Since the dawn of storytelling, horror has been othered and compared to more refined genres. Luckily, in the last 20 years, the spooky stories have finally earned a little love at the Emmys, even if it’s in fits and spurts. Sometimes, it will become the darling of the season, which leads to “The Last of … Read more
Giovanni Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based production and finance company, has expanded its executive ranks and has appointed Teodros “Ted” Horning to the role of creative executive. In his new role, Horning will help oversee Giovanni Entertainment’s film and new media slate, covering development, production, and financing as the company builds out its content studio. The … Read more
For nearly a year and a half, the list of Jan. 6 rioters who received pardons from Donald Trump only to run into fresh trouble with the law after receiving clemency has grown, reaching unsettling lengths. Hoping to determine exactly how long the list is, Lawfare, a nonprofit legal issues publication, published a study last … Read more
A judge dismissed the complaint after ruling that the security guard and his lawyer willfully failed to comply with court orders A judge has ordered a security guard and his lawyer to pay Lil Wayne $29,225, plus the Grammy-winning musician’s legal fees, after their lawsuit accusing the “Lollipop” rapper of striking the man while holding … Read more
When Season 2 of “The Pitt” began, the only thing Supriya Ganesh had mapped out with show creator R. Scott Gemmill was that her character Dr. Samira Mohan had some major friction with her mother. And she was immediately excited to dive in. “I think she centered a lot of her life plans around going … Read more
Jonathan Glatzer has always been fascinated by the personalities that come out of Silicon Valley — and not just the ones you’d expect. Sure, the tech billionaires that now dominate our lives and our headlines come with plenty of drama to mine. But for Glatzer, he tells Variety For the Love of the Craft, that … Read more
NBCUniversal is betting you’ll want to watch what happens when it launches “Shop What Happens,” a new Peacock series with a heavy dose of Bravo and just a hint of what may lie in TV’s future. The program looks a lot like an “after show,” one of those talk-fests in which the stars of the … Read more
Emmy voting has begun. After weeks of For Your Consideration events and nonstop campaigning from studios, voting for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations is officially underway. Members of the Television Academy — nearly 24,000 industry professionals divided among 31 peer groups, including directors, producers and artisans — now hold ballots in hand. Each member … Read more
Jeff Shell, the former president of Paramount Skydance, has resolved litigation with a gambler who accused him of leaking confidential company information and who sought $150 million for off-the-books crisis PR work. The gambler, R.J. Cipriani, sued Shell, his wife, Paramount, Larry and David Ellison and others in March, claiming that he was owed millions … Read more
The Disclosure Day stars answered random questions, which revealed funny stories about Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Springsteen, and how Domingo is an alien Colman Domingo not only believes in aliens but, while answering Rolling Stone’s “Popcorn Questions,” he confessed, “I am an alien.” Joking aside, the actor, who appeared alongside his Disclosure Day castmate Emily Blunt … Read more