HARTBEAT’s LOL Network is making a strategic move into vertical storytelling, launching a new comedy slate aimed at tapping into the fast-growing microdrama boom—while carving out space in a format largely dominated by romance and melodrama. The initiative positions LOL Network to capitalize on a shifting content landscape, where short-form vertical video continues to surge […]

Netflix is heading back to Hawkins once again. Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 has officially been renewed for Season 2, marking a swift pickup for the animated series just days after its April 23 premiere. The show debuted at No. 7 on Netflix’s weekly English-language TV chart, pulling in 2.8 million views in its opening […]

The Gotham Film & Media Institute has unveiled the nominees for the third annual Gotham Television Awards, with Big Mistakes and Death by Lightning leading the pack with four nominations each. This year’s field reflects a strong showing from streaming platforms, with Netflix and HBO Max dominating across categories, especially in Breakthrough Comedy Series and […]

Susan Wokoma and Jessie Cave are stepping into the world of the supernatural for a new UK feature that blurs the line between folklore, viral internet lore, and psychological chaos. The pair lead Curse in a Frame, an upcoming genre-bending film from New State Pictures that recently wrapped production in the coastal town of Hastings. The […]

A new period action-thriller is set to make waves on the international market this Cannes season. Sophie Thatcher, Erin Kellyman, and Joe Alwyn are officially attached to star in the upcoming film Cavendish, an “irreverent and original” witch hunt-set thriller from writer-director Christopher Andrews. Set in 1645, Cavendish follows a privileged young bride (Thatcher) who […]

Hallmark is set to premiere its upcoming original rom-com ‘All’s Fair in Love & Mahjong’ on May 9 at 8/7c, starring Tamera Mowry-Housley in an ensemble that includes Fiona Gubelmann, Paul Campbell, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, and Melissa Peterman. The film follows Ronni (Gubelmann), a school nurse navigating major life shifts—her daughter leaving for college, work […]

Ephraim Sykes and Bryce Pinkham are set to lead upcoming invitation-only workshop presentations of the Broadway-bound musical Trading Places, the stage adaptation of the 1983 Paramount comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd. The workshops will take place in New York City on May 14 and May 15, marking a key development step as the […]

Sony Pictures is officially developing Django/Zorro, an ambitious crossover feature that brings together two of cinema’s most iconic outlaw figures in one shared universe. The studio has tapped Oscar winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Mystic River) to write the screenplay, based on the 2014 comic book series co-created by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner. The […]

Rising Canadian filmmaker and actor Henry King is continuing to gain recognition on the festival circuit with his short film ‘DONNIE,’ which has officially been selected for its U.S. premiere at the Seattle Black Film Festival on May 2. The film follows a Nigerian-American teen who is forced out of his home by an abusive […]

Mansa, the mobile-first streaming platform founded by actor-producers David Oyelowo and Nate Parker, is accelerating its push into vertical storytelling with a new slate of original micro-drama series designed for mobile audiences and short-form consumption. The platform will roll out 10 original micro-drama series from May through July 2026, continuing its strategy of building a […]