Week of August 10, 2026

A Really Bad Person is a crime drama with comedic overtones being developed by writers Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan for FX. The project marks the first TV series the pair have created together following their work on the Netflix animated hit KPop Demon Hunters. The show follows a relatable American woman who makes an extreme choice while visiting London—impersonating the missing daughter of a British family to gain citizenship and escape her complicated past. FX Productions and Legendary Television are producing, with executive producers including Brett Baer and Dave Finkel, known for Bad Sisters and New Girl, who will supervise the project, alongside Sharon Hall. The series is currently in the development and writing phase.

Ad Vitam Eternam is the sequel to Netflix's 2025 French action thriller Ad Vitam, which achieved 70 million views and ranked ninth on the streamer's most-watched non-English films globally. Guillaume Canet returns as former elite GIGN agent Franck Lazareff, reprising his role from the original alongside returning cast Stéphane Caillard, Nassim Lyes, and Zita Hanrot, with new additions Sophie Marceau and Mathieu Amalric. Ludovic Colbeau-Justin takes over directing duties from the original's Rodolphe Lauga, working from a screenplay co-written by Canet and novelist Maxime Chattam with David Corona. Cabanes Productions, the company Canet runs with Jean Cottin, is producing. Principal photography began August 10, 2026, with shooting scheduled across multiple French regions including Ile-de-France, Normandy, Savoie, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Animated Sherlock is an adult-oriented animated television series in development at Harry King Television. The project adapts CEO Nicholas Sercombe's The Unexpurgated Adventures of Sherlock Holmes book series, which presents Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective stories as if the original accounts were sanitized for Victorian morality. David Lipman, producer of the first two Shrek films, is heading up the creative team alongside writers Michael Ryan and Tim John. The series is planned with season-long mystery arcs while individual episodes connect to original Sherlock Holmes cases, exploring the backgrounds of Holmes, Watson, Mrs. Hudson, and Professor Moriarty. Harry King Television's London-based scripted division is developing the project as part of its True Sherlock franchise, though no network or streaming partner has been announced and no production timeline has been set.

Ants (Mravki) marks the third feature film from Macedonian director Marjan Gavrilovski, who has begun principal photography on the darkly comic drama. The project is produced by Romir Jakupi through Time Lapse Production and has received support from the North Macedonia Film Agency. Gavrilovski, whose previous features include Te dua, I Swear and Horse Riders, tackles a rare topic in Balkan cinema with this story about a homophobic police detective and a trans woman who team up to investigate a murder. The project was developed through the Baltic Event Co-Production Market in 2023 after receiving initial funding support in 2021.

Arya is an independent feature film currently in principal photography in Duluth, Minnesota. The project marks Sayani Gupta's U. S. feature debut, with the Indian actor playing Arya Sinha, a disciplined piano teacher who reluctantly takes an assignment in Minnesota to rescue a struggling band program. Directed by Neil Tuli in his feature directorial debut, the film is produced by Tuli's American Haathi banner alongside Pallavi and Keertana Sastry from Adda G Productions. Gupta also serves as an executive producer on the project. Tuli previously held strategy roles at Netflix and Illumination before launching American Haathi. The production is filming on location in Duluth, bringing together a creative team focused on cross-cultural storytelling.

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.

Bad News Dads is a half-hour comedy-mystery series in early development at Apple TV+, starring and executive produced by James Marsden. Based on the upcoming novel by Adam Frost, the series follows Ben, a catcher on an inept men's recreational baseball team, who leads two of his teammates in an impromptu investigation after one player's wife dies under suspicious circumstances. Stephen Falk, creator of You're the Worst, will write, showrun, and executive produce the project. The series comes from Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, where Greg Berlanti maintains an overall deal. Additional executive producers include Adam Frost, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, and Robbie Rogers. The project continues Marsden's ongoing collaboration with Apple TV+ following his work on Your Friends & Neighbors and the upcoming action thriller Disavowed.

A theatrical live theatre performance of Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park." Running for 9 performances in November at The Whitmore Theatre in North Hollywood. Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. After a six day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie's mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic Velasco, where everything that can go wrong does. Rehearsals will take place in the Los Angeles area from September 21st–October 29th, 2026, Monday–Thursday from 7–10pm. On November 2nd, 2026, the production moves to The Whitmore Theatre in North Hollywood for tech rehearsals. Network/Studio: The Whitmore Theatre / Rotation Theatre Company Genres: Comedy, Theater, Romance

In 2093 the Earth's northern and Southern Hemispheres are radioactive wastelands — the world's remaining human populations turn to Mother Africa for food and shelter while Africa turns to a future beyond our planet. This high-concept sci-fi/thriller boldly explores many relevant social issues within an unfamiliar landscape and through an unfamiliar voice. The project touches on the possible ramifications of connecting the human brain to computerized technology. Within what ultimately is a story of hope, this narrative weaves its way through a backdrop of overpopulation, species classification, race, love, and human migration beyond our world in this fresh perspective on a possible future reality. Shooting September 14–26, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Afrofuturism, Drama

Behemoth Ann Holds a Seance is a documentary feature directed by Isidore Bethel, Vicki Bethel, and Daniel Hymanson. The film chronicles the deeply personal story of Vicki and her son Isidore as they organize a posthumous exhibition of Arthur Douglas Thayer's singular crochet artworks—complete with explorable digestive tracts, fantastical appendages, and detachable eyeballs—at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta. Atlanta-based Liaison Pictures, founded by John Henry Hinkel, has joined France's Because the Night Productions on the project, which is currently participating in Locarno's Match Me! networking platform seeking financing and co-production partners. The collaboration brings together Hinkel, who has a decades-long friendship with the Bethel family, and producer Anne-Laure Berteau. The project represents a personal exploration of grief and art-making, with filmmaking emerging as a remedy for the directors following Thayer's unexpected death.

Beneath the Rust is a feature film set in a forgotten steel mill town's sober home, following a 24-year-old who leads a rambunctious group of boys and is presented with a job opportunity that forces him to face the battle between escape and loyalty. The film shoots September 1, 2026 in East Liverpool, Ohio. Genres: Drama, Independent

Bluefly is a sci-fi action thriller heading into production on Australia's Gold Coast later this year. Nimród Antal directs from a script by David Frigerio, William Eubank, and Carlyle Eubank, with Russell Crowe and Priyanka Chopra Jonas attached to star. The project is produced by Michael Jefferson for Polite Society, David Frigerio for Broken Open Pictures, Deborah Glover for G2 Dispatch, and Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier for Highland Film Group, with Vanessa Yao Guo also producing. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights and launching sales at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival market. Principal photography is set to begin in late 2026, with the production drawing on the Gold Coast's growing reputation as a hub for international features. Crowe previously worked with Frigerio and Eubank on Land of Bad, which also filmed in Queensland.

Bridgette Wrona and the Whisper Creek Murders has wrapped principal photography in Arlington, Texas, and is now in post-production. The YA mystery film from Little Spark Films follows the eponymous twenty-something sleuth, hostess of a popular true crime podcast called 'Hot Coffee, Cold Cases,' as she investigates the remote East Texas town of Whisper Creek, where a long-dormant serial killer known as The Flower King has resurfaced. Mary Beth McAndrews, director of marketing at Little Spark Films and filmmaker behind Bystanders, directed from a script by Preston Fassel, based on a concept by Cameron Hazelwood. The Arlington-based indie horror studio, founded by Joe Manco and Catalina Querida, has been expanding its genre slate with a focus on Texas-based productions.

Castle is a medieval action film in development at Sony Pictures. The project originated from an idea by Chris Bremner's Unknown Quantity banner, with Jill Blankenship hired to pen the screenplay. Bremner will produce alongside his Unknown Quantity partner Jeff Arkuss. Plot details are being kept under wraps. Blankenship, a TV showrunner making her first jump into studio feature film, brings experience from series including Sweet Tooth for Netflix and Daredevil: Born Again for Marvel/Disney+. The project is part of Bremner's overall writing and producing deal with Sony, following his success writing the recent Bad Boys films.

Chapa 100 is the second feature from Mozambican writer-director Ique Langa, now in advanced development following its 2025 Atlas Workshops Development Award win. The project is lead produced by Lara Sousa at Kulunga Filmes in Maputo, with co-production from Pedro Borges at Portugal's Midas Filmes. The film has recently added Mo Harawe as associate producer, whose debut feature The Village Next to Paradise screened at Cannes 2024. Egyptian cinematographer Mostafa El Kashef is also attached, and a third production partner, Mozambique's Better Films, has joined the team. Italy-based sales agent Luminalia has boarded international sales. Set among Maputo's chapas—the local minibuses that carry thousands daily—the story follows elderly street vendors whose gentle romance takes on magical realist dimensions. The project is currently being presented at Locarno's 2026 Open Doors, the festival's Africa-focused co-production platform, as it seeks international financing partners.

Clickbait Clinic Q&A is a six-part digital series in pre-production for BBC's YouTube channel and iPlayer, set to debut later this year. The spinoff accompanies the main Clickbait Clinic series and will be hosted by Stacey Dooley alongside Dr Alex George. The series answers audience questions about health trends featured in the main show while exploring the science behind viral health claims. Nutopia is producing, with founder Jane Root executive producing alongside chief creative officer Simon Willgoss and Tom Williams. Anna McVey serves as series producer and Liam Bagnall as series director, with Caroline McCool as executive in charge of production. The London-based production company specializes in premium factual content for major networks and platforms.

A continuation of the original romantic comedy, that followed native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. The series is in active development for Max network, with filming scheduled to begin January 11, 2027 in New York, United States. Network/Studio: Max (Warner Bros. Discovery) / Warner Bros. Television

On the eve of Kabul's fall, former Afghan track star Daud Ahmadi returns from a Canadian detention center to reunite with his younger sister Tayiba. As the city unravels around them, the siblings confront buried secrets and broken dreams in an attempt to salvage what remains of their lives, and each other. Filming begins October 1, 2026 in South Asia and Montreal.

Deadlocked is an action thriller in development at Amazon MGM Studios, starring Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx as a grieving former Marine caught in a courthouse siege. The project marks director Nikhil Bhat's first English-language feature after his breakout Hindi action-thriller Kill, which sold to Lionsgate following its Toronto International Film Festival premiere. The screenplay comes from Eric Scot Anderson and Matt Takejiro Bosack, based on their original idea about a trial that turns deadly when the defendant's daughter takes over the courthouse. Producing are Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger for Range, Dave Caplan for C2, and Foxx himself through Foxxhole Productions—companies that previously collaborated on Longlegs and The Monkey. The film will stream globally on Prime Video, though production dates have not yet been announced.

Decebal's Wedding is a comedy-drama feature film currently in production in Romania, marking the directorial debut of Matei Lucaci-Grunberg. The project adapts the stage play originally created by Lucaci-Grunberg and Eduard Buhac for Teatrelli in Bucharest. The story follows Decebal, who left Romania eight years ago, as his family back home participates in his New York wedding through a Skype call. The film explores the legacy of Romania's 1990s migration wave, weaving together intimate family drama with broader questions about emigration and those who stayed behind. With a Romanian and British cast, the film is being produced by Atelier de Film UNATC. Decebal's Wedding was selected for the Transilvania Pitch Stop at TIFF's Romanian Days 2026, where it was presented as a work-in-progress to European sales agents.

Deep End is a feature film adaptation of Ali Hazelwood's instant bestselling romance novel, currently in development at Netflix. Laura Kosann has been tapped to write the screenplay. The producing team includes Shawn Levy and Dan Levine through 21 Laps Entertainment, alongside Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan from Unwell Productions. Hazelwood will executive produce, with Matthew Janzen also executive producing for Unwell Productions and Emily Morris and Emily Feher overseeing for 21 Laps. Published in 2025 by Berkley, the novel follows a competitive diver and an ace swimmer whose relationship defies boundaries. Netflix secured the rights in a major pre-publication deal, underscoring the streamer's continued investment in the BookTok romance space and New Adult adaptations.

Détective numéro un is currently in production in Montreal for Crave, with a ten-episode first season slated for winter 2027. The French-language comedy stars Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais as Oscar Bougie, a hapless detective who abandons his failing career to study interior design at cégep, where he befriends three younger students. When a case involving a stolen knick-knack draws him back into detective work, Oscar and his new friends uncover a darker conspiracy. The series is produced by Encore Télévision, with Roy-Desmarais co-creating and co-writing alongside Alec Pronovost and Samuel Cantin. Pronovost directs, with Rafaële Germain serving as script editor. The ensemble cast includes Claude Meunier, Laurence Lebœuf, Diane Lavallée, Yves Jacques, François Létourneau, and Denis Houle. Production is underway in Montreal as of August 2026.

Dinosaurs of the Wild West is an ambitious sci-fi Western series from director Luke Sparke, following his indie hit Primitive War. Set in an alternate 1879, the project imagines a frontier where massive Brontosaurs haul entire towns across the plains, raptors are ridden into battle, and pterosaurs rule the skies. Sparke is set to direct and serve as showrunner, with the series inspired by artwork from creator Shaun Keenan. Sparke Films is producing alongside Carmel Imrie and Carly Sparke, with a Kickstarter campaign currently underway to fund the first two episodes. The initial goal aims to produce approximately 60 minutes of content, with stretch goals planned for a full eight-episode season. If successfully funded, the series is expected to debut on a streaming platform following completion of production.

A world premiere new play by Chris Banda. When a mysterious old man stumbles into an Inglewood dive bar just as police helicopters circle overhead hunting a shooting suspect, the regulars' half-drunk speculation spirals into full-blown paranoia — and a fight for their lives they never saw coming. A dark comedy with teeth — one location, one long night, and an ensemble cast that gets to swing from punchlines to real stakes without ever leaving the barstool. Previews October 8, 2026; opens October 9, 2026; closes November 1, 2026 at Casa 0101 Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Diya is an original animated musical in development at Paramount Animation, bringing together a creative team with deep roots in both Hollywood and South Asian storytelling. Director Nitya Mehra, known for her work on the Prime Video series Made in Heaven and the film Baar Baar Dekho, is attached to helm the project. Writers Jaydeep Hasrajani and Jake Goldman are crafting the screenplay, with Hasrajani bringing his experience as creator of Netflix's Boons and Curses and Goldman's Emmy-nominated credits spanning Futurama to DC Metalforce. The producing team includes Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley through their GoldDay banner, working under a first-look deal with Paramount, alongside Kunal Nayyar producing through his Good Karma company. Reel FX Animation Studios, which originated the project, is set to produce the feature, with Sara Smith overseeing for GoldDay and Logan Kovarick executive producing.

Dragon's Dojo marks the first chapter of the ASERYA Asian Mythology Franchise, developed through a memorandum of understanding between Singapore's Silver Media Group, Indonesian boxing legend Chris John, TV executive Harun Kurniawan, and Koollab Studios. The mobile-first vertical animated series centers on Chris John's animated alter ego as head instructor at a martial arts academy working with young people facing hardship. When creatures from Indonesian mythology emerge to threaten the students' community, Chris and his pupils discover their fight extends beyond monsters to their own inner struggles. The project launches the ASERYA Universe, an interconnected franchise spanning animation, comics, games and merchandise, designed to introduce Asian mythology stories to global audiences.

Drifter is an action thriller currently filming throughout Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, starring Kate Beckinsale as Wendy Ford, an interim police chief determined to prove herself worthy of her late father's badge. When she arrests a mysterious drifter with a hidden past, her isolated station comes under siege from impostor federal agents and a heavily armed mercenary team seeking to free her prisoner. Forced into an uneasy alliance with the enigmatic stranger, Ford must uncover the truth behind the attack. Directed by Randall Emmett, the production also features Dermot Mulroney, Robert Knepper, and rapper Sticky Fingaz, along with Bill Sage, Beau Bommarito, Ema Horvath, Maia Kai, and John Cerasani. Convergence Entertainment, founded by Emmett and Joel Cohen, is producing and fully financing the film in association with Dream Team Films. With a reported budget of $17 million and 26 planned shoot days across 193 days of production activity in Ohio, the film is taking advantage of the state's film-friendly infrastructure and tax incentives.

Drowning (Doobna in Hindi/Urdu) marks a significant crossover for Indian singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad, known for hits including "Cold/Mess" and "Kasoor," as he makes his feature film acting debut. Directed by Dar Gai, the Ukrainian-Indian filmmaker behind Teen Aur Aadha and Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence, the film was shot on location in New Delhi. The production represents Marginal MediaWorks' first fiction feature produced in South Asia, developed in partnership with Los Angeles-based D36 and Mumbai's Jugaad Motion Pictures, the production company co-founded by Gai. Marginal MediaWorks, a Los Angeles-based independent studio founded by Sanjay Sharma, focuses on genre storytelling from marginalized voices across film, television, and other media formats.

Eat the Sun is a narrative feature film set in a modern ecological reality, following two siblings as they return home to haunting absences. Everything around is now drained, depleted, alien. With buried secrets, sticky memories and old roles, they attempt to pack up. As their unsettling conditions persist, the closer they get to each other, the more entangled they become, risking not only the task at hand, but the very possibility of family. The film's striking, palpable atmosphere, though inflected by a visceral presence and strange disorientation, is entirely informed by research. Manuel and Ida's father died two years ago. Now debt and obligation call them back to his house with a seemingly straightforward task: pack up and move out for good. But as the siblings arrive in the arid, unincorporated town in the Southwest, they're confronted with much more than an empty house. The film is directed and written by Nicole Otero, an artist and filmmaker who has won numerous awards and grants as a Director, Writer, and Film Editor. Genres: Drama, Family, Ecological Thriller, Independent

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

Exit to the Guillotine has wrapped principal photography and entered post-production. The psychological horror-thriller follows Burne Peter, an off-Broadway actress who joins an international theater troupe led by the unstable director Dado Levytskyy at a decommissioned prison facility on the Ukrainian coast. As the troupe rehearses a new translation of an old Polish play, cast members begin disappearing one by one. Zachary Cotler wrote and directed the film, which stars Peyton List and Gustaf Skarsgård in lead roles. The Winter Film Company is producing under Cotler's banner, with producers including Magdalena Zyzak, Bonnie Timmermann, Marius Vilunas, Jean Pierre Magro, and J. Todd Harris. The supporting cast features Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Lea Myren, Dylan Douglas, Marcin Czarnik, Nikki Si'ulepa, Michael Golab, Pablo Sandstrom, and introduces Jan Kłapyta. The project is now in the post-production phase.

Final House follows Rachel, a babysitter and aspiring stuntwoman, who watches over two young children on what turns out to be the first night of a zombie apocalypse. As Jawfaces (zombies) close in on the house, Rachel and her boyfriend Trevor must fight to protect the kids, Billy and Bean, from threats including their own zombified father and a masked robber-turned-Jawface named Damon. Filming is scheduled for October 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.

Godstar has wrapped principal photography in Los Angeles, with Olivia Taylor Dudley and François Arnaud starring in this dark comedy-drama from director Oren Shai. The film follows Ronnie Dalton, a New York actress who reunites with her former lover Sky Blue to rehearse a play revival, confronting years of buried emotions. Blu Hunt and James Urbaniak round out the cast. The screenplay marks the feature debut of Nicole Morier, a songwriter known for her work with Britney Spears and Charli XCX. Shai previously directed the neo-noir The Frontier, which premiered at SXSW. The project shot entirely in Los Angeles and is now in post-production.

Hanging Gardens is a feature film about a family in 1920s Chicago. The production is filming on August 22, 2026, with fittings taking place the week of August 17, 2026. All actors are reporting to New York only for this part of the movie. Genres: Drama, Period, Family

Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story is a new music-and-dance-fueled film expanding the Descendants franchise for Disney Channel and Disney+. The project shifts focus from the children of heroes and villains to the descendants of legendary sidekicks from Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, and The Emperor's New Groove. Director Jude Weng helms the production from a screenplay by Tamara Chestna, Eydie Faye, and Emma Fletcher. The cast includes Dior Goodjohn as Jennie, daughter of the Genie, alongside Momona Tamada, Jacob Rodriguez, Eva Fossaceca Smedley, and Harry Jones. Mark Ordesky and Jane Fleming executive produce alongside Gary Marsh and Chestna, who previously worked on Descendants: Wicked Wonderland. Production begins in mid-August 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia, with choreography by Louise Hradsky and Jeffrey Mortensen. The film is produced by Disney Kids & Family.

Hilda! (In Lights!) has received a pilot order from CBS, marking the network's first greenlight for the 2027-28 development cycle. Written and executive produced by Abbey Caldwell, known for her work on Laid and Fresh Off the Boat, the single-camera comedy centers on a septuagenarian from Nebraska who abandons small-town life to chase Broadway stardom with zero experience. The project is produced by CBS Studios, with additional executive producers Will Graham, Max Linsky, and Tonia Davis from Invitation Media. The series was initially announced in April 2026 with a three-script order and has now advanced to the pilot stage. If picked up to series, it would give CBS a second comedy with a female lead in her 70s alongside the network's hit drama Matlock.

A young woman named Jesse graduates college on the same day her job offer is pulled, her boyfriend ends their relationship, and she discovers her parents are selling the family home. She returns to her childhood bedroom with a degree, no prospects, and no idea who she is without the performance of having it together. Back home and working her old coffee shop job, Jesse is quietly unraveling — until a chance encounter with an older woman named Ruth and an invitation to a Tuesday night gathering in a stranger's living room changes her trajectory. No stage, no cameras, no cover charge. Just food, honest conversation, and a soft-spoken man named James who talks about faith, loneliness, and the algorithm like he's been living inside the same generation he's speaking to. Jesse keeps coming back. She finds her people — Sofia, Malik, Reese — and slowly, reluctantly, begins to believe that belonging isn't something she has to earn. She gets baptized. She gets a job. She posts bail for James with her entire signing bonus without hesitation. But the gathering goes viral, James gets arrested, the house gets shut down, and Jesse's parents move out. Everything she'd begun to build disappears overnight. Stripped of the structure, Jesse has to discover whether her faith was ever really hers — or just borrowed from the room. She finds James at his family's grave. She brings him back. And in the final act, Jesse becomes the one holding the door open — hosting Home Church in her own bare apartment, leading for the first time, phones in the bin, candle lit. The sun rises over the ocean the morning she's baptized. She comes up laughing. Filming August 14–31, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a national touring theatrical production based on the beloved holiday story. Max the Dog narrates as the sour and scheming Grinch, whose heart is 'two sizes too small', decides to steal Christmas away from the holiday loving Whos. The production runs approximately 85 minutes with up to 12 performances per week. The Old Max Tour opens in South Bend, IN on/about November 6, 2026 and closes in Chicago, IL on/about December 27, 2026. The Young Max Tour opens in Richmond, KY on/about November 7, 2026 and closes in Monterrey, MX on/about January 3, 2027. Both tours begin company rehearsals in New York City on/about October 14–17, 2026, with final rehearsals concluding on/about October 27, 2026.

I Love LA is returning to HBO and HBO Max for its eight-episode second season, currently filming in Los Angeles. Creator and star Rachel Sennott reprises her role as Maia, an aspiring talent manager, alongside series regulars Odessa A'zion, Jordan Firstman, Josh Hutcherson, and True Whitaker. The production has added six guest stars for Season 2, including Taron Egerton, Jamie Chung, Benjamin Norris, Dylan Arnold, Jessy Hodges, and Milan Carter. Executive producers include Sennott, Emma Barrie, Aida Rodgers, Max Silvestri, and Lorene Scafaria. Production companies Bizarro Brothers, Treacly Productions, and HBO Entertainment are behind the series, which earned an early renewal after Season 1 became HBO's second top freshman comedy. The Los Angeles-based shoot continues as the production builds on the show's exploration of ambition, relationships, and Hollywood's entertainment culture.

Indraputra is a pan-Indian mythological action-fantasy now in pre-production for Zee Studios. The film stars Telugu actor Kiran Abbavaram in a mythology-rooted role built around the conflict between dharma and adharma, principles central to Hindu philosophy. Director Srikanth Puppala, making his feature debut after working on Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1, helms the project. Producer Prerna Arora of Ess Kay Gee Entertainment collaborates with Zee Studios head Umesh Bansal, with Keerthan serving as co-producer. The production is designed as a large-scale action adventure for nationwide theatrical release across multiple languages. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in October 2026, with a planned 2027 release.

Javi & Rae is a fast-paced comedy web series about two very different roommates constantly thrown into ridiculous situations. In this episode, an intense heat wave leaves everyone on edge after the power goes out, causing tempers to flare and long-buried secrets to spill out. What begins as an ordinary afternoon quickly turns into complete apartment chaos as brutally honest confessions, hurt feelings, and outrageous accusations push friendships to the breaking point — until Javi realizes the extreme heat may be affecting everyone more than they think. Filming in Los Angeles, CA. Genres: Comedy

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

Joe Dirt returns as an animated series in development at Fox, with David Spade reprising his iconic role as the voice of the eternally optimistic janitor with the unfused mullet. Written by Scott Gairdner, the series picks up 25 years after the 2001 cult classic comedy, following Joe as he balances married life with Brandy and raising three teenage daughters while facing bigger problems than his trusty mop and bucket can handle. Spade executive produces alongside Fred Wolf, his co-writer from the original film, as well as Gairdner, Doug Robinson, and Lauren Moffat. The animated series is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment. Gairdner brings animation experience from creating Comedy Central's Moonbeam City, writing for Fox's HouseBroken, and executive producing Netflix's Saturday Morning All Star Hits. This marks the second attempt at animating Joe Dirt, following a previous 2010 TBS development that didn't move forward.

Lake Patrol is a Canadian comedy feature preparing for principal photography in September 2026. Directed by Drew Antzis and produced by Samuel Dever, with a screenplay by Bill Dever, the film centers on a cherished lake under siege from developers with plans that threaten cottage country tradition. The production is being developed by Andromedia Distribution, a Canadian production company focused on theatrical releases. Shooting begins September 7 on Rice Lake in Ontario, marking the company's third feature film for 2026. The project follows Andromedia's earlier genre productions and represents a shift toward comedic storytelling that celebrates Canadian summer culture, community spirit, and the quirky dynamics of life at the lake.

LALA IRL is a live-action scripted comedy series in development at Disney Channel and Disney+, starring TikTok phenomenon Lala Sadii in a fictionalized version of her own story. The project comes from Peter Paige, co-creator of The Fosters and Good Trouble, who serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Endemol Shine North America is producing, with Sharon Levy and Lisa Fahrenholt attached as executive producers alongside Paige, Sadii, Lauren Gellert, and Billy Mann. The series promises a behind-the-screens look at a teenage social media superstar balancing viral fame with the everyday challenges of high school life, jealous classmates, curious friends, concerned siblings, and strict parents. With Sadii's 25. 7 million TikTok followers and Disney's continued investment in creator-led content, the project represents the platform's strategy of developing series around established digital personalities. Production timelines have not yet been announced.

Legally Blonde is a musical theater production featuring Elle Woods, a quintessential blonde Valley Girl who follows her boyfriend to Harvard Law School and discovers her true potential. This is a non-union national tour with rehearsals in NYC beginning early December 2026, tech dates in early January 2027, and performances starting January 19, 2027. The production will close in late May 2027. In-person callbacks are scheduled for the week of June 8, 2026 in NYC.

LOL: Last One Laughing is heading to the United States after successful launches in over 25 territories worldwide. Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a domestic version of the unscripted comedy competition format for Prime Video, with Fulwell Entertainment producing. Eric Pankowski will serve as showrunner and executive produce alongside Ben Winston and Emma Conway. The format, adapted from the Japanese series Documental created by Yoshimoto Kogyo, challenges ten comedians to spend six hours together without laughing while using every comedic tool at their disposal to break their opponents. International versions have featured hosts including Jimmy Carr in the UK, Trevor Noah in South Africa, and Eugenio Derbez in Mexico. The US version's cast and host will be announced at a later date.

Maharaja Tomare Selam is a Bengali-language biographical drama from director Srijit Mukherji, chronicling the making of Satyajit Ray's celebrated 1969 fantasy film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. Named after a famous song from the original film, the project centers on Ray himself and the challenges he navigated in bringing the iconic musical adventure to screen against the backdrop of politically turbulent late-1960s Kolkata. Mukherji, a National Award-winning filmmaker known for his engagement with Bengali cultural history, reunites with actor Jeetu Kamal, who previously portrayed a Ray-inspired character in Anik Dutta's Aparajito. The cast also includes Ritwik Bhowmik, Rudranil Ghosh, Satakshi Nandy, Sairity Banerjee, and Arijit Dutta. Hoichoi Studios and Friends Communication are producing in association with Piyali Films, the original production company behind Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. Principal photography is scheduled to commence in January 2027, with the production filming in Kolkata.

It's 1939 — and much like today, economic turmoil, racial tension, and political division consume America. When world-renowned Black opera singer Marian Anderson is denied the opportunity to perform in Washington, D.C. because of the color of her skin, she uses the power of her one voice to transform a historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial into a defining moment of unity, hope, and change. The score includes pieces of Marian Anderson's repertoire, to be classically sung and showcasing her actual performance style. The original songs from the show reflect a more modern musical theatre style, inspired by blues, gospel, jazz, and big band. First rehearsal on or about January 26, 2027, with an opening date of February 25, 2027 and closing date of March 14, 2027. Production is based in Montgomery, Alabama at the Alabama Shakespare Festival. Network/Studio: Alabama Shakespeare Festival Genres: Musical Theater, Historical Drama, Biographical

Mime is a supernatural horror film now in development at Sony's Screen Gems, with John David Washington attached to star and Nikyatu Jusu directing. Jusu made her feature debut with Nanny, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival—the first horror film to receive that honor. The screenplay was written by Stephen Herman, whose previous credits include Black Box. Producing the project are Matt Tolmach, who packaged the deal, and Scott Derrickson through his Crooked Highway banner, which has a first-look arrangement with Screen Gems. Washington is also producing alongside Camila Grove. While plot details remain largely under wraps, the story unfolds inside a New York City apartment complex during a heat wave-induced blackout. Screen Gems won the project after a competitive bidding war that included Amazon MGM Studios and Searchlight Pictures. The film is targeting a spring 2027 production start.

Nice Eggs is an independent coming-of-age drama that has wrapped principal photography in New Jersey. The film marks the narrative feature directorial debut of Amanda Lipitz, known for her documentaries Step and Found. Written by Sandi Farkas, who collaborated with Lipitz on the scripted podcast Motherhacker, the story follows Cori Mulligan as she navigates growing up in a small town with a mother who cannot protect her while pursuing her dream of becoming a writer. Jane Krakowski stars as Ellen, Cori's charismatic but troubled mother whose unrealized ambitions have shaped both their lives, while Angourie Rice plays Cori. The production is backed by Key to the City Productions, with Henry Tisch and Amanda Lipitz producing alongside Diane Nabatoff, Tory Metzger, and Farkas. The film is currently in post-production.

Night at the Oasis is a SAG-AFTRA feature film directed by Kim Caicedo and written by Kim Caicedo and Hernando Caicedo. The film is produced by Heliya Alam and Warner Davis and is scheduled to shoot September 14 through October 9, 2026, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Paracusis is an independent psychological thriller set almost entirely inside an isolated Victorian house. The story follows Chloe, a young woman suffering from sudden hearing loss after a car accident, who seeks refuge in a remote home, only to discover its quiet owner is hiding terrifying secrets. This is a contained thriller with strong psychological tension and strong emotional performances. Festival submission is planned following completion. Filming October 4 – November 22, 2026 in Riverside and Los Angeles, California.

Pathetic Fallacy has wrapped principal photography and moved into post-production, marking Kid Cudi's first starring film role. Director Adam Egypt Mortimer helms this indie supernatural thriller, working from a script by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. Jessica Rothe, Travis Fimmel, and Natasha Lyonne round out the ensemble cast. The film is produced by Steven Schneider through Room 101, alongside K. Asher Levin and Ronnie Exley through Rabbits Black, Karina Manashil through Mad Solar, and Chris Wilkinson from Hadron. Shot on 35mm film in Vancouver, British Columbia, the production features an original score and music by synth composer Johnny Jewel, plus original songs by Cudi. The psychedelic horror tale explores themes of love, death, and loss as the widowed protagonist confronts supernatural forces in his quest for healing.

Principum is an emotionally grounded independent feature film that blends intimate drama, romance, and subtle science fiction. The story follows two young adults connected by childhood grief who discover a mysterious mirror that allows them to revisit the past, forcing them to confront love, loss, and the painful truth that some wounds cannot be undone. Filming in Boston, MA on September 10, 2026 (1 day shoot). Genres: Drama, Romance, Science Fiction

Produced as part of the Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theater (BFF) in Santa Monica, this is a new one-act play receiving its premiere performance. Rehearsals will be held in the Santa Monica area. This is an ensemble piece in which performers may move fluidly among multiple roles. A woman confronting versions of herself she has left behind is pulled into a surreal journey through identity, memory, and reinvention. As forgotten dreams, abandoned selves, and competing inner voices emerge, she begins to see herself in new and unexpected ways. This original ensemble play explores who we were, who we perform, and who we are still becoming. Rehearsals run August 24 – November 13, 2026, with a performance date of November 14, 2026.

Ready Player Two is in early script development at Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment as the follow-up to Steven Spielberg's 2018 sci-fi adventure Ready Player One. Screenwriter Zak Penn, who co-wrote the original film with author Ernest Cline, confirmed in August 2026 that he is actively writing the screenplay based on Cline's 2020 novel of the same name. Spielberg will produce the sequel rather than direct, marking a shift from his role on the first film. The story picks up after Wade Watts wins control of the virtual-reality OASIS system, with the discovery of a new brain-computer interface triggering another global quest. No director, cast, or production timeline has been announced, and Warner Bros. has not yet officially greenlit the project for production.

Runaway Wedding is a romantic comedy in development at Working Title Films with director Stephanie Laing attached. The two-time Emmy winner, known for Apple TV+'s Your Friends & Neighbors and the Rose Byrne drama Tow, brings her background in balancing humor and emotional realism to the project. The film follows young lovers Matt and Anna whose runaway elopement sends their parents on a cross-country pursuit that sparks an unexpected romance between the adults. Working Title, the long-running UK production company behind commercial hits and creative risks alike, is developing the project. No writer, cast, production timeline, or filming locations have been announced.

Sherlock's Secretary is in development at USA Network, marking a return to the network for Andy Berman, the veteran writer-producer behind Psych. The procedural is based on the true story of bank employees at Abbey National who responded to fan mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street in London. The series follows a woman who, after years of answering letters to the fictional detective, begins following in his footsteps and solving real cases. Berman will write the pilot and serve as showrunner, with Gug Kyriacou—who actually served as Sherlock's secretary while working at Abbey National Bank—consulting on the project. Fox Entertainment Studios is producing the series, which gives USA Network a character-driven procedural built around one of literature's most recognizable brands.

Shiva: The Adiyogi is an animated feature currently in development at Graphic India, the studio behind The Legend of Hanuman. The project brings together spiritual leader Sadhguru and Graphic India co-founder Sharad Devarajan, who share story credit and are co-creating the film. The narrative follows Shiva's journey as the Adiyogi—the first yogi—from the darkness before creation to the golden peaks of Kailash, featuring the rage of Veerabhadra and the devotion of two women whose bond keeps Shiva connected to existence. Devarajan is producing, with Jeevan J. Kang and Subrah S. Iyar serving as executive producers, and Navin Miranda and Nayana Bijli as co-producers. Production is being led by Graphic India's animation studio, with the film targeting a worldwide theatrical release.

Signals in the Dark follows a radio broadcaster from his early days in Kyoto, Japan to his ascension as a legendary disc jockey in America during the late 1990s. As his career takes off, his private life unravels through a series of marriages marked by infidelity, distance, reinvention, and loss. Filming in New York City with a start date of September 16, 2026.

Smothers Day is a feature film produced under the SAG-AFTRA Ultra Low Budget Project Agreement. A golden boy doctor brings his pole dancer fiancée home for Mother's Day and forgets to mention she's getting four mothers-in-law. The production shoots primarily in Los Angeles, with five days in Los Olivos, CA, from October 29 through November 19, 2026. Genres: Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Family Comedy

Son of the Mob is a feature film adaptation of Gordon Korman's young adult novel for Red Sage Studios and Sun Distribution. Vince Marcello, director of Netflix's hit Kissing Booth trilogy, is set to direct and produce from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jay Arnold, his collaborator on the two Kissing Booth sequels. The romantic comedy follows Vince, a teenager trying to live a normal life despite being the son of a mob boss, whose worlds collide when he falls for the daughter of the FBI agent investigating his family. Production is slated to take place in Canada with Vancouver-based Brightlight Pictures. Red Sage Studios, founded by former Amazon MGM Studios International head James Farrell, operates in partnership with Sun Distribution Group and focuses on premium young adult feature storytelling adapted from popular source material.

Spaceship Earth has received a pilot order at Disney+, developed by showrunner Jason Fuchs and co-writer Michael Waldron. Fuchs, who recently co-showran IT: Welcome to Derry, is executive producing through his Five Ten Productions company alongside Waldron's Anomaly Pictures. Lee Toland Krieger will direct and executive produce the pilot, with additional executive producers Adam Fishbach and Adam Fasullo attached. The series is produced by 20th Television. Drawing loose inspiration from the time-travel premise of the classic EPCOT attraction that opened in 1982, the pilot follows a group of teenagers from different eras who must work together to avert an imminent global threat. Casting for the pilot is currently underway, though no production timeline has been announced.

Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain, the long-awaited sequel to Harmony Korine's 2012 cult classic, has undergone a significant creative shift with Bella Thorne now attached as writer-director in addition to starring. The project, which was originally announced in May 2025 with Matthew Bright directing, moved forward after producers Chris Hanley and Jordan Gertner watched an early cut of Thorne's recent directorial work on Color Your Hurt. Thorne will lead an ensemble cast that includes Grace Van Dien, Ariel Martin, and True Whitaker in what's being billed as a Gen Z crime thriller. Muse Productions is producing with financing from Capstone Studios. The film remains in pre-production as Thorne develops her script, with production timing and locations yet to be announced.

Stag Dance is a feature film adaptation of Torrey Peters' Pulitzer Prize-nominated novella, currently in development at Run-A-Muck Media. The production company, founded by Pamela Drucker Mann, Ilene Chaiken, and Jennifer Beals, is actively searching for a writer and director to bring the psychological thriller to the screen. Trevor Adley is attached as producer. The source material, published by Penguin Random House, was named a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The story follows Babe Bunyan and a group of lumberjacks in an illegal winter logging camp, where a planned dance sets off a chain of obsession, desire, and betrayal. With key creative roles still to be filled, the project is in the early stages of development and crew hiring will ramp up once a director comes aboard.

Strictly Come Dancing returns for its 24th series in autumn 2026, with new hosts Emma Willis, Johannes Radebe, and Josh Widdicombe taking over from outgoing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. The show continues to be judged by Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, and head judge Shirley Ballas. Production is based at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with the launch show recording on September 9, 2026, and the pre-recorded episode airing on BBC One on September 19, 2026. Live weekly episodes follow through December 19, 2026. The series has announced thirteen celebrities so far, including Olympic skeleton gold medallist Tabitha Stoecker, footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips, dog behaviorist Graeme Hall, and actors from various UK television series. BBC Studios produces the show for BBC One, with the format continuing to follow the established Saturday night entertainment schedule that has made Strictly one of British television's most-watched annual programs.

Summoner marks the directorial debut of Jeremy Slater, the genre writer behind Mortal Kombat II and The Umbrella Academy. The Amazon MGM horror thriller stars Kevin Bacon as exorcist Jefferson Haddock, who faces a demonic threat that spirals dangerously out of control. Giorgia Whigham, known for her work on Peacock's Ted series, joins as a protection agent opposite Bacon. Producing through their Nocturna banner are Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, the team behind It and It: Chapter Two, alongside Russell Ackerman. Dan Kagan, producer of Longlegs, executive produces. The film is scheduled to shoot in Ireland this fall, with Amazon MGM planning a theatrical release. Slater wrote the screenplay for what will be his first feature behind the camera.

Natasha "Tasha" Amenze, a 17-year-old Nigerian/Persian American girl who is desperate to find work all summer, finally lands part-time work at a Chinese-owned beauty supply store. When she exposes a co-worker's secret hustle to protect her own position, her betrayal triggers a chain of events that explodes into racial tension, police violence, and a moral reckoning. The film is scheduled to shoot on September 9, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. Genres: Drama, Social Commentary, Coming-of-Age

The Artful Dodger returns for a third and final season, with Hulu and Disney+ greenlighting the Australian original series. Thomas Brodie-Sangster reprises his role as Jack Dawkins alongside David Thewlis as Fagin and Maia Mitchell as Lady Belle Fox. Sony Pictures Television's Curio Pictures and Beach Road Pictures are producing the final installment, with executive producers Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner returning, joined by Andrew Knight leading the scripting as executive producer. Directors Ben Young and Ben C. Lucas will helm the season. Production is set to begin in Sydney in the coming months, with the series described by Disney as the most-viewed Australian original title on Disney+. The show, co-created by James McNamara, David Maher, and David Taylor, has become a fan favorite for its blend of heist drama, medical intrigue, and romance set against the backdrop of colonial Australia.

Set in 1994 on the working-class side of Cape Cod, 14-year-old Maeve and her older sister Reg ache for a way into the glittering world of the summer rich, and a secret phone romance with a boy from the club finally makes that dream feel possible. When the voice on the line begins to reveal something monstrous, Maeve doesn't hang up, drawing her family deeper into the dark. Originally published in 'Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror,' the series is written and directed by Caroline Kepnes, creator of 'You.' Filming begins September 21, 2026, in Hyannis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The production operates under a SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Agreement (Pending).

Sony Pictures has acquired The Ballad of the Ember Knight, a spec screenplay by first-time writers Kieran and Brennan O'Dea. The project is a 14th-century period drama set during the French and English conflict of the Hundred Years' War. The story follows a disgraced warrior—once known as the legendary Ember Knight—who stands accused of murdering the royal family and must now protect the kingdom's last surviving heir to reclaim his honor. The screenplay, which runs 190 pages, was brought into Sony by executives Brittany Morrissey and Peter Kang and came without producer attachments. The O'Dea brothers, repped by CAA and Kaplan Perrone Entertainment, sold the script in a near seven-figure deal. No director or production timeline has been announced.

Amelia and her longtime partner Matthew are applying to foster a kid. The Newark, NJ homeowners, though both of color, are considered part of the gentrifying wave that's radically changing the city. They are reminded of this fact loudly and often by their sole tenant, Octavia. The couple navigates the surprise of Amelia's ex, social worker Davida, unexpectedly showing up to evaluate the couple's foster application. When young Talariq becomes their foster son, the couple's collective and individual understandings of class, race/ethnicity, family, sexuality and Kool-Aid love are strained and tested. Rehearsals run August 10 – September 17, 2026, with performances at The Victory Theatre Center in Burbank, CA, opening September 19 and closing September 27, 2026. Network/Studio: Victory Theatre Center (presenting venue, Burbank, CA) Genres: Drama, Social Issues, Family, Contemporary

Prime Video has acquired the rights to adapt Holly Black's bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy, partnering with Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions. The young adult fantasy series centers on Jude Duarte, a mortal girl raised in the dangerous High Court of Faerie after her parents' murder, where she must fight for power and respect while dealing with the cruel faerie prince Cardan Greenbriar. The source material includes three core novels—The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and The Queen of Nothing—published between 2018 and 2019. Black will produce alongside Scott Free Productions.

The Housemaid's Secret moves into pre-production with director Paul Feig returning to helm the sequel to Lionsgate's 2025 box-office hit. Sydney Sweeney reprises her role as Millie Calloway, joined by Kirsten Dunst, Michele Morrone, Paul Anthony Kelly, and newly added Brittany Snow as Marybeth. Based on Freida McFadden's bestselling second novel in the trilogy, the psychological thriller is produced by Hidden Pictures' Todd Lieberman, Pretty Dangerous Pictures' Laura Fischer and Feig, and Sweeney through her Honey Trap banner. Rebecca Sonnenshine adapts the screenplay. Production is set to begin later in 2026, with cameras rolling in the fall for a December 17, 2027 theatrical release.

The Present Times is a paparazzi tragicomedy from writer-director Noah Stratton-Twine, following his debut feature The Peril at Pincer Point, which won the Neon Auteur Award at SXSW 2026. The project has assembled an executive producer lineup that includes Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth, producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Andrew Upton of Dirty Films, and Anne Peters. Daniel Weyman leads the cast in what's described as a fable-like exploration of the paparazzi world. Dirty Films is the production company founded by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton, known for Carol and Mrs. America. The project represents a significant step up for Stratton-Twine, an English filmmaker known for character-driven storytelling with a do-it-yourself ethos. No production timeline or filming locations have been announced.

The Priest is a British action thriller that has wrapped principal photography in Cornwall, marking the feature directing debut of Will Saunders. Craig Russell stars as a parish priest whose violent past catches up with him when a figure from his former life appears at his confessional. As local crime boss Vale, played by Luca Matteo Zizarri, tightens control over the town, the priest is forced to confront the life he tried to leave behind. The production was written by Maisie Davies, Sonny Barton, Zuzu Hanley, and Jamie Moody, with Ethan Lee producing and Becks Bouron serving as cinematographer—both RTS Award winners. Filming took advantage of Cornwall's cliff-top industrial ruins, working harbors, and historic churches to build atmosphere. The project is now in post-production.

The Resurrection of the Christ is Mel Gibson's ambitious two-part follow-up to his 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, now in post-production after wrapping a 134-day shoot across multiple locations in Italy. Gibson directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Randall Wallace, with Icon Productions producing and Lionsgate distributing worldwide. Principal photography concluded in Rome at Cinecittà Studios, with additional filming in Bari, Ginosa, Craco, Brindisi, and Matera. The production features an entirely new cast led by Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen as Jesus and Mariela Garriga as Mary Magdalene, with Robrecht Heyvaert serving as cinematographer. Gibson has described the films as exploring Christ's time in hell, featuring supernatural elements and battles between fallen angels. Part One is scheduled for theatrical release on May 6, 2027, with Part Two following on May 25, 2028.

The Rock Orchestra was created with a vision of reimagining legendary rock and metal with all the grace and power of classical. Complemented by a stunning gothic visual world, The Rock Orchestra breathes beautifully dark energy into your favorite songs and presents them in a wholly unique way. With over 650 shows and a million guests in 5 years, The Rock Orchestra has quickly established itself as a mainstay for rock fans worldwide and calls itself home to a rotating collective of some the world's most talented musicians and vocalists. Every show is a unique journey traversing the two greatest genres on Earth in a way you've never heard before. The production is a National US Tour with rehearsals beginning mid-August 2026 and closing in March 2027. Network/Studio: Mega Events USA Inc (National US Tour)

The Surgeon is an action thriller starring Michelle Yeoh as a retired surgeon who turns her medical precision into a deadly weapon when she's kidnapped and coerced into performing surgery. Written and directed by Roshan Sethi, a practicing physician and co-creator of The Resident, the project reunites John Wick producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee of Thunder Road with Patrick Wachsberger's 193, which launched sales at the 2025 Cannes market. The film is being produced by Thunder Road alongside NeoText, Lit Entertainment, and Untravelled Worlds, with the team hoping to launch a potential franchise. No production timeline or filming locations have been announced as the project seeks financing and distribution.

The Unproduced is a non-union feature film shooting on or about August 11–19, 2026 in Los Angeles. Genres: Drama

The Voice: Celebrity marks the first celebrity-focused edition of NBC's long-running singing competition, now entering production for a Spring 2027 premiere. Keke Palmer takes over hosting duties from Carson Daly, who transitions to a producer role. The coaching panel features Joe Jonas in his U. S. Voice debut alongside Queen Latifah and Riley Green. The special season introduces new format elements including Voice Boot Camp, a VIP Room where celebrities watch each other perform, and a Workroom for battle preparation. MGM Alternative produces alongside Warner Horizon Unscripted Television and ITV Studios, with showrunner Audrey Morrissey leading the creative team. Production is filming at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, the franchise's long-standing home since 2011.

A psychological thriller about a journalist investigating rising sea levels on the Outer Banks. He becomes trapped on a fishing vessel with a volatile captain, a mysterious stowaway, and secrets that could change how he sees the ocean forever. Filming October 31 through November 27, 2026 in Englehard, NC, Outer Banks. Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Drama

The Young Team is a six-part drama series commissioned by BBC and produced by Synchronicity Films. Based on Graeme Armstrong's award-winning debut novel, the series follows Azzy Williams through three crucial years as he becomes drawn into gang culture in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. Armstrong, whose own experiences inform the story, is writing and executive producing the adaptation. Claire Mundell produces for Synchronicity Films, the team behind The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Mayflies. The series will be set and filmed in North Lanarkshire and will air on BBC iPlayer, BBC Scotland, and BBC One. The production is part of BBC Scotland's significant drama investment following the conclusion of River City, with casting and pre-production underway for a 2026-2027 production window.

Things Are Looking Up is a character-driven comedic drama about two spiritual leaders who find themselves navigating modern life, personal doubt, and unexpected friendship under the same roof. When Father Matt O'Malley's rectory undergoes renovations, he reluctantly advertises for a roommate — only to end up living with Rabbi Dean Silberstein, a warm-hearted, sharp-tongued reform rabbi with a talent for turning crises into punchlines. Their odd-couple dynamic quickly becomes the emotional center of a small circle of struggling neighbors: Marina, a young woman reeling from the collapse of her marriage; Bernard, the building manager with a quiet wisdom; and Burnout, a well-meaning but chaotic wanderer whose past trauma hides beneath his humor. Through weekly "God Night" discussions, impromptu cooking lessons, and late-night confessions, the group forms an unlikely community bound by shared vulnerability. As Father Matt faces criticism from his diocese and a growing crisis of faith, Rabbi Dean helps him confront the deeper question at the heart of his calling: What does it truly mean to serve? Meanwhile, Marina discovers her own strength, Burnout finds belonging, and the entire group learns that healing rarely comes from miracles — it comes from people showing up for one another. Blending humor with heartfelt introspection, Things Are Looking Up explores interfaith friendship, the search for meaning, and the simple, transformative power of compassion. The play is a semifinalist in the New York Theater Festival's International Theater Competition and has been selected for the 11th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse 2026 BFF Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theatre. Network/Studio: Santa Monica Playhouse — BFF Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theatre (11th Annual, 2026)

Touch Grass is a psychological horror feature film in development at Promise, the AI production studio co-founded by Dave Clark, who will direct the project. The film explores the dead internet theory through the story of a young woman who designs AI personalities for a mysterious tech company. When she uncovers a hidden world beneath the internet known as The Feed, she discovers a terrifying secret: copies of people are being built from their deepest desires. Chris White, executive producer of The Backrooms, is producing alongside Brad Miska, founder of Bloody Disgusting and co-creator of the V/H/S franchise, who is producing through his company Be Afraid Media. The project will employ a hybrid production model combining live-action performances, practical effects, traditional visual effects, and generative AI. Clark developed the original concept and brought it to White and Miska. Promise's co-founders George Strompolos and Jamie Byrne will executive produce alongside Clark.

In this found-footage horror anthology, a paranormal investigator spirals into dangerous obsession when he begins receiving disturbing videos of unexplained incidents from a stranger claiming to belong to a centuries-old secret society. Filming September 14–28, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.

Tucci in Great Britain is National Geographic's newest culinary travel series, currently in production across the United Kingdom. Stanley Tucci serves as host and executive producer, exploring British regional food culture through his adopted home country where he has lived for nearly 15 years. The five-part docuseries is being produced by SALT Productions and OBB, with filming documented in locations including Yorkshire (Leeds, York, Ilkley), London, and Scotland's Highlands. The series marks a continuation of National Geographic's partnership with Tucci following the success of Tucci in Italy. Executive producers include Lottie Birmingham and Ben Jessop for SALT Productions, and Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, and Elias Tanner for OBB. The series will stream on Disney+, Hulu, and National Geographic.

Apple TV+ has greenlit an untitled thriller series created and showrun by Alex Cary, with Dakota Fanning starring as an undercover Treasury agent embedded in a powerful international conglomerate. The cast now includes Louisa Krause in an undisclosed role, joining previously announced actors Stellan Skarsgård, Daryl McCormack, Grace Gummer, Joely Richardson, and Susan Kelechi Watson. Hailing from Sony Pictures Television and Cary's FLW Productions banner, the series is executive produced by Cary, Julie Gardner for Bad Wolf America, and Dakota Fanning alongside sister Elle Fanning and Brittany Kahan Ward through their Lewellen Pictures banner. Kari Skogland will direct and executive produce. The production continues to assemble its ensemble as it moves toward production.

A passionate Los Angeles real estate agent becomes increasingly consumed by the sale of an iconic modernist home, driving him to extreme measures to protect it from buyers he believes will destroy its soul, as the house itself seems to awaken around him and pull him deeper into an obsession with preserving beauty, history, and meaning in a world that no longer knows how to value them. Filming in Los Angeles, CA.

An untitled documentary about Gilmore Girls is currently in production for HBO Max, marking the first authorized film about the beloved series that ran from 2000 to 2007. Director Bonni Cohen helms the project, which is being produced by This Machine Filmworks in association with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. The documentary features interviews with series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, her husband and executive producer Daniel Palladino, and star Lauren Graham, along with additional key cast and crew members yet to be announced. The film will include never-before-seen outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage, and script pages, offering an insider view into how the show became a cross-generational phenomenon. Executive producers include R. J. Cutler, Jane Cha Cutler, the Palladinos, Mark Blatty, Elise Pearlstein, and Trevor Smith, with Cohen and Melissa Robledo serving as producers.

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

The untitled Jimmy Olsen series is heading into pre-production for HBO Max, with principal photography scheduled to begin in late August 2026 in Atlanta. Created by American Vandal's Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, the project takes the form of a true-crime docuseries hosted by Skyler Gisondo's Jimmy Olsen, reprising his role from James Gunn's Superman. The first season centers on Gorilla Grodd, with Jimmy Tatro cast as the telepathic villain and Mary Holland joining as the female lead in the role of Sandra. The mockumentary format will feature Daily Planet colleagues investigating metahuman crimes across the DC Universe. Executive producers include DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, with Warner Bros. Television producing. Production runs through October in Atlanta, with the series expected to premiere on HBO Max in 2027.

DC Studios is developing an untitled Jimmy Olsen series for HBO Max, with Skyler Gisondo reprising his role from the Superman film. The mockumentary-style show takes the form of a true-crime docuseries, following the Daily Planet photographer as he investigates villainous metahumans across the DC Universe. Season one will focus on Gorilla Grodd, the telepathic super-intelligent ape. American Vandal creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda are attached as showrunners, writers, and executive producers, with James Gunn and Peter Safran also executive producing. The cast includes Mary Holland as Sandra and Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd, alongside returning Daily Planet staff from the Superman film. Production is targeting late August through October 2026 in Atlanta, pending HBO Max's official greenlight.

Netflix and Alan Ritchson have set an untitled MotoGP heist thriller as the first project under their newly announced first-look feature deal through his Dancing Skeleton production banner. The film follows a crew of motorcycle thieves who expand their criminal operation to stealing priceless antiquities around the globe. Interpol turns to a former MotoGP prodigy to catch them, but the mission becomes complicated when he discovers the ringleader may be his younger brother, long believed dead. Chris Morgan, the screenwriter who helped reshape the Fast & Furious franchise across seven films, is writing the script. The producing team includes Morgan and Ainsley Morgan for Chris Morgan Productions, along with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum for RK Films. MotoGP has signed on to consult during development, lending official support from the motorcycle road-racing championship. The project stems from the success of War Machine, Ritchson's sci-fi action film that became Netflix's most-watched movie of 2026 with 147 million views.

Netflix is developing an untitled drama series chronicling the storied history of the New York Yankees across multiple decades of the franchise. Josh Wakely developed the concept after securing rights from Major League Baseball and will executive produce through his Grace: A Storytelling Company banner. The series is being produced in partnership with Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan's Aggregate Films, which holds a first-look deal with Netflix, alongside MLB Studios. Additional executive producers include Nick Trotta for MLB Studios, and Peter Sobiloff, Mike Sobiloff, Sean Mullin, Josh Glick, Daniel Cohan, and Jon Liebman for Brillstein Entertainment Partners. The project extends Netflix's expanding relationship with MLB, which includes streaming live events through 2028. Details about the specific narrative arcs, time periods covered, casting, and production timeline have not yet been announced.

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.

Vestiges is an award-winning one-act psychological thriller premiering in November 2026 as an Official Selection of the New York Theater Festival. The production incorporates innovative multimedia elements, including original photo and video content that will become part of the live theatrical experience. Vestiges follows Maya and Craig, a married couple whose relationship unravels under the weight of untreated mental illness, fractured memories, and unresolved trauma. Convinced her husband is having an affair, Maya searches for the truth — but as reality begins to shift, audiences are drawn into an unsettling journey where memory, identity, and perception collide. Network/Studio: New York Theater Festival (NYTF) Genres: Psychological Thriller, Drama

Amazon MGM Studios is developing an animated Warhammer 40,000 event series in partnership with Blur Studios and Games Workshop. The project serves as a spinoff of the Secret Level anthology series, which featured a Warhammer 40,000 episode when it debuted in late 2024. Dave Wilson, who directed that episode and served as supervising director on Secret Level, is co-creating and directing the new series alongside writer John Orloff, known for his work on Masters of the Air and Band of Brothers. Henry Cavill, who is attached to star in and executive produce a separate live-action Warhammer 40,000 series at Amazon, joins as executive producer on the animated project. Tim Miller of Blur Studios, Natalie Viscuso, Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, and Andy Smillie of Games Workshop round out the executive producer roster. The series will center on the Deathwatch, exploring the elite Space Marines faction within the expansive Warhammer 40,000 universe. Both the animated and live-action Warhammer projects are being developed in parallel for Prime Video.

Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch is an animated series in development at Amazon MGM Studios, spinning off from the successful Warhammer 40,000 episode of Prime Video's Secret Level anthology. The series centers on the Deathwatch, an elite group of Space Marines drawn from different chapters to hunt extraterrestrial threats in the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium. Dave Wilson, who directed the original Secret Level episode, returns as co-creator and director alongside Emmy-nominated writer John Orloff, known for Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air. Blur Studios, the animation house behind Love, Death + Robots, will produce the animation. Henry Cavill serves as executive producer, continuing his involvement with the broader Warhammer 40,000 franchise at Amazon. The series was officially confirmed in Games Workshop's annual report in July 2026 and announced by Amazon MGM Studios in early August 2026. No premiere date has been set, though the project benefits from an existing visual pipeline established through Secret Level.

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."

Wreckless is an independent sports drama currently filming in Rochester, Minnesota. The project marks the directorial debut of Kayla Arend, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mickey Falcone. The story centers on Joni, a volatile seventeen-year-old, and her father Larry, a recovering alcoholic, whose fractured relationship is tested when Joni enters the world of demolition derby. Alexa Swinton leads the cast as Joni, with David Arquette as Larry, Wyatt Oleff as Atlas, and Sawyer Spielberg as Bo. The production is shooting within Rochester's actual demolition derby community and features local talent alongside the principal cast. Clément Bauer produces for Resonate Entertainment alongside Vic Brandt, with executive producers including George Hubbard, Teresa Tsai, Timothy Carpenter, John Siff, Inna Swinton, and Rolfe Swinton. Arend, a graduate of NYU's Graduate Film program whose thesis film was executive produced by Spike Lee, developed the project through the NYU Production Lab's Feature Film Development Studio.

Wrong Number is a feature film written and directed by Scott Mescudi. A lonely self-help author's unexpected romance with a mysterious woman turns into a waking nightmare when he becomes the target of an unseen stalker — and the prime suspect in a string of murders. The film is shooting one day between September 9–28, 2026, in Los Angeles. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance

Yazz is a Swiss-German-French co-production from director Florian Hoffmann currently in development through the Alliance 4 Development platform. The drama follows Yasmine, known as Yazz, a teenager growing up inside a UN compound in the Central African Republic. A forbidden visit to her local boyfriend Joseph ends in an accident that tears her family apart. Ten years later, her mother reappears in Switzerland with Joseph by her side, forcing Yazz to confront her first love and unresolved guilt. The film is produced by Katrin Renz at Zurich's Tellfilm, Nicole Gerhards at Germany's NiKo Film, and Xénia Maingot at France's Eaux Vives Productions. The project recently won both the Nebel Studios Award and Studio13/Valais Film Commission Award at the 2026 Locarno Pro Awards, securing studio resources and equipment support. Production is planned to shoot in Switzerland and France.