Variety

Netflix Confirms Ana María Londoño as Head of Content, Colombia (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix has appointed Ana María Longoño as head of content, Colombia, tapping one of the country’s most seasoned TV writers and content executives whose 30-year career takes in her breakout telenovela “Juegos Prohibidos” through to RCN’s 2024 “Rojo Carmesí.”   Longoño’s brief takes in fostering national talent and expanding local narratives with global impact, as […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Who’s at the Sun Valley Moguls Retreat This Year

An updating tally of attendees jetting in to the annual Allen & Co. conference in Idaho.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

Jermaine Dupri Sues Sony Music for $18 Million Over Unpaid Mariah Carey, Usher Royalties

Jermaine Dupri has filed an $18 million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment, alleging that the company failed to properly pay royalties for releases from Mariah Carey, Usher, Xscape, Kris Kross and more. The suit, filed on Monday and reviewed by Variety, accuses SME of having “not been lawful” in its dealings with Dupri dating back […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

Buyer Beware: Why Sun Valley Has Been a Disaster for the Media Business

Sun Valley, the so-called summer camp for billionaires, kicks off this week in Idaho, and though it’s unfair to blame the conference for all of the problems plaguing the media business, it’s not a bad place to start. Hosted by investment bank Allen & Co., the off-the-record confab is famous for spawning some of the […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Love and Other Words’ Adaptation Set With the Newly Formed Magic Hour Entertainment (Exclusive)

Max Siemers and Tanner Anderson are behind the new company, which will adapt Christina Lauren’s best-selling novel of the same of the name centered on childhood friends turned first loves who reconnect as adults.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Tradwives and ‘anti-woke’ backlash: can Netflix reboot Little House on The Prairie for a new generation?

After the classic series became a pandemic-era smash, a glossy new adaptation aims to explore the complexities of frontier lifeEach incarnation of Little House on the Prairie has reflected the fears, hopes and hangups of its time – from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical children’s novels, first published in the wake of the Great Depression, to the television series they inspired, which premiered amid a recession and an oil crisis in 1974.Netflix’s reboot, premiering on 9 July, is no e

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Mariska Hargitay to host 78th Emmy awards in September

The Law & Order: SVU star will be the first woman to host the ceremony, airing on NBC this year, in 15 yearsMariska Hargitay will host the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing on NBC on 14 September.NBCUniversal announced Hargitay as host on Tuesday, the day before nominations are announced. The show will also stream on Peacock and will be held, fittingly, at the Peacock Theater, the longtime Emmys home that will also soon be home to the Oscars. Continue reading...

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

Viola Davis, Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Set First-Look Deal at Universal Global Television, to Develop Drama ‘Pawn’

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions has inked a first-look deal with Universal Global Television (UGT), Variety has learned. Under the deal, JuVee will develop projects for UGT across all platforms. First up, the company is developing the romantic drama “Pawn,” based on an original short story by Kennedy Ryan (“Before I Let Go,” […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Inks First-Look Deal With Universal Global TV

Their first project under the deal is a romantic drama called 'Pawn,' based on a short story by Kennedy Ryan.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director to Make Studio Debut With 20th Century Sci-Fi Movie ‘Nue’

Takashi Yamazaki is teaming with Ridley Scott's Scott Free on the project.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

Sarajevo Film Festival Launches New Award, Prix Cineplexx, With the Winner Chosen by the Festival Audience

The Sarajevo Film Festival has introduced a new award, the Prix Cineplexx. It will be presented for the first time at its 32nd edition, which runs from Aug. 14 to 21. The Prix Cineplexx is awarded to the best film in the Open Air Premiere program and is chosen by the festival audience. The prize […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

Dwayne Johnson to Star as Motorcycle Stuntman With Dementia in ‘Free Byrd’ From ‘Sing Sing’ Director Greg Kwedar (EXCLUSIVE)

Dwayne Johnson is set to star in and produce the new action-drama, “Free Byrd,” the latest film from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity. “Free Byrd” stars Johnson as a Las Vegas motorcycle stuntman who conceals his dementia diagnosis from everyone, including his mechanic brother, as he risks everything on one last jump. The […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

Mariska Hargitay to Host Emmys; First Woman to Emcee the Show In 15 Years

First, the Knicks win and now this. NBC has tapped one of its primetime superstars to host the 78th Emmy Awards: “Law & Order: SVU” star and executive producer Mariska Hargitay will lead this year’s kudocast. That makes Hargitay the first woman to host the Emmys in 15 years — since 2011, when Jane Lynch […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

‘Shark Tank’ Sets Season 18 Guest Sharks: MrBeast, Mindy Kaling, ‘Diary of a CEO’ Host and More

“Shark Tank” returns with Season 18 in the fall, and with it are some new entrepreneurs who smell blood in the water. The lineup of guest sharks includes Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, as well as the CEO of his company Beast Industries, Jeffrey Housenbold. Writer, director, actor and “The Office” star Mindy Kaling is also […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

WME Group Promotes Marie Sheehy to C-Suite

The exec, who has been with the talent agency for more than 20 years, will now oversee all communications strategy and operations.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Mariska Hargitay to Host 2026 Emmy Awards

The 'Law & Order: SVU' star is the first performer not primarily known for comedy to host the ceremony since 2008.

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

Geena Davis to Play Serial Killer Dorothea Puente in True Crime Drama Developing at HBO

HBO is developing a true crime drama series titled “Dorothea” based on the story of ’80s serial killer Dorothea Puente. Geena Davis has been cast in the title role and executive produces alongside showrunner Joshua Michael Stern. Michael Rosenbaum and Jeff Frost also executive produce, with Rosenbaum having pitched the project to Frost’s Bristol Circle […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

‘Big Brother 28’ Cast Revealed: ‘Drag Race’ Star Jason De Puy, MMA Fighter Kamuela ‘Kamu’ Kirk and More

The cast of “Big Brother” Season 28 has been revealed, and the 14 houseguests include a “RuPaul’s Drag Race” all star and MMA fighter. Ahead of today’s announcement, there was heavy speculation of returning players, and two surprise players have yet to be revealed. “Big Brother” premieres Thursday, July 9, with a 90-minute premiere starting […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

‘The Sopranos’ Creator David Chase on Making a Movie About LSD Alongside MKUltra Series and Being Concerned About ‘Censorship’ Under Trump

Television legend David Chase, the creator of the multi-award-winning HBO series “The Sopranos,” told Variety he is independently working on a film “that deals with LSD” while also developing a series on the subject for HBO. While he could not go into much more detail, he briefly mentioned that it involves “a young woman” who […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026

Variety

‘Harold & Kumar 4’ on Track and ‘Everybody’s Back,’ Producer Greg Shapiro Says: ‘Hopefully We Should Be Shooting It Soon’

The fourth movie in the stoner comedy franchise “Harold & Kumar,” starring John Cho and Kal Penn, is on track with the key cast on board, one of the producers, Greg Shapiro, said Tuesday. Speaking at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, he said, “I made a series of movies called ‘Harold & Kumar.’ The first one […]

entertainment  Jul 7, 2026