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- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Peacock to Launch ‘At-Home Variety Show’ Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Peacock announced Monday that it will launch a short form series featuring a range of NBCUniversal talent titled “The...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Volume of New Broadcast Series Orders Poised to Crater Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Viewers shouldn’t expect much new fare during the 2020-2021 broadcast season. Last year, the broadcast networks collectively ordered 36...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
‘Dave’ Renewed for Season 2 at FXX
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – FXX has renewed the freshman comedy series “Dave” for a second season. Season 2 of the show will debut...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Fox Sets Fall 2020 Schedule, Acquires ‘LA’s Finest’ to Air on Mondays
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Fox became the first broadcast network to announce its fall schedule for the 2020-2021 season on Monday amid the...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman to Star in HBO Max Animated Series From ‘Shrill’ Showrunner
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – HBO Max has picked up the half-hour adult animated comedy series “Santa Inc.” with Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
CBS Orders Queen Latifah’s ‘Equalizer,’ Clarice Starling Series, Chuck Lorre Comedy ‘B Positive’ for 2020-2021 Season
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – CBS has made three series pick ups for the 2020-2021 season. On the drama side, CBS has ordered the...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
‘Last Kingdom’ Star Alexander Dreymon on the Show Building ‘Word-of-Mouth’ Popularity
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “The Last Kingdom” Season 4 debuted on Netflix on April 26, with the epic historical fiction series remaining in...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
AMC Studios Sets Overall Deals With Rolin Jones, Gina Mingacci, Ray McKinnon
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – AMC Studios has entered into multi-year overall deals with Rolin Jones, Gina Mingacci and Ray McKinnon. Under the deals,...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Undertaker Details Search for Great Final Match in WWE Docuseries ‘The Last Ride’
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Mark Calaway, better known to WWE fans as The Undertaker, is finally pulling back the curtain on his storied...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Disney Plus Orders Series Adaptation of R.L. Stine’s ‘Just Beyond’ Graphic Novels
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Disney Plus has ordered an eight-episode series based on the RL Stine graphic novels “Just Beyond.” Seth Grahame-Smith will...