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• Comedian Samay Raina has announced the return of "India's Got Latent" for a second season, which will be available on Netflix and YouTube. • Raina promised a "no filter" approach for the upcoming season, explicitly stating that the show will maintain its edgy tone and continue to feature swearing.

• Amazon has decided to drop "Artificial," a film directed by Luca Guadagnino centered on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. • The decision comes as a surprise to the industry because the movie reportedly received positive feedback during test screenings.

• India’s Got Latent Season 2 achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 5 million views within hours of its release on June 20, 2026. • The achievement highlights the show's immense popularity and the rapid consumption patterns of digital audiences in the current entertainment landscape.

• The Karlovy Vary Film Festival has finalized its 2026 lineup, adding the Cannes winner 'Fjord' and 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' to its schedule. • The updated program features a "Horizons" section highlighting festival circuit favorites and an "Afterhours" program, which was previously titled "Midnight Screenings."

• Television stars including Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, and Tony Danza have shared tributes following the death of prolific director James Burrows at age 85. • Christopher Nolan, a two-time Academy Award winner, also honored Burrows' legacy on behalf of the Directors Guild of America.

• Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are scheduled to visit the UK next month with their children. • This marks their first return to the country since 2022, when they last saw King Charles III during Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

• Netflix has cancelled the new sci-fi drama series created by the founders of *Stranger Things* after only one season. • The unnamed project joins a growing list of shows axed by the streaming platform following their initial run.

• The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) concluded its ten-day celebration of cinema with the Golden Goblet Awards Ceremony held at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. • Top honors were distributed across five competition categories: Main Competition, Asian New Talent, Documentary, Animation, and Short Film.

• V47 Entertainment, via its agency VIRTUE Asia, announced a partnership with COL Group on June 17, 2026, to expand microdrama and vertical-first entertainment in South East Asia. • The collaboration aims to provide brands with increased access to short-form storytelling, leveraging COL Group's expertise as a pioneer in the vertical video format.

• Amazon's Prime Video is positioning itself as an "entertainment hub" in the Asia-Pacific region through radical localization and a network of over 600 distribution partners. • In Japan, the service has expanded across four key pillars: anime, scripted entertainment, unscripted programming, and live sports.

• Geena Davis expressed confusion after Netflix canceled her series 'The Boroughs' despite the show's strong performance. • Davis noted the rarity of a production being axed while it was still ranking within the platform's top 10 most-watched list.