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‘Ted Lasso’ Was Finished. Then Jason Sudeikis Had An Epiphany
Ted Lasso is returning for a fourth season on 5 August, more than three years after its supposedly final third season aired in 2023. Creator and star Jason Sudeikis reconvened the show’s writers in Ojai, California, in February 2024 after having second thoughts about ending it, ultimately opting to continue the story rather than pursue…
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Crooked Media and a Former Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Comms Exec Are Making a Political Show About the South (Exclusive)
Jennifer Palmieri, the former White House communications director under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign comms chief, is co-hosting a new six-part documentary series called Long Play, aimed at exploring the political nuances of the American South. Produced with Crooked Media, the company behind Pod Save America, the show seeks to move beyond daily…
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Need A Career Honoree For Location Managers Guild Awards? Better Call Vince Gilligan
Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) is honouring Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Pluribus, with its 2026 Eva Monley Award for career achievement. The prize will be presented at the 13th annual LMGI Awards, recognising the crucial but often unsung work of location managers who secure the real-world settings that shape…
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Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos Brought To Life With AI In “Groundbreaking” Docuseries For ID
Investigation Discovery has greenlit “Unmasking A Monster: Aileen Wuornos,” a three-part true-crime docuseries that uses AI-driven digital replication to recreate the late serial killer for the screen. The series marks a rare and notable use of this technology in documentary filmmaking, going beyond conventional dramatisation to digitally layer a computer-generated likeness of Wuornos over an…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 hands-on: Slightly thinner, but more expensive
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 8, a modest update to its compact foldable that arrives alongside two new Fold models. The device is slightly slimmer and lighter than its predecessor and adds a stronger hinge with more pronounced beveled edges, but the price has risen to $1,200 amid wider industry pressures including higher…
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ESPN laying off Karl Ravech leaves fans fuming, but the writing has been on the wall for years
ESPN has laid off a wave of on-air staff this week, a shake-up that has stunned fans and rattled a network already scrutinised over its programming and personnel decisions. Baseball anchor Karl Ravech was among those let go, with commentators noting that signs of such cuts had been building for some time, alongside other prominent…
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‘Star Wars Jedi’ Gets Official Sequel Release Coming This Year
Fans of the Star Wars Jedi video game series will receive a new instalment this year, though not in the form many might expect. Rather than a third mainline game, the release comes as the third volume of the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order manga series, which is due to arrive in shops on 1…
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Working With Harry Potter Child Actors is ‘Brutal,’ HBO Cinematographer Says, Because They Have to Mostly Attend School
HBO’s Harry Potter cinematographer, Adriano Goldman, has described filming with the series’ child actors as “brutal,” explaining that young stars such as Dominic MacLaughlin can only be on set for around an hour and a half each day due to schooling requirements. This severely limits filming time, forcing the crew to work at speed and…
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‘Harry Potter’ Back to Hogwarts 2026 Celebrations Feature ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ 25th Anniversary Rerelease, New Glimpses of HBO Series
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its 2026 “Back to Hogwarts” celebrations, marking the 25th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” with global events centred on 1 September, the date students traditionally return to Hogwarts in the stories. The programme includes a theatrical re-release of the first film with previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage, alongside…
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Namco’s Arcade Oddity Armadillo Racing Makes Its Console Debut on PS5, with Trackball Support
Bandai Namco’s obscure 1997 arcade racer Armadillo Racing is making its first-ever home console appearance, launching on PS5 and PS4 this week via Hamster’s Arcade Archives series. The trackball-controlled title, originally built on the System Super 22 arcade board, tasks players with steering a rolled-up armadillo through various stages, and the release is notable for…