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Cats: The Jellicle Ball will head to Broadway this spring with new producers attached. Lena Waithe and Cynthia Erivo have officially joined the production as it prepares to begin previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 18, ahead of an April 7 opening night. The musical reimagines Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats within New York’s underground […]
Sony Pictures Classics has secured global rights to The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, the John Turturro-led crime thriller that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and recently screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. The distributor is planning a fall theatrical release. Written and directed by Noah Segan, the film marks Sony Pictures […]
Karen Horne is stepping into a powerful new role aimed at shaping the next generation of storytellers. The longtime Warner Bros. Discovery executive has been named Executive Director of Writers’ Colony, the talent development residency founded by powerhouse creator Mara Brock Akil. The program is designed to nurture writers from underrepresented backgrounds and strengthen the […]
HBO is closing the books on Industry — but not before one final trade. The premium cabler has renewed the critically acclaimed financial drama for a fifth and final season, with the Season 4 finale set to air Sunday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, an hour earlier than usual, on HBO and HBO Max. […]
Netflix is heading back into supernatural territory with the Duffer brothers — but this time, the monsters aren’t stalking teenagers. They’re circling a retirement community. The streamer has unveiled the first-look images for The Boroughs, its upcoming eight-episode mystery series executive produced by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, the creative minds behind Stranger Things. Set […]
Taylor Sheridan’s expanding crime universe is getting a Texas-sized reset. The upcoming Tulsa King spinoff starring Samuel L. Jackson has officially been retitled Frisco King, moving away from its original concept as NOLA King. The series, which was initially set in New Orleans with a pilot script from Dave Erickson, has undergone a creative overhaul […]
Acclaimed showrunner, writer, and producer Mara Brock Akil is adding “novelist” to her résumé. The creator behind television staples like Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, and Love Is __ will publish her debut novel, The Revelation of Dionne Daphne, on June 30, 2026. The book will be released by Storehouse Voices, an imprint of Crown Publishing […]
Mars is done asking for permission. Apple TV+ has unveiled the full trailer for For All Mankind Season 5, and the message is clear: the Red Planet is no longer content being governed from 140 million miles away. When President Bragg declares, “My administration will put Earth back in charge,” the response from Mars is […]
The Voice is shaking things up for Season 29 — officially titled The Voice: Battle of Champions — by adding popular content creator Druski as the show’s first-ever commentator. Yes, commentator. Druski will offer real-time takes on the coaches’ strategies, track the Triple Turn Competition and Super Steal, and inject the kind of fast-paced, internet-ready […]
There’s more Reading Rainbow on the way. Sony Pictures Television has officially ordered 24 new episodes of the beloved children’s literacy series, marking a major expansion of the reboot that relaunched last year with four digital episodes. Mychal Threets, known to millions online as Mychal the Librarian, will return as host. Joining him is Daytime […]