BET Studios has announced a partnership with microseries company aTwist, aiming to create storytelling “rooted in Black culture and community.” Through the partnership, the companies will produce multi-platform original microseries, including long-form episodic content for cable distribution and vertically formatted microseries for the aTwist platform. BET will first feature a limited first-run window of the […]

When filming “The Pitt,” a number of things must go exactly right; the medical drama’s 360-degree hospital set and painstakingly produced prosthetics leave little room for error. So for Season 2, creator R. Scott Gemmill upped the ante by introducing the most unpredictable element of all: a baby. More than 12 adorably swaddled infants played […]

This year’s Student Academy Awards presentation ceremony will be held at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. The awards will take place inside the TIFF Lightbox on Sept. 14. Student Academy Award winners will have access to the festival, market, education panels and networking opportunities in […]

Breeda Wool and Natasha Halevi are set to lead Sander Gusinow’s female-driven thriller “Cottontail.”  Wool stars as Gwynnie Vail, described as a “cunning escaped convict hiding out in a remote cabin near the Idaho–Oregon border.” Per the official logline, “When sisters Autumn (Halevi) and Summer (Leah Shannon) arrive after crossing state lines in search of […]

Showrunners and writers for some of TV’s hottest shows including “Hacks,” “Nobody Wants This” and “Jury Duty: Company Retreat” took to the stage at Variety’s Night in the Writers Room: The Comedy Series on May 7 in Los Angeles to give audiences a behind-the-scenes look into the process of crafting each humorous hit. Moderated by […]

“Dreams in Nightmares,” Shatara Michelle Ford’s sophomore film, will release theatrically in New York and Los Angeles this summer before a wider expansion across the country. Lunette Films will lead the film’s booking and release strategy.  The film, which follows a group of queer friends in their mid-30s as they embark on a road trip, […]

Variety has received 100 nominations during the 2025 calendar year for the Los Angeles Press Club’s annual SoCal Journalism Awards. Four journalists were finalists for Journalist of the Year, including Daniel D’Addario for journalist of the year, print (over 50,000 circulation); Brian Steinberg for online journalist of the year; and Brent Lang and Chris Willman, […]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart reunited at Hart’s Netflix roast before his “Jumanji” co-star launched into a lengthy, R-rated set that largely centered on Hart’s wife, Eniko.  Following a dramatic entrance to the stage — complete with a special effects and Queen’s “We Will Rock You” serving as the soundtrack — Johnson wasted […]