Month: January 2026

SAG-AFTRA has revealed the 2026 nominations for The Actor Awards — formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) — for the best film and television performances in 2025. SAG-AFTRA previously announced that Harrison Ford will receive this year’s SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.

The 2026 Actor Awards nominees, announced by Heated Rivalry breakout star Connor Storrie and Abbott Elementary’s Janelle James on Wednesday, include multiple nods for films including One Battle After Another and Sinners, and top honors in television including The Pitt, The Studio and Adolescence.

The 15 Actor Award categories are comprised of six in film, and nine in TV.  Categories such as ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role’ (FILM) feature last year’s winner Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), who will face-off against nominees One Battle‘s Leonardo DiCaprio, Blue Moon‘s Ethan Hawke, Sinners‘ Michael B. Jordan and Bugonia‘s Jesse Plemons.

The ‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role’ (FILM) category include nominees Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Chase Infinity (One Battle After Another) and Emma Stone (Bugonia).

Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another and Sinners are all nominated for the top prize of ‘Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture’.

In the television categories, The Studio led the nominations with five nods, followed by Adolescence and The White Lotus with four each.  Best comedy series ensemble nominees are Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building and The Studio; and the best drama series ensemble nominees are The Diplomat, Landman, The Pitt, Severance and The White Lotus.

As to the reason for the name change to ‘The Actor Awards,’ SAG-AFTRA’s official website notes that “we wanted to provide clearer recognition in terms of what the show is about for our domestic and global audiences — we honor actors in film and television. Laser-focusing the name on those two things became the clearest and most straightforward path for this new chapter of the show.”

The 32rd annual  ceremony for the rebranded Actor Awards will  stream live on Sunday, March 1, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Netflix.

For the full list of nominees, head HERE.

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Hulu announced that Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin will be returning for the 10-episode Season 6 of Only Murders in the Building, set to film in London.

The streaming service posted on social media: “Do we deliver or do we deliver? Season 6 is coming soon to @hulu and with #HuluOnDisneyPlus, and we’re headed across the pond! #OMITB”

Only Murders in the Building follows Charles-Haden Savage (Martin), Oliver Putnam (Short) and Mabel Mora (Gomez), three residents of an Upper West Side building called the Arconia who run a podcast together as they investigate the deaths that keep happening in their home.

Season 5’s finale aired on October 28, with the episode titled “The House Always”. The trio closed out the latest mystery involving the murder of the Arconia’s doorman, Lester Coluca (Teddy Coluca). Additional cast members on Season 5 include Meryl Streep, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Richard Kind, Nathan Lane, Bobby Cannavale, Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Téa Leoni, Keegan-Michael Key, Beanie Feldstein, Dianne Wiest, Jermaine Fowler and Michael Cyril Creighton.

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Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for Mercy, starring Chris Pratt as Detective Raven – an LAPD detective accused by an AI court of slaying his wife.

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov from Marco van Belle’s script, Mercy sees Detective Raven as the architect of the Mercy Capital Court — a system whereby accused felons have 90 minutes to prove their innocence. As he faces AI Judge Maddox (Rebecca Ferguson), Raven has to prove he is innocent in the murder of his wife– or he will be executed. With only 90 minutes to prove his case, Raven accesses all of the information on the cloud, getting help from his partner (Kali Reis) to help him retraces his steps.

Mercy will be released in IMAX 3D, with the film opening Jan. 23, 2026 in theaters.
See the trailer: HERE.

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Netflix has announced the premiere date for a documentary chronicling the making of the fifth – and final – season of ‘Stranger Things.’

Directed by Martina Radwan, ‘One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5‘ will debut on the streamer Monday, Jan. 12. Per Netflix, the documentary shares “an inside look at the years of effort and craft that went into the final installment of the Duffer Brothers’ generation-defining series.”

‘Stranger Things’ creators Matt and Ross Duffer said in a statement: “Growing up in Durham, North Carolina, we dreamed of becoming filmmakers — but Hollywood felt impossibly far away. Everything changed when we watched the behind-the-scenes documentaries for The Lord of the Rings — on-the-ground films that showed the real nuts and bolts of how a massive production actually gets made. We saw how stressed Peter Jackson was and thought: Yep, that’s the dream. With the decline of physical media, that kind of behind-the-scenes storytelling has largely disappeared. We wanted to bring it back. One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things Season 5 — beautifully captured and directed by Martina Radwan — is our attempt to do just that. If you love Stranger Things, or if you’re simply curious how a major Hollywood production comes to life, this one’s for you.”

Radwan said in a statement: “I’m endlessly grateful to the Duffer Brothers for trusting me with a front-row seat to this incredible journey. Spending a full year on set with them was a true privilege — and an absolute thrill. Being able to get close and watching them bring this beloved show to life in real time, was pure joy. I only wish I could travel back in time and document seasons one through four. From the cast to their longtime collaborators, everyone welcomed me with remarkable generosity, openly sharing their personal and collective experiences from a decade of creative filmmaking. The Duffers always push boundaries and inspire everyone to be better, including myself. Their process and the show represents everything I love about filmmaking.”

Check out the documentary trailer for One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 – HERE.

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Kaley Cuoco and Sam Claflin are set to star in the four-part mystery-thriller Vanished, which was officially acquired by MGM+ for the U.S., Spain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Latin America. Prime Video had previously announced deals for the U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

MGM+ head Michael Wright in a statement: “We are thrilled to make MGM+ the home for Vanished in the United States. This exciting and surprising mystery thriller features an exceptional cast, led by Kaley Cuoco and Sam Claflin, and unfolds against the stunning, cinematic backdrop of France. ‘Vanished’ is a perfect fit with the MGM+ brand that showcases classic Hollywood storytelling for a modern audience.”

Michael Katzer, head of MGM+ Intl., added: “Securing ‘Vanished’ for our international audience represents another significant step as we transform MGM+ into a premium global service. This captivating series exemplifies the elevated and immersive storytelling that we are bringing to customers worldwide.”

Shot on location in Marseille and Paris, the thriller stars Cuoco and Claflin as a couple en route to Paris when Tom (Claflin) vanishes) aboard a train to the south of France, sending Alice (Cuoco) “into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering shocking secrets about the man she thought she knew.”

The series also stars Karin Viard, Matthias Schweighöfer, Simon Abkarian and Dar Zuzovsky.  A release date has not yet been announced.

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Paramount+ has given the green light for Season 3 of Taylor Sheridan’s espionage thriller Lioness, starring and executive produced by Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman.  The formal renewal comes 10 months after Season 2 of the drama series ended its run on the streaming service.

As Deadline had previously-reported, the delay to renew the series for Season 3 stemmed in part from the fact that, while Saldaña already had an acting deal in place spanning three seasons, Kidman had to make a new one for Season 3 and was not announced as producers had to work around its two stars’ busy film schedules.

Season 2 of Lioness also starred Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman, Laysla De Oliveira, Genesis Rodriguez, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hebert, Jonah Wharton, Thad Luckinbill and Hannah Love Lanier.

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