‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Turns a Notorious Murder Into a Tale of Rage and Revenge
Lizzie Borden has been part of the American cultural imagination for more than a century, immortalized in a nursery rhyme, countless books, movies and television shows—and, of course, the enduring question of whether she really did it. Now she gets the Monster treatment. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story is the fourth installment of Netflix’s hit anthology series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, following Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer...
Mariska Hargitay Delivers, Apple Dominates and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Sweeps the 2026 Emmys
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards had plenty of the usual Hollywood excess — stars, nostalgia, surprise winners and a few head-scratching upsets — but it also had something that awards shows don’t always manage: a host who genuinely seemed to be having fun. Mariska Hargitay, the longtime Law & Order: SVU star and one of television’s most recognizable leading ladies, proved to be an inspired choice to preside over the...
FX’s ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Takes West Coast Rap Back to the Beginning
What happens when a hustle that once meant survival starts looking like a very promising opportunity? That question drives The Drop: A Snowfall Saga, a new chapter in the world established by FX’s acclaimed series Snowfall, taking viewers into 1990s Los Angeles as the city emerges from the devastation of the crack epidemic and West Coast hip-hop—or gangsta rap– begins its meteoric rise. At the center are Wanda Bell and Leon...
Glen Powell Gets Back in the Game — and Back in Disguise — for ‘Chad Powers’ Season 2
Who isn’t a bit enchanted by actor Glen Powell’s comedic charade as disguised quarterback Chad Powers? That may be the secret weapon behind Season 2 of Hulu’s Chad Powers, the irreverent sports comedy that turns one of Hollywood’s most charismatic leading men into one of its most ridiculous creations. Powell returns as the titular former college football phenom Russ Holliday, still hiding behind the prosthetics, swagger and...
‘Lion’ Is National Geographic’s Breathtaking, Irresistible Wildlife Epic
There are wildlife documentaries that educate you about animals, and then there are wildlife documentaries that make you emotionally invest in one. National Geographic’s Lion does the latter — spectacularly. The four-part series follows Kio, a lion born in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, from a vulnerable little cub into a powerful young male fighting for the chance to establish his own kingdom. Filmed over more than four years and nearly 1,400...
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