TV Updates Bridgerton gets its first spin-off I say “first” because the Bridgerton book universe includes prequels, so there was always a high potential for spin-offs with Bridgerton. The first spin-off, though, will not be based on a Julia Quinn book but is inspired by Queen Charlotte, played in the series by Golda Rosheuvel. Shonda Rhimes is By Sarah • May 17, 2021 10:00 am
TV Updates The Underground Railroad ep 1-3 Spoilers for episodes 1-3 of The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad, Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, arrives on Amazon Prime today, with all ten episodes available to stream at once. This is completely the wrong way to absorb it. The Underground By Sarah • May 14, 2021 03:12 pm
TV Updates Friends…and BTS A surprise today, and it was done quite cleverly: an update on the Friends reunion. It had previously been reported that they’d been working on it, after a delay of nearly a year, but there was no information about when, like how long HBO Max would hold it before By Lainey • May 13, 2021 03:56 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Lily and Sebastian and Pam & Tommy On Friday we were given a gift, a great gift, the gift of Lily James and Sebastian Stan done up in costume as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. The two are starring in Hulu’s upcoming limited series Pam & Tommy, which focuses on their whirlwind romance made in 1990s By Sarah • May 10, 2021 10:40 am
TV Updates Succession SNL There were two Succession cast members at the Saturday Night Live after-party this weekend. Well here’s a return to “normal”: the traditional SNL after-party has always been a thing. The parties were suspended, obviously, until recently. But bars and restaurants in New York have been open for a few By Lainey • May 10, 2021 09:49 am
TV Updates Alexander Skarsgard’s First Succession Maria mentioned it in Celebrity Social Media yesterday – Alexander Skarsgard has joined the cast of Succession for the third season. He’s a “confrontational tech executive” so, basically, a rich Silicon Valley type with an aggressive personality. Which means he’s probably an asshole and will fit right into this By Lainey • May 05, 2021 10:17 am
TV Updates Ewan McGregor is Halston for the world Last week we got a cover profile of Ewan McGregor in advance of his new Netflix series Halston, about the 1970s fashion designer-icon. Now we have a trailer to give us a taste of McGregor as Halston. Look, he seems fantastic. He’s a great actor, the quality of the By Sarah • May 04, 2021 12:46 pm
Top Reads Bridgerton at the Races Filming of season two of Bridgerton is underway which means we have our first look at the family in the season of 1814 (minus Regé-Jean Page as Simon, who will be, I don’t know, busy on his estate all year or something). Set photos reveal the Bridgertons at a By Sarah • May 03, 2021 10:34 am
TV Updates Sharon Carter’s new job Spoilers One of the joys of WandaVision was how that show took underused side characters like Darcy Lewis and Jimmy Woo and made them more fulsome characters in the MCU. Sure, they’re still exposition machines, but WandaVision gave them a chance to demonstrate expertise and contribute beyond just silly By Sarah • Apr 30, 2021 01:25 pm
Equality Issues Ewan McGregor avoids the issue Ewan McGregor covers The Hollywood Reporter to promote his upcoming television projects, Obi-Wan and Halston. Of course, you have to talk about Obi-wan, as McGregor prepares to reprise the role over 20 years after his debut in The Phantom Menace. I’m on board! I was only ever interested in By Sarah • Apr 29, 2021 09:50 am
TV Updates Will the Hype House Netflix Show Get Any...Hype? TikTok influencer group Hype House is getting a Netflix reality show, and although I’m sure their fans are excited, it seems like the general public isn’t getting it...or on board. Kouvr Annon, Nikita Dragun, Sienna Mae Gomez, Chase Hudson, Larri Merritt, Thomas Petrou, Alex Warren, and Jack By Anastasia • Apr 28, 2021 11:02 am
TV Updates Rose Byrne gets Physical Rose Byrne is a deeply underappreciated actor, and few things make me happier than seeing a deeply underappreciated actor get a great leading role, Physical is right up my alley. It’s a new series coming to Apple TV+ this June starring Byrne as a 1980s housewife who discovers aerobics By Sarah • Apr 28, 2021 10:26 am
TV Updates The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is Marvel at its most frustrating Spoilers The Falcon and the Winter Soldier wrapped up last Friday, concluding an incredibly frustrating story that never quite brought all of its ideas home. WandaVision was not perfect, but it succeeded in turning a side character into a real protagonist with interesting dramatic themes and a complicated narrative, and By Sarah • Apr 27, 2021 03:01 pm
TV Updates Master of None is back with a surprise makeover Four years after its second season, Master of None is back with a new season and a makeover. Instead of starring Aziz Ansari in a semi-autobiographical tale, Master of None will now drop five new episodes centered on Denise, Lena Waithe’s character, and her partner, Alicia (Naomi Ackie from By Sarah • Apr 27, 2021 12:53 pm
TV Updates Sussexes > Oscars Early Oscar ratings have been revealed and while there may be a slight bump up when the final numbers are released today, it’s not like there’s going to be a dramatic increase. Last year the Oscars brought in 23.6 million viewers, which at the time was an By Lainey • Apr 27, 2021 10:39 am
BFFs Ranking the super buddies of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier The finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier drops today, which means we’re finally going to find out whether or not Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes will become super best friends or if they’ll keep their friend-dating casual. (FYI people have been spoiling the finale all over By Sarah • Apr 23, 2021 01:52 pm
