Alfonso Cuarón’s upcoming Apple TV series “Ascension” has added three new series regulars. Variety has learned that Amanda Plummer (“Run,” “Butterfly Kiss”), Christopher Chung (“Slow Horses,” “My Brilliant Career”) and T’Nia Miller (“The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “VisionQuest”) have all been cast in the series. Exact character details are being kept under wraps. As previously
Amanda Jiang, Joey Phillips (“Outlander”), Richard Brake (“Game of Thrones,” “The Mandalorian,” “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” “Barbarian”) and Shayne Ward (“The Good Ship Murder,” “Coronation Street”) will lead the cast of gothic romance and supernatural thriller “Dracula: The Crimson Code,” which has started filming. The contemporary female-led Dracula reimagining is directed by Andrea M. Catinella
Tim Blake Nelson’s “The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd” is a gripping, wrenching, dark-as-midnight crime drama that taps into a phenomenon many might view as an underground secret (or maybe they just don’t know enough about it): the relationship that develops, more often than you’d think, between incarcerated violent criminals and civilians who fall
On Sunday, influencer Amanda Hirsch — the creator behind the popular “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast, who also hosts Hulu’s “Get Real” podcast — addressed the uproar about having posted partner content with the betting platform Polymarket over the Lindsay Clancy verdict. In a since-deleted post from Friday, after the judge in the case had
Joachim Trier’s Oscar winner “Sentimental Value” became this year’s biggest Amanda Awards winner, taking home eight statuettes, including the top prize for best Norwegian film. Trier was also awarded for directing, as well as his screenplay written with longtime collaborator Eskil Vogt. “There’s a lot of stuff going on when you make and release films,
The San Sebastián Film Festival has added six films to its 2026 Official Selection, including new works from Jesse Eisenberg, Fred Cavayé, Amanda Kernell and Gabriel Martins, alongside feature debuts from Ah Biao and Tony Vahl. The titles join 10 previously announced contenders and will compete for the Golden Shell at the festival’s 74th edition.
