The Clueless reunion is getting another familiar face as Breckin Meyer is set to reprise his role as Travis Birkenstock in Paramount+’s upcoming limited series reboot, and he’s also stepping behind the scenes as part of the show’s writing team.

The actor recently revealed the news during an appearance on the One Question podcast, where he discussed returning to the character he first played in Amy Heckerling’s beloved 1995 comedy. Meyer shared that he has already been involved in the writers’ room, describing the opportunity to both act and write as the ultimate combination of his creative interests. Revisiting a character he portrayed three decades ago has also given him the chance to imagine what Travis might be like today.

Meyer said he became curious about the direction of the new series when the project first came together. After reading the material, however, he found the concept interesting enough to want to get involved.

The six-episode Paramount+ series will also bring back Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz. Set 30 years after the original film, the story finds Cher successful in business and seemingly having mastered motherhood. That changes when her daughter reaches high school, forcing Cher to navigate the challenges of raising a teenager and leaving her feeling clueless all over again.

The original Clueless also inspired an ABC television adaptation, although neither Silverstone nor Meyer reprised their film roles. Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan and Wallace Shawn did return for the series, while Meyer later made a guest appearance as a different character named Harrison.

The new series is expected to begin filming in 2027. Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Jordan Weiss are writing, with Schwartz and Savage executive producing through their Fake Empire banner. Weiss, Silverstone, Heckerling and original film producer Robert Lawrence are also executive producers.

With Silverstone and Meyer returning to the world of Clueless, the revival is bringing back another piece of the original film’s charm while introducing a new generation of Beverly Hills teenagers.

The streaming landscape is about to get another major shake-up. Skydance CEO David Ellison has confirmed that a bundle combining HBO Max and Paramount+ is expected to launch in early 2027, marking the first major step toward bringing the two streaming platforms together following the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

The bundle has been discussed previously, but its expected launch window was revealed Monday in Ellison’s letter to shareholders, alongside the company’s third-quarter financial results. Pricing details have yet to be announced, although consumers can likely expect a financial incentive to subscribe to both services together rather than pay for them separately, following a model already adopted by other major entertainment companies.

During a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Ellison described the bundle as the first step toward unifying the two platforms. He expects the combined offering to appeal to a broad audience, bringing together entertainment, news and sports programming, including major titles such as Harry Potter, The Pitt, Mayor of Kingstown and Landman.

Ellison also emphasized that HBO Max and Paramount+ complement each other, reaching different consumer demographics and regions. By combining their offerings, the company hopes to increase engagement, improve subscriber retention and boost revenue and profitability, while remaining competitive with the industry’s leading streaming services.

Together, the platforms currently reach approximately 203 million subscribers. While that figure still trails Netflix, it puts the combined business in a more competitive position alongside Disney and Amazon Prime Video.

As the company moves toward deeper integration, Skydance plans to introduce new pricing options gradually, taking consumer feedback into account while continuing to grow both services.

The $110 billion merger involving Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, which brought the companies together under Skydance, closed in early October. As a result, the third-quarter earnings report, covering July through September, offers only a partial picture of the newly combined business. Still, one pro forma metric showed that the direct-to-consumer division’s revenue increased 15% year over year in the third quarter, based on a hypothetical scenario in which the merger had been completed on January 1, 2025.

Looking ahead, Skydance expects continued strong direct-to-consumer revenue growth in the fourth quarter. The company also anticipates that, by 2030, a meaningful majority of its revenue and profits will come from streaming and studio operations rather than traditional television, as linear viewing and advertising continue to decline.

Although the immediate plan is to keep HBO Max and Paramount+ operating separately, Ellison has repeatedly made clear that the long-term goal is to combine them into a single streaming service. That transition, however, will take time, given the technological and strategic challenges involved.

The upcoming bundle is therefore an important first move toward that larger ambition. Warner Bros. Discovery had already explored several partnerships to expand HBO Max’s reach, including a package combining the service with Disney+ and Hulu. The new Paramount+ partnership takes that strategy a significant step further, bringing two major streaming libraries under the same subscription offering.

Netflix is taking viewers back to 19th-century New York with its upcoming adaptation of Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Age of Innocence. The streamer has unveiled the first-look images from the eight-episode limited series, which stars Camila Morrone, Kristine Froseth and Ben Radcliffe. The series is set to premiere February 18.

Based on Wharton’s classic tale of forbidden love, the adaptation centers on a passionate and heartrending love triangle, exploring the tensions between freedom, duty, identity and the many forms love can take.

According to Netflix, the new version aims to remain faithful to Wharton’s novel while connecting with a contemporary audience. The story moves through the ballrooms and bedrooms of its young characters, examining the complicated relationship between love and lust—and whether people should ultimately follow their heads or their hearts.

Joining Morrone, Froseth and Radcliffe as series regulars are Fiona Glascott, Belinda Bromilow, Emma Shipp, John Light and Margo Martindale.

Emma Frost (The White Queen, The White Princess) adapted the novel and serves as executive producer and showrunner. Speaking to Tudum, Frost explained that the title carries an additional meaning, referring not only to the characters but also to a world that has lost its innocence.

The series comes from Chernin Entertainment, with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Tracey Cook and Pavlina Hatoupis executive producing alongside Frost. Shannon Murphy also executive produces and directs the first three episodes. Lisa Brühlmann directs episodes four through six, while Natalia Leite takes the helm for the final two.

Wharton’s novel was previously brought to the big screen by Martin Scorsese in his acclaimed 1993 film adaptation, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder.

For Froseth, this marks her second adaptation of a Wharton work. The actress also stars in Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers, based on the author’s final, unfinished novel. The series is expected to return for its third season next year.