Dennis Quaid stars as the notorious Happy Face Killer, aka Keith Hunter Jesperson, in the upcoming Paramount+ drama series “Happy Face.” The eight-episode season will premiere on March 20 with two episodes, with weekly drops thereafter. The series is inspired by the true story of Melissa G. Moore, who, at age 15, discovered that her […]
Call it the Trump 2.0 effect. Roseanne Barr, who was fired by Disney from her titular ABC show in 2018 at the height of its ratings prowess, is plotting a TV comeback. Barr tells Variety that she wrote a new comedy series with “Roseanne” and “Arli$$” alum Allan Stephan and is about to take it to market. […]
Gersh is continuing an expansion of its quickly-growing brand consulting practice, which offers clients a range of business and brand development services including comprehensive brand strategy, creative and content direction, and market positioning services. The agency also announced the signing of First Round’s On Me (FROM), a revolutionary mobile dating brand focused on fostering authentic […]
Jeremy Allen White is attached to star in and executive produce a Netflix limited series adaptation of the André Aciman novel “Enigma Variations,” Variety has learned exclusively from sources. The project is currently in development at the streamer. Should it move forward, this would be the second onscreen adaptation of one of Aciman’s novels. Previously, […]
The annual Just Like Heaven festival in Pasadena will feature a set by the newly reunited Rilo Kiley — the band’s first show since 2008 — with the group joining Vampire Weekend as co-headliners of the SoCal gathering May 10. Rilo Kiley last performed together in a headlining show at L.A.’s Greek Theatre on June […]
TLC has set a premiere date and shared a first look for “The Baldwins,” the reality series starring Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and their seven kids. The series, which was first announced a year ago, premieres Sunday, Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. ET, the network announced Monday. According to TLC, “The Baldwins” follows the couple […]
SiriusXM has unveiled its “Future Five” for 2025, five artists who it has supported and predicts to break through this year. The class of 2025 is Balu Brigada, Hudson Westbrook, Ken Carson, Leon Thomas and “Messy” singer Lola Young. The announcement notes that the satellite radio network “continues to use human insight,” as opposed to […]
“Home Town” stars and celebrity renovation experts Ben and Erin Napier have re-upped their exclusive talent deal at HGTV. As part of the pact, the show will be extended for 32 more episodes shooting through 2027. The Napiers’ “Home Town” follows the Southern couple as they work to revitalize outdated homes and turn-of-the-century historical locations […]
Lady Gaga has revealed that her seventh studio album, apparently titled “Mayhem,” will be released on March 7. The announcement was teased via billboards that appeared overnight in New York and Las Vegas,. “The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved,” Gaga said in the […]
As if it weren’t surreal enough to have one outlet of the legendary indie record store Rough Trade in New York’s Rockefeller Center, right next to Radio City Music Hall, there soon will be two. “Rough Trade Below,” the new 4,000 square-foot space, opens this Spring and will be located on Rockefeller Center’s Rink Level, […]
