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‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘The Chair Company’ Among 2026 Rockie Awards Program Competition Winners
The Banff World Media Festival honored diverse programming across television and digital platforms at its 2026 Rockie Awards ceremony, held Tuesday at…
‘Give Me a Call Back, HBO’: Why Brittany Allen Submitted Herself for an Emmy as a Dying Cancer Patient on ‘The Pitt’ After the Network Ignored Her Calls
Brittany Allen took matters into her own hands after HBO failed to submit her for Emmy consideration for her performance on the limited series "The Pi…
‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Composer Mac Quayle Turned a Horror Theme Into a Funeral Song — Watch
Mac Quayle, the composer behind the Netflix drama series "Monster: The Ed Gein Story," has created a haunting musical approach to true crime storytell…
‘Spider-Noir’ Composers Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons Drew from Noir History and ’90s Punk to Create a New York Score — Watch
Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons constructed the score for Sony's "Spider-Noir" by mining two distinct musical traditions: the melancholic convent…
‘The Madison’ Composer Brenton Vivian Let Michelle Pfeiffer’s Performance Shape His Score — Watch
Brenton Vivian composed the score for "The Madison," a Western series where his musical decisions responded directly to Michelle Pfeiffer's performanc…
‘Murderbot’ Composer Amanda Jones Tailored Her Score to Alexander Skarsgård’s Performance
Amanda Jones composed the score for the forthcoming sci-fi series "Murderbot" with Alexander Skarsgård's performance as her north star. During IndieWi…
Viu & iQiyi International To Launch Streaming Bundle In Southeast Asia – APOS
PCCW's Viu and iQiyi International are bundling their streaming services across Southeast Asia. The combined offering launches in the second half of 2…
APAC Screen Economy Set To Be Worth $200BN By 2031 With Monetization Gains Moving Towards Retail – APOS
Asia Pacific's screen economy will balloon from $179 billion this year to $200 billion by 2031, but the region's media companies face a fundamental sh…
‘Empathie’ Wins Grand Jury Prize, ‘The Pitt’ Named Best Drama at Banff World Media Festival
The Rockie Awards, Banff World Media Festival's prestigious competition for television drama, crowned "Empathie" with the Grand Jury Prize on Tuesday …
Sony’s Crunchyroll to Expand in Taiwan and South Korea
Sony's anime-focused streaming platform Crunchyroll announced aggressive expansion into two major Asian markets. President Rahul Purini revealed at th…
‘Summer House: The Aftermath’: Lindsay Tells Amanda to Save Herself “From the Sinking Ship That West Is”: “Be the Rose on the Titanic”
Lindsay Hubbard confronted Amanda Batula during a bonus episode of "Summer House: The Aftermath," urging her castmate to abandon her relationship with…
‘Fallout’ Cast on Filming Season 2 in Los Angeles and Bringing the Video Game World to Life: ‘I Still Can’t Believe Amazon’s Letting Us Make This Show’
Amazon's "Fallout" Season 2 shifts both its narrative and its production footprint. The show moves from New York to Los Angeles as it transports viewe…
Inside ESPN’s Big Bet on Women’s Sports for Sunday Nights (When Baseball Once Ruled)
ESPN is staking significant resources on women's sports programming by launching "Women's Sports Sunday," a nine-week block featuring WNBA games and o…
WIF and ReFrame Release Emmys ‘Who to Watch’ FYC Guide Highlighting Women, Nonbinary and Trans Individuals in the Least Gender-Diverse Categories (EXCLUSIVE)
Women in Film and ReFrame have launched a collaborative "Who to Watch" Emmy consideration guide targeting television's most gender-imbalanced categori…
Emmys: 115 Categories Predicted, With ‘Pluribus’ and ‘Beef’ Leading Series Pack and Netflix, HBO Battling for Networks
Variety's Awards Circuit has released predictions across all 115 Emmy categories, with Netflix's "Beef" and ABC's "Abbott Elementary" spinoff "Pluribu…
Disney Taps Into Spirit Of Macaulay Culkin-Starring Classic For ‘Mickey’s Home Alone’ Christmas Special
Disney is banking on nostalgia with its upcoming animated Christmas special, "Mickey's Home Alone," set to debut in 2026. The special borrows its cent…
Is Dean Cain Right About Supergirl’s Earrings?
Dean Cain, the actor best known for playing Clark Kent in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," has waded into the debate surrounding costum…
CBS Paid Fee for The Late Show’s Unauthorized Use of Peanuts Music
CBS settled a licensing dispute by paying a fee for The Late Show's unauthorized use of Peanuts music, then donated the payment to World Central Kitch…
Watch Costume Designers Talk Balancing Creativity and Logistics at IndieWire’s Craft Roundtables
IndieWire brought together costume designers from some of television and film's most visually distinctive projects for a candid roundtable discussion …
Watch Some of TV’s Top Cinematographers Explain How Story Dictates Their Visual Choices
IndieWire gathered five acclaimed cinematographers for a craft roundtable focused on how narrative demands shape visual storytelling. The participants…
Jon Stewart Derides White House’s UFC Event As “God-Awful Mockery” That Managed To “Devalue Both Combat Sports & Our National Dignity”
Jon Stewart used Monday's episode of The Daily Show to lambast the White House's hosting of a UFC event, calling it a "god-awful mockery" that managed…
APOS: Brazilian Soccer Star Neymar Licenses His AI Likeness to Microdrama Platform FlareFlow
Brazilian soccer star Neymar has licensed his artificial intelligence likeness to FlareFlow, a Chinese-owned vertical entertainment platform specializ…
APOS: Korean Studio Showbox Signs Microdrama Co-Production Deal With ReelShort
Showbox, the Korean studio behind prestige titles like "Exhuma" and "A Taxi Driver," has entered the microdrama market through a co-production partner…
Lesley Manville Always Reads Reviews: ‘If You Don’t Like Me Then You Don’t Like Me. I’m Not Gonna Give Up’
Lesley Manville reads her reviews, good or bad, without hesitation. The seasoned British actress told Variety that critical reception neither stings h…
Watch Casting Directors Break Down the Difference Between Launching a Hit Show and Maintaining One
Casting directors rarely receive public recognition despite their outsized influence on whether a television series succeeds or fails. IndieWire broug…
Ronan Farrow on What We Can Do to Keep Censorship and the Threats of AI at Bay
Ronan Farrow used his appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival to sound alarms about two distinct threats to journalism and public discourse. Speaking …
Watch Sir Ben Kingsley Explain the ‘Layers’ of Character Development That Led Him Back to Marvel for ‘Wonder Man’
Ben Kingsley returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for "Wonder Man," the actor's latest venture into the superhero franchise. At a joint IndieWire …
Netflix To Adapt Hannah Grace’s ‘Icebreaker’ For TV With Amanda Lasher As Showrunner, Alex Cooper To Produce
Netflix is adapting Hannah Grace's bestselling romance novel "Icebreaker" into a television series, positioning itself firmly in the lucrative hockey …
Netflix & iHeartMedia Expand Video Partnership With New Podcasts From Martha Stewart, Kate Hudson & Oliver Hudson And Lele Pons
Netflix and iHeartMedia have deepened their partnership by expanding a slate of video podcasts featuring high-profile personalities. Martha Stewart, s…
Netflix Scripted Series Exec On TV Content Spend: “We’re Not Slowing Down”
Netflix's head of U.S. and Canada scripted series, Jinny Howe, signaled the streaming giant's continued aggressive investment in original television c…
‘The Four Seasons’ Renewed for Third Season at Netflix
Netflix has renewed "The Four Seasons" for a third season, the streamer announced just two weeks after the show's second season premiere. The decision…
Jessie Mei Li, Karina Lam, Chris Pang and Toby Stephens on the Rich and Restless in Hong Kong Glamour Drama ‘The Season’: ‘They’re All Human Beings Who Are Terrified’
Hulu's new Hong Kong-set drama "The Season" forced its cast into tight quarters both literally and figuratively. The streaming series, centered on the…
ReelShort & Korea’s Showbox Sign Co-production Deal To Develop Original Short-Form Dramas
ReelShort, the microdrama platform that has built its empire on bite-sized narratives for mobile audiences, has partnered with Showbox, South Korea's …
Anne Schedeen, Actress Who Played the Mom on ‘ALF,’ Dies at 77
Anne Schedeen, the actress best known for playing the exasperated mother on the 1986-1990 sitcom "ALF," died at 77. The announcement came via social m…
Banff: Muse Entertainment Expands in Unscripted Series Adaptations
Muse Entertainment, the production company behind the acclaimed miniseries "The Kennedys," has secured a first-look deal with The Walrus, Canada's lea…
Spies on the Rise: With Slick Performances From Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, ‘Ponies’ Deserves Emmys Love
Television's female spy dramas struggle for recognition at the Emmys, despite delivering performances that match or exceed their male-centered counter…
Gay Dating Show Launched by TV Veteran Darren Kennedy and Former Hello Sunshine SVP Sue Kinkead
Darren Kennedy, the Irish television personality and fashion influencer, has launched "Heyy Gay!" a dating show designed to counter the algorithmic fa…
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II On What He Loves About ‘Wonder Man’: “People See So Much of Themselves In Simon, Everyone Relates To Having A Dream”
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II credits his success in entertainment to a late career pivot that nearly never happened. The Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor on…
Inside ‘Pluribus’ Ice Hotel Illusion
# Inside 'Pluribus' Ice Hotel Illusion Production designer Denise Pizzini engineered a frozen landscape on a soundstage using translucent panels, art…
U.S. Soccer Men’s National Team Victory Scores Record English-Language World Cup Ratings; Mexico vs. South Africa Biggest in Spanish-Language History
Fox Sports and Telemundo shattered viewership records during the opening matches of the World Cup, signaling robust American appetite for the tourname…
‘Widow’s Bay’ Creator Recalls How Series Began As ‘Parks & Rec’ Episode: “Felt More Like A Spoof”
Katie Dippold's Apple TV+ thriller Widow's Bay began its life as a Parks and Recreation spec script. The series creator, who worked as a writer on the…
‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Seth MacFarlane on His ‘Ted’ TV Series, When to Expect a ‘Family Guy’ Movie and Why “The Emmys Are So F***ed Up”
Seth MacFarlane doesn't hold back about the Emmy Awards. Speaking at the Newport Beach TV Fest for the "Awards Chatter" podcast, the animator and show…
The New York Knicks Are Your 2026 NBA Champions
The New York Knicks claimed their first NBA championship in 53 years, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals. Jalen Br…
Netflix's 'House of Guinness' Officially Renewed for Season 2
Netflix has greenlit a second season of "House of Guinness," the historical drama created by Steven Knight, the mastermind behind the critically accla…
Love Is on the Air: From ‘Nobody Wants This’ to ‘Bridgerton,’ TV’s Buzziest Shows Mix Romance With Prestige
Television networks are doubling down on romance as audiences retreat from relentless negative news cycles. Erin Foster's "Nobody Wants This," a roman…