Jesse Armstrong, the creator and executive producer behind HBO’s “Succession,” has been added to the list of speakers at this year’s Banff World Media Festival. The writer, whose credits also include the HBO film “Mountainhead,” will conduct a keynote at the fest, to be moderated by CBC Q’s Tom Power. “Jesse Armstrong doesn’t just capture […]

At the beginning of every Actor Awards (the kudocast formerly known as the SAG Awards), actors give a speech from their chairs in the room, sharing their origin stories. It’s usually about their big break, or how they first got their SAG-AFTRA card. The anecdotes can be amusing, serious or emotional, but they always end […]

For a brief moment Monday night, Hollywood folks put aside any concerns they have about the industry’s troubles and found reason to celebrate at the Walt Disney Co.’s “Toast to Television.” The event, held at Soho House Hollywood, was exactly that: A moment for some of the medium’s biggest stars, creators, writers, executives, producers and […]

Netflix’s ‘Big Mistakes” and “Death By Lightning” led the nominations for this year’s Gotham Television Awards, as announced Tuesday by the Gotham Film & Media Institute. The org revealed noms in 12 award categories. “With today’s nominations, our third annual Gotham Television Awards celebrates an incredible year of breakthrough comedies, dramas, and original films, as […]

Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is April 27, 2026, which means it’s 10 days until the May 7 entry deadline for programs that identify as Primetime programming by virtue of genre and were originally presented June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026. It’s also 45 days until nominations-round voting begins on June 11; 56 days until nominations-round voting ends on June 22 at 10 p.m.; and 74 days until Emmy […]

Sunday night’s “60 Minutes” will now include an interview with President Donald Trump, conducted by CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell at the White House in the wake of the shooting on Saturday night near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “After law enforcement officers stopped a gunman from rushing the Washington Hilton ballroom where President Trump, members […]

Helena Bonham Carter is exiting the cast of “The White Lotus” Season 4, Variety has confirmed. “With filming just underway on season four of ‘The White Lotus,’ it had become apparent that the character which Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter did not align once on set,” HBO said in a statement. “The role […]

Netflix exec Jinny Howe, who assumed the role as head of U.S. and Canada scripted series in August, has been added to this year’s Banff World Media Festival as the year’s first confirmed keynote speaker. The Banff Summit Series is a part of the 47th annual Banff World Media Festival, which this year takes place […]

No Emmy? No problem for “Heated Rivalry,” which isn’t eligible for the Primetime Emmys this year but is still cleaning up with programming awards. The Canadian show — which hails from Canada’s Crave streamer and airs on HBO Max in the U.S. — just picked up a Peabody Award, a week after it was also […]

“Vanderpump Rules” and “Vanderpump Villa” star Stassi Schroeder is set to star in the new Hulu series “House of Stassi,” while Khloé Kardashian is behind the new reality series “The Girls.” Those were two of the announcements revealed Wednesday during Hulu’s “Get Real” event. “House of Stassi” launches July 29 with a two-episode premiere on […]

Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is heading to the O.C. Hulu was set to announce Wednesday that it has ordered the series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County,” a spinoff series set to premiere sometime later this year. The O.C. edition reps the first offshoot of “Mormon Wives,” something that has […]

Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies. Hulu and Freeform have jointly ordered “Million Dollar Nannies,” which follows a cast described as a “young group of elite nannies” who move to Ibiza to launch a new agency. Hi Mom Productions and 3Ball, a 3BMG company, in association with Walt Disney Television […]