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Emilia Clarke landed the role of Daenerys Targaryen on HBO's Game of Thrones when she was still a young actor, and rode the show's popularity to international fame. Game of Thrones was the most iconic show of the 2010s and Clarke was in the middle of it as the Mother of Dragons.

It's rare for an actor to score such an important gig so early in their career. Given how intense producing the show was, Clarke is only recently starting to appreciate how singular an experience it was. "The more distance I have from Game of Thrones, the more I can quantify it," she told People last June. "When I started, you don't know what you're doing, you don't know what you're surrounded by and you don't know what you're taking part in."

Now, as more and more time goes between it and me doing it, the more I'm like,...

Life’s unpredictable, messy, and, let’s face it, downright exhausting at times.

But when the world feels like too much, there’s one place we all turn for a little peace: the TV screen.

Comfort TV is more than just entertainment — it’s a warm blanket for the soul, a familiar friend to lean on, or a mini escape when reality gets overwhelming.

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So, what’s your happy place in the world of TV?

Check out these genres, dive into why they might be your perfect retreat, and vote to let us know where you find your comfort.

Crime Procedurals (Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS)

Drama! Intrigue! Justice served! NCIS, Law & Order, and Criminal Minds deliver everything from nail-biting suspense to satisfying conclusions.

These shows are like a reliable detective — they show up, solve the problem, and leave you feeling that justice still exists somewhere.

The Way Home Season...

How busy has 2024 been for actress Adria Arjona? She graciously chatted with IndieWire from the airport, right before a recent flight. “It’s the only time where I can kind of have a second,” she said, sheepishly.

While the actress became a bonafide star-to-watch via a breadth of projects over the years, from “6 Underground” to “Father of the Bride” and “Andor,” Arjona recently achieved a new level of success as the romantic lead opposite Glen Powell (another 2024 breakout) in Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man.”

What followed the inventive Netflix rom-com of the summer was a standout role in Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut “Blink Twice,” and now the opportunity to star and produce indie dramedy “Los Frikis,” in which she plays nurse to a group of youths in 1991 Cuba, who purposefully injected themselves with HIV in order to escape poverty by entering a government-run treatment home. And, yes, the...

A few weeks ago, Prime Video put out all six episodes of The Sticky, a terrific comedic/crime saga starring the great Margo Martindale as Ruth Landry, a Canadian maple syrup farmer who schemes to steal millions of dollars of maple syrup (it’s loosely based on an actual heist that took place in Quebec). Her co-stars in the show include Jamie Lee Curtis (who also produced the show with Jason Blum), as well as the great Chris Diamantopoulos, who’s been in loads of stuff over the years, including The Office, Silicon Valley, the movie version of The Three Stooges (he was Moe), Red One, and much more. He’s also the official voice of Mickey Mouse for Disney, a role which has netted him two Emmy nominations.

Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Diamantopolous, who discussed The Sticky and how he hopes it will turn...

Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”), Edgar Ramirez (“Emilia Perez”) and Jack Farthing (“Spencer”) will star in “Next Life” from writer-director Drake Doremus (“Like Crazy”), L.A. and London-based production and management company 42, Mutressa and Fetisoff Illusion have announced.

“Next Life” tells the love story of Ivy (Emilia Clarke), who finds herself confronted with parallel universes in which her life unspools in very different ways set against the modern London jazz scene.

Mutressa’s Elika Portnoy, Gleb Fetisov of Fetisoff Illusion and 42’s Ben Pugh and Kate Buckley are producing alongside Doremus. John Palfery Smith will also produce. Production is currently underway in London and set to wrap in late December. CAA Media Finance is representing worldwide rights.

Clarke is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO award winning series “Game of Thrones,” for which she received four Emmy nominations and three Critics Choice Award nominations.

It's always a delight to see someone as peculiar as Aubrey Plaza make it big. Known for her deadpan affect and zany antics, Plaza has made a name for herself in the industry through both her comedic and dramatic roles. Indeed, though she is best known for her sardonic sense of humor and stony expression, she's shown us her range in recent years, mobilizing her natural intensity for a fascinating assortment of roles. From starring in Francis Ford Coppola's divisive "Megalopolis" to voicing a cat named Tardar Sauce in "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever," Plaza's projects run the gamut.

Plaza's fans know that her talk show appearances are just as delightful as her films and television shows. Remember when she got up on the desk and licked Stephen Colbert's face? Or when she went full witch for Seth Meyers? But, as wonderful as Plaza's public persona is, we're...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s buzziest movies continues with Netflix’s The Piano Lesson, the adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson play that was directed by Malcolm Washington in his feature-helming debut. Washington co-wrote the script with Virgil Williams, the Oscar-nominated so-screenwriter of 2017’s Mudbound.

The film, which features a stellar ensemble including Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Danielle Deadwyler and Corey Hawkins, had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. It hit theaters in early November and began streaming on Netflix on November 22, and has since picked up a Best First Feature Spirit Awards nomination for Malcolm Washington and several supporting actress noms for Deadwyler.

Malcolm and Williams teamed to work on the script to get to the root of Wilson’s play, the latest in the playwright’s Century Cycle series to be adapted to the screen.

In Piano Lesson, the story is set in the 1930s and revolves around the Charles family’s prized heirloom piano. One brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it, while one sister (Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past.

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“Every family has a history, stories from the past that inform the present; an origin story,” Malcolm Washington says. “Ultimately this story is much bigger than me and my family — it, like the Black American experience, is an inter-connected web of stories that span space and time.”

In addition to Mudbound, Williams, the longtime Criminal Minds writer-producer, previously teamed with Denzel Washington, co-writing the Washington-directed 2021 drama A Journal For Jordan starring Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams.

Check out Malcolm Washington and Williams’ A Piano Lesson script below.

Criminal Minds took the crime genre to a whole new level when it was released in 2005 and also presented a stunning ensemble of actors. But just like any other long-running show, even this series went through a lot of changes in the main cast. While Mandy Patinkin left the project for personal reasons, actor Thomas Gibson was fired in 2016 after his on-set altercation with a writer.

Thomas Gibson in a still from Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Broadcasting

These exits also overshadowed the departure of actor Shemar Moore who played Derek Morgan on the show. While his exit was due to a lot of reasons, after Criminal Minds he got on board S.W.A.T. which was nearly canceled twice.

After Mandy Patinkin and Thomas Gibson’s Exit Shemar Moore Left Criminal Minds for S.W.A.T.

Criminal Minds with its thrilling plots and storylines can easily be one of the most interesting crime dramas out there.

Prime Video has released the official trailer for The Rig Season 2, which will debut on the streaming service on January 2, 2025.

The six-part The Rig Season 2 was filmed at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first season premiered in 2023 and became a UK and international hit.

In the new season, helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle.

Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo and contends with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean.

The second season will continue exploring global themes – weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking the viewer to spectacular environments and drawing on the frontiers...

The world of Criminal Minds has brought forth several storylines and relationships. While some have been well received by fans, others have sometimes managed to raise a few eyebrows. One such dynamic was between Kristen Vangsness’s Penelope Garcia and Shemar Moore’s Derek Morgan. The duo had a platonic relationship on the show. However, this was filled with playful flirtations and humorous banters.

Kristen Vangsness as Penelope Garcia in a still from Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Broadcasting

While fans obviously adored their unique dynamic, it often walked a fine line between lighthearted teasing and crossing certain professional boundaries. Garcia in particular frequently pushed the limits of the show with her comments that would be considered inappropriate or even workplace harassment in real life.

How Penelope Garcia’s Flirting with Derek Morgan Crossed a Major Line on Criminal Minds?

American police procedural drama Criminal Minds completely changed the crime genre...

For 17 seasons, Criminal Minds gave us chills with its dark cases, but let’s talk about the real mystery: the Bau’s baffling hiring policy. Profilers with zero field experience? Check. Team members with more personal baggage than the victims they chase? Double check. Somehow, this elite unit became a revolving door of brilliant-but-flawed recruits.

A still from Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Studios

Serial killers stood no chance, but Hr? Oh, they really dropped the ball. From genius hackers with dark pasts to agents who barely survived the job interview, the Bau’s staffing choices were chaotic at best—and, honestly, the biggest crime the show never solved.

Bau or Bust: Criminal Minds’ Wildly Improbable Hiring Playbook A still from Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Studios

Criminal Minds gave us gripping cases and unforgettable characters for 17 seasons, but folks, its most puzzling plot twist? The Bau’s “hiring policy.” Forget...

Criminal Minds gave us a squad of legends, but one star hustled harder than anyone else—and somehow never got the hype he deserved. While others soaked up the spotlight, this guy stayed in the trenches, putting in insane work and delivering every single time. No drama, no shortcuts—just pure, next-level dedication.

A still from Criminal Minds: Evolution | Credits: CBS Studios

But here’s the kicker: when fans gush about the show, his name barely gets a mention. Seriously? Talk about underrated! It’s wild how someone can grind so hard and still fly under the radar. If you know, you know—this guy’s commitment was next-level, and honestly, it’s time we gave him the props he’s been owed for way too long.

Zach Gilford Opens Up About Directing Criminal Minds: Evolution and Voit’s Sneaky Mind Games Zach Gilford in Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS...

Criminal Minds is a beloved show for many reasons. Be it the grotesque themes, police investigations, funny banter, or Spencer Reid’s character as a whole, fans absolutely adore the series. So much so, that it has become one of the most watched and beloved crime shows of all time.

A still from the beloved Criminal Minds | Credit: CBS

While the love that fans have for the series has certainly helped its ratings, at times, their love has also blinded them to a certain degree. This is more true for the case of plot holes. Considering the series is 17 seasons long and running, it is not surprising that some plot holes will appear.

However, there are a few that could completely erase certain characters from the series.

Criminal Minds Fans Have a Soft Spot for Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna’s David Rossi is one of the most beloved parts of Criminal Minds.

The real drama on Criminal Minds didn’t happen on-screen. Instead, it happened all behind the curtains, and the star performer was none other than Thomas Gibson! The actor got kicked out from CBS Television Studios after an investigation was launched pertaining to an on-set showdown.

Criminal Minds | Credit: CBS

Allegedly, Gibson kicked writer-producer Virgil Williams during the filming of an episode he was directing. Let’s just say, things got way too hands-on, or should we say, feet-on, pretty quick! Here’s the inside scoop!

Thomas Gibson Kicked His Way Out of Criminal Minds!

Thomas Gibson’s tenure on Criminal Minds came to a kicking stop, both literally and figuratively, in 2016. While directing a Season 12 episode, Gibson reportedly “instinctively” kicked writer and co-executive producer Virgil Williams in the shin during a heated argument over creative differences. CBS swiftly suspended him and, just days later, fired him.

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It was a blessed day for the fans of the police crime drama, Criminal Minds when it was rebooted as Criminal Minds: Evolution after Season 15. One of the longest-running TV shows of all time, fans had grown attached to its interesting group of criminal profiles working for the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (Bau).

Criminal Minds | Credit: CBS

However, several fans were left disappointed when two of its Og stars failed to return. Apart from Matthew Gray Gubler, who played Spencer Reid, the rebooted series lacked the presence of another fan-favorite, Daniel Henney.

Matthew Gray Gubler Wasn’t the Only Criminals Minds Star Missing from the Reboot Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS

When the fan favorite Criminal Minds returned with a whole new look and feel, fans were left severely disappointed when two of their favorite characters were missing from the cast. Original cast members,...

Anyone who binge-watched all the seasons of Criminal Minds has at one point or the other thought, “Damn…Emily Prentiss is such a badass!” Well, we have Paget Brewster to thank for breathing life into the FBI Supervisory Special Agent on the CBS crime drama. Just like the character, Paget Brewster’s life wouldn’t have turned out the way it did without her taking the leap of faith.

A still from Criminal Minds (2005-present) | Credits: CBS

Like many, Paget Brewster wanted to make it big in the entertainment industry and she was dead set on getting her dreams fulfilled, no matter what it took. So, she got accepted into art school as a way to move to New York and took a big risk by dropping out just after a year to pursue her goals full-time.

Paget Brewster’s Leap of Faith Paget Brewster in a still from Friends | Credits: NBC

Every year,...

BBC Sets Feature On Fire At Bradford Soccer Match

The BBC is making a feature doc about a tragic fire at a Bradford soccer match that preceded the Hillsborough disaster. On the 40th anniversary of the tragedy, the BBC said Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (working title) will provide “the definitive record of a forgotten tragedy, as told through the compelling personal testimony of those who were there, many of whom speak here for the first time.” The fire is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette or match at half time of Bradford City’s game with Lincoln City in 1985. The number of lives lost reached 56 and the event made headlines around the world but has since been somewhat forgotten, overshadowed by the Hillsborough disaster that took place four years later. Simon Young, BBC Head of Commissioning, History, said: “This film gets at the heart of a modern dilemma.

Known for portraying the notorious Marvel villain, Kingpin, Vincent D’Onofrio has enjoyed a lengthy career filled with standout performances in both film and television. And one of his roles that really impacted the actor was Robert Goren from Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin | Credits: Marvel Studios

The actor portrayed the junior detective in the police procedural drama throughout its 10-season run and later opened up about how starring in the show left a lasting impact on him and significantly enhanced his skills to make him a much better actor.

Vincent D’Onofrio Reflected on the Challenges of Starring on Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Starring in the Law & Order spin-off, Criminal Intent, Vincent D’Onofrio made his debut as the junior detective Robert Goren in 2001, a character which has since become his longest and one of the most popular roles.

However, starring on the show was not without its challenges,...

It was September of 2005 when an iconic show by the name of Criminal Minds started airing. Finding critical acclaim and worldwide success, the show featured Jennifer Love Hewitt in season 10 of the series.

Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Love Hewitt in Hero | Credits: Interscope Records

Portraying the iconic character of Kate Callahan in season 10 of the show, Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character was gaining recognition and love from millions of fans. However, the character had a terrible ending which discontinued the entire flow of the series!

Jennifer Love Hewitt Portrayed The Role of Kate Callahan

The premise of Criminal Minds was based on several criminal profilers who worked for the FBI as a member of the Behavioral Analysis Unit. Multiple seasons and episodes focused on criminal minds working and the team solving the cases with their wits.

Jennifer Love Hewitt was pregnant during season 10 | Credits: Lionsgate Television

In 2014, the 10th season...

Criminal Minds, since the last decade and more, has captivated audiences with its skillfully crafted storylines, following the intense lives of criminal profilers and their pursuit of justice. However, the drama on-screen has occasionally been rivaled by equally intriguing controversies behind the scenes, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

Criminal Minds | Credit: CBS Studios

None of this holds more true than in the case of A.J. Cook and her beloved character Jennifer ‘JJ’ Jareau, who was suddenly written off the show. While fans were left reeling, even Cook had no idea it was coming.

Reason Why A.J. Cook Departed Criminal Minds After Season 5 A.J. Cook as Jennifer ‘JJ’ Jareau in Criminal Minds | Credit: CBS Studios

A.J. Cook was a beloved part of Criminal Minds since the very start, but suddenly, her character was written off after season 5 of the show. Fans, who had grown deeply attached to her character,...

While there are several police procedural crime drama television shows that enjoy enduring popularity, Criminals Minds is a notch different from them. Renowned for its gripping storyline and dynamic cast of characters, the show features a group of criminal profilers. Yet, few have captured the fans’ hearts like Matthew Gray Gubler.

Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds | Credit: CBS Studios

Starring as the brilliant and quirky Dr. Spencer Reid, the actor reportedly earned a jaw-dropping salary before he quit the beloved show due to certain issues.

How Much Did Matthew Gray Gubler Make from Criminal Minds? Matthew Gray Gubler was one of the top-paid actors of Criminal Minds | Credit: CBS Studios

Matthew Gray Gubler starred as the fan-favorite Dr. Spencer Reid for 15 seasons of Criminal Minds. Featured in nearly 300 or so episodes of the series, the actor had an unforgettable on-screen presence despite the show containing some stellar and talented actors.

The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge has partnered with Film Independent to award 12 disabled filmmakers with grants to help them develop their short films into episodic series or feature films.

Grant recipients will have access to workshops, one-on-one mentorship and networking opportunities with industry leaders through the Film Independent grantee program. The grants were made possible by the Adobe Foundation.

“We are proud of the outstanding films produced over the past 11 years and I am grateful that the Challenge has provided a high-profile platform that has enabled many of our participants to go on to such prominent success,” said Nic Novicki, director and founder of the Edfc. “Thanks to the Adobe Foundation and Film Independent, we are able to provide our talented participants with the resources to take their projects to the next level. We can’t wait to see these projects continue to flourish on the big and small screens.

Ubel Blatt , an upcoming TV anime based on the dark fantasy manga by Etorouji Shiono, has unveiled a new trailer (below), new cast additions, and the opening and ending theme song performers for the series. The series will broadcast in Japan on Tokyo Mx and other stations beginning on January 10, 2025. It will also stream in worldwide markets on Amazon Prime Video. GARNiDELiA performs the opening theme song for the series, which is entitled “Zainin” (“Criminal”). Hina Tachibana performs the ending theme for the series, which is entitled “Stella”. Tachibana also provides the voice for Peepi in the series. The new cast additions include: Wied voiced by Toshiki Masuda Altea voiced by Hitomi Ueda Aht voiced by Yui Kanari Square Enix serialized the original Ubel Blatt manga from December 2004 – March 2019 in their Gangan Yg , Young Gangan , and Monthly Big Gangan seinen manga magazines. Yen Press also publishes an English language version of the manga.

Kanye West hasn’t managed to keep his lawyers around for long enough to clear a number of samples included on Vultures 1, the collaborative album he released with Ty Dolla $ign in February. But the more time he spends cycling through different legal representatives, the more he needs them. The rapper has just been hit with another copyright infringement lawsuit related to the album, this time for the song “Fuk Sumn.”

According to Billboard, representatives for the Memphis rappers behind “Drink a Yak (Part 2),” released in 1994, claim that the Vultures...

Cross is an adaptation done right.

Unsurprisingly, Aldis Hodge brings the titular character to life, making this iconic hero his own mere seconds into the season premiere.

He doesn’t release his hold on the audience, as he completely captivates them, and moves them with his portrayal until the credits roll in the season finale.

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But again, it’s no surprise, as from Leverage and Underground to City on a Hill, he has not only shown off his range throughout his career but has proven to be a powerhouse performer.

Cross was made for him; he distinguishes himself from previous iterations and his predecessors, Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry, thus delivering the best adaptation.

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Prime Video has unveiled a first look at the second season of the thriller The Rig. The six-part season will premiere in January 2025.

The Rig Season 2 was filmed at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first season premiered in 2023 and became a UK and international hit.

In the new season, helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle.

Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo and contends with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean.

The second season will continue exploring global themes – weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking the viewer to spectacular environments and drawing on the...

Luke Evans is surprised there aren’t more gay actors performing the kind of macho screen roles that have made him a Hollywood star.

In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, the Welsh actor shared that he first realised he had broken through one of Hollywood’s glass ceilings when he was cast in macho roles including The Hobbit and the Fast & Furious franchise, and gay activist and actor Ian McKellen (Gandalf in Lord of the Rings) told him, “Ooh look at you, you’re going to be a big butch star!”

Evans said of McKellen’s comment: “He was aware of the ground I was treading. I just hoped it would have moved further than it has.”

Evans is currently filming a TV series called Criminal, in which he plays a tough, straight man, and he was asked if he could think of any other out gay actors...

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, had one of the most decorated careers possessed by any celebrity. The late legend’s music is still discussed widely among fans. Besides his widely known impressive feats, the Thriller fame also discussed numerous controversial events in his autobiography, Moonwalker.

Michael Jackson in the anthology film Moonwalker | Credits: Warner Bros.

Among the events in Jackson’s memoir, the Pepsi Commercial fire accident generated multiple headlines in the 1980s for causing severe burns on the singing legend’s scalp. But the fans were shocked to discover in his book that the accident was avoidable and caused by sheer stupidity.

Some bad decisions during a Pepsi Commercial shoot left Michael Jackson scarred forever Michael Jackson in Thriller Music Video | Credits: Michael Jackson via YouTube

In 1984, Pepsi arranged for a massive promotional commercial featuring the late Michael Jackson at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The Smooth...

“Bad Sisters,” Apple TV+’s Emmy-nominated dark comedy-thriller, is finally returning for Season 2, and it got a new trailer on Tuesday. The trailer promises further complications for the five Garvey sisters right when things are finally getting better for them, as they try to keep their murder of John Paul (Claes Bang) a secret while a new character played by Fiona Shaw (“True Detective: Night Country”) is onto them. The trailer is scored by an Irished-up version of Fiona Apple’s “Criminal,” which opens with the lyric “I’ve been a bad, bad girl.”

“Bad Sisters” premiered in 2022 and earned four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Sharon Horgan (“Catastrophe”), who also co-created the show with “New Girl” veterans Brett Baer and Dave Finkel and serves as executive producer. The Irish series also received a Peabody Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series, and...

It’s been two years since Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters broke bad… but they haven’t gotten away with it yet.

The streamer has released a trailer for Season 2 of the pitch-black comedy (premiering Wednesday, Nov. 13), with the Garvey sisters picking up the pieces after the “accidental death” of Grace’s jerk of a husband John Paul. Grace has moved on… and is even getting married to a new bloke named Ian, played by Owen McDonnell. They’re not mourning the loss of John Paul, either: “The world is better off without him,” Ursula insists. “Even the Pope would say that.

Exclusive: Big news for Criminal Minds fans — one of the long-running series’ most popular stars, Matthew Gray Gubler, is returning to television as the lead of another CBS crime procedural, Einstein (working title).

Gubler is set to play the title role and produce the CBS Studios pilot, from the Monk team of creator/executive producer Andy Breckman and director/executive producer Randy Zisk. Like Monk, as well as the German series Einstein is based on, the CBS procedural is a drama with comedic undertones.

In it, brilliant but directionless, the great grandson of Albert Einstein (Gubler) spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective solve her most puzzling cases.

Gubler’s Lew Einstein is a popular professor at Princeton… when he actually shows up for class. Irreverent and misguided,...

Exclusive: Josh Levy has joined Amplified, the management/production company launched earlier this year by Industry Entertainment’s Adam Levine, Brandy Rivers and Michael Hepburn, as a literary manager.

The move reunites Levy with Levine, Rivers and Hepburn, his former colleagues at Industry, where he has served as a manager for the past eight years, representing writers and directors.

Levy’s clients include Adriana Maggs (Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, Frontier, Rookie Blue) Anthony Natoli, Carla Filishia, Cortney Norris (Criminal, Surface, The Crowded Room), Eddie Serrano (The Cleaning Lady), Heather Jeng Bladt, Jenna Frazier (Sub, Hawkeye, The Romanoffs), Lloyd Gilyard Jr., Natalia Guled, Nick Bernadone (Fear Of The Walking Dead, Kimmy Schmidt), Keith Josef Adkins (Outer Banks, P-Valley, The Good Fight...

The Prime Video series adaptation of Criminal, the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips, has been steadily building up its cast in recent months, and Deadline has revealed that eight more actors have been added to the line-up! The new cast additions are Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa King), Chris Diamantopoulos (The Boys in the Boat), Lawrence Kao (Walker: Independence), Kyle Bradley Davis (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Aina Brei’yon (Dark Matter), Robert Lee Hart (Chicago Pd), Katie Stevens (The Bold Type), and John Pyper-Ferguson (Suits).

Criminal tells “the interweaving saga of several generations of families tied together by the crimes and murders of the past.” The official logline for the series says it will show viewers an interlocking universe of crime stories.

The previously announced cast members are Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), Adria Arjona (Hit Man), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water...

The cast of ‘Black Mirror’ season 7 (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)

Netflix released the lengthy lead cast list for the upcoming seventh season of Black Mirror. The critically acclaimed anthology series is currently in production on the six-episode seventh season, with the following taking on roles in the new season:

• Awkwafina (Jackpot)

• Milanka Brooks (Mum And I Don’t Talk Anymore)

• Peter Capaldi (Criminal Record)

• Emma Corrin (Deadpool and Wolverine)

• Patsy Ferran (Firebrand)

• Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)

• Lewis Gribben (Blade Runner 2099)

• Osy Ikhile (Citadel)

• Rashida Jones (Sunny)

• Siena Kelly (Domino Day)

• Billy Magnussen (Road House)

• Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean)

• Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)

• Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids)

• Issa Rae (Barbie)

• Paul G. Raymond (Horrible Histories)

• Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

• Jimmi Simpson (Westworld)

• Harriet Walter (Succession)

Netflix is keeping all details on the six new episodes secret. However, the streamer did confirm they are targeting a 2025 premiere and the new season will...

MCU’s Star-Lord, Chris Pratt, is no stranger to turning heads with his ionic and often humorous performances in films and shows. However, this time he seemingly outdid himself with his glowing endorsement of Aubrey Plaza’s role in the Marvel series Agatha All Along, way ahead of its release.

Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation | image: NBC

Proving that what goes up often comes crashing down, Chris Pratt experienced that very rollercoaster ride firsthand, as fans begged to differ with his endorsement of Aubrey Plaza. Apparently, while Pratt had initially expected high of Plaza, in Agatha All Along, the actress’ performance unfortunately took an unexpected turn, with early reviews labeling the show as less than stellar.

Chris Pratt Raised Fans’ Hopes with His Endorsement of Aubrey Plaza

Back in 2023, when Marvel Studios had initially announced Aubrey Plaza’s casting in Disney+’s Agatha All Along, Marvel’s very own actor,...

Exclusive: Ed Brubaker’s upcoming Prime Video series Criminal has added eight to its cast. Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa King), Chris Diamantopoulos (The Boys in the Boat), Lawrence Kao (Walker: Independence), Kyle Bradley Davis (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Aina Brei’yon (Dark Matter), Robert Lee Hart (Chicago Pd), Katie Stevens (The Bold Type), and John Pyper-Ferguson (Suits) have joined in recurring roles. Their character descriptions are being kept under wraps.

Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

The eight join previously announced Emilia Clarke, Luke Evans, Gus Halper, Charlie Hunnam, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Adria Arjona, Logan Browning, Kadeem Hardison, Pat Healy, Taylor Sele, Aliyah Camacho, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier and Dominic Burgess.

Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Ahead of the highly anticipated return of Ryan Murphy's Monster anthology series, Netflix already has season 3 on the brain. On Sept. 16, the streamer announced that Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam will lead Monster season 3 as serial killer Ed Gein. Murphy shared the exciting news of Hunnam's casting and season 3's subject during the Monsters season 2 premiere.

According to Netflix's press release about the casting and new serial killer subject, Monster season 3 will begin production "next month," which puts the show on pace for an October 2024 filming start. Additional information about the upcoming third season will surely arrive once cameras start rolling, including more cast additions and a more detailed looked at what to expect from the season.

The first season of Monster, which centered on Jeffrey Dahmer and starred Evan Peters, was a huge success for Netflix, becoming a viewership hit and and an Emmy Award winner in...

Charlie Hunnam has taken on some killer roles over the years, from Jax Teller in Sons Of Anarchy, to Percy Fawcett in The Lost City Of Z, to Ray in The Gentlemen — heck, the man even played King Arthur, the titular role, in Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword. Now, after a jaunt to Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon, Hunnam is lining up an actual killer role — a serial killer one, in fact. Per Deadline's reporting, at the premiere of Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story on Monday, showrunner Ryan Murphy not only unexpectedly announced that a third season of his true crime anthology series is in the works, but that Hunnam will star in it as infamous murderer Ed Gein.

Originating with 2022's Evan Peters starring Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, prolific TV creator Murphy's show tackles a different real life monster with each new cycle.

Ryan Murphy has found his next Monster in Ed Gein… and Charlie Hunnam. The Sons of Anarchy star is set to play the serial murderer and body snatcher, often referred to as “the Butcher of Plainfield,” in a third cycle of the Netflix anthology series Monster.

Murphy announced the casting, as well as plans to start production next month, before a Monday screening of the series’ latest effort — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Each cycle of the Monster franchise intends to tackle a different true-crime story after the massive success of the 2022 debut about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. That series still ranks as the third-most-watched English-language Netflix original of all time. Season two shifts the focus to the infamous Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, with the case becoming a media sensation in the 1990s when it went to trial.

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Ryan Murphy surprised the audience at the premiere of Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on Monday with news about the next installment of his anthology series for the streamer. As he introduced onstage the cast of Monsters, including Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny, he announced that there will be a third season starring Sons of Anarchy alum Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein.

Murphy didn’t provide additional details about the project, including writers. His announcement was unexpected, I hear, and it is unclear whether all deals for the new installment are done yet.

Season 3 harkens back to the original Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as it centers on another twisted serial killer. Edward Gein, known as Butcher of Plainfield or the Plainfield Ghoul, confessed to murdering two women in the 1950s and also allegedly made trophies out of bodies and skin of corpses he exhumed from graveyards.

Ryan Murphy has found his next Monster.

Sons of Anarchy alum Charlie Hunnam will star as infamous serial killer Ed Gein in Season 3 of the Netflix true-crime anthology, Murphy announced Monday at an event for Monster’s upcoming second season. (Our sister site Variety first reported the news.)

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Charlie Hunnam will star in “Monster” Season 3 at Netflix as notorious serial killer Ed Gein.

Series co-creator Ryan Murphy made the announcement onstage during a promotional event in Los Angeles for “Monster” Season 2, which focuses on the Menendez brothers and the murder of their parents. The first season of the anthology series focused on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Gein, who also hailed from Wisconsin like Dahmer, became infamous in the 1950s when authorities discovered that he not only had killed multiple people, but had dug up graves from a cemetery near his home and fashioned all manner of household items and clothing from human remains. Gein’s case served as an inspiration for several major pop culture characters later on, including Norman Bates in “Psycho” and Buffalo Bill in “Silence of the Lambs.”

This marks the latest newly announced TV role for Hunnam. It was reported in May that he...

You know what they say: Opposites attract. We’ll have to see if such is the case with Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) and a new character joining Criminal Minds: Evolution for its upcoming 18th season (the third of the revival). Aimee Garcia will appear in multiple episodes, Deadline reports. The Lucifer star will be playing Dr. Julia Ochoa. She is one of the country’s leading neuropsychiatrists and is helping a high-profile patient as he recovers from an injury-induced brain trauma. She comes at the situation in a gentle way, which will clash with Luke’s more aggressive one. With Garcia in multiple episodes, we can’t help but wonder if sparks could fly between Luke and Julia and if that might mean some jealousy from Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness); their day may not have gone well but it doesn’t seem like the door is completely shut on a potential relationship.

Indie filmmaker John Swab’s action thriller King Ivory, a multi-faceted dive into the U.S. fentanyl crisis that weaves together storylines from various angles of the war on drugs, had its world premiere in the Horizons Extra strand at the Venice Film Festival this week. Much of the main cast was on hand to reunite on the Lido after having shot the movie under an interim agreement last year in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The story follows Tulsa drug cop, Layne West (James Badge Dale), who is battling the local criminal element, which hits too close to home when his son gets hooked on fentanyl. West makes it his mission to take down those responsible, including the Mexican cartel’s local shot-caller, Ramón Garza (Michael Mando), Indian Brotherhood War Chief, Holt Lightfeather (Graham Greene), who controls state-wide trafficking while serving life inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester and the local Irish Mob family outfit,...

“Hijack” creator George Kay is set to form his own label as part of an exclusive partnership deal with New Pictures and All3Media.

The multi-year agreement will see Kay, who is responsible for hits including Idris Elba starrer “Hijack” on Apple TV+, Netflix’s “Lupin” and ITV series “The Long Shadow,” launch Observatory Pictures, which will coproduce all Kay’s new content with New Pictures. All3Media, which owns New Pictures, will distribute it globally.

Kay previously worked with New Pictures on “The Long Shadow,” which the showrunner created and wrote. Under the terms of the new deal, he will work closely with New Pictures CEO Willow Grylls and exec producer Matt Sandford to create new internationally-successful high-end dramas.

As well as “The Long Shadow,” a true crime drama about British serial killer the Yorkshire ripper, New Pictures has produced series including HBO’s “Catherine the Great,” “No Escape” for...

Labor Day weekend has always been hit or miss for movie theaters, and the odds and ends released this weekend do not bode particularly well for the final holiday weekend of the summer. Essentially, this is another weekend where we have one bigger release and a bunch of smaller films, with many arriving into a vague number of theaters nationwide. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.

Opening the widest in 3,000 theaters is the new high-concept horror movie “Afraid” from Sony and Blumhouse, written and directed by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy”) and starring John Cho, Katherine Waterston and Havana Rose Liu (“Bottoms”). It’s about a family selected to test out a Siri-like device called “Aia” which is meant to provide the family with anything it can possibly need … and it won’t let anything get in that family’s way either.

Being so high concept and...

On August 16, 2024, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that comic writer Garth Ennis has written a script for a movie adaptation of his comic series "Crossed". Ennis' "Crossed" script has been acquired by the indie production company Six Studios.

These days, Ennis is most known as co-creator of "The Boys" (alongside artist Darick Robertson), the vicious superhero parody that's become one of Prime Video's premier programs. If you think "The Boys" can indulge in ultra violence and bad taste, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Published by Avatar Press, "Crossed" has well over 100 issues to its name, spread out over various mini-series and the long-running "Crossed: Badlands." Alan Moore even wrote the "Crossed +100" installment. What is this horror tale of epic length about? "Crossed" is basically Ennis' take on a zombie apocalypse.

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Though her time on “Game of Thrones” came to an end in 2019, Emilia Clarke never really left TV. She almost immediately jumped back in with a starring role in Marvel Studios’ “Secret Invasion,” and she has already lined up a starring role in the forthcoming crime thriller, “Criminal.” And as if that wasn’t enough, Clarke is now set to star in another TV series, “Ponies.”

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According to Peacock, Emilia Clarke is set to star in the espionage thriller, “Ponies.” The series is set in 1977 and tells the story of two women who work as secretaries at an American Embassy in Moscow.

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Emilia Clarke will star in and serve as an executive producer for “Ponies,” a new espionage thriller coming to Peacock.

The series comes from Emmy Award-nominated director Susanna Fogel (“The Flight Attendant,” “The Spy Who Dumped Me”), who will serve as executive producer, director and co-writer alongside Emmy Award-nominated executive producer David Iserson (“Mr. Robot,” “New Girl”). Iserson will serve as co-writer and showrunner. Additionally, PGA Award winner Jessica Rhoades (“Black Mirror,” “Dirty John”) will executive produce via her Pacesetter Productions.

The upcoming series will be set in Moscow in 1977. During this time, two Ponies — “persons of no interest” in intelligence speak — are working anonymously in the American Embassy. That changes when their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the Ussr, causing the two to become CIA operatives. Together, they find themselves in the middle of a vast Cold War conspiracy as they try to solve the mystery that...

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is adding another series to her schedule.

The multiple Emmy nominee will star in Ponies, a spy thriller that has landed a straight-to-series order at Peacock. The Cold War-era show comes from Universal Television and co-creators Susanna Fogel (Booksmart, The Flight Attendant) and David Iserson (Mr. Robot).

Clarke is currently filming another streaming series, Criminal, for Amazon’s Prime Video. She stars opposite Charlie Hunnam Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes and Adria Arjona (among others) in that drama, based on the graphic novel by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Ponies is set in Moscow in 1977. It centers on two “Ponies”(persons of no interest) who work anonymously as secretaries at the American embassy — until their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the Ussr and they become CIA operatives. Clarke will play Bea, an over-educated, Russian-speaking child of Soviet immigrants. The other lead character, Twila...