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If you are looking to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a new feel-good rom-com that also transports you to Italy, then “La Dolce Villa” is probably right up your alley.

Now streaming on Netflix, the movie centers on Eric Field (Scott Foley), a dad who rushes to Italy after his daughter tells him that she’s purchasing a home there for one euro and plans to rebuild it herself. Naturally, he has to stop what he feels is a wildly poor decision.

But once he gets there, the two are able to find common ground and reconnect after the passing of the family’s matriarch. Eric even finds love along the way.

So, here are all the people you’ll need to keep track of in “La Dolce Villa.”

Scott Foley and Maia Reficco in “La Dolce Villa” (Netflix) Eric Field (Scott Foley)

Eric Field is a dad, a widower,...

A young woman, young man, and jealous king take center stage in the highly anticipated musical family adventure, Journey to Bethlehem. The trailer for the film has already gained massive popularity online, with 12.5 million views across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Adam Anders, renowned for his work on Glee and The Prom, makes his directorial debut in this unique retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph, featuring 12 original songs and a star-studded cast.

Follow a young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility, a young man torn between love and honor, and a jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown in the newly released trailer for the musical family adventure, Journey to Bethlehem. Released courtesy of Affirm Films, this new footage from Journey to Bethlehem has already seen huge popularity online, amassing 3.3 million views on YouTube, and 12.5 million across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, indicating that many...

Exclusive: Writer-director Adam Anders has signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

The four-time Grammy nominee and two-time People’s Choice Award winner co-wrote, directed, and produced the Sony Pictures Affirm Film feature musical, Journey to Bethlehem which opens on Nov. 10.

The pic stars Fiona Palomo as Mary, Milo Mannheim as Joseph, and Antonio Banderas as King Herod, and features 12 original songs co-written by Anders that weaves classic Christmas melodies into new pop songs for a music-infused retelling of the timeless story of the nativity.

For many years, Anders served as the executive music producer of Glee and recently re-teamed with that series co-creator Ryan Murphy to produce Netflix’s feature film The Prom.

His company Anders Media Inc. produces film and television content for global audiences. He has sold over 100 million records and worked with artists ranging from the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus to Andy Grammar and Cee-Lo Green. His...

The HBO Max reboot of “Pretty Little Liars” has found its first two cast members.

Chandler Kinney and Maia Reficco have both been cast in the series, which is titled “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.” In addition, Lisa Soper has come onboard to direct the first two episodes of the series.

Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago, as well as their own.

Kinney will play Tabby, an aspiring director and horror movie buff. Like the other Little Liars, Tabby’s hiding a secret. Reficco will play Noa, a striving, sardonic track star who’s working hard to get her life back to...

Exclusive: Chandler Kinney and Maia Reficco are set as the leads in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, a darker, present-day iteration of the popular 2010-17 series, from Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; Lindsay Calhoon Bring (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina); Alloy Entertainment; and Warner Bros. TV. Lisa Soper (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) will direct the first two episodes. The series is scheduled to begin production later this summer at Upriver Studios in New York.

Written by Aguirre-Sacasa and Calhoon Bring, the reboot based on the bestselling books by Sara Shepard will feature a new story and new characters. Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and...

ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis) president Jc Acosta has used his virtual NATPE address to unveil the studio’s latest slate of content, spanning high-end drama series, TV movies, documentaries, and kids content.

Among the more eye-catching content announced by Jc Acosta was an action heist series, titled Electric Years, which Vis is co-producing with CBS Studios and LatAm production outfit Dynamo.

Created by Fernando Navarro (Veronica) and Cristian Conti (Wild District), the show is set in Europe during the Spring of 1968 throughout the student revolution. At the center of it all is Campano, a wanderer, daredevil, and an unlikely, anachronistic hero who journeys across the Mediterranean.

Acosta also pulled the curtain back on another development: The Gold. Written by Neil Forsyth, the screenwriter behind BBC series Guilt, the true-crime series tells the story of one of Britain’s most notorious criminal investigations.

Elsewhere, The Great and Tin Star scribe Vanessa Alexander...

ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis) has unveiled a new slate of projects tapping talents as diverse as “Guilt” writer-creator Neil Forsyth, “The Great” writer Vanessa Alexander, “Wild District” originator Cristian Conti and “High School Musical” writer Peter Barsocchini.

Underscoring Vis’ ambitions to play in the big league of international local content producer-distributors, both in production volume and breadth of content, Vis also confirmed its drive into documentary production, of both doc features and series, and unveiled its first four titles.

This year will, moreover, see Vis bow development and production of its first made-for-streaming movies and first content for Vis Kids, created last year.

Launched in 2018, Vis has proved one of the fastest-growing production powers on the Latin American and Latinx scene, signing first-look deals with Argentina’s Juan José Campanella, writer-director of the Oscar winning “The Secret in Their Eyes,” and Ariel Winograd, director of remake phenomenon “Ten Days Without Mom.

Exclusive: Adam Anders, the producer of Netflix’s The Prom and the longtime executive music producer of the mutli-award winning series Glee, will make his directorial debut early next year on the Monarch Media, Space + Art Entertainment and Story Collective musical feature Road To Bethlehem.

The project is written by Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This scribe and EP Christy Hall. The film will shoot at the Jerusalem movie set in Utah.

Monarch Media is financing the project, with company principals Steve Barnett and Alan Powell set to produce. Anders will also produce through his Anders Media, Inc. banner, along with Brandt Andersen through his Space + Art Entertainment banner and Stephen Meinen and Ryan Busse through their Story Collective banner. Monarch principal Vicky Patel will executive produce. The film’s original music will be written and produced by Anders, Nikki Anders, and Peer Astrom. Anders and Astrom co-wrote...