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- Variety· 8 Oct‘The Smurfs’ Season 4 Gets First Look as Peyo Productions Reunites With Nickelodeon, RTBF, Ketnet, KiKA and TF1 (EXCLUSIVE)
Peyo Productions, the production arm of Peyo Company, home of the beloved Smurfs characters, has confirmed that the fourth season of its 2021 global hit CG-animated series “The Smurfs” is currently in production, sharing a first-look at a colorful new setting, featuring the…
- Vulture· 8 OctBlack Zombie Will Change the Way You Look at Horror’s Favorite Monster
Maya Bannick Bedward’s elegant and politically potent documentary recontextualizes one of modern horror’s most frequently used monsters.
- Variety· 8 OctCrime Thriller ‘Side Effects’ Debuts First-Look Photos and Warns About the ‘Real Killer on the Loose’: Deadly Opioids (EXCLUSIVE)
Are you ready for the “Side Effects”? New thriller – which debuts exclusive first-look images – stars Josephine Park (“The Ox,” “Baby Fever”) as Chief Investigator Nora Søby.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctPia Tjelta Joins ‘The Day of the Jackal’ Season 2 (Exclusive)
The Norwegian star, known from the likes of 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' and 'Don't Call Me Mama,' adds further international flair to the returning Sky and Peacock hit spy series, led by Eddie Redmayne.
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- Vulture· 9 OctBelow vs. Widow’s Bay: An Atlantic Coastal Horror Showdown
How does Netflix’s new Canadian maritime monster party stack up against Apple TV’s New England horror-comedy?
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- Variety· 8 Oct‘Union Town,’ ‘The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs’ and More Among DOC NYC 2026 Lineup
Documentary festival DOC NYC returns for its 17th year in Manhattan from Nov. 11-19 and continues online through Nov. 29. Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi’s “The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs” will open the festival.
- Deadline· 8 OctHimesh Patel & Maxine Peake Among The Stars In Latest Booker Prize Short Films
The short films featuring stars reading from the titles shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize have landed. The stars reading this year are Lewis Gribben (Black Mirror), Kathryn Hunter (Black Doves), Paterson Joseph (Wonka), Himesh Patel (The Odyssey), Maxine Peake (I Swear)…
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctAngel Studios’ ‘Homestead: The Series’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date and Cast (Exclusive)
Plus: Watch the trailer here.
- Deadline· 8 OctHow Oasis Came To Rock The Doc World – And What It Might Mean For Bond 26
For decades people have flocked to Abbey Road Studios, home to one of the most famous instruments in the world: Mrs. Mills’ 1905 Steinway Vertegrand.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctPrince Harry Gets Real on Grief, Panic Attacks and Not Crying for Years After Princess Diana’s Death
In a revelatory new MasterClass, the Duke of Sussex joins neuroscientist Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor for a wide-ranging conversation on grief, what it does to the body and how to move forward.
- Deadline· 8 OctApple TV Buys Tropic Noir Series ‘Dustfall’ Starring Anna Torv
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV is heading Down Under for a bit of tropic noir. Hot off the launch of its first Australian original, the streamer has acquired hit Aussie series Dustfall starring The Last of Us’ Anna Torv for its next big international acquisition.
- Vulture· 8 OctMisty Green Isn’t the Movie It Thinks It Is
As a critique of the film industry, Chris Rock’s new film is pockmarked with clichés. But as a showcase for Rosalind Eleazar, it’s outstanding.
- Variety· 8 OctAlex Warren to Host 2026 Kids Choice Awards, Nominations Announced
From Tik Tok to television, Grammy-nominated musician Alex Warren is about to get slimed as the host of Nickelodeon’s 39th annual Kids’ Choice Awards on Nov. 14. The fan voting-based award show celebrates fans’ favorites from film, television, music, gaming, sports and more.
- Deadline· 8 OctJoe Sugg & Caspar Lee’s MVE Hires CAA & WME Agents In U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee’s agency MVE Management has hired agents from CAA and WME in the U.S. MVE has brought in Carter Broussard, Cara Best and Ben Greenberger. MVE said this will be paired with an expansion of its U.S.
- Deadline· 8 OctIDFA Announces Forum Lineup: Projects From Wang Bing, Rachael Leah Jones, Vitaly Mansky, Juanjo Pereira, Liang Zhao & More
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam has revealed the 47 projects selected for IDFA Forum 2026, the festival’s prestigious co-production and co-financing market.
- Variety· 8 Oct‘Rent,’ Reborn: How Star Gaten Matarazzo, Director Luke Sheppard and a Perfectly Cast West End Ensemble Are Giving the Musical Its Biggest Revival Yet
Gaten Matarazzo remembers exactly where he was when he heard that beloved musical “Rent” was getting a revival on London’s West End — and that he had a shot at the lead role.
- Variety· 8 Oct‘Bridgerton’ Spinoff, Centered on Lady Violet, Ordered by Netflix
Alert the ton: There’s about to be another “Bridgerton” series. Netflix and Shondaland announced Thursday that the streamer has ordered a new limited series spinoff in the “Bridgerton” universe, this time focused on a young Lady Violet.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctFrom ‘Artificial Clouds’ to ‘Being North Korean’: IDFA Forum Unveils Slate, Rejigs Formats
'The Contract of the Century' is also among the 47 projects featured in the co-production and co-financing market of the Amsterdam documentary festival's 34th edition.
- Vulture· 8 OctMusk Is Terrifying
Alex Gibney’s sprawling new documentary about Elon Musk is a fascinating character study. And as a warning about our future, it’s frightening.
- Deadline· 8 OctBBC Staff Raise Concerns About Director-General’s Praise For AI-Generated ‘Doctor Who’
EXCLUSIVE: Some BBC employees would like Matt Brittin to travel back in time and scrub from the record his comments about an AI-generated episode of Doctor Who.
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