV series where contestants have to cunningly work against each other for a chance to win a life-changing sum of money.

Stephen Mangan is hosting TV's newest reality contest The Fortune Hotel, but has amassed a fortune of his own over his hugely successful career as an actor, writer and presenter. In ITV's The Fortune Hotel, viewers will see Stephen, 55, preside over 10 pairs of contestants who've moved into a Caribbean hotel and been given a briefcase - but only one duo's contains the £250,000 jackpot that they are all competing to be holding at the end of the game.

Stephen Mangan spilled the beans about an un-named royal having a cheeky mishap during a star-studded bash. He left John Bishop chuckling and convinced that it was none other than then-Prince Charles himself, when the pair were chatting on John's ITV show back in 2023.The actor shared his gas-ridden tale with John as well as Eurovision 2023 host AJ Odudu and comedian Seann Walsh.The guests were discussing embarrassing workplace situations when Stephen revealed his.

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “What Can the Damned Really Say to the Damned,” the Season 2 premiere of “Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire,” now streaming on AMC+. On the set of AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire,” showrunner Rolin Jones and star Jacob Anderson had a nickname for Anderson’s character, Louis de Pointe du Lac. “We used to call him Cuddles the Vampire,” Jones tells Variety with a laugh. But notice the past tense.

EXCLUSIVE: On April 18th of this year, at a parole board hearing in New Hampshire, convicted murderer James Parker was granted parole for his role in the brutal 2001 stabbing murders of Half and Suzanne Zantop, a pair of married Dartmouth professors. After acquiring rights to Judgment Ridge, a work of nonfiction detailing the chilly story of those murders, producers Randy and Steven Toll have enlisted Matthew Gentile (American Murderer) to direct a feature adaptation from his own script.

EXCLUSIVE: Megan Brophy Young, Matt Haberman and Chase Lehner have been promoted to Vice President of Talent at the leading PR firm Narrative.

Todd Gilchrist editorFor a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history.

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details of the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 finale, Episode 15 titled “Plot Twist.”

Glasgow-born Sally Magnusson has been updating Scots across the country with the latest news on Thursdays and Fridays since 1997.

EXCLUSIVE: Leonardo DiCaprio and revered environmental activist Jane Goodall will executive produce Howl, a film following an abandoned family dog and a young wolf, which will unfold from the animals’ perspective. The Promethean Pictures movie has just entered production, we can reveal. It is not an environment film per se, but the team behind it plans to give moviegoers a transformative view of the natural world.

EXCLUSIVE: New Line‘s horror thriller Weapons has rounded out its cast with the addition of Benedict Wong (3 Body Problem), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), and Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives).