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February 21, 2026
Timothée Chalamet Reflects on the End of ‘Dune,’ Calls the Finale the ‘Eeriest’ Movie in the Trilogy: ‘I Was More Intense on the Third One’
Timothée Chalamet has been quiet about “Dune: Part Three,” which opens in theaters this December. But while speaking with Matthew McConaughey at Variety and CNN’s town hall event at the University ...
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February 21, 2026
‘I Don’t Want to Move in Fear’: Timothée Chalamet Reunites with ‘Interstellar’ Dad Matthew McConaughey to Talk Christopher Nolan, ‘Marty Supreme’ and a Stinky Trailer Prank
“I’m in the pocket. I’m restless and I’m hungry, and I am in the pocket, man.” Timothée Chalamet is outlining his career philosophy at an almost feverish pace before an audience at the University o...
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February 19, 2026
‘Percy Jackson’ Casts Ming-Na Wen, Jennifer Beals and Hubert Smielecki as Hera, Demeter and Apollo in Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)
Ming-Na Wen, Jennifer Beals and Hubert Smielecki have been cast as Greek gods in Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Wen will guest star as Hera, who is described as “queen of Olympus, a...
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February 19, 2026
Matthew McConaughey Predicts to Timothée Chalamet That AI Actors Will Crash the Oscars: ‘It’s Damn Sure Going to Infiltrate Our Category’
Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet are telling young people to brace themselves and lead the entertainment industry through the rise of AI. During Variety and CNN’s town hall event at the Un...
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February 10, 2026
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Hits 128.2 Million Viewers, Breaks NFL Social Media Records
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show — or the “Benito Bowl,” as it was affectionally named by his fans — reached an average of 128.2 million viewers on Sunday. Measured by Nielsen, that’s above the...
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February 10, 2026
Super Bowl 2026 Hits 124.9 Million Viewers, Down 2.8 Million From Last Year
NBC’s, Peacock’s and Telemundo’s simulcast of the Super Bowl LX matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots reached an average 124.9 million viewers on Sunday night. Seattle d...
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February 10, 2026
‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 4 Debuts With 9 Million Views in Four Days
“The Lincoln Lawyer” returned to Netflix with its fourth season last week, which debuted with 9 million views in four days. That earned the season the No. 2 spot on the streamer’s list of its Top 1...
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February 10, 2026
Fremantle Expands Production and Development Teams, Hiring Jhamal Robinson and Emily Knight as Executives
Fremantle is expanding its production and development executive teams, hiring Jhamal Robinson as head of U.S. productions across both unscripted and scripted in addition to Emily Knight as senior v...
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February 9, 2026
‘Heated Rivalry’ Reaches 10.6 Million Viewers in The U.S. With Audience Increasing by Over 100% Since Finale
“Heated Rivalry” continues to grow in viewership more than a month after the conclusion of its first season. To date, “Heated Rivalry” has reached an average of 10.6 million viewers per episode in ...
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February 6, 2026
‘Baldur’s Gate’ HBO Series in the Works From ‘The Last of Us’ Co-Creator Craig Mazin
HBO is developing a TV adaptation of Hasbro’s fantasy role-playing video game series “Baldur’s Gate.” Craig Mazin, the co-creator and showrunner of HBO’s hit video game adaptation “The Last of Us,”...
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February 5, 2026
Sharon Stone Makes ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Debut in First Look at Her Studio Boss Role: ‘She Runs the Show’
In a new photo from the upcoming third season of “Euphoria,” Sharon Stone appears to be playing a studio executive. The first look at Stone, who is new to the “Euphoria” cast, shows her in an all-b...
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February 5, 2026
‘Dark Winds’ Renewed for Season 5 Ahead of Season 4 Premiere
AMC has given “Dark Winds” a Season 5 renewal ahead of the premiere of its fourth season. “Dark Winds” is set in the 1970s and follows three members of the Navajo Tribal Police — Zahn McClarnon as ...
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February 4, 2026
SXSW 2026 Adds ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Bloody Ballerina Thriller ‘Pretty Lethal’ and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Hillel Slovak Doc
South by Southwest has added a second wave of programming to its 2026 film and TV lineup. Among the titles added is Season 3 of “The Comeback,” the long awaited — and allegedly final, if HBO is to ...
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February 4, 2026
Joshua Jackson Joins Ray Romano in Greg Berlanti’s HBO Max Pilot ‘How to Survive Without Me’
Joshua Jackson has been cast in “How to Survive Without Me,” HBO Max’s upcoming pilot from Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran. The official logline for the project reads, “In the wake of matriarch Beverl...
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February 4, 2026
Whitney Leavitt Leveraged ‘Mormon Wives’ to Earn ‘Chicago.’ She’s Not Sure How She’ll Ever Go Back
Whitney Leavitt’s world is widening. The 32-year-old is best known for Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” the addictive reality TV series she broke out from as the villain in Season 1, thou...
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February 3, 2026
Grammys Hit 14.4 Million Viewers, Down 6% From Last Year
The 68th annual Grammys drew an average of 14.4 million viewers on Sunday night, which marked the ceremony’s last time airing on CBS before its upcoming move to ABC. Measured by Nielsen, that total...
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February 3, 2026
‘Finding Her Edge’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Young adult romance “Finding Her Edge” has been renewed for a second season on Netfilx. The series is based on Jennifer Iacopelli’s 2022 novel of the same name. Per the official logline, it follows...
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January 28, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook Says He Had a ‘Good Conversation’ With Trump About ICE in Minneapolis: ‘This Is a Time for Deescalation’
Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a memo to company employees about the worsening tensions caused by ICE’s presence in Minneapolis, saying he is “heartbroken” by the situation and noting that he’s spoken to...
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January 28, 2026
Will Pouter and Odessa Young Cast in Adam Driver Thriller Series ‘Rabbit, Rabbit’ at Netflix
Will Pouter and Odessa Young have joined the cast of “Rabbit, Rabbit,” a Netflix hostage thriller series starring and executive produced by Adam Driver. Per the official logline, Driver plays an es...
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January 27, 2026
Alex Honnold’s ‘Skyscraper Live’ Hits 6.2 Million Views on Netflix
“Skyscraper Live,” a stream of Alex Honnold’s free solo climb of one of the tallest buildings in the world, reached 6.2 million views on Netflix. The climb, which took place at the Taipei 101 tower...
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January 26, 2026
Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Sets Release Date on FX and Hulu
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” — Ryan Murphy’s upcoming series about the tragic romance between its titular historical figures — will premiere with three episodes on Feb. ...
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January 23, 2026
‘Presumed Innocent’ Season 2 Casts ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star Ji-young Yoo
Season 2 of “Presumed Innocent” has cast Ji-young Yoo in a recurring role. She joins previously announced stars Rachel Brosnahan, Matthew Rhys, Courtney B. Vance, Fiona Shaw, Jack Reynor, John Maga...
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January 22, 2026
Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Invokes ‘Heated Rivalry’ to Defend Improvised Intimacy With Blake Lively on ‘It Ends With Us’ Set
Lawyers for Justin Baldoni appeared in court on Thursday hoping to persuade a judge to dismiss Blake Lively’s lawsuit against him, in which she alleges sexual harassment and retaliation during and ...
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January 22, 2026
‘Percy Jackson’ EP and Courtney B. Vance Explain the Big Twist in the Season 2 Finale: ‘Thalia Has Real Beef With Zeus. It’s Not Theoretical’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” The Disney+ adaptation of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” just took a major step away fro...
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January 21, 2026
‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Med’ and ‘P.D.’ Set Crossover Episodes on NBC in March
NBC has set a crossover event between the three series in its “One Chicago” franchise: “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med” and “Chicago P.D.” On March 4, the “One Chicago” series will air back-to-back ep...
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January 20, 2026
‘The Rip’ Debuts With 41.6 Million Views in Three Days on Netflix
“The Rip,” Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s new action movie, debuted with 41.6 million views in its first three days on Netflix. That marks the streamer’s biggest film opening since “Happy Gilmore 2” ...
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January 20, 2026
Karamo Brown Pulls Out of ‘Queer Eye’ Interviews Due to ‘Emotional Abuse’ and to ‘Protect’ Mental Health From ‘People Who Seek to Destroy It’
Karamo Brown, the resident culture expert on “Queer Eye,” pulled out of multiple cast interviews on Tuesday. According to his assistant, his absence was due to fears of bullying after feeling that ...
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January 16, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Says Donald Trump Can Take His Awards ‘If You Agree to Pull ICE Out of Minneapolis’
Jimmy Kimmel has an offer that he thinks President Donald Trump is “gonna find difficult to refuse.” Joking about Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s White House visit on Thursday, ...
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January 15, 2026
Taye Diggs Is Hollywood’s Newest Vertical Drama Star, Playing a Man Romancing His Best Friend’s Daughter in CandyJar Original (EXCLUSIVE)
Taye Diggs is entering the vertical drama space, a growing industry around content made to be watched on smartphones. CandyJar, which bills itself as the first microdrama streaming platform out of ...
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January 15, 2026
‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Premiere Hits 5.4 Million Viewers in Three Days, Up 200% From Last Year
“The Pitt” made a massive leap in audience size with its Season 2 premiere. Releasing on Jan. 8, the opening episode hit 5.4 million viewers over three days, marking a 200% increase from the series...
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