Cynthia Littleton

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Jacob Soboroff, a national and political correspondent for NBC News, has set a deal with HarperCollins to write a book examining the wildfires that devastated his hometown of Pacific Palisades as well as Altadena in January. “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster” is set to be published on Jan. 6, 2026, the day before the one-year anniversary of the start of the wind-whipped fires.

4 days ago | variety.com | Cynthia Littleton

Peabody Award winners sounded the alarm on the threats to democratic norms, criminal justice reform and forward progress in diversity and inclusion goals as the 85th annual kudos were handed out Sunday in Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, “Saturday Night Live” chief Lorne Michaels spoke from the heart as he accepted the Peabody’s Institutional Award for his enduring NBC sketch comedy series. It’s the sixth Peabody in total collected by the storied late-night show that bowed in 1975.

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Cynthia Littleton

May 21Some 'SNL' Fans Are Worried About Colin Jost’s Future On The Show, And They Could Have A PointWeekend Update host Colin Jost has been working at "Saturday Night Live" for twenty years. He’s had multiple stints as Head Writer and has long been put forth as a possible successor for Lorne Michaels if/ when the creator and longtime showrunner steps down. If you listen to some hardcore "SNL" fans, however, his tenure on the show could be coming to an end.

6 days ago | variety.com | Cynthia Littleton

To make “Adolescence” come to life, producers of the smash Netflix drama had to find a way to make the camera fly and to corral 300 middle school students through filming a fire drill in order to maintain the integrity of the show’s one-take format.

1 week ago | variety.com | Cynthia Littleton

The rituals of pitching, the magic of casting and the joy of working with mature actors were among the subjects tackled in a panel session featuring five showrunners who steer high-wattage series for Netflix. Mara Brock Akil (“Forever”), Mindy Kaling (“Running Point”), Molly Smith Metzler (“Sirens”), Eric Newman (“American Primeval,” “Zero Day”) and Michael Schur (“A Man on the Inside”) gathered May 20 at Netflix’s Tudum Theater in Hollywood to talk shop and compare notes.