HBO Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), “really needed more development money” for international local original programming when she took on her role about a year ago, head of originals Sarah Aubrey said in London on Wednesday. And she discussed the upcoming Harry Potter series and unveiled the renewal of the Spanish local original program Furia (Rage) as part of the company’s focus on growing its development slate.

Awards season events don’t often get better than what Universal Pictures rolled out on behalf of Wicked: For Good Tuesday night.

The latest documentary to wade into the spectacular fall from grace of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs may seem to be arriving late to the pile on — the larger-than-life rapper-producer has already received the multi-part documentary treatment twice since his 2024 arrest on federal racketeering and sex-trafficking charges. But this expansive, comprehensive four-part Netflix series has piqued interest ever since it was announced by its top producer — Combs’ rap-world rival, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson — and it may be arriving at the right moment to provide a clear-eyed look at the whys and hows of the music industry icon’s meteoric three-decade rise and inevitable downfall. The series also reveals new information that clarifies and expands upon previous elements of the rapper’s story not linked to his current imprisonment.

HBO Max unveiled Jan. 13 launches in such key markets as Italy and Germany on Wednesday. And to feed the appetite of potential subscribers for original content, HBO Max parent Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday also revealed a raft of upcoming local original series, including a Gina Lollobrigida docuseries.

Jug Ears, Big Meeks and Smokey Alan are heading to Netflix! The Rest Is Football podcast gang have signed on with the streaming giant to bring their popular soccer show to the platform during the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.

It might be the end-of-year euphoria talking, but the most influential women in Hollywood sound downright bullish on the industry’s future. And why not? Facing consolidation and tighter budgets, those creating, funding and toplining film and TV delivered box office optimism and streaming breakouts. In THR’s annual survey of the most powerful females in entertainment, this year’s honorees discuss how they got it done while revealing the trends they’re ready to let die, confess their AI flirtations and much, much more.

Stranger Things: The Finale is coming.

HBO Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), will continue its international expansion with market launches in Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein on Jan. 13. “This marks a major expansion of the service into key European countries,” WBD, which is currently the object of a bidding war, said on Wednesday. “The service is set to launch in the U.K. and Ireland in early 2026, completing its European rollout.”

Delroy Lindo had decades of brilliant, acclaimed performances across film and TV under his belt by the time his first true Oscar campaign materialized. The American Conservatory Theater graduate had emerged in the ‘90s with bracing performances in a range of Spike Lee films — 1992’s Malcolm X, 1994’s Crooklyn and 1995’s Clockers — before reuniting with the Oscar-winning director for 2020’s Da 5 Bloods, a mournful portrait of Vietnam War veterans on the hunt for closure. Lindo’s searing turn as the PTSD-addled Paul won him the New York Film Critics Circle’s best actor prize and some of the best reviews of his career, and he put himself out there on the campaign trail. Ultimately, the efforts were to no avail: Lindo was not nominated by the Academy (nor his own guild for the SAG Awards), an omission widely considered that year’s big snub.

Hillary Clinton is speaking up about how misinformation on social media is influencing young people’s views, specifically when it comes to Israel and Palestine.

The future of Warner Bros. Discovery is hanging in the balance, with the entertainment company’s board of directors now weighing second round bids for the company from Comcast, Paramount and Netflix.

David Matalon, a film executive and producer who co-founded TriStar Pictures and served as the CEO of Regency for several years, died on Tuesday. He was 82.

Craig Kellem, a onetime agent for comic legends George Carlin and Lily Tomlin who served as a producer on the chaotic first season of Saturday Night Live and on syndicated reboots of The Munsters, Dragnet and Adam-12, has died. He was 82.

Hear that buzz? Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to lead a new Disney+ relationship comedy, Mosquito.

Say this for Amazon’s Oh. What. Fun.: Until its beleaguered protagonist, Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer), grumbles “Where are the holiday movies about moms?” it really hadn’t occurred to me that most of the Christmas classics are about men.

Reviews are in for Marty Supreme — and they hint at a big awards season for Timothée Chalamet.

Avatar: Fire and Ash has had its first few screenings for press on Monday, and the early reaction suggests James Cameron can celebrate yet another billion dollar box office mega hit.

Cyber Week is comprised of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and, as of eight years ago, Travel Tuesday, first coined by flight-booking app Hopper in 2017.

The latest documentary to wade into the spectacular fall from grace of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs may seem to be arriving late to the pile on — the larger-than-life rapper-producer has already received the multi-part documentary treatment twice since his 2024 arrest on federal racketeering and sex-trafficking charges. But this expansive, comprehensive four-part Netflix series has piqued interest ever since it was announced by its top producer — Combs’ rap-world rival, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson — and it may be arriving at the right moment to provide a clear-eyed look at the whys and hows of the music industry icon’s meteoric three-decade rise and inevitable downfall. The series also reveals new information that clarifies and expands upon previous elements of the rapper’s story not linked to his current imprisonment.

Knives Out filmmaker Rian Johnson has steadfastly denied the wishes of scores of internet users asking for a Benoit Blanc mystery in which Daniel Craig’s character is surrounded by Muppets. Sesame Street, however, has found a loophole.

If you wanted to see Mad Men truly like never before, you had your chance on HBO Max.

The New York Film Critics Circle has named One Battle After Another as its best film of 2025.

Stranger Things: The Finale is coming.