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Streaming Ratings: ‘Your Honor’ Jumps to No. 1
Richard Linklater's 'Hit Man' also has a strong premiere, leading the movie rankings.
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Disney’s ‘Primos’ Creator and First Trailer Reveal New Animated Series Celebrating Her Diverse Multicultural Family (Exclusive)
Natasha Kline also responds to the knee-jerk reaction when the series was first announced: "I really hope people give it a chance."
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How That Brutal ‘House of the Dragon’ Battle Death Played Out in the Book
George R.R. Martin's version of the Battle at Rook's Rest mostly plays out the same as in the series — with some key differences to one fan favorite's fatal ending.
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Every Episode of ‘The Bear,’ Ranked
The Bear is breakneck television — often more of a thriller than a comedy, despite what certain awards shows would have you believe. The FX series from creator Christopher Storer and co-showrunner Joanna Calo stars Jeremy Allen White as professionally and emotionally embattled chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, a restaurant superstar trying to turn his family’s sandwich […]
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Halle Berry, Glenn Close to Star With Kim Kardashian in Hulu Legal Drama From Ryan Murphy
A Hulu drama series featuring Kim Kardashian has lined up some A-list talent to star opposite the reality TV mogul. Halle Berry and Glenn Close have joined the cast of All’s Fair, a legal drama from megaproducer Ryan Murphy and 20th Television. The pair will also be executive producers alongside Murphy and Kardashian. Per usual […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Your Honor’ Jumps to No. 1
A week after making its first appearance on the streaming charts, former Showtime drama Your Honor has rocketed to No. 1 overall. The series starring Bryan Cranston nearly tripled its viewing time on Netflix and Paramount+ in the week of June 9, grabbing 1.53 billion minutes (vs. 544 million the week before) and bumping Bridgerton […]
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Disney’s ‘Primos’ Creator and First Trailer Reveal New Animated Series Celebrating Her Diverse Multicultural Family (Exclusive)
Primos creator Natasha Kline has known since she was little that she wanted to make her own show. “I was five years old and I was like, “I want to be an animator,’” she recalls. Equally influential on the childhood of the director/writer/storyboard artist was her large, diverse family and hometown of L.A., a giant […]
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How That Brutal ‘House of the Dragon’ Battle Death Played Out in the Book
[This story contains spoilers from season two, episode four of House of the Dragon, “The Red Dragon and the Gold.”] If the Dance of the Dragons wasn’t already officially on, it certainly is now. In its fourth episode, House of the Dragon season two finally went there — “there” meaning, full-on dragon-on-dragon violence, in the much-hyped […]
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‘House of the Dragon’: Ewan Mitchell on That Cliffhanger Dragon Battle and Why “There’s No Going Back”
[This story contains spoilers from season two, episode four of House of the Dragon, “The Red Dragon and the Gold.”] It’s always Aemond, isn’t it? House of the Dragon fans were finally awarded some dragon-to-dragon action Sunday night when, in episode four of season two, titled “The Red Dragon and the Gold,” Ser Criston Cole […]
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NFL Cheerleader Pay: How Much Do ‘America’s Sweethearts’ and Other Teams Actually Make?
“I would say I’m making like a Chick-fil-A worker that works full time,” former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Katherine Puryear tells viewers during the first episode of Netflix’s latest docuseries hit America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. The former professional cheerleader, a commentator throughout the series, offered the explanation after being asked point-blank how much she made […]
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DC’s Arkham Asylum TV Show Not Moving Forward at Max
The gates to Arkham Asylum are closing — for now. A DC show for Max centering on the hospital populated by Batman villains is no longer moving forward, at least in its current iteration, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The latest version of the show had The Staircase‘s Antonio Campos set as showrunner and The […]
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TV Ratings: NBC’s Fourth of July Fireworks Hit Three-Year High
NBC got a strong tune-in for its annual Independence Day fireworks special. The Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular brought in 7.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, the best multi-platform showing for the special in three years. It improved slightly (by 2 percent) on last year’s all-in number. (The 7.6 million figure includes both […]
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Jeff Daniels on That Knee-Jerk ‘A Man in Full’ Finale and Getting the Shot in One Take
Jeff Daniels says he isn’t giving much thought to metaphor in his performances. But his recent role as Charlie Croker in Netflix’s A Man in Full was swimming in them. Based on Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel of the same name — which shook up Atlanta’s high society, thanks to Croker’s striking likeness to the city’s […]
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‘The Chi’ Boss on How That Major Finale Death Sets Up Season 7
[This story contains major spoilers from the season six finale of The Chi.] To say that Otis “Douda” Perry, played by Curtiss Cook, had a target on his back by numerous people on The Chi would be a major understatement. For five seasons on the Paramount+ with Showtime series Douda has served as the ultimate, […]
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Simon Pegg on Returning to ‘The Boys,’ Why a ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Reboot Would “Incense” Him
It took a few seasons, but last week Simon Pegg was finally in and amongst the violent bloodshed that makes The Boys so special. On Thursday, episode five of season four dropped and gave viewers a heart-wrenching tale audiences aren’t quite used to seeing in Amazon’s beloved comic adaptation: a teary father-son moment. In the […]
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‘Outer Range’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Amazon
Prime Video won’t be headed back to Outer Range. The Amazon-owned streamer has canceled the series, which featured a blend of Western and sci-fi storytelling, after two seasons. The news comes not quite two months after the show’s second season premiered with a binge release. Outer Range stars Josh Brolin as a Wyoming rancher who […]
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‘Clipped’ Boss on If the Sterlings Paid for Their Sins, Why LeVar Burton Was in the Sauna and How Barbara Walters Helped Shelly Sterling
[This story contains spoilers from the FX limited series Clipped.] Adapting true narratives is often a tricky proposition. And it gets even trickier when it’s as unbelievable and unprecedented as the fallout from 80-year-old Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s viral racist comments against Black people back in 2014 — just as Instagram and Twitter […]
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‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has given the green light for a second season of the adventure comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, starring Noel Fielding. The British series, which debuted worldwide on March 1, has comic and actor Fielding playing 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin alongside his merry band of outlaws. “Together with his gang […]
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How Josh Hartnett Became a Surprise Guest Star on ‘The Bear’
[This story contains spoilers from season three of The Bear.] When Josh Hartnett appeared onscreen in the new season of The Bear, revealing himself as one of this year’s surprise guest stars, fans experienced it as a delightful and seemingly random casting. But, like everything in the world of The Bear, it was actually a […]
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