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Nine Perfect Strangers is a mystery thriller drama series created by David E. Kelley. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty, the Hulu series revolves around nine different people from different backgrounds as they gather at a wellness retreat being led by its Russian founder, Masha Dmitrichenko, who’s hiding a dark secret behind her comforting personality. Nine Perfect Strangers stars Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Asher Keddie, Samara Weaving, Melvin Gregg, Tiffany Boone, Manny Jacinto, Grace Van Patten, Zoe Terakes, Regina Hall, and Bobby Cannavale. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Nine Perfect Strangers, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Most fans of The White Lotus believe we’ll see Natasha Rothwell’s Belinda again. But if the character’s Season 3 exit sailing off into the Thai sunset with her son, Zion (Nicholas Duvernay), $5 million richer is the last we see of the spa manager, it’s a well-deserved happy ending for both the fan favorite and the actress who plays her.

Rothwell earned an Emmy nomination for the HBO series' first season, which ended with the death of Hawaii-based Belinda’s dream to open her own spa after investor Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) pulled out. Rothwell watched Sicily-set Season 2 as a fan, and knew that Tanya had died trying to escape a hit orchestrated by her husband, Greg (Jon Gries). When she binged creator Mike White’s scripts for Season 3, and read that Belinda’s exchange program was complicated by her recognizing resort restaurant patron "Gary" as Greg, Rothwell couldn't...

When Saturday Night Live throws punches, it’s usually all laughs—until someone actually gets hurt. This time, it’s Sex Education and Anxious People star Aimee Lou Wood who found herself getting attacked in the meanest way possible. During the recent sketch spoofing The White Lotus, comedian Sarah Sherman showed up with buck teeth while mimicking Wood’s character.

Now, while fans were quick to point out the insensitive jab, Aimee Lou Wood took things into her own hands and shared her response to SNL via Instagram Story. What followed was an apology from the NBC show and a bouquet from Sarah Sherman as a peace offering. Later on, Sherman appeared for an interview expressing her guilt, following this sketch.

Aimee Lou Wood expressed her disgust over Sarah Sherman’s SNL sketch

The English actress, Aimee Lou Wood might be known for her wit, charm, and impeccable performance in Sex Education and Anxious People,...

The water gun scene in The White Lotus season three was just as chaotic to film as it looked in the show, according to Leslie Bibb.

During a recent appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the actress, who played Kate in the Mike White-created series, explained why she thought “we’re all getting diarrhea” after filming the sequence with her costars Carrie Coon (Laurie) and Michelle Monaghan (Jaclyn).

The episode four scene saw the Bff trio get drenched by water guns as children were celebrating Thai New Year. While it started off fun, things quickly get intense and they’re seen running to find somewhere to hide.

“When we were there, [the festival] actually happened in real time and everyone’s like, ‘Let’s go!'” Bibb recalled of shooting the scene. “And I was like, ‘No, I want to experience’ — I was Daniel Day Lewis–ing it — I was like,...

Coming off the massive success of the third season of Mike White’s hit HBO series “The White Lotus,” British actress Aimee Lou Wood has nabbed a meaty role in a new hostage thriller, “Anxious People.” The drama will see her co-starring alongside Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie (“Those Who Wish Me Dead”).

“Anxious People” will be helmed by German filmmaker Marc Forster (“Monster’s Ball”) with a script penned by David Magee, who adapted the Fredrik Backman novel of the same name.

Continue reading ‘Anxious People’: Aimee Lou Wood Joins Angelina Jolie In Buzzy Holiday Hostage Flick Directed By Marc Forster at The Playlist.

Sarah Sherman never wanted to “hurt” Aimee Lou Wood’s “feelings” with Saturday Night Live’s viral “White Potus” sketch.

The SNL star addressed the backlash surrounding the sketch comedy show’s White Lotus spoof, which saw character’s from season three of Mike White’s hit drama shifted into President Donald Trump, his family and cabinet members. The bit particularly drew in backlash when Sherman portrayed Wood’s character Chelsea with a pair of fake teeth that appeared to mock her own.

“I fucking obviously never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings,” Sherman said during a Vanity Fair profile, published on Tuesday. “Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset. I feel terrible that anyone would feel bad.”

Sherman clarified that she “never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings,” and “was excited to play her because she’s so iconic [and] her character [Chelsea] is so iconic.

I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson has presented its titular creator and star to us in some of the most humiliating situations ever conceived. Characters he’s played have asked a restaurant server to intervene with a date he thinks is being too greedy with the toppings on a shared plate of nachos, tried to pull off a perm like an Irish setter’s ears, gotten disruptively dirty with questions on an “adult” ghost tour and of course, driven a hot dog-shaped car through a store window and loudly disclaimed responsibility — while wearing a hot dog costume.

If our era has a living avatar of social anxiety, Robinson is it. Now, with Friendship, Robinson is making his début as a feature-film headliner, and I have no higher compliment than to say he’s doing it in an extremely Tim Robinson way.

Robinson plays Craig Waterman. He has a wife,...

The following article contains spoilers for "The White Lotus" season 1.

Few television series released this decade have left as much of an impact as HBO's semi-anthology series, "The White Lotus." Created by Mike White, what began as a miniseries exploring the problematic lives of wealthy vacationers and the working-class staff at the titular hotel chain in the Hawaiian location has since blossomed into a continuous series, showcasing a different group of characters (with some carry-over from previous seasons) amidst a different White Lotus location.

The first season of "The White Lotus" was filmed in late 2020 in Hawaii under Covid-19 guidelines. Much of the production was held at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. The hotel was closed to film the season, giving the cast and crew their own bubble. Interestingly enough, Mike White had different plans for the location of what would become the first season of HBO's latest original hit series.

In season 3 of the supposed anthology series "The White Lotus" (which creator Mike White set in Thailand after visiting Hawai'i and Italy in the show's first two outings), audiences get to reconnect with Belinda Lindsey (played by Natasha Rothwell), a spa employee who first showed up in Maui back in season 1. Belinda visits the Thailand outpost of the fictional White Lotus chain to learn from the wellness staff there, largely because this location bills itself as being hyper-focused on wellness. However, she ends up getting a lot more than she bargained for.

I should rephrase that. Belinda ends up quite literally bargaining for $5 million dollars from her old acquaintance Greg Hunt (Jon Gries), whom she met back in Maui, so that she'll continue to keep his many, many secrets. While that's certainly not what Belinda thought would happen in Thailand, that's how everything shook out. So, does Rothwell think Belinda is evil now?...

It is safe to say that Jack Black is one of the most unique movie stars of the 21st century. Having appeared in films as early as the 1990s, as well as establishing himself as a comedic rock icon alongside Kyle Gass with their band Tenacious D, Black's rise to superstardom is particularly notable through his roles in family films. Whether it is through his voice work in animated films such as "Shark Tale, "Kung Fu Panda," and "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," or in live-action fair such as "Nacho Libre," "Goosebumps," the "Jumanji" films, and most recently, "A Minecraft Movie," Black has left his mark on the family film genre.

Along with his extensive work within family films, Jack Black remains a beloved comedic actor thanks to his roles in more mature material. "High Fidelity" served as a wonderful cinematic breakthrough for him, whereas his roles in "Shallow Hal,...

Bill Maher concluded another episode of his HBO talk show with another rant about everything wrong with Gen Z.

On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the comedian simultaneously got on his trusty old anti-woke high horse, accusing young people of aligning with terrorism, while also attempting to appeal to the youths with a reference to the same network’s The White Lotus.

“Talk to your children, and remind them you don’t really wanna live like your heroes in Hamas. All the shit you do all day, it was all made in America. Your smartphone, your Grubhub, your freedom to bitch about America, that’s all American stuff,” said Maher, adding: “Please! You couldn’t survive a week living in Intifada-ville. You’re like the girl from The White Lotus who was going to live in a Buddhist monastery and then lasted one night.”

He was referring to Sarah Catherine Hook‘s Piper Ratliff,...

Secrets are part of the game for anyone involved in Mike White’s “The White Lotus.” While each season has so far fixated on the mysterious, unidentified dead body at the beginning of every first episode, other major revelations have to be kept hush-hush. Natasha Rothwell, who plays an employee of the hotel chain in both season one and season three, knows the drill better than anyone. Not only did Rothwell get to return to “The White Lotus” for its escape to Thailand, but she got to send her beloved character Belinda off into a much more secure future.

Continue reading Natasha Rothwell Pitched Belinda’s Big Moment In ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 [Interview] at The Playlist.

No one ever expected The White Lotus to be the hit it has become within the past four years.

The show was a placeholder for HBO’s Sunday night, which was starved of content as the world still grappled with the new normal caused by the pandemic.

It was a hit right off the gate, and soon after, HBO asked for more.

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The White Lotus Season 3 takes viewers to Thailand as they follow yet another bunch of rich, entitled white people.

The show has reached various audiences thanks to the power of word of mouth and social media reactions.

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How does Tommy Hilfiger do summer? By whisking away the brand’s most notable fans to the sandy beaches of Soho House Canouan (dubbed “The Hilfiger Resort”) in the Caribbean for some sunshine, snorkeling…and to shoot Tommy’s new summer campaign. Appearing in the spread are a lot of familiar faces when it comes to the Hilfiger family, including Patrick Schwarzenegger, Madelyn Cline, and Lukas Gage.

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Warner Bros. Discovery had a mixed first quarter with beats on streaming subs and profit and an anticipated drop in revenue at the film studio, which has since turned around dramatically in Q2.

Global linear advertising sales dipped 11% with ongoing domestic audience declines offset in part by better trends in sports and international. Streaming ad revenue jumped 35% driven by an increase in ad-lite subscribers.

The company ended March with 122.3 million global streaming subscribers, an increase of 5.3 million globally vs Q4 as it rolls out into new markets, recently launching in Australia and Turkey among more than a dozen planned by year end for a presence in over 85 markets globally. Launches in the U.K. and Ireland, Italy and Germany are planned in early 2026.

Streaming posted $339 million profit with Max/HBO on a roll led by Mike White’s The White Lotus, medical drama The Pitt, and video game-based megahit The Last Of Us.

In a promo for this week’s “Saturday Night Live” featuring Walton Goggins as host, the “White Lotus” star tries to guess who will be killed in the season finale — no matter how many times Marcello Hernández tries to tell him it’s not that kind of show.

“I’m super curious to see how the whole thing’s going to end,” Goggins tells Hernández, explaining in a dramatic stage whisper, “Who’s gonna die?”

Goggins is of course nodding to the suspense drummed up each season of “The White Lotus,” which opens with a dramatic death and shows throughout the ensuing episodes who died and how. In Season 3, the actor played revenge-obsessed Rick Hatchett.

While Hernández insists that “SNL” doesn’t kill anyone in their own season finale, Goggins gamely nods along, then says of a passing Emil Wakim that he’s a “dead man walking.” He also shares...

The White Lotusand Drop star Meghann Fahy is officially taking the lead in The Platform director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's next horror film.

Per Deadline, Fahy has signed on to lead filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's upcoming supernatural thriller - Banquet. The film based on an original screenplay by Sam Steiner, will star Fahy as Jenny Cochrane, a woman whose seemingly idyllic life spirals out of control when her estranged son returns, in turn bringing long-held family secrets to the surface.

Fahy's on-screen debut came in 2009 with a role on Gossip Girl, though it wasn't until 2015's Those People that she made her first appearance in a feature film. Fahy's more recent leading roles include the second season of The White Lotus in 2022, during which she portrayed Daphne Sullivan, the manipulative if outwardly charming wife of Theo James' Cameron. Much like the first season of creator Mike White's hit series, The White...

The White Lotusstar Aimee Lou Wood talked about working with Walton Goggins, saying she won't make an SNL appearance while he's hosting. She also seemingly dismissed the rumors of a feud with Goggins by praising the actor.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Wood was asked if she would be making an appearance on the May 10 episode of Saturday Night Live, which Goggins is set to host. "I couldn't say, but also I'm not doing that," Wood replied. She went on to note that "it'd be fun" to make an appearance, although things did not pan out for one in the upcoming episode. Wood also sang high praises for her The White Lotus co-star, saying, "Obviously, he's going to be incredible doing SNL. It's the perfect thing for him to do, he's going to be hilarious."

Wood's comments come after weeks of headlines revolving around her reaction to the pre-taped SNL sketch entitled "The White Potus,...

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The Four Seasons is a comedy-drama miniseries created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield. Based on the 1981 film of the same name by Alan Alda, the Netflix series revolves around three couples, who are longtime friends and go on a weekend getaway together each season of the year. When one of the couple breaks and the man begins bringing a much younger woman to the getaways, everything gets weird. The Four Seasons stars Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erka Henningsen, Colman Domingo, and Steve Carell. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, biting drama, and compelling characters in The Four Seasons, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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"The White Lotus" was one of the few good things to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, now thriving with three great seasons. HBO's head of programming, Casey Bloys, asked Mike White if he had any ideas for a show that could be filmed within a lockdown bubble (via The Wall Street Journal). In response, Mike White dreamed up a sexy, thought-provoking whodunnit set in a luxury hotel chain. White originally considered the rugged Australia for season 1, but work visas were only available for eight weeks. That limitation led him to rent out the Four Seasons in Hawaii, which was likely more convenient since it was located in the United States and, in the end, possibly less expensive.

Hawaii ended up being the perfect setting for the first season, helping to shape the framework for the rest of the quasi-anthology series; each season would satirize the rich, white people flocking to...

A new Blackpink album is “coming soon,” according to group member Lisa. The singer and The White Lotus actress teased the upcoming release in a new interview with Variety.

“Actually, we were in the studio a few days ago,” Lisa told the outlet on Saturday. “We’re all so super excited to get back together and go on tour. We really miss the Blinks. We can’t wait to see them.”

Blackpink will kick off their world tour this summer, with a two-date stint in Seoul, South Korea beginning July...

As Blackpink gets ready for the launch of their fourth concert tour, Lisa is teasing new music from the group.

“Actually, we were in the studio a few days ago,” she told me Saturday morning while promoting her new Bose open earbuds collaboration. “We’re all so super excited to get back together and go on tour. We really miss the blinks. We can’t wait to see them.”

The K-pop stars kick off the tour July 5 at Goyang Stadium in South Korea and will wrap up Jan. 18, 2026, at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. U.S. stops include Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

While speculation has been in overdrive about the possible release of a new album coinciding with the tour, Lisa confirms the wait may soon be coming to an end. “You have to be patient about it,” Lisa said. “It’s coming soon, I promise. It’s about time.

Patrick Schwarzenegger has once again opened up about his wish to succeed Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman on screen. Schwarzenegger is a long-time fan of American Psycho and has been vocal about his desire to take over the role of Patrick Bateman in the remake.

But Patrick Schwarzenegger’s insane desire to “dissect girls” does not sound unnatural after how he recently became the talk of the town for an incestuous s*x scene in The White Lotus Season 3. While the world was shocked to see the moment between Saxon Ratliff and his younger brother, Schwarzenegger revealed that he had “fun” filming the controversial scene.

Patrick Schwarzenegger continues lobbying to play the Wall Street serial killer Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho | Credits: Lions Gate Films

American Psycho, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 novel and directed by Mary Harron, became a cult classic over time. Christian Bale‘s...

Before Haley Lu Richardson stepped into the role of Portia in The White Lotus season 2, another unexpected name was in the running. While the HBO series is known for its dark and satirical look at glamorous life, few fans know that a Grammy-nominated singer once auditioned for this role.

She isn’t a Hollywood regular in acting but a chart-topping country singer. The singer took her chance in the hope of landing a breakout role. While the job went to Richardson, this adds yet another addition of celebrity name involved in the star-studded cast of The White Lotus.

Country singer’s surprising audition for HBO’s The White Lotus Haley Lu Richardson and Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus | Credit: HBO

In a surprising behind-the-scenes revelation, the country star Kelsea Ballerini recently shared that she shared her audition for the role of Portia, Jennifer Coolidge’s anxious assistant in the...

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains some spoilers for “Another Simple Favor.”]

No one has ever seen Paul Feig — not even on an airplane — in anything less than formalwear, whether a three-piece suit or a dandyish necktie or pinstripes, sometimes cutting a classy silhouette with a martini in hand. The filmmaker and head of Feigco Entertainment also has his own Artingstall’s London dry gin brand, so of course it made sense to meet up with the writer/director and his “Another Simple Favor” star Elizabeth Perkins for drinks at Columbus Circle’s Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York.

Feig’s sequel “Another Simple Favor,” now streaming on Prime Video, is the follow-up to his 2018 box-office hit about neighboring mothers on edge (Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick) whose suburban ennui drives them to murder and mayhem. The latest film flings us to Italy’s island of Capri, with Emily (Lively) out from behind bars for the alleged murder of...

As Kelsea Ballerini flexes her acting muscle, she’s opening up about the rejection she’s faced in Hollywood.

The 5x Grammy-nominated country artist recently praised Haley Lu Richardson‘s performance as Tanya’s (Jennifer Coolidge) assistant Portia in Season 2 of HBO‘s The White Lotus after she auditioned for the same role.

“I have no shame in my game,” Ballerini told People. “I auditioned for the second season of The White Lotus for the role [of] Jennifer Coolidge’s assistant that Haley did.”

She said Richardson played the part “so brilliantly and beautifully,” adding: “But yeah, I did audition for that. Fun fact.”

Set in Sicily, Season 2 of Mike White’s anthology series saw Portia accompany her heiress boss on vacation, where she meets the mysterious Jack (Leo Woodall), while Tanya is swept off her feet by a group of jet-setting gay men with ulterior motives.

Haley Lu Richardson and...

Sam Rockwell, the Oscar-winning actor who is currently in Emmy contention for his off-the-wall performance in the third installment of Mike White’s HBO/Max drama series The White Lotus, has been tapped for the TV supporting performance of the year award (actor) at the inaugural Newport Beach TV Fest, the fest announced Wednesday.

The award will be presented to Rockwell immediately following a live recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — moderated by yours truly and featuring a career-retrospective conversation — which will kick off at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, at Newport Beach’s Lido Theater.

“The Newport Beach TV Fest is proud to honor Sam Rockwell for his electrifying work in The White Lotus,” Gregg Schwenk, CEO and executive director of the fest, said in a statement. “Like all viewers, we were captivated by Sam’s surprise appearance in the show, as his ability to inhabit...

Miriam Haley began to break down in tears on Wednesday as she told jurors about the moment she realized that Harvey Weinstein was about to sexually assault her.

“I just decided to check out and endure it,” she said.

The former TV production assistant is the first of three accusers to testify at Weinstein’s retrial in Manhattan. Recounting testimony she gave at his first trial five years ago, she alleged that Weinstein assaulted her at his SoHo apartment on July 10, 2006.

Prior to that visit, Weinstein had invited her to attend the “Clerks II” premiere in L.A., an invitation she accepted. He later asked her to stop by his apartment to meet, and she agreed — explaining that it felt awkward to refuse after having just accepted the invitation to the premiere.

Haley said that, after a driver sent by Weinstein dropped her off and led her to the hallway of the SoHo apartment,...

A new 4K restoration of The Rocky Horror Picture Show will return to U.S. theaters this year in recognition of the film’s 50th anniversary. The restoration, led by the Walt Disney Studios Restoration team, includes a frame-by-frame digital scan and a newly mixed Dolby Atmos audio track. It also features a restored version of the original mono audio.

The work took place over a ten-month period, with the team focusing on maintaining the film’s original look while enhancing its image and sound. Kevin Schaeffer, Director of Restoration and Library Management at Disney, said the process was intended to give audiences “stunning picture and sound” while staying faithful to the film’s spirit.

First released in 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is based on a stage musical created by Richard O’Brien, who also co-wrote the film adaptation with director Jim Sharman. The story follows Brad and Janet, a...

A new 4K Ultra HD restoration of The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been struck and will be released in theatres across the U.S. to mark the film’s 50th anniversary.

The cult classic has been restored over 10 months by the Walt Disney Studios Restoration team. The company has said the restoration included a meticulous digital scan and preservation process that ensures every frame of the film is presented with “unprecedented clarity and vibrancy.” The restoration also features a newly mixed Dolby Atmos audio track.

“It’s a privilege to help preserve the legacy of a film that has meant so much to so many,” said Kevin Schaeffer, Disney’s Director of Restoration and Library Management.

“Bringing The Rocky Horror Picture Show to life in 4K allows us to honor its bold, genre-defying spirit and ensure that audiences – both longtime fans and first-time viewers – can experience it as it was originally intended,...

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is ready to do the time warp again. IndieWire can announce that the beloved 1975 cult classic is getting a 4K remastering and theatrical re-release in honor of its 50th anniversary.

Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick star as a straight laced engaged couple who stumble into a castle after their car breaks down during a storm. While there, they become more than well acquainted with their host Dr. Frank-n-Furter, iconically played by Tim Curry. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was based on the musical play by Richard O’Brien; director Jim Sharman cowrote the film version with O’Brien, while Michael White and Lou Adler produced.

The film has made history as the longest-running theatrical release of all time with midnight reenactments and sing a longs across the globe.

“When ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ was first released, no one thought it would be around very long let alone…...

“Death of a Unicorn,” the new horror comedy from A24, follows the recent trend of Eat the Rich-themed stories. It is also a satirical look into the lives of the uber-rich. However, instead of showing the working class plotting against them, it shows the ignorant and self-aggrandizing upper class leading to its own demise. It’s the kind of conceit we have seen many times in recent years, whether through Mike White’s “The White Lotus,” Jesse Armstrong’s “Succession,” or Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness.” Still, it manages to bite now and then, mainly because of Will Poulter’s scene-stealing performance as a cocky rich brat. It ultimately ends on a complicated note of catharsis for its central characters. Let’s unpack the same.

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Death of a Unicorn (2025) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

Written and directed by Alex Scharfman, “Death of a Unicorn” revolves around a father...

Tayme Thapthimthong was slightly terrified at the prospect of running into fans of The White Lotus in public. "No one, so far, has come up and been screaming or anything," he stresses to Gold Derby. "It's been very nice, shaking my hand and just talking about the character. You know, making me feel very confident. I feel very validated." Thapthimthong's litmus test for normal fan responses before the release of the third season of the Mike White hit was skewed slightly thanks to his most frequent scene partner, K-pop star and Blackpink member Lalisa Manobal (known to fans and colleagues as Lisa), who played his character Gaitok's love interest, Mook.

"I just saw how some fans I've seen in Thailand, when they're fans of Blackpink and fans of Lisa, they're so…" And then, naturally, he lets out a frenzied scream, before continuing, "With me, it was actually very like, 'Hey,...

Nicole Kidman reprises her role as Masha Dmitrichenko in the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers, premiering May 22, 2025, on Prime Video. The series introduces a new cast and a dramatic change of setting, with the retreat now located in the Austrian Alps. The first two episodes will launch together, followed by weekly releases through July 3.

Originally debuting in 2021 and based on the novel by Liane Moriarty, the series centers on nine people attending a week-long wellness retreat led by Masha, an enigmatic figure whose methods often blur ethical lines. This season brings together Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Mark Strong, Annie Murphy, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Aras Aydin.

The new retreat, called Zauberwald, isolates the participants in a mountainous landscape far from familiar surroundings. As they undergo intense therapy sessions, including the use of psychedelics, tensions mount between personal revelation and the strain of the environment.

Does Nicole Kidman do too much TV? Is there even a thing as too much Nicole Kidman? No, there really is not.

The “Lioness,” “The Perfect Couple,” “Expats,” and “Scarpetta” star (we can keep going too…) returns as ill-intentioned guru Masha for “Nine Perfect Strangers” Season 2. The series is based on Liane Moriarty’s book of the same name; Moriarty also penned “Big Little Lies,” which Kidman famously starred in and is working on getting a third season greenlit of. “Nine Perfect Strangers” producer David E. Kelley also wrote the series “Big Little Lies.”

“Nine Perfect Strangers,” in the meantime, has Kidman cast alongside new anthology stars Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong, and Aras Aydin.

The official synopsis reads: “Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru...

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament has returned, and as you’ll see from the most profitable films of 2024 that we’re about to disclose, a movie’s game doesn’t end at the box office. Rather, its downstream revenues and subsequent home windows must be taken into account. Streaming continues to be a wildcard: While traditional motion picture studios such as Disney, Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount and Universal rely on lucrative pay two and pay three streamer deals to catapult their slates into the black, those streamers who’ve embraced theatrical (specifically Amazon MGM Studios and Apple Original Films) have a clandestine metric as to how they evaluate a movie’s post-cinema success. By traditional studio P&l standards, some of those releases would be considered flops. Given that, Apple and Amazon are excluded from this year’s survey. The Most Valuable Blockbuster series runs later rather than sooner as...

The following article contains spoilers for the season 3 finale of HBO's "The White Lotus"

Many fans of HBO's semi-anthology series "The White Lotus" are still reeling from the season 3 finale, "Amor Fati." The finale served as a definitive conclusion for some characters and a more uneasy, open-ended send-off for others. Much of the discourse for this season revolves around the Ratcliff family, perhaps the most problematic and complicated family dynamic the series has showcased to viewers so far. Sure, the Mossbacher family from season 1 had their interpersonal issues, and the three generations of Di Grasso men were each dealing with their problems related to their sex lives in season 2, but the Ratcliffs take the cake when it comes to being fundamentally dysfunctional.

Most notably, we witnessed the cringe-inducing dynamic that the Ratcliff siblings share. Brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola) are at the center of the most uncomfortable scene in the entire series,...

After season 3 of "The White Lotus" wrapped up its run in April 2025, fans started thinking about the forthcoming fourth season ... and shortly before the Thailand-set finale of that third season aired, the cast and crew participated in an oral history about the series (in The Hollywood Reporter) that brought up an interesting point. Could some characters from the anthology's first two seasons, which were set in Hawai'i and Italy, come back for the fourth outing? Maybe!

Season 3 star Patrick Schwarzenegger, who plays privileged twentysomething Saxon Ratliff, brought up some fan chatter to showrunner and creator Mike White, saying, "I've heard rumors of them doing an all-star season." White's response? "I'd love to do that." If I might be permitted to bring up White's time on "Survivor" — as I am wont to do — this is actually perfectly in line with the reality competition show hosted by Jeff Probst, which frequently features casts with returning players,...

Like every season of the hit HBO Mike White series "The White Lotus," the Thailand-set third season featured some terrific character actors giving scene-stealing turns as some of the show's most over-the-top characters yet. One of season 3's biggest standouts was Walton Goggins as Rick Hatchett, a visitor to The White Lotus on a quest for vengeance, and the fact that he was a standout should come as no real surprise to fans of the charismatic actor. Over his career thus far, Goggins has made a name for himself by completely disappearing into his roles and giving them his all, no matter how big or small the part. One has to look no further than his guest spot on the NBC sitcom "Community" to understand his incredible talent for committing to the bit. Heck, he even pushed past his own severe phobia of snakes to shoot a terrifying scene in "The White Lotus,...

Walton Goggins steps out for an intimate soiree celebrating Jim Thompson and The White Lotus held at Tony Duquette’s Dawnridge Estate on Thursday (April 24) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 53-year-old actor reunited with several of his co-stars including Natasha Rothwell, Jon Gries, Tayme Thapthimthong and Dom Hetrakul, as well as creator Mike White and producer David Bernad.

That same night, Jon attended another event close by in West Hollywood!

If you didn’t know, Jim Thompson is a global lifestyle brand from Thailand an they actually released a White Lotus collection, and many of their fashion and home collections were used in the show.

This marks the first time the group has reunited publicly after the season three finale aired earlier in the month. They previously attended a finale screening event the night it aired.

Earlier this week, a new magazine cover shoot was released with Walton showing off his body in a speedo.

Harvey Weinstein will continue to remain at Bellevue Hospital for now as his trial proceeds. A civil court judge postponed making a more permanent decision on the stay Thursday.

Weinstein is being retried on a criminal sexual charge and a rape charge related to respective claims from Miriam Haley, a former production assistant on Project Runway who alleges he forced oral sex on her at his TriBeCa apartment in 2006, and from aspiring actress Jessica Mann, who alleges she was raped by Weinstein in 2013 in a Manhattan hotel.

Weinstein is being newly charged with a criminal sexual charge related to claims from former model and actress Kaja Sokola, who alleges he forced oral sex on her in 2006.

Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the new trial.

His health has been an underlying issue leading up the trial, but it will not be discussed in front of the jurors.

Update, 1:55 Pm Pt: The second day of Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial in New York came to a close with defense lawyers seeking a mistrial.

As dramatic as it sounds, the effort was cut short by Judge Curtis Farber within minutes.

With the jury excused for the day, defense lawyers Arthur Aidala, Diana Fabi Samson and Jennifer Bonhean took turns moving for a mistrial, saying the testimony of Christine Pressman, a former friend of Harvey Weinstein accuser Miriam Haley, was prejudicial. Specficially the defense team claimed the testimony should not have been allowed, especially when Pressman spontaneously said that Haley would “never ever ever” have had consensual sex with Weinstein.

Pressman was “not entitled to speculate about things she has no knowledge about,” Bonjean said.

From the start, Judge Farber sounded skeptical of the mistrial motion, telling the defense lawyers they opened the door to Pressman’s testimony with their own questioning.

Walton Goggins is ready to go live on “SNL.”

The “The White Lotus” star and “The Righteous Gemstones” actor will make his hosting debut May 10 with Arcade Fire as the musical guest. Goggins has had a viral 2025 already, with a slew of fandom surging after his character on “The White Lotus” became a fan favorite.

In addition to Goggins, the final three shows of “SNL” Season 50 will be hosted by Quinta Brunson (May 3) with musical guest Benson Boone, and Scarlett Johansson (May 17) with musical guest Bad Bunny.

“SNL” recently caught flack for spoofing Goggins’ “The White Lotus” co-star Aimee Lou Wood, who played Goggins’ onscreen love interest. Titled “The White Potus,” the sketch had “SNL” actor Sarah Sherman donning fake teeth to portray Wood. In turn, Wood deemed the skit “mean and unfunny” and later added, “At least get the accent right seriously, I respect accuracy even if it’s mean.

The White Lotus Star, Will Sharpe, is going places, and we are here to witness it. Apple TV+ has just announced its upcoming series, Prodigies. It will feature Ayo Edebiri and Will Sharpe in lead roles. The series will have 7 episodes and will be a romantic comedy in nature. They will delve into the dynamics people share when they are in long-term relationships and attempt to offer a fresh take on the topic of love and romance.

Will Sharpe was seen recently in the hit series The White Lotus as Ethan. Portraying how ambiguous and awkward adult human relationships can get, he depicted the perfect blend of jealousy, aggression, and love.

Prodigies is a unique take on genius and love

Revolving around the main characters, Ren(Sharpe) and Didi( Edebiri), this show is about two child prodigies. The two have been childhood besties, and it blossomed into love eventually. Now in their thirties,...

March was a good month for Warner Bros. Discovery. During that time, the company saw the largest monthly viewership increase among media distributors, according to Nielsen’s latest Gauge report. Warner Bros. Discovery saw a 3% growth in television viewing compared to February.

This growth was largely due to March Madness coverage on TBS, TNT and truTV. Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming vertical, also had a notable month. It saw a 6% increase in viewership, the largest month-over-month increase among streaming services. Along with March Madness, which brought in younger consumers, new episodes of “The White Lotus” and “The Pitt” contributed to this growth. Mike White’s vacation thriller was Nielsen’s No. 4 most-streamed title in March, accounting for 4.5 billion viewing minutes. As for the Noah Wyle-led “The Pitt,” that medical drama generated 2.3 billion viewing minutes and ranked on Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 for the first time during the week...

Jason Isaacs is a widely admired English actor who has been doing standout work on stages and screens big and small for some 35 years. But he has never been more at the center of the cultural conversation than he has been over the past few months, during which seemingly everyone has been devouring, dissecting and discussing the third installment of Mike White’s hit HBO drama series The White Lotus, on which he played Timothy Ratliff, a wealthy businessman who is on vacation with his family in Thailand and privately spiraling as his life begins melting down back in North Carolina.

During an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast that was recorded just days after the season finale of The White Lotus in front of an audience at the Miami Film Festival — where Isaacs was being recognized with the fest’s Precious Gem Award for “one-of-a-kind artists...

Originally published April 16; updated April 21 at 9:30 a.m. Pt

Saturday Night Live player Sarah Sherman has sent an olive branch to Aimee Lou Wood. Or, more precisely, a lovely bouquet. And now SNL's Bowen Yang has come to the defense of Wood.

Sherman, of course, appeared in a weekend SNL sketch sporting false teeth and a bad British accent in a parody of Wood and her White Lotus character. Wood took to Instagram to criticize the skit as "mean and unfunny." On Monday, Wood shared a photo of a pink-and-orange floral arrangment on her Instagram Story with a message tagging Sherman: "Thank you for the beautiful flowers."

Days earlier, Wood claimed that someone from SNL had reached out to her to apologize for the sketch.

The skit in question, titled "The White Potus," aired during the April 12 episode with host Jon Hamm and musical guest Lizzo. Saturday Night Live...

Walton Goggins cried when he heard he got the role in The White Lotus season 3 [Image @thewhitelotus on Instagram]

Now on season 3, The White Lotus continues to thrill its fans, not only with the storylines, but also the amazing filming locations.

In the latest season, the show was filmed in Thailand at the Thai version of The White Lotus hotel. Meanwhile, Walton Goggins, who starred in season 3 as Rick Hatchett, was so moved by getting a role in the series that he cried.

Walton Goggins and his role in The White Lotus

Walton Goggins is now on a new level of stardom since he starred in season 3 of The White Lotus. He played the troubled older man to Aimee Lou Wood’s Chelsea, and was in Thailand, on a mission to avenge his father’s death. Spoiler alert: Just as he thinks he is doing so, he gets a major shock.

Walton Goggins [Image @thewhitelotus on Instagram]

Meanwhile,...

Bowen Yang has Aimee Lou Wood’s back following her criticism of a White Lotus parody on the latest Saturday Night Live episode.

During the late-night sketch show, which featured Jon Hamm as host that week, SNL spoofed the season three finale of Mike White’s hit show but with a Donald Trump twist. The sketch swapped characters from the show with the president, his family and members of his cabinet. However, Wood’s White Lotus character Chelsea, portrayed by Sarah Sherman, wasn’t switched, and saw Sherman wear a pair of fake teeth in the sketch.

Wood previously called the skit “mean and unfunny” and called out Sherman for “punching down” at her character and her British accent, adding, “At least get the accent right, seriously. I respect accuracy, even if it’s mean.”

In a recent interview with Extra, Yang called Wood’s reaction to the sketch “completely valid,...

When Walton Goggins’ agents told him that The White Lotus creator Mike White wanted him to play the brooding Rick Hatchet in the HBO hit’s third season, the actor called wife Nadia Conners in tears. “It’s a golden ticket, but more than that, it was just the opportunity to go on a journey that comes from [White’s] imagination,” Goggins explained in a new interview with You Magazine. “Things that are interesting to him are interesting to me.” Besides, Goggins said, he’s an emotional person. “I cry with my friends,” he said. “I cry with my wife. I hold my wife. I kiss my wife. I also do a job that allows me access to what I’m feeling constantly. And I’ve been blessed to do that for a really long time.” Production on The White Lotus’ third season also afforded Goggins the chance to revisit Thailand, where...