Who is Reacher based on? Lee Child's explanation — starting in a supermarket aisle
Who is Reacher based on? Lee Child's explanation — starting in a supermarket aisle
Lee Child has told the story of Jack Reacher's origins many times, and it involves a lost TV job, a Bible villain he always rooted for, and a joke his wife made in an English supermarket. Here's who the character is actually based on, in the author's own words.
Meet Stella Stocker, Liam Neeson’s 'The Mongoose' costar
Meet Stella Stocker, Liam Neeson’s 'The Mongoose' costar
The actress playing Helene alongside Liam Neeson in The Mongoose has a film and TV résumé that might surprise you.
Your guide to Neagley’s cast: characters and actors in the upcoming crime series
Your guide to Neagley’s cast: characters and actors in the upcoming crime series
Meet the cast bringing the bruises and brains to the new action crime show Neagley.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day may leave some viewers crying, Sony CEO hints
Spider-Man: Brand New Day may leave some viewers crying, Sony CEO hints
Sony CEO hints Spider-Man: Brand New Day is built to make you cry, teasing big feelings without spilling what’ll cause the waterworks.
HBO keeps delivering as DC sticks with the blockbuster chase
HBO keeps delivering as DC sticks with the blockbuster chase
HBO’s Lanterns is shining while DC’s movies keep face-planting — so should the studio steer its best stories to streaming instead of theaters?
Last Seen episodes 1–2 recap untangles Maggie’s fate and the body police found
Last Seen episodes 1–2 recap untangles Maggie’s fate and the body police found
Last Seen hooks you with a missing daughter and a desperate dad, but the case’s buried secrets tilt everything—so where does the story actually stand?
Why did Reid leave Criminal Minds? The showrunner's version — and the single line he got at a 2025 funeral
Why did Reid leave Criminal Minds? The showrunner's version — and the single line he got at a 2025 funeral
Why did Spencer Reid leave Criminal Minds? The real scheduling story behind Matthew Gray Gubler's absence from Evolution, and how his long-awaited return actually played out.
Where to watch The Poughkeepsie Tapes, the 2007 horror film?
Where to watch The Poughkeepsie Tapes, the 2007 horror film?
Can’t track down the 2007 film The Poughkeepsie Tapes—here’s the no-fuss way to watch it.
A modern twist on an Agatha Christie classic: Tommy & Tuppence cast, plot, release date
A modern twist on an Agatha Christie classic: Tommy & Tuppence cast, plot, release date
Agatha Christie’s modern mystery series Tommy & Tuppence is getting the BritBox treatment — and you’ll want the who, what, and when before you press play.
Tommy & Tuppence cast guide: Agatha Christie’s classic gets a modern take
Tommy & Tuppence cast guide: Agatha Christie’s classic gets a modern take
Tommy & Tuppence has tapped three familiar faces to bring Agatha Christie’s classic sleuths into modern-day London.
Which is better, Boardwalk Empire or The Sopranos?
Which is better, Boardwalk Empire or The Sopranos?
Both are HBO mob dramas. Both were run by Terence Winter — one as a writer, one as the boss. And the argument about which is better has been running since roughly the day Boardwalk Empire premiered in 2010.
Meghan Markle ‘The Gentlemen’ casting buzz ends after Theo James weighs in
Meghan Markle ‘The Gentlemen’ casting buzz ends after Theo James weighs in
As The Gentlemen’s second season hits Netflix, Theo James gives you fresh reason to doubt the Meghan Markle buzz.
What happened to Angela in A Toxic Love Story?
What happened to Angela in A Toxic Love Story?
Netflix's true-crime documentary, released July 22, 2026, opens with a woman in Anaheim being terrorized by anonymous emails and ends somewhere entirely different. Angela Connell is the woman receiving the threats. She is also, by the end, the one who went to prison for them.
Crime on Netflix: seven documentaries you shouldn't miss
Crime on Netflix: seven documentaries you shouldn't miss
Queue up seven Netflix crime documentaries that spiral into jaw-dropping cases and gnarly mysteries you won’t stop thinking about.
Randy Quaid rips Anne Hathaway as 'horrible' sequel choice: 'You need the original girl'
Randy Quaid rips Anne Hathaway as 'horrible' sequel choice: 'You need the original girl'
Randy Quaid isn’t buying Anne Hathaway in the upcoming Days of Thunder sequel — he thinks she’s miscast and explains why.
5 standout Anthony Michael Hall movies to put on your watchlist
5 standout Anthony Michael Hall movies to put on your watchlist
Think you know Anthony Michael Hall—these five must-watch movies spotlight the roles that made him unforgettable and might just change which performance you call his best.
Inside The Wolf of Wall Street’s iconic yacht scene with Leonardo DiCaprio, from Kyle Chandler
Inside The Wolf of Wall Street’s iconic yacht scene with Leonardo DiCaprio, from Kyle Chandler
Kyle Chandler recalls the pressure-cooker yacht scene he shot for The Wolf of Wall Street with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese — and what made it so tense.
First trailer drops for Netflix's 'Unabomber' thriller led by Russell Crowe
First trailer drops for Netflix's 'Unabomber' thriller led by Russell Crowe
Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for UNABOMBER, a true-crime thriller led by a star-studded cast.
Big Brother 4: where are they now? The Ex-Factor cast made peace with the show — mostly
Big Brother 4: where are they now? The Ex-Factor cast made peace with the show — mostly
Big Brother 4 cast: where are they now? What happened to Jun Song, Alison Irwin, Erika Landin and the X-Factor houseguests — from the exes twist of 2003 to their lives two decades later.
Big Brother 6: where are they now? One of them never really quit the game
Big Brother 6: where are they now? One of them never really quit the game
Big Brother 6 cast: where are they now? Updates on Maggie Ausburn, Ivette Corredero, Janelle Pierzina, Kaysar Ridha and the Summer of Secrets houseguests — careers, comebacks, and who kept playing for 20 years.
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