Jessica Biel is set to star in a limited series adaptation of the Karin Slaughter novel “The Good Daughter” at Peacock, Variety has learned. Biel will also executive produce the series under her Iron Ocean banner, with Slaughter set to adapt her book for the screen in her television writing debut. Bruna Papandrea will also…
Jean Smart and Sterling K. Brown to Be Honored by LGBTQ Group Human Rights Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)
Jean Smart and Sterling K. Brown will be honored by the LGBTQ civil rights organization Human Rights Campaign at its Los Angeles gala on March 23. Smart, known for iconic roles on “Hacks,” “Mare of Easttown” and “Designing Women,” will receive the National Equality Award. Brown, star of “This is Us,” “American Fiction” and “The…
Stranger than Most Fiction: New South Korean Shows Introduce a Woman Traveling in Time To Save Her Favorite Star, Kid Teaming Up with a Kidnapper and a Man Who Dies 12 (!) Times
South Korean dominance shows no signs of stopping, delivering even more outrageous storylines. In SLL’s “Death’s Game,” a Prime Video Original fantasy drama based on a webtoon, a hard-working man – “who knows how to make lemonade out of the lemons,” said sales executive Youseon Jee at Series Mania – finally reaches his breaking point. …
‘An Enemy of the People’ Climate Protester Explains Why He Stormed Broadway: ‘As a Movement, You’re Always Playing With What People Think Is Socially Unacceptable’
The buzzy new revival of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” has a pivotal scene that takes place in a town hall meeting, during which a crusading doctor, played by Jeremy Strong, warns his community about a looming public health crisis. Over the weekend, during the play’s press previews, three protesters disrupted the show…
Jeffrey Wright Joins Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s ‘High and Low’
Fresh from his Oscar-nominated role in “American Fiction,” Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of “High and Low.” The re-imagining of the Akira Kurosawa classic thriller is being directed by Spike Lee and will star Denzel Washington. Lee wrote the script with Alan Fox for the English-language adaptation of the story of a wealthy man…
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s ‘Anyone but You’ Sets Netflix Streaming Date
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s romantic comedy “Anyone but You” will soon be streaming on Netflix. Originally released around last Christmas, “Anyone but You” will be available on Netflix on April 23, the company announced Tuesday. The Sony movie had surprising staying power at the box office, where it’s grossed more than $200 million globally…
Neon Strikes Partnership With Waypoint Entertainment to Finance Mid-Budget Movies
Neon, the studio that backed Oscar-winners “Anatomy of a Fall” and “Parasite,” has ironed out a deal with Waypoint Entertainment, the production company behind “The Favourite” and “The Nice Guys,” to finance mid-budget movies. The deal follows the company’s collaboration on the Hunter Schafer-led horror movie “Cuckoo,” which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and SXSW. Waypoint’s investment…
Nelson Mandela Estate Strikes Deal With Writer/Producer Josh Wakely to Create TV Drama Series About the South African Leader’s Life (EXCLUSIVE)
Nelson Mandela, the iconic anti-apartheid leader who went from 27 years as a political prisoner to eventually becoming the first president of a free South Africa, will be the subject of the 30-hour scripted TV series “Mandela.” The project is currently the works at writer/producer Josh Wakely’s Grace: A Storytelling Company shingle. Wakely has secured…
Fox Drama Series ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Adds Six to Cast, Including James Cromwell and Stana Katic
Fox is rounding out the cast of its international drama series “Murder in a Small Town.” James Cromwell (“Babe,” “Succession”), Stana Katic (“Castle,” “Absentia”), Mya Lowe (“My Life with the Walter Boys,” “Yellowjackets”), Savonna Spracklin (“Two-Spirit Odyssey,” “Wildhood”), Aaron Douglas (“Battlestar Galactica,” “The Watchful Eye”), and Fritzy-Klevans Destine (“The Boys,” “Superman & Lois”) have all…
Craig Roberts Killer Rodent Movie ‘The Scurry’ to Star Rhys Ifans, Olivia Cooke, Paapa Essiedu, Mia Mckenna-Bruce and Antonia Thomas
Craig Roberts’ next directorial effort will be the horror comedy “The Scurry,” starring Rhys Ifans, Olivia Cooke, Paapa Essiedu, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Antonia Thomas. With a budget north of £10 million and production taking place at Dragon Studios in Sotuh Wales, the film will be one of the first to make use of the U.K.’s…