Screen Briefing · United States

Daniel Radcliffe and Tracy Morgan lean towards a computer in The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.

Television / United States

Tracy Morgan’s Reggie Dinkins brings in two 30 Rock favourites

Jane Krakowski and Scott Adsit reunite with Morgan, bringing old school ties and a rivalry over the neighbourhood Santa job.

Hugh Laurie and Amy Poehler face one another at Greek ruins in DIG.

Television / United States

Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie dig up trouble in Peacock’s new comedy trailer

Poehler reunites with Michael Schur for DIG, an archaeological comedy with a rare find, a difficult boss and a November premiere.

Parker Posey, second from left, with the Ratliff family in The White Lotus season three.

Film / United States

Parker Posey leaves Blumhouse horror film Sleepover

The White Lotus actor has stepped away from the supernatural project, which had announced her casting earlier this month.

Martha Plimpton and Mark Ruffalo in the first season of Task.

Television / United States

Martha Plimpton returns to a changed Task as season two films in Philadelphia

The HBO drama is expanding its ensemble, with Mahershala Ali joining and a familiar Mare of Easttown character crossing into Brad Ingelsby’s crime story.

Connor Storrie, left, and Hudson Williams in Heated Rivalry.

Film / United States

Connor Storrie eyes a villain role opposite Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider

The Heated Rivalry breakout is in talks for Marvel’s supernatural film. Shawn Levy directs, reuniting with his Starfighter leading man.

Siân Brooke leads the Blue Lights cast in official season-four key art.

Television / United States / Canada

Blue Lights turns up the pressure in BritBox’s season-four trailer

Siân Brooke’s Belfast officers face a buried secret and a threat on the streets as the drama heads for its North American weekly run.

Noah Wyle in an official season-three publicity still from The Pitt.

Television / United States

Noah Wyle brings a changed Dr Robby back to The Pitt

As season three returns to Pittsburgh for exterior filming, the star hints at a more hopeful doctor and a story shaped by the city around him.

Sandra Hüller as Erika Mann in Fatherland, seen through a car window.

Film / United States

How Pawlikowski brings Fatherland’s still frames to life

The Ida and Cold War director explains the image-making partnership behind his new film, starring Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler.

Georgia Juvelis in a supplied corporate portrait.

Television / United States

AMC communications chief Georgia Juvelis to leave after 19 years

The executive who helped tell the story of Mad Men, Breaking Bad and AMC’s streaming expansion will depart at the end of 2026.

Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky.

Film / United States

I Play Rocky wins over Virginia audiences ahead of its cinema debut

Peter Farrelly’s film about Sylvester Stallone’s fight to become Rocky has picked up an audience vote of confidence.

Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees and Gwendolyn Sundstrom as Grace in Crystal Lake.

Television / United States / UK / Ireland

Crystal Lake scares up one of Peacock’s biggest debuts

Linda Cardellini’s Friday the 13th prequel has drawn 1.3 billion minutes of viewing in its first 11 days.

Sarah Snook at the Broadway opening of The Picture of Dorian Gray in March 2025. Archive actor portrait, not a The Birds production still.

Television / Australia / US

Sarah Snook’s The Birds finds a home at HBO

HBO has taken the Succession star’s proposed limited series into development, with a missing friend and deadly bird attacks at the heart of the adaptation.

The world of Elden Ring, pictured in an official game screenshot. Golden Erdtree, castle and mounted rider; not a live-action film still.

Film / US / UK

Amazon MGM reportedly takes international streaming rights to Elden Ring

Alex Garland’s A24 fantasy adaptation heads towards the American Film Market with a reported first-window streaming deal.

Blue Heron, nominated for international feature and breakthrough director at the 2026 Gotham Film Awards.

Film / US / Canada

The Invite and Tender Loving Care share the Gotham nominations lead

Five films score four nominations each, while Canada’s Blue Heron earns two nods and the Audience Award returns.

Harry Gilby, Jasper Talbot and Hannah Chinn, newly cast in HBO’s Harry Potter series. Official casting publicity, not a production still.

Television / US / UK

HBO casts Harry Potter’s parents and Charlie Weasley

Jasper Talbot, Hannah Chinn and Harry Gilby join the first season ahead of its Christmas debut.

Keanu Reeves performing with Dogstar, June 2026. Archive photograph.

Film / United States

Keanu Reeves takes over Netflix’s hurricane thriller Maelstrom

The John Wick star replaces Alan Ritchson in Jaume Collet-Serra’s long-gestating action film.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, 15 February 2022. Archive portrait, not a production still.

Television / Canada / United States

The Black Tapes brings Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to a Vancouver horror shoot

MGM+ orders eight episodes of the supernatural investigation series, with production planned for January.

Dan Rather in an official publicity still from Rather.

Film / United States

Frank Marshall’s Rather goes free on YouTube

The 95-minute documentary follows the veteran journalist through decades of American news.

Christine Baranski as Agnes van Rhijn and Cynthia Nixon as Ada Brook in The Gilded Age season four.

Television / United States

The Gilded Age and Tony lead HBO Max’s November arrivals

Carrie Coon’s society battles return, alongside a young Anthony Bourdain and a Colin Farrell documentary.

Ron Howard at Avedon premiere, 79th Cannes Film Festival, 17 May 2026.

Film / United States

Ron Howard turns the camera on Richard Avedon

A new trailer opens the photographer’s archive ahead of a November Netflix premiere.

Florence Pugh at We Live in Time premiere, TIFF, 6 September 2024. Archive event photograph; not a still from East of Eden.

Television / United Kingdom / United States / Global

Florence Pugh’s East of Eden sends viewers back to Steinbeck

Netflix reports 19.1 million views as the novel gets a fresh sales lift.

Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, with blood on her face in a scene from Crystal Lake season one.

Television / United States / United Kingdom / Ireland

Crystal Lake’s creator explains why Jason’s mother takes the lead

Brad Caleb Kane puts Pamela Voorhees’ transformation at the centre of the Friday the 13th prequel.

Jessica Chastain at the Tony Awards, 12 June 2022. Archive portrait, not a production still.

Film / US / Canada / UK / Ireland / Australia

Jessica Chastain’s Other Mommy tops the weekend box office

The horror film opens to an estimated US$27.5 million in the US and Canada.

Official first-look collage showing the cast and Victorian Birmingham settings of The Cadburys.

Television / United Kingdom / United States / Canada

The Cadburys wraps filming and unwraps its first look

BritBox’s six-part chocolate-family drama moves from the Birmingham set towards a 2027 debut.

Jessica Chastain at Berlinale photocall, 15 February 2025. Archive event photograph; not a still from Heartland.

Film / United States

Jessica Chastain returns to Nashville in Heartland trailer

Shana Feste’s mystery follows a former country star searching for her missing niece. Netflix releases the film on 13 November.