Joe Otterson

Popular on Variety The “Ted” series coming to Peacock has set its premiere date. The seven-episode event series, which serves as a prequel to the two “Ted” films, will debut on Peacock on Jan. 11. Peacock has also released the first teaser trailer and first look images for the series, which can be seen below. […]

Sony Pictures Television has promoted Andrew Plotkin to serve as head of drama development. Plotkin previously served as senior vice president of drama development for Sony TV. The promotion comes after the former head of drama development, Lauren Stein, was promoted to the newly created role of head of creative for Sony Pictures Television Studios. […]

Popular on Variety FX has ordered the comedy “English Teacher” to series, Variety has learned. The show was originally ordered to pilot in June 2022. Created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez, the show is said to follow “a high school teacher in Austin who’s trying to balance the competing demands of the students and […]

Popular on Variety “SEAL Team” will conclude with the upcoming Season 7 at Paramount+. The military drama series was renewed for a seventh season back in January. Production on the final season is slated to begin in December. No premiere date is set, but Season 7 will launch in 2024. The show aired its first […]

Popular on Variety “Young Sheldon” will end its run at CBS with its upcoming Season 7. The “Big Bang Theory” prequel series is set to return on Feb. 15, with the one-hour series finale set to air on May 16. The season will be shorter than those before it due to the truncated nature of […]

The “Dead Boy Detectives” series is officially set to air on Netflix after originally being set up at Max. The show, based on characters created for DC by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, was originally ordered to series at Max back in April 2022. However, it was reported earlier this year that it would be […]

“Star Trek: Prodigy” has set its official launch date on Netflix. Season 1 of the animated series will debut on the streamer on Dec. 25. The announcement was made as part of Netflix’s annual Geeked Week. It was announced in October that the series would be moving to Netflix after it was canceled at Paramount+ […]

WeTV is set to air the CBS remake of “S.W.A.T.” in syndication. The non-exclusive cable rights deal will see the first six seasons of the cop drama air on the AMC-owned network beginning Nov. 12. “S.W.A.T.” also airs on CBS, in syndication, and is available to stream on Netflix and Hulu. “’S.W.A.T.’ is one of […]

Popular on Variety Tucker Tooley Entertainment has acquired the TV rights to a pair of books about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with plans to develop them into a limited series. Variety has learned exclusively that the company has acquired the rights to the books ““Jackie: Public, Private, Secret” and “Jackie, Janet and Lee,” both […]

WWE‘s weekly NXT show is heading to The CW. NXT, which serves as a showcase for WWE’s developmental talent, currently airs on USA Network but will move to CW in October 2024 in a new five-year deal. A source close to the deal pegged the value of the deal to WWE at about $20 million-$25 […]