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The Boys Cast Splits on Series Finale as Jensen Ackles Breaks Ranks
Jensen Ackles breaks ranks with his The Boys co-stars, teasing a sharply different vision for how the series should end.
May 22, 2026 5:08 pm
From South Korea Boycott to Binge: Bong Joon-ho’s Okja Returns to Netflix After Nine Years
Okja stampedes back onto Netflix as Bong Joon-ho ventures into animation with Ally, extending his signature blend of audacity, heart, and razor-sharp satire.
May 21, 2026 4:24 pm
New DCU Trailer Just Settled the Most Controversial Green Lantern Theory
DC Studios shakes up the DCU with Lanterns, trading cosmic bombast for a gritty cops-and-aliens procedural that’s already splitting the fandom. The series threads a high-stakes mystery across two eras of the DCU, including 2016, promising grounded tension with superpowered consequences.
May 19, 2026 1:34 pm
Lanterns Trailer Drops First Look at Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern Suit, Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner, and a DCU Mystery
DCU’s Lanterns trailer finally unleashes Hal Jordan’s powers, even as the surprisingly grounded Green Lantern series stirs controversy and draws a sharp defense from showrunner Chris Mundy.
May 19, 2026 11:02 am
Off Campus Ditches the Hands Off Rule After Multiple Book Changes — Here’s Why
Prime Video’s Off Campus hits the ice with bold departures from Elle Kennedy’s The Deal—but dropping the campus-wide hands-off rule has book fans fuming. Premiering Wednesday, May 13, the series follows an elite college hockey team and the messy romances that trail them.
May 18, 2026 11:30 am
5 Times Game of Thrones Crossed the Line From Brutal to Unbearable
Game of Thrones never hid its vicious streak: in Westeros, no one is safe, happy endings are scarce, and death strikes without warning. But there’s a line between brutal and gratuitous—and the show’s latest shock presses it hard.
May 17, 2026 5:46 pm
Why DCU Lanterns Is So Green: The Showrunner Responds to the Backlash
DC Studios is lighting up the year, with Supergirl and Clayface hitting theaters and Lanterns landing on HBO Max this August, finally putting Green Lantern in the spotlight on the small screen.
May 15, 2026 4:24 pm
DCU Finally Confirms Where the 2026 Lanterns Series Lands — And How Many Years It Covers
Lanterns is set to blaze across the DCU timeline, uniting Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart for a stripped-down, Earth-first mission that’s already sparking controversy. The grounded start won’t last long—its fallout may light up the cosmos.
May 15, 2026 2:15 pm
CGI Fail in Marvel’s New Punisher Special Triggers Viral Fan Backlash
With Daredevil: Born Again season 2 barely in the rearview, Marvel fires off The Punisher: One Last Kill, a gritty Special Presentation that reloads Frank Castle for a summer crossover with Spider-Man.
May 14, 2026 10:13 am
Brooke Shields Recalls Barbara Walters Asking for Her Measurements at 15
Brooke Shields is calling out the late Barbara Walters for asking her body measurements during a 1981 interview. Shields, who was 15 at the time, revisited the moment on Tuesday’s episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s On Me.
May 13, 2026 4:23 pm
Aspyn Ovard Sets the Record Straight on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County Casting
Not Mormon, not married — Aspyn Ovard is still claiming her spot on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, brushing off backlash over the title’s labels as a rerun of the original show’s controversy.
May 13, 2026 4:00 pm
Inside Witney Carson’s DWTS Heartbreak With Milo Manheim: The Loss That Felt Like a Gut Punch
Two-time mirrorball champ Witney Carson still isn’t over Dancing With the Stars season 27—insisting partner Milo Manheim was robbed and calling the result a gut punch.
May 13, 2026 1:58 pm
5 TV Shows With Terrible Writing We Keep Watching Anyway, Ranked
TV doesn’t need perfection to pop, but there’s a hard line between streamlined and sloppy—some shows coast on charisma and spectacle, while others unravel the moment you tug at the plot.
May 12, 2026 7:08 pm
5 Era-Defining Sci-Fi Miniseries of the 1980s—Ranked
Star Wars ignited a TV space race, as networks bankrolled lavish operas from Battlestar Galactica to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century—only to see film-level VFX costs spread over 22-episode orders sink them, triggering swift cancellations and a lasting chill on open-ended sci-fi.
May 12, 2026 4:39 pm
Caitlin Clark Draws Backlash for Joining Morgan Wallen On Stage Immediately After Loss
Hours after the Fever fell to the Wings, Caitlin Clark jumped on stage with country star Morgan Wallen — a show-stealing cameo that lit up social media and sparked backlash from fans who didn’t love her postgame plans.
May 12, 2026 3:21 pm
Fifteen Seasons of HBO’s Best Fantasy Epic? That’s the Smartest Move on TV
Game of Thrones still wears HBO’s fantasy crown with eight seasons, but a new contender is poised to blow past that mark — leaving short-lived cult favorites like Carnivàle in the dust.
May 11, 2026 7:47 pm
Author Doubles Down on Alleged Friends With Benefits Claim About Sarah Ferguson and Diddy
Royal author Andrew Lownie doubles down on his claim that Sarah Ferguson had a "friends with benefits" relationship with disgraced mogul Sean Diddy Combs, telling London’s The Times he stands by an allegation he says is fully sourced by former employees of both.
May 11, 2026 2:09 pm
HBO’s Follow-Up to Netflix’s Controversial 2024 Megahit Is Now a Streaming Sensation
Call it the Netflix effect: HBO Max’s latest breakout is riding cross-platform buzz, powering a red-hot 2026 in which Industry, The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and DTF St. Louis are pairing rave reviews with big audiences — a crucial edge as the streaming landscape keeps shifting.
May 8, 2026 9:37 am
Major Brands Got Cold Feet About Blake Lively, Emails Reveal
Newly unearthed settlement records suggest brands backed away from Blake Lively during her It Ends With Us legal clash with Justin Baldoni, with emails from her Betty Booze team detailing partners getting cold feet.
May 6, 2026 7:29 pm
Katy Perry Disappears Behind Otherworldly Mask at the 2026 Met Gala
Katy Perry rocketed the 2026 Met Gala into the future, sweeping into the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4 in a pristine white gown and a full-face mask that erased her features—a showstopping salute to the Costume Art theme.
May 5, 2026 8:22 pm