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Netflix this week announced six new Korean romance titles slated for the rest of 2023. They are: “See You in my 19th Life,” “King the Land,” “Behind Your Touch,” “Destined With You,” “A Time Called You,” and “Doona!”

The titles were unveiled at an in-person event called “K-romance obsession” in Seoul. Guests were mostly K-drama influencers from around the Asia Pacific region and the event was decked out with reds, pinks and vast numbers of heart decorations. Guests were offered snack food that had been featured in earlier hit K-drama shows including “Crash Landing on You,” “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,...

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[Warning: The below contains major spoilers for Bravo’s Top Chef: World All-Stars finale.] Bravo’s Top Chef served authentic international flavor for its milestone season 20 with Top Chef World All-Stars. In all, 16 of the top winners and finalists from numerous global versions of the show were welcomed to London. The pressure cooker of Quickfires and elimination challenges across the region led to a grand finale in Paris. It was there Buddha Lo (season 19 Bravo’s Top Chef: Houston winner), Sara Bradley (season 16 Bravo’s Top Chef: Kentucky finalist), and Gabri Rodriguez (season 2 Top Chef: Mexico winner) were tasked to cook a progressive four-course meal. They not only had to impress Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons but guest judge Hélène Darroze and a table full of other culinary heavyweights. After deliberation, Lo, who had recently eliminated Ali Ghzawi as his sous-chef, was named the first Top Chef World All-Star. He won over the expert ...

Saturday Night Live all-star Chloe Fineman, with the help of a bra worn backwards and what seems like a half-carton of cigarettes being smoked at once, has delivered the send-up of HBO’s The Idol that we deserve.

And Idol star Lily-Rose Depp, whom Fineman uncannily channels, is on record as being 100% a fan.

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Thomas W. Sarnoff, a longtime NBC executive who went on to hold leadership roles at the Television Academy, died on June 4. He was 96.

From 1965 to 1977, Sarnoff served as staff executive vice president, West Coast, and president of NBC Entertainment Corporation. During his time there, Sarnoff negotiated production deals with all-star talent such as Bob Hope and Colonel Tom Parker for many of Elvis Presley’s television specials, as well as spearheaded the contracts for NBC’s Burbank Studios. He was also credited with the production of worldwide touring family acts in partnership with Walt Disney such as “Peter Pan” and “Disney on Parade.

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Former President Donald Trump has reportedly been indicted in connection with a federal investigation surrounding his handling of government documents after he left the White House, and Jeopardy! fans weren’t thrilled to have their game show interrupted over the breaking news. The evening broadcast of the fan-favorite was disrupted by national news which chimed in to inform viewers of the story regarding the 45th president. Trump shared the information on his Truth Social where he wrote in a lengthy thread, “I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States, who received far more votes than any sitting President in the History of our Country, and is currently leading, by far, all Candidates, both Democrat and Republican, in Polls of the 2024 Presidential Election. I Am An Innocent Man!” This information forced fans away from the game going on between two-day champion Suresh Krishnan,...

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

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Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

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For three seasons, Never Have I Ever’s overachieving Devi Vishwakumar has been trying (and failing) to have sex for the first time. Is the fourth and final season, which began streaming today on Netflix, the charm?

The show’s final season picks up after that jaw-dropping choice she made in the Season 3 finale: to finally go all the way with her academic archrival, Ben, despite spending most of the season dating popular-yet-sweet jock Paxton. But the Season 4 premiere shows Devi’s worst fear coming true: Sex with Ben wasn’t all that great. It was anticlimactic, even.

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Good Times actor John Amos is refuting claims that he’s the victim of elder abuse alleged by his daughter, Shannon Amos. While John is currently hospitalized, a GoFundMe page shared by Shannon Amos claims her father is in financial need in order to be cared for properly and bring the perpetrators to justice. In the page vying for donations, Shannon details a situation in which her father was unexpectedly hospitalized on May 14, and upon reaching his side at the Memphis, Tennessee location, she writes, “What we found shattered our world: my dad fighting for his life in the ICU.” She adds that in the following weeks, she and her family “unraveled a horrifying truth — my dad had fallen victim to elder abuse and financial exploitation.” (Credit: Courtesy of Everett Collection) She claims they’re cooperating with the Colorado Bureau of Investigations and the local Sheriff’s Department in her...

Variety’s annual TV FYC Fest was packed with big names and your favorite stars from the small screen. Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”) made a rare appearance to accept the Legacy Award, Brooke Shields spoke passionately about the reality of co-existing in the world of social media and Kerry Washington (“UnPrisoned”) joined a collective of equally hilarious actresses including Elle Fanning (“The Great”), Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”) and Gina Rodriguez (“Dead To Me”) to discuss forging vanity for laughs and embracing the “messy” woman.

The all-day discussion also tackled the state of television today amid a writers strike and an ever-changing landscape of streaming.

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

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For HBO and Max, ChatGPT is not the way of the future.

CEO and chairman Casey Bloys addressed the debate over A.I. in the writers room during a Variety TV FYC event. The rise of artificial intelligence is one contention of the ongoing WGA strike.

“Two things to keep in mind when I say this: One is, remember I grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, which is Steel Town. So I am very, very aware of what happens when a company does not think about the future or is not aware of the future,” Bloys said. “But also, I’ve been at HBO for 19 years and I have never tested a pilot to decide whether to pick it up or not. We just don’t use all of the things other places do, it’s just not something we do. So my take on A.I., the idea that A.

Paul Walter Hauser has made hamburgers the latest red carpet accessory.

The actor has found himself making the rounds lately thanks to his stunning turn as serial killer Larry Hall in Apple TV Plus’ limited series “Black Bird,” a role that has already netted him a SAG Award nomination and wins from the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards. After Jamie Lee Curtis asked him to bring her a burger to the next event, Hauser showed up at the Critics Choice Awards with a patty – only to learn Curtis couldn’t attend due to Covid. He later proposed to...

Bonnie Langford will reprise her role as Melanie Bush in the forthcoming season of “Doctor Who,” starring alongside Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, the BBC announced Wednesday.

Langford joined the “Doctor Who” universe in 1986 when she played the companion to the Sixth and Seventh Doctors as portrayed by Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy. She then went on to appear in a cameo role in Jodie Whittaker’s final episode as the Thirteenth Doctor.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be bringing Melanie Bush back. To be part of the exceptional cast, crew and production team led by the force of...

Laura Benanti has left Amazon’s upcoming TV adaptation of “Cruel Intentions.”

The Tony-winner was set to appear in the recurring guest star role of Caroline’s (Sarah Catherine Hook) mother, Claudia.

“Unfortunately due to a scheduling conflict, I’m no longer able to participate in ‘Cruel Intentions,’” Benanti told me Thursday afternoon. “I’m sure they’ll find a wonderful actress to play this role.”

Benanti co-stars in the upcoming “No Hard Feelings,” the raunchy coming-of-age movie headlined by Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman. She’s also currently sharing the stage with Matthew Broderick in an off-Broadway production...

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers from the series finale of “Never Have I Ever” now streaming on Netflix.

The senior season of Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever” is here and, with it, the social, cultural, familial and sexual education of Devi Vishwakumar has reached its conclusion.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan stars as the quirky and ambitious first-generation Indian American high schooler, whose fiery temper has gotten her into some hot water in her relationships and into the point position of a simmering teenage love triangle with studly swimmer Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet) and her equally-nerdy nemesis Ben Gross (Jaren Lewison...

Joanna Gold has sold her last infinity scarf — on Showtime at least. On June 8, the network canceled the Vanessa Bayer comedy I Love That For You, one of the last scripted originals awaiting its fate on the bubble. Production company Annapurna is expected to shop it around, hoping the series will find new life elsewhere, much like Three Women, which was canceled by Showtime in January but picked up by Starz in February. But by canceling I Love That For You, the network is solidifying its new direction, one that leaves innovative comedies like Bayer’s behind.

[Editor's Note: This post contains major spoilers for Based on a True Story Season 1.]

Even before that major cliffhanger, Peacock's comedic thriller Based on a True Story tips its hand about its future. As the pressure mounts on Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan (Chris Messina), they realize that what they once saw as an escape from their dull lives — their true-crime podcast with Matt (Tom Bateman), a serial killer known as the West Side Ripper — has trapped them in a cycle of violence, blackmail, and desperation.

"When does this end?" Nathan asks, after Matt suggests solving a problem with yet another murder. "That's the beauty of it," replies Matt. "It never ends."...

If you were holding your breath in anticipation of a potential second season of Mare of Easttown you should, um, stop doing that.

HBO announced Thursday that it has ordered a new limited series from Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby that features neither Kate Winslet nor, presumably, a Wawa. The new project in question — which remains untitled — instead stars Mark Ruffalo and centers on a task force of law enforcement officers and the criminals they are trying to apprehend.

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Mark Ruffalo is returning to HBO for a new limited series following his run on the Emmy-winning I Know This Much Is True. Teaming up with Mare of Easttown scribe Brad Ingelsby, the untitled project is based on an original idea following a task force of law enforcement officers and the criminals they are trying to apprehend. The working title is officially Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project. Along with writing the series, Ingelsby will executive produce the show side-by-side with director Jeremiah Zagar and lead star Ruffalo. This is Ingelsby’s first project since delivering the well-received Mare, which starred Kate Winslet as a detective determined to solve the mystery behind a teen girl’s death while coping with the grief surrounding a family tragedy. Brad Ingelsby (Credit: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images) Casting decisions were made ahead of the WGA strike, and no further development has occurred since the strike began.

When Variety broke the news that Kim Cattrall will reprise her iconic role as Samantha Jones for a cameo in the Season 2 finale of “And Just Like That,” I couldn’t help but wonder… is there anything that could thrill a “Sex and the City” fan more?

The answer is yes: the HBO show’s 25th anniversary experience in New York City, as put on by Max, to celebrate Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Samantha and — possibly most important — all of their stunning clothes.

Formally titled “And Just Like That…It’s Been 25 Years,...

Bryan Cranston has a plan for his Hollywood career to come to a brief end in 2026 so that he can spend more time with his wife, Robin Dearden. The Emmy winner announced the plan in a new GQ UK interview, saying he will take at least six months off from Hollywood and move to France in 2026.

As reported by GQ: “In 2026, one of the greatest actors of this era will retire – at least temporarily. Cranston is planning to shut down his production company, sell his half of Dos Hombres, and abscond with Dearden to a foreign country, probably France,...

The CW isn’t waiting until fall to book a return trip to Sullivan’s Crossing.

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The network has picked up a second season of the Canadian acquisition, featuring Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill) and Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls), ahead of its CW debut Wednesdays this fall. Production is slated to begin later this year.

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Rusicals have been a “RuPaul’s Drag Race” institution since Season 6 and something audiences look forward to each season. Executive producer Tom Campbell credits fellow producers John Polly and Michael Seligman for coming up with this year’s “Wigloose: The Rusical.” Says Campbell, “They said ‘Wigloose,’ like ‘Footloose,’ and it writes itself.”

The maxi challenge puts the queens’ performing skills to the test, through song, dance and acting, as they tell a musical story. Previous challenges have included “Moulin Ru: The Rusical,” Madonna, Cher and even Donald Trump’s presidency. The idea is that audiences already know the story of...

Netflix has released the official trailer for Season 3 of “The Witcher,” starring Henry Cavill as the monster-slaying Geralt of Rivia. The five-episode Volume 1 will release globally on June 29, with Volume 2 set for July 27.

Along with Cavill, “The Witcher” stars Freya Allen as Ciri and Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg. Joey Batey, Mimi Ndiweni, Eamon Farren, MyAnna Buring, Wilson Mbomio and Tom Canton are also set to return in Season 3.

“As monarchs, mages and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to protect his newly reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it,...

Cameron Esposito has teamed up with Skittles as part of its Pride 2023 program, and the LGBTQ+ comedian and actor is also doing a special Pride-themed miniseries of her podcast. “They asked me to be involved,” Esposito tells TV Insider with a laugh. “I love that. We love to be approached by Skittles. Something I think that’s really special about this campaign and why I said yes is specifically what they do around the packaging, the Pride packaging. So instead of the traditional red Skittles bag that you and I both know from our entire lives, it’s these designs that are really beautiful, that are by LGBTQ+ artists.” She continues, “That’s really what I love about this because to me, in June, if we’re going to show advocacy as a brand, there are folks who put a rainbow on their Instagram, that’s fine. But hiring...

Costume designer Kameron Lennox has spent the last few years in the ’80s (Apple TV+’s “Physical”) and the ’90s (Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy”). But her work on Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy “Platonic” is joyously, hilariously now.

Starring Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen, “Platonic” finds estranged best friends Sylvia (Byrne) and Will (Rogen) falling back into their old habits when they reconnect after his divorce. Sylvia’s a bored stay-at-home mother married to a Ken doll of a lawyer (Luke Macfarlane), while Will is the man behind popular Arts District bar Lucky Penny, content to coast on his brew skills and whatever cachet comes from co-owning a brewery in one’s 40s. And both of them are immediately known through their clothes.

“I’m from L.A. And L.A.’s just such a melting pot, but wherever you live in the city really kind drives the way that you dress,...

Mark Ruffalo is set for a lead role in a new HBO limited series that hails from Brad Ingelsby, Variety has learned.

The untitled series is based on an original idea and is said to follow “a task force of law enforcement officers and the criminals they are trying to apprehend.” According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, casting decisions were made prior to the onset of the writers’ strike. Furthermore, production on the series does not yet have a start date.

The show marks a return to HBO for both Ingelsby and Ruffalo. Ingelsby previously created the...

Chris Licht has left the building that houses CNN’s New York headquarters, but the things he did while he was there are likely to last a little longer.

Executives at the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet intend to follow the programming strategy Licht approved during his 13 months at the operation, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Yes, Kaitlan Collins will lead CNN’s 9 p.m. hour. Dana Bash is still scheduled to take over the noontime program “Inside Politics.” Poppy Harlow will remain at the helm of CNN’s new morning show, paired with someone new...

One of the most memorable scenes in Lee Sung Jin’s “Beef” is not of the escalating psychological warfare between Danny (Steven Yeun) and Amy (Ali Wong). It’s a subtle, wordless scene (except for lyrics) in Episode 3 where Danny is moved to tears in a church, the reasons for this display known only to him and never revealed to the audience.

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Episode 3 is one of six directed by Jake Schreier, who spoke paired with Yeun as part of IndieWire’s Awards Spotlight. Multiple episodes included scenes in the church, so the “Beef” production team filmed them all during one week. When the time finally came for Yeun to weep openly in the congregation, he couldn’t.

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It’s the beginning of the end for Henry Cavill‘s turn as Geralt of Rivia.

Netflix on Thursday unveiled a full-length trailer for The Witcher‘s forthcoming third season, which will mark Cavill’s final episodes as Geralt before he passes the baton to Liam Hemsworth for Season 4.

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Here’s what to expect from Season 3, according to the official synopsis: “As monarchs,...

Don’t be surprised if NASCAR Cup Series drivers feel a little jumpy lining up at Nashville Superspeedway June 25. Coming off their last free weekend, they’ll be charging around the speedy 1 ß-mile concrete oval knowing it’s time to get in gear for a championship run. “In 10 weeks, we’re going to set this playoff field,” says NBC NASCAR analyst Steve Letarte of August’s Daytona race. “There’s anxiety: What things could you implement that might change the trajectory of your season?” It’s been competitive thus far. Letarte sizes up some of the most interesting stories. Chastain vs. Himself Ross Chastain’s take-no-prisoners driving style has led the 2022 championship runner-up to several tussles over the last two seasons. Things reached a head after he punched pal and rookie-of-the-year candidate Noah Gragson in the mouth as they argued post-race in Kansas, then a week later wrecked himself and...

A new Wilt Chamberlain documentary series from Showtime Sports is coming soon, the premium cabler announced on Thursday.

The three-part documentary series titled “Goliath” promises to examine the prolific life, career and impact of Wilt Chamberlain. “Brash and confident, Chamberlain changed the way the game is played, broke records and racial barriers and challenged the unwritten rules for all athletes, especially black basketball players, conforming to his own standards on or off the court,” reads the description.

Using AI to recreate Wilt Chamberlain’s voice, the hall of famer will narrate his own story with archival footage provided by the Wilt Chamberlain Estate.

In the penultimate episode of “Ted Lasso” season 3, “Mom City” features Sam Ryder’s song “Fought & Lost” co-written with Tom Howe, Jamie Hartman and Ryder.

Playing toward the end of the episode, the song acts as a bridge as Ted (Jason Sudeikis) as he has a heartfelt confrontation with his mother Dottie (Becky Ann Baker). The next day, he’s in his office to reveal a “truth bomb” to Rebecca, but the end credits roll before audiences get an answer.

Ryder performed the piece in front of an audience at the Grammy Museum in Downtown Los Angeles at a special...

This is going to sound like a backhanded compliment, but I mean it: One of Padma Lakshmi’s most valuable skills as the host of “Top Chef” — a major part of what will be missed when Lakshmi departs the show after the June 8 finale — is product placement.

In the crowded, sometimes tawdry world of reality competitions, “Top Chef” is unique in its credibility. The show is effective entertainment, but over 20 seasons in 17 years, the Bravo mainstay has also established itself as an arbiter of taste on par with the Michelin guide. Some of that authority comes from longevity; some from Lakshmi’s fellow judges,...

Missing for the third week in a row from Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings is “Citadel,” Amazon Prime Video’s $185 million spy series starring Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden.

The May 8-14 viewing window marked the series’ second full week of availability and its third week with a chance at making the chart, as it premiered on April 28, meaning that viewership during its first three days of availability would have counted towards the April 24-30 charts. During that first window, Nielsen noted that “Citadel” just missed the streaming originals chart (not to be confused with the overall Top 10 chart) bringing...

Lisa Vanderpump is ruling over a new project in the wake of Vanderpump Rules Season 10. Hulu has ordered 10 episodes of Vanderpump Villa, a new reality show following the staff of Vanderpump’s luxury French villa as they “live and work together to navigate every extravagant desire of their well-to-do guests.”

If the concept sounds familiar, that’s because it’s not too far off of the original conceit for Vanderpump Rules, which started as a series about the servers, bartenders, and hosts working in one of Vanderpump’s many restaurants. Over the past 10 years, it evolved beyond that as the cast grew out of their service industry roles, and Vanderpump’s presence in the series has become less and less necessary. Vanderpump Villa feels like an attempt to reset in a new setting with new people who still actually work for her.

Sony is looking to relaunch some of its classic TV programs and unscripted series for younger audiences, with its Kids division looking to create animated spinoffs of Bewitched and The Partridge Family, as well as kid-centric versions of Wheel of Fortune and Shark Tank. Sony’s kid-centered spinoff of Wheel of Fortune could add new twists such as physical and comedic challenges to earn letters and buy vowels. “Our mission is straightforward and clear,” Joe D’Ambrosia, executive VP and general manager of Sony Pictures Television — Kids, told The Hollywood Reporter. “We’d like to be known as a premier content creator for kids who build new global franchises for Sony, like the Spt scripted team has done with Cobra Kai, the game show division has accomplished with Jeopardy! and the international team with The Crown, but in the kids’ space.” “There’s such a vast history at Sony Pictures Television...

“It’s the beginning of the love story of Aurora and solving crime,” Skyler Samuels says of when we meet the amateur detective in the newest Hallmark Movies & Mysteries installment. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New (premiering June 9) is a prequel to the series of movies that starred Candace Cameron Bure as the titular sleuth. Now, Samuels plays her post-college, working as a Ta in a crime fiction class, when her best friend Sally’s (Kayla Heller) fiancé becomes entangled in a murder mystery. Aurora, of course, gets involved. Samuels talks about stepping into the young Aurora’s shoes. How much of the franchise had you watched before taking on the role? Skyler Samuels: I wasn’t super familiar. I knew of the movies and I think I had seen one in passing. When the opportunity to play the new Aurora came my way, I watched a bunch of the original...