Poorna Jagannathan has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming HBO series “Lanterns,” Variety has confirmed. The show is based on DC’s “Green Lantern” comics. Jagannathan joins previously announced series leads Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre in the series, as well as cast members Kelly Macdonald and Garret Dillahunt. Per the official logline, […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot details from the Season 6 Part 2 finale of “Cobra Kai,” now streaming on Netflix. Cobra Kai never dies. Until its students do. The final season of Netflix’s hit dramedy “Cobra Kai,” itself a spinoff of the “Karate Kid” franchise from the 1980s, is split into three installments. Part […]

As part of the Asia Society Summit, Variety‘s Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay sat down with the president of distribution at Universal Pictures Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, global co-president and CMO of TaP Music Wendy Ong and COO of 100 Thieves Julie Van for the AWE Champions Panel to discuss how the trio navigates their respective […]

When Gracie Abrams opens the final dates on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Canada in early December, fans may be putting in even more of an effort than usual to arrive early. By then, Abrams could have something that no opening act for Swift could previously claim over the tour’s nearly two-year run: a No. […]

Rosie Perez has been a lifelong boxing fan. However she kept her love for the sport a secret because so many people find it “too barbaric.” But a few years ago, she began tweeting commentary while watching fights. Fast forward to today. Nicknamed “The First Lady of Boxing,” Perez is one of the official commentators […]

Who needs upfronts anyway? Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, Netflix’s first live sporting event, has been stuffed with Netflix promotion during its first broadcast hour. The main event began at 8 p.m. EST on Friday, and almost immediately there was plenty of Netflix self-promotion. The initial bit of entertainment before the first fight was a […]

While X was filled with fans eager to watch the start of Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson on Netflix, many were complaining about buffering and image issues during earlier fights, causing disappointment and an inability to keep up with the action. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy took to X several times during the event about […]

Netflix’s first live sports event ended with a bang, as the boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson went all eight rounds, with Paul coming out victorious via unanimous decision. Immediately after the fight, Paul was humble about his victory, saying, “First and foremost, Mike Tyson … it’s such an honor. Let’s give it […]

Christian Linke, the creator of Netflix’s “Arcane,” admits he was inspired by the U.S. two-party system of politics and their inability to communicate with each other. “Arcane” is set in a utopian city called Piltover and the wasteland city that runs underneath it called Zaun. Its citizens live off the scraps of rich Piltover residents […]

Former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Adrienne Maloof and Beyoncé were unlikely inspirations for “Anora’s” hair and makeup team. In the Sean Baker film, Anora (aka Ani, played by Mikey Madison) is a young woman who scrapes by stripping and escorting in Brighton Beach, N.Y. After meeting and quickly marrying Ivan (Mark Eidelshtein), […]