Netflix has enlisted Oscar-nominated Agnieszka Holland (“Europa Europa,” “Spoor”) to direct the streaming service’s first original series in Polish. The show is expected to be made available to…
“House of Card’s” Emmy nomination tally for 2017 is officially up one. The series earned a nod for contemporary costumes, after the Television Academy determined “This is Us'” submitted episode was…
With five debut series cracking what is arguably the most venerated category at the Emmys, the Television Academy signaled a willingness to expand its definition of what makes an Emmy-worthy drama…
The reign of buzzy audience favorites is so pronounced in this year's Emmy nominations that it's almost a convincing imitation of the Golden Globes. With a few bright exceptions, the 2017 Emmy nods…
Uma Thurman will make her Broadway debut in “The Parisian Woman,” a play by “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon set in Washington, D.C. in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. Thurman will…
In what was referred to as the Super Bowl of Washington D.C., former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Hollywood was quick to react during…
Escapism dominates at multiplexes. But on the small screen, dramas are channeling the zeitgeist in increasingly novelistic ways. "The Handmaid's Tale," "Mr. Robot" and "The Americans" have all tapped…
The socio-political Tasmanian devil known as President Trump has thrown cultural works of every stripe — from tentpole movies to operas — into chaos since Election Day, everything. But if one single…
Spoiler alert: This column contains plot details for the entirety of Netflix’s “House of Cards” Season 5, which debuted early morning on Tuesday, May 30. Do not read until you’ve watched the whole…
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety‘s TV team combs through the week’s TV schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch…
The fifth season of “House of Cards” is already in the can, but Robin Wright says the writers are going to have trouble outdoing the drama unfolding at the White House this week. “Trump has stolen…
