The Weeknd’s series ‘The Idol’ greenlit by HBO, Troye Sivan joins cast

William Earl Variety and Facebook have teamed up to launch a new video series that spotlights individuals from underrepresented communities who are driving change across the globe.The new series, titled “Up Next,” will ask well-known creators and talent from across TV, film and music about individuals they believe are “up next” for major recognition in the industry.The series will debut with profiles of change-makers in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including Sasami

Cobra Kai new season is only a few weeks from its release date on Netflix and karate fans are getting excited after being treated to a new trailer.

EXCLUSIVE: Sobini Films has tapped Bobby Smith Jr. (Jason’s Lyric) to write Voluptuous, a one-hour series based on the books Bare Essentials and Bound by Desire by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Brenda Jackson.

Naman Ramachandran The first production from YRF Entertainment, India’s Yash Raj Films’ streaming business, is “The Railway Men,” a tribute to the unsung heroes of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.A cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, in 1984, in the central Indian city of Bhopal. It killed and injured thousands of people.

Selome Hailu editorAllblk, AMC Networks’ streamer for Black content, has greenlit “Send Help,” a coming-of-age dark comedy created by “Insecure” recurring star Jean Elie and writer and story editor Mike Gauyo.“Send Help” will follow Fritz (Elie), a young first generation Haitian American struggling to overcome the challenges of “making it” in Hollywood, while coming to terms with a recent family tragedy. He relocates to L.A.

Countries abroad have taken swift action to tighten rules and restrictions this week to protect against the Omicron variant.

Food Network and Discovery+ are cooking up a primetime cooking competition series starring chef Alex Guarnaschelli.

As of November 21, Arcane – which has already been renewed for a second season – was the third-most in-demand series in the world across all platforms. Globally, Arcane had 67.1x more demand than the average show worldwide, trailing only Amazon Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time (74.8x) and HBO’s Game of Thrones (70.7x).

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Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentHot off the heels of a major victory for pop star Britney Spears, Hollywood litigator Mathew Rosengart is stepping into yet another guardianship case for a high-profile individual: iconic artist Peter Max, whose family is fighting to get him out of the court-ordered arrangement.Max, the German American artist known for his use of bright colors, psychedelic style and pop art that often includes American symbolism, is under a guardianship that his family

Selome Hailu editorNetflix announced that Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan have joined the cast of “The Night Agent,” Netflix’s upcoming political thriller adapted from Matthew Quirk’s novel of the same name.Basso will star as Peter Sutherland, a low-level FBI agent who works in the basement of the White House manning a rarely used emergency hotline for American spies.

We Are Lady Parts is officially returning for a second series.Channel 4 confirmed the news today (November 22), while also saying the new episodes will launch on Peacock in the US.The first series introduced audiences to a Muslim girlband called Lady Parts, specifically through the eyes of lead guitarist and microbiology PhD student Amina (Anjana Vasan).Zaqi Ismail, Juliette Motamed, Faith Omole, Lucie Shorthouse and Aiysha Hart also make up the ensemble cast alongside Vasan.“I feel so

“The Last Defense.” The seven-part series explored the racial injustices baked into the American justice system and capital punishment process through the lens of Jones’ story. It also covered the case of Darlie Routier, a Texas mother convicted and sentenced to death for the 1996 murders of her two children.

HBO released the trailer for "The Gilded Age" on Thursday, revealing "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes' glamorous new period-piece series.

EXCLUSIVE: Seoul- and Los Angeles-based Bound Entertainment (AppleTV+’s Dr. Brain), is teaming with YA author Marie Lu to develop a series adaptation of her dystopian fantasy novel, Legend.

OWN has revealed The Kings of Napa will premiere on January 11, 2022, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.