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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN In one of those odd juxtapositions that come with the streaming age, a new Netflix drama about an FBI agent in the White House, “The Night Agent,” has a strong “24” vibe, while “Rabbit Hole,” a Paramount+ series thriller featuring the star of that show, Kiefer Sutherland, doesn’t. Netflix might

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Every tragedy now seems to warrant made-for-TV anniversary coverage, and so it is with “Waco: American Apocalypse,” a three-part Netflix docuseries detailing the 51-day standoff between federal law enforcement and cult leader David Koresh. What sets this project apart is its spare presentation and extraordinary access to unseen video, including

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN On a day when she received a big honor, Mindy Kaling paid tribute to someone who helped her get there. The actress and producer was on Tuesday awarded with a 2021 National Medal of the Arts by president Joe Biden at the White House, and in an Instagram post reflecting on

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Succession” plunges into its fourth and final season with trademark ferocity and a clear sense of purpose, in a world where high-stakes financial transactions and dysfunctional family dynamics go hand in hand. There’s no shortage of qualities to admire about the Emmy-winning show, but none more vital than the theme

By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like things were pretty interesting on the set of the 2000 film “Charlie’s Angels.” Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, who costarred in the film, shared some of their memories about working together on a recent episode of Barrymore’s daytime talk show. The pair got chummy as Barrymore knelt

By Lisa Respers France, CNN In honor of their 14th wedding anniversary, Emma Heming Willis reflected back on memories she has made with her husband, Bruce Willis. Heming Willis shared a video on Instagram that showed the couple renewing their vows in 2019, ten years after they first married on March 21, 2009. “On our

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Singer and actress Halle Bailey has found her voice. While Bailey is known for her velvety vocals as one half of sister singing duo Chloe x Halle, the star of Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” told CNN in an interview that “a lot of the time it can

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Keanu Reeves had his late co-star Lance Reddick on his mind and on his jacket lapel at Monday night’s premiere of “John Wick: Chapter 4.” Reeves, star of the blockbuster franchise, spoke with press about Reddick, who died suddenly last week from natural causes at age 60. “He was a beautiful,

By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN The trial over a 2016 skiing accident involving Gwyneth Paltrow began on Tuesday. The actress and businesswoman was present in the Park City, Utah, courtroom as a jury was seated and opening statements began in the case. Terry Sanderson, 76, has accused Paltrow of crashing into him

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Zach Braff says his new movie, “A Good Person,” was heavily inspired by his ex-girlfriend, actress Florence Pugh. “I’m just in awe of her talent and I said, ‘I wanna write this for Florence. What I’m writing is really gonna be challenging and she’s incredible,’” he told Entertainment Tonight while promoting

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård is on daddy duty. The “Big Little Lies” actor revealed the news to Entertainment Tonight Monday at the Season 4 premiere of HBO’s “Succession.” His girlfriend Tuva Novotny, who gave birth to their baby, was not at the event. It’s Skarsgård’s first child and Novotny’s second. Novotny,

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN A Florida jury convicted three men in the murder of rapper XXXTentacion on Monday. Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon Newsome were all found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery. XXXTentacion, who was 20, was shot and killed outside of a motorsports store in Broward County in June 2018. He

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bravo is making the most out of a cheating scandal in a mid-season teaser trailer for “Vanderpump Rules.” In case you missed it, viewers of the show have been deeply invested in what’s been termed “Scandoval” after it was revealed that cast members Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss had a

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The order is up for audiences who have been hungry for a “Good Burger” sequel. Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have confirmed that “Good Burger 2” is coming. The pair broke the news recently with an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” In the show’s opening, Fallon greets

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The stars came out for Adam Sandler’s big night. Sandler is the 2023 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which was awarded Sunday night at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, DC. Some of the actor’s famous friends — including Jennifer Aniston, Judd Apatow, Drew Barrymore,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN As Bruce Willis turned 68 on Sunday, his wife Emma Heming marked the day with a candid message about caring for someone living with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). “I have started the morning by crying as you can see by my swollen eyes,” Heming said in a Reels posted to her verified

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN It’s hard to imagine anybody else who could fill the shoes of the sharp-tongued Siobhan “Shiv” Roy in HBO’s award-winning drama “Succession” other than actor Sarah Snook. “I read the pilot and went, ‘I want to watch this, but I don’t know if I want to be in it,’” Snook told

By Megan Thomas, CNN Actor Lance Reddick is being remembered by family and friends following his sudden death Friday at age 60. “Lance was taken from us far too soon,” Stephanie Reddick, the late actor’s widow, wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday. “Thank you for all your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Baby, let the games begin. Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” kicked off on Friday night in Glendale, Arizona during a three-hour show that ran through hits from every era of the Grammy-winner’s 17-year career. “Swifties,” as her fans are known, descended upon the city in full Swift-inspired costumes and the location itself

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nostalgia never gets old. There is something so comforting in looking back on memories of times past — the good ones, of course — and Hollywood knows this. That’s in large part why it continues to serve up reboots, and that leads us to this week’s newsletter. Something to sip

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Lance Reddick, an actor known for his performance as Cedric Daniels on “The Wire” and for his work in the “John Wick” franchise, has died, according to his representative, Mia Hansen. He was 60. Hansen said Reddick passed away suddenly on Friday morning “from natural causes.” “Lance will be greatly missed,”

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The Cure frontman Robert Smith took on Ticketmaster and he’s getting results. The lead singer of the new wave band said Ticketmaster will be giving partial refunds after some ticket buyers for his band’s US tour were charged more in service fees than for the cost of their seats. Smith took

By Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s baking news out of the UK. Alison Hammond has been announced as a new host of “The Great British Bake Off.” Hammond, a beloved presenter who last month co-hosted the BAFTA Film Awards, shared the news Friday on social media. “It’s Official!! It’s happening The Great British Bake off

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Wedding the irreverence of Adult Swim to the kinetic animation style of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” “Agent Elvis” is a psychedelic head trip that takes that old story about Elvis Presley’s fascination with the FBI and running (and jumping and kicking) with it. Produced with Priscilla Presley, it’s certainly weird,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The producers of “Swarm,” a new Amazon series co-created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, have issued a “Do not spoil” list that precludes detailing much about the show beyond the fact the seven episodes were shot in color. But there is a lot to be said about the limited

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Billie Eilish has made a surprise acting debut in an episode of Donald Glover‘s new thriller series, “Swarm.” The seven-part series, which arrived on Prime Video on Friday, stars Dominique Fishback as Dre, a tormented young woman whose obsession with pop star Ni’Jah takes a violent turn. The show, which explores

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Justin Bieber is all smiles these days. The superstar singer posted an Instastory with the words, “Wait for it.” The video shows Bieber fully smiling. That was something he had been unable to do last June, when he announced he was suffering from facial paralysis because of Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The frontman for The Cure is taking on Ticketmaster. The legendary New Wave band, set to head out on a North American tour, began selling tickets through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan sale on Wednesday. But fees that were added by Ticketmaster, in certain cases, totaled more than the cost of the actual

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ariana Madix returned to social media Wednesday to release a statement in the midst of a cheating scandal involving her now former boyfriend and a fellow cast member on “Vanderpump Rules.” Madix offered her first public comments since news broke regarding allegations that her long time boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, was

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “The Crown” will detail Prince William and Kate Middleton’s relationship origin.The Netflix series, currently filming Season 6, is set to recreate their first meeting at St Andrews school in Scotland in 2001. Ed McVey and Meg Bellamy play the royal couple. After William’s mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997, he went

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN It’s hard to keep serial killers down for long when it comes to movies and TV, especially when questions linger about the underlying case. “Boston Strangler” seems much cut from that “Zodiac” true-crime cloth, also placing the focus on an intrepid journalist, in this case at a newspaper that, notably,

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Luther” star Idris Elba is joining forces with Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu in a mission to champion representation and diverse storytelling in the global film and TV industry. The Golden Globe winner, who is of Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian descent, will be working with Abudu to develop emerging talent from

By Dan Heching, CNN Newly crowned Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan is thoroughly aware that success doesn’t come easy, and is open to ideas on how to make his good fortune last. In a new interview with Variety published on Wednesday, the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star mentioned how he doesn’t yet have his next

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer and songwriter behind R&B hits like “What You Won’t Do For Love” and “Open Your Eyes,” has died, according to a statement from his wife, Mary Caldwell. He was 71. “Bobby passed away here at home. I held him tight in my arms as he left

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN By now “Ted Lasso” has reached the formula stage, following a familiar game plan in kicking off its third and presumably final season. That’s not a knock on the Emmy-winning comedy as much as a tacit endorsement of wrapping things up, with the show and its trademark niceness having run

By Lianne Kolirin and Zoe Sottile, CNN Legendary rock guitarist Brian May has received a knighthood from Britain’s King Charles III. May, who was a founding member of the band Queen, will now be known as Sir Brian, following the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. The star received the title of Knight Bachelor

By Dan Heching, CNN Freddie Prinze Jr. says that his time on the set of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” — the 1997 slasher film that served as one of his first-ever jobs in Hollywood — was a “miserable” experience. The “She’s All That” star appeared in a video interview with TooFab published

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Three years into the pandemic, Tilda Swinton is ready to put Covid-19-related film set rules behind her. While appearing at a South By Southwest (SXSW) festival event in Austin, Texas on Monday, Swinton said that she was told she had “to wear a mask at all times” while in production on

By Alli Rosenbloom As Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis continues to relish her big win at Sunday’s Academy Awards, she’s making it a point to honor her family. Appearing on “Today” on Tuesday, Curtis told hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie that she will be referring to her Oscar statue using they/them pronouns “in support of

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Since reaching worldwide stardom as headstrong football team owner Rebecca Welton on “Ted Lasso,” Hannah Waddingham has been sought after for many different projects. But, she says, she’s willing to play Rebecca on the series until the end of time. Although the show garnered a whopping 20 Emmy nominations for Season

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Superman and Batman sounds like a pretty solid one-two punch, but the details of that combination somewhat undo the CW’s new Tuesday lineup, featuring the third season of “Superman & Lois” and a new Dark Knight-adjacent drama, “Gotham Knights.” Specifically, the former doesn’t fly as high this time out, while

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Avril Lavigne had quite the surprise on stage Monday. As the singer was introducing Canadian musician AP Dhillon during the Juno Awards in Edmonton, Canada, a topless streaker hit the stage, walking around until security was able escort the woman away. Lavigne twice told the streaker to “Get the f— off”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rachel Bilson is opening up about her sex life. Comedian Whitney Cummings joined “The O.C.” star for an episode of Bilson’s “Broad Ideas” podcast, during which Cummings talked about not being able to find satisfaction during sex while she was on birth control. “I have not had an orgasm from

By Erin Burnett and Mia Alberti, CNN Imprisoned Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny knows the CNN film about his life has won an Oscar, his daughter said Monday. “Yes I can confirm that he knows that he won an Oscar. It’s still crazy to say out loud, and I’m sure he is incredibly happy,” Dasha

By Brian Lowry, CNN Oscar ratings weathered a fungus-infected zombie invasion — in the form of the season finale of HBO’s hit drama “The Last of Us” — to post their second straight year-over-year improvement, regaining more of the audience lost as viewing plummeted during the pandemic. The 95th annual Academy Awards averaged 18.7 million