Warner Bros. sets tentative restart date for ‘Riverdale’, other Vancouver-based shows

Rumer, “Nashville Tears” (Cooking Vinyl) The combination of Rumer’s crystalline voice and Hugh Prestwood’s songs results in some breathtaking, deeply moving music on “Nashville Tears,” the Pakistan-born, British singer’s interpretation of the Texas-born, New York-based songwriter’s catalog.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Felipe Esparaza is ready to bring the funny to Netflix with his first original comedy special on the streaming giant titled Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions.

Peter White Television EditorThe second season of CBS’ reality dating format Love Island will return on Monday August 24.The delayed return of the U.S. remake of the British entertainment hit will kick off with a two-hour premiere and will then air nightly at 9pm with a two-hour episode on Saturday nights.However, this year’s contestants will not be able to enjoy the lush environment of Fiji and instead will compete for love in Las Vegas as a result of COVID-19.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe UK’s DCMS has launched the recruitment process for a new Chair of the BFI.

Will Thorne Staff WriterSamuel L. Jackson’s latest project, a docuseries which is looking to shed new light on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World, has set its premiere date.Titled “Enslaved,” the six-part Epix series will premiere Sept.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSky has acquired rights to Marc Munden’s The Secret Garden from Studiocanal.

Figuring out how to get production up and running safely during the pandemic continues to be a tricky issue to navigate. Sources say that The Good Doctor has halted its production ramp up in Vancouver, British Columbia due to concerns about COVID-19 testing for cast and crew.

The National Hockey League is restarting its pandemic-era 2020 season with Grammy winner Michael Buble singing the national anthem for the opening New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes match-up on Saturday. But beyond that, NBC, NBCSN and the NHL Network viewers stateside and Sportsnet and CBC audiences in Canada will see games unlike any ever broadcast as the pro hockey league looks to salvage a season ravaged by the COVID-19 public health crisis.

As 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth nears the end of her reign, the debate as to who should rule next remains a divisive issue.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAs expected, major UK cinema chain Vue has shifted plans for re-opening its sites after the delays to Tenet and Mulan.Now, with the Christopher Nolan pic scheduled for August 26 in the UK, the exhibitor will look to begin gradually re-opening its venues from August 7, when an initial ten sites will open their doors.

The British Film Institute has unveiled details of a £30 million ($39 million) recovery fund for struggling independent cinemas across England, many of which have remained closed since March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The fund — whichwill administered by the BFI as part of the British government's $2 billion support package for arts and culture — is open to all building-based venues that have a year-round program, with applications open Aug.

coronavirus pandemic.Culture secretary Oliver Dowden announced yesterday (July 28) that through a new scheme the UK government will take on the role of a commercial insurer, offering support to productions that have incurred losses due to COVID-19.Film and TV production took a hit earlier this year because of the lockdown, meaning that a number of movies and popular shows, such as Peaky Blinders, The Witcher and Line Of Duty, were put on hold.Restrictions are beginning to ease off, but that

Peter White Television EditorAmple Entertainment, the company behind Facebook Watch series 9 Months with Courteney Cox, is moving into the natural history space.The company has set up Ample Nature to produce blue-chip natural history series.

Dave McNary Film ReporterApple has acquired rights to Werner Herzog’s astronomy documentary “Fireball” for its Apple Original film slate and will premiere the film on Apple TV Plus in more than 100 territories.Herzog collaborated with British professor Clive Oppenheimer on the project.

Tim Dams In a sign that international TV drama is slowly starting to return to production, cameras have started rolling this week on BBC drama “Death in Paradise” on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.The Red Planet Pictures produced detective drama, which is shooting its 10th anniversary series, is one of the first British single camera dramas to start filming since lockdown in March.Variety spoke via Zoom with Red Planet joint managing director Alex Jones and “Death In Paradise”

Fantastic Beasts and The Batman back into production in the UK after a months-long filming hiatus, has introduced the reporting tool as a way to encourage best practice on set.Kevin Trehy, Warner Bros executive vice president of physical production, spoke about the measure last week during a behind-closed-doors industry panel organized for members of UK union Bectu.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has created an anonymous reporting mechanism in Europe so that cast and crew can alert senior managers if they witness colleagues breaking Covid-19 safety protocols during production.Warner Bros, which is edging closer to getting blockbusters Fantastic Beasts and The Batman back into production in the UK after a months-long filming hiatus, has introduced the reporting tool as a way to encourage best practice on set.Kevin Trehy, Warner

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered an action-thriller series from Mark Boal straight to series, Variety has learned.The 10-episode series is titled “Echo 3,” based on the Israeli series “When Heroes Fly” created by Omri Givon and based on the novel of the same name by Amir Gutfreund.In the series, Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, is the emotional center of a small American family.