Week of April 27, 2026

Ágata and Lola is an eight-episode crime procedural series currently in production for Antena 3 and Atresplayer. The series centers on Chief Inspector Lola Castro, who leads the Homicide Unit of the Judicial Police in Vigo, and Ágata Díaz, a brilliant police archivist with autism whose promising criminology career was interrupted following a workplace crisis. When Lola asks Ágata to retrieve records for a seemingly straightforward suicide investigation, Ágata's exceptional memory and analytical skills uncover connections to additional cases, sparking an unlikely collaboration. Directors María Togores and Oriol Ferrer helm the production, with a writers' room led by Carlota Dans and Nina Hernández. The series is produced by Atresmedia in partnership with Portocabo, the Galicia-based production company backed by Banijay Entertainment and known for Hierro and Rapa. Production is underway in Vigo and surrounding areas, with the series marking a Spanish adaptation of the French series Astrid et Raphaëlle. The show emphasizes character relationships alongside procedural storytelling, with particular attention to portraying autism authentically through Ágata's late-in-life diagnosis.

An epic in miniature spanning from 2007 to 2024 following the economic destruction of a family who goes from middle class to destitute in post-industrial Pennsylvania. The story follows Bo, a working-class father in his 30s-early 40s clinging to the promise of a stable, middle-class life, who has spent years doing everything 'right' - holding down a factory job and providing for his wife Carrie and five-year-old son James. When his factory suddenly shuts down, the life he built begins to unravel, forcing Bo into an emotional descent from stability into survival as he fights to keep his family from losing everything. Filming May 31 - June 25, 2026 in Lancaster/Reading, PA.

Aquí is a dystopian drama directed by Tiago Guedes, adapted from J.M. Coetzee's Jesus Trilogy by screenwriters Guedes and Luís Araújo. Films Boutique has picked up sales rights to the film, which debuts in the Cannes Premiere section in May 2026. Principal photography began in September 2025, with the 65-day shoot filming in brutalist architecture sites in Portugal, especially in Porto, Viana do Castelo, Coimbra and Lisbon, complemented by port scenes in Spain's Cantabria region. The film stars Manolo Solo, Patricia López Arnaiz, Sergi López, and Lambert Wilson, and introduces Álex Peláez and Hugo Encuentra. Producer Paulo Branco leads the production through Leopardo Filmes in Portugal, in co-production with RTP, Alfama Films in France, and APM in Portugal. The film is now in post-production ahead of its May 18, 2026 world premiere at the Debussy Theatre in Cannes.

After a stressed-out father jokingly wishes his family away, he wakes up in a perfect reality... or so he thinks. The film is shooting in NYC from May 25 - June 21, 2026. Executive produced by Benny Flames and Claudia McCoy, with producers Keron Craigwell, Rob Green, Alana "Lah" Nedd, and Dilenia Rodriguez. Directed and written by Benny Flames.

Battlefield is in early development as a theatrical feature based on Electronic Arts' long-running military video game series. Christopher McQuarrie is attached to write, direct, and produce, bringing his Mission: Impossible action expertise to the project. Michael B. Jordan is on board as a producer and is in discussions for a potential starring role, though his involvement depends on scheduling and budget. Electronic Arts is producing alongside the creative team. The package is currently being shopped to studios including Apple and Sony, with a theatrical release prioritized. The project follows Battlefield 6's record-breaking 2025 release, which became the best-selling game of the year. No studio has been confirmed, and the project remains in the pitch phase with no production timeline announced.

In near-future Oakland, Black--a broke Black trans man--is drawn into the orbit of a reclusive Blue, an ex-tech mogul, and Lison, the humanoid she built in her own image. But when desire and betrayal start to take hold, Lison rises from their fragments to become something new, uncanny, and alive. The film is being produced by Megan Carlson, Karina Hodoyan, and Cheryl Dunye, with executive producers Laverne Cox, George Rush, and Jingletown Films. Filming is scheduled for Summer/Fall 2026 in Oakland, CA. Genres: Science Fiction, Drama, LGBTQ+, Speculative Fiction

Independent film about 3 characters across 3 boroughs navigating life in their 20s. In this mosaic narrative we follow 3 independent stories across 3 boroughs in New York City, characters deal with changes regarding love, loss, and identity. Production dates are June 12th - July 3rd, 2026 in New York City, New York. Network/Studio: PinkWhiteBlue Films (independent)

Close Protection is a romantic thriller series in development at Hulu, created by Dean Georgaris and John Fox. The project centers on an American bodyguard tasked with protecting a British princess, with Georgaris set to write the series. Executive producers include Georgaris, Fox, and Davis Entertainment founder John Davis, with Universal Television serving as the studio. Both Georgaris and Davis Entertainment have ongoing deals with Universal Television. The premise fits into the growing "romantasy" bodyguard genre and echoes an unrealized sequel concept to the 1992 film The Bodyguard. Georgaris recently served as showrunner on the Quantum Leap reboot, while Fox holds the title of Davis Entertainment President. The project was sold to Hulu in April 2026 as Georgaris and Fox await a decision on their NBC pilot Key Witness starring Emily Deschanel. No casting, production timeline, or shooting locations have been announced.

A musical theater production of Dear Evan Hansen with book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. The production will be staged at Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY, with rehearsals beginning June 16, 2026 and opening July 9, 2026. The show follows Evan Hansen, a smart, sincere, and self-conscious teenager who struggles with connection and social anxiety. Produced by Hangar Theatre with Shirley Serotsky as Producing Artistic Director, directed by Gavin Meyer, with choreography by Aimee Rials and musical direction by Ben Kapilow.

In Hollywood's AI world, a grieving woman turns to a service that recreates the digital persona of a lost loved one, only to be pulled into a cyber-criminal's dangerous web of deception. Filming scheduled from July 7, 2026 to August 2, 2026 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.

Embers is a period drama now in production in Budapest, Hungary, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker István Szabó. The film stars Ralph Fiennes as Henrik and Viggo Mortensen as Konrad, two former friends who reconnect decades after Konrad's mysterious disappearance. Christopher Hampton adapted the screenplay from Sándor Márai's acclaimed novel, which he previously adapted for the West End stage. The production reunites Szabó with his Sunshine and Being Julia producer Robert Lantos and Sunshine star Fiennes, and marks another collaboration between Lantos and Mortensen following Eastern Promises. Charlotte Rampling, Katherine Langford, Louis Hofmann, Gijs Blom, Evelyne Brochu, and Jonah Russell round out the cast. The international co-production brings together Serendipity Point Films (Canada), HGO Films (Hungary), and Potboiler Productions (UK), with backing from MTVA, Beta Film, RAI Cinema, Bell Media, and CBC Films. Principal photography began in April 2026. Embankment Films is handling international sales ahead of the Cannes market in May.

Fear Factor: House of Fear is heading into pre-production for its second season on Fox, with Johnny Knoxville confirmed to return as host. The unscripted competition series, produced by Endemol Shine North America, was renewed following a successful debut season that premiered in January 2026 and delivered 16.5 million multiplatform viewers. The format places 14 strangers together in an isolated location where they face extreme physical stunts combined with a social-strategy game. Executive producers Kevin Lee serves as showrunner alongside Anthony Carbone, Lindsay Tuggle, and Endemol's Sharon Levy, Michael Heyerman, and Sean Loughlin. Season 1 was filmed in Vancouver, Canada, and the network has indicated Season 2 will follow a similar production approach. Fox is bridging the gap with a two-part special event, Fear Factor: 48 Hours of Fear, scheduled for May 2026, before Season 2 is expected to premiere in 2027.

Fear Factor: House of Fear is heading back into production for its second season on Fox, with Johnny Knoxville confirmed to return as host. The reality competition series, produced by Endemol Shine North America, combines extreme physical stunts with a social strategy element as contestants live together in a remote location while competing for a grand prize. Executive producers Kevin Lee, Anthony Carbone, and Lindsay Tuggle lead the production alongside Endemol Shine's Sharon Levy, Michael Heyerman, and Sean Loughlin. The first season premiered in January 2026 and wrapped in March, drawing 16.5 million multiplatform viewers for its debut episode. Season 1 was shot in Vancouver, Canada, with the house and challenges filmed in the surrounding area. The production team has indicated they are already developing new stunts and social challenges to raise the intensity for the sophomore season, expected to air in 2027.

On the eve of his 16th birthday, a small-town kid plans for an unremarkable night boozing with his aimless friends in his basement when he is forced to confront his abusive father and a relationship with an older woman. The production is being presented by Theatre Arts on Site as an AEA Showcase Code production. Auditions are scheduled for May 1st-13th, 2026, with first rehearsal on June 15th, 2026. The show will have its first preview on July 16th, 2026 and opens July 18th, 2026, running through August 1st, 2026.

Glory Days is a scripted sports series in early development at Netflix with Skydance Sports producing. Josh Safran, the creative force behind Gossip Girl and Quantico, is attached as writer, showrunner, and executive producer should the project move forward to series. Nancy Cotton, EVP of Television at Skydance Sports, will also executive produce. The series is set against the backdrop of Cape Cod's summer baseball league, where the nation's top college players are recruited annually to showcase their skills for international talent scouts hoping to make it to the major leagues. The drama explores how the futures, families, secrets, and personal lives of coaches, players, and local residents collide during one transformative summer. The project remains in the early development phase, with Netflix yet to greenlight the series for production.

Khal Nayak is in early development as a reimagining of the 1993 action-crime blockbuster. Sanjay Dutt, who starred in the original film, has partnered with producer Aksha Kamboj to acquire the rights from filmmaker Subhash Ghai and Mukta Arts. Jio Studios will present and produce the project, with Jyoti Deshpande overseeing creative direction. Dutt's Three Dimension Motion Pictures and Kamboj's Aspect Entertainment are co-producing, marking the first film venture for Aspect Entertainment. The format—whether remake, sequel, or entirely new narrative—has not yet been determined. At the announcement event in Mumbai, Dutt indicated that script development will take considerable time and that production will not proceed until the material is finalized. The original Khal Nayak was directed and produced by Subhash Ghai, featured Madhuri Dixit and Jackie Shroff alongside Dutt, and became a defining Bollywood hit of the 1990s for its portrayal of a complex anti-hero.

A struggling indie filmmaker turns to AI to save her failing horror film, only to awaken a decades-old curse. The supernatural horror film is scheduled to begin production on May 11, 2026 and wrap on June 21, 2026. Filming will take place in Dallas, Texas. Genres: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller

Kim, the Diamond, and the Grandpa Robbers is a four-part docuseries currently in production for Canal+, produced by Pernel Media. The series explores the October 2016 armed robbery during Paris Fashion Week when five masked men posing as police officers entered Kardashian's Parisian apartment and stole approximately $6 million in jewelry, including a 20-carat diamond ring. Director Agnès Buthion leads the project, with Samuel Kissous and Fabrice Frank serving as executive producers and Clément Roquigny as creative producer. The documentary draws on exclusive interviews with members of the gang—nicknamed the 'Grandpa Robbers' due to their senior age—and the lawyers who defended them following their 2025 trial, which resulted in eight convictions. Kardashian is not involved in the production. An international version is scheduled for delivery in early 2027, with Canal+ planning a French premiere followed by a global rollout.

King Snake has entered production in Arkansas, marking director Jeff Nichols' deliberate push into horror territory. Margaret Qualley and Drew Starkey star as a young couple who inherit a remote farm in rural Arkansas, only to discover violent supernatural forces tied to the land's past. Michael Shannon returns for his seventh collaboration with Nichols. The project reunites Nichols with cinematographer Adam Stone and production companies Tri-State Pictures (Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Sarah Green producing) and Range Media Partners. FilmNation Entertainment is financing and handling worldwide sales, marking the first production under the company's new Chief Creative Officer, Stacey Snider. Shooting began in late April 2026 in Arkansas, where Nichols returns to the Southern gothic roots that defined his earlier work while exploring darker, myth-driven territory.

Love Thy Nader returns to production for its second season with significant behind-the-scenes changes. The reality series, which follows Sports Illustrated model Brooks Nader and her sisters Mary Holland, Grace Ann, and Sarah Jane as they navigate modeling careers and life in New York City's SoHo, has brought on Ailee O'Neill as its new showrunner, replacing Rachel Tung who departed after the first season. The production has also added 32 Flavors, the company behind Vanderpump Rules run by Alex Baskin, as a producing partner alongside Walt Disney Television Alternative, Kimmelot, and Smoking Baby Productions. Executive producers include Baskin, Jimmy Kimmel, James "Baby Doll" Dixon, and Brandon Panaligan, with Hampton Story and Scott Lonker serving as producers. The second season is targeting a winter 2026 premiere on Hulu and Freeform, continuing the Louisiana-born sisters' journey as they balance fashion industry ambitions with family dynamics far from their bayou roots.

Murder, She Wrote is moving forward as a theatrical feature at Universal Pictures, with Jamie Lee Curtis taking on the iconic role of Jessica Fletcher, originally played by Angela Lansbury in the Emmy-winning CBS series that ran for 12 seasons. Jason Moore directs from a screenplay by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, with Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller producing through Lord Miller's first-look deal with Universal. The film adapts the classic series about a retired schoolteacher turned mystery writer with an uncanny knack for solving murders in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine. Originally scheduled for a December 22, 2027 release, the film has been pushed to February 4, 2028, giving it distance from a crowded holiday slate. Plot details remain under wraps as the project continues in pre-production.

Two tech bros try to run a company and slowly destroy it instead. The comedy series is in active development for Amazon Prime. Filming location is Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Network/Studio: Amazon Prime Video / Amazon MGM Studios Genres: Comedy, Workplace Satire, Tech Satire

A hilarious, moving, and brutally honest story of family, art, and growing up. The film follows an 11-year-old aspiring musician in early 2000s New York City as he deals with dysfunctional parents, his first romantic heartbreak, and his mother's cancer diagnosis. This is a re-release casting call for the lead role of Ryan. Produced by Park Pictures with Cody Ryder, Sam Bisbee, and Danielle Massie as producers. Written and directed by Nat Wolff. Shooting from August 3rd to September 4th, 2026 in Toronto. Genres: Drama, Comedy-Drama, Coming-of-Age, Music

In 1970s Hell's Kitchen, boxer Danny "Boy" McCoy fights for one last shot at glory, but poverty, crime, and a mob turf war threaten to drag him down. The crime drama is scheduled to begin filming in June 2026 with locations in New York and New Jersey. Genres: Crime, Drama, Sports, Period

A devout young woman studies a mysterious painting called Portrait of God, said to reveal a figure hidden in darkness. But those who see it may not survive the truth. The film is scheduled to start production in August 2026. Network/Studio: Universal Pictures

This remake of the 1981 cult classic horror film "Possession" centers on the intense unraveling of a marriage. Filming locations include New York and New Jersey, United States. Network/Studio: Paramount Pictures Genres: Horror, Drama, Psychological Thriller

Red Rocks is director Bruno Dumont's latest feature, which premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section. Shot on the French Riviera with very young children, the film centers on Géo, a seven-year-old leading his gang through summer raids and cliff-jumping challenges. When a rival group from the capital arrives and Géo meets the mysterious Eve, innocence and cruelty merge in what Dumont frames as a Romeo and Juliet-style story. The production is led by Tessalit Productions alongside Italy's Nightswim, Portugal's Rosa Filmes, Belgium's Novak Prod, and Spain's Andergraun Films and Pulpa Film, with Luxbox handling international sales. Dumont described the film as adopting a documentary-like approach with deliberate use of wide-angle lenses. Following the Cannes screening, Dumont also gave a masterclass tracing thirty years of his filmmaking career.

Rush Hour 4 enters pre-production amid significant delays and unresolved contract negotiations. The action-comedy sequel reunites franchise stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as Chief Inspector Lee and Detective James Carter, with Brett Ratner returning to direct. Paramount is handling distribution while Warner Bros. retains rights-holder status, with producers Arthur Sarkissian and Tarak Ben Ammar lining up financing. The project, greenlit in November 2025, was originally targeting a spring or summer 2026 shoot across China, Africa, and Saudi Arabia, but filming has been pushed to September 2026 at the earliest. The production faces a planned budget of $115-120 million, though neither Tucker nor Chan has signed deals after reportedly rejecting initial offers of $8 million each—significantly below the roughly $20 million each earned for Rush Hour 3. Without pay-or-play agreements in place, the project's financing remains uncertain, with much of the capital reportedly coming from Middle Eastern investors.

15-year-old Coral moves to a dreamy seaside town and discovers the mother she never knew was a mermaid! In a summer of a lifetime, Coral will grow into her half-mermaid identity while balancing first love, frenemies, and true friendship. The show follows Coral as a thoughtful dreamer with a huge heart, a creative soul, and a charming wit. She's grounded and relatable even within the heightened, magical world of the show. Coral has lived her entire life in Arizona with her dad not knowing that her mom is a mermaid. Coral is an artistic soul and now that she's a teenager, she's starting to realize how different she is. Production dates are to be determined for August 2026. Network/Studio: Disney Branded Television (Disney Channel / Disney+)

Shadow of Guilt returns to the Fjällbacka universe created by bestselling Swedish crime novelist Camilla Läckberg, marking the first time her iconic character Erica Falck will appear as a teenager in the backstory. Produced by Jenny Grewdahl for Creative Society Production, the six-episode limited series is directed by Liza Farzaneh, known for Young Royals and The Glass Dome. Written by Jimmy Nivrén Olsson and Jessika Jankert, the series explores what happens when the remains of Erica's childhood best friend are discovered more than two decades after her disappearance. While Erica's husband Patrik leads the official investigation, Erica's distrust of the original police work drives her to launch her own parallel search for truth. The production is backed by SVT, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Creative Europe, and New8. Principal photography begins August 18, 2026 in the fishing village of Fjällbacka in western Sweden, with a summer 2027 premiere planned for SVT and the New8 territories.

A highly stylized true-crime docuseries using cinematic recreations to trace one of Canada's most notorious murderers, following missing women, police investigation, and the case. The project involves sensitive and triggering true-crime subject matter, including staged violence, blood, and distressing scenarios. Scenes will be shot in a stylized, cinematic way without showing faces, and there will be no sound. Filming takes place May 4-7, 2026 in Hamilton, ON with 11-hour shoot days plus 1-hour buffer for interior and exterior locations.

Terms of Endearment is back in motion after nearly a decade in development at Paramount Pictures. Lee Daniels will direct from a screenplay by Evan Dodson, with Oprah Winfrey attached to star as Aurora Greenway, the role that won Shirley MacLaine an Oscar in the 1983 original. The remake reimagines the mother-daughter drama with a Black family navigating the 1980s and 1990s, centering on themes within the Black community including the AIDS crisis. After years of dormancy, the project has been revived under Paramount's new leadership. Production is eyeing a June 2026 start in Spain, with Paramount holding the rights since 2017. Winfrey and Daniels previously collaborated on The Butler, and this marks another reunion for the pair on a character-driven family drama.

A modern adaptation of the 1989 horror-comedy 'The Burbs', this mystery-comedy series follows a young couple returning to the husband's childhood home in suburbia. Their peaceful life is disrupted when new neighbors arrive, revealing hidden secrets and introducing dangerous threats to their quiet neighborhood. Palmer stars as the wife in this thrilling twist on suburban life. Scheduled to start filming June 2026 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Network/Studio: Peacock (NBCUniversal) / Universal Content Productions

The Mob is a new reality competition series ordered by Hulu, hosted and executive produced by Parker Posey. The show brings together a group of celebrities at a lavish Italian villa where they compete in mob movie-inspired challenges for cash prizes up to $250,000. Each episode tasks contestants with survival jobs, but the twist lies in the show's central power dynamic: the group must elect one person as the mob family who wields absolute authority over who makes money, who stays, and who gets eliminated. The format comes from Studio Lambert, producers of The Traitors, in partnership with Primal Media. Executive producers include Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, Niall O'Driscoll, and Stephen Lambert from Studio Lambert, alongside Adam Wood and Mat Steiner from Primal Media, who conceived the format, plus David Mortimer of STV Studios. Susan House, who previously served as showrunner on ABC's The Hustler and The Bachelor, leads the production. The series was announced at Hulu's Get Real unscripted event in April 2026 and is expected to premiere later in 2026 on Hulu and Disney+ internationally.

With the aid of a moped time machine, three ambitious college students visit themselves 35 years into the future (2026) to find themselves "total losers." To correct the problem, and given just five hours for their mission, our boys must work hard to change their bogus life trajectories. Yet, their biggest obstacle isn't time, but their older selves, who like their ordinary, unawesome lives in 2026. The film is a non-union production by Parable Productions, with a 2-week shoot scheduled to begin June 15, 2026 in New Hampshire. Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Time Travel

The Nanny Diaries is heading into development as a series at Netflix, with Scarlett Johansson executive producing through her These Pictures banner. Johansson starred in the 2007 film adaptation of the same property. Amy Chozick and Jenny Bicks are writing and will serve as showrunners on the project, which hails from Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. The series is based on the 2002 novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, which became a number-one New York Times bestseller and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Joining as executive producers are Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman for Berlanti Productions, Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn for These Pictures, and Gary Barber and Sean Hoagland for Spyglass Media Group. The project marks a reunion for Johansson and Berlanti, who first discussed adapting the book into a series while working together on the 2024 Apple film Fly Me to the Moon.

Elisha swims, cooks, and cares for his family by day and by night, obsesses over a new project dedicated to his young son, Moses, and ailing father. When a crisis pulls him back home – his world begins to collapse, expand, and explode all around him. The film explores mature themes – but never with Moses. There is language, romance between two other characters, and a medical episode. There are NO scenes with mature content for the role of Moses. Moses, age 5-6, is a sensitive, curious boy who loves to spend time with his family. He approaches the world with a sense of wonder – still navigating all the big feelings that come with it. This is a Supporting role, The role of Moses is the main character's son. Production scheduled for August/September 2026 in Warsaw, Poland with 24 shoot days and 1-2 weeks of rehearsals, fittings. English required, French familiarity a plus - not a requirement. Produced by Present Company. Genres: Drama, Family Drama, Art House

The Road Home is a musical drama heading into production in Cape Town this June, directed by Oscar winner Bill Condon. The film centers on South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, exiled during apartheid, who finds himself caught between his mentor Archbishop Trevor Huddleston and friend Paul Simon when a cultural boycott is launched against Simon's Graceland album. Thabo Rametsi stars as Masekela, with Cynthia Erivo as powerhouse vocalist Miriam Makeba and Guy Pearce as Archbishop Huddleston. Michael Bronner wrote the screenplay from a story he developed with South African novelist Zakes Mda, drawing on extensive research including interviews with Paul Simon and the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation. Studiocanal is financing the feature with Flora Films, producing alongside Laura Bickford, Greg Yolen, and Anant Singh. Veteran music producer Hilton Rosenthal, who worked on the original Graceland album, serves as co-producer and has secured music rights for new recordings from Masekela and Makeba's catalogues. Principal photography begins June 29 in Cape Town, employing over 300 local crew members. Palisades Park Pictures will launch international sales at Cannes.

The Vortex of Extinction is a feature documentary from Ljubomir Stefanov, the Oscar-nominated director behind Honeyland. The film follows scientist Dragan Arsovski and his research team as they document a real-time ecological crisis: a turtle population gripped by an extinction vortex, where extreme male aggression against females has caused reproductive collapse. Stefanov adopts his signature vérité approach, filming over multiple seasons on an island location. The project is produced by Maya E. Rudolph at Louverture Films and Sandbox Films, with a budget of €500,000. Production has completed two summer shooting seasons and is preparing to resume in the coming months. The project was presented at Visions du Réel's VdR-Pitching forum in April 2026, where it is actively seeking European co-production partners and additional financing to complete production.

Chi-Fou-Mi Productions and 31 Juin Films are developing a feature biopic about Bernard Loiseau, the celebrated French chef who earned three Michelin stars for his Burgundy restaurant La Côte d'Or in 1991 and became the first celebrity chef to list his restaurant on the stock exchange. The project is written and directed by Thomas Lilti, the César-nominated filmmaker known for his medical dramas including the 2014 feature Hippocrates and its Canal+ series adaptation. Chi-Fou-Mi, a Mediawan company led by Hugo Sélignac, is producing alongside Lilti's 31 Juin Films in partnership with the Loiseau family and Groupe Bernard Loiseau. The film will explore Loiseau's pursuit of culinary excellence, his rise to international acclaim, and the pressures that ultimately led to his death in 2003 at age 52. The project remains untitled and is currently in development, with no production dates or casting announced.

Apple TV+ has greenlit an untitled half-hour comedy starring Elizabeth Banks, who plays Heidi, a woman navigating life after a messy divorce. Created and showrun by Liz Heldens (Will Trent, Friday Night Lights) and Matt Ward (Best Medicine, The Big Leap), the series follows Heidi as she stumbles into coordinating her father's retirement community sex dates, forcing her into an unlikely alliance with the perpetually single son of her father's girlfriend. The project is produced by 20th Television, where Heldens holds an overall deal. Banks executive produces through her Brownstone Productions banner alongside Max Handelman and Krissy Wall. Jonathan Krisel will direct the pilot and executive produce, with additional producers including Quinn Haberman for Selfish Mermaid and Jason Winer and Jon Radler for Small Dog Picture Company. Production is set to begin in Los Angeles later in 2026. The series marks a return to half-hour comedy for Banks, previously known for roles in 30 Rock and Scrubs.

A satirical small town story with global reach as zombies take over... is it on purpose? Feature film under SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Agreement. Filming begins August 17, 2026 in Shandaken, NY. Produced by Dominic Cancilla and directed by Z. Golden with screenplay by Ivan Martin.

Woody Allen's 51st feature film is set to begin production on October 5, 2026 in Madrid, after the director recently reconnected with producers following weeks of uncertainty. The project, currently known by its working title WASP 2026, is being produced by Allen's Gravier Productions alongside Spanish production company Wanda Visión, with additional backing from 3SIX9 Studios. The film has secured €1.5 million from the Madrid Regional Government and another €1.5 million from Madrid City Council, with financing tied to contractual requirements that Madrid must appear in the final title and feature identifiable regional locations. Originally planned for a spring 2026 shoot, production has now shifted to fall. The $14 million feature will be largely English-language and is expected to feature a high-profile cast, though no actors have been officially confirmed. The project represents Allen's first collaboration with a Spanish production company outside the Mediapro group, following his previous Spain-shot films including Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Rifkin's Festival.