Sunset Lane Media Acquires ‘The Adventures Of Herbie Cohen’; Daniel Stiepleman Adapting & Producing With Charles Randolph

Deadline - Sep 18, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Sunset Lane Media has landed the feature rights to Rich Cohen’s book The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World’s Greatest Negotiator, with Daniel Stiepleman (On the Basis of Sex) attached to write and Big Short Oscar winner Charles Randolph producing with David Beaubaire for Sunset Lane Media. The book tells the true story of Herb […]

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In an interesting turn of events, broadcast series are more likely to be renewed than those on streaming, according to a new report from data intelligence company Luminate. The report, released Friday, found that the broadcast networks renewed 65% of their output in 2025 versus just 44% across the major SVOD services, bucking a conventional […]

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Heidi Klum is going for an extra spooktacular look this year.  The Queen of Halloween teased that her upcoming costume for her 2026 Halloween party will have a bit of extra gore to it—although she...

Navigating AI, Super-Serving Audiences, Engaging the Creator Economy and More at Variety’s 2026 Entertainment and Technology Summit

Sep 18, 2026

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Executives, marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and creators across the field of film, television and gaming came together for a day of keynote speakers, panels and networking on Thursday for the Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit presented by EY. Industry professionals from Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Sony, Warner Bros., Mattel, Reddit and more spoke about navigating AI, engaging […]

Javier Bardem to Star in Drama Series ‘The Spread’ at HBO From Bill Dubuque, Sean Sansiveri

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In a highly-competitive situation, HBO has given out a straight-to-series order for the drama “The Spread” with Javier Bardem attached to star and executive produce, Variety has confirmed. The project hails from writers Bill Dubuque And Sean Sansiveri, who also executive produce alongside Bardem. This will be Sansiveri’s first credited TV writing role. Matthew Vaughn […]

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Don Palathara’s Indian Drama ‘Monkey Play’ Selected for Vancouver’s Inaugural Works-in-Progress Lab (EXCLUSIVE)

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Don Palathara’s Indian Drama ‘Monkey Play’ Selected for Vancouver’s Inaugural Works-in-Progress Lab (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Perfect Man’ Lyrics: Teddy Swims Drops Very Personal Song, Explains What It’s About – Listen Now!

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