TV Pilots/Development Scorecard
Up-to-the-minute listings of pilot and series orders
"In the Heights," the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical, has been tapped to open the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
Universal Pictures officially announced Friday that “F9,” the latest entry in the “Fast & Furious” saga, will hit China on May 21, more than a month ahead of its June 25 debut in North…
Gwen Stefani reflects on the success of "Don't Speak" on its 25th anniversary and discusses if there will be a No Doubt reunion.
Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis talks "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and more on Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast.
John Stamos coasts through familiar territory in the new Disney Plus sports series "Big Shot."
Netflix's "Dad Stop Embarrassing Me," starring Jamie Foxx and David Alan Grier, is happy to stick to the sitcom basics.
Thanks to an agile cast and a willingness to push for the unexpected response, "Cruel Summer" ends up a pleasant surprise.
The Amazon Prime Video series looks back at the Great Migration, but is more interested in the supernatural than its human characters.
A sexy romantic comedy turns into a drama of bad behavior that's more showy than convincing.
It's somehow fitting that a horror helmer whose career kicked off with viral videos has gone and made a pandemic movie that infects the id.
Action queen Milla Jovovich can't rescue a Chinese action-comedy that's visually OK, but weighed down by lame humor.
Norway's Oscar submission, based on director Maria Sødahl's cancer survival story, is a modern family portrait deserving of its accolades.
On "Fearless (Taylor's Version)," Taylor Swift recreates her 2008 album to the tee, but gives herself stylistic latitude on "vault" tracks.
In "Dancing With the Devil... The Art of Starting Over," Lovato turns her recovery into musical theater ... with bonus straight pop songs.
"Alone Together" documents Charli XCX staving off quarantine depression by inviting her fans to watch her make an album in just six weeks.
Lana Del Rey's "Chemtrails Over the Country Club," a second collaboration with Jack Antonoff, is solid but languid, even by her standards.
Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen's riotous West End comedy "The Comeback" is a triumph, but London theater closures stopped it in its tracks.
Starring "Hamilton's" Michael Balogun and performed on the eve of England's second lockdown, the play is sure to be seen again.
This smart revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical plays in a London theater cleverly redesigned for COVID-era safety.
Kristin Scott Thomas and Rochenda Sandall headline two Alan Bennett monologues, which even under social distance pack a punch.