The Folio · No. 7Friday 11 September 2026Jess Entwistle
Film
Siân Heder’s first film since CODA opened the 51st Toronto festival, a dramatisation of the protest that launched the disability rights movement, with Ruth Madeley as Judy Heumann. Apple has the awards run.
Film
The first carpets of the festival, which runs from 10 to 20 September, in one gallery.
Film
Comer sings in a peculiar new vehicle premiering at Toronto, alongside the film of her stage hit Prima Facie. Variety calls it strange and rather moving.
Film
Ahead of a new documentary on the Sheffield band, Cocker and director Garth Jennings talk about the dark years, Abba, and whether there is more Pulp to come.
Film
Jason Isaacs also stars. First images from the New Jersey shoot arrived as production began.
TV
The cast and Guy Ritchie gathered in London for the second season of the Paramount+ hit. Ritchie: ‘It’s been nothing other than a pleasure to work with these monsters.’
TV
Byrne and Fahy play sisters in Peacock’s series of the Karin Slaughter novel. The teaser and first images are out.
TV
Joanne and Noah move in together in the new run, and the episode titles have been revealed along with the date.
TV
Flanagan’s adaptation, with Summer H. Howell in the title role, arrives on Prime Video on 7 October. King has seen it and approves.
TV
Reckless follows a brother and sister after a fatal hit and run. All four parts are on ITVX.
Music
The all-star tribute to the Stanley Brothers also features Willie Nelson, Sierra Ferrell, Jamey Johnson and Dierks Bentley.
Music
Kahan takes the In Memoriam spot at this year’s ceremony, singing a song Billboard says you already know by heart.
Music
A looking-back record, in Caleb Followill’s words: ‘Wouldn’t it be beautiful to make an album that appreciates how we got here?’ The first single is out now.
Music
His third collaboration with choreographer Wayne McGregor, inspired by Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy.
Theatre
Tarantino’s first stage play, a swashbuckling comedy called The Popinjay Cavalier, is being developed for early 2027 with Baron Cohen reported in the lead.
Theatre
Maria Friedman plays a 15-year-old with a rare ageing condition at Hampstead theatre. Five stars short of nothing: the Guardian calls it heartfelt, funny and sweet all the way through.
Theatre
Booking now runs to autumn 2027 at the Victoria Palace.
Theatre
The Max Martin jukebox musical is ending its New York run. The West End production continues.
Theatre
Amy Lennox and Rachel Tucker lead the stage adaptation of the film, now in previews. The first production images are here.
Theatre
Mohammed, a finalist in the 2025 celebrity series, takes Claudia Winkleman’s role for the stage premiere, where different characters are banished and murdered each night.
Books
Kuang’s new novel follows an American Chinese student studying Mandarin in Taiwan, through family secrets and self-discovery.
Books
Ryan created the series with Malcolm D. Lee, of The Best Man and Girls Trip, alongside Attica Locke and Tembi Locke. Worth reading before it airs.
Books
Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer-winning western is being adapted for Netflix by the team behind its East of Eden.
Books
Five short stories and five readers in Rushdie’s first fiction since the attack on him, on legacy, mortality and loneliness.
