Korea’s CJ ENM Signs Content Deal With Saudi Animation Producer Manga Productions

Squid Game star Park Hae-soo has been cast as the lead in the upcoming Netflix original K-drama, Karma (working title).Based on a Kakao webtoon of the same name, the upcoming original Korean series will be a crime thriller that follows an ensemble cast of characters, whose “disparate lives intertwine under the ominous shadow of an unbreakable fate”, per a press release.The synopsis for the series reads: “The story revolves around a witness to an accident, a physician traumatized by nightmares, a man whose world was upended by an unexpected event and another man drowning in private loans. Each one is bound by the inescapable ties of a terrible destiny, trapped by ill-fated entanglements.”The central figure in Karma will be played by Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo, who will star as the man who makes a life-changing deal after witnessing a mysterious accident.Park will be joined by a star-studded cast, including Shin Min-a (Our Blues), Lee Hee-jun (Chimera), Kim Sung-kyun (Moving), Lee Kwang-soo (The Killer’s Shopping List) and Gong Seung-yeon (The First Responders).Karma will be written and directed by filmmaker Lee Il-hyung, known for his work on 2022’s Remember and 2016’s A Violent Prosecutor.

The Rookie: Feds” after one season and will not move forward with “The Good Doctor” spinoff, “The Good Lawyer.” The spinoff of ABC’s “The Rookie,” which was renewed for a sixth season, stars Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. The procedural was introduced as a two-part event during the current fourth season of “The Rookie,” where Officer John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of Simone when one of her former students is a suspect in a terror attack. Alexi Hawley and Terence Paul Winter are co-creators, co-showrunners and executive producers.

Valerie Wu Intern CBS has set the holiday-themed special “Big Brother Reindeer Games,” with returning houseguests from the original series. The news was announced live during the season 25 finale of “Big Brother” on Nov. 9.

He’s got a new album that’s already spawned a No. 1 hit. So Jung Kook decided to give back to his fans (and, of course, draw attention to his new album) with a free concert Thursday night in Times Square.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Thursday’s episode of ABC‘s Bachelor in Paradise.

Kevin Bacon and his wife Kyra Sedgwick have shared another adorable Instagram video. The two shared their own take on the “Beckham test,” a viral trend that popped up following the release of “Beckham,” the Netflix documentary following the life and career of David Beckham, packing many moments between himself and his wife Victoria. Watch Kevin Bacon serenade his goats with some BeyoncéKevin Bacon shares an anti-Valentine’s Day playlistA post shared by Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon)Bacon and Sedgwick shared the clip on Instagram, showing the two doing the dishes as they start to dance along to "Islands in the Stream,” the song performed by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.

The son of a prominent Hollywood television producer has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with a dismembered female torso discovered several miles from his Los Angeles home, authorities said.

Dean McDermott isn’t exactly sold on Tori Spelling’s new relationship.

Married At First Sight Australia star Nadia Stamp has shared the sweet news that she's engaged.

Ellise Shafer Nicola Coughlan is joining the “Doctor Who” universe. Returning showrunner Russell T Davies revealed the news during a Q&A on Monday night following a press screening of “The Star Beast,” the first of the BBC series’ annual specials. Celebrating the show’s 60th anniversary, this year’s specials bring back David Tennant as the Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble before Ncuti Gatwa takes over the reins as the Fifteenth Doctor on Christmas Day.

Jon Feltheimer, CEO of the first media company to report quarterly earnings since SAG-AFTRA struck a deal with studios, said Thursday that he’s so pleased that “we can now all get back to making great content for a global audience.”

Seth Meyers is congratulating actors after SAG-AFTRA made a deal with the studios to bring their 118-day strike to an end.

After six nail biting weeks on our screens, the final episode of All Creatures Great and Small concluded on Thursday night - but not without packing a serious emotional punch first.The much-loved drama series, which charts the life of fictional Yorkshire vet James Herriot, got off to a tense start, as housekeeper Mrs Hall wrestled with a tough decision about whether to stay at Skeldale veterinary practice or head off to pastures new.Throughout the course of the episode, Mrs. Hall could be seen seriously weighing up her decision, before crunch time finally came and she opted to stay - but not without sacrificing her relationship with Gerald Hammond in the process.

Dua Lipa has returned to music with the release of her highly anticipated single ‘Houdini’ marking a new era for the pop star.Written by Lipa, Caroline Ailin (Ellie Goulding, Katy Perry), Danny L. Harle (Caroline Polachek), Tobias Jesso Jr.

Yes, Harry Styles really did shave his head!

press tour.The 24-year-old Euphoria star is currently promoting her latest role in The Hunger Games prequel film, and she's not wasting a single opportunity to on the red carpet. Just a few days after attending the Berlin premiere in , Schafer partnered with Prada for a head-to-toe golden look that seems to pay homage to iconic mockingjay pin.Now this is art.By Of course, this wasn't just any golden red carpet gown (which are typically reserved for Oscar night shoe-ins).

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The SAG-AFTRA strike is over, and it only took four minutes and 46 seconds after the news broke to receive an interview pitch for an actor from a publicist. That’s because strategists and publicists for the top movies from studios and streamers have been sitting on their hands, waiting for their actors to promote their films that are in the conversation for Oscar attention.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After the long life of Dua Lipa’s 2020 sophomore album “Future Nostalgia” — which was pandemic dance therapy for so many — there’s been a hot remix album, a year-long world tour, a global hit single with Elton John and her effervescent single from “Barbie,” so it really doesn’t seem like Variety‘s 2022 co-Hitmaker of the Year been absent. Yet it’s been almost three years since “Nostalgia” dropped, and today we get the first look at her next chapter with “Houdini,” the lead single and video from her still-untitled third full-length album.

Vogue December cover story published Thursday. “I’m one of those people who doesn’t go with a crowd,” the “Super Bass” singer told the outlet.

Ryan Reynolds is a hero on and off screen.

Reese Witherspoon and Kevin Costner dating?!