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Christoph Waltz has boarded the cast of “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5.

The “Inglourious Basterds” star will join the Hulu series in a recurring guest star role when “Only Murders in the Building” returns for its fifth installment. Like each season of “Only Murders,” details regarding Waltz’s role and storyline are being kept under wraps. Production is currently underway on the new season.

Waltz will appear alongside “Only Murders in the Building” stars Martin Short, Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Michael Cyril Creighton, who most recently traveled to Los Angeles in Season 4 to shepherd the film adaptation of their podcast. After introducing Tea Leoni as Sofia Caccimelio at the end of Season 4, co-creator and showrunner John Hoffman told TheWrap the next season would also see Leoni returning.

Season 5 could potentially see the return of Meryl Streep’s Loretta, with Hoffman telling TheWrap, “I find it very hard to...

Hulu's hit comedy Only Murders in the Building will return with Season 5. Already in production, the new season is staying consistent with its love for famous names.

After flaunting a long list of critically acclaimed actors throughout its first four seasons, that won't stop for the upcoming fifth season. Only Murders in the Building added yet another Oscar-winning actor to its star-studded cast. Per Variety, two-time Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz joined the series in a recurring role.

As usual, Hulu is keeping details for Waltz's character under wraps. So far, Waltz marks the second big guest star after actor and comedian Keegan-Michael Key joined the cast earlier this month in a recurring role.

Christoph Waltz won two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, both for his work with critically acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino. The first one was for 2009's Inglorious Basterds, and the second for 2012's Django Unchained, which also won him Golden Globes,...

Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz has joined “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5 in a recurring role, Variety has learned.

Waltz is the latest new addition to the Season 5 cast of the acclaimed Hulu comedy, joining the previously announced Keegan-Michael Key. As is typically the case with “Only Murders,” character and plot details for the new season are being kept under wraps. Season 5 is currently in production.

Waltz won both his Academy Awards for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino — first for “Inglorious Basterds” in 2010 and then for “Django Unchained” in 2013, both in the best supporting actor category. He also won Golden Globes, BAFTA Awards, and more for those films. His other film credits include Walter Hill’s “Dead for a Dollar,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio,” and Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch.” Waltz is also known for appearing in the James Bond films “Spectre” and “No Time to Die,...

Pedro Kos’s debut feature In Our Blood is gearing up for its European premiere at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest Glasgow on March 7, following a successful tour of international festivals. The psychological horror-thriller, which blends documentary-style realism with chilling genre elements, has already made waves at Fantasia Film Festival, Screamfest LA, and Festival do Rio. Now, UK audiences will have the chance to experience Kos’s haunting vision firsthand.

Starring Brittany O’Grady and E.J. Bonilla, In Our Blood follows filmmaker Emily Wyland (O’Grady) as she attempts to reconnect with her estranged mother through a documentary project. When her mother vanishes without explanation, Emily and her cinematographer Danny (Bonilla) find themselves entangled in a disturbing mystery, forcing them to confront long-buried truths and the insidious forces lurking beneath the surface.

Kos, an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, brings a raw and intimate approach to his first narrative feature. By capturing events through Danny...

Exclusive: The White Lotus star Brittany O’Grady is set to join Temple Hill Entertainment’s high-concept horror Monitor, which is gearing up to film from March 10 on location in Barcelona and the Canary Islands.

In Monitor, when a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives. Feeding off fear, the creature hunts them down one by one and attacks until it gets what it wants… to be let out beyond the screen. Additional casting is being finalized now.

Written and directed by Matt Black and Ryan Polly, the project was launched at AFM by Protagonist, which pre-sold it to Elevation for Canada, Capelight for Germany and Austria, Le Pacte for France, Sun for both Spain and LatAm, and Spentzos for Greece. Plaion came on board for Italy, Nos Audiovisuais for Portugal, MisLabel for Scandinavia, Monolith for Eastern Europe,...

Well, well, well, the writers at Elsbeth are making sure they are one step ahead of viewers’ expectations. Rather than waiting until the finale again, audiences got a genuine murder mystery as a change of pace.

Despite the series’ formulaic approach, with episodic murderers and the typical case-of-the-week format, the hands behind the show continue to find ways to add pink sprinkles of chaos.

Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 3 brought us another suspect we will never forget. And we already know the show isn’t afraid to bring back a familiar face or two.

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And while “Devil’s Night” was an apt title for the Elsbeth episode, how much more fun would it have been if it was “Dude, Where’s My Gun?” or “Eternal Nighttime of the Blacked-Out Mind?”

Elsbeth tends to bring out the camp in people.

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Exclusive: Emma Roberts (American Horror Story) is set to reteam with Stampede Ventures on Fourth Wall, a thriller that Alexis Ostrander (Servant) is directing from a script by Jerry Kontogiorgis, in her feature debut.

The project is Roberts’ second with the global media company on the heels of Space Cadet, a rom-com for Amazon MGM Studios, which will premiere globally on Prime Video this Fourth of July.

The film centers on a former child star (Roberts) from a popular ’90s television show who is kidnapped and wakes up in a complete recreation of the show’s set with the rest of the cast. As she’s forced to re-immerse herself in the iconic role she’s been trying to get away from her entire career, she must recreate the series’ most memorable moments to stay alive.

Roberts was a natural fit for the project, as an actress who’s been...

Exclusive: Aimee Carrero (The Menu) has joined the Jon Hamm-led Apple series Your Friends And Neighbors in a series regular role, sources close to production tell Deadline. Details regarding her character are under wraps.

Based on an original idea by screenwriter, producer and novelist Jonathan Tropper, Your Friends and Neighbors stars Hamm as Coop, a recently divorced hedge fund manager who, after being fired, resorts to stealing from the wealthy residents in his tony upstate New York suburb to keep his family’s lifestyle afloat. These petty crimes begin to reinvigorate him until he breaks into the wrong house at the wrong time.

Carrero joins an ensemble cast that also includes Olivia Munn, Amanda Peet, Lena Hall, Hoon Lee and Mark Tallman.

Craig Gillespie (Physical) is set to direct the first two episodes and executive produce. Additionally, Emmy winners Greg Yaitanes (Presumed Innocent, House of the Dragon) and Stephanie Laing (Palm Royale,...

The Avenue has landed North American rights to the action comedy “Old Guy,” starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman.

Simon West directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.

The film follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field — but it’s only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover. However, The Company didn’t anticipate that Danny’s experience, coupled with Wihlbord’s brilliance, could enable them...

Diego Boneta is set to lead the newly greenlit bilingual series El Gato (w/t), based on the comic book series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez. Production is anticipated to begin this spring in Mexico.

Boneta was previously attached to a project based on the same comic book titled El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior from MGM Television and Mark Burnett in 2019 that stalled.

In El Gato, Boneta will play Frank Guerrero, the black sheep of his family, who finds himself at the center of a vast conspiracy when he discovers his father was the titular ‘70s vigilante. Frank, who returns home to Mexico after the death of his father and finds himself neck-deep in a nest of vipers – his estranged family – who are vying for control of his father’s business empire.

But Frank’s grief is interrupted when he learns his only inheritance,...

Marvel One-Shots are a simple way to engage fans with short, budget-friendly films featuring key MCU characters between major movies. Marvel One-Shots can confirm the Avengers' continued activity and bridge gaps during Phases 5 and 6. The minimalistic nature of Marvel One-Shots allows for quick worldbuilding and character development without large budgets or complex storylines.

Marvel Studios already devised an effective solution to the McU's output problems, but it hasn't been attempted since Phase 3. Most content in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's timeline has been released since the beginning of Phase 4, with 23 movies released throughout the Infinity Saga and more than 30 projects either released or announced in the Multiverse Saga. While the McU's Disney+ shows have been generally well received, the large number of yearly MCU releases has saturated the franchise and kept each individual entry from reaching its full potential.

In order to streamline the MCU, Marvel Studios decided to decrease the franchise's output.

Which Brings Me to You is a dialogue-heavy rom-com set in New York that tries to distinguish itself from other films in the genre. Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff give it their all, but their characters' checkered pasts and the supporting personas introduced in the film may not be enough to make it stand out. The film mixes emotional drama with comedic moments, but the film leaves viewers wanting more of a climactic explosion in the story.

In this digital age of pseudo-enlightenment, quirky rom-coms are abundant. Many of the films are based in Los Angeles, a sort of safe bet in the unofficial U.S. capital of entertainment. If they're not set in L.A., then they're, of course, set in New York. Which brings me to...

Which Brings Me to You, directed by Peter Hutchings (Can You Keep a Secret?), is based on an acclaimed novel of (almost...

Exclusive: Amazon is developing Halcyon, a sci-fi thriller drama series for Prime Video, based on Christopher Long’s graphic novel Hiding In Time, from Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow and his Metronome Film Company and Andrew Mittman’s 1.21. MGM Television, where Mittman is under an overall deal, is the studio. Trevorrow directs the pilot.

Created by Richard Smith, who penned the pilot, Halcyon is a paranoid sci-fi thriller in which the Witness Protection Program relocates families to various eras in time. The series unravels a conspiracy that emerges when this seemingly infallible system is breached.

Davey Holmes will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Smith will executive produce along with Trevorrow via Metronome, Mittman for 1.21, and Lloyd Braun.

Trevorrow made his directing debut with Sundance hit Safety Not Guaranteed. Handpicked by Steven Spielberg, Trevorrow went on to relaunch the Jurassic Park franchise with Jurassic World in 2015, which...

A Murder at the End of the World is a mystery thriller series created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij. The FX series revolves around an amateur Gen Z detective Darby Hart is invited with eight other guests to a retreat at a remote location from a reclusive billionaire. When one of the guests is found dead, Darby must solve the case before the killer takes another life. A Murder at the End of the World stars b in the lead role of Darby Hart, with Marling, Clive Owen, Harris Dickinson, Alice Braga, and Jermaine Fowler starring in supporting roles. So, if you love the FX miniseries here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes, an analytical deduction fanatic, is helping the police out with their enquiries for fun, when he runs into potential flatmate Dr John Watson, fresh...

Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is assembling a star-studded cast for his upcoming film based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Previously, it had been revealed that del Toro's Frankenstein movie would star Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man), Mia Goth (Pearl), and Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight). Per Collider, del Toro attended the outlet's 10th anniversary screening of Pacific Rim in IMAX 3D, and the director revealed something new about Frankenstein in a subsequent Q&a session. He said that Oscar winner Christoph Waltz has joined the cast as well, but as with the aforementioned cast members, it hasn't been revealed who he'll be playing just yet.

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"I'm doing Frankenstein. We're working on it. We start shooting in February, and it's a movie I have been wanting to do for 50 years since I saw the first Frankenstein," del Toro said. "I had an epiphany,...

Based on Bentley Little’s book of the same name, Prime Video’s The Consultant is a twisty murder mystery, a dark workplace comedy, and a sci-fi horror show all wrapped up into one. Following the death of CEO Sang Woo, mobile game developer CompWare gets new leadership in the enigmatic consultant Regus Patoff. Played with devilish charm and wicked cruelty by Christoph Waltz, Patoff is the boss from Hell — maybe even literally.

The Consultant follows CompWare employees Elaine and Craig as they unravel their new boss’s past, ultimately leaving us with more questions than answers. Who is Regus Patoff, and how is he able to get away with the things that he does? What is his endgame with CompWare, and what comes next? The Consultant hints at answers to these and many more questions but never answers them outright; instead, viewers must parse through the symbols and metaphors that hold the show together.

Over the years, one of the most impressive aspects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been how the universe managed to set up moments in subtle ways with each movie. In the past, this was reserved solely for after-credits scenes like Nick Fury's debut at the end of Iron Man. However, as the universe grew more, the concept of One-Shots started to become prevalent with the Blu-ray releases. These short films did everything from bridging the gap between movies to giving a glimpse at civilian life in the ever-changing MCU.

The first One-Shot, The Consultant, explained why Tony Stark talked to General Ross at the end of The Incredible Hulk. Meanwhile, All Hail the King set up the real Mandarin and Ten Rings, which wouldn't appear until years later in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. But in a short titled Item 47, the seemingly throwaway story actually...

Workplace dramas are all the rage right now, thanks to films like “Blackberry” and shows likes “Severance,” “The Consultant,” “WeCrashed,” and “Industry.” But who paved the way for works like that? That’s right, Don Draper and “Mad Men,” a series that remains one of the highlights of 21st-century TV. So it’s comforting, in a way, to see Jon Hamm back in a cubicle for “Corner Office,” a new dark comedy hitting theaters and Digital/On Demand next month.

Continue reading ‘Corner Office’ Trailer: Jon Hamm Stars In A Corporate Black Comedy On August 4 at The Playlist.

"They don't care about you! You're a number in a column on a spreadsheet...!" Lionsgate has revealed the official trailer for an indie film called Corner Office, a workplace comedy in the same vein as Office Space and "Severance" with a few tricks up its sleeves. There's been many of these corporate-work-sucks series recently, such as "The Consultant" and "Glamorous" and "WeCrashed" and "Industry", along with all the classics like "The Office". This premiered at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, and played at the Raindance & Fort Lauderdale Film Fests. In this office satire, Jon Hamm plays Orson, a straight-laced employee at a big, generic corporation who discovers a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his colleagues. But why does this seem to upset them so much? What is really going on? Starring Danny Pudi, Christopher Heyerdahl, Allison Riley, Shawn Macdonald, and Sarah Gadon. That is one magnificent mustache on Hamm,...

Aeon Flux director Karyn Kusama is grateful in a way for the harsh feedback she received for the film. Released in 2005, Aeon Flux was a live-action adaptation of the animated series of the same name. It starred Charlize Theron as Aeon Flux, a skilled warrior in a post-apocalyptic future leading a group of rebels in Earth's last surviving city. The film was a box office bomb and was shredded by the critics, holding a 9% score at Rotten Tomatoes.

Per THR, Kusama recently reflected on Aeon Flux in a roundtable discussion with some fellow directors. She recalled how she was fired from that project during post-production, only for a Paramount executive to invite her back after saying, "I really hated your version of the movie. But believe it or not, I hate the new version even more." While Kusama says that remark ranks high with the most backhanded compliments she's gotten in her career,...

Please Note: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter’s awards columnist Scott Feinberg, reflects his best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these standings by drawing upon consultations with voters and strategists, analysis of marketing and campaigns, results of awards that precede the Emmys and the history of the Emmys itself. There will be regular updates to reflect new developments.

*Best Drama Series*

Frontrunners

Succession (HBO/Max)

The White Lotus: Sicily (HBO/Max)

The Last of Us (HBO/Max)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

House of the Dragon (HBO/Max)

Yellowjackets (Showtime)

The Crown (Netflix)

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Major Threats

Andor (Disney+)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

1923 (Paramount+)

Yellowstone (Paramount)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

The Old Man (FX)

The Boys (Amazon)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon)

Bad Sisters (Apple...

Israel’s CoPro Foundation, the group behind Tel Aviv’s annual CoPro film and television market, is moving into film sales. The company, which will celebrate the 25th anniversary of CoPro in June this year, has set up its own film sales division to support the international distribution of Israeli titles.

CoPro is launching the new company at the Cannes Film Market with the timely documentary The Consultant. Directed by Eado Zuckerman, the film delves into the enigmatic life of Arthur J. Finkelstein, an influential American political consultant who played a key role in shaping the careers of such right-wing figures as Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Jesse Helms, Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While championing conservative ideologies Finkelstein privately lived as a gay man. The documentary promises a rare glimpse into this complex persona through never-before-seen home videos, interviews with Finkelstein’s daughter, his husband...

Please Note: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter’s awards columnist Scott Feinberg, reflects his best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these standings by drawing upon consultations with voters and strategists, analysis of marketing and campaigns, results of awards that precede the Emmys and the history of the Emmys itself. There will be regular updates to reflect new developments.

*Best Drama Series*

Frontrunners

Succession (HBO/Max)

The White Lotus: Sicily (HBO/Max)

The Last of Us (HBO/Max)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

House of the Dragon (HBO/Max)

Yellowjackets (Showtime)

The Crown (Netflix)

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Major Threats

Andor (Disney+)

1923 (Paramount+)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Yellowstone (Paramount)

The Old Man (FX)

The Boys (Amazon)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon)

Bad Sisters (Apple...

Please Note: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter’s awards columnist Scott Feinberg, reflects his best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these standings by drawing upon consultations with voters and strategists, analysis of marketing and campaigns, results of awards that precede the Emmys and the history of the Emmys itself. There will be regular updates to reflect new developments.

*Best Drama Series*

Frontrunners

Succession (HBO/Max)

The White Lotus: Sicily (HBO/Max)

The Last of Us (HBO/Max)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

House of the Dragon (HBO/Max)

Yellowjackets (Showtime)

The Crown (Netflix)

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Major Threats

Andor (Disney+)

1923 (Paramount)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Yellowstone (Paramount)

The Old Man (FX)

The Boys (Amazon)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon)

Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)

Your Honor...

In this weekly data series powered by Parrot Analytics, we look at the top breakout shows of the past week. Breakout shows are the most in-demand series that have premiered in the past 100 days.

Where will “Rabbit Hole” peak? That’s the question for the Paramount+ spy thriller which has rocketed in audience interest since its March 26 premiere.

Demand for “Rabbit Hole” for the week of April 1-7 increased 11% to 21.5 times the average series demand in the U.S., pushing it from ninth to fifth place, according to Parrot Analytics’ data, which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement.

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It helped that the third episode, which debuted April 2, gave viewers a glimpse into the main character’s past and his career in corporate espionage. Expect interest to keep...

Exclusive: Matt Shakman, who last year landed the coveted Fantastic Four directing job, has signed with CAA. Shakman beat out a number of directors for the job in August on the anticipated Marvel pic, with production expected to star next year.

A recipient of numerous DGA Award and Emmy nominations, Shakman is perhaps best known for his work directing and executive producing Marvel Studios’ hit series Wandavision for Disney+. He recently served as director and executive producer on Prime Video’s The Consultant, starring and executive produced by Christoph Waltz, and directed and executive produced both Hulu’s Chippendales and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia for FX.

Shakman’s other television directing credits include Game of Thrones (for which he received a DGA nomination), Succession, The Great (for which he garnered an Emmy nomination), Fargo, Mad Men and The Boys among others.

In addition, Shakman is on the board of...

The intersection of late-stage capitalism and late-stage Peak TV has made prophets of people normally fixated on profits.

It would be borderline madness if, on a weekly basis, the Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon and Apple were to send shareholders an email with the subject line: “The End Is Nigh.” But the television industry, which has normally explored issues of class with the same skittishness it reserves for religion, has started to treat the economic realities of our American experiment with far more pessimism than you would expect.

The irony is plain: These content producers/unlikely doomsday preachers are putting out a steady stream of shows about the corrosive impact of a system that treats workers as interchangeable cogs existing only to fatten the bottom line; at the same time, they’re raising subscription prices on loyal customers and killing off completed productions that employed hundreds for tax write-offs.

In this weekly data series powered by Parrot Analytics, we look at the top breakout shows of the past week. Breakout shows are the most in-demand series that have premiered in the past 100 days.

Prime Video seems to be having a moment. Three of the top most in-demand breakout shows for March 18-24 came from Amazon’s streamer, all of which saw an increase in demand over the week, according to Parrot Analytics’ data — which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement.

“Swarm,” the streamer’s latest psychological horror thriller series created by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, had the most notable movement. The show, which follows the story of a young woman whose obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn, premiered on March 17 to generally positive reviews, with guest performances by Chloe Bailey and Billie Eilish. The story seemed to strike a chord among American audiences,...

Prime Video lists its new show, The Consultant, starring Christoph Waltz, as a dark comedy, but we aren't finding much funny about it at all, to be honest. Two-time Academy Award winner, Waltz has never been creepier, and the laughs are few and far between in this dark portrait of a mysterious consultant who shows up one day to replace the violently gunned down CEO and founder of Comp Ware, a Los Angeles-based gaming app company. You may have thought Waltz was at his creepiest in his 2009 breakout role as German SS Officer Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. But, in fact, you probably still haven't seen the actor more bizarrely twisted and sinister than in The Consultant. This Waltz character brings some seriously cringe-worthy moments in a rare foray onto the small screen.

In this weekly data series powered by Parrot Analytics, we look at the top breakout shows of the past week. Breakout shows are the most in-demand series that have premiered in the past 100 days.

The CW’s “Gotham Knights” had a strong premiere as it entered the breakout shows ranking with 16.9 times the average series demand, a whopping 146% increase since its first episode aired on March 14, according to Parrot Analytics‘ data, which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement.

Even though makers of the video game that carries the same name and is set in the timeline hastened to distance themselves from the show after an ill-received trailer release, television’s “Gotham Knights” appears to have overcome the controversy. It could even prove to be another example of why tapping into video game IP has become such an important strategy in Hollywood.

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In this weekly data series powered by Parrot Analytics, we look at the top breakout shows of the past week. Breakout shows are the most in-demand series that have premiered in the past 100 days.

“The Last of Us” remained the top breakout show for yet another week in a row. Demand for the HBO series was relatively stable, just marginally higher than the prior week, according to Parrot Analytics‘ data, which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement.

Since the finale aired Sunday, we expect to see a substantial increase in demand for the show in the following week as more data comes in and audiences catch up to the episodes so far. It’s likely to remain at the top of the ranking for the next few weeks given the show’s wide lead: For the week that ended Friday, it had 60.7 times...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Consultant.

This article contains mention of suicide.

The Consultant season 1 brings a conclusive end to Patoff's tenure at CompWare but also makes room for some potential season 2 storylines. Based on Bentley Little's novel of the same name and written by Servant creator Tony Basgallop, The Consultant, on the surface, is a gripping thriller series that captivates viewers with its absurd workplace satire and strong performances. However, on a deeper level, the Amazon show also raises some thought-provoking questions surrounding the skewed nature of material human ambitions and their co-relation with morality.

After portraying an intense game of politics and deception between Patoff and his employees, The Consultant season 1 ends its storyline on a satisfying note. Its titular consultant, Regus Patoff, succeeds at reorganizing CompWare's hierarchy and, in turn, securing the business' future. All of this comes at a hefty cost, though, where...

In this weekly data series powered by Parrot Analytics, we look at the top breakout shows of the past week. Breakout shows are the most in-demand series that have premiered in the past 100 days.

New players have entered the streaming race, reflecting shifts in audience attention in the latest ranking of new shows. Amazon Prime Video’s new series “Daisy Jones & the Six” had an impressive 49% increase in demand and entered the ranking in fourth place, according to Parrot Analytics‘ data, which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement.

The rock-and-roll saga starring Riley Keough and Sam Claflin is based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel about the meteoric rise and fall of a Fleetwood Mac-like band in 1970s Los Angeles.

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Exclusive: Following the success of Netflix’s Wednesday and Oscar contender Elvis, Andrew Mittman has renewed his overall deal with MGM Television.

Mittman, via his 1.21 label, has re-upped his exclusive deal with the studio, fresh from the launch of Amazon’s Christoph Waltz-fronted series The Consultant.

It’s three years since Mittman struck his first deal with MGM Television.

Last year, he promoted Kai Dolbashian to Head of Development at the company.

It’s a sign of intent for MGM, which was restructured in November after its acquisition by Amazon, in a move that saw Lindsay Sloane become Head of MGM Scripted Television and new roles for Rola Bauer as President of International TV.

Mittman and 1.21 just launched The Consultant on Amazon last month; the series, which was created by Tony Basgallop, stars Waltz as a mysterious consultant who comes to the rescue of a mobile gaming company after...

Can a spy recover his past before it’s too late? “Citadel” represents another dramatic offering for Prime Video; the service recently saw quality output increase with the big budget “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and Christoph Waltz’s dark comedy thriller “The Consultant.” Now, its venturing into the realm of spy thrillers with this new series.

Continue reading ‘Citadel’ Trailer: The Russo Brothers’ Ambitious Spy TV Franchise Kicks Off In April at The Playlist.

Search the whole of planet Earth, and you'll find no one who disputes the incontrovertible fact that Christoph Waltz makes an impeccable villain; Amazon certainly agrees, since Waltz leads Prime Video's new thriller series The Consultant. One performance so magnificently bloodcurdling, it's almost supernatural (Colonel Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds), was all it took to induct him into the movie villains hall of fame and bag his first of two Academy Awards. Naturally, the American movie system lined up at his doorstep. But Christoph Waltz should get to play good guys too — as he does so well in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.

The possibility of The Consultant season 2 has been addressed by series star Nat Wolff. Based on the novel by Bentley Little and written by Servant creator Tony Basgallop, The Consultant premiered on Prime Video in February. The story follows Regus Patoff, who is played by Christoph Waltz. A mysterious fixer who arrives at CompWare, a mobile gaming company, after the bizarre murder of its CEO, Patoff essentially begins to run the company. The only two people that even consider standing in his way are Elaine Hayman (Brittany O'Grady) and Craig Horne (Wolff).

In an interview with TV Insider, Wolff was asked whether the thriller series would be back for season 2. In his response, he acknowledges there's more story to tell, but added that The Consultant season 1 is able to stand on its own. The actor is asked about what's next for Craig and Elaine, and he offers his perspective on their relationship.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for The Consultant.

Christoph Waltz is known for portraying some memorable big-screen villains, but his character in The Consultant, Regus Patoff, is even scarier than his most iconic movie antagonist. The Consultant offers a satirical look at how corporate cultures often rest on a foundation of lies and slander, and are led by those willing to put everything, including their morals, on the line. While The Consultant offers more thrills than chills with its underlying mysteries and supernatural undertones, it gets genuinely terrifying when Christoph Waltz plays the menacing Regus Patoff.

The Consultant's opening moments establish that Patoff is a ruthless, devilish authoritarian who cares little about his employees' well-being and will do anything to save CompWare's business. As the Amazon horror TV show progresses, it becomes evident that Patoff is more wicked than he initially seemed, as he starts pulling the strings of his employees' personal...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for The Consultant.Christoph Waltz's Regus Patoff in The Consultant is literally and metaphorically the devil in a human disguise — here's how. In its eight-episode runtime, Amazon's The Consultant presents many jarring mysteries, satirical digs at capitalism, and moments of shock-and-awe entertainment to keep viewers on their toes. However, its primary appeal comes from Christopher Waltz's brilliant portrayal of the enigmatic titular Consultant Regus Patoff.

Although something about Patoff seems off when he ruthlessly fires employees and gradually invades their personal lives in Amazon Prime Video's The Consultant's opening moments, nothing suggests that he is anything more than a flawed human. As the show progresses, though, his ability to stay up all night every day and the constant monotone in his voice hint that he is closer to being a machine than a human. What initially seems like a battle of man vs. A.I.

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Warning: Contains spoilers for The Consultant.While setting the stage for season 2, The Consultant's ending gradually unveils the secrets behind Regus Patoff's purpose and identity. Combining horror with satire, The Consultant brings new life to workplace politics, inequalities, and drama by portraying how in his pursuit of improving a firm's revenue, a peculiar management consultant shows no qualms about wreaking havoc in the lives of his employees. Despite having horror ties, The Consultant works better as a mystery thriller that slowly builds up to its climactic revelations.

From the details surrounding Regus Patoff's origins to the supernatural aspects of his characterization, the Amazon TV show intentionally leaves some narrative elements to the viewer's imagination. However, at the same time, The Consultant's ending also drops clear indications of how Patoff ingeniously fulfils his capitalist motives by using toxic rules and regulations to skew his workforce's moral compass.

This weekend sees the return of some high-quality shows – one of which is back from a hiatus that began in 2010 – and the debut of some new ones. And “The Last of Us” is nearing the end of its world-conquering Season 1 run. This Sunday’s episode is one of the season’s best. But our top pick for an awards-contending show to stream this weekend is a sports docuseries that’s entering long-running institution territory, as far as streaming shows go.

The contender to watch this weekend: “Formula 1: Drive to Survive”

The reason why your friends are into Formula One racing returns for its fifth season. The new season comes to Netflix shortly after some imitator series in other sports – “Full Swing” (golf) and “Break Point” (tennis) – but there’s nothing like the original, which gives viewers an all-access look at a season of the Formula One World Championship. It...

This article contains spoilers for The Consultant.

Prime Video’s new horror/satire/workplace comedy-drama The Consultant is based on the novel of the same name by Bentley Little. It stars Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz in the role of Regus Patoff, a mysterious new boss of a video game development company called CompWare. It becomes clear quite quickly that something is very off about the way he runs the firm.

The show has many different mystery and thriller undertones that kept us interested in what was to come next, but the ending of the finale may be hard to understand if you weren’t paying full attention to specific plot points earlier in the season. That’s where we come in! What was the point of Regus’ takeover of CompWare? And what are the fates of the two employees we followed all season, Craig and Elaine (Nat Wolff and Brittany O’Grady)? Let’s find out!

If you currently work from home and have anxiety about going to the office to work, “The Consultant,” a new series on Prime Video, will make you rethink your life choices. Based on the best-selling horror novel by Bentley Little, the eight-episode series stars Christoph Waltz as Regus Patoff, a business consultant with a sadistic method of restructuring businesses.

Created by Tony Basgallop (“Servant”) and executive produced and directed by Matt Shakman (“WandaVision”), the series is more of an interpretation of Little’s book rather than a direct adaptation. As a result, it leans more into sinister themes of the lengths people will go to for money in corporate America.

Waltz’s chilling performance highlights this series as he embodies Patoff, a mild-mannered boss who never raises his voice but can manipulate those around him to do unspeakable things.

On the outside, CompWare is a successful game company in Silicon Valley,...

Nat Wolff has been really famous a couple of times. The first was in 2007, when his show The Naked Brothers Band (based on his real-life musical group) became Nickelodeon’s most popular kids’ series — that was the kind of fame that got him bullied at his New York City middle school. Then, in 2015, he led Paper Towns, the big-screen adaptation of John Green’s blockbuster YA novel — that was the screaming-teen-girls-following-you-on-a-global-press-tour variety.

Now he’s preparing for the release of a series that features his first starring TV role — and a run alongside Parker Posey and Hari Nef in an off-Broadway adaptation of The Seagull/Woodstock, NY — and feeling further from those days than ever. “A couple of girls followed me home from rehearsals the other day, and it made me realize I barely think about being a child star,” says the 28-year-old over late-morning shrimp tacos in Times Square.

In Prime Video’s series, The Consultant, Academy Award-winning actor Christoph Waltz makes the transition to his first American television series as Regus Patoff, a mysterious and fearsome character. Best known for his Oscar-winning performances in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, Waltz is a standout when it comes to slow-simmering, almost giddy, villainous roles. Coupled with a script penned by Tony Basgallop, the creator of M. Night Shyamalan’s hit Apple TV+ series, Servant, this new show is sure to waves this month for the streaming service.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Consultant.

Although marketed as a comedy thriller, The Consultant has a horror twist that proves to be its best narrative trick to keep viewers hooked throughout its runtime. In its opening scenes, where the CEO of a gaming company called CompWare gets murdered, The Consultant comes off as a typical mystery workplace drama. However, it gradually unveils its horror undertones when its titular consultant, Regus Patoff, shows up to save the company from its fall from grace.

In The Consultant's first few episodes, Regus Patoff (played by Christoph Waltz of Django Unchained's fame) seems peculiar because of his ambiguous position in CompWare's corporate hierarchy. He presents himself as a mercenary with no skin in the gaming world, and even makes shallow promises and ridiculous claims about reviving the company's business. While he never stops embodying the satirical stigmas surrounding the reputation...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for The ConsultantAmazon's The Consultant borrows many narrative elements from its original Bentley Little novel but directs them towards a totally different ending — here's why. On the surface, Amazon's The Consultant is indistinguishable from its source material. Like the Bentley Little novel, it focuses on a gaming company called CompWare that is in dire straits and can only be saved from its imminent downfall by a consultant named Regus Patoff.

In Amazon's depiction of The Consultant's workplace satire, Regus Patoff initially seems quite similar to his source material counterpart: he ruthlessly fires employees, erases the lines between their work and personal lives, and evens pits them against one another. Christoph Waltz (of Inglorious Basterds' fame) does an incredible job at portraying the intimidating demeanor that Little's Patoff brings to CompWare's office. However, as The Consultant progress, Patoff's character drifts further away from the book's version and consequently...

Welcome to the 203rd episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.

Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).

This week, we’ve got a supersized Mailbag episode as Dan and I respond to a variety of listener questions covering topics ranging from Emmy categories, the future of AMC and WWE, among others.

Here’s how the episode plays out:

1. Headlines

CBS, Outer Banks, the NFL, Waco: The Aftermath, Welcome to Derry and the latest syndication losses lead the week’s top TV industry headlines.

2-4. Mailbag-o-rama

Welcome to a supersized Mailbag segment! We asked for questions and y’all really delivered! This week,...

HBO's hit anthology series "The White Lotus" is not only known for its clever satire but its ensemble cast. The first season, which premiered in July 2021, centers around a group of guests staying at the fictional White Lotus resort in Hawaii. While Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, and Jennifer Coolidge make up the older cast, Sydney Sweeney and Brittany O'Grady represent Gen Z on the show by playing a pair of college-aged mean girls named Olivia and Paula.

You may recognize O'Grady from previous shows like "The Messengers," "Star," and "Little Voice." And if you miss seeing her on "The White Lotus," you're probably wondering, what is she up to now? Well, apart from landing one of the lead roles in the new dark comedy series "The Consultant," O'Grady is now married. The actor and her longtime love Ben Huyard tied the knot in September 2022. Luckily for us, O'Grady has shared...

Matt Shakman is a director and producer who’s been involved with an impressive number of hit series over the years. From Game of Thrones, Mad Men, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The Boys, he has sat in the director’s chair for at least an episode, if not forty or more, of some of television’s most iconic shows. Most recently, Shakman served as the director for the MCU’s WandaVision, which earned a mind-boggling 23 Emmy nominations, and took home three. Now, he’s returning to Prime Video for a new comedy series, The Consultant, starring Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz, and has been tapped as the director for Marvel’s highly anticipated Fantastic Four feature.