EXCLUSIVE: Formula 1 rising star Isack Hadjar is getting the documentary treatment with My Road To Red Bull. The three-part series is for beIN Media Group, a major Formula 1 broadcaster in the Middle East & North Africa and Asia Pacific regions. French-Algerian driver Hadjar has a seat with the Oracle Red Bull Racing team,…
“Missing You” writer Victoria Asare-Archer is developing a new environmental legal drama for Eleventh Hour Films. Asare-Archer was lead writer and executive producer on Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation “Missing You” and previously wrote on “Stay Close” for Netflix and VR Game “Doctor Who: The Runaway,” which was nominated for an Emmy. Based on Monica Feria-Tinta’s…
The UK’s Royal Television Society (RTS) has hired a former ITV, ITN and Channel 4 corporate relations boss as CEO. Sophie Jones will take over later this year in one of the biggest UK TV industry roles. She replaces Theresa Wise, who is retiring after 13 years at the helm. Jones joins from the British…
Of Loss and Lavender, by Sinan Antoon, translated from the Arabic by the author (Other Press). The central characters of this contemplative novel are two Iraqi men—unknown to each other—who both immigrate to the U.S. in the wake of the Gulf War, and proceed down different paths. Sami, a retired doctor, moves to Brooklyn to…
Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar is set to travel to Italy’s Riviera International Film Festival on May 5 to attend the international premiere of of documentary “Spring Wind – The Awakening.” The doc charts the political journey that culminated with his historic April 12 victory in the country’s general elections. Directed by Tamás Yvan Topolánszky,…
Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert, who co-created “For All Mankind” and now its spin-off “Star City” with Ronald D. Moore, are adamant that people are dreaming of space exploration again. “With the Artemis II launch that just happened, I felt that excitement again. It wasn’t about space tourism; it wasn’t about the wealthy. It was…
Almost exactly a year after he closed out Coachella in 2025, Post Malone returned to Indio’s Empire Polo Club late Sunday to headline the final night of this past weekend’s Stagecoach festival. “Who’s f— thirsty this evening, ladies and gentlemen?” he asked not long into the show — Malone’s way of introducing his song “Pour…
Indian National Film Award-winning filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria is producing two debut features under his Four Line Films banner – Mumbai social drama “Pech” and Silicon Valley creature-feature “Silverfish” – with the latter having screened as one of five projects selected for the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) industry showcase. “Pech,” written and directed…
Supporters of a billionaire tax said Sunday that they had gathered nearly twice as many signatures as necessary to qualify the controversial proposal for the November ballot. Opponents of the proposal argue that it already has driven wealthy Californians — crucial to funding the state’s volatile budget — to other parts of the nation. Advocates,…
Netflix has begun production on “The Generals” (working title), a Korean political drama directed by Yoon Jong-bin in which Son Suk-ku and Ha Jung-woo play real-life historical figures Roh Tae-woo and Chun Doo-hwan. The film is Yoon’s first feature since “The Spy Gone North” in 2018. The director previously collaborated with Netflix on “Narco-Saints,” the…
