Exactly where is Fang Di? Nobody seems to know, much less care. Youve a better chance of winning the lottery, Tian Tian is told. Liu Haocun, left, and Wen Qi in ‘Girls on Wire’L’Avventura Films (Madam Yangs money is long overdue, she is told. This is your last warning.) the over-excited hotpot chef asks the A.D.). Does Madam Yang, the bogeywoman of the piece, even exist?

Last Week Tonight With John Oliverkicked off its new season Sunday onHBOandMax. To fans surprise and delight, the episode also was made available on YouTube the same night. The move triggered backlash among fans and wascalledmassively frustrating by Oliver. HBOmade an exceptionforLast Week Tonights pre-election episode last November. It is now once again becoming the norm. As its always been the case, onlyLast Week Tonightepisodes main story will be released on YouTube....

They prepare for the happy day. For days, they are not allowed to see him. you’ve got the option to tell new parents anything, after all: what do they know? Claes Bang and Marie Leuenberger in ‘Mother’s Baby’FreibeuterFilm That fear, which everyone understands, eats into the mind like a worm. When the baby arrives, he barely makes a sound. Vilfort is fascinated by axolotls. Which, of course, is a perfectly reasonable thing to find fascinating....

Details regarding their characters are under wraps. Peacock received its first Emmy win for Judith Lights Outstanding Guest Actress Performance in a Comedy Series. Lyonne will again direct in Season 2. L-R: Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Justin Theroux, John Cho, Haley Joel Osment, and Patti HarrisonGetty/Mark Seliger/Benjo Arwas/Martina Tolot Moroder/Alex Schaefer Ganter is repped by UTA, Entertainment 360, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman. Theroux is repped by Lighthouse Management + Media, CAA and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson....

We think its our most personal story, Matt Duffer said. It was super intense and emotional to film for us and for our actors. Weve been making this show together for almost 10 years. Jamie Campbell Bower and Vecna in ‘Stranger Things’Getty Images / Netflix There was a lot of crying. The show means so much to all of us, and everyone put their hearts and souls into it. And we hope and believe that passion will translate to the screen....

They thought inflation was coming down. They thought that Medicaid was safe. They thought Social Security was safe. Tom Hanks makes appearance on ‘SNL50’ as a MAGA enthusiastNBC So its not only racism that caused Trump to be in office. We have to remember that. So of course theyre going to be insulted. I think its a very subversive sketch, Hostin said. In fact, its about Black culture being American culture....

Discovery (New Zealand), and Yes and Hot (Israel). Going forwards, the company will be known as ATS. ATS sees the nations and regions base as a hub for talent outside London. ‘Wild Cards’Ed Araquel/The CW As a firmly established creative powerhouse in the UKs industry, Manchester feels like a natural home for ATS. We look forward to forging new partnerships and working with new talent as we embark on this next chapter....

Hes not a show-off, an impressed Berger tells me after greeting Jonsson. [It] tells you a lot. Watch on Deadline Star? Colman Domingo (left) and David JonssonBaz Bamigboye/Deadline I dont know, but rising, I guess, was the Jonsson line that Berger favored. I liked his humility, the filmmaker tells me. This was an observation that many others echoed. David Jonsson with his BAFTA mask. Baz Bamigboye/Deadline Davids like an old school movie star, humble and committed to the work....

The former will be upon us before we know it. Thats not to say that Cannes wont be box office. It remains the gold standard. Clockwise from left: Oscar Isaac, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kristen StewartGetty The importance of both Cannes and Venice as launchpads is at an all-time high. A decision has not been made either way yet but we understand the door is open....

Keep [media outlets] on their back foot. Some have written off some of the criticism of Carr as the alarmism of the center-left media. Bush, wrote in a recent op-ed. (L-R) Brendan Carr and Donald Trump in NovemberBrandon Bell/Getty Images I like Brendan, Wheeler said. He is incredibly smart. He is strategically a genius, and he iswilling to take risks. I think we are seeing that play out. Carr also has been very ambitious....

TheBlack Jeopardysketch, a reprise from many years ago, featured Kenan Thompson once again playing host Darnell Hayes. Morgan played a fictitious contestant, as did fellow ex-cast member Leslie Jones. Big dog gonna make some big money! Thompson replied, Dont you already have a lot of money? Murphy/Morgan: You gotta have a lot of money if youre going to live like I live. I eat four-cheese lasagna! If it only got three cheeses, I aint eatin it....

Rumba Royaleis set in 1959 Leopoldville, the capital of Belgian Congo, which is now called Kinshasa. Ipupa plays Danel, a bohemian photographer. He said that he applied a work ethic honed in the music biz as cameras rolled. Fally Ipupa in ‘Rumba Royale’Rumba Royale Thats why even before the shoot, in the rehearsals, I was putting in the time. Mobasser co-directed alongside Congolese helmer Yohane Dean Lengol. He said Ipupa was the hardest working actor he has ever seen....

The two Spain-produced adaptations of Mercedes Rons Culpables novels,Culpa MiaandCulpa Tuya, have been huge hits. The latter isPrime Videos biggest ever international original. The final instalment drops later this year. Asha Banks as Noah in ‘My Fault: London’Prime Video English-language movieMy Fault: Londonhas just launched. Season 2 launches soon. Thats a demo Prime Video originals had not hitherto delivered to the streamer. She added that this audience dont care about the language, they care about the content....