Week of August 3, 2026

Indie horror feature. Trapped at 30,000 feet, an elite ex-special forces soldier must weaponize her lethal training to save a bunch of passengers when a bloodthirsty creature breaks free from the airplane's cargo hold on a stormy flight. Filming September 9–21, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Genres: Horror, Action, Creature Feature, Thriller

Action Man is a feature film in development at Hasbro and Working Title Films, based on the iconic British toy line that debuted in 1966 as the UK's answer to G. I. Joe. Writers Simon Hatt and Anthony Sellitti are penning the screenplay, bringing their Marvel Studios backgrounds to the project. Producer Jeremy Latcham, who previously produced Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for Hasbro, is attached. The creative team pursued the project aggressively, creating a fight pre-visualization to showcase their vision blending action and comedy with a distinctly British perspective. Working Title, known for British classics and recent hits, was chosen as a natural fit given the property's UK heritage. The project is in the script development stage with no production timeline or cast announced.

American Idol is heading into pre-production for Season 25, marking the series' tenth season on ABC and 25th overall since its original 2002 premiere. C. Production is handled by Fremantle and 19 Entertainment, a part of Sony Pictures Television. The series will air on ABC in 2027 and stream on Disney+ and Hulu, with live episodes also streaming on Disney+ once the show reaches its live performance rounds. Host and judge announcements are expected at a later date, though Season 24 featured Ryan Seacrest as host with judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood.

National Geographic Documentary Films has greenlit a feature documentary from Academy Award-winning director James Marsh about mountaineer Aron Ralston, whose 2003 canyoneering accident inspired the 2010 film 127 Hours. Produced by Magna Studios, the project marks Marsh's first feature documentary since his 2011 DGA Award-winning Project Nim. The film will center on archival footage Ralston shot while pinned by a boulder in Bluejohn Canyon, Utah, documenting his innermost thoughts over six days before he made the decision to sever his own arm to survive. Carolyn Bernstein, EVP of National Geographic Documentary Films, called the project a collaboration with a dream director on a deeply human survival story. The documentary is slated for a 2027 release on National Geographic platforms.

Set in the ancient Mediterranean, Athoo is an immersive theatrical gathering blending mythology, live music, and theatrical performance. The evening culminates in a developmental presentation from an original theatrical work following a young sailor whose encounter with the divine sets him on a path toward his destiny. Genres: Mythology, Immersive Theater, Musical Theater, Drama

Joan Goodwin, a reserved Rice University professor, is selected for NASA's first class of women shuttle scientists in 1980. As she trains for spaceflight, she finds friendship, love, and a new sense of purpose. The film is scheduled to begin production on October 19, 2026 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. The project is being produced by Travis Knight, Matt Levin, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Brad Mendelsohn, and Jeremy Kipp Walker, with screenplay by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

Biological War: A Scenario is in development as a limited series from Universal Global Television and Littleton Road Productions. Following a bidding war, the companies acquired rights to Annie Jacobsen's 2026 nonfiction book, which examines a minute-by-minute scenario of biological warfare and societal breakdown. Patrick Macmanus will co-create and serve as showrunner alongside Jacobsen, who will also executive produce. Kelly Funke is attached as executive producer. The project builds on Jacobsen's previous bestseller Nuclear War: A Scenario and draws from extensive expert interviews with political, medical, and military officials. Macmanus recently created Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy for Peacock and is under an overall deal with Universal. The series will be taken to buyers in the coming weeks, with no network or platform yet attached.

Champions of Nowhere is a feature documentary in development from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Moses Bwayo, whose previous work Bobi Wine: The People's President earned critical acclaim. The film launches a three-picture partnership between Thomas Pierce's Pierce Capital Entertainment, the finance and production company behind The Brutalist, and Munich-based FilmCrew Media, the production house behind Kenya's Oscar submission Nawi: Dear Future Me. Bwayo will direct through his Los Angeles-based Jajja Productions. The documentary centers on a Kenya soccer story, continuing FilmCrew's focus on East African narratives and Pierce Capital's commitment to culturally significant independent cinema. No production timeline or additional creative team has been announced.

Paramount+ has greenlit a six-episode limited series sequel to Clueless, with Alicia Silverstone reprising her role as Cher Horowitz three decades after the original film. The series is written and executive produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (The O. C. , Gossip Girl) through their Fake Empire banner, alongside Jordan Weiss (Freakier Friday, Dollface). Amy Heckerling, who wrote and directed the 1995 film, returns as executive producer along with original producer Robert Lawrence and Silverstone. CBS Studios is producing for Paramount+. Production is set to begin in Los Angeles in 2027, with the project having submitted paperwork to the California Film Commission for state tax subsidies. The series follows Cher as a successful businesswoman and mother who feels lost all over again when parenting her teenage daughter.

Crime Casters marks the first feature film from Haven't You Done Well Productions, the production company founded by comedy group Aunty Donna. Max Miller directs from a script by Scott Limbrick, with producers Monique Mulcahy, Austin Hayden, and Georgia Mappin leading the charge. The comedy follows Claire, a young journalist who heads to a small country town to record a true-crime podcast, only to witness a police officer dumping a body. From there, she's pulled into increasingly bizarre events involving sinkholes, UFOlogists, and a dead billionaire. The production is backed by Screen Australia, VicScreen, Ludo Studio, and the MIFF Premiere Fund, with Rialto Distribution handling Australian release and Blue Finch Films Releasing managing international sales. Principal photography begins August 17 in and around Melbourne, with key crew including cinematographer Aaron Farrugia, production designer Josephine Wagstaff, costume designer Stephanie Hooke, and hair and makeup designer Lizzie Sharp.

Cross Court is a 10-episode horizontal web series. An arrogant star quarterback and a marginalized Asian American college nerd accidentally swap bodies, forcing them to navigate each other's high-stakes worlds—and ultimately learn to love the person they once despised. The series is filming in Los Angeles, California from August 30 to September 30, 2026.

Desperation is heading back to the screen as a feature film at Searchlight Pictures, marking the first collaboration between Stephen King and producer Sam Raimi. Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directing duo behind the 2025 horror hit Final Destination: Bloodlines, are attached to helm the project. Ryan Brennan is writing the screenplay for this adaptation of King's 1996 novel, which follows stranded travelers battling a sadistic, possessed police officer in a remote desert town. Raimi is producing through his Ghost House Pictures banner alongside partner Robert Tapert, with Lipovsky and Stein also producing and Romel Adam and Jose Cañas executive producing. The project is currently in development with no production start date announced.

Detective Agent Derek is an animated comedy series in development at Hulu, created by Nick Kreiss alongside the animation collective Big Grey Mass—Julian Bonosconi, Griffin Poole, and Spencer Rich. The show takes the structure of a serious crime procedural and filters it through internet subcultures, with each episode tackling murders, conspiracies, and criminal organizations while centering on Derek, an unlikely hero. Executive producers include Kreiss, Bonosconi, Poole, Douglas Banker, and Conor Welch. Kreiss previously collaborated with Hulu on the animated series Bad Friends and has credits on Jackass Forever and The Eric Andre Show. Big Grey Mass describes their work as making animation soup for the soul. The project is in the pitch-to-development stage with no production timeline or casting announced yet.

Filming scheduled to start October 2026 in New York, United States. Produced by Protozoa Pictures. Genres: Drama, Dark Comedy

Fake Skating is a feature film in pre-production at Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures, with Josh Boone attached to direct. Based on Lynn Painter's New York Times bestselling young adult novel, the high school hockey romance follows former childhood best friends Dani and Alec, who reunite in their Minnesota hometown after years apart. When circumstances bring them together, they agree to fake a romantic relationship—she needs credibility for a Harvard application, he needs to impress NHL scouts. The screenplay was penned by Morgan Lehmann and Victoria Bata, with revisions by Boone and his writing partner Knate Lee. Will Gluck and Jacqueline Monetta are producing through Olive Bridge Entertainment, with Madison Jones executive producing and Painter also serving as executive producer. The project is part of Sony's ongoing strategy of adapting bestselling novels, following successes like It Ends With Us. Sony has dated the film for a July 16, 2027 theatrical release.

Low end mob guy Flip has never committed any large scale crimes. He just collects money (a la Rocky Balboa). Desperately in need of money, he convinces his boss, Mr. Delrio, to give him a shot at a bigger job. After much deliberation, Mr. Delrio finally gives him a chance: supervise a girl that Delrio's people recently kidnapped for ransom. Flip falls in love with the girl, and the ransom plan goes south. Now, Flip is faced with having to choose between letting the love of his life be murdered or killing the only "family" he has ever known. Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

From Me to You recently wrapped principal photography in Whitehorse, Yukon, marking director Daniel Little's feature debut. Little co-wrote the script with playwright Peter Jickling, both Yukon residents. The romantic comedy centers on Paul, an aspiring writer with cerebral palsy played by Allan Dobrescu, who becomes smitten with his mail carrier Nora, played by Genevieve Doyon. To see her more often, Paul begins writing letters to himself. The cast also includes Tahmoh Penikett. Marty O'Brien produces, with Brendan Brady, David Brady, and Sonny Goldstein serving as executive producers. The project received Telefilm Canada Talent to Watch funding and additional support from Yukon Media Development, Canada Media Fund, and the Disability Screen Office. The production filmed entirely in Whitehorse, representing the Yukon's first homegrown scripted feature in over a decade.

Fruit Fly is in development as a limited series at A24 UK, adapted from Josh Silver's debut adult novel. The provocative literary satire follows Mallory, a once-celebrated author facing years of writer's block, who becomes fixated on Leo, a young homeless addict trading sex for survival, as the subject for her next bestselling book. Author Josh Silver, a former actor and mental health nurse known for his YA novels HappyHead and TraumaLand, will serve as executive producer on the adaptation. A24 UK, led by Piers Wenger and Rose Garnett, won the rights following a competitive bidding process. The project joins A24 UK's expanding slate of queer literature adaptations, which includes Alexis Hall's Boyfriend Material and other recent novel acquisitions. No production timeline, network partner, or additional creative team has been announced.

Getting Lost is an adult animated feature currently in production at Canadian studio Animaginary. Written and directed by Michael Mankowski, the R-rated comedy stars the voices of Kevin Smith, Dan Aykroyd, Russell Peters, and Kim Basinger. The film follows Wild Bill Harris, cameraman and nephew of a legendary wilderness TV host who dies during a catastrophic on-air incident, as he ventures into the wild to finish one final episode. Producers Mark A. Z. Dippé and John Schneider are overseeing the project alongside Mankowski, with Eric Garofano serving as executive producer. The 2D feature is being produced by Animaginary Inc. in Canada, with animation services by Drimgo Studio in Argentina. The production team is targeting completion by fall 2026 for a planned Sundance premiere. Gersh recently boarded to represent worldwide rights for the feature, as well as the companion TV series Getting Lost: Lost Tapes and a Bollywood-inspired spin-off titled Not That Indian.

Going Bachrach is a three-person revue (plus five musicians) showcasing new arrangements and orchestrations of nearly 50 songs from the Burt Bacharach songbook from the 1950s to the 21st century. This production is a remounting of the successful production which played the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre in January and February of 2026. Original cast members Hillary Kole and John Pagano will be returning with the production. Performances run September 16 through November 29, 2026 in New York, NY. Genres: Musical, Revue, Cabaret, Theater

Going Under is a British crime thriller that has wrapped principal photography and moved into post-production. The film marks the first theatrical collaboration between Ray Winstone and Danny Dyer, reuniting them twenty years after their 2006 TV film All in the Game. Winstone plays Riley, a gangster pursuing one last major deal alongside his trusted associate Don, portrayed by Dyer. The supporting cast includes Lesley Sharp, Mickey Gooch, Daniel O'Reilly, Mirabel Stuart, Parker Sawyers, and Ed Kingsley. David Beton directed from a script he co-wrote with David Garlick. Production companies Tea Shop Productions and Sharp House are behind the project, with producers James Harris, Ed Caffrey, Dominic Burns, Charley McDougal, and Jason Maza. Vertigo Releasing will distribute the film in UK and Ireland cinemas in spring 2027, with Essential Film Group handling worldwide sales.

After a tragic hit-and-run, a guilt-ridden Catholic priest is haunted by terrifying visions of a bleeding child, forcing him to confront the terrifying possibility that the evil consuming his parish may be supernatural — or entirely of his own making. Filming August 24 through September 4, 2026 in Augusta, GA. Genres: Horror, Psychological Thriller, Drama, Supernatural

Apple TV+ is developing a series based on Colson Whitehead's Harlem trilogy, which includes the novels Harlem Shuffle, Crook Manifesto, and Cool Machine. Graham Yost, the showrunner behind Silo, is adapting the project alongside Aric Avelino, with both serving as executive producers. The producing team includes Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins, who previously collaborated with Whitehead on The Underground Railroad for Amazon, along with Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak from Pastel, Melissa Bernstein from Special Interests, and Whitehead himself. Set in New York across three decades, the crime series follows Ray Carney, a furniture salesman drawn into Harlem's criminal underworld. The project is in early development, with no production timeline yet announced.

House of Fates is a newly greenlit reality series for Disney+, spinning off from the record-breaking Korean competition show Battle of Fates. The new unscripted format will be fronted by the three top-placing fate readers from the original series, with appearances from other fan-favorite contestants. The show will take participants from around the world on a tour of Korean destinations believed to hold spiritual power, where they'll experience ceremonies, regional customs, communal meals, and personal fate readings before gaining entry into shamanistic rituals. The series comes from the same producer and writer behind Battle of Fates and will film on location throughout Korea. No premiere date has been announced yet.

When Kat accidentally kills her estranged mother's latest boyfriend, "Matt 06", the two of them must put their differences aside to outsmart a blackmailer who they suspect to be another one of her mother's exes. Filming September 28 through October 23, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Jealous People Are Ugly People marks Greek/British filmmaker Theo James Krekis' feature directorial debut, adapting his own 10-minute short commissioned by the BBC that premiered at SXSW's Midnight Madness in 2026. New Line Cinema secured the project following a competitive bidding war involving at least ten parties. Krekis will write and direct, with Temple Hill Entertainment producing alongside The Fold's Jennifer Monks and Michelle Stein. The short follows Vasilly, consumed by jealousy when his best friend lands a career-making graphic design job while he remains stuck in a dead-end laboring role. Temple Hill's Isaac Klausner, John Fischer, Ben Levine, and Ethan Cappello will oversee the production, with Josh Mack and Lauren Botchan supervising for New Line. The acquisition reflects studios' appetite for elevated horror from emerging voices following recent genre breakouts.

Motion picture produced by Chernin Entertainment, scheduled to start production in November 2026 in New York, United States.

Job Trafficking is an eight-episode Hindi-language drama series now in production for Prime Video. Created and directed by Prashant Nair, the series explores the lesser-seen side of "pig butchering" scams: young people lured by fake job offers, trafficked across borders, and forced to become scammers themselves. The production is led by Select Media Holdings and Chalkboard Entertainment, with producers Pratik Khanuja, Sameer Chand, Vikesh Bhutani, and Shujaat Saudagar. The ensemble cast includes Nimrat Kaur, Roshan Mathew, Kavya Trehan, and Pavan Malhotra. Set across India and Southeast Asia, the series follows three strangers whose paths intersect in a dangerous world of fractured trust and exploitation. Production began in Mumbai in early August 2026, marking Prime Video India's continued investment in socially relevant storytelling.

Kimberly Levaco is a sixteen-year-old girl with a rare genetic condition that accelerates her physical aging and predicts an average life-expectancy of sixteen years. After relocating to Bergen County, New Jersey with her erratic and disinterested parents, she wants to spend her (maybe limited) time chasing typical teenage experiences: acceptance from peers, first crushes, passing Biology. Her parents pledge to do better and things are looking up for Kimberly when brash Aunt Debra, a big personality with a criminal past, crashes back into the Levaco Family's life. Debra covertly recruits Kim and her classmates into a scheme to get rich by committing check fraud. In the midst of her family's beleaguered attempt at peace, her budding criminal enterprise, and trying to decide if her Bio project partner likes her, Kim experiences a health scare that forces everyone who cares about her to grapple with the reality of her condition. The production will be conducted live and accompanied primarily by pre-recorded instrumental tracks with some select sections on live piano. Rehearsals begin October 27, 2026, with previews November 18–19, opening November 20, 2026, and closing January 24, 2027, at Florida Studio Theatre – Gompertz Theatre in Sarasota, FL.

Kowalski deals with the first meeting of playwright Tennessee Williams and young Marlon Brando when Brando hitchhikes to Cape Cod to audition for the role of Stanley Kowalski in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. The role of Tennessee Williams will be played by Johnny Galecki ('The Big Bang Theory'). Rehearsals begin in New York on August 18, 2026, with the company flying to Chicago on September 9, 2026 to resume rehearsals and the show's run. Preview date is September 15, 2026 in Chicago, with an opening date of September 19, 2026 and a closing date of October 25, 2026. Network/Studio: Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, IL) Genres: Drama, Biographical, Historical

Life Support focuses on two characters living with specific disabilities, who are also multidimensional human beings with everyday struggles and dreams. The film will be produced in a style that feels like catching moments of a stage play. Having survived a horrible car crash that was his own fault, Doug makes a new friend, right when he really needs one. Filming in Los Angeles, CA in late fall 2026.

Limbo, U. S. A. is an independent feature making its way into pre-production under the direction of Can Merdan Doğan, who makes his feature debut after award-winning shorts that played BFI London and international festivals. The bilingual romantic drama stars Turkish actor Sercan Badur in his English-language debut alongside Tony Award winner Reed Birney, with a screenplay by New York-based actor-writers David Beck and Ezgi Cohen. The project is produced by Catriona Rubenis-Stevens of Half-Light Productions alongside Beck and Cohen, with Beck producing through The Great Griffon. Principal photography is slated to begin in May 2027 across New York City, New Jersey, and Istanbul, with post-production planned for Germany.

Mad Hatter is an animated feature in development at Amazon MGM Studios, with Scott Mosier set to adapt the screenplay. The project centers on the iconic Mad Hatter character from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Mosier, who previously co-directed Illumination's The Grinch, which grossed over $500 million worldwide, brings substantial animation experience to the adaptation. Adam Nagle is producing through Aniventure, the London-based animation studio known for Animal Farm and Hitpig!. Plot details remain under wraps as the project moves through early development. Negotiations were led by Aniventure Chief Content Officer Joe Della Rosa and Frankfurt Kurnit's Sasha Levites and Adam Macy.

Milliseconds is a neo-noir thriller written and directed by Philippe Caland, who also acts in the project. The film centers on a reclusive former painter who becomes entangled in an investigation surrounding a suicide hotline, gradually unraveling hidden connections and long-buried secrets. Billy Zane, John Billingsley, Scottie Thompson, and Bonnie Root lead the cast in this complex mystery. Caland, a Beirut-born filmmaker known for producing Boxing Helena and directing films like Ripple Effect and Hollywood Buddha, brings his signature character-driven storytelling to the project. The film is currently in the casting and attachment phase, with the production moving toward active development.

Winner of this year's Untold Stories Grant (the largest film grant of its kind). Four generations of an Indian immigrant family navigate love, loss, and belonging while building a home for themselves at a lakeside cabin in Northern Minnesota. An intimate family epic told in reverse chronological order. Filming begins September 9, 2026 in Duluth, MN. Genres: Drama, Family, Diaspora

Winner of this year's Untold Stories Grant (the largest film grant of its kind). Four generations of an Indian immigrant family navigate love, loss, and belonging while building a home for themselves at a lakeside cabin in Northern Minnesota. An intimate family epic told in reverse chronological order. Filming begins September 9, 2026 in Duluth, MN. Genres: Drama, Family, Diaspora

Mistborn is an epic fantasy feature film in development at Apple TV+, adapting Brandon Sanderson's The Final Empire, the first novel in his acclaimed Cosmere universe. Sanderson has just completed the first draft of the screenplay, which he wrote himself over several months as part of an unprecedented creative deal with Apple. The author retains full creative control as writer and producer, with approval rights over casting and key creative decisions. The film follows a world ruled by an immortal dictator where a street thief discovers she possesses Allomancy, the ability to draw power from ingested metals, and joins a crew of rebels plotting revolution. A producer has been hired for the project, though a director search has not yet begun. The project is still in early development, with the screenplay undergoing revisions before moving into pre-production.

An autistic Math PhD student becomes paralyzed with fear after being confronted with a large aggressive dog, forcing him to make a terrible mistake. Filming August 2, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Genres: Drama, Thriller

Naughty is gearing up for production at Universal Pictures, with Olivia Wilde directing from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden. The holiday comedy stars Jennifer Aniston as Mallory, a mother embroiled in a custody battle, and Peter Dinklage as Santa Claus. LuckyChap is producing alongside Wilde and Warden. The project originated from Warden's spec script, which sparked a bidding war in 2023. Wilde is coming off the critical success of The Invite, her A24 relationship comedy that won a Sundance bidding war. Production is expected to begin in August 2026, with Universal targeting a November 2027 theatrical release. The film has been described as a blend of comedy and drama, mixing fantasy with emotional realism around the custody-battle premise.

NDA is an independent psychological thriller currently shooting in New York. The project marks the feature directorial debut of Audrey Ellis Fox, working from her original screenplay that landed on the 2024 Black List and was selected for the 2023 Women in Film X Black List Feature Residency program. Rachel Zegler leads the cast as Dana, joined by Penn Badgley, Amy Ryan, and Carson Rowland in key roles. Bleecker Street has acquired U. S. distribution rights. The film is produced by Mighty Engine, SNOOT, Tanbark Pictures, and In The Cut Productions, with executive producers including Ellis Fox and Bleecker Street's Kent Sanderson, Tyler DiNapoli, and Miranda King. Production is underway in New York City, bringing together a ensemble cast and an experienced producing team for this character-driven thriller about power and perception.

Newlyweds is NBC's new multi-camera comedy starring real-life couple Téa Leoni and Tim Daly. The series centers on Jeanie, a free-spirited woman, and James (also referred to as Tony), a recently divorced philosophy professor at the University of Oslo, who impulsively marry after a whirlwind romance. The show explores how they navigate merging their adult children and established lives. Emma Meisel and Ignacio Diaz-Silverio join the cast as Poppy and Lolo, Jeanie's children (with Lolo being adopted), while Bill O'Neill plays Arvid, James' assistant in the philosophy department. Jamie Lee Curtis serves as executive producer and will appear in a recurring guest role. Created by Gail Lerner, with executive producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum for The Tannenbaum Company, the series is produced by Universal Television and Lionsgate Television. Production is underway for an October 23 premiere on NBC at 8:30 p. m. ET, with episodes available next-day on Peacock.

Norwegian Joy is a cruise ship production seeking vocalists for a contract running from October 2026 through June 2027. Shows include Bring Back the 90's, The Wild Cards, Broadway Cabaret, and the Welcome Aboard Show. Rehearsals take place in Tampa, FL from September 9 to October 5, 2026, with the ship embarking from Los Angeles on October 7, 2026. The itinerary covers Caribbean and Alaska routes. Performers work an average of 8–10 performances per week, no more than two performances per night, with a maximum of 40 hours per week including performance and rehearsals, and are guaranteed one day off per week. Vocalists have no additional duties onboard outside of rehearsals and performances. Network/Studio: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) / Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) Genres: Musical Theater, Live Entertainment, Variety, Cabaret

Ordinary Woman is a new musical about estranged sisters whose opposing views have taken them along different life roads and are forced back together by environmental and political instability. The production features re-orchestrated music from inductees of America's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Rehearsals run October 12 through November 19, 2026, with an opening date of November 20, 2026 and a closing date of November 22, 2026. The production is located in Columbus, OH at the Palace Theatre.

Pass the Salt marks the expansion of Panta Mosleh's award-winning 2018 short film into both a feature film for Hollywood Suite and a six-part series for OUTtv. Mosleh directs and stars as Parmiss Mansour, the grad student at the heart of this interfaith romance, with Amanda Wear playing Nava, her Jewish love interest. The ensemble cast includes Adam Fox as Alex, Nathanael Vass as Dickie, alongside previously announced cast members Valeh Ashraf, Moheb Jindran, Babak Haleky, Peri Allen, Craig March, Jen Griffin, Donia Kash, Hani Mefti, and Shayan Bayat. PK Studio Productions is producing, with backing from the Bell Fund, Canada Media Fund, and Creative B. C. The Vancouver production is gearing up to begin principal photography, continuing Mosleh's mission to bring authentic queer and BIPOC stories to Canadian screens.

Paul & Greg & Amelia has wrapped principal photography and is heading into post-production ahead of its sales push at the Toronto International Film Festival. The psychological drama marks the second feature from New York City-based writer-director Michael Pomeroy, following The Rest of Your Life (2022). The film stars Quinn Jackson, Christopher Ryan, Matt Hardy, and Terra Layne in a tense thriller about a struggling novelist who interviews his wealthy estranged college friend and his wife, only to uncover a dangerous secret from their past. Production companies include Montague Street Films and PGA Film, with Jack Mulcahy attached as producer and James Whaley serving as executive producer. The film is targeting festival and distribution opportunities in late 2026.

Rack follows Tommy, an aspiring filmmaker who becomes immersed in Los Angeles' competitive autograph-collecting scene. What begins as an exciting pursuit of celebrity encounters gradually turns into an obsessive world of waiting, chasing, validation, and resale, forcing Tommy to reconsider what he truly wants from Hollywood—and from his life. Genres: Drama, Comedy-Drama, Indie

Recent Alien Abductions is the West Coast premiere of the 2017 Humana Festival of New American Plays hit, commissioned by Playwrights Horizon and written by New York-based playwright Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas. Part family drama, part examination of personal and cultural alienation, the play follows Álvaro, a queer Puerto Rican artist who believes he has unraveled a real-life conspiracy embedded in an early episode of The X-Files. Years later, a close friend arrives at Álvaro's family home hoping to get permission to publish his plays. What she uncovers while there means Álvaro might have been right all along. The production will be a centerpiece show in Sacred Fools Theater Company's season-long celebration of their 30th year. The venue is The Broadwater Main Stage in Los Angeles, California.

Ride the Cyclone is a musical in which the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. Through a wondrously funny and touching series of songs, the teen contestants argue that they should be the ones to be saved. Told with moving insights into adolescence as well as dark comedic style benefiting the outrageousness of its premise, Ride the Cyclone is a memorable and original musical written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. The production runs October 9–25, 2026 at The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra in La Habra, California.

Salsa Sangre follows Paloma Flores, a Mexican immigrant chasing success in the world of 90s fast food, who discovers a family curse that could propel her to the top — or feed her to the restaurant's killer mascot. The film is shooting July 29 through August 25, 2026, in Los Angeles, CA. Genres: Horror, Comedy, Horror-Comedy

"Screw You, Dave" is a culture-shifting comedy play dedicated to the types of societal struggles women endure which men typically don't understand. While rooted in modern day queerness, this play touches on late transgender awakenings, the undermining of sexual harassment in the workplace, and inner turmoil of resisting change. Performances take place at Houghton Hall in New York, New York, with previews beginning August 22, 2026, opening September 22, 2026, and closing September 22, 2026.

Set in Victorian London, the story follows the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-hearted moneylender who despises Christmas and lives a life devoid of compassion and joy. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him to change his ways or suffer a grim fate in the afterlife. Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. With a score full of memorable songs, including music for which composer Bricusse received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for the film adaptation, Scrooge! The Musical blends humor, drama, and uplifting messages in a celebration of redemption and the true meaning of Christmas. Network/Studio: Chance Theater Genres: Musical, Drama, Family, Holiday, Comedy

SoCal is an indie feature film produced under a SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Theatrical Agreement. The production is scheduled to begin August 24, 2026 and is filming in Los Angeles, CA. Genres: Drama

Something We Said is a feature film adaptation of Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor's memoir of the same name, chronicling her decades-long journey of coming to know her father, comedian Richard Pryor. Latigo Films and Inaugural Entertainment have acquired rights to the recently published Simon & Schuster memoir, with producers David Lipper, Robert A. Daly Jr. , Elizabeth Pryor, and Julie Merson attached. The project explores Richard Pryor's groundbreaking impact on American comedy alongside the personal toll his career took on his family. The production companies expect to announce a screenwriter and director attachment in the near term. Daly and Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor share a longstanding personal connection, having grown up together on the west side of Los Angeles.

Stages is the directorial debut of Sonoya Mizuno, the actress known for Ex Machina, Devs, and House of the Dragon. Now in production across the United Kingdom, the film draws directly from Mizuno's background as a professionally trained ballet dancer. The ensemble cast includes Julie Delpy, Emma D'Arcy, Takehiro Hira, Kathryn Hunter, and Kate Dickie. Alex Garland produces alongside Peter Rice and Agile Films' Sam Ritzenberg and Myles Payne, continuing a long creative partnership with Mizuno that began with Ex Machina. A24 holds domestic distribution rights, while Focus Features will handle international release through Universal Pictures International. The production team includes cinematographer Wyatt Garfield, costume designer Neesha Tulsi Champaneria, and choreographer Hofesh Shechter. Cameras began rolling in July 2026 for this ballet-centered drama exploring ambition, artistry, and personal loss.

A disgraced Rolling Stone reporter on the brink of losing everything gets one last chance at redemption when he's sent to interview Death Row Records founder Suge Knight during the wild, chaotic final days before Knight turns himself in to face a life sentence—forcing the reporter to confront the same temptations that destroyed his career. Mouse used to have the dream job: entertainment reporter for Rolling Stone Magazine, chasing the biggest stories in music. But a reckless drug habit and a string of bad decisions cost him everything: his career, his credibility, and the trust of the people who once believed in him most. Desperate to prove he's still got what it takes, Mouse begs his stepfather Connor Rosenberg, the powerful Chief Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine, for one final opportunity. Reluctantly, Connor gives him a shot that could either resurrect his career or finish it for good. The assignment: land the last interview with Marion Suge Knight. With the clock ticking down to Suge Knight's impending surrender to the court and the prison system waiting for him, Mouse steps into the volatile world of one of hip-hop's most infamous figures. The interview is anything but conventional. Instead of a quiet sit-down, Mouse is pulled into Suge's final days of freedom—an unpredictable whirlwind of parties, limousines, strippers, old grudges, and dangerous stories from the rise and fall of Death Row Records. As Suge revisits the explosive era that launched icons like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, Mouse finds himself riding shotgun through a living piece of hip-hop history. The deeper Mouse goes, the more dangerous the assignment becomes. Tempted by the same drugs that destroyed his life, surrounded by chaos, excess, and the shadow of a criminal empire, Mouse must decide whether he'll fall back into the darkness or finally prove he still has what it takes to tell the story that could redeem him. Set against the final days before Suge Knight faces justice, this is a raw, high-stakes journey into fame, power, temptation, and the price of chasing the truth. Filming in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Sweet Spot is an erotic thriller spec script that Paramount Primal has preemptively acquired from the writing team of Nic Curcio and Kirby Gladstein. The project marks another acquisition for Paramount's new genre label, led by producers J. D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, known for Barbarian, Weapons, and Companion. Plot details remain under wraps, and no director or cast has been attached at this early stage. Curcio and Gladstein previously collaborated on the indie horror film Play House, which premiered at Fantastic Fest. The duo are Los Angeles-based filmmakers who began writing together in 2023. Sweet Spot represents Paramount Primal's continued focus on smartly budgeted films across horror, thriller, and genre spaces.

Paramount Pictures is developing a feature film adaptation of Grady Hendrix's New York Times bestselling novel The Final Girl Support Group, with Christopher Landon attached to write and direct. Landon, known for his work on the Happy Death Day franchise, Freaky, and the Paranormal Activity films, reunites with Hendrix after producing the author's My Best Friend's Exorcism. The project will be produced by Andy and Barbara Muschietti through their Double Dream label, along with Adam Goldworm's Aperture Entertainment. The novel follows a group of final girls—survivors of real-life slasher massacres that inspired horror film franchises—who meet regularly in therapy, only to discover someone is targeting them for elimination. Hendrix will serve as executive producer on the adaptation.

Lisa and Stacey used to be friends in high school. They bump into each other many years later and realize that none of their dreams have come true, and also discover that a secret connects them. The production will perform at TADA Theatre as part of the Spark Theatre Festival NYC, with a performance date of October 18, 2026.

The Great ADHD Myth? is a 60-minute documentary for Channel 4, currently in pre-production with London-based Minnow Films. The project is fronted by Dr Max Pemberton, a full-time NHS psychiatrist, who investigates the dramatic rise in ADHD referrals between 2020 and 2025. Director Xavier Alford leads the production alongside executive producer Liam Humphreys and senior producer Leah Green. The documentary examines whether ADHD represents a genuine neurodevelopmental condition or stems from modern lifestyle factors including screen time, ultra-processed foods, and rigid educational systems. Tim Hancock serves as commissioning editor for Channel 4. The film will feature medical experts questioning conventional ADHD narratives and follow a family experimenting with holistic lifestyle changes as an alternative to medication.

The Inbetweeners is returning for a third film at Netflix, marking the first new content from the beloved British comedy franchise in over a decade. Created by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the project has a completed script and is in active development discussions with Netflix. The original four leads—Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley, and Blake Harrison—are reportedly attached to reprise their roles, with producers also seeking to bring back Emily Atack as Charlotte Hinchcliffe. The Netflix deal represents a multi-million-pound investment to bring the comedy to international audiences, sixteen years after the original E4 series ended. Production timelines, final casting, and storylines are still being finalized as the deal nears completion. This third installment follows The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014), both major box office successes.

The Inbetweeners is returning for a reunion movie at Netflix, bringing back the original lead cast of Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, and James Buckley. The project reunites creators and writers Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, whose Fudge Park Productions struck a deal with rights holder Banijay UK in late 2025 to revive the beloved British comedy. The film follows two previous theatrical releases in 2011 and 2014, both box office hits. While final cast deals are still being finalized and no production timeline has been announced, the project marks the return of the characters more than a decade after their last adventure. Netflix is developing the film as an original, with the streaming service declining official comment on specifics.

The Killing Machine follows the effect of the fentanyl crisis on the lives of people across Los Angeles. Lily and Lea struggle to fill the hole left in their lives when their husband/father Mikey is killed in the line of duty. Jess, Mikey's cop partner and Lily's sister, pulls away from her family in the wake of the loss, and is forced to take leave from her job. Lily struggles to connect with and comfort her daughter while Lea spirals into addiction after getting hooked on the medication she is taking. When Lea is taken by the drug gangs, Jess and Lily must reconnect to enact justice on those responsible. Meanwhile, Rosa, while attempting to flee across the border, unwillingly falls in with the drug gangs, forced to pack and sell drugs on the street. However, she vows to escape and forge a better life for herself. The production has partnered with a number of major NGOs and organizations fighting to raise awareness on the dangers of fentanyl, illegal prescriptions, and trafficking of illegal minors, who will also help promote the film and do educational and outreach screenings. Directed by award-winning director Julia Verdin, who has built a name for herself with compelling social impact films that have helped raise awareness on key social issues and instigated change. Filming September 1–15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

The Leftovers is a reality ensemble series from executive producer SallyAnn Salsano and 495 Productions, the company behind Jersey Shore. The project follows a group of lifelong friends from New Jersey who are at a crossroads as they reunite to prepare for the first wedding in their friend group. With an international wedding on the horizon, old friendships are tested, relationships evolve, and everyone is forced to confront what growing up really means. The series is currently in active and ongoing development at Netflix and is expected to be among several new unscripted shows greenlit by the streamer. Production will be filmed across New Jersey, marking Salsano's return to the Garden State.

A DIY superhero, the White Squirrel, tries desperately to keep his 15 minutes of online fame, only to create conflict that reveals more about his flaws than his heroism. The Meteoric Fall of the White Squirrel is about a person who genuinely wants to do good... and still manages to hurt the people closest to them. Is putting on a stupid outfit and calling yourself a superhero really enough to save the day? Or does it do more harm than good? Filming August 1–17, 2026 in the Los Angeles, CA area.

The Mummy marks the return of the beloved franchise after nearly two decades, reuniting Oscar winners Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz as adventurers Rick and Evelyn O'Connell. Radio Silence's Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett direct from a screenplay by David Coggeshall. The production team includes franchise veteran Sean Daniel alongside Project X Entertainment's William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, and Paul Neinstein, with Clayton Townsend also producing. Fraser executive produces with Hivemind's Jason F. Brown and Denis Stewart. Michael Johnston, breakout star of Focus Features' Obsession, is in early talks to join Fraser, Weisz, and returning cast member John Hannah. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in August 2026, with filming set for London and Morocco. Universal has the film dated for an October 15, 2027 theatrical release.

The Secret of Secrets brings Dan Brown's latest Robert Langdon thriller to Netflix as an eight-episode limited series, with Morgan Spector stepping into the iconic role of the Harvard professor and symbologist previously played by Tom Hanks in feature films. Carlton Cuse serves as showrunner and co-creator alongside Brown, leading production through his Genre Arts banner with executive producers Emma Forman and Zoe Robyn. Rebecca Hall is set to co-star as the missing scientist whose discoveries lie at the intersection of futuristic science and mystical lore. The series received a straight-to-series order from Netflix in May 2025 after a competitive bidding war, with the novel published by Doubleday in September 2025. Production is scheduled to begin this fall in Prague, where the story is set, marking one of the few major international projects to use the Czech capital as itself rather than a stand-in. Staffing for the writers' room is already underway as the project moves toward its Prague shoot.

The Sound of Music Tour is a national touring stage production of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, with book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, music by Richard Rodgers, and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Produced by Concord Theatricals and NETworks Presentations, the tour is directed by Jack O'Brien with choreography by Danny Mefford and music supervision by Andy Einhorn. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin on or about August 24, 2026, with previews on or about September 18, 2026. The production will play various cities across the country. Network/Studio: NETworks Presentations / Concord Theatricals Genres: Musical Theater, Family, Drama, Romance, Historical

The Trial of Louise Woodward is a five-episode limited series ordered by HBO, with production scheduled to begin in August 2026 for a 2027 premiere. Matthew Barry, creator of Industry, serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer, while Academy and Emmy Award-winning director Susanne Bier directs all five episodes and executive produces. The series stars two-time Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy in the title role, marking her return to HBO after The White Lotus and reuniting her with Bier following their collaboration on Netflix's The Perfect Couple. The project is produced by Big Light Productions, founded by Frank Spotnitz, with additional executive producers including Emily Feller, Tobi de Graaff, and Antoine Douaihy. The series explores the 1997 trial that raised questions about childcare, working mothers, class, and the emerging 24/7 media landscape—themes that remain urgent today.

This Is Birmingham is being developed as a TV series following the success of the indie crime film on Prime Video UK. Creator Kay S. Ubhi is developing the series with producer Michael L. Cowan, a BAFTA winner who also produced the original film. The series will expand the film's world into a larger character-driven crime drama exploring Birmingham's criminal underworld. The project is currently in development, with Ubhi and Cowan seeking production partners to move the series into production. The original film, which Ubhi wrote, directed, and starred in, peaked at number five on Prime Video UK's top ten films and has resonated with audiences looking for authentic British crime dramas. The TV adaptation represents a next step in bringing Birmingham's crime story to a broader audience.

Blake, a tormented socialite, must enlist the help of her estranged best friend, Leighton, when her sister mysteriously vanishes. They uncover a shocking conspiracy involving the sister's drug company and their new miracle drug 'Thoughtwave', which gives a person 10 minutes of telepathy, but with horrifying side effects. Filming October 1–22, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama

Thud is a supernatural romantic comedy heading into pre-production in Los Angeles. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as the Grim Reaper opposite Rudy Pankow as the Devil in this original screenplay by Noga Pnueli. The film reunites Gellar with Radio Silence, who serve as executive producers alongside Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin. Mali Elfman directs, following her genre-bending debut Next Exit. Derek Bishé and David Grove Churchill Viste produce, with additional executive producers from Helmstreet Productions and Divide/Conquer. The ensemble cast now includes Piper Curda, Sujata Day, Sterling Sulieman, Steve Agee, Karan Soni, Dot-Marie Jones, and Katie Parker. Production is set to shoot in Los Angeles with support from a California tax credit, with casting director Lisa Zagoria assembling the team.

Tormented Souls is moving from video game to screen, with ZQ Entertainment, Prime Universe Films, and Longevity Pictures acquiring exclusive film and television rights to the survival horror franchise from indie developer Dual Effect. ZQ Entertainment is financing development and co-financing production, with Adrian Askarieh of Prime Universe and Ara Keshishian of ZQ Entertainment producing. The original game, released in 2021, is a third-person survival horror title in the style of classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill, following a protagonist investigating the disappearance of twin girls in a mansion-turned-hospital. The project is in early development, with no production timeline, director, or writer yet attached.

Trainers is a mockumentary web series centering on trainers at a luxury gym. After threats of a closure, the staff must pursue more sales than their rival gym. The series will be released on the Trainers show Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube channel(s). Filming is potentially starting September 4–6, 2026, with season 1 filmed across 3 weekends, 1 month apart. Production is located in Manhattan. Network/Studio: Self-distributed (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube — Trainers show channels) Genres: Comedy, Mockumentary

Turn the Lights Back On is an independent dramedy marking the feature directorial debut of Dave Pantano. Based on true events, the film centers on Emma, an elementary school teacher grappling with perimenopause and family responsibility as she faces the difficult decision to place her aging mother Mary into assisted living at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. As old wounds resurface among her siblings, Emma navigates guilt, grief, and unraveling family dynamics during one of modern history's most isolating moments. Alex Borstein stars as Emma, with June Squibb as her mother Mary. The production is fully financed as a SAG-AFTRA independent feature from Salado Pictures, with Borstein and Marni Rosenzweig of The Rosenzweig Group also producing. Filming is expected to begin later in 2026.

Amazon is developing an untitled half-hour comedy series centered on modern marriage, created as a starring vehicle for stand-up comedian Atsuko Okatsuka. The project is co-created with writer-producer Josh Rabinowitz, whose credits include Broad City, The Carmichael Show, and Ramy. Hiro Murai will executive produce through his production company Super Frog, alongside Ramy Youssef producing via Cairo Cowboy and Entertainment 360. Plot details and the show's title remain under wraps as the project is in early development at Amazon. Okatsuka, named one of Variety's Top 10 Comics to Watch in 2022, recently gained acclaim for her HBO special The Intruder and has voiced roles in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Pixar's Elio. The development represents Amazon's continued investment in comedy projects from emerging voices paired with established producing talent.

Netflix is preparing to begin production on an eight-episode series based on Dan Brown's sixth Robert Langdon novel, The Secret of Secrets. Morgan Spector leads as Robert Langdon, with Rebecca Hall cast as Katherine Solomon, a noetic scientist whose disappearance in Prague launches a globe-spanning mystery. The series is co-created by Dan Brown and Carlton Cuse, with Cuse serving as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Emma Forman of Genre-Arts also executive produces. The production is set to film primarily in Prague, Czech Republic—where much of the novel's action takes place—as well as New York City, with filming scheduled to begin in late August 2026 and run through mid-March 2027. The series marks the first screen adaptation developed in close proximity to a Brown novel's publication and represents one of the most significant international productions filming in Prague during 2026.

Netflix is developing a survival epic based on the story of Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton and the extraordinary rescue of his crew from the 1914 Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Phil Barantini, fresh off directing the Emmy-winning limited series Adolescence for Netflix, will helm the film from an original screenplay by Mark L. Smith, the Oscar-nominated writer of The Revenant. The film chronicles the legendary journey that began when Shackleton's ship, The Endurance, became trapped and crushed by ice in the Antarctic, forcing the crew to survive for months on ice floes before Shackleton led a lifeboat journey to bring rescue to all 27 men without a single fatality. The producing team includes Cliff Roberts, Smith, Michael Pruss, Joey McFarland, Brian Oliver, Samantha Beddoe, Barantini, and Ridley Scott. Netflix hopes to get the project into production next year, aiming to lock Barantini into an overall deal as a cornerstone director following his work on Adolescence and the upcoming series Rabbit, Rabbit starring Adam Driver.

Lux Vide, the Italian production company owned by Fremantle, is developing an international biographical series about fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who passed away in September 2025 at age 91. Director Ferzan Ozpetek has been attached to helm the project and is co-writing the screenplay with Francesco Arlanch, Lux Vide's head writer known for series including Medici, Hotel Costiera, and Doc. The series will explore Armani's journey from his early career to building a global luxury empire that redefined Italian elegance and forged lasting connections with Hollywood. The Giorgio Armani fashion house is supporting the production by providing access to archives, iconic garments, and locations. The project is being produced by Lux Vide in association with Faros Film, though storylines and series structure remain under wraps. No production timeline, network, or casting has been announced.

An intimate, real-time drama about a married couple facing an unexpected crisis of survival that will define their relationship. The film follows Jeff and Lisa, a married couple facing an unexpected existential crisis of survival that will define their relationship. Jeff is described as a smart, funny, loving writer's soul, but fear has made him guarded, requiring wit, vulnerability, and naturalistic presence. Lisa is from a privileged background, elegant and beautiful, but wears it lightly, loving and supportive, yet frustrated with her husband's pessimism and pregnant for the first time but not showing yet. Produced by Pelorus Productions. Filming will take place September 23-30, 2026 in Kauai, Hawaii, with 1 week in October 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Genres: Drama, Thriller, Survival

As of February 2025, an untitled sequel to "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is in the early stages of development. This film is expected to continue the narrative established in the 2024 release, further exploring the evolving dynamics between apes and humans in a post-apocalyptic world.

Netflix is moving forward with its series adaptation of Dan Brown's 2025 bestseller The Secret of Secrets, with Morgan Spector confirmed to lead as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and Rebecca Hall in talks for the female lead role of Katherine Solomon. The project comes from co-creators Dan Brown and Carlton Cuse, with Cuse serving as showrunner and writer. Genre-Arts is producing alongside executive producers Emma Forman and Zoe Robyn. The series secured a straight-to-series order from Netflix in May 2025 following a competitive bidding war. Production is scheduled to begin this fall in Prague, where much of the novel is set, marking the latest screen adaptation of Brown's popular character previously portrayed by Tom Hanks in three feature films.

Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are writing, directing, and producing a new Star Trek feature film for Paramount Pictures. The project marks a fresh start for the franchise, featuring an entirely new cast of characters and set in a time period further in the future than any previous Star Trek film or series. The duo, known for their work on Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Spider-Man: Homecoming, are producing through their GoldDay banner. The script is currently in progress, with plot details being kept under wraps. This film is not connected to the previous Kelvin Timeline movies starring Chris Pine, nor to any current Star Trek television series. The project represents Paramount's latest effort to revitalize the Star Trek film franchise after nearly a decade without a theatrical release.

VJ Frames launches with an ambitious action franchise directed by Remo D'Souza and starring Tiger Shroff, Abhishek Banerjee, and Elvish Yadav. The project marks the debut of producer Viccky Jain's new production banner, positioned as a home for large-scale cinematic stories and commercial entertainers aimed at Indian audiences. D'Souza and Shroff previously collaborated on the 2016 superhero film A Flying Jatt. Multiple sources confirm production is scheduled to begin August 1, 2026, with the first schedule planned in Mumbai, where sets have already been erected. Additional producers include Rohan Deep Singh, Vishal Gurnani, and Neeraj Tiwari. The film is being developed as a major theatrical release with a focus on high-energy action and broad commercial appeal.

Vibe Tu Hai is set at the heart of the Indian diaspora in the United States, where a groundbreaking pageant is redefining beauty beyond traditional measurements and rigid standards. Challenging cultural expectations, it empowers women across generations to embrace identity, confidence, and authenticity. More than an event, it becomes a movement for self-expression and change. At its core, its creator faces her own silence and past struggles, discovering her voice while inspiring others to transform their lives. Filming in Los Angeles on September 16, 2026. Network/Studio: CPICS TV Genres: Drama, Cultural, Diaspora

Warhammer 40,000 is advancing in development at Prime Video with horror director Mike Flanagan now attached as writer. Flanagan has completed initial story outlines and is moving toward scripting the project, which Henry Cavill continues to executive produce and star in alongside production companies Vertigo Entertainment and United Artists. The franchise deal encompasses both film and television adaptations of the Games Workshop property, which depicts a grim future where humanity's galactic empire faces threats from traitors, alien forces, and malevolent gods. Games Workshop CEO Kevin Rountree confirmed the project remains a long-term partnership with Amazon that will take years to bring to market, with Cavill remaining closely involved in shepherding the cinematic universe from development through production.

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.

Joshua shares a singular bond with his luminous grandmother, the woman who introduced him to Medea, Mapplethorpe, and Broadway, and set him on the path to becoming a playwright. In this deeply funny and moving love letter to complicated families, Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews, Prayer for the French Republic) unravels thirty years of family history, with a little Rashomon-style assistance from his mother. The story follows Joshua, a gay, Jewish playwright and narrator who moves fluidly between the child and adult versions of himself, both inside and outside of memory. He is curious, sensitive, and deeply attuned to the emotional undercurrents of his family as he tries to make sense of the past. His mother Ellen is smart, sharp, and direct, practical and overextended, often the most grounded person in the room, with a complicated relationship with her own mother and works hard to keep that from shaping her son. This is a regional premiere production by GableStage in Miami, FL, directed by Stuart Meltzer with Bari Newport as Artistic Director.

Werwulf is an upcoming horror film directed by Robert Eggers, known for his work on "The Witch" and "Nosferatu." Set in 13th-century England, the film delves into the werewolf mythos, featuring period-accurate dialogue with translations for modern audiences. Eggers co-wrote the script with Icelandic poet Sjón, his collaborator on "The Northman."

A theoretical physicist travels to Greece for an academic conference that becomes an unexpected reckoning with the recent loss of her mother, a strained relationship with her sister, and a secret scientific idea she's never dared to share. Independent feature drama, English/French with subtitles. Shooting September 1 through October 31, 2026 in the Los Angeles, CA region (remote/studio). Genres: Drama, Independent, Science Fiction (lite), Family Drama

Wildwood is a comedy series in development at FX and 20th Television from BAFTA Award-winning creator Lisa McGee, marking her first project set outside the UK. The show follows a group of Irish college students who arrive in Wildwood, New Jersey, during the summer of 2000 for what they hope will be a quintessential American summer adventure. McGee serves as creator and executive producer on the project, which won out in a competitive bidding process between networks. The series is described as a spiritual successor to McGee's hit show Derry Girls, transporting her signature comedic voice from 1990s Northern Ireland to the neon-lit boardwalks of the Jersey Shore at the turn of the millennium.

Women Like Us reunites four Hollywood veterans—Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and Vivica A. Fox—for a Netflix comedy directed by Tasha Smith. The project marks the first collaboration between Higher Ground, the production company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama, and MACRO Film Studios, led by Charles D. King. Smith directs from an original screenplay by Ali Kinney, with additional writing by Tracy Oliver. James Lopez and Poppy Hanks are producing for MACRO alongside Anikah McLaren and Mark R. Wright for Higher Ground, with Michelle Obama and Charles D. King executive producing. Production is scheduled to begin this fall in New York City, with filming expected to take place over a single month between late September and October.

Marvel Studios is actively casting its X-Men reboot, the first mutant-focused film to be fully developed under the MCU banner. Jake Schreier, fresh off Thunderbolts, is directing from a script by Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and The Bear showrunner Joanna Calo. Samara Weaving has been cast as Emma Frost, the telepathic White Queen, marking the first official casting announcement for the project. Production is expected to begin before the end of 2026, with rumors pointing to UK filming locations. The X-Men reboot is slated for a 2028 release, following Avengers: Secret Wars, and will launch a new saga centered around Marvel's mutant characters.

You Deserve to Know is a limited series in development at Hulu, based on Aggie Blum Thompson's 2025 novel of the same name. The Vampire Diaries alumni Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley reunite to star as Gwen and Scott, two neighbors on opposite sides of a murder investigation. When Gwen's husband is killed after a Friday night dinner, the three suburban couples—next-door neighbors and best friends—find their tight-knit community torn apart by suspicion and hidden secrets. Brian Tanen, creator of Grand Hotel, serves as writer and executive producer. The project landed at Hulu in a competitive bidding situation and is produced by Alex Cooper's Unwell and Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment. Both Dobrev and Wesley executive produce alongside Tanen, Thompson, Matt Kaplan, and Mina Lefevre. Production is scheduled to begin in Vancouver in fall 2026, with an early 2027 premiere window targeted for Hulu.