Katcy Stephan    years after the release of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the cult classic from director Stephan Elliott is getting a sequel. Original trio of stars Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving will return to their roles for the new film. Elliott will return as director,...

Cynthia Littleton    Writers at Sesame Workshop reached a five year agreement with the production company behind Sesame Street, averting the possibility of picket lines popping up in the show’s friendly neighborhood. The Writers Guild of America confirmed the deal late Friday. The group of writers employed by the...

William Earl    Indie horror hit Late Night With the Devil follows the real time Halloween episode of a fictional ’ s talk show, which quickly descends into madness. The film’s writers and directors, Australian brothers Cameron and Colin Cairne, were inspired by the sense of excitement and danger from the after...

J. Kim Murphy    Taylor Swift welcomed fans to The Tortured Poets Department Friday evening, debuting a music video for Fortnight, her first single off of her new album. The music video features the singer songwriter and Post Malone, who features on the single, cast as ex lovers who, per the lyrics, carried on...

Todd Spangler    A media consultant sued Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, alleging he is owed at least several million dollars for work he did related to the company’s million acquisition in of Redbox, the DVD kiosk and streaming company. Keith Knee, described in his legal complaint as an...

Cynthia Littleton    Netflix launched four new movie titles into the Luminate streaming originals top movies list for the April frame, led by Woody Woodpecker Goes to College and Swedish drama Stolen. Among streaming original TV series, Amazon Prime Video saw Fallout spike to more than million views in...

Steven J. Horowitz    Taylor Swift has made Spotify history with her new release The Tortured Poets Department, becoming the first album to exceed million streams in a single day, Variety can exclusively reveal. The feat comes less than hours after its release, signaling that the numbers could stretch even...

William Earl    SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the finale of Manhunt, now streaming on Apple TV . The seven episode historical miniseries Manhunt has come to a dramatic close. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton Tobias Menzies brought several of John Wilkes Booth’s conspirators to trial...

Joseph Otterson    Both So Help Me Todd and CSI: Vegas have been canceled at CBS, Variety has learned. So Help Me Todd is currently airing its second season at the broadcaster, while CSI: Vegas is airing its third. Both shows are scheduled to air their season finales in May, which will now serve as series...

Clayton Davis    Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages...