Long gone are the days when cartoons were made just for kids. Thanks to early adapters like The Simpsons, Beavis and Butt-Head, and South Park, the market for adult-oriented animated programs has been wide open for quite some time, with current favorites like Family Guy,Rick and Morty, Bob’s Burgers, and more broadening the scope of
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Remember that sinking feeling in your gut when the Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 cliffhanger left you wondering what the heck was even happening in Gilead and whether June (Elisabeth Moss) was free or still hopelessly trapped inside her dystopian world? Expect to feel that again very soon when The Handmaid’s Tale closes the door on
Like comedy or horror, “thriller” is a genre of entertainment that’s meant to provoke a physical response in the viewer: In this case, stress. A great thriller will raise your blood pressure and make you forget to breathe. In the same way you watch a horror movie to feel controlled fear, you watch a thriller
To better prepare for his role as young Tony Soprano in the upcoming Sopranos prequel movie Newark, Michael Gandolfini went back to the place where it all ended: the iconic booth at the Bloomfield, New Jersey, diner Holsten’s that was the setting for The Sopranos‘ enigmatic final scene. People shared a photo of the younger
[embedded content] Another of John Green‘s beloved novels is coming to a screen near you, but this time, the story will unfold over eight bingeable episodes on Hulu, so you can cry in the safety of your own home instead of in a theater in front of dozens of strangers. Hulu‘s take on Looking for
The Jane the Novela pilot currently in development at The CW will feature a familiar face from the Jane the Virgin family. Ivonne Coll, who plays Alba on the flagship series, is heading to the spin-off in a completely new role. According to Deadline, Coll will be playing Camilla, the adoptive mother of the first
Each week, TV Guide is recapping CBS’s Love Island USA — the U.S. take on the U.K. reality show phenomenon. Join us as we break down all the drama between these sexy humans who “packed more abs than shirts” for Fiji, and check back every night for the latest updates. MONDAY Congratulations! You made it
One of the most pure domestic traditions is gathering the kids around the television for family movie night… until things on screen get very unpure. We all have stories of awkward situations from our childhoods where we were trapped in a room with our parents while watching a show or movie where people were doin’
[embedded content] Welcome the newest creepy Whisperer, everyone! AMC has revealed the first images of Thora Birch as Gamma in The Walking Dead Season 10, and, yes, one of them shows her draped in a nasty skin suit like the rest of Alpha’s (Samantha Morton) crew. The Walking Dead Season 10: Everything We Know So
[embedded content] Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 2 finds its way to Netflix in April, and even though it’s the start of spring, fans should get ready for things to get dark! The trailer, which dropped on Monday morning, shows Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) starting to take a much keener interest in the dark arts than
[embedded content] Any good book fan will tell you that a healthy case of nerves when TV or film tries to adapt your favorite series is normal, but the anxiety is perhaps heightened when it comes to HBO and BBC’s His Dark Materials given the widely disliked 2007 film adaptation that still lingers in fans’
And so it begins! Another March Madness, sure to be full of incredible college basketball, is upon us. It will inspire lots of frayed nerves, some insane face painting, and of course, completion of those brackets in hopes of winning bragging rights… or that office pool. This year’s NCAA tournament bracket will be revealed on
The 100 finally delivered Echo’s (Tasya Teles) long-awaited backstory, and though we shouldn’t be surprised at how dark and traumatic it turned out to be, we’re still seriously hurting for the poor girl. In an episode that was already full of emotion thanks to the ongoing sibling conflict between Bellamy (Bob Morley) and Octavia (Marie
For one night only, Riverdale is going to put aside some of the teen angst and gangster warfare. Wednesday’s episode is an evening of music and fun, and we can only cross our fingers that this year’s musical has a much happier ending than last year’s murderous event (RIP Midge). To get you in the
[embedded content] [Warning: The following contains spoilers for Veronica Mars Season 4. Read at your own risk!] So you’ve watched Season 4 of Veronica Mars. You’re probably feeling a lot of emotions right now. You might be angry. You might be sad. Or you might just be numb by this point. All of these feelings
Showrunners cast their favorite actors in new projects all the time, so it’s no real surprise that Lauren Graham could show up in Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino‘s current project, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. However, Graham has a very specific role she wants to play in the Emmy-winning comedy series. “Lauren made a request, and
[embedded content] Clarke (Eliza Taylor) may finally be out of danger of losing her body to Josephine, but the rest of our heroes still left in Sanctum are in grave peril when The 100 returns this week. After so many dead Primes and a near mass-execution, Clarke, Bellamy (Bob Morley), Octavia (Marie Avgeropoulos), and Gabriel
[embedded content] If you want to know the “what” and the “how” of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ $10 billion startup scam, HBO’s new documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley has answers for you. But the “why” is frustratingly inconclusive. Which is a problem, because that’s the most interesting part. If you’re unfamiliar
[embedded content] A.J. Bauer is visiting assistant professor of media, culture, and communication at NYU and co-editor of News on the Right. Reece Peck is assistant professor of media culture at College of Staten Island (CUNY) and author of Fox Populism. Each week, they’ll recap the new Showtime limited series The Loudest Voice. When second-wave
In Starz‘s new coming-of-age comedy Now Apocalypse, Avan Jogia stars as Ulysses, an aimless millennial just trying to figure out his life in Los Angeles — and, oh yeah, maybe save the world from an alien invasion. When Uly begins having weird premonitions of predatory reptilians, he isn’t sure if he’s destined for something greater
[embedded content] DC Universe unveiled the first full-length trailer for its upcoming animated series, Harley Quinn during the streaming service’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday night, and it feels just like watching Batman: The Animated Series— except with profanity. Kaley Cuoco is the voice of Joker’s (Alan Tudyk) main girl in the new
[embedded content] Many figured after the success of Black Panther that Danai Gurira‘s time on The Walking Deadwould be limited. The actress confirmed the rumors that she was departing after Season 10 during the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel in Hall H on Friday afternoon, delivering an emotional goodbye speech and getting a standing ovation
The 100 may not have had its own panel at San Diego Comic-Con this summer, but that didn’t stop some of the cast from hitting the con and making a splash! Series stars Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, and Richard Harmon stopped by TV Guide’s Comic-Con suite on Friday, and the results were too cute for
[embedded content] The first full-length trailer for HBO’s TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials gave us a more detailed look at its fantastical world. But perhaps most importantly, it gave us a little peek into the relationship between Lyra (Dafne Keen) and the story’s major antagonist, Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson). In the trailer,
[embedded content] In an era when victims of sexual violence are still so often subjected to doubt and miscarriage of justice in the legal system, Netflix’s Unbelievable, a miniseries based on the true story of a teenager accused of lying about being raped, is unfortunately very timely. The trailer for the series, released Thursday, offers
Game of Thrones fans hoping co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were ready to answer for some of the more divisive twists from the show’s final season will have to wait a little bit longer. Despite being initially scheduled to appear on the Game of Thrones cast reunion panel at Comic-Con in San Diego on
Welcome back to the villa! For those of you who were watching another reality show on Monday night, here’s what you missed. If you’ll remember from last week, we were just saying goodbye to Michael. Don’t feel too bad — the islanders sure don’t, because they’re all coupled up now and happy. Okay, I spoke
[embedded content] Apparently, nothing brings together a pair of rival network late-night hosts quite like The NeverEnding Story‘s theme song. On Monday night’s episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show‘s Stephen Colbert teamed up to recreate that musical scene from Stranger Things 3, and the two put Dusty-bun (Gaten Matarazzo) and
Welcome to Episode 6 of Big Brother Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Tyler Crispen, America’s Favorite Player from Big Brother 20, joins BB superfans Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli to talk about his life after the show, his showmance with Angela Rummans, and his thirst-inducing return to the Big
[embedded content] A.J. Bauer is visiting assistant professor of media, culture, and communication at NYU and co-editor of News on the Right. Reece Peck is assistant professor of media culture at College of Staten Island (CUNY) and author of Fox Populism. Each week, they’ll recap the new Showtime limited series The Loudest Voice. When last