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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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Hollywood Flashback: When Ken Jennings First Won ‘Jeopardy!’

Ken Jennings was initially stumped by the national attention that his record-setting Jeopardy! run garnered 20 years ago. Now the Jeopardy! host, Jennings was a software developer at a health care staffing facility in Salt Lake City when he and his former college roommate drove to Los Angeles to audition for the long-running game show […]

John Bradley Hopes That ‘3 Body Problem’ Will Help Him Break Out of His ‘Game of Thrones’ “Character Bracket”

Before John Bradley was cast as the brash yet lovable Jack Rooney in David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo’s 3 Body Problem, the actor felt that he was limited in terms of the roles being offered to him after his turn as Samwell Tarly on Benioff and Weiss’ Game of Thrones. “I think that they realized […]

Netflix’s New Releases Coming in June 2024

A sexy comedy featuring man-of-the-moment Glen Powell posing as an undercover hitman, Jessica Alba kicking ass in an all-action revenge tale, the inimitable David Letterman interviewing a new round of guests, the continuing saga of Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, the return of a beloved fantasy series and the story of the most iconic franchise […]

Bill Maher Reacts to Donald Trump’s Guilty Verdict: “For He’s a Jolly Good Felon”

Bill Maher had quite a lot to say on his latest episode of Real Time about Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his criminal hush money trial. On Thursday, a New York jury found the former president guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Throughout the five weeks of testimony, the jury heard from […]

TV Premiere Dates 2024: The Complete Guide

Hundreds of TV series — new and old, scripted and not, on streaming, broadcast and cable outlets — will premiere in the next 12 months. As production ramped up in the final weeks 2023 following the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, pipelines started to get refilled, which could lead to a crush of premieres in […]

‘Ren Faire’ Review: HBO’s Three-Part Doc Is an Entertaining and Exhausting Chronicle of a Somewhat Silly Power Struggle

Lance Oppenheim ('Spermworld') documents the fight to take over the helm of the Texas Renaissance Festival.

Sony Shutters TriStar TV, Jennifer Turner Among Duo Leaving (Exclusive)

Sony Pictures Television is shuttering its TriStar TV banner. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that TriStar TV exec vp Jennifer Turner and senior vp development Nicole Norwood are leaving as the division is being folded into the larger Sony TV fold. No additional layoffs are expected to come as part of the move. Reps for […]

‘The Gilded Age’ Casting Directors Share What Makes Theater Stars “Pop” on the HBO Period Drama

While hosting the 39th Artios Awards in March, comedian Alex Edelman cracked a fitting joke about casting directors Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell. As Telsey recalls it, Edelman said, ” ‘You know how Bernie and Adam cast The Gilded Age, don’t you? They stand in front of Bar Centrale,’ which is a famous theater bar, ‘and […]

‘Shogun’ Stunt Coordinator Wanted “No Back Flips or Crazy Hollywood Ninja Stuff” in Fight Scenes

As a stunt performer with more than 300 credits to his name and three decades of stunt coordination experience, Lauro Chartrand-DelValle was the obvious choice to teach the cast of FX’s Shogun how to battle. Between an avalanche, shipwrecks and explosive battle training, the stunt coordinator’s scope of work was broad, but while the series itself […]

‘Clipped’ Review: Laurence Fishburne and Ed O’Neill Lead FX/Hulu’s Unwieldy Depiction of the Clippers/Donald Sterling Scandal

Get ready for fictionalized versions of Doc Rivers, V. Stiviano, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and more in the six-part limited series.

Jamie Lee Curtis on Keeping Her ‘The Bear’ Role a Secret: “None of Us Said a Word to Anyone”

It’s well known that Jamie Lee Curtis is a woman of many talents. The veteran star is an Oscar-winning actress, best-selling author, entrepreneur, producer, director and philanthropist. But she’s got another skill not found on her IMDb profile that came in clutch while guest starring on The Bear: Jamie Lee Curtis can keep a secret.  […]

‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Creators On Giving the Fandom What It Wants

The daunting task of adapting Bryan Lee O’Malley’s beloved graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, about a musician whose girlfriend battles his seven evil exes, into anime series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off fell to O’Malley and writer BenDavid Grabinski. In episode one, the pair immediately upend things. “We were talking about [how the […]

Charlie Brooker on Predicting the Future, ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 and His “USS Callister” Sequel

Charlie Brooker anticipates a lot of things. As the creator and writer of Black Mirror, his Emmy-winning sci-fi Netflix series has predicted everything from new Apple technology to the election of a certain U.S. president. With the season six episode “Joan Is Awful,” Brooker knew the AI-centered story would be timely. But even his dystopian […]