Jonathan Bailey, Caitriona Balfe & Dan Levy Celebrate Loewe Foundation / Studio Voltaire Award

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has snapped up rights to Rebecca Yarros‘ fantasy book series The Empyrean, and is moving to develop its first title, Fourth Wing, for TV alongside Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society.

Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the series premiere of Showtime’s “Fellow Travelers,” now streaming on Paramount+. The first episode of “Fellow Travelers” may have made you blush. The premiere of the historical miniseries features several explicit sex scenes between Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey) and Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer), two very different men who meet in 1952 in Washington, D.C., in the middle of the McCarthy Era. While Hawk, working behind the scenes in politics, avoids anything emotional with his conquests, that changes upon meeting Tim, a religious man struggling to find his place.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Although he has already won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards, Argentinian pro soccer player Lionel Messi — who currently plays for the David Beckham-owned Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer — is in the running to claim his eighth trophy this week. The Ballon d’Or (French for “The Golden Ball”) is soccer’s most prestigious award, which is given to its biggest stars and the 2023 edition is happening Monday.

Caroline Brew editor The nominations for the 33rd annual Gotham Awards will be announced on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT. The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s executive director Jeffrey Sharp and deputy director Kia Brooks will announce the nominations via Variety’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, Oct.

Coronation Street's Ryan Connor is set to make a huge confession to Daniel Osbourne in episodes to air next week that could stir up some trouble in Weatherfield as Daisy Midgeley is torn between the two men.

Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) is forced to make a choice - whether to continue her secret liaison with Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) or commit to her fiancé Daniel Osborne (Rob Mallard). But as Coronation Street spoilers reveal, it might be too late as Daniel is ready to catch them in the act. Daisy and Ryan continue to get closer in scenes set to air in November.They previously convinced Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) to stop blackmailing them.

It’s Ryan Reynolds‘ birthday, and the actor is stepping out to celebrate with Shawn Levy!

Aramide Tinubu Circumstances throughout history have forced people to hide defining aspects of themselves. Yet, there is a profound cruelty in denying the truth of one’s being, even if it is a means of survival. Based on the bestselling novel by Thomas Mallon and adapted for television by Ron Nyswaner, “Fellow Travelers” is a sweeping love story spanning three decades.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Shawn Levy, whose limited series “All The Light We Cannot See” is premiering on Netflix on Nov. 2, was supposed to have a packed year, between the filming “Deadpool 3” and Season 5 of “Stranger Things” of which he’s an executive producer and director. With both productions paused due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, Levy has instead been busy promoting “All the Light We Cannot See,” an adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

A Dancing on Ice couple has revealed they have quit the show, as they hit out at the 'stressful' environment. Alexandra Schauman from Finland, 43, and Lukasz Rozycki from Poland, 44, have been married for 15 years.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Live from somewhere near New York, it’s yet another recap of an original broadcast of “Saturday Night Live.” The venerable late-night NBC series, now just two episodes into its 49th season, kicked off the show with a satirical look at the Republican Party. “SNL” skewered Rep. Jim Jordan’s efforts to win the battle for U.S.

lost a secret ballot vote to remain the GOP nominee for the speakership after failing on a third ballot. Speaking in his office, Day, playing the Ohio conservative says, “No, I didn’t win, honey. No, not this time either.

“Yo-hoo, is this the loser’s room?” asked James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live’s cold open tonight. “Don’t we love our country, what an awful place it is,” he said later in the skit, nailing the ex-real estate mogul and one of the better political cold opens SNL has had in a long time.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) sought to flip 22 Republican holdouts who have blocked his path to House speakership today, but there was little sign that he is getting any closer to clinching the leadership post.

UPDATE: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost ground in his bid to become House speaker, as he again fell short of a majority in a roll call vote.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is seeking to win over enough holdouts in the Republican conference to clinch the House speakership today, putting an end to the ongoing drama of GOP division that has all but halted the work of Congress.

Outlander's Caitriona Balfe has opened up about her initial reaction to hiring an intimacy co-ordinator for the time-travelling drama.

Air has been set for a special honor at next month’s Gotham Awards.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Air” director, producer and star Ben Affleck will receive the first-ever Gotham Visionary Icon and Creator Tribute at this year’s Gotham Awards ceremony. The tribute award was created for this year’s ceremony to recognize cultural icons and the filmmakers responsible for bringing those icon’s stories to life.

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan are enjoying a night out.