Week of November 2, 2026

100% Physique is Netflix France's local adaptation of the hit Korean competition series Physical 100, now in pre-production with casting underway. Produced by Adventure Line Productions, a Banijay France label, the series will feature 100 athletes of all ages competing across disciplines including martial arts, bodybuilding, CrossFit, rugby, and athletics. Contestants will face large-scale physical challenges testing endurance, stamina, strength, and agility, competing both individually and in teams. The winner will take home a €200,000 prize. The French edition joins an expanding international franchise that includes versions in Sweden, Italy, Mexico, Asia, and the United States. ALP, which also produces Koh-Lanta and Fort Boyard, is handling production for the French market.

6TM is a Belgian family comedy in development, blending magical realism with social commentary. Directed by Karim Akalay and set in Brussels' Cité Modèle housing estate—where Akalay was born—the film follows three interwoven stories across one family during a sweltering summer. Two kids chase a magic lamp to help a wheelchair-using friend threatened by broken elevators; a teenage girl assembles a misfit soccer team; and a mother rallies neighbors to uncover who stole the rain. The project recently won the New Visions Award at Ji. hlava Documentary Film Festival, bringing post-production support and industry recognition. Produced by Walid Bekhti and Hanoulia Salamé for Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles, with backing from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Groupe Ouest, and the New Dawn Fund. Filming is planned for July 2027 in Brussels, using non-professional actors and real neighborhood stories. The project emphasizes collective strength over individual heroism and targets both family and younger audiences.

The classic animated television special A Charlie Brown Christmas comes to life in a faithful stage adaptation in which Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang discover the true meaning of Christmas. A Charlie Brown Christmas was first shown as an animated television special in 1965 and has been part of the holiday tradition ever since. The production is approximately 45 minutes (30 minutes of actual show and 15 minutes of post-show meet and greet). Performances run December 2–20, 2026 at The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot in La Habra, CA.

A 60-minute modern adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. The story follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold and greedy businessman who learns the true meaning of Christmas through a night of supernatural visits from four spirits. Rehearsals are scheduled for December 8–10, 2026, with the production opening December 11 and closing December 20, 2026, at The New Hobgoblin Playhouse in Hollywood, CA.

A Grim Life is a supernatural thriller that follows Tom, a down-on-his-luck filmmaker working as a janitor while endlessly revising a single screenplay. When a friend steers him toward Böse, a lost silent film from 1931, Tom's search pulls him into the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural begin to blur. Francesco Lucente writes, directs, and produces, reuniting with Hong Kong-based Cappu Films after their collaboration on Starbright. The film draws its scares from the hotel's hallways and concealed rooms, leaning on sound, shadow, and Tom's deepening isolation. Joseph Mazzello leads the cast. Cappu Films presented the project to buyers at the Busan International Film Festival and Tokyo's TIFFCOM market, with principal photography scheduled to begin in January 2027.

A Nightmare on Elm Street is in development at Paramount Pictures under its new genre label Paramount Primal. The project marks Paramount's acquisition of U. S. rights to adapt Wes Craven's original 1984 screenplay, licensed from the Craven estate. Iya Labunka and Jonathan Craven, widow and son of the late director, will produce alongside attorney Marc Toberoff, who helped the family regain ownership. The film will be executive produced by Paramount Primal heads J. D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, whose recent credits include Barbarian. Plot details remain under wraps, though the project is described as being set in the world of the original Nightmare on Elm Street. This will be the franchise's first theatrical installment since the 2010 remake. No writer, director, cast, or production timeline has been announced.

A Speck in the Sea brings Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin together for a survival thriller directed by Oscar-winning documentarian Orlando von Einsiedel. Jeff Pope, Oscar-nominated for Philomena, adapted the screenplay from the true story of John Aldridge, a Montauk lobster fisherman who in July 2013 fell from his boat into the Atlantic Ocean forty miles offshore in the dead of night. With his best friend and fishing partner Anthony Sosinski asleep below deck, Aldridge faced twelve hours alone at sea using every survival skill he could muster. Mark Bauch of One Day's Walk and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback are producing, with 193, a Legendary company, handling international sales at AFM. CAA Media Finance and WME Independent are jointly representing North American rights. The project marks von Einsiedel's narrative feature debut after winning an Oscar for the documentary short The White Helmets.

When a toxic energy drink hits a stagnant New Jersey beach town, it turns the local youth into a silent, hive-minded horde. A group of broke, cynical pop-punk band kids must weaponize convenience store slushies to survive the night and escape the county. Filming in Wildwood, NJ from December 11, 2026 through January 31, 2027.

Altadena: One Fire After Another is a feature documentary currently in post-production, chronicling the long-term aftermath of the January 2025 Eaton Fire that devastated Altadena, California. Executive producer David Gelber, a former 60 Minutes producer and creator of the Emmy-winning Years of Living Dangerously, has partnered with climate journalist Bill McKibben to examine what happens after disaster strikes. The film is produced and directed by Jonathan Scheinberg and produced and edited by Vanessa Gould, both veterans of climate and investigative documentary work. Rather than focusing on the immediate breaking-news coverage of the fire, the documentary picks up more than a year later, exploring the structural and social challenges residents face during reconstruction. The film features interviews with Altadena residents alongside conversations with professionals in climate science, economics, and public policy. The production team is currently evaluating distribution opportunities for the finished documentary.

America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders returns to Netflix for a fourth season in 2027. Senior Director Kelli Finglass and Head Choreographer Judy Trammell return to lead the newly formed 2026 squad. The series is produced by One Potato Productions and Boardwalk Pictures in association with Campfire Studios, with Zoe Lyrintzis serving as episodic co-director. Executive producers include Whiteley and Adam Leibowitz of One Potato Productions, Andrew Fried and Dane Lillegard of Boardwalk Pictures, and Ross M. Dinerstein and Rebecca Evans of Campfire Studios. Season 3 spent two weeks in Netflix's Global Top 10 following its June 2026 premiere, reaching the Top 10 in 22 countries including the United States.

Believe 13 reunites Liam Neeson with The Marksman director Robert Lorenz for a biographical sports drama inspired by true events. Neeson will portray Jack Blatherwick, the renowned hockey training physiologist who helped prepare the 1980 U. S. Olympic team for their 'Miracle on Ice' victory. The film follows Blatherwick's relationship with Jack 'Jabby' Jablonski, a promising teenage hockey star whose career was cut short by a major spinal injury. Randy Brown penned the screenplay based on the life rights of both men. The project was announced at the 2026 American Film Market and is set to begin principal photography in Minnesota in early 2027. This marks the third collaboration between Neeson and Lorenz, following their work on The Marksman and In the Land of Saints and Sinners.

Beta Builder marks the first feature from the collaboration between Abundantia Entertainment's AI-focused division Abundantia AiOn and video technology company InVideo. The hybrid production pairs live-action filming with AI-driven production techniques, with principal photography beginning October 29, 2026 in Mumbai. Director Hridaye A. Nagpal, InVideo's Global Creative Lead, helms the project starring Mayur More and Ashlesha Thakur. The story follows Jai, a self-taught architect from Dharavi who enters the virtual reality world to pursue his ambitions while fighting for his community and the person he loves. The film is the first of five AI-powered features planned under the partnership's three-year, ₹100 crore commitment. Mumbai serves as both the production base and a key story location, grounding the film's exploration of ambition and belonging in one of India's most iconic urban landscapes.

Billion Dollar Hash Hunt is in production for Crave, following the story of Billy Greer, a former All-American football player from Vermont who worked for a Dutch cartel known as The Octopus in the 1990s. Greer and his crew moved hundreds of tons of hashish from Pakistan to North America until his 1991 arrest with 54 tons of the drug. The three-part docuseries chronicles Greer's first-time effort to recover 62 tons of hash he never revealed to authorities. Production has wrapped in Vermont and is continuing in Quebec and Toronto. Alibi Entertainment produces alongside Bungalow Media and Deep Dive, with Blue Ant Rights handling distribution.

BioShock is a feature film adaptation of the acclaimed video game franchise, currently in development at Netflix. Director Francis Lawrence and screenwriter Michael Green are actively working on the script, with Justin Rhodes contributing to recent drafts. The project is a partnership between Netflix, 2K, and Take-Two Interactive, with Vertigo Entertainment producing. Originally conceived as a large-scale production, the film has been reconfigured into a more personal, character-driven story following Netflix leadership changes that reduced the budget. Lawrence recently confirmed the team is getting close to a breakthrough after years of development challenges. The adaptation is based on the original 2007 game set in the underwater city of Rapture. Production is expected to begin once Lawrence completes post-production on The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, with an anticipated 2027 shoot window.

Bizarre ER Confessions is an episodic docuseries produced by Peacock Alley Entertainment as a Crave Original. The series features real-life doctors, nurses, paramedics, and first responders who appear on camera to share their own firsthand accounts and recollections of unusual emergency room cases. While real professionals speak about the events, the show uses dramatic or illustrative reenactments/footage to bring the stories to life, though the people talking are actual practitioners rather than dramatic actors playing roles. Filming takes place in Hamilton, Ontario, with a shuttle service offered from Toronto to Hamilton.

Black Fly is a 2024 Black List script. Haunted by the discovery of his mother's death in a hoarded home, a lonely trauma-scene cleaner finds connection for the first time in adulthood, forcing him to confront the psychological rot he's spent his life trying to scrub away. Filming begins November 16, 2026 in Vancouver, BC.

Mating Season follows college friends April, Teddy, and Peter as they document their final camping trip before adulthood. What begins as a nostalgic farewell quickly descends into a nightmare as the hunters become the hunted. Filming November 4–11, 2026 at Everglades National Park, FL.

Bolo Bolo Bolo has wrapped principal photography in the U. K. and is now in post-production. Director Vikas Bahl helms this coming-of-age musical drama set during the explosive rise of British Punjabi music in the early 1990s. The ensemble cast includes Jimmy Shergill, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Mona Singh, and Alizeh Agnihotri. Katha Studios is producing alongside Good Co, Fusion Flicks, and Monk Films. The film explores a generation of immigrants who found belonging, rebellion, and voice through music, centering on family ties, friendship, and identity during a defining cultural moment. The soundtrack draws on the sounds that drove the British Punjabi scene during that decade. The film is targeting a theatrical release in 2027.

Cabaret is presented by Olive Branch Theatricals at The Olive Branch in Valencia, CA. Set in Berlin as the 1930s dawn and the Nazi Party rises to power, Cabaret follows the performers and patrons of the decadent Kit Kat Klub and the people whose lives intersect in a nearby boarding house. American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives in search of inspiration and becomes involved with Sally Bowles, an ambitious English cabaret singer determined to live life on her own terms. Meanwhile, landlady Fräulein Schneider finds unexpected love with Herr Schultz, a Jewish German fruit merchant, even as political tensions threaten their future. As the club's seductive world of music, pleasure, and spectacle collides with the growing menace outside its doors, the characters must confront the cost of looking away — and the consequences of believing that the party can go on forever. The production embraces an immersive environment and intimate cabaret staging. Rehearsals will be mostly weeknights, generally Monday through Thursday, with some possible weekend rehearsals as tech approaches. Tech will begin around January 25, 2027, with the show opening for its three-weekend run on February 13, 2027. Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff. Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.

Camp Justice is a television pilot in development from British screenwriter Jack Cressall, adapting John Ryan's 2025 non-fiction book America's Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case. The project explores the complex legal proceedings surrounding the prosecution of five Guantánamo Bay detainees accused of planning the September 11th attacks, examining how post-9/11 interrogation programs continue to impact the pursuit of justice decades later. Naomi Harvey from Golden Possum Productions has developed the book for television and is attached to produce, with a U. S. co-production partner being sought. The series aims to provide a window into the surreal ecosystem at Guantánamo Bay, where one of the most consequential cases in modern American history unfolds largely out of public view.

Cartoon Cat has found a home at TriStar Pictures following a competitive acquisition. The horror project is based on Trevor Henderson's viral internet artwork, which depicts an ancient entity that uses human awareness and memories of vintage animation as a pathway into our reality. Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Scott Glassgold, and J. Todd Harris are producing, with Thomas Pettinelli and Marc Marcum also attached. TriStar executives Nicole Brown and Malcolm Gray are overseeing the fast-tracked development as the studio actively searches for a filmmaker to bring the project to life. Henderson previously collaborated with Sony Pictures on concept art for Screen Gems' Tarot, and this deal follows closely on the heels of Warner Bros. securing rights to Henderson's Siren Head in a major bidding war.

A series of interconnected, episodic shorts that show the same events from different perspectives. Highly character and performance driven, produced in a highly collaborative environment. Storyline: A young woman does her best to get out of a crappy relationship, even becoming kind of crappy herself. A lonely person tries out a new way of interacting with the world. A woman gets more than she bargained for while holding auditions for her musical. All three segments interconnect in various ways. Pilot presentation intended for release to Vimeo and film festivals. Filming in Los Angeles, CA.

Censored America follows a broke pornographer whose security footage of robbing a liquor store goes viral, suddenly bringing the world's attention to his films. The production is filming in Las Vegas, Nevada from November 16 through December 4, 2026, with approximately 9 shoot days.

Cher is a Thai horror feature in pre-production from production companies Benetone Films and Fearfolks. Director Songsak Mongkolthong helms the project from a screenplay by Patrick Graham, writer of Netflix's Ghoul and Betaal. The film centers on a police officer investigating a vine-covered corpse near a remote mining camp trespassing on sacred forestland, bringing him into conflict with his estranged brother while rumors swirl of a vengeful forest spirit connected to a mysterious young woman. The cast includes Mim Rattanawadee Wongthong, Pae Arak, and Weir Sukollawat. The project has won recognition at Canada's Frontières Co-Production Market and been selected for the 2026 Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, signaling active development and financing activity. Production is based in Bangkok, targeting a 2028 theatrical release.

Con Law is an original legal drama in development at ABC from writer and executive producer Joey Falco, with 20th Television producing. The series follows a brilliant, high-powered corporate attorney who is wrongfully convicted of murdering her husband and loses everything — her freedom, her career, and her daughter. After being exonerated six years later, she joins a scrappy Brooklyn defense firm and uses the ruthless skills she once employed protecting billion-dollar corporations to help people vulnerable to being exploited by the legal system, all while searching for the truth behind the crime that ruined her life. Jordan Cerf executive produces for Linden Productions alongside Falco, who recently produced the whodunit pilot Puzzled for NBC. Falco previously created the 2023 ABC legal thriller pilot Judgement and served as co-showrunner on The CW's Charmed reboot. The project is currently in the script development stage at ABC.

Crazy Rich Asians follows the journeys of Nick, Rachel, Eddie, Kitty, and other members of dynastic clans, as they reinvent themselves and jockey for power and battle for the crown jewel of Singapore: Tyersall Park. The series is created and written by Adele Lim, based on the novel by Kevin Kwan, and produced by Color Force & 100 Tigers Productions for HBO. The production consists of eight one-hour episodes and is scheduled to film April through October 2027 in New York, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Crimson Moth is in development as a television series based on Kristen Ciccarelli's bestselling fantasy romance novels. Georgia Lee, Joe Henderson, and Chad Kennedy have acquired the adaptation rights, with Kim Shumway writing the script. The series follows a cat-and-mouse romance between Rune, a witch vigilante known as the Crimson Moth who rescues her kind from persecution, and Gideon Sharpe, a witch hunter loyal to the revolution who finds himself falling for her. The project is currently being shopped to buyers, with no network or platform attached yet. Lee is known for her work on The Expanse, Henderson served as showrunner on Lucifer, and Shumway previously worked on The 100. Wednesday Books, the publisher of the source material, has also acquired two additional books in the series.

Daily Fable News is a 26-episode CGI animated series in development from Robin de Levita Productions and Monks, reimagining the beloved Dutch children's classic De Fabeltjeskrant for international markets. Robin de Levita serves as writer and creative director, with Patrick Bremmers writing and a production team including executive producer Michael Knobloch, animation director Declan Byrne, and composer Ruud Jan Bos. The project was presented to international buyers at MIPCOM 2026 in Cannes, with the team currently in negotiations with approximately ten television networks and streaming platforms across the UK, Germany, France, Poland, and Spain. The 11-minute episodes target children aged 6-12 while appealing to parents familiar with the original 1968 puppet series, maintaining the property's themes of community, friendship, and curiosity while introducing contemporary animation technology.

Danger Money is a six-part action-comedy series now in production for Prime Video. Ray Winstone leads the cast as Alan 'Razor' Sharp, a former SAS operative whose reputation was destroyed by a failed mission in the 1990s. The series is created and written by David Crow and Oliver Maltman, with Two Brothers Pictures producing in association with All3Media International. The ensemble cast includes Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene, Arian Nik, Kara Tointon, and Sean Pertwee. Carl Tibbetts directs the first three episodes, with Charles Martin helming episodes four through six. Executive producers are Harry and Jack Williams, Sarah Hammond, Alex Mercer, and Katie Churchill for Two Brothers. Principal photography is currently underway in Malta, with Halo Pictures providing production services through the Malta Film Commission.

Deranged Minds Entertainment is in post-production on an untitled feature documentary about Danielle Harris, the actress known for her work in the Halloween franchise and throughout the horror genre. The project was filmed over three years and includes archival footage, private home videos, and interviews with Harris, her family, friends, and professional collaborators. Destinie Orndoff and Tristan Clay are directing and producing, alongside producers Hayden Todd Wilberger and Jordan Wyant. The documentary follows Harris at home in Los Angeles, on film sets, and at fan conventions. The film is targeting a festival run in 2027, with distribution plans still being finalized.

Darlington is a high-concept comedy drama that reunites director Sacha Gervasi with Peter Dinklage following their collaboration on My Dinner with Hervé. The film stars two-time Oscar winner Renée Zellweger as Kate Spencer, an actress long forgotten by Hollywood who receives an unusual opportunity to step back into her most iconic role. The twist: she'll be performing not on a soundstage but in real life, on a meticulously restored English country estate where a reclusive tech billionaire, played by BAFTA nominee Dominic Sessa, lives as though it's still 1923. Gervasi wrote the screenplay and is directing for Rocket Science, Monumental Pictures, and Portobello Electric, with producers Alison Owen and Debra Hayward of Monumental and Jim Garavente of Portobello Electric. Alexander Payne serves as executive producer. The project is heading to the American Film Market for foreign sales and is targeting a spring 2027 production start in the United Kingdom.

Deacon is a television drama series in development at Vancouver-based Front Street Pictures, backed by Blink49 Studios. The project is inspired by the extraordinary life of Zak Santiago—actor, Golden Gloves boxer, DJ, and permanent deacon in the Catholic Church. Jonathan Lloyd Walker, known for showrunning Netflix's Van Helsing and Amazon's House of David, will serve as showrunner. The series was created by Walker, actor and producer John Cassini, and Santiago himself. Set in East Vancouver, the fictional drama follows Santiago 'Santi' Luna as he navigates between a church, federal prison, boxing gym, community center, and nightclub DJ booth. The project was pitched to international buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival's inaugural Content Market in September. Front Street continues active development as it seeks production partners for the series.

Define Black is a new one-act play written by Washington, DC Actor & Writer, Nessa Amherst, making its world premiere at the Gene Frankel Theatre Festival on December 03-19, 2026. The play will have three guaranteed performances for the duration of the festival. Brianne Jackson is minding her own business in the Ripley Grier waiting room when Akeelah Harris bursts in and upends all of Brianne's plans for a quiet preparation for the final callbacks of Branden Jacob Jenkins' new play, Untamed. What starts off as an uncomfortable introduction between two actresses vying for the lead role in a play that could make or break their careers unexpectedly turns into an exploration of what Blackness looks like through each of their eyes, through conversations of music, films, sex, and the challenges of being a performer in an industry that seems to struggle with change and what it truly means to be "Black".

Dirty Towel has wrapped principal photography on its feature expansion, with co-writer/directors Callie Carpinteri (in her feature directorial debut) and Emma Parks adapting their award-winning Tribeca Festival short. The indie drama stars Emma Parks, Kristen Connolly, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Conor Sherry, Sandrine Holt, and Oscar nominee Lesley Ann Warren. Set in the weeks leading up to high school graduation, the film follows Charlie and her mother Elizabeth as they confront inherited trauma and societal expectations around sexuality and self-worth, complicated by the return of Charlie's judgmental grandmother. Production filmed in the Chicago area with a predominantly female crew—more than 77 percent women, including an all-female above-the-line team. Stacey Rice of Chrystie Street Casting handled casting, with Cassidy Campbell producing alongside Carpinteri and Parks.

Divine Rivals is a fantasy romance feature in early development at Disney Live Action, based on Rebecca Ross's bestselling novel from the Letters of Enchantment series. The project previously was at Paramount before rights lapsed following the Skydance acquisition, and Disney is now starting development from scratch with a new screenwriter. Producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Pouya Shahbazian remain attached, with Ross and Stephen Shafer executive producing. Disney SVP of Production Allison Erlikhman is overseeing for the studio, reporting to Disney Live Action President Daria Cercek. The novel has sold over 1 million copies and spent 104 weeks on the New York Times Young Adult Bestseller List. With the project in its earliest development phase, no production timeline, cast, or release strategy has been announced.

Drowning in Paper Flowers, E. L. Westbury's domestic thriller, is in development for television with Marissa Jo Cerar adapting the recently re-released novel. Cerar, who created and showran Hulu's Black Cake and ABC's Women of the Movement, is developing the series alongside Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector of Thousand Voices production company, with Universal Global Television attached as the studio. The novel follows Ruby Powell, a wealthy Dallas housewife whose polished exterior conceals addiction, family trauma, and deepening marital dissatisfaction. No network, production timeline, or casting has been announced.

ReelShort has licensed two novels from Tessa Bailey's bestselling Big Shot series for vertical microdrama adaptation. Production begins in early November 2026 on Fangirl Down and The Au Pair Affair, with the platform moving forward with both titles simultaneously. The adaptations mark a strategic shift for the microdrama platform, investing in licensing established intellectual property rather than developing original content. Bailey worked closely with ReelShort producers and screenwriters during adaptation, including involvement in casting decisions. The platform plans to debut previews at The Telly Awards in November 2026, with a full release expected on ReelShort in early 2027. The vertical format, designed for smartphone viewing with episodes running one to three minutes, aims to deliver the fast-paced storytelling that has made ReelShort a pioneer in the microdrama space.

Fox Entertainment Studios and Endemol Shine North America are developing an untitled scripted horror microdrama inspired by the Fear Factor franchise. The vertical video series will consist of 30 three-minute episodes and marks the first unscripted-to-scripted franchise extension in television history. Writers Thom Woodley and Andrew Beck are attached, with Gabriel Caste set to direct and Ian Nsenga and Yuliia Vyshnevska producing. The series takes place during prep week on a remote horror television set, where a practical-effects artist and her crew unleash a haunted fortune-telling machine that forces them into personalized death trials. The project will stream exclusively on Holywater Tech's My Drama platform, with Fox Entertainment Global handling worldwide distribution.

Flipping the Script is a feature film with distribution through 1919 Distribution, anticipated to be released on TUBI. Three men. Twenty years of friendship. One woman will give them a crash course in loyalty, love, and betrayal. Filming in Los Angeles, CA on January 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2027.

Get Off Your Phone has wrapped principal photography and is now in post-production. The satirical horror-comedy marks the feature directorial debut of Chelsea Frei, who also wrote the screenplay and stars as Daniela, a canceled influencer seeking refuge in rural Wisconsin. Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova and Jon Rudnitsky co-star in this social satire that blends psychological horror with dark comedy. Phiphen Pictures, Framehound, and Doom and Gloom are producing, with Molly Conners, Amanda Bowers, Andi Matichak, Emma Thorne, Gillian Williams, and Frei serving as producers. The film was shot in Wisconsin and explores the blurred boundaries between digital identities and reality.

God. Family. Football. returns for a fifth season on Fox Nation, with the eight-episode docuseries currently in production. The series continues to follow high school football coach and pastor Denny Duron at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana. Created by Aaron Benward and produced by Houston-based Watershed Motion Pictures, the series features executive producers including Benward, Jared Goetz, Matthew Woolsey, Cody Bess, Scott Brignac, and Cliff Young. The docuseries explores the intersection of faith, family, and high school football as Coach Duron mentors young athletes both on and off the field.

Good Books is in early development as a television series from Pacesetter Productions and Kudos. The project is based on Tahmima Anam's forthcoming novel set in the publishing industry, which follows in the vein of her contemporary fiction work The Startup Wife. Anam, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning author of A Golden Age and The Good Muslim, is adapting the material herself. Jessica Rhoades' Pacesetter Productions, known for Sharp Objects and Station Eleven, is partnering with UK-based Kudos, the company behind Broadchurch and Grantchester. A writer from Emily in Paris is also attached to the project. The novel itself has not yet been published, making this a very early-stage development with no network, production timeline, or casting announced.

Good People is a drama series in development at Universal Television, adapted from Natalie Baszile's novel Friends and Family. Marissa Jo Cerar is writing the adaptation, with Gina Prince-Bythewood set to direct the potential pilot. The executive producing team includes Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood through Undisputed Cinema, Debra Martin Chase via Martin Chase Productions, Mary J. Blige through Blue Butterfly Productions, and author Natalie Baszile. Set in Northern California, the series explores themes of interracial friendship, privilege, and allyship through the story of Babs, a successful self-made interior designer, and her old-money best friend Nora. Universal Television secured the rights in a competitive situation ahead of the novel's October 2026 release and is expected to take the project out to potential buyers soon.

Haunted Hotel returns to Netflix for a third season, with creator and showrunner Matt Roller continuing the animated comedy-horror series that debuted in September 2025. The show follows the Freeling family as they navigate running the Undervale, a hotel packed with ghosts, demons, and supernatural chaos. Executive producers include Dan Harmon, Chris McKenna, and Steve Levy, with Titmouse serving as the animation studio and Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, and Ben Kalina also executive producing. Erica Hayes returns as supervising director. The voice cast includes Will Forte, Eliza Coupe, Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides, and Jimmi Simpson. Scripts for the 10-episode third season are already complete, with production targeting a 2027 premiere on Netflix. The renewal follows strong viewership, with Season 2 debuting on Netflix's Global English TV Top 10 list and Season 1 accumulating over 15 million views.

Hotline is a conspiracy crime drama series in development at Hulu and Sony Pictures Television. Created by John Swetnam, the project is being co-showrun by Swetnam and Steve Lightfoot, who most recently served as co-showrunner on Spider-Noir for MGM+ and Amazon Prime Video and previously developed Netflix's The Punisher. Paul Shapiro executive produces through his Back East Entertainment banner, which holds a deal with Sony Pictures Television. The series follows a call center operator navigating dangerous territory between law enforcement, criminal enterprises, and her own organization. As a development project at Hulu with experienced showrunners attached, the series represents an early-stage opportunity for crew and department heads once it moves toward production.

I Met 7 People You Won't Believe Exist! is a sketch comedy web series produced for Topper Guild's YouTube channel (@topperguild), a high-energy family-friendly comedy channel with billions of views and millions of subscribers. The storyline follows Topper as he meets 7 unbelievable people. Filming is scheduled for November 19 or 20, 2026, in Los Angeles, CA.

I'll Get By is a World War II feature film beginning production at the end of October 2026 in England. Written and directed by Brandon Ashplant, the project follows a group of American airmen on a bombing mission over occupied France. Josh Bolt and Louis Ashbourne Serkis lead the ensemble cast, with Cameron Ashplant, Spike White, Robert Rhodes, and Reggie McHale in supporting roles. Production begins in Norwich, England, before moving to Guernsey, which will stand in for wartime Normandy. The filmmakers are employing LED Volume technology with a physical B-17 cockpit and fuselage suspended on a virtual production soundstage. Andrew Butler serves as director of photography. Golden Goat Films, Hex Pictures, and Ephor Pictures are producing, with support from Guernsey Arts, the Institute of Screen Arts Guernsey, and Norfolk Screen.

A light-hearted, family-friendly James Bond parody with heavy Asian influence, featuring a cast of some of the most well-known content creators in the comedy space. The series is a mixture of Austin Powers, Naked Gun, and Get Smart. The storyline follows a hero who reunites with a former agent and friend who has gone on to found one of the world's leading AI companies. With his new wearable AI technology, everyone becomes the smartest, fastest, and most clever — but when the technology fails, no one can think for themselves anymore, and the hero must stop the worldwide release before it's too late. Filming November 12–20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Jenny – The Doctor's Daughter: Zero Chill is a full-cast audio drama production from Big Finish Productions, featuring Georgia Tennant reprising her role as Jenny from the 2008 Doctor Who television episode. The fourth installment in the Jenny audio series pairs her character with companion Noah, voiced by Sean Biggerstaff, across three stories written by Adrian Poynton, Daisy Aitkens, and Lisa McMullin. Anna Lundberg voices the antagonist Jexabel Glyce, a wealthy intergalactic criminal. Tennant serves as both lead actor and associate producer on the project. The audio drama is scheduled for release in June 2027 and is currently available for pre-order as a digital download or limited-edition three-disc CD collector's set.

Job will be presented in Gulfshore Playhouse's intimate Struthers Studio theatre space within the brand new state-of-the-art $72 million Baker Theatre and Education Center.

John Daniel is a British drama based on the extraordinary true story of Alyce Cunningham and a baby gorilla in the aftermath of World War I. Set in 1918 in Uley, Gloucestershire, the film follows Cunningham, a solitary woman living behind a wall of wit and stoicism, whose life changes when her reckless nephew impulsively rescues a baby gorilla from a London department store window and leaves her no choice but to take him in. As the gorilla becomes part of village life—from the school classroom to the village pub—he brings joy back to a grieving community still raw from wartime losses. Director Dominic Cooke helms from a screenplay by Alexi Kaye Campbell, with the project produced by BAFTA nominee Debbie Gray through Genesius Pictures in association with Edward Film Company. Cornerstone Films has acquired worldwide sales ahead of the American Film Market, with principal photography scheduled to begin in the U. K. in mid-2027.

Two friends run a fledgling casting office where the chaos of their personal lives often results in an audition room that reflects the absurdity of the business at large. Distribution is not currently determined, but likely an independent streamer such as NoBudge, where the filmmaker currently has an upcoming release. Filming December 14–18, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.

Kakthet is a debut feature from director Stenzin Tankyong that has won the inaugural Humans of Cinema and Safarnaama Pictures co-production fund, securing INR40 lakh in development support. The Ladakhi-language drama is set in the Changthang region of Ladakh and follows a government school and its surrounding community, both dependent on one reluctant student who has never passed an exam. Produced by Ritu Sarin and Rajesh Thanickan of White Crane Films, with French co-producers La Belle Affaire Productions, the project is now in its fourth screenplay draft. The film previously won the Co-Production Features Grant at WAVES Film Bazaar in November 2025 and was selected for the 2026 Asian Project Market at Busan. Vishal Bhardwaj and Oscar-nominated director Shaunak Sen are attached as mentors, with Sen also serving as executive producer. The team completed location scouting in the Changthang region and Leh in July 2026 and is currently securing additional financing and establishing international co-production partnerships across Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Katy and Jennifer is a quick-witted, dark comedy — an ode to friendship — about two lifelong best friends seen in two pivotal moments across 25 years. The production is based in Los Angeles, CA. Rehearsals begin February 1, 2027, with an opening date of March 5, 2027 and a closing date of March 28, 2027.

A journalist follows the trail of John McAfee: Silicon Valley legend and self-declared god, into the Belizean jungle, where he finds a real-life Colonel Kurtz presiding over a kingdom of beautiful chaos. Getting this story might cost him his soul. Nic Cage is attached as John McAfee. Filming begins December 8, 2026 in Puerto Rico.

Last Friday moves into pre-production as the fourth installment of the Friday franchise, with Lawrence Lamont directing. The buddy comedy reunites Ice Cube as Craig Jones, who also wrote the screenplay and serves as producer. Bob Teitel and Michael Gruber produce alongside Ice Cube, with Jeff Kwatinetz executive producing. New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures are backing the project, which will shoot in Southern California over a planned 40-day schedule. The production has received $11. 4 million in California tax credits and is expected to employ 43 cast members and 150 crew. This marks the first Friday film since 2002's Friday After Next.

Light Boxes marks the feature debut of Bulgarian-Canadian animator Theodore Ushev, whose short film Blind Vaysha earned an Academy Award nomination in 2017. The project combines 3D stop-motion puppet animation with Ukrainian-language live-action sequences, adapting Shane Jones' surreal cult novel about a town trapped in endless winter. Ushev reframes the story as a contemporary exploration of war and displacement centered on the conflict in Ukraine. The ambitious five-country coproduction is led by Bulgarian company Cinelibri, with producer Jacqueline Wagenstein at the helm, partnering with Thalie Productions and Bravo Charlie in Canada, Foliascope in France, EchoBravo in Belgium, and WJTeam in Poland. With a budget of approximately 3 million EUR and 70% financing already secured from the Bulgarian National Film Center, SODEC, and other sources, the project was presented at the Venice Gap-Financing Market in September 2026 to close remaining funding. Animation work will take place in both Bulgaria and France, with part of the production based in Burgas, where a dedicated animation studio has been established.

Love & Tonic is a smart, sexy anthology feature of seven cocktail-inspired, character-driven two-handers that unfold over one night in a funky little hotel bar called Bernard's. Funny, provocative, romantic and at times dangerous, the seven stories explore the beautifully messy ways people connect, collide, seduce, disappoint and surprise one another. Beneath the wit and late-night mischief is something warm and human: longing, regret, loneliness, desire, second chances, and the truths that tend to slip out when defenses are down and the drinks are flowing. Filming is scheduled to begin October 2027 in Carmel, Indiana.

Love Ends in Bloom is a Taiwan-Japan co-production series currently in development, with principal photography scheduled for February 2027. The historical romance is set in 1930s Chiayi and Alishan during Taiwan's Japanese colonial period, exploring the region's cypress industry and forestry history through a cross-cultural love story. Screenwriter Juliana Hsu, whose credits include the period drama Gold Leaf, has crafted the 10-episode series, with Sun Jie-heng attached to direct. Executive producer Chang Chen-yu developed the project through Studio Lynnchen, and it has secured backing from Daily Capital, a new Taiwan-Japan co-production fund. The bilingual Taiwanese-Japanese series is targeting major Japanese streaming platforms and regional distribution, with a mid-2028 release planned following the 2027 shoot.

Luka follows an immigrant family raising their severely autistic child. The film shoots on November 4, 2026 in the Bronx, NY.

Mid-20s Crisis chronicles the lives of four best friends in their mid-20s navigating dating, friendships, work, and the complexities of growing up in New York — described as like 'Girls' or 'Sex and the City' for a new generation. The series is filming in full to be shopped for distribution, with no network or distributor attached at this time. Shoot dates are November 30 – December 22, 2026, in New York, NY.

MobLand is returning for a third season on Paramount+, with production set to begin in November 2026 in the United Kingdom. The crime drama series, created by Ronan Bennett with Jez Butterworth serving as showrunner, has secured the return of its core cast including Tom Hardy as fixer Harry Da Souza, Pierce Brosnan as crime family patriarch Conrad Harrigan, and Helen Mirren as matriarch Maeve Harrigan. Guy Ritchie serves as executive producer and directs opening episodes. The series is produced by 101 Studios and Paramount Television Studios. Following the successful September 2026 renewal announcement, the London-set production is targeting a late 2027 premiere window. The project marks a swift turnaround, with filming scheduled just two months after the Season 3 greenlight.

Emmy-nominated filmmakers Seth Kramer and Daniel A. Miller of Ironbound Films have wrapped principal photography on an untitled documentary about comedian Modi Rosenfeld. The project centers on two Radio City Music Hall performances from spring 2024 while tracing the 55-year-old performer's arc from his childhood in Israel and Long Island to his current status as a viral sensation and self-described last of the Catskills comedians. Mayim Bialik serves as executive producer and onscreen commentator for the independently financed film. The documentary examines Modi's unique position as a gay Orthodox Jew making Jewish subculture the focus of his comedy, and his concept of "Moshiach Energy" — his mission to unite audiences through empathy and laughter. The film is currently in post-production with a planned 2027 festival and distribution release.

Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses brings Rebecca Miller back behind the camera for her ninth feature, a biographical portrait of Margaret Wise Brown, the celebrated author behind Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Elle Fanning stars as Brown, with Julianne Moore, Josh Hartnett, Emma Thompson, Sally Hawkins, Danny Huston, Robert Aramayo, and Chloe Pirrie rounding out the ensemble cast. Miller wrote the screenplay based on Leonard S. Marcus's biography Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon. Round Films is producing, with Damon Cardasis alongside Miller, and Martin Scorsese executive producing. The below-the-line team includes Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke, Academy Award-winning special effects artist Neal Scanlan, Oscar-nominated costume designer Malgosia Turzanska, and production designer Kim Jennings. The Veterans is launching international sales at AFM, with CAA Media Finance handling U. S. rights. Production begins in May 2027.

Mouthwashing is a feature film adaptation of the psychological horror video game developed by Wrong Organ. Sony Pictures has acquired the rights through Screen Gems, with Karyn Kusama attached to direct. Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, who previously collaborated with Kusama on The Invitation and Destroyer, are writing the screenplay. Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, and Vince Cheng are producing through Crooked Highway, which has a deal with Screen Gems. The project adapts the 2024 game that follows five crew members stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, where dwindling supplies and mounting paranoia create a surreal, nonlinear exploration of responsibility and power. No production timeline, cast, or filming locations have been announced.

Murder in Paradise (Ubojstvo u raju) is a six-episode crime drama series entering pre-production as the first international adaptation of the BBC's global hit Death in Paradise format. Director Jelena Gavrilović leads the project, with screenwriters Sonja Tarokić and Valentina Batalić adapting the format for Croatian audiences. CGM Films produces the series for Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), with Bruno Mustić and Ivan Lovreček serving as producers—the same team behind the successful HRT series Sram. The production will film on the island of Brač, with a base in the town of Supetar, bringing the signature blend of murder mysteries, humor, and island atmosphere to the Adriatic coast. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in spring 2027, with the series commissioned for primetime broadcast on HRT1. The adaptation marks BBC Studios' first international format sale of Death in Paradise, developed under format license and aimed at Croatian and regional audiences while maintaining the original's distinctive character-driven crime-solving approach.

Mushroom Murders is a six-episode limited series greenlit at Paramount+ that dramatizes one of Australia's most notorious true crime cases. Emmy-nominated actress Melanie Lynskey stars as Erin Patterson and serves as executive producer on the project. The series was created by Anya Beyersdorf, Daina Reid, and Deb Balderstone, with Reid directing all six episodes. Beyersdorf is writing the scripts alongside Dianne Taylor and Belinda Chayko. The series focuses on the 97-day period between the July 2023 lunch in Leongatha, Victoria, where Patterson served toxic death cap mushrooms hidden in beef Wellingtons to her estranged in-laws and their relatives, and her eventual arrest. Three guests died and a fourth survived after weeks of hospitalization. Soapbox Pictures is producing the series, which is set to film in Victoria. The project was announced at the Australian TV upfronts and represents a major scripted commission for Paramount+'s 2027 slate.

My Phone Died is a dark comedy feature that enters pre-production for a spring 2027 shoot. Hannah Leder and Alexandra Kotcheff return as writer-directors following their 2019 indie The Planters, and will also co-star in the film. Simon Pegg plays Gus, a Hollywood agent who narrowly escapes the phone apocalypse, while Mark Duplass plays one of Gus's self-obsessed clients who doesn't survive. Haley Joel Osment portrays a recovering alcoholic and social media influencer. The project is a Fire Tiger Films and Thank You So Much production, with Hyde Park International handling worldwide sales. Leder and Kotcheff describe the film as their exploration of a world teetering between innovation and self-destruction, blending apocalyptic stakes with character-driven absurdity.

Netflix, Will You Marry Me? is a 12-episode live unscripted series heading into production for a 2027 global launch. The interactive dating format hands total control to Netflix viewers, who will vote live on dates, eliminations, and ultimately which woman receives a televised marriage proposal. Workerbee and Initial, both Banijay UK production companies, are producing the series with executive producers Michelle Chappell and Rick Murray from Workerbee, alongside Katy Manley and Tamsin Dodgson from Initial. The format sees one man living in a custom-built house with a group of single women across four weeks of live episodes. The series was commissioned by Syeda Irtizaali, Netflix UK's Director of Unscripted Series, as part of the streamer's expansion into live entertainment. Filming is scheduled to begin in 2027.

Nose Deep is a true crime docuseries retelling the story of an Olympic snowboarder who went down the wrong path. The production is filming November 3–6, 2026, in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton, Ontario.

A silent-film-style comedy following the real 1776 scandal of General Charles Lee, who skips reinforcing a freezing George Washington to carry on with his mistress at a tavern — until a British ambush catches him in his nightgown. Told through title cards and broad physical comedy in the spirit of Keaton and Chaplin, with the vain, cowardly Lee at the center of the gag. The series is a cinematic anthology that brings the American Revolution to life through visually distinct, character-driven short films, designed to immerse audiences in the emotional reality of the era while advancing a new AI-enabled filmmaking pipeline. The animation is fully computer-generated, with performance capture used similarly to video game pipelines to ground characters in real actor movement and timing. Produced by Primordial Soup (Darren Aronofsky's AI studio) in partnership with TIME and Google DeepMind, with distribution to YouTube. Shooting November 6, 2026 in New York, NY.

Paddy Power is a feature film in development from Irish production company Playhouse Studios, charting the controversial rise of the gambling giant. Matt Lipsey, known for his work on Ted Lasso and Inside No. 9, will direct from a screenplay by Dale Longmore, John Quinn, and Brian Durnin, adapted from Aaron Rogan's 2021 investigative book. The film stars Brian Gleeson, Colm Meaney, Alex Murphy, and Aidan Gillen, marking a significant milestone as the first announcement from Playhouse Studios' original scripted slate. The project tells the story of how one company bet big on brash advertising and brought online gambling to every corner of the globe, with Playhouse Studios describing it as a narrative that resonates with audiences far beyond Ireland.

Paw Patrol 4 is in early development at Spin Master Entertainment, Paramount Animation, and Nickelodeon Movies. Cal Brunker, who directed all three previous theatrical Paw Patrol films, returns to direct and co-write the script with his longtime collaborator Bob Barlen. Jennifer Dodge produces for Paramount Animation. The project targets a 2029 theatrical release through Paramount Pictures. The franchise's three prior films grossed over half a billion dollars worldwide, making this fourth installment a priority for the studio partners as they continue expanding the Paw Patrol universe across multiple platforms.

Payday is a television series in development based on the long-running cooperative heist video game franchise. Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson has joined as executive producer through G-Unit Film & Television, partnering with Vice Studios and game developer Starbreeze Entertainment to bring the high-octane world of masked bank robbers to the screen. The project was originally announced in March 2026 when Starbreeze and Vice Studios first partnered to adapt the franchise. No writer, showrunner, network, or streaming platform is currently attached, and the series remains in early development. Jackson's G-Unit brings experience from the Power franchise and other crime dramas, positioning the adaptation to capture the game's signature blend of tactical heists and action-driven storytelling.

Warren Manzi's Perfect Crime is a sexy, funny and fast-paced thriller that makes for a great night of whodunit. The longest-running play in NYC history takes place in the home of a wealthy psychiatrist, Margaret Brent, who is accused of murdering her husband. The handsome detective thinks he has it all figured out, but her husband's murder is only the beginning in what may just be the perfect crime. The production is seeking an immediate replacement for the role of Inspector James Ascher, opening November 16, 2026 at The Theater Center, NYC.

Pokémon: Wild Card marks the franchise's return to theatrical animation after a seven-year gap since 2020's Secrets of the Jungle. The film is currently in production at Japanese animation studio CloverWorks, with Story Inc. handling planning and production. Director Katsuhiko Kitada leads the project, with character designs by Akemi Hayashi. Unlike previous Pokémon films, Wild Card focuses exclusively on the Pokémon Trading Card Game, following a player striving to become a champion alongside the Ghost/Fairy-type Pokémon Mimikyu. The film was announced during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco and is scheduled for theatrical release by Toho in Japan in 2027, with international distribution expected to follow.

Princess Cruises features theatrical entertainment aboard its ships, including four full theatrical shows and a mix of shorter experiences performed on deck or in the Piazza. These shows are developed by top international industry-leading directors, choreographers, and producers. Shows can be scheduled up to three times a day, though primarily twice a night, and are performed once per cruise. Rehearsals are approximately 7–8 weeks long with various January/early February 2027 start dates. Onboard contracts are approximately six months. Rehearsal locations include South Florida, various European ports, Alaska, and Australian itineraries.

PUBG, a live-action series based on Krafton's 2017 battle royale phenomenon, is in development at Netflix with Donald Glover attached to write, direct, executive produce, and star. His brother Stephen Glover joins as writer and executive producer, reuniting the Atlanta collaborators for their first Netflix project. The series is being produced by Neon TV, with Michael Schaefer executive producing alongside Fam Udeorji for Gilga and Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee for Krafton's entertainment division LV3H. Story details remain under wraps as the project enters the script development phase. The series joins Netflix's expanding slate of video game adaptations, though no production timeline or additional casting has been announced.

Rapunzel Ever After is a new original musical for young audiences that takes a contemporary, comedic look at what happens after 'happily ever after.' Now an international celebrity and hair care mogul, Rapunzel seems to have everything she could ever want. But behind the fame and fortune, she is struggling to find her own voice in a world where everyone else has decided who she should be. Along the way, she encounters familiar fairy tale characters who are facing their own struggles with identity, independence, and the expectations placed upon them. The production is presented by Theatre for Young Audiences at 92NY in New York, NY.

Robopocalypse is being developed as a television series by Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road Pictures, based on the 2011 novel by Daniel H. Wilson. Ron Howard is attached to direct the pilot episode, with Akiva Goldsman set to serve as showrunner and write the pilot script. Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment will executive produce, marking a continuation of Spielberg's long involvement with the project, which was originally developed as a feature film over a decade ago. Imagine's Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody, along with Weed Road's Greg Lessans and Rachel Wizenberg, are leading development alongside Howard and Goldsman. The series centers on humanity's desperate last stand against an AI-controlled robot uprising. The project is currently being shopped to networks and streaming platforms, with no distributor yet attached. Howard and Goldsman previously collaborated on A Beautiful Mind, which won multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.

Rooh marks Emraan Hashmi's return to the horror genre in a musical horror film directed by Mayank Sharma, creator of the Prime Video series Breathe. Tips Films and Tips Music have joined the producing team alongside Vicked Films, with Kumar Taurani boarding as producer. The screenplay is co-written by Mayank Sharma and Vishal Kapoor. The film is being produced by Kumar Taurani, Girissh Kumar, Vikram Khakhar, and Sunny Khanna, with Vikas Sahni as co-producer. Tips Films presents the production, which is targeting a 2027 theatrical release across Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu markets. The project aims to blend horror, emotion, and music into a large-scale cinematic experience, with the soundtrack to be released on Tips Music.

A musical based on the popular children's books Rosie Revere, Engineer; Ada Twist, Scientist; and Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty. The production rehearses in New York City and tours parts of the United States, playing a different theater or school almost every day, traveling by cargo van and passenger vehicle. Original direction by Peter Flynn, original choreography by Marcos Santana. The show opens February 5, 2027 and closes May 21, 2027. Rehearsals run January 19 through February 4, 2027.

Safe Space is a provocative sci-fi romantic comedy in the financing stage, with Joey King and LaKeith Stanfield attached to star. King plays Sherrie, an intelligent but insecure scientist navigating toxic relationships in an increasingly screen-driven society. Gillian Wallace Horvat writes and directs, following her Independent Spirit Award-nominated debut I Blame Society. Karen Lunder produces through Outdoor Cat, with French sales outfit Lucky Number launching international sales at the American Film Market alongside CAA Media Finance and WME Independent. The project blends science fiction, romance, and comedy to explore how people bond and communicate in modern dating.

Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga is currently in production for Sony LIV, marking the third chapter in the acclaimed crime drama franchise. Director Hansal Mehta returns to helm the series, with Applause Entertainment producing in association with Birla Studios and Studio Next. The series chronicles the controversial story of Subrata Roy, founder of the Sahara India Pariwar conglomerate, exploring his business empire and the legal troubles that led to his 2014 arrest. Siddharth Bodke leads the cast as Roy, with Kritika Singh, Moon Banerjee, and Aditya Srivastava also attached. Production began in late May 2026 after Sony Pictures Networks India secured rights following a legal challenge, with filming taking place across multiple Indian cities including Lucknow, Kanpur, Delhi, Mumbai, and Dehradun. The series is expected to wrap by mid-September and premiere in early 2027.

Scarlet Morning is an Amazon MGM Studios feature film in development, adapting ND Stevenson's 2025 fantasy novel of the same name. Kate Herron, known for directing the first season of Loki, is attached to direct and produce through her newly formed Bag of Rats banner. Herron is co-writing the screenplay with Kari Granlund. The producing team includes Roy Lee for Vertigo Entertainment, Darlene Caamaño Loquet for Oh My Darlin' Entertainment, and Aubrey Davis for Bag of Rats. Jakob Pollack and Kari Granlund are executive producing. The story follows two orphans who, restless after years of waiting for their parents to return, join an eccentric pirate crew on a journey to help save the land known as Dickerson's Sea. This marks the first project for Herron's Bag of Rats production company and the first feature for Oh My Darlin' Entertainment.

Serpentine is a psychological thriller moving into pre-production with Dream State Studios and Brand in Entertainment. Director Darren Lynn Bousman, known for helming Saw II through IV and Spiral, has come aboard to direct from a script by Valerie Palencar, who also serves as President of Dream State Studios. The film centers on a woman attempting to escape a dangerous life in a seemingly quiet New England town, only to find herself pulled into a web of criminals, corrupt law enforcement, and local power players connected to the competitive figure skating world. Bousman describes the project as existing in a darkly funny, Fargo-esque world. Brand in Entertainment CEO Rolfe J. Auerbach is executive producing, with the film being financed partly through integrated brand partnerships. The production is being staged in the New York area.

Single at the Wedding is a romantic comedy in early development at New Line Cinema with director Kay Cannon attached to rewrite and direct. The project follows Allie, who as the last single one among her friends, makes it her mission to find love at her best friend's wedding. Cannon will collaborate with Eben Russell, creator of the Freeform series Alone Together, on a new pass of Anne Sundell's original screenplay, which Sundell developed alongside Alex Richanbach. Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, producers behind recent rom-coms Anyone But You and A Family Affair, are producing, with Cannon and Richanbach executive producing. This marks Cannon's first project with New Line and follows her recent work on One Attempt Remaining starring Jennifer Garner and John Cena. No production start date or casting has been announced.

Sketchbook is a supernatural horror feature from UK filmmaker Jamie Jones, known for his BAFTA Cymru-winning debut Obey. The film stars BAFTA-nominated actor Woody Norman alongside Billie Piper in a story centered on an adolescent navigating life after foster care. Electric Shadow is producing alongside Rumble Films, with David Lancaster — the Oscar-nominated producer behind Whiplash — attached as producer. WestEnd Films has boarded sales ahead of the American Film Market. The production will shoot in Wales, tapping into what the creative team describes as an evocative Welsh setting to ground the horror in a visceral, immediate experience.

Somewhere Over the Border is a new musical that follows Reina Quijada's journey down a very different yellow brick road. Inspired by the journey of writer and composer Brian Quijada's mother from El Salvador to the US, the show weaves together cumbia, Mexican mariachi, boleros, rock, and hip hop as Reina makes friends, dodges danger, and searches for the almighty 'El Gran Coyote' in this nod to L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. With onstage musicians weaving together reality, memory, and fantasy, Quijada tells a tale of bravery and determination born of love for your family. Rehearsals and performances take place at Playhouse On Park in West Hartford, CT and Simsbury, CT.

A comedy satire episode. An obsessed father, who shows up to every aspect of his kids' auditions and failed to turn his actor-son into the next Brad Pitt, is vowing to make his daughter as famous as Meryl Streep. To be distributed on Tubi and Amazon (TBD). Shooting December 4–5, 2026 in New York, NY.

State of Emergency is a thriller entering pre-production with FilmNation Entertainment's genre label Infrared Pictures financing and launching international sales. Greg Yaitanes, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning director known for House of the Dragon and Presumed Innocent, will direct from a screenplay by Nick Luddington, a writer on Netflix's Arcane. Brittany O'Grady, who starred in The White Lotus, leads the cast as Jenna, a 911 dispatcher confronting both personal trauma and a citywide emergency. Sam Brown and Dustin Thomason are producing through their company Curiosity Media, reuniting with Yaitanes after their collaboration on Presumed Innocent. The film is set in Boston and expected to begin shooting in 2027, with the project being launched to buyers at the American Film Market in November 2026.

Still Yours is an independent dramatic feature that has wrapped principal photography and moved into post-production. Written and directed by Chris Shaw in his feature directorial debut, the film shot for 18 days along the North Shore of Massachusetts. The project stars Gavin Leatherwood and Hermione Corfield as Jack and Grace, a young couple navigating grief and difficult family dynamics. Richard Speight Jr. , Patrick Luwis, and Julie Ann Emery round out the cast, with additional roles filled by Jackson Pace, Tabitha Petrini, and Ian Lyons. The film is produced by Jake Kelley, Justin Machleit, and Shaw, with Michael Petrovich executive producing and Trevor Hollander serving as associate producer and cinematographer. The production team is currently engaging prospective distribution partners and targeting a theatrical release.

Subs is a dark comedy thriller series in development from Fly Me to the Moon screenwriter Rose Gilroy and The L Word co-creator Ilene Chaiken. The project is being produced through Run-A-Muck, the multiplatform media company co-founded by Chaiken alongside Pamela Drucker Mann and Jennifer Beals. Gilroy will serve as creator and writer, with Chaiken attached as showrunner and executive producer. The series will star OnlyFans creators Ari Kytsya and Sophie Mudd, with Kytsya also serving as executive producer. Set in the world of OnlyFans, the series explores the realities of building a content creation empire while navigating digital threats and personal relationships. Run-A-Muck is developing the project across multiple platforms, including an original short story, Backstage Bella, which has already debuted on the company's editorial platform Drafting as part of the larger Subs universe. No network or streaming partner has been announced yet.

Summer Session is in development as both a microdrama and a feature film, adapted from Clarence Hammond's romantic short story. Kristen Brancaccio will direct both versions, bringing her extensive microdrama experience—including directing Issa Rae's Screen Time, which garnered over 250 million views on TikTok—to the dual-format project. Brancaccio will first develop the vertical-format microdrama, while Hammond adapts his own story for the feature screenplay. Hammond is producing alongside Maria Frisk and Michael Napoliello from Ancora Entertainment, with Katie Zipkin-Leed of Artists First and Matt Shepley of Select Management Group also serving as producers. Plot details remain under wraps as the projects move through early development.

Sunset Time is a vertical short-form web series (Reelshort). A struggling professional athlete makes one last attempt to revive his career with help from the relentlessly optimistic owner of a small specialty shop. Their unlikely working partnership produces results neither expected, but growing attraction, public scrutiny, family pressure, and a serious health condition threaten both the comeback and the future they begin to imagine together. Filming November 2 through December 6, 2026 across Greater Los Angeles, California, with locations including Anaheim, Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra, Arcadia, and Monterey Park.

Survive: The Game is currently in production in Spain, marking Scout Taylor-Compton's latest directorial effort after her feature debut with Bring the Law earlier in 2026. The horror film stars Olivia Holt, Jaimie Alexander, and Rohan Campbell, bringing together two Halloween franchise alumni in Taylor-Compton and Campbell. Taylor-Compton co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Kennedy, who also penned Holt's recent horror hit Heart Eyes. The production is filming entirely in Gipuzkoa, Spain, utilizing Zinealdea Studios in Oiartzun and on location in nearby Irún. Rebellium Films produces alongside Building Blocks Productions and Red Phoenix Productions, with Randy Wayne serving as producer on his fourth collaboration with Taylor-Compton and second as her directorial effort for Rebellium. The production sees franchise potential in the psychological horror concept that flips traditional genre expectations by having characters confront dark versions of themselves rather than external threats.

International City Theatre (ICT) is kicking off its 2027 season with this intimate musical biography chronicling the life of legendary American singer and White Christmas actress Rosemary Clooney — from her humble beginnings in Kentucky to her Hollywood stardom. Featuring songs like "Come On-A My House" and "Mambo Italiano", Tenderly is a remarkably personal drama that touches on her rise to fame, her personal struggles with mental health and addiction, and her triumphant comeback. Rehearsals begin January 26, 2027, with previews February 17–18, 2027, opening February 19, 2027, and closing March 7, 2027 (3-week run). Performances take place Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, with Sunday matinees, at International City Theatre in Long Beach, CA.

The Abduction is a dark comedy set on a warm June evening at Camp Hero in Montauk, Long Island — the abandoned Cold War military base best known as the inspiration for Stranger Things and the subject of decades of UFO folklore. Francine, a middle school math teacher and secret believer, has dragged her best friend Ruth to the base to hunt for a flying saucer rumored to appear over the eastern tip of Long Island. Ruth, a skeptic who was promised dinner and bars, is counting the minutes until last call. As the night unfolds, Francine reveals she has quietly joined a UFO research group backed by Washington money, that the group is planning to disrupt the Presidential Address next Wednesday with analog UFO photos, and that there is a buried Nazi-era government lab directly beneath them. What begins as a comedy about two friends and a bad idea becomes a quiet escalation — through conspiracy theory, workplace gossip, a $10,000 reward, and the slow realization that something above them may not be friendly. The play is a two-hander for actors with strong comedic timing and chemistry. Dry, specific, grounded in Long Island, and built on the kind of odd-couple friendship that only decades of shared history produces.

A24 has optioned the television rights to adapt Chad Harbach's The Art of Fielding and its sequel The Brightness for a series that will combine both novels. Sean Durkin will showrun and direct, bringing his indie-film sensibility to the material after his work on The Iron Claw and The Nest. Westward, the production company behind House of Cards and Severance, will produce the series. The first novel centers on a college baseball team and shortstop Henry Skrimshander, while The Brightness follows a group of young women at the same fictional Wisconsin college navigating friendship and contemporary culture wars. Durkin and Harbach will executive produce alongside Jordan Tappis and Beau Willimon, the co-founders of Westward. The project is in early development with no network, release window, or production timeline announced yet.

An inspirational feature film based on the remarkable true story of Barrington Brown—a young man whose future was unfolding before him when one devastating moment changed the course of his life. The film contains Christian religious content. Distribution has not yet been secured but the production company anticipates placement on one of several major streaming TV services. Filming in Buffalo, NY.

The Blue Breaks is a Japan-Italy co-production directed by Uchiyama Takuya, whose previous film Numb premiered at the 2025 Berlinale. The project adapts Machiya Ryohei's 2016 novel, following Shukichi, a rootless part-time worker in his thirties living at Japan's western edge. After discovering his girlfriend has a son she no longer has custody of, and spending a night with a solitary boxer of Korean descent, Shukichi's sense of identity and sexuality are thrown into confusion. He meets Toko, a terminally ill young woman whose outlook gradually leaves its mark on him. The film is produced by Naomi Satoh through Differentia, with Parsifal Reparato of Italian company Antropica as co-producer. The project was presented at the seventh Tokyo Gap-Financing Market in October 2026, seeking to close financing before moving into production.

The Fastest Man In The World is gearing up for production in Kansas City, Missouri, with principal photography scheduled to begin in April 2027. The biopic chronicles the life of Tony Volpentest, who was born without hands or feet and went on to become a four-time Paralympic gold medalist and five-time world champion sprinter. Kelli McNeil-Yellen is writing the screenplay, with her husband Alexander Yellen directing—the filmmaking duo behind the award-winning Slamdance feature Daruma. The project is based on Volpentest's 2012 memoir of the same name. Dannie Festa, executive producer of DreamWorks Animation's Trolls franchise, and Anthony Badalucco are producing, with Chuck Cuda, Anthony Biondo, and Jay Jawarski serving as executive producers. The film will focus on Volpentest's journey through the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, where he set world records in both the 100-meter and 200-meter events, continuing through his dominance at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania marks the fifth installment in Sony Pictures Animation's billion-dollar Hotel Transylvania franchise. Directors Jennifer Kluska and Alan Hawkins helm the animated feature, with producer Lawrence Jonas and executive producers Genndy Tartakovsky, Michelle Murdocca, Selena Gomez, and Andy Samberg attached. The film entered production in September 2026 for a planned October 2027 theatrical release. Sony Pictures Animation is producing in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios, continuing their collaboration from the fourth film. Sony will distribute domestically and in select international markets, while Amazon MGM Studios handles international territories including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand. The franchise has grossed $1. 38 billion worldwide across four previous films.

The Headlands House is a thriller limited series that has landed at Netflix for development following a competitive bidding situation. Emmy winner Colman Domingo stars in and executive produces the project alongside Raúl Domingo through their Edith Productions banner, which holds a first-look deal with AMC. Cameron B. Dupont, a writer from the Yellowjackets series, pens and executive produces the project. Patrick Moran executive produces via PKM Productions. AMC Studios produces for Netflix, marking an expansion into third-party production for the studio. The series represents Domingo's third collaboration with Netflix, following the 2024 limited series The Madness and the comedy series The Four Seasons. No production timeline or shoot locations have been announced.

The India House is a Telugu-language historical drama currently in production, with principal photography recently underway in Tallinn, Estonia. Directed by Ram Vamsi Krishna and starring Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupam Kher, the film is produced by Ram Charan and Abhishek Agarwal under V Mega Pictures and Abhishek Agarwal Arts. The production brought together 47 Indian crew members with a 70-person local Estonian team from Nafta Films, transforming Tallinn's Old Town into early 20th-century London. Estonia's 40% cash rebate incentive helped secure the project over competing locations including the UK, Lithuania, and Bulgaria. The film depicts the revolutionary anti-colonial movement that centered around India House between 1905 and 1910, blending a love story with the political upheaval of India's independence struggle. Cameron Bryson handles cinematography, with music by Shashwat Sachdev. The pan-India project is targeting a late 2026 or 2027 theatrical release across multiple Indian languages.

The Land of Jinn is a supernatural horror feature that represents the first co-production between Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan. Directed by Kevin Rahardjo, who co-directed the 2025 horror film Smothered, the project draws on the legend of King Solomon and his command over the jinn. Makbul Mubarak and Tumpal Tampubolon wrote the screenplay. The film is produced by KawanKawan Media in Jakarta, alongside Kyrgyz partners FreeMinds and Bairak Group. Principal photography has wrapped in Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul region and Jakarta. The project was presented at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market in October 2026, where the producing team is seeking distribution partners and financing to complete post-production.

The Man Who Wasn't Meant (Mees, keda polnud mõeldud) is a comedy-drama currently in pre-production as the third feature from Estonian filmmaker Janno Jürgens. Jürgens co-wrote the screenplay with Anti Naulainen, his frequent collaborator on previous features Rain and No Me Without You. The project is produced by Marju Lepp and Manfred Vainokivi of Filmivabrik, the Tallinn-based production company behind Jürgens' earlier work. Erik Põllumaa returns as director of photography, continuing his partnership with Jürgens. The film stars Jarmo Reha and Priit Loog, with production design by Matis Mäesalu, costumes by Eve Valme, and makeup by Liisi Põllumaa. Principal photography is scheduled for March and April 2027 in Estonia, with support from the Estonian Film Institute and additional financing from the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and private investors. The project received a 799,000 EUR grant from the Estonian Film Institute in June 2026.

A sibling love story about reunions, resentment, reconnection, and wrestling with demons. For a long time, LIL has been obsessed with fighting, and one fighter in particular: her older brother BIG, an aging but successful figure in the local Mixed Martial Arts circuit. But she's been doing it all from afar until one day when she decides to show up on his doorstep. Written by Ngozi Anyanwu and directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene, the production is presented by Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. Rehearsals begin January 8, 2027, with an opening date of February 10, 2027 and a closing date of March 21, 2027.

The Poison Daughter is in development at Hulu as a drama series adaptation of Sheila Masterson's viral romantasy novel. The project, produced by 20th Television, centers on Harlow Carrenwell, the poison-lipped youngest daughter of a magical founding family who uses her lethal kiss to eliminate opposition until she encounters Henry Havenwood, her new betrothed who mysteriously survives her touch and discovers her secret vigilante identity. Masterson, whose self-published debut sold over 250,000 copies and became a USA Today bestseller before being acquired by Slowburn in April 2026, will executive produce the adaptation. The series is currently in early development and seeking a writer to adapt the standalone novel for television.

The Pride of Bharat – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj enters pre-production as a two-part historical epic, with T-Series Films and Legend Studios backing the ambitious project. Rishab Shetty, the National Award-winning Kantara star, takes on the role of the 17th-century Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj under the direction of producer-turned-director Sandeep Singh. Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar produce for T-Series Films, with Shetty joining as co-producer alongside Shiv Chanana and Kabiir Sadanand. Singh co-wrote the screenplay with Rishi Virmani. The saga will explore Shivaji Maharaj's major battles, strategic victories, and lesser-known episodes from his life, centering on his military leadership and vision of Swarajya. The ensemble cast includes Shefali Shah as Rajmata Jijabai, with additional casting underway. Filming is scheduled to begin in early 2027, with the production combining creative talent from India and abroad.

Walt Disney Animation Studios is in active production on a new musical special continuing the story of The Princess and the Frog. The project marks a return to the beloved 2009 film's world, with original voice cast members reprising their roles alongside new original songs. Joyce Sherri, who was previously attached to the now-canceled Tiana series, is directing and writing the special. Chief Creative Officer Jared Bush confirmed the project is currently in production at Walt Disney Animation Studios, describing it as a complete story rather than a collection of shorts. The special will be released on Disney+, though no premiere date has been announced. Bush characterized the project as "pretty spectacular" and noted it represents Disney Animation's approach to revisiting worlds that resonate with audiences.

The Smile Clinic is heading into development as a 10-episode, 30-minute sitcom for Coupang Play, marking the first time an SNL international sketch has been adapted into a standalone series. The project emerged from SNL Korea Season 8, where the recurring digital short satirizing Korea's cosmetic dermatology business amassed over 17 million YouTube views. Lee Su-ji, Kim Won-hun, Gong Min-jeung, Kim Kyu-won, and Ji Ye-eun are all reprising their roles from the sketch. CP Entertainment is producing, with NBCUniversal Formats brokering the deal with the Korean streamer. The original sketch took aim at the office politics and pressures of Korea's booming K-beauty and cosmetic procedure industry, resonating widely with Korean audiences who recognized the cultural critique.

Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! Produced by Theatre for Young Audiences at 92NY in partnership with Bombshell Casting Co. Rehearsals begin January 6, 2027, with performances running February 27 through March 21, 2027, in New York, NY.

The Summer They Came has wrapped principal photography and is now in post-production under the direction of America Young, a filmmaker known for her work on network television including Roswell, New Mexico and Legacies. The dramedy features an ensemble cast led by Terrence Terrell, Jayne Taini, Sachin Bhatt, Mario Cantone, and William Sadler. Writer and executive producer Nick Wauters adapted the screenplay from William Storandt's novel of the same name, a project he's been developing for nearly two decades. Production shot this past summer in New Milford, Connecticut and surrounding areas. The film is produced by D. B. Levin, with Derek Caldwell, Jonathan Carkeek, and Greg Weiss producing from Curation Entertainment. Wauters executive produces through his Man on the Moon Productions banner.

The Temple is a Canadian horror-thriller directed by Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis, now in post-production following a shoot in Toronto. Daniel Zolghadri stars as Jonathan Baby, with Cory Michael Smith, Vic Carmen Sonne, and Tamara Podemski rounding out the cast. The film is produced by Babe Nation Films and Lisa Pictures, with Elevation Pictures handling the Canadian release. Paris-based WTFilms has acquired international sales rights and is launching the project at the American Film Market. The directing duo co-wrote the screenplay with Lev Lewis, who also serves as editor and composer.

Set in the brutal summer of 1964, Othello, the first African American Chief of Police in Venice, Maryland, is sent to the warring town of Cyrus, Virginia to calm political unrest. However, once he lands there fresh off his engagement to the young Desdemona, he learns from his Sergeant Iago that his new wife has been cheating on him with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio. Deception, betrayal, and turbulence emerge in this 60-minute new adaptation and production of the classic Shakespeare tragedy that focuses on how unsolved resentment runs fatal in a changing turbulent time. Rehearsals and performances are scheduled for late May 2027 in San Diego, California.

The Turning Door is an independent animated fantasy feature currently in production under the direction of Nicholas Ashe Bateman. The film has assembled a star-studded voice cast including Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard, Vanessa Redgrave, Alicia Vikander, Jamie Dornan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bill Nighy, and Gillian Anderson, with newcomer Pippa Kelly voicing the young heroine Ariadlyn. The production is being handled by After Hours, Maere Studios, and Esme Grace Pictures, with Christine D'Souza, Hunter Hall, Bateman, and Laura Rister producing. Claire Givens and Bateman are writing original music and songs for the film. Mister Smith Entertainment is handling international sales and co-repping domestic rights with After Hours, having debuted footage to buyers at TIFF Market in Toronto. The independent production represents Bateman's second feature following The Wanting Mare.

Armando Iannucci returns to feature filmmaking with an untitled conspiracy thriller starring James McAvoy, Alicia Vikander, and Taron Egerton. The project marks the first collaboration between Iannucci and all three actors. Kevin Loader is producing, continuing his longstanding partnership with Iannucci on films including In the Loop, The Death of Stalin, and The Personal History of David Copperfield. FilmNation and UTA are handling international sales at the American Film Market in November 2026. Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the genre represents a shift for Iannucci, best known for political satire. The project is currently seeking financing and distribution.

Armando Iannucci returns to feature filmmaking with an untitled conspiracy thriller that brings together James McAvoy, Alicia Vikander, and Taron Egerton. The project marks Iannucci's first film since 2019's The Personal History of David Copperfield and represents his first collaboration with all three lead actors. Iannucci wrote and is set to direct, reuniting with longtime producer Kevin Loader, whose production company Free Range Films is behind the project. FilmNation Entertainment and UTA are handling international sales as the package heads to the American Film Market in November 2026. Plot details remain under wraps beyond the conspiracy thriller genre designation. The project continues Iannucci's relationship with FilmNation, which previously worked with him and Loader on David Copperfield.

Fox Entertainment Studios and Endemol Shine North America are in pre-production on an untitled scripted horror microseries inspired by the Fear Factor franchise. Written by Thom Woodley and Andrew Beck and directed by Gabriel Caste, the vertical video series marks the first time an unscripted television franchise has been adapted into original scripted content. The production is being produced by Ian Nsenga and Yuliia Vyshnevska for exclusive distribution on Holywater Tech's My Drama platform, with Fox Entertainment Global handling worldwide distribution. The series will consist of 30 three-minute episodes optimized for mobile viewing. The story takes place during prep week on a remote horror television set, where a practical effects artist and her crew unleash a haunted fortune-telling machine that forces them into personalized death trials. This marks My Drama's first horror series and represents Fox's first unscripted-to-scripted franchise extension.

Fox Entertainment Studios and Endemol Shine North America are producing an untitled scripted horror series inspired by the Fear Factor franchise, marking the first time an established unscripted television franchise has been adapted into original scripted content. The vertical video series will consist of 30 three-minute episodes created specifically for mobile-first audiences, reimagining the thrills and terror of Fear Factor as a fictional horror story. The narrative follows a practical-effects artist and her crew during prep week on a remote horror television set, where they unleash a haunted fortune-telling machine that forces them into personalized death trials. Thom Woodley and Andrew Beck are writing the series, with Gabriel Caste directing and Ian Nsenga and Yuliia Vyshnevska producing. The series will debut exclusively on Holywater Tech's My Drama platform, with Fox Entertainment Global handling worldwide distribution. This project represents My Drama's first move into scripted horror content and continues the expanding partnership between Fox and Holywater Tech.

An untitled female-driven ensemble comedy is in development at New Line Cinema with producers Jay Roach and Michelle Graham aboard via Delirious Media. Larry Stuckey and Joanna Leeds are adapting the screenplay from a story they conceived with Joanna's brother, Andrew Leeds. The project reunites Roach with Stuckey, who previously worked together on Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers. Leeds created and starred in Bulldozer, which premiered at Sundance and won the Audience Award at SXSW. The title and plot details are currently being kept under wraps as the project moves through early development.

Veleta tells the story of Ana 'Nita' Carmona Ruiz, a working-class woman who became Spain's first female soccer player by binding her chest, hiding her hair, and assuming a male identity to compete in early 20th-century Málaga. The film is directed and co-written by Paco Torres, with a screenplay co-authored by Amaya Muruzábal, creator of Hernán and showrunner of Prime Video's Red Queen. Goya-nominated actress Zoe Bonafonte leads the cast as Nita, joined by Goya winner Dani Rovira as her father and Vikings actor Moe Dunford. The Spain-Argentina co-production wrapped principal photography in Andalusia in mid-August 2026 after shooting across Málaga, Torrox, Antequera, and Motril. Produced by Blend Studios, M Content, Nephilim Producciones, and Lahaye Media, with support from RTVA and the Málaga Provincial Council, the film is slated for theatrical release in 2027.

Whiskey Matriarch is a drama series in development at Amazon, created by writer Alesia Dangerfield. The project stars and is executive produced by Taraji P. Henson, marking a reunion with writer Attica Locke, who previously collaborated with Henson on Fox's Empire. The series sold to Amazon competitively after being set up at Universal Television. The producing team includes Blackmaled, TPH Entertainment, and Third Road Production, with Malcolm D. Lee attached to direct and executive produce alongside Dominique Telson. Sisters Attica and Tembi Locke join Dangerfield as writers and executive producers. Henson and Jamila Jordan executive produce via TPH. Plot details remain under wraps as the project moves through development, with no production timeline yet announced.

Wild Zero Overdrive marks director Takeuchi Tetsuro's return to the world of his 1999 cult classic Wild Zero, once again featuring Japanese punk rock band Guitar Wolf. The Japan-Canada co-production is produced by Takegei Company Limited and Toronto-based producer Takabatake Aki. Currently in pre-production with casting underway, the project is seeking gap financing and distribution partners through the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. Takeuchi has stated he is using the original film as a structural template while updating the story for contemporary audiences, emphasizing raw punk rock energy in what he calls the age of AI. The production is looking to connect with financiers, distributors in Japan and abroad, and international sales agents.

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? is a five-minute short film that marks director Tony Kaye's return to experimental filmmaking. The project pairs Kaye with emerging talent from De Montfort University and Leicester's creative community, taking an experimental, collaborative approach to narrative. Producer Hiu Man Chan, a Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries at De Montfort University, is packaging the project to challenge conventional filmmaking methods. The film will use Leicester's giant monster installations—oversized creatures placed throughout the city center by BID Leicester—as a surreal backdrop to explore diversity, belonging, and love across difference. The narrative will take shape around the chosen cast, with the camera capturing chance encounters and real human experiences. Production details and timeline have not yet been announced.

Yellow Chrysanthemum is the feature debut from Japanese-Brazilian director André Hayato Saito, currently in pre-production as an international co-production. The drama follows Erika, a 16-year-old third-generation Japanese-Brazilian who feels disconnected from both her heritage and her homeland, as she confronts a family loss that nobody will acknowledge during Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup. The project is being developed by MyMama Entertainment in Brazil, alongside co-producers One Two Films in Germany, Loaded Films in Japan, and Blue Monday in France, with support from ZDF/ARTE. After winning the TorinoFilmLab Production Award and participating in Cannes Focus Copro, the film is now at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market seeking to close its final financing. The team is planning to shoot a key Toro Nagashi ceremony sequence in Brazil in November 2026 as part of pre-production.

Your Heart Is A Hummingbird is currently shooting in Los Angeles as a semi-autobiographical indie drama. Chloë Levine stars as adult film performer Rebekah Rosenberg, also known as Bex Bacall, who faces her mother's cancer diagnosis and the collision of her separate lives. The film marks the feature directorial debut of SM Goldberger, a Gainesville, Florida native who spent over a decade in the adult industry and won Director of the Year twice working with feminist producer Erika Lust. The project was developed through the 2024 Antigravity Academy Screenwriters Camp. Winsor Yuan, Chelsea Davenport, and Kimberly Hwang are producing the independent feature, which is actively filming in the Los Angeles area.