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October 15, 2026
Netflix’s ‘Victorious’ Spinoff ‘Hollywood Arts’ Is a Bland Copy of Shows From a Past Era: TV Review
Thirteen years after Nickelodeon’s “Victorious” did its final curtain call, Netflix is returning to the Los Angeles-based performing arts school with a brand-new spinoff, “Hollywood Arts.” Created ...
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October 13, 2026
Druski Hosting ‘SNL’ Is the Show’s Most Interesting Move in Years
As “Saturday Night Live” trudges on this season with a little-known cast, uneven sketches and yet another horrendous appearance by obvious misogynist Shane Gillis, news that comedian and internet p...
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October 13, 2026
Linda Cardellini Leads Peacock’s Bold and Bloody ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel ‘Crystal Lake’: TV Review
It’s been nearly 50 years since the debut of Sean S. Cunningham’s “Friday the 13th.” The indie film became a horror classic, and helped revolutionize the slasher genre. Multiple sequels and reboots...
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October 8, 2026
Josh Hartnett Leads Netflix’s Exhilarating Sea Monster Thriller ‘Below’: TV Review
The oceans’ vastness can feel ominous, and though scientists have studied what lurks beneath, so much remains unknown. In Netflix’s new limited series “Below,” creator Jesse McKeown introduces view...
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October 7, 2026
Prime Video’s ‘Carrie’ Is a Superb Reimagining of the Classic Horror Tale: TV Review
Based on Stephen King’s debut novel and adapted for TV by horror connoisseur Mike Flanagan, Prime Video’s “Carrie” is a captivating reimagining of the oft-told story. Set in the present, the show p...
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October 2, 2026
Catherine Zeta-Jones Can’t Save AMC+’s Stylish but Lackluster Thriller ‘Kill Jackie’: TV Review
Series like Netflix’s “The Gentlemen,” “Black Doves,” and even Paramount+’s “MobLand” show that black comedies are having a moment on the small screen. Now, with “Kill Jackie,” starring Catherine Z...
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October 1, 2026
Dominic West and Sienna Miller Shine in HBO’s Captivating Divorce Thriller ‘War’: TV Review
From “Hijack” and “Lupin” creator George Kay, HBO and Sky Television’s “War” is a thrilling legal drama highlighting a bitter, high-profile divorce. Though the couple at the center of the story are...
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October 1, 2026
Freeform’s ‘Coven Academy’ Is Magical, Dark and Totally Captivating: TV Review
From “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” creator Tim Federle, Freeform’s latest YA drama, “Coven Academy” — originally intended for Disney+ — follows three young witches as they navigate...
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September 29, 2026
‘School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play’ Broadway Review: An Exceptional Portrait of Black Girlhood
Late girlhood has a sacredness that can’t be replicated. It’s a particular time in life between innocence and adulting, allowing young women to swing between the two. Jocelyn Bioh’s sensational pla...
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September 24, 2026
Netflix’s ‘A Different World’ Is a Bold, Fun and Timely Reboot Centering the Uniqueness of Gen Z: TV Review
Thirty-nine years after the beloved NBC series premiered, Netflix is reopening the gates of the fictional, historically Black Hillman College with “A Different World.” Created by Felicia Pride and ...
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September 21, 2026
Peter Krause’s ‘Line of Fire’ Is a Promising and Engaging NBC Procedural Drama: TV Review
For decades, law-enforcement procedurals have been staples on television, and when they are done well, these series build loyal fanbases that stick with them for years. NBC’s newest drama, “Line of...
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September 18, 2026
‘MobLand’ Season 2 Proves the Show Just Wouldn’t Work Without Tom Hardy
A mere 10 minutes into the Season 2 premiere of “MobLand,” aptly titled “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” there is a massacre at the racetrack. Increasingly on edge and triggered by his son Kevin’s (Paddy Con...
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September 13, 2026
TNT’s Iraq War Drama ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Is Dull and Deeply Disturbing: TV Review
Twenty-three years after the United States invaded Iraq, the American public now knows that despite his horrific reign and brutal dictatorship, Saddam Hussein never had any weapons of mass destruct...
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September 10, 2026
Netflix’s YA Rowing Drama ‘Crew Girl’ Capsizes and Sinks: TV Review
Created by Vivian Lin, Netflix’s latest YA series “Crew Girl” brings audiences into the competitive world of rowing. The show follows 16-year-old Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), a single sculler whose...
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September 9, 2026
‘Diarra From Detroit’ Creator Diarra Kilpatrick on the Season 2 Finale, Moving to Paramount+ and Why Centering Black Women’s Stories Is ‘Inherently Political’
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from the Season 2 finale of “Diarra From Detroit” now streaming on Paramount+. With the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger hanging in the balance...
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September 3, 2026
Theo James Steps Into His Michael Corleone Era for a Darker, More Sinister ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2: TV Review
It’s been two and a half years since Guy Ritchie ushered viewers into the dazzling, violent criminal underworld of his Netflix series “The Gentlemen.” Now, in an even darker and more volatile secon...
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August 26, 2026
James Franco’s Career Rehab Flops as He Sleepwalks Through the Werewolf Microdrama ‘Love, Lies & Frank’
James Franco’s glittering career first showed signs of faltering in 2014, when a 17-year-old girl shared messages the then-35-year-old sent her on Instagram, trying to coerce her into showing up at...
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August 20, 2026
Netflix’s Engaging Crime Drama ‘Blood Sacrifice’ Spotlights Inept Policing: TV Review
“Hijack” and “Lupin” creator George Kay is no stranger to engrossing dramas, and in his newest Netflix series, “Blood Sacrifice,” a grisly Swedish crime thriller, Kay unpacks the unending mental to...
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August 13, 2026
Netflix’s ‘My Brilliant Career’ Is a Spunky Reimagining of the Australian Period Drama: TV Review
Based on the feminist writer Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel of the same name — and having been previously adapted in Gillian Armstrong’s acclaimed 1979 film starring Judy Davis and Sam Neill — Netflix...
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August 12, 2026
Phylicia Rashad on Her Historic Career and the Current State of TV: ‘If There’s Something on That I Don’t Like, I Simply Don’t Watch It’
Legendary actress, director and producer Phylicia Rashad was the guest speaker at the C-Suite Luncheon during the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF). Started by S...
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August 9, 2026
Gina Prince-Bythewood Discusses the Worldbuilding of ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ and Praises Author Tomi Adeyemi as a ‘Genius’
For the opening night of the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), “Children of Blood and Bone” director Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu shared never-bef...
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August 8, 2026
‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Creator Sascha Penn and Stars Patina Miller and Mekai Curtis on the Deadly Series Finale and ‘Power: Origins’
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from the series finale of “Raising Kanan” now streaming on Starz. The final curtain has closed on the hit 1990s-set crime series “Power Book...
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August 7, 2026
USA Network’s ‘Anna Pigeon’ Is the Temu Version of ‘Virgin River’: TV Review
Based on Nevada Barr’s extensive book series, USA Network’s new original drama “Anna Pigeon” follows a law enforcement ranger who trades her career as a Broadway stage manager for the lush grounds ...
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August 5, 2026
Prime Video’s Stunning Drama ’Sterling Point’ Elevates the YA Genre Beyond the Mundane: TV Review
There is a plethora of recent YA television series across streamers and networks, including “The Summer I Turned Pretty, “Off Campus,” “Cruel Intentions,” and “Every Year After” (which all happen t...
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July 31, 2026
Starz’s U.K.-Set Boxing Crime Drama ‘Fightland’ Is a Knockout: TV Review
Created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith and executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, “Fightland,” is a stimulating crime drama that puts audiences directly in the boxing arena. S...
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