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“It’s my first love,” Jonathan Groff tells The Hollywood Reporter, on why he returned to Broadway so soon after winning his first Tony Award for Merrily We Roll Along last year.

Now, Groff has received his fourth Tony nomination for playing singer-actor Bobby Darin in the jukebox musical, Just in Time. He has previously been nominated for his work in Hamilton and Spring Awakening. But this time, the experience is “unlike anything” before, as he’s been involved with the project for the last eight years and has learned how to embody the moves and persona of the legendary singer.

And the Mindhunter star is having a lot of fun doing it. At the top of the show, he introduces himself to the crowd as himself, which was Groff’s idea, and even warns the crowd that he might spit on them while singing, poking fun at his saliva-based...

Horror Series Cancelled Despite 128 Million Views ( Photo Credit – Netflix )

Netflix once again pulled the plug on a show that many had already called its best horror offering. Archive 81, a gripping blend of found footage, and slow-burn mystery, seemed to have everything going for it, except a second season.

Despite racking up more than 128 million views in just over two weeks and momentarily becoming the platform’s most-watched show, it wasn’t enough to dodge what fans now call the ‘Mindhunter curse’.

Archive 81: A Story Buried in Tapes and Obsession

The story revolved around Dan Turner, played by Mamoudou Athie, an archivist tasked with restoring a strange collection of videotapes recorded in 1994. The tapes, captured by Melody Pendra, brought to life by Dina Shihabi, followed her investigation into the dark and secretive Visser Building.

Trending General Hospital: Will Josslyn’s Sabotage Of Emma Lead To Reignition Of Childhood Rivalry?...

With just ten days to go until we light the fuse one last time, Paramount has debuted over fifty awesome new stills and a stunning new poster from Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, offering one last look at Tom Cruise suiting up as Ethan Hunt for what is being described as his most personal and death-defying Mission yet.

In addition to the new photos that highlight much of the cast and some of the major stunts in the film, we also have a pair of stunning behind-the-scenes featurettes, and an amazing 1.90 trailer that previews the film in its IMAX-exclusive expanded aspect ratio.

Both featurettes spotlight Cruise's aerial acrobatics, so expect some major fireworks when we see the standout sequence finally realized on the biggest screens imaginable.

If you haven't already, remember to book your tickets now for the commercial-free IMAX Opening Day Fan Event on Thursday, May...

"Wherever I go, the wind follows. And the wind... smells like rain."

After dropping a first look photo earlier today, the first official teaser trailer for Spider-Noir has found its way online, offering a sensational sneak peek at the upcoming Nicolas Cage-fronted series that is set to arrive on our small screens in 2026.

The synopsis reads, "Spider-Noir is a live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir. Spider-Noir tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero."

As per the official press release, the series will be available to watch in black and white and in color. It will debut domestically on MGM+, then launch globally on Prime Video the following day in over 240 countries and territories.

The main star cast features...

Gone are the days when shows were allowed to run for at least 4-5 seasons, with each season having somewhere between 13-20 episodes, thereby giving the writers and directors a chance to improve and prove their worth. Shows coming out today get maybe 8 episodes, 10 if they’re lucky. And as soon as it’s aired, all at once or on a weekly basis, the cast and crew are told if they have been cancelled (which is very common), if they’ll be allowed to come back for one final season (it’s becoming common), or if they’ll get to stretch their premise until the audience loses interest (that’s rare). Of course, that last option is great because everyone stays employed. However, I don’t know which of the first 2 options is better. When you don’t get to go out on your own terms, like with Mindhunter or Iron Fist,...

With just weeks to go, the marketing campaign for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is starting to ramp up and Paramount has just shared an insane new featurette, spotlighting the film's high stakes underwater sequence that will be unlike anything you've ever seen on screen.

Teasing the sequence, star/producer Tom Cruise said, "From Legend in 1985 to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, I have been studying and filming underwater sequences for over 40 years. We have always tried to push our filmmaking to the next level… In this movie McQ and I saw an opportunity to create an underwater sequence unlike any other. We are excited to share it with you."

While the context of the scene remains mostly under wraps, it seems probable that this unprecedented moment will have something to do with the missing Sevastopol, which Ethan Hunt and his Imf team will be racing to locate...

"I have this recurring nightmare... I'm always running to you but I never get there in time. It's worth it just to see you every time." Ethos Releasing has unveiled their official trailer for an experimental indie film titled Dark My Light, an intriguing grainy neo-noir thriller of sorts from filmmaker Neal Dhand. This is debuting on VOD starting today to watch anytime - after premiering a few small festivals last year. Writer / director Neal Dhand's stunning new thriller stars Mindhunter's Albert Jones as Mitchell Morse, a troubled detective whose grip on reality is loosening every day. With his mental state quickly unraveling, along with a new partner assigned to help him foil a serial killer, and his marriage falling to pieces, Morse must find a way back to reality or risk losing everything in the process. Reviews say there's a clever sci-fi element in the story, too. The cast includes Keesha Sharp,...

With a few weeks to go, the first tracking data for Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is out and it seems as though his ace Imf agent Ethan Hunt is gearing up to go out with a bang.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, The Final Reckoning is currently looking at an opening in the $72 million to $88 million range, with box office pundits targeting a $80 million domestic launch over the course of the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, which would be a franchise-best, topping the $61.2 million three-day launch for Mission: Impossible - Fallout in 2018.

Meanwhile, Disney's Lilo & Stitch is expected to open around $120 million over the four-day holiday, with projections expecting something in the $110 million to $130 million range, so based on these early estimates, it seems like we're in for one of the biggest movie weekends since 2023's Barbenheimer.

If the tracking holds, and if buzz continues...

Exclusive: How is this for continuity — as the last of the current series created/co-created by Greg Berlanti, You, is topping Netflix’s charts with its just-released final season, he is readying his next series — next three, that is, including Stillwater, which has been picked up by Amazon. Focusing on development and returning to writing over the past several months, Berlanti has set up the three high-profile new projects — all co-written by him — through Berlanti Prods. and Warner Bros. Television, where the company is based.

In a bidding war, Amazon has landed mind-bending horror thriller Stillwater, based on the Skybound comic book series by Chip Zdarsky and Ramon K. Perez, with a series order. Berlanti and Carly Wray (Watchmen) are adapting, with Skybound Entertainment (The Walking Dead) producing.

Hulu had bought spec script Foster Dade, written by Berlanti and Bash Doran (Life After Life), which is being fast-tracked for a pilot order,...

Tickets for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning are now on sale, and to mark the occasion, Paramount Pictures has released two new featurettes, a pair of new stills and an awesome batch of new posters from the upcoming Tom Cruise blockbuster.

Speaking with Fandango, Cruise shared his excitement for audiences to finally get a chance to see the movie, which he's been working on for the better part of five years now.

"I can't wait for them to see the whole thing. I mean, the level of filmmaking across the board from our entire cast and crew and Christopher McQuarrie - what he's accomplished with this film, I just think it's exceptional. There's things you're going to see that have just never been done before and the emotional journey of the movie is... I just can't wait. I mean, there's so many things that it's just very, very rich filmmaking,...

Tickets for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning are now on sale, and to mark the occasion, Paramount Pictures has released two new featurettes, a pair of new stills and an awesome batch of new posters from the upcoming Tom Cruise blockbuster.

Speaking with Fandango, Cruise shared his excitement for audiences to finally get a chance to see the movie, which he's been working on for the better part of five years now.

"I can't wait for them to see the whole thing. I mean, the level of filmmaking across the board from our entire cast and crew and Christopher McQuarrie - what he's accomplished with this film, I just think it's exceptional. There's things you're going to see that have just never been done before and the emotional journey of the movie is... I just can't wait. I mean, there's so many things that it's just very, very rich filmmaking,...

Cancelling Mindhunter is still one of Netflix’s biggest unforgivable mistakes, but that’s a conversation for another day. We tuned into the show because not only was it chilling and intriguing, but also because the chemistry between Jonathan Groff’s Holden and Holt McCallany’s Bill was electric.

Their wide-eyed intensity and stoic pragmatism were the show’s greatest strengths. But you’d be happy to know that even behind the scenes, McCallany had the same respect and admiration for Groff. So let’s deep dive into his character and the surprising self-doubt about the off-screen relationship with his co-star.

Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff’s unbreakable bond on Mindhunter Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter | Credit: Netflix

When Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff joined forces to act in Mindhunter, where they interviewed serial killers, their rapport felt authentic. The former, being a seasoned actor, was immediately struck...

Paramount has announced today that they are hosting an IMAX Opening Day Fan Event for their upcoming Tom Cruise blockbuster Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on Thursday, May 22 at 2 Pm (local time)!

Attendees will also receive a 14x20 dual-sided exclusive collector's print.

They also implore fans to arrive early because these screenings will have No trailers or commercials attached - I repeat, No trailers or ads - meaning as soon as it hits 2 Pm, the movie will start and you'll be in for the most action-packed thrillride of the year!

Tickets for the exclusive IMAX event will go on sale this coming Sunday, April 27th at 6 Am Pst / 9 Am Est.

They can be purchased at www.imax.com/missionimpossible, or at any exhibitor websites and mobile apps as well as third party ticketing platforms like Fandango or participating IMAX box offices.

If you can't make the IMAX Opening Day Fan Event,...

Nicole Scherzinger is famous for giving any thing she is doing everything she has got. While the 47-year-old shot to fame with the R&b pop group, Pussycat Dolls, she has embarked on new paths ever since. Making a shift to Broadway was a rather transformative part of that plan.

What made the transition possible was her incomparable commitment to her endeavors. And that is one trait that has made her a revered figure amongst fans. But behind a face that has never shied away from putting in the hard miles, there is a goofy character who has no dearth of Nsfw jokes.

Nicole Scherzinger finds the ‘perfect partner’ in Jonathan Groff Nicole Scherzinger leaves no stone unturned in whatever she does || Image by Joel Telling, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nicole Scherzinger is one character who never shies away from speaking her heart out. That also means...

This Memorial Day, get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as Ethan Hunt and his elite team of Imf agents defy the odds yet again to save the world from the unprecedented apocalyptic threat presented by The Entity.

Paramount has just released fifteen new character posters from the upcoming Christopher McQuarrie-directed blockbuster, offering an awesome new look at every major character from the upcoming blockbuster, including Tom Cruise ("Ethan Hunt"), Hayley Atwell ("Grace"), Ving Rhames ("Luther Stickell"), Simon Pegg ("Benji Dunn"), Esai Morales ("Gabriel"), Pom Klementieff ("Paris"), Henry Czerny ("Eugene Kittridge"), Nick Offerman ("Sydney"), Hannah Waddingham ("Regina"), Tramell Tillman ("Barnes"), Angela Bassett ("Erika Sloane"), Shea Whigham ("Briggs"), Greg Tarzan Davis ("Degas"), with Rolf Saxon ("William Donloe") and Lucy Tulugarjuk ("Inuk Elder").

The studio has also announced that tickets will officially go on sale this coming Monday, April 28, allowing fans to book their seats well in advance of the...

Paramount Pictures has released another amazing new behind-the-scenes featurette from Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, this time shifting the spotlight away from the stunts and onto one of the franchise's most breathtaking shooting locations: Svalbard, Norway!

If you're wondering what brings our heroes to the Arctic, well, it's probably safe to say it'll have something to do with the missing Sevastopol, which sank at the beginning of the previous film.

Dead Reckoning spoilers ahead, but, as we all know now, the completed key that Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) managed to swipe at the end of that film opens a chamber in the Sevastopol that contains the Entity's source code, allowing it to be destroyed or controlled.

The sub's location has remained a mystery until now, but, it looks like, in the two months between adventures, Hunt and company will have cracked its hidding spot in the Arctic Ocean.

How...

Exclusive: Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) and DJ Qualls (The New Guy) are set to topline 1780, a new historical thriller directed by Dustin Fairbanks (Warning Shot).

The film is set during the Revolutionary War, in the vast forests of Pennsylvania, where a wounded soldier finds refuge with a trapper and his young son. As British forces close in, they must navigate loyalty, survival, and the harsh realities of a world at war. Watch a first teaser at the link above.

The film is produced by Sds Pictures and Future Proof Films. Producers included DJ Dodd, Spero Stamboulis, and Spencer Folmar of American Talent Management, with Kimberly Olsen exec producing. Also starring R. Keith Harris (The Walking Dead), Pj Marshall (Mindhunter), and Vince Eisenson (Billions), the film is expected to be released later this year.

Spacey has only been seen in indies since sexual misconduct allegations were raised against...

In the world of "Mindhunter," the Btk Killer is still free. Dennis Rader, the man whose presence and crimes lurked around the edges of the show's two-season run, wasn't caught until 2005, and the second season of "Mindhunter" ended with a grim reminder of his continued serial murders. You can't really blame David Fincher for leaving his historical crime series open-ended; the show based on the book of the same name by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker is acclaimed by critics and audiences alike and has frequently been cited as one of the best Netflix originals ever made. It's also pretty darn close to flawless -- creepy and emotional, rich both visually and thematically, and home to some of the most fine-tuned TV performances in recent memory. So why the hell did it never come back for a third season?

The narrative surrounding the end of "Mindhunter" has (like the...

Plot: The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a savagely beautiful five-part series charting the life of Dorrigo Evans, through his passionate love affair with Amy Mulvaney, his time held captive in a Pow camp, and his later years spent as a revered surgeon and reluctant war hero. An intimate character study of a complex man, a compelling portrayal of the courage and cruelty of war, and an unforgettable love story that sustains one through the darkest of times.

Review: War is hell, and I do not think a film or television series has ever deviated from that sentiment. While the horrors of battle and conflict have been central to screen productions for a century, some filmmakers still manage to find new ways to give us a glimpse of what it is like for the enlisted who have served throughout history. Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Richard Flanagan,...

Paramount Pictures has shared a jaw-dropping new look at Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, offering a quick sneak peek at Tom Cruise's most dangerous stunt yet, as he hangs off the wing of a biplane at 8,000 feet, with winds of over 140 mph blasting!

This stunt, which will undoubtedly be this final installment's signature sequence. has been in the works for several years now, with Cruise ("Ethan Hunt") and director Christopher McQuarrie having meticulously shot it over the last two years. The duo actually first teased the plane sequence at CinemaCon 2023 ahead of the launch of that summer's Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning.

The previous installment received widespread critical acclaim and the follow-up is shaping up to bigger and better in every way, as Ethan Hunt and his elite team of Imf operatives race against the clock to stop The Entity once and for all.

In our Dead Reckoning review,...

Although It Ends With Us led to never-ending lawsuits and legal drama, the movie was a major commercial success for Wayfarer Studios and Sony. Now, Wayfarer's latest theatrical release, alongside Levantine Films and distributed by Blue Harbor Entertainment, is proving to be a critical hit.

A Nice Indian Boy has just received a Certified Fresh badge, Rotten Tomatoes confirmed. The LGBTQ+ rom-com premiered in early March at the South by Southwest festival, with a release recently on Apr. 4. Since then, the rom-com has enchanted both the critics and the audience, who gave it a near-perfect score, offering a rare agreement between both camps.

#ANiceIndianBoy is officially Certified Fresh! https://t.co/90e9XJv3M0pic.twitter.com/JuH2ThR8ME— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) April 13, 2025

A Nice Indian Boy follows Naveen, an Indian-American doctor, who brings his fiancé Jay, a white man adopted by Indian parents, to meet his traditional family.

Netflix has a problem. The streaming platform, which once almost completely dominated the market, has been feeling the pressure when it comes to creating original content. Recently, fans were shocked to hear the streaming giant won’t be bringing back some of its most beloved originals, including David Fincher’s Mindhunter. It appears that Netflix won’t think twice when it comes to axing great shows: if it happened to series like The Oa, anyone (except Stranger Things) could be next. That said, the idea of a revival of The Oa isn’t off the table, at least according to Jason Isaacs. It’s been six years since The Oa’s cancellation, and the wound still hurts for many fans who were left dumbfounded by Season 2’s shocking cliffhanger. To make things worse, series creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij had intended the show to last five seasons, leaving many...

Justin Kurzel’s “The Narrow Road to the Deep North,” the lushly lensed prestige series starring Jacob Elordi as an Australian war hero, has been licensed by Sony Pictures Television to Prime Video in the U.S.

Prime Video already had the series in a number of territories and will premiere it on April 18 in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Richard Flanagan, the Australian drama series was written by Shaun Grant.

The limited series is executive produced by Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner of Curio Pictures, a part of Sony Pictures Television, with executive producers Richard Flanagan, Shaun Grant, and Justin Kurzel. They are joined by producer Alex Taussig. Principal production funding is provided by Screen Australia, with assistance from the Nsw Government through Screen Nsw’s Made in Nsw and Pdv Funds.

Elordi stars as Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans,...

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When we say that Netflix has something for everyone, we do mean that because the horror sub-genre of serial killers has always been popular among audiences, making a good show on this topic is pretty hard. That’s why we had to scour through Netflix’s huge library of content to find the best of the best. So, here are the 10 best serial killer shows on Netflix you should watch right now.

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Marcella is a British Nordic noir crime thriller drama series created by Hans Rosenfeldt and Nicola Larder. The Netflix series follows Marcella Backland, a former police detective, as she returns to work to investigate a series of connected murders to find the killer. Marcella stars Anna Friel, Nicholas Pinnock, Ray Panthaki, Jack Doolan, Jamie Bamber, Nina Sosanya, Charlie Covell, Sophia Brown, Amanda Burton,...

If there's one thing that writer/director Kevin Williamson does well, it's creating lots of drama. From Dawson's Creek and The Vampire Diaries, to Scream and The Secret Circle, the prolific creator is well known for having a knack for bringing tension to the screen. He's at it again in his new series, The Waterfront, which sees Supergirl's Melissa Benoist and Mindhunter's Holt McCallany take point in the family drama, and we now have our first look at the new Netflix series which could just be the hit of the summer.

The images (seen below) come courtesy of Tudum, and showcase a little of what we can expect to see in The Waterfront, which is a generational tale set against the backdrop of North Carolina that was inspired by a true story. The images show not only Benoist and McCallany in action, but much of the supporting cast as well.

Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson is headed back to the waterfront in Netflix's new dark family drama The Waterfront, but this time, it's not an innocent creek in Capeside, Massachusetts where curious teens come of age. This time around, the Scream writer's bringing the drama to Havenport, North Carolina, where the Buckley family business has taken a turn for the illegal.

We won't have to wait long to watch the Buckley family drama unfold across eight deliciously binge-worthy episodes. Netflix has finally announced that the highly anticipated drama series makes its premiere on Thursday, June 19. It's the perfect indoor binge-watch escape for those hot summer days. While we have the release date, Netflix hasn't dropped a trailer just yet.

As we gear up for the summer premiere of one of the year's most exciting new Netflix shows, we're sharing all the details you need to know before tuning into The Waterfront in June,...

A new family is moving in to the Netflix neighborhood — and this one’s got secrets.

The streamer has set a Thursday, June 19 release date for The Waterfront, a new drama series from Kevin Williamson (Dawson’s Creek, The Vampire Diaries) about the Buckleys, a prominent North Carolina family who has ruled over their local fishing and restaurant scenes for decades.

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“But their fishing empire...

For fans of good old-fashioned dysfunctional families, a fresh drama is stirring up some troubled waters on June 19.

Written and executive produced by Kevin Williamson, The Waterfront is an upcoming series about the fictional Buckley family, starring Holt McCallany and Maria Bello. It also features Melissa Benoist and Jake Weary, along with Rafael L. Silva, Humberly González, Danielle Campbell, Brady Hepner, and guest star Topher Grace.

Inspired by true events and set against the backdrop of coastal North Carolina, The Waterfront explores family dynamics and the lengths people will go to when their legacy is on the line. “This is about a working man who’s trying to make a go of it for his family. They’ve pulled themselves up from nothing and they’ve...

The wait is over — kind of. The Emmy-winning animated anthology Love, Death + Robots is officially returning with its fourth volume, and Netflix has locked in the premiere date: May 15. The announcement comes with a sleek new teaser, teaser art, and first-look photos that tease what fans can expect from the next chapter of the mind-bending series. From executive producers Tim Miller and David Fincher, the show is once again bringing us animated stories that will push the boundaries both in terms of their ambitious narrative and their visual innovation — and we love it when those boundaries get pushed.

Presented as a mix of science fiction, horror, and pitch-black comedy, Love, Death + Robots Volume 4 features everything from dinosaur gladiators to messianic cats to string-puppet rock stars. Sounds pretty funky, but if you don't believe us, check out the teaser below for yourselves. Across its three previous volumes, Love, Death + Robots has earned 13 Emmy Awards,...

“Love, Death and Robots” Season 4 is officially returning to Netflix May 15 with ten short animated stories done in varying styles.

The official synopsis for this season reads: “Dinosaur gladiators, messianic cats, string-puppet rock stars, it can only be ‘Love, Death and Robots.’ The fourth volume, presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher, sees Jennifer Yuh Nelson return as supervising director for ten startling shorts showcasing the series’ signature, award-winning style of bleeding-edge animation, horror, sci-fi and humor. Buckle up.”

Since premiering in 2019, the series has gone on to win 13 Emmy Awards across 15 nominations. Most recently, it picked up its third straight nomination for best short form animated program — the same category the first two seasons won for. For Season 3’s “Jibaro,” Alberto Mielgo won the juried Emmy Award for best individual achievement in animation.

The show has also garnered high-profile voice actors over the years, including Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel McHale,...

During last night's Final Four games on CBS, Paramount Pictures announced that the brand new theatrical trailer for Tom Cruise's highly anticipated Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - which originally debuted at CinemaCon last week - will be released online Monday!

Whether it'll drop during the National Championship Game or earlier in the day remains to be seen, but we'd wager on the latter since that's generally when the studio tends to launch new footage. We'd then expect a TV spot to debut during the game, directing fans online to check out the full-length trailer.

Plot details remain under wraps, but we learned at CinemaCon that the film will pick up two months after the events of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) still seemingly on the run and presumably on the hunt for the sunken Sevastopol.

As per Deadline's footage description, here's some...

Con un guion escrito por el propio Tarantino y centrado en el personaje de Brad Pitt. © Sony Picures

¿La secuela más inesperada? No cabe duda. The Playlist ha anunciado que David Fincher dirigirá la continuación de la Érase una vez en Hollywood de Quentin Tarantino para Netflix, centrada en el personaje de Brad Pitt. Según informan, el guion estará escrito por el propio Tarantino, con planes de comenzar el rodaje en el verano de este año.

La película original, estrenada en 2019, fue todo un éxito, y Pitt se llevó el Oscar al Mejor Actor de Reparto por su interpretación como Cliff Booth, el doble de acción del actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) en el Hollywood de los 60.

Pitt y Fincher se reencuentran en este proyecto, una colaboración que ya dio frutos en títulos aclamados como Se7en, El club de la lucha y El curioso caso de Benjamin Button. Fincher,...

Between May 1972 and April 1973, Ed Kemper—also known as the Co-Ed Killer—slaughtered seven women and one teenage girl. This is after he murdered his grandparents in cold blood as a teenager. He’s been immortalized in media such as the Netflix series Mindhunter, and now director Chad Ferrin is telling a different side to his story in Dread’s latest release, Ed Kemper.

The new film follows the horrifying true story of Ed Kemper, a cunning and sadistic serial killer shaped by childhood abuse. His charming facade masks his grotesque obsession with murder, mutilation, and the ultimate act of revenge against the woman who scarred him most—his mother.

The new film delves not only into Kemper’s crimes, but also into his mother’s own struggles, as well as their antagonistic and abusive relationship.

In our exclusive clip from Ed Kemper, Kemper himself explains to the parole board...

Exclusive: Abigail Spencer (Suits), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter), and Lucas Till (MacGyver) have been tapped for supporting roles in Clean Hands, the true-life drama from writer-director Jake Allyn on which we were first to report last month.

The trio is set to star opposite previously announced leads Zach Braff and Esther McGregor, with production now underway.

Set in Hagerstown MD, a Baltimore suburb along the infamous “Heroin Highway,” Clean Hands explores the American drug crisis through the lens of a father-daughter duo caught on opposing sides of the law, based on the harrowing story of hero drug cop turned recovery advocate Kevin Simmers (Braff) and his daughter Brooke (McGregor).

Spencer will portray Kevin’s wife Dana, while McCallany will play Maryland Congressman David Trone and Lucas Till will play Sheriff’s Deputy Dormer.

Producers include Conor Allyn of Margate House Films, Brian Loschiavo of Riverside Entertainment, James Suttles and Jason Winn of WW / Sf Entertainment,...

In one of the biggest stories of the year, The Playlist has learned that David Fincher and Brad Pitt are set to reunite for a Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood sequel for Netflix, centered around Pitt's character Cliff Booth.

Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay, which evolved from his now-scrapped project The Movie Critic - a 1970s-set film that would've focused on a movie reviewer for a pornographic magazine, with Cliff Booth also featuring.

However, while writing, Tarantino became more and more fascinated with exploring Booth further, expanding his role in the story throughout the process and ultimately developing a different project entirely. He then showed the script to Pitt who was taken by the direction, and when Tarantino said he wasn't interested in helming this one, Pitt asked if he could find his own director.

Enter David Fincher, his director on Se7en, Fight Club, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Former James Bond star and Academy Award winner Rami Malek becomes the unlikeliest of action heroes in this month’s thriller, The Amateur. And the first reactions to the revenge spy movie have now emerged. While only a handful of early reviews are available currently, they tease an intriguing and unique action outing that could result in one of the best examples of the genre in years.

Directed by James Hawes and written by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli, The Amateur is based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Robert Littell and finds Rami Malek leading the way as a mild-mannered CIA cryptographer who goes vigilante and wages a one-man war after his wife is murdered. Alongside Malek, The Amateur boasts an all-star cast that includes Rachel Brosnahan (Superman), Caitríona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me by Your Name), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter), Julianne Nicholson (August: Osage County), Adrian Martinez (Focus), Danny Sapani,...

Plot: Murdered bounty hunter Hub Halloran is resurrected by the Devil to trap and send back demons that have escaped from the prison of Hell. By chasing down those demons with the help and hindrance of his estranged family, Hub learns how his own sins got his soul condemned — which pushes him to seek a second chance at life, love, and country music.

Review: There have been a lot of series over the years that have tried to combine horror and comedy. When you throw in the idea of a protagonist being enlisted to hunt down demons and send them back to Hell, you can count the 1998 Fox series Brimstone and the 2007 CW show Reaper amongst similar concepts. Even Ash vs. Evil Dead had a good balance of the genres, though it did lean more towards comedy, unlike the grim Brimstone. Striking the right amount of levity and chills can...

Jason Momoa's new historical epic series, Chief of War, has officially received its Apple TV+ release date.

Per Variety, the two-episode premiere is set to land on Apple TV+ on Aug. 1, with new episodes dropping weekly. Based on true events, Chief of War serves as a passion project for Momoa, who told the Associated Press in 2022 that the series was going to be his career "pinnacle" and that it was his "Dances With Wolves". Chief of War follows "warrior Ka’iana (Momoa) as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonization in the late 18th century." Momoa co-created the series alongside Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, who served as a writer on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Along with Momoa, Chief of War stars Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent), Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett), Te Ao o Hinepehinga (Head High), Cliff Curtis (Kaos), Moses Goods (Inhumans), Siua Ikale’o...

Though The Silence of the Lambs is a landmark film — the first horror film to win a Best Picture Oscar — the film also represents a seismic shift in policing, realistically depicting modern FBI investigatory methods. This movie was only possible due to the work of a pioneering FBI agent named John Douglas, who struggled to sort and classify the patterns and tendencies of convicted killers. The FBI team he joined, which became known as "profilers," ambitiously sought to predict which personalities were the most likely to commit heinous acts of violence. Culminating in what is possibly the creepiest road trip in history, Douglas picked the brain of every scumbag in prison, helping shape such fictional sociopaths as Hannibal Lecter and Buffalo Bill.

Agent Douglas devised the system alongside fellow Behavioral Science Unit agent Robert Ressler in the mid-'70s at FBI HQ in Quantico, Virginia. Their research would build a...

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Happy Face is a true crime drama series created by Jennifer Cacicio. Based on the 2018 podcast of the same name by Meissa Moore and Moore’s 2009 autobiography Shattered Silence, the Paramount+ series follows Melissa Jesperson-Moore, who discovered that her father is the notorious serial killer Happy Face Killer at the age of 15. Now, she is contacted by her father, who promises to tell her about his unknown victims. Happy Face stars Annaleigh Ashford, James Wolk, Dennis Quaid, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne, and Benjamin Mackey. So, if you loved the psychologically thrilling mysteries, intense story, and compelling characters in Happy Face, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mindhunter is a psychological crime thriller drama series created by Joe Penhall. Based on the 1995 true-crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite...

Even though Netflix was on the edge of glory at the time, co-founder Reed Hastings doubted how well his partner Ted Sarandos could deal his hand for series “House of Cards.”

Hastings recalled to Variety how Sarandos was determined to rival HBO with prestige TV, and start producing original series beginning with auteur David Fincher’s “House of Cards.” The series, which debuted in 2013 on Netflix, was in the midst of a bidding war due to the high profile talent attached: Fincher was producing and directing the first two episodes, with Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright leading the remake of the BBC miniseries. To land the show as a tentpole series, Sarandos had to swing big — something that Hastings was hesitant to agree with.

Sarandos told Fincher that Netflix would commit to spending $100 million on the series and greenlight it for two seasons before a pilot had even been shot.

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The following contains major spoilers from Happy Face Episodes 1 & 2, "The Confession" & "Killing Shame," now streaming on Paramount+. It also contains discussion of violence.

Happy Face is unlike any other "based on a true story" crime drama. The Paramount+ series -- inspired by the life story of Melissa G. Moore, as well as her Happy Face podcast and her memoir Shattered Silence -- is about a serial killer, but it's not centered on him. Instead, the show opts to tell the tale of the Happy Face Killer through the perspective of his daughter, and to talk about everything surrounding his heinous acts of violence.

The eight-episode series is a fictionalization of the story of Keith Hunter Jesperson, but it's Keith's daughter Melissa who is front and center.

If you’re like me, one of the most fascinating parts of true crime stories isn’t the crime or the perpetrators but who gets carried along in their mess.

The odds of me being a master criminal are pretty low. The odds of me being victimized or traumatized by being close to a criminal through no doing of my own are pretty high — astronomical, as I’ve already been there.

True Crime shows like Dateline and Death by Fame (two of my favorites) use friend, family, and victim accounts to build a crime narrative, so we know the interest in exploring those people exists. Happy Face is the first scripted series to dig in deep.

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If you’ve read reviews, you’ll see that other critics aren’t keen on Happy Face. They consider it pulled in two diametrically opposed directions, often getting mired in what...

Following a roaring debut at Sundance earlier this year, Neon has released the official trailer for Together, revealing a first look at the upcoming body horror film starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie.

While plot details remain scarce, the synopsis reads, "Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh."

Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks (The Wizards of Aus) makes his feature directorial debut with the film, which has received widespread critical acclaim and currently boasts a perfect 100% certification on review aggregator RottenTomatoes.

In a statement, he said, "I’ve been with my partner for over 15 years and, having met at ‘schoolies’ (a tragic Australian equivalent of Spring Break...

There’s just something about crime dramas that keeps us hooked. Maybe it’s the adrenaline rush of an unsolved mystery, the way the tension builds between characters, or simply our natural curiosity to dig into things best left alone. Whatever the reason, no matter how dark or twisted the plot gets, we’re all in—trying to crack the case before the detectives on screen do.

With true crime reports dominating the news on a daily basis, the genre has never seemed more demanding. And currently, one show that is captivating everyone’s attention is Adolescence on Netflix. This gripping crime drama doesn’t hold back; it pulls viewers in with a web of secrets, lies, and some jaw-dropping twists.

The series isn’t a direct dramatization of real events per se. Yet its creator, Stephen Graham, has drawn some inspiration from real-life true crimes, so the show itself feels really disturbingly real.

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Sharp Objects is a psychological mystery thriller drama series created by Marti Noxon. Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn, the HBO series follows Camille Preaker, an emotionally troubled investigative reporter who just got out of a psychiatric hospital. Camille travels to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the murder of two young girls, but she soon finds herself confronting her own childhood trauma. Sharp Objects stars Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Matt Craven, Henry Czerny, Taylor John Smith, Madison Davenport, and Sydney Sweeney. So, if you loved the intense psychological story, thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Sharp Objects, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Top of the Lake is a mystery...

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Hannibal is a psychological crime thriller drama series created by Bryan Fuller. Based on the Hannibal novels by Thomas Harris, the NBC series follows FBI special investigator Will Graham, who has an exceptional talent for getting into the minds of the killers, which takes a heavy toll on his psyche. To get psychological treatment, he frequently consults forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, but what Will doesn’t know is that Hannibal is a notorious serial killer. Hannibal stars Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Laurence Fishburne, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, and Gillian Anderson. So, if you loved the dark psychological stories, thrilling mysteries, and compelling characters in Hannibal, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mindhunter is a psychological crime thriller drama series created by Joe Penhall. Based on...

Alan Ritchson became a household name and the face of a rip-roaring franchise when he began portraying the silent-and-lethal titular character in the 2022 action crime sensation Reacher, an adaptation of the popular Lee Child novels that focuses on the perpetually wandering former U.S. Army military policeman as trouble seems to follow him everywhere he goes. The self-proclaimed hobo becomes caught up in one dangerous conspiracy after the next, defending the innocent and using his brute strength and extensive knowledge to take down one nefarious foe after the next.

Both a critical and commercial knockout with an action-packed third season currently airing, Reacher has completely captivated audiences all across the world with Ritchson's phenomenal performances, gripping storylines, and colorful supporting characters. In October 2024, a spin-off starring Reacher's fiercely loyal best friend Frances Neagley was officially announced to be in the works at the streaming service, with Maria Sten set to headline the highly-buzzed-about companion series.

Movies have always had a way of connecting people and communities, as well as challenging the typical norms of society. While everyone loves a classic rom-com, things go up a notch when a movie tries to break barriers by telling stories that, in one way or another, push against societal taboos, especially when it comes to love, acceptance, and identity.

Roshan Sethi’s A Nice Indian Boy is such a movie that promises to bring a refreshing take on romance by exploring a same-sex relationship, that too with a mix of traditional Indian family values. With changing times, more and more filmmakers have embraced such storylines.

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And if the buzz for A Nice Indian Boy is to be believed, it will not just bring a creative story out in the open...

Anyone else feeling the tension in the room? The red Netflix icon on TV usually evokes joy and excitement, but at this point, it is the opposite. Netflix’s actions are straight-up unhinged and not in a great way. Over the years, the dominating streaming platform has delivered some of the best original movies and series and bestowed subscribers with a myriad of masterpieces in different genres.

However, Netflix has acquired a bad reputation since the platform has started to cancel beloved series like it’s nothing. Anne with an E, Shadow and Bone, Mindhunter — the painful list goes on and on and on. Sure, sometimes a show simply doesn’t do well, and the interest of the viewership is lost, but how does one justify canceling a series that was enjoyed by many and was one of the most anticipated shows of 2025? Leave it to Netflix to come up with reasons.