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Filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Alex Gibney have teamed to produce a docu-series for Discovery Channel examining the origins and dangers of hate.

The two Oscar winners will executive produce the six-part series tentatively titled “Why We Hate.”

Spielberg’s Amblin Television partnered with Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions on the project, which began production earlier this year and will air on Discovery in 2019. Geeta Gandbhir (“Love the Sinner”) and Sam Pollard (“Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me”) are co-directing the project.

The series will investigate the human capacity for hatred and how we can overcome it. The subject

Nat Geo is developing a series inspired by the film “Hidden Figures,” Variety has learned exclusively.

The film was itself based on the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, which told the true story of the black female mathematicians who were instrumental in the early days of the American space program. The 2016 film starred Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including best picture, and grossed over $235 million worldwide.

The TV project, which is in the early stages of development, will be executive

More than a year after tapping Michael Green as showrunner and nearly three after landing at FX, the basic cable network is moving full steam ahead with its adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan's beloved comic book series Y: The Last Man.

FX on Thursday announced that it has handed out a formal pilot order and enlisted Aida Mashaka Croal (Jessica Jones, Turn) to serve as co-showrunner alongside Green, with Melina Matsoukas (Insecure, Master of None, Beyonce: Formation) on board to direct the highly anticipated drama.

Y: The Last Man ranks as one of the most critically acclaimed comic...

The tale of John and Lorena Bobbitt has served as a warning to men, and a delightful daydream for ladies since the year 1993. As the story goes: Lorena Bobbitt, who after being involved in a volatile relationship with her abusive husband John, chopped off his penis at its base while he was sleeping, went for a drive, then threw the genitalia out of the moving car window where it... Read More...

Fox has put in development Forte, a supernatural musical soap based on the Fox International series Cumbia Ninja, from writer Justin Lo (Parenthood, Mistresses), producer Ben Silverman (Jane the Virgin), former Devious Maids star Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter (Secrets and Lies).

Written by Lo, Forte is set in mystical Miami where magical beings have lived secretly among humans for decades. Two rival nightclubs set the stage for this supernatural Latin musical soap that will explore our fractured American society through tales of unrequited love, the perils of greed, and above all, the power of música.

Lo executive produces with Silverman and Sean Canino via Propagate and the married producing duo of Winter and Sanchez. 20th Century Fox Television produces with FX International and Silverman’s Propagate.

“Justin has created a timely series set in a captivating, fantastical world that we can’t wait to bring to life with our partners Eric Winter,

Rejoice, Friday Night Lights fans, your beloved series is streaming on a high-profile subscription service once more!

All six seasons of the NBC high-school football drama are now streaming on Amazon Prime, six months after Netflix dropped Friday Night Lights from its streaming service.

Since then the series has been absent from popular subscription streaming services Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Still, the series is available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon Video and other digital services.

The series, which starred Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton, was streaming for Amazon Prime members several years ago...

Kristin Kreuk is coming home.

The former “Smallville” and “Beauty and the Beast” star will return to The CW this summer, as the network has acquired the U.S. rights to the 10-episode Canadian legal drama “Burden of Truth” from Entertainment One. Created by Brad Simpson, the series is the latest addition to The CW’s growing slate of original programming for the summer 2018 season.

“Burden of Truth,” which premiered in January on the CBC, stars Kreuk as a big city lawyer who returns to her hometown to take on what she thinks is a simple case, only to find herself in a fight for justice for a group of sick girls. The series also stars Peter Mooney (“Rookie Blue”), Alex Carter (“NCIS”), Benjamin Ayres (“Saving Hope”), Nicola Correia-Damude (“Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments”), Meegwun Fairbrother (“Hemlock Grove”) and newcomer Star Slade.

BBC America has renewed “Killing Eve” for a second season, just days ahead of the spy drama’s Sunday, April 8 series premiere.

“This show has the thunder of women on both sides of the chase in Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer and, importantly, behind the camera with the lavishly brilliant Phoebe Waller-Bridge,” said BBC America president Sarah Barnett.

“The early response to Killing Eve has been incredible – for that reason, as well as the fact that we wholeheartedly love this original, funny, thrillingly entertaining series, we are delighted to move ahead with a second season before we even premiere,” Barnett added.

It’s that time of the year again: when “Dancing with the Stars” contestants start to leak before the cast is announced. The first three wannabe hoofers joining the all-athletes season are Olympians Tonya Harding, Adam Rippon and Jamie Anderson, according to Us Weekly.

Harding’s casting is a classic “Dancing” move that checks a lot of boxes: She’s a controversial figure (skater) who was recently thrust back into the spotlight with an Oscar-winning major motion picture, “I, Tonya,” that attempted to engender some sympathy and tell her side of the story in the infamous 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan. And “Dancing with the Stars” is nothing if not about redemption. Speaking of Kerrigan, she competed on Season 24, finishing seventh, and that competitive narrative is a thread “Dancing” wants to pull. “Tonya Harding never won an Olympic medal, but could she surpass the woman whose attack she may or may

Netflix has given a series order to a dark comedy from writer Liz Feldman and executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.

Titled “Dead to Me,” it is about a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit with a shocking secret. Netflix has given the show a 10-episode first season order.

Feldman will executive produce alongside Ferrell and McKay, who will produce via their Gloria Sanchez Productions banner, the female-centric counterpart to the pair’s Gary Sanchez Productions. Jessica Elbaum of Gloria Sanchez will also executive produce. CBS Television Studios, where Feldman, Ferrell and

Business isn’t exactly booming at ABC’s “Alex, Inc.” The Zach Braff sitcom slipped 18 percent in ratings versus its series debut last week.

Fox won Wednesday in the key demographic, but its hit show “Empire” declined 15 percent among adults 18-49.

CBS was No. 1 in total viewers.

Fox was first in ratings with a 1.5 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 4.9 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Empire” at 8 p.m. earned a 1.7/8 and 5.5 million viewers. “Star” at 9 received a 1.3/5 and 4.3 million viewers.

It looks like TV legend Joan Collins will be joining the cast of American Horror Story season 8. The creator of the show is even hinting that he’d like to take on another great for the next season, none other than Angelica Huston, who would be just as awesome of an addition next to Collins. Right now though, as great as that news is, the one thing fans are clamoring about is the fact that the plot for the next season has yet to be revealed just yet. A lot of people are wondering if its bound to be a

Joan Collins Joins the Cast of American Horror Story Season 8

The Late Late Show with James Corden producer Fulwell 73 is to remake Dutch entertainment format Pants on Fire in the U.S. and UK after acquiring the rights from Newen Distribution. The production company, which is run by Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Gabe Turner, Ben Turner and Corden, is to develop and pitch adaptations of the show for English-language broadcasters. The format sees two teams compete to try and convince a celebrity jury that they are telling the truth with…

It’s tough to deny “The Tiger Effect.” ESPN’s telecast of the first round of the Masters Tournament on Thursday, with the return of Tiger Woods, earned a 2.2 overnight rating, the highest for the first round since 2015, the last year Woods competed in the event. The rating is up 40% over 2017 and 16% over 2016. Thursday’s first-round in 2015 drew a 2.4 overnight rating, when most of Woods’ round was included in the telecast. Woods played earlier the day Thursday, while…

It sounds like Netflix is interested in acquiring EuropCorp, the film company that was founded by Luc Besson. This would be an undeniable bid to stay atop the competition or at least say in the continuing race since Disney has its own streaming service coming out this next year supposedly. What this means for Netflix is that Disney would pull all of their films and shows from the streaming giant, effectively gutting it even with all the original shows and movies that Netflix has produced. If you take a look at what Netflix has to offer there is a lot

Netflix is Considering Buying Luc Besson’s Distressed Film Company

Days of Our Lives fans know Chad is learning some new information about his wife, and it does answer a lot of the questions he’s had lately. But that doesn’t change the way he feels about her. He loves her, and he will do anything for her. So what will happen when he takes his time and things get far out of hand? Will he be able to handle the way they are going and be able to focus on things that matter more than they don’t? What happens when he is faced with the reality that he might lose

Days of Our Lives: Can Chad Handle This?

It’s a One Life to Live reunion… sort of.

TVLine has your exclusive first look at Sunday’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox, 8:30/7:30c), which finds real-life marrieds Melissa and David Fumero back on screen together for the first time since playing Adriana Cramer and Cristian Vega on the aforementioned ABC soap.

In the episode, Jake surprises fiancée Amy (Melissa Fumero) with an investigation into a series of arsons connected to her favorite crossword puzzle author, Vin Stermley (guest star David Fumero). Rather than ignore the chemistry between spouses, the show plays into it, making Vin and Amy two anagram-obsessed peas in a pod.

Joe Manganiello isn’t so much all about opening up about adjustments in his marriage to Sofia Vergara as he is about gushing over how lucky he is to be married to the famous actress. He’s no slouch himself when it comes to being a star but the actor is pretty open about how much of a fan of hers he was before they met. In fact he got her number from her Modern Family costar Jesse Tyler Ferguson after it was discovered that she’d split from Nick Loeb in 2014. It might have seemed opportunistic but it did lead to

Joe Manganiello Opes Up on Adjustments in His Marriage to Sofia Vergara

Internet television giant Netflix is making an investment in an advertising medium that rose to prominence alongside Harry Ford’s Model-t: the billboard. Netflix is offering $300 million to acquire Regency Outdoor Advertising, a company that owns the familiar billboards along Sunset Strip, at Los Angeles International Airport and near the UCLA campus, Reuters reports. The streaming TV giant plans to increase spending on marketing its original shows and movies to $2…

When the folks at TLC decided to bring the home-design series “Trading Spaces” back to the network’s programming lineup after a decade off the air, they knew they’d have to craft more than just the show’s episodes.

There’s a whole new advertising structure in place as well. And it will surface for the first time this Sunday, April 7, when the program makes its return at 9 p.m.

In years past, “Spaces” drew the attention of Home Depot, Lowe’s, Gmc, Bosch Tools, Behr Paint and even Procter & Gamble’s Swiffer. For its 2018 return, executives at the Discovery Inc.