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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)

Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, lots of emails and countless Excel spreadsheets, three THR TV critics joined forces to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest shows since 2000.

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‘The Chosen’ Reveals Official Season 4 Streaming Date: “The Wait Is Finally Over”

At last, The Chosen season four has a streaming date. The biblical drama series that’s become a global sensation will begin releasing its fourth season Sunday, June 2, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report. Initially, the drama will be exclusively available on its own The Chosen app, with additional streaming and broadcast options being announced […]

Slaying of ‘General Hospital’ Star Johnny Wactor: Family Launches GoFundMe as Police Seek Tips

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched in support of the family of Johnny Wactor, the former General Hospital star fatally shot Saturday in downtown Los Angeles by a masked assailant as they attempted to steal his car’s catalytic converter. The GoFundMe page was set up by Michaelle Kind, Wactor’s godmother, and was endorsed by his […]

‘The Bear’ Season 3 Trailer: New Restaurant, Same Stresses in the Kitchen

Season one of The Bear was about the stress of trying to save a financially ailing neighborhood restaurant, and season two captured the pressure of conceiving and opening a new — and very different — restaurant on a tight timeline. Season three of the Emmy-winning, FX-produced Hulu series will follow Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and the […]

Mariska Hargitay, Peter Morgan and Lulu Wang Tapped for Gotham TV Awards Tributes

Mariska Hargitay, Peter Morgan and Lulu Wang are set to be honored at the inaugural Gotham TV Awards ceremony on June 4. Hargitay will receive the Anniversary Tribute for her work on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hargitay has played Captain Olivia Benson in more than 550 episodes. In addition to honoring Hargitay’s career, […]

TV Viewers Are Aging. These Shows Bring In the Oldest Audiences

For decades, TV shows lived and died by their ratings among adults 18-49, the demographic sweet spot for advertisers to reach a wide swath of potential customers with money to spend but without the lifelong habits about how to spend it. That’s not really the case anymore as an emphasis on engagement and reach in […]

‘The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson’ Doc: “People Are Actually Going to Hear Her Voice”

In introductory behind-the-scenes footage, Lifetime’s four-part docuseries The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson sees a producer instructing interview subjects to use specific names when referencing individuals. Nicole Brown Simpson’s older sister, Denise Brown, replies, “There’s only one name I don’t want to say, if you don’t mind — ever.” That name is O.J. […]

‘Geek Girl’ Review: Emily Carey Shines in Netflix’s Wholesome YA Fashion Comedy

The 'House of the Dragon' star plays a self-described 'geek' who becomes a modeling sensation in this adaptation of Holly Smale's series of novels.

How ‘The Chosen’ Creator Turned the Bible Into Binge TV: “This Is Such a Dangerous Show”

“It was, by every objective measure, one of the most devastating days of my life,” Dallas Jenkins recalls. The Midwest-born director and son of a best-selling author of Christian novels had for years struggled to build a Hollywood career and had finally landed his big break: directing a movie for Get Out producer Jason Blum, […]

Malala Yousafzai Is Head-to-Toe Cowgirl in First Look at Her Cameo in Peacock’s ‘We Are Lady Parts’

First-look photos of Malala Yousafzai’s cameo in the second season of We Are Lady Parts, launching on Peacock in the U.S. and on Channel 4 in the U.K. on Thursday, May 30, have been released and feature her in fringed western wear. Early glimpses of her season 2 appearance also show the youngest Nobel Peace […]

‘Tracker,’ ‘Bluey’ and a Big Scripted Deficit: Hidden Numbers of the 2023-24 TV Season

It was the season of TV that wasn’t actually a full season for a host of shows. It was a season when an Australian blue heeler became the biggest thing in streaming, when women’s sports (basketball in particular) took a big leap, when Jon Stewart got back behind a desk, and when the NFL ruled […]

“F*** This, Let’s Just Talk About It”: Jodie Foster, Jennifer Aniston, Sofía Vergara Let Loose on THR’s Drama Actress Roundtable

“I don’t know if anybody told you, but none of us knows what we’re doing,” announces two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster halfway through the Drama Actress Emmy Roundtable. She’s surrounded by two more Oscar winners — Expats’ Nicole Kidman and Lessons in Chemistry’s Brie Larson — who nod in agreement. The True Detective star continues, […]

BBC to Review Representation of “Different Groups and Communities” Across Its Content

The BBC board has unveiled a review into how accurately and authentically the public broadcaster represents different groups and communities across the U.K. amid its drive for diversity, inclusion and representation beyond the country’s biggest cities. Chaired and authored by former BAFTA chair Anne Morrison and independent media consultant Chris Banatvala, the review, unveiled on Tuesday, […]

Elizabeth MacRae, Actress in ‘Gomer Pyle: USMC’ and ‘The Conversation,’ Dies at 88

Elizabeth MacRae, who played girlfriends of Gomer Pyle and Festus Haggen on television and a woman who seduces Gene Hackman’s surveillance expert in The Conversation, has died. She was 88. MacRae died Monday in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she was raised, her family announced. MacRae showed up as Lou-Ann Poovie on 15 episodes of the […]