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fromVulture
1 day ago

The Twist in The Drama Is Not the Problem

The film features a controversial plot twist involving a character's past plan for a school shooting, sparking significant online speculation and backlash.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

The Testaments to Big Mistakes: the seven best shows to stream this week

Via tentative rebel student Agnes Mackenzie, the drama meticulously illustrates the ways disempowered people hoard what little agency they have in Gilead's oppressive environment.
Television
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

HBO's "The Last of Us" isn't just a trans representation failure. It's a huge step backwards. - LGBTQ Nation

Casting a cis woman as Lev in The Last of Us undermines trans representation and authenticity in media.
DC food
fromInverse
1 day ago

21 Years Later, Apple TV's Biggest Epic Just Rebooted An Awesome 'Battlestar' Concept

For All Mankind Season 5 explores a Mars murder mystery while hinting at connections to Battlestar Galactica's alternate history.
fromTheregister
1 day ago

Now even Netflix has its own video AI

VOID stands for Video Object and Interaction Deletion. It's a VLM (vision-language model) that can not only erase objects from a scene but can also inpaint how remaining objects in the scene should behave without the influence of whatever was excised.
Independent films
fromJezebel
1 day ago

"It Feels Like It Was All a Dream": The Making of Girls' "The Panic In Central Park"

'In a way, it feels a little bit like it was all a dream-just like it must have felt for Marnie,' Williams reflects on the filming of the episode, emphasizing the surreal quality of Marnie's journey.
NYC LGBT
Healthcare
fromVulture
2 days ago

The Pitt's Irene Choi Wants to Borrow Joy's IDGAF Badge

Joy Kwon prioritizes her well-being over the pressures of the ER, highlighting the issue of burnout among medical professionals.
Music production
fromIndieWire
2 days ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
fromEsquire
4 days ago

Eric Dane Returns for His Final TV Role in the New 'Euphoria' Trailer

Cal and I are very similar in that we know what it's like to lead a double life. I've had experience with that with my battle with drugs and alcohol. I know what it is like to not have my insides match my outside.
LA Clippers
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Dear Killer Nannies review a surprisingly gut-punching Pablo Escobar drama

The new Spanish language series Dear Killer Nannies manages to find a new and unexpected way into the life of an archetypal villain, focusing very little on the bloodshed that has made his life so ripe for movies and television.
Madrid food
Humor
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

Reflecting on Oversexed Characters in Television Comedies

Sitcom characters increasingly display hypersexuality, eliciting both sympathetic laughter and envy from audiences.
#paradise
Television
fromInverse
4 days ago

What Will Happen In Paradise Season 3? Writer Teases A Massive [SPOILERS] Twist

Paradise reveals a complex narrative involving a quantum computer and time manipulation, culminating in significant twists across its seasons.
Television
fromInverse
4 days ago

What Will Happen In Paradise Season 3? Writer Teases A Massive [SPOILERS] Twist

Paradise reveals a complex narrative involving a quantum computer and time manipulation, culminating in significant twists across its seasons.
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Laura Dern to star in Epstein investigation limited series from Adam McKay

Laura Dern stars as journalist Julie K Brown in a limited series about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, based on Brown's book.
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

Reality-TV Deconstructor

So much of the White House has always been a kind of symbolic construction. All the tackiness-I find it endearing. The bald artifice, the kind of striver-ness of it-it's like rooting for early Bethenny.
NYC real estate
Television
fromDefector
1 day ago

It's Time To Grow Up | Defector

HBO's Harry Potter series aims to attract new fans while navigating controversies surrounding J.K. Rowling's anti-trans activism.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

The Drama Surrounding "The Drama"

Fans gathered for the New York premiere of 'The Drama' starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, showcasing excitement and anticipation despite the cold weather.
#medical-drama
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Pitt review ER fans have been waiting for a brilliant show like this

The Pitt is a new medical drama featuring Noah Wyle, set in a busy Pittsburgh hospital's emergency department, highlighting the challenges faced by healthcare professionals.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Pitt review ER fans have been waiting for a brilliant show like this

The Pitt is a new medical drama featuring Noah Wyle, set in a busy Pittsburgh hospital's emergency department, highlighting the challenges faced by healthcare professionals.
fromNo Film School
1 day ago

How a $30K Animated Indie Scored a Theatrical Run - Then Landed on HBO

Glander and producer Payson made Boys Go to Jupiter with a tiny team and a $30,000 budget, showcasing the potential of indie filmmaking in animation.
Independent films
Media industry
fromMoney Digest
6 days ago

The Popular Streaming Platform You Didn't Know Was Part Of Amazon's Portfolio - Money Digest

Amazon's acquisition of Twitch in 2014 has significantly impacted its growth and consumer offerings, enhancing its position in the live-streaming market.
#romantic-comedy
fromVulture
1 day ago
Film

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago
Film

"The Drama" Struggles to Justify Its Combustible Premise

Charlie and Emma navigate their relationship's challenges through humor and the concept of starting over.
Film
fromVulture
1 day ago

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

"The Drama" Struggles to Justify Its Combustible Premise

Charlie and Emma navigate their relationship's challenges through humor and the concept of starting over.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Your Friends & Neighbours season two review Jon Hamm was made for this moreish crime caper

Andrew Coop Cooper, portrayed by Jon Hamm, is a man of charm and cunning, navigating a world of privilege and deception, embodying the complexities of wealth.
Television
fromVulture
3 days ago

New on Paramount+: April 2026

Arrival is a moody sci-fi drama about a linguistics professor, played by Amy Adams, who is tasked with finding a way to communicate with aliens that arrive on Earth.
Independent films
Television
fromEsquire
2 days ago

Here's Your Full Release Schedule for 'Your Friends & Neighbors' Season 2

Coop embraces his dual life as a family man and burglar, facing new challenges in the upcoming season of Your Friends & Neighbors.
#hbo
fromIndependent
4 days ago
Television

Catherine Prasifka: HBO's Harry Potter feels far too dark - it's supposed to be for children, after all

Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

HBO to air standalone special on the making of new Harry Potter series

HBO announced a behind-the-scenes special titled 'Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic' for its upcoming Harry Potter TV adaptation.
fromIndependent
4 days ago
Television

Catherine Prasifka: HBO's Harry Potter feels far too dark - it's supposed to be for children, after all

Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Come at the king HBO changed TV forever, but is its crown under threat in the age of streaming and Trump?

HBO's tagline marked its ambition to redefine television, establishing a unique identity in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Film
fromVulture
2 days ago

Should A24 Be Worried About The Drama's Plot-Twist Drama?

The Drama features a controversial plot twist involving a character's admission of a near mass shooting, sparking significant backlash.
Television
fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago

TV's Failing Cure For Middle-Aged Malaise

Imperfect Women exemplifies the decline of the 'messy-mom thriller' genre despite initial viewership success.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

From the phone to the plex: why TV shows are turning into movies

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man achieved over 25 million views on Netflix in three days, showcasing the shift from cinema to streaming.
#television
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

We got cancelled and we're still here!' Michael Patrick King on The Comeback and why And Just Like That will age well

Michael Patrick King announces the return of The Comeback, a beloved yet underwatched show co-created with Lisa Kudrow.
Media industry
fromEsquire
3 weeks ago

Harvey Weinstein Thinks He's Why 'Yellowstone' Was So Successful

Harvey Weinstein claims credit for Yellowstone's success by stating he brought Taylor Sheridan to the project and recommended Kevin Costner for the lead role while imprisoned at Rikers Island.
Television
fromEsquire
5 days ago

Thomas Doherty on the 'Paradise' Season 2 Finale, Fan Theories, and Dylan's Future

Thomas Doherty has no apocalypse exit plan, preferring to be with his dog Daisy if disaster strikes.
Television
fromABC7 Los Angeles
4 days ago

FIRST LOOK: Hulu's new anti-rom-com starring Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker

A new comedy series 'Alice and Steve' explores friendship and rivalry when a woman’s best friend dates her daughter.
Media industry
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The HBO brand doesn't deserve this

Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will result in merging HBO Max with Paramount+, creating a streaming service with over 200 million subscribers.
Television
fromEsquire
1 week ago

Why Is Horror TV So Complicated Right Now?

Modern horror films have become overly complicated, straying from classic survival rules established in the 1996 film Scream.
Television
fromConsequence
5 days ago

Jon Hamm Is Rewatching Mad Men for the First Time: "It's A Pretty Good Show"

Jon Hamm is rewatching Mad Men for the first time since it aired, finding it a different experience after ten years.
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Producer Talks Daily Wire's Game of Thrones-Level Investment

Daily Wire is making its largest scripted content investment with The Pendragon Cycle, a fantasy series based on Stephen R. Lawhead's books, budgeted at eight figures per season with over seven figures per episode.
fromVulture
1 month ago

Game of Thrones Wants to Conquer Theaters

Andor and House of Cards writer Beau Willimon will tackle the Game of Thrones film with an initial script already turned in to Warner Bros. Aside from Willimon's involvement, there's no details on who is attached to direct.
Film
Television
fromEsquire
2 weeks ago

Netflix Swears That Its Shows Don't Repeat the Plot Over and Over Again

Netflix executives direct creators to repeat plot points for distracted viewers, though the company denies this practice despite evidence in their own shows.
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

The Fictitious Capital of HBO's Industry

In the fourth season of Industry, everyone has a story to sell: a neutered fund or loveless marriage, shamed husbands, a life aimless after retirement, a payment-processing firm hampered by its ties to porn and sex work. These labels seem to indicate mistaken priorities or misplaced trust. But they are just narratives to be refined or redefined. Everything is up for grabs if you tell the right story.
Television
Television
fromEsquire
3 weeks ago

The Best TV Shows of 2026 (So Far)

Despite industry turmoil, quality television continues thriving with acclaimed new seasons and innovative shows across multiple genres in 2026.
Television
fromEsquire
1 month ago

Steve Carell Found Himself Again In 'Rooster'

Steve Carell delivers an exceptional performance in HBO's new comedy Rooster, demonstrating that established actors can still undergo meaningful creative transformation and surprise audiences.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Most Sickening Twist in Industry Is Also Its Most Insightful

Whereas other characters are cold and sharklike, Yas feels her way through the world-and uses her vulnerability to manipulate others. Being born into wealth taught her that none of us is in command of our fate, so we had better cheat for whatever control we can. She's the statuesque girlboss for the new gilded age.
Television
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Hunt for the Next Heated Rivalry Is Not That Simple

Heated Rivalry's unexpected success on HBO Max has sparked industry interest in sports romance content, but executives warn against creating derivative clones of the show.
fromVulture
1 month ago

The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

Melling plays a shy young man, Colin, who meets a hot biker, Ray (Skarsgård); the two sweetly and awkwardly develop a BDSM relationship as Colin starts to grasp on to what he really wants from his life.
Television
Television
fromFortune
1 month ago

'The Pitt': a masterclass display of DEI in action | Fortune

HBO's The Pitt demonstrates how diversity, equity, and inclusion practices embedded in healthcare institutions directly save lives by addressing systemic disparities in patient care.
Television
fromEsquire
1 month ago

The 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Finale Is Perfect In Every Single Way

Dunk is gravely wounded while Baelor's death significantly altered Westeros' history and characters debate the prince's sacrifice and consequences.
Television
fromWIRED
1 month ago

The 10 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month

February's streaming lineup features diverse, swoon-worthy shows across romance, sci-fi, postapocalyptic, fantasy, and documentary genres for varied viewing tastes.
#a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
Television

HBO's 'Seven Kingdoms' spinoff does something 'Game of Thrones' would never

fromSFGATE
1 month ago
Television

HBO's 'Seven Kingdoms' spinoff does something 'Game of Thrones' would never

Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

From Stranger Things to Killing Eve: why TV shows should only be one season long

Many contemporary TV series are overextended beyond ideal single-season arcs, diluting original strengths and narrative focus.
Television
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Six Satisfying TV Shows You Can Watch in One Sitting

One-season TV can tell a complete story; The Night Of emphasizes the murder’s devastating consequences over finding the killer.
Television
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Cultural Nuances in Apple TV's "Pluribus"

Individualism versus collectivism shapes characters' responses, cooperation, perspective-taking, and resource strategies in Pluribus's depiction of a global hive-mind crisis.
Television
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

47 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2026

2026 television features returning hit series, spinoffs, and final seasons from acclaimed shows, promising another strong year for small-screen storytelling.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The New Game of Thrones Show Flashes Something ... Huge in Episode 2. It's Not Even the Most Impressive Part.

Jenny G. Zhang: After a series premiere that seemed to be received pretty well by viewers-although the diarrhea smash cut was certainly divisive-we open the second episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms with another jump scare: big dong alert, courtesy of Ser Arlan of Pennytree, who is truly packing the heat. (While he is probably not a Best or a Worst Person in Westeros this week, he certainly deserves some kind of title.)
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Tell us your favourite confusing TV show

Submit favourite confusing-but-entertaining TV shows via an encrypted form; responses can be anonymous and data will be used only for the feature.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Tell us your favourite TV romance

From sparks flying during The OC's Spider-Man snog to love stories so powerful they make you weep, Guardian writers have picked the television couples whose tales never fail to make hearts pound. Now we would like to hear yours. What is your favourite TV romance, and why? Share your favourite You can tell us your favourite TV romance using this form.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

There's nothing better on TV': behind the scenes of Industry, the high-stakes finance drama that has everyone hooked

It is niche, says Down. We don't write to any kind of brief. We don't write what we think is going to be interesting to other people or commercial. For every 10 people that don't understand a reference or the thing we're trying to do with the costume or the subtle hint we're making about someone's class, there'll be one person that gets it.
Television
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Eternally spellbinding': the TV shows that baffle you but you can't get enough of

Catterick, Monkey Dust, The OA, and Mrs Davies deliver surreal, darkly comic, and increasingly bizarre narratives blending crime, dreamlike animation, sci‑fi, and oddball humor.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I have rewatched the show more than 60 times': your favourite comfort TV

Television programs offer comfort, escapism, humor, and emotional refuge through witty comedies and reassuring documentaries, becoming personal favorites across diverse viewers and life circumstances.
#industry-tv-series
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

The Sexiest TV Scenes of All Time, According to the Women of InsideHook

With that in mind, I asked the women of InsideHook to name the sexiest TV scenes of all time. (As you might expect, our picks include a lot of Heated Rivalry. Just let us have this.) To be clear, these aren't all sex scenes - sometimes a passionate kiss or even a situation where there's no actual touching but the sexual tension is too much to bear can be just as impactful, especially when it's something that's been built up and teased over multiple seasons.
Television
Television
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Severance to Run At Least Four Seasons, with Potential for Spinoffs: Report

Severance is confirmed for Season 4; creators aren't pursuing Season 5 but are open to expansions, and Apple Studios now owns the series and its IP.
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Pitt Recap: A Real Lifesaver

A rapidly spreading leg infection risks necrotizing fasciitis while medical team dynamics and Robby's rivalry with Langdon affect urgent care decisions.
Television
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

12 Movie & TV Moms Who Deserved So Much Better

Many TV and film moms are unfairly labeled 'bad' despite managing exhaustion, grief, and unsupportive partners while carrying household and narrative burdens.
Television
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Landman Season 2, Episode 9 Recap: What Happened?

Landman focuses on Tommy Norris's Texas-centered life and character moments, prioritizing local concerns over global oil-political drama.
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