Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has aimed a dig at football's schedulers for allowing other games which clash with the Women's World Cup final to go ahead.
03.08.2023 - 22:03 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large (Above, Karyn Kusama with Courtney Eaton and Samantha Hanratty of “Yellowjackets” at Variety’s TV Fest in June.) Somehow, Season 2 of Showtime’s hit drama “Yellowjackets” managed to keep its sense of humor, even as the series’ story got darker and, yes, it finally went full cannibal. It’s all about balancing the tone, which is something executive producer Karyn Kusama helped set last season as director of the show’s pilot.
Kusama tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast that the “Yellowjackets” balance of shock and guffaw comes out of the visions of executive producers/showrunners Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson and Jonathan Lisco. “They’ve always understood a tone that I really love myself, which is a kind of adrenalized intense experience that sometimes makes you feel like you need to laugh because you’re so nervous.” Kusama, who also directed the series’ shocking Season 2 finale, talks about about where the series went this year, balancing the tone of the show even as it goes full cannibal and where she’d like to see it go next.
But first, on the Awards Circuit Roundtable, we talk about episodic submissions for this year’s Emmy awards and much more. Listen below! In Season 2, “Yellowjackets,” which earned its second consecutive Emmy nomination for outstanding drama this year, dug deeper into what happened when a high school girls’ soccer team crash landed in the Canadian Rockies wilderness with no help — or food.
The series splits its focus between those flashbacks and today, when we see how the survivors are still haunted by what happened. In 1996, the season ends with Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) taking over as leader from Lottie (Courtney Eaton), and the ramifications of what
.Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has aimed a dig at football's schedulers for allowing other games which clash with the Women's World Cup final to go ahead.
The England women's football team has made it through to the World Cup final after thrashing Australia 3-1 in the semis. Now all eyes will be on the Roses to see if they have what it takes to win England's first World Cup since 1966.
universe is almost here. In a promo for the season 2 finale of, Kim Cattrall's long-awaited franchise appearance is teased.The preview for the Michael Patrick King-led series begins with Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) telling Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) that he's «been thinking of nothing but you for all these years.»Elsewhere, Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) pays a visit to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg), Anthony Marentino (Mario Cantone) wants to talk to Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) and Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler) «about losing his a** virginity,» and exes Miranda and Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez) do their best not to ruin Carrie's dinner party.It's the last shot of the promo that is sure to get fans talking, though, as it shows Carrie smiling as she picks up a call from Samantha.Cattrall's cameo was revealed back in May, shocking many fans given the rumored rift between the actress and Parker.
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Selome Hailu FX has set premiere dates for its fall 2023 lineup. Along with the previously announced dates for “American Horror Story: Delicate” and “American Horror Stories,” the network has mapped out the debuts of “The New York Times Presents: How to Fix a Pageant,” “A Murder at the End of the World” and Season 5 of “Fargo.” “The New York Times Presents: How to Fix a Pageant” will premiere on Sept. 29 and follows the rigging scandal and contestant revolt that took place as Miss USA and its parent company, Miss Universe, came under female ownership for the first time, as well as the legacy brand’s attempts to increase profitability by embracing women’s empowerment.
Randall Park feels Hollywood execs are missing the important takeaway from the wild success of the movie.The alum recently spoke with amid the theatrical release of his directorial debut, and reflected on representation, diversity and how it's often hard for the head honchos in Hollywood to see the big picture.«I feel like, just in general, this industry is taking the wrong lessons,» Park said. «For example, is this massive blockbuster, and the idea is: Make more movies about toys! No.
Randall Park feels Hollywood execs are going to miss the important takeaway from the wild success of the movie.The alum recently spoke with amid the theatrical release of his directorial debut, and reflected on representation, diversity and how it's often hard for the head honchos in Hollywood to see the big picture.«I feel like, just in general, this industry is taking the wrong lessons,» Park said. «For example, is this massive blockbuster, and the idea is: Make more movies about toys! No.
Erik ten Hag has made another big decision at Manchester United with the captaincy.
Outlander executive producer Maril Davis wasn't kidding around when was going to be a turning point for all the main players. (Warning: spoilers ahead.) Jamie survived his injuries, and he and Claire eventually returned to Scotland with Young Ian (who left Rollo with Rachel, which was comforting until she ran into Mr. Bug, who is obviously up to no good).
It’s official, we’re now in a ‘Droughtlander’ until 2024.
It was bittersweet for Outlander fans this week as the latest episode dropped following a break of one week in the schedule. The broadcast of episode eight, season seven brought as much sadness as happiness as it spelled the midseason finale and the start of a new Droughtlander that could last until early 2024.
Outlander fans were “in tears” after the latest episode as producers paid their respects to the late Sinead O'Connor in the end credits.
Aramide Tinubu SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers from “There Goes The Neighborhood,” the ninth episode of Season 2 of “And Just Like That,” now streaming on Max. Like most devout “Sex and the City” fans, I’ve tuned in to “And Just Like That” for every episode since it first debuted in 2021 — despite Samantha Jones’ absence. My girlfriends and I are now the same age Carrie Bradshaw and her crew were when the original series premiered in 1998.
Amazon Prime Day was a roaring success in July, with thousands of deals available across the 48-hour sale.
Sandra Bullock is grieving the loss of Bryan Randall, the man she considered not only the love of her life, but a father to her two young children, Louis and Laila. On Aug. 5, Randall passed away at 57 after a three-year battle with ALS, his family said in a statement.
The Love Island contestants have officially left the villa, and although we’ve already got the details of exactly what outfits they wore and how they did their makeup, one beauty secret remained – what their manicures were. Thankfully, the manicurist behind Ella Bella Nails , Ella Jarvis, has revealed exactly what nail looks she gave each Islander, and we’re absolutely obsessed with Molly Marsh’s dramatic minimalist choice.
Kate Aurthur editor SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “With Open Eyes,” the series finale of HBO’s “Succession,” now streaming on Max — and if you haven’t watched it, for God’s sake, please go do that. Sarah Snook didn’t know that “Succession” was ending until she read the script for the Season 4 finale: She was on her way to the show’s last table read of the season when she figured it out. “I was quickly devouring it in the car on the way there,” Snook said during a pre-strike interview for the Aug.
For all the great music she left behind, most of the public knows Sinead O’Connor for one moment: tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992, a move that was intended as a blunt statement on abuse in the Catholic church. Not surprisingly, the move torpedoed her career and made her the object of vicious responses from the public and many celebrities — she was booed when she walked onstage at a Bob Dylan tribute concert just days after the incident — and the pillorying continued for many years, with the reaction to her statement changing only as the church’s countless, widespread abuses have become horrifyingly clear.
Angelique Jackson SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Marvel’s “Secret Invasion,” now streaming on Disney+. Marvel’s “Secret Invasion,” a six-episode event series on Disney+, ended Wednesday with a 37-minute finale that wrapped up the MCU’s first standalone story focused on Samuel L.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large In the final scene of “Better Call Saul,” Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) is leaving ADX Montrose prison, where she has just visited Jimmy McGil/Saul Goodman/Gene Takovic (Bob Odenkirk) for the first time since he was sentenced to 82 years behind bars. As he watches her leave from the prison grounds, he makes his signature finger guns, and she looks back with a bit of a melancholy glance.