Future of ITV show Benidorm confirmed as fans pray for a comeback after six years off air

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The debate over whether shows like “The Bear” belong in the comedy race — which I think we’ve all tackled ad infinitum at this point — has perhaps clouded a bigger conundrum in Emmyland. It’s something I have heard asked by a few pundits and awards executives this Emmy season: What’s going on with drama? Perhaps we can blame the Hollywood strikes, the end of several landmark series last year or even the lengthy lead time it takes to produce pricey, epic series. But this does feel like a bit of a “bye” year for the drama series category.

Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber are enjoying some quality time together in the Big Apple!

Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg were Netflix‘s shining stars last week, as their latest action comedy The Union was the most-watched title on the platform from August 12 to 18 with 33.1M views.

Ted Baker stores will cease to exist on the British high street by the end of today, three and a half decades after the iconic fashion brand first opened its doors in Glasgow.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Naruto,” the long-running Japanese anime series “Naruto” will get its own free, ad-supported linear channel as part of Amazon Freevee. The move follows a deal between local rights holder Viz Media and the platform and means that fans have choice between a dedicated linear channel and an on-demand viewing experience. It also follows similar FAST channel launches for “Hunter x Hunter” and “Sailor Moon Classic.” Created as a 1999 manga (comic book) by renowned mangaka Kishimoto Masashi, the series sees Naruto as a young shinobi (or ninja) with an incorrigible knack for mischief.

Stella Banderas is getting married!

Kate Garraway has shared her hopes for her latest documentary about her late husband, Derek Draper, to snag a National Television Award (NTA), expressing her desire for carers to "get some focus". The beloved Good Morning Britain presenter has been nominated for the third time in the best authored documentary category with ' Kate Garraway: Derek's Story', which poignantly captures the final year of Draper's life.

Bobby Bones is responding to Julianne Hough‘s comments about his win on Dancing with the Stars.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Tony Goldwyn had never met Vice President Kamala Harris until Monday night at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. And what an introduction it was. Goldwyn, serving as host of the first night of the DNC, took to the stage after Harris made a surprise appearance.

Brandon Sklenar is speaking out to defend It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively and author Colleen Hoover against all of the hate they’re receiving on the internet.

Model and actress Shana Wall has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging that she was seriously hurt after being served a drink “containing broken plastic”. Shana, who previously dated TV star Ryan Seacrest, filed the lawsuit on Monday, 12 August.

Love Island All-Star winners Tom Clare, 24, and Molly Smith, 30, have taken a huge step in their relationship just six months after leaving the villa and taking the crown.The couple took to their Instagram on Tuesday night to share the happy news that they’d bought their first home together. In a joint post, the Love Island stars posted a video of them clinking champagne glasses outside their lavish new home, along with pooch Nelly, as they penned in the caption: “‘Home is where the heart is’ - We’ve officially bought our first home we couldn’t be happier.” The couple have also created an Instagram account for their new home, mt_hideaway_.

Molly-Mae Hague’s sister Zoe Rae has made her first social media post after it was revealed Molly-Mae’s five-year relationship with fiancé Tommy Fury had come to an end. Having met on Love Island back in 2019, it was announced on Wednesday, 14 August that Molly-Mae and Tommy had gone their separate ways, with Molly-Mae, 25, sharing the news on her Instagram Story. And now, Zoe, 28, has returned to social media to give fans a peek inside the second part of her honeymoon.

Jax Taylor is leaving in-patient treatment and returning to his home in Los Angeles, with big plans on deck for both his future with Brittany Cartwright and his career on camera.

Netflix has pulled the plug on another series after just two nail-biting seasons, leaving fans "hugely disappointed" and itching for more. Devotees of the hit real estate reality programme Buying Beverly Hills were left totally absorbed by the show's lavish drama, yet that wasn't enough to rescue it from being axed.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer A new game in the “Borderlands” saga, “Borderlands 4,” will be launching from 2K Games in 2025. Per 2K’s description for the title: “See if you have what it takes to go down in history as a legendary Vault Hunter as you search for secret alien treasure, blasting everything in sight.” The Gearbox-developed game, which was announced out of the gamescom video game convention Tuesday, is available to add to wishlist’s now.

Selome Hailu Ilana Glazer has set a new comedy special titled “Human Magic” at Hulu. “Human Magic” was taped at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre in Toronto in May of this year during Glazer’s 48-city tour across the U.S.

With an Emmy nomination for her guest spot as a marriage counselor on Mr. & Mrs. Smith in hand, Sarah Paulson has hit a milestone all of her own. The nomination is Paulson’s ninth, all for playing different characters. She’s the first actor to accomplish that feat and it says reams about the versatility with which she practices her craft. “It means audiences have accepted me playing different people and haven’t just gotten attached to me as a character that they love,” she says. “It means they’re responding to my work and not just to me as a person or a character I’ve played that they love.”

Robert Irwin, the adventurous son of the late Steve Irwin, has had a close call, revealing he 'got his head smashed into a tree' while out catching crocodiles.The 20 year old wildlife warrior and television star shared the hair-raising tale just hours before gracing the red carpet at the 2024 Logie Awards, Australia's prestigious TV awards ceremony. While speaking to Dr Chris Brown and Sonia Kruger, Robert recounted the incident with a nonchalant air.

Hollyoaks legend Stephanie Waring looked stunning as she unveiled a brand new look during a delayed hen do bash with her celeb mates.The soap star, best known for portraying Cindy Cunningham since 1996, tied the knot with beau Tom Thornton-Brookes in an intimate secret Maldives wedding back in July. Stephanie looked every inch the mod muse in a chic 60s inspo monochrome number, rocking a fierce pixie hairstyle.The look was a bold departure for Steph, who had lopped off her shoulder length blonde locks.

Gavin Rossdale is looking fresher and better-coiffed than any 58-year-old rocker is supposed to look at 10 a.m. on a Friday morning — while making the summer road rounds on the way to Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre.“Well, I mean, I probably got bus bedhead,” Rossdale told The Post, as he runs his hands through his perfectly tressed hair — as if he can feel, just by touch, exactly where each strand is supposed to be.

Hunter Ingram This year’s Emmy nominees embrace a lot of genres and stories: from high-society culture wars to post-apocalyptic Westerns, Feudal Japan epics, murder podcasts and elementary school hijinks, just to name a few. But no category is a more mind-boggling exercise in Hollywood Mad Libs than the original music and lyrics lineup.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Ana Navarro is known best these days as a co-host on ABC’s “The View,” but she isn’t likely to bring up the connection when she hosts an evening of the Democratic National Convention this week. Although “The View” operates under the aegis of ABC News, Navarro is not held to the same standards as its full-time journalists, because she is an opinion-focused contributor to the program, according to a person familiar with the matter, not a traditional journalist who is expected to avoid any potential appearance of bias.

was looking very demure, very mindful at , and we have to give credit to her on-trend styling choice. Madam VP chose to wear one of the moment's most popular designers among the fashion girlies.On August 19, Harris surprised the convention, held in Chicago, Illinois, by appearing on stage in a tan Chloé suit (pause for Barack Obama jokes), designed by the brand's new creative director, Chemena Kamali.

Instagram Sunday. “Almost two years ago I lost my voice on stage at my Alzheimer’s event in Nashville. It was embarrassing & scary & it never quite came back.

feuded on the set of the film, their co-star Brandon Sklenar released a lengthy statement on Instagram Tuesday, telling fans to put an end to the online hate. “Hey everyone. I wanted to take a minute and address all this stuff swirling online,” Sklenar, 34, began his message.“Colleen [Hoover] and the women of this cast stand for hope, perseverance and for women choosing a better life for themselves,” he said.

A Closer Look, one of the most popular segments on Seth Meyers’ Late Night, is getting another primetime special.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor J.K. Rowling’s articles delving into the intricacies of Harry Potter and the Wizarding World — a collection spanning 80 entries — have been adapted in audio format for the first time, set to launch later this month on Audible. “From the Wizarding Archive” draws on the 80 articles written by Rowling for the original (now-defunct) Pottermore website.

Most of us own a pair of jeans – but how often should you be washing them?

Thania Garcia HarbourView Equity Partners (HarbourView) has purchased the publishing catalog of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer James Fauntleroy. Fauntleroy has collaborated with global artists including Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake and Mariah Carey, among many others. Only a select number of Fauntleroy’s credits as a songwriter were purchased, while the complete terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

right now, the answer is simply: She's living her life. And lately, her life has been filled with harassment from fans—which is exactly what the artist criticized on August 19 in two one-minute TikTok videos.In her first video, the “Good Luck Babe” singer asks her followers to imagine interacting with a “random woman” on the street the same way people have been interacting with her. Roan asks, “Would you yell at her from the car window? Would you harass her in public?" In this situation, she points out, asking a person you've never met on the street for a photo would likely produce a “What the fuck” response from that person.

Former Love Island star Andrea-Jane 'AJ' Bunker has split from her boyfriend after hearing him speak about another woman while on loudspeaker.The 31 year old who appeared on the seventh series of Love Island in 2021, revealed that she also found out that he had met up with his ex 'behind her back'. Andrea-Jane, also known as AJ, shared the news of her split from her businessman boyfriend while attending the Magic Mike Summer Gala this month.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Condé Nast inked a deal with OpenAI, the prominent artificial-intelligence tech company, to license content from brands including the New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired and Vogue for use within the AI company’s products, including ChatGPT and the SearchGPT prototype. Condé Nast joins other publishers and news organizations that have inked deals with OpenAI, a list that includes the Associated Press, Axel Springer, the Atlantic, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, LeMonde, NewsCorp, Prisa Media, Time and Vox Media.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Amazon Games is launching a new “outlandish” online co-op battle title, “King of Meat,” which allows players to “fight weird and wonderful creatures, and build treacherous dungeons.”The game, which was announced during the live opening show for this year’s gamescom Tuesday, is described as a “hacking, slashing online co-op spectacle for one through four players, stepping into the role of fearless contenders battling through ridiculous dungeons.” Per Amazon’s description for the “King of Meat” game:Set in the mystical world of Loregok, King of Meat takes players to a place of dragons, trolls, skeletons, and, of course, corporate commercialism – where high fantasy meets the glitz, glamor, and media-infatuation of modern-day celebrity. The focus of this obsession is the wildest survival game show imaginable, “King of Meat”.In the Komstruct Koliseum, YOU are the entertainment; a contender desperately seeking glory, gold and fame. Race through chaotic, unhinged dungeons battling all manner of monsters, all while trying to impress the bloodthirsty crowd with your combat skills and showmanship. But that’s not all! Dare to imagine lava filled rooms, spinning blades, flaming balls of fire, rotating spikes… and that’s still not all! There’s giant horse hooves, inter-dimensional black holes, exploding ducks and sausage-meat gym jocks. Nothing is off the table in King of Meat, and whether you’re crowned victorious or you perish anonymously, you’ll need to play with style to satisfy your audience.Think that’s all, now? Think again! Further glory awaits those who create their own devious dungeons. What traps, tricks and trials are hidden in that dastardly brain of yours? Use all your cunning and

Carolyn Giardina In-camera visual effects rendering or playback engines, a component of virtual production, are among the 11 investigations launched by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the lead-up to its annual Scientific and Technical Awards.These investigations are made public each year so that individuals and companies with devices or claims of innovation within these areas can submit their work for review. This year’s 11 areas of investigation include character dental prosthetics, on-set tools for live compositing of virtual characters and environments, in-camera VFX rendering or playback engines, LED processors for in-camera VFX, and image based lighting for CG rendering.

HBO on Tuesday announced that Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos, a two-part documentary on the premium cabler’s iconic mob drama The Sopranos and the visionary behind it, will premiere on September 7. The two parts will air consecutively, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on the 7th, and will also be available to stream on Max.