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10 of the Most Memorable Moms on Television

Carol Brady. Clair Huxtable. Sophia Petrillo. Marge Simpson. These are just a few of the most memorable TV moms from the past several decades. With Mother’s Day approaching on May 12, The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at 10 of the most…

Thursday, May 9

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‘Doctor Who’ Doctors: Every Actor Who Has Played the Part

The Guinness World Records once listed the BBC’s Doctor Who as the “most successful Science Fiction television series in the world,” and, in November 2023, the show turned an impressive 60 years old. Doctor Who originally ran from 1963 to…

Kaia Gerber on “Devastating” Finale of ‘Palm Royale’ and Where Her Empathy Lies

As Maxine Dellacorte (Kristen Wiig) tries her best to win the approval of the ladies she meets at the exclusive social club in Palm Royale, one of her most meaningful relationships comes in the form of a young nail technician-turned-friend…

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‘Doctor Who’ Boss Russell T Davies Talks Space Babies, The Beatles and Cameos Ahead of Disney+ Debut

Doctor Who is set to make its first-ever new-season release simultaneously worldwide when the beloved, long-running BBC series launches on Disney+ Friday. And the Whoniverse has been buzzing to see new star Ncuti Gatwa (Barbie, Sex…

Wednesday, May 8

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How Carol Burnett and Kristen Wiig Orchestrated Their Jaw-Dropping ‘Palm Royale’ Finale Reveals

After a series of unsavory encounters with the black sheep of their exclusive social club in Palm Royale, Leslie Bibb’s character Dinah told Maxine two episodes ago, “I cannot tell if you are a country bumpkin or the most ruthless woman in…

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Andy Cohen Finally Speaks Out on ‘Real Housewives’ Reckoning: “It’s Hurtful. But I Have No Regrets”

It’s a frigid Sunday afternoon in April, and Andy Cohen is perched on a park bench, ruminating about the ups and downs — but mostly the ups — of his nearly 3-decade-long career in broadcasting. Occasionally, a passerby walks past and…

Tuesday, May 7

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Jon Stewart Pops Up on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ During Night Off From ‘Daily Show’

For those who were wondering, “Where in the world is Jon Stewart?” when tuning in to Monday’s The Daily Show (which was hosted by correspondent Jordan Klepper), viewers only had to tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Stewart, who has been behind…

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Not Your Average Love Triangle: ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Team on “Bittersweet” Love Stories

Dead Boy Detectives star George Rexstrew is quick to describe his first in-person encounter with his co-stars ahead of filming the pilot: “Love at first sight.” Up to that point, interactions between the leads of the Netflix series that…

Friday, May 3

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‘We Were The Lucky Ones’ Showrunner Says Finale Was “One of the Biggest Challenges I’ve Ever Had”

As the first minutes of Hulu’s We Were The Lucky Ones‘ finale begin, things seem dire for the Kurc family: Halina (Joey King) is facing interrogation upon being arrested by German police, Mila (Hadas Yaron) is struggling to reconnect with…

Thursday, May 2

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How ‘The Jinx’ Landed Robert Durst Pal Nick Chavin for ‘Part Two’

In The Jinx — Part Two, John Lewin, the Los Angeles deputy district attorney investigating whether Robert Durst killed Susan Berman, recalls the moment he knew he might get a key witness to turn on his close friend. Nick

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‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Bosses Unpack Lingering Finale Questions and Muse About More ‘Sandman’ Cameos in Potential Season 2

For the better part of the last 30 years, the Dead Boy Detectives — Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) — have specialized in helping ghosts whose cases would otherwise go unsolved. But in reality, these two…

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‘Palm Royale’ Director Recalls Getting Kicked Out of Exclusive Palm Beach Club (Like Maxine) During Pre-Production: “I Felt Like Trash”

Tate Taylor might be the male version of Palm Royale’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons. The executive producer and director behind the Kristen Wiig-starring comedy had his own experience trying to get into an exclusive Palm Beach club during pre…

Wednesday, May 1

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Sandra Lee Is Back on TV — and Still Concerned About Your Grocery Bill

A Monday afternoon FaceTime with Sandra Lee quickly turns into a shopping intervention. Anybody who wants to lower their grocery bill, says the Semi-Homemade Cooking host, needs a Costco membership and an affinity for Trader Joe’s. When I…

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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon and Ron Funches Talk ‘Loot’ Romances, Bromances and Who’s a Real-Life Swiftie

Maya Rudolph’s Loot is as much about a woman coming into her own identity post-divorce as it is an office comedy, thanks to the characters at Molly Novak’s (Rudolph) charitable organization, The Wells Foundation. When Molly, the ex-wife of…

Tuesday, Apr 30

How ‘The Sympathizer’ Cast Represents a Portrait of the Modern Vietnamese Diaspora

Projects about the Vietnam War and its aftermath are so plentiful as to be practically their own genre, and they’ve starred a who’s who of Hollywood icons, including John Wayne, Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Robin Williams, Tom Cruise,…

Friday, Apr 26

Joey King Met Real-Life Daughter of Her ‘We Were The Lucky Ones’ Character

Joey King fell in love with her character from We Were The Lucky Ones quickly. Actually, it was before she even read the script. “When you’re dealing with true subject matter, it’s going to hit you a little bit harder,” she says. “You’re…

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‘Shogun’ Star Hiroyuki Sanada Delves Into Finale’s Deeper Message: “We Need the Hero Who Brings About Peace”

It’s easy to picture Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada gazing toward the horizon with a beatific sense of satisfaction over everything he has achieved with FX’s smash-hit miniseries Shōgun. His character, Lord Yoshii Toranaga, enjoys several…

Thursday, Apr 25

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John Oliver Confesses to “Sporadic Acts of Journalism”

In an alternate universe, there’s a John Oliver who renewed his Daily Show contract in 2013, stuck around to replace Jon Stewart and eventually burned out — like so many with a nightly telecast. Of course, that’s not what happened. The…

How Many Showrunners Does It Take to Write a Hit Comedy?

In 2009, Lucia Aniello decided it was time to introduce her two comedy crushes. She’d recently started dating Paul W. Downs, now her husband, whom she met in an Upright Citizens Brigade class, and struck up a budding friendship with Jen…

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‘Good Times’ Boss Defends Animated Reboot, Telling Viewers: “I Understand If This Is Jolting”

Netflix’s Good Times reboot has drawn ire from audiences and national organizations such as the NAACP for its perceived stereotypical depictions of African Americans since its trailer was first released on March 27. That same day, a Change…

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone Take a Ride on the Wild Side as TV’s Cringiest Couple

The Curse began with an actual curse, or at least the threat of one. When Nathan Fielder first moved from Canada to L.A. in 2009, a woman approached him on the street asking for a handout. He told her he had no money. She replied, “I curse…

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‘Shogun’ Is Over, But What About Season 2? Creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo Weigh In

Shōgun masterminds Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo read James Clavell’s novel cover to cover. Their social media intake around the series, however, has not been quite as comprehensive. “We live in Hawaii on the island of Maui with 70…

Tuesday, Apr 23

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Padma Lakshmi on Her Post-‘Top Chef’ Career Shift to Comedy: “I Want to Be the Funniest Person in the Room”

Padma Lakshmi’s post-Top Chef career may veer further into comedy, as the popular former host of the hit reality competition show shops around a comedy series script and continues to host her stand-up comedy night in Brooklyn. In a wide…

Monday, Apr 22

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Allison Janney and Leslie Bibb on ‘Palm Royale,’ Suffering Through Their 1960s Looks and Playing Wordle With Carol Burnett

Palm Royale with its meticulously matched period décor and costuming is a true immersion in late 1960s Palm Beach culture. But while watching the Apple TV+ series, one can’t help but see the connections between the topics that were…

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‘The Jinx’ Finally Explains Mystery of Robert Durst Arrest One Day Before TV Confession

For anyone who needed a refresher on The Jinx, the follow-up series to the 2015 true-crime phenomenon that led to the arrest of Robert Durst did just that with its first episode. Except it delved deeper — much deeper — when it took the…

Friday, Apr 19

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‘Sugar’ Star Anna Gunn on “True Gent” Colin Farrell, ‘Breaking Bad’ Reunions and Rian Johnson’s Unforgettable Gesture

It had been a minute since Anna Gunn felt the anticipation of an intriguing script hitting her inbox. Understandably, the incomparable writing she received for a combined decade on Deadwood and Breaking Bad set a high bar. But then the…

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‘Ghosts’ Star Rebecca Wisocky on the Surprising Reveal of Her Character’s Cause of Death

The premise of CBS’ hit comedy Ghosts is a notably ridiculous one: After a near-death experience, Sam (Rose McIver) can communicate with the spirits who haunt the country home she inherited from her great aunt — a group of specters

Thursday, Apr 18

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Tobias Menzies Reflects on ‘Manhunt’ Ahead of Finale Fate: “Democracy Is Fragile”

Tobias Menzies has already caught Abraham Lincoln’s assassin John Wilkes Booth going into the finale of Apple TV+’s Manhunt, which will sign off on Friday after seven episodes. But his character, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton,…

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How I Did It: Judith Regan Remembers the Day O.J. Simpson (Almost) Confessed

No one ever really gets away with murder. If O.J. Simpson had played football in the ’60s for Bay Shore High School and taken Harold Anderson’s humanities class, he would have known this. Mr. Anderson would have lovingly encouraged O.J. to…

‘The Jinx’ Filmmakers Revisit That Robert Durst Confession: “We Screamed”

“Killed them all, of course.” Those five words were spoken by Robert Durst when the New York real estate heir, who was still mic’d, walked to the bathroom after completing his interviews for the HBO true-crime docuseries The Jinx: The Life…