Welcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety about the world of TV and talent behind the screen. In this week’s episode Variety executive TV editor Debra Birnbaum and editor at large…
“Saturday Night Live,” which has its season premiere on Saturday, will almost surely feature a riff on this week’s presidential debate. Earlier this week, the show announced that Alec Baldwin would…
The ratings picture for the season premieres of ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” and NBC’s “The Blacklist” improved dramatically with a week of time-shifted viewing factored in. “HTGAWM” rose 107%…
Adam Reed, the man behind the FX animated show “Archer” got frank about his plans for the rest of the series when he appeared on an episode of the “Murmur” podcast from the Modern School of Film…
Director-producer Sean Hanish broke into the movie business by pursuing a passion project that could not have been closer to his heart. During the past three years, Hanish and a team that includes…
“Aquarius” is canceled at NBC after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The Charles Manson drama, created by John McNamara and starring David Duchovny, premiered May 28, 2015. It was picked up…
LONDON — Spanish-born, U.K.-based director Jonathan Cenzual Burley was surprised enough to win one award, let alone three, for film, director and actor, and, as a result, didn't have a speech…
LONDON — Rick Darge came to the Raindance Film Festival with his first feature and left with a brand new prize — Film of the Festival — that will see him directing the event's trailer for 2017. "I…
