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Disney Executive Details Unexpected Utah Run-In With Taylor Frankie Paul Before The Bachelorette
After a low-key Utah meeting, Disney executive Rob Mills says Taylor Frankie Paul’s path to a Bachelorette offer wasn’t about shock value or chasing the wildest season.
May 7, 2026 10:46 am
The Maverick Who Changed TV: Ted Turner, Founder of Cartoon Network and TNT, Dies at 87
Ted Turner rewired television with CNN, TNT, and Cartoon Network — then stepped back from the empire he built to confront health challenges. His outsized footprint still defines what we watch.
May 7, 2026 10:10 am
NCIS: Origins Star Mariel Molino Finally Sets the Record Straight on Gibbs and Lala’s [Spoiler]
NCIS: Origins closes Season 2 with a high-stakes kidnapping, a shutdown threat at Camp Pendleton, and a charged Gibbs–Lala twist that could change everything.
May 6, 2026 7:55 pm
Netflix’s Next Stranger Things Release Is About to Repeat 1985’s Biggest Mistake
Season 5’s New Year’s Eve finale didn’t end the Hawkins story—Netflix is expanding the Stranger Things-verse with the animated spinoff Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, which dropped April 23 and reunites the original kids.
May 6, 2026 4:30 pm
The Next Anakin Skywalker? Meet Star Wars' New Sith Apprentice
Twenty-seven years after Star Wars introduced a nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, the surprise was never his fate — it was the harrowing road that turned a Tatooine slave into the galaxy’s most feared Sith Lord.
May 6, 2026 2:05 pm
Duffer Brothers Drop Wild Trailer For New Netflix Sci‑Fi — And Stranger Things Fans Spot A Major Clue
Stranger Things didn’t just mint a hit; it forged Netflix’s first true franchise and a creative pipeline that’s still surging. With the Duffer Brothers steering, the streamer keeps spinning fresh stories from a world audiences can’t get enough of.
May 6, 2026 9:13 am
Whatever Happened to the Pitch Perfect Cast? See Where Rebel Wilson and the Bellas Are Now
Pitch Perfect hit theaters in 2012 and never stopped singing, spawning two aca-awesome sequels. The original Bellas — Beca, Aubrey, Chloe, Fat Amy and more — owned the stage before welcoming fresh voices to keep the harmony going.
May 5, 2026 7:40 pm
Pitch Perfect Cast Relationship Statuses Revealed: Who’s Married, Who’s Single, and Who’s Quietly Dating?
Pitch Perfect fans swooned over Anna Kendrick and Skylar Astin onscreen, but offscreen it was Anna Camp and Astin who hit the high note—marrying in 2016, four years after the first film. Then the harmony changed.
May 5, 2026 6:39 pm
William Shatner Reveals What’s Next for Quentin Tarantino’s R-Rated Star Trek
Star Trek is hitting its most turbulent warp in years: as Paramount reshuffles and streaming shifts, the current wave of TV voyages nears its final frontier while a new era of films readies for liftoff.
May 5, 2026 6:24 pm
Family Guy Teases Long-Awaited Star Wars Crossover After 16 Years
Sixteen years after its last lightsaber swing, Family Guy is teasing a new Star Wars crossover as Season 24 blasts back onto Fox this spring.
May 5, 2026 4:09 pm
Netflix’s 10/10 Animated Superhero Hit Is Back — Live-Action Adaptation on the Way
Netflix opens May with a one-two punch: new episodes of a top-tier animated superhero series land just four months after a live-action adaptation reveal, alongside heavy-hitters like The Breakfast Club and The Land Before Time.
May 5, 2026 2:01 pm
27 Years in the Making: Darth Vader vs Darth Maul Is the Ultimate Star Wars Showdown
Twenty-seven years after The Phantom Menace, Maul – Shadow Lord Season 1 finally delivers the lightsaber showdown fans have craved, reigniting Darth Maul’s legacy long after his apparent fall.
May 5, 2026 10:28 am
Binge Alert: All Five Seasons of a Cult Dark Fantasy Spinoff Are Streaming Free
One of TV’s greatest dark fantasy spinoffs just dropped to stream free. Start your binge now—these cult favorites have a habit of vanishing fast.
May 4, 2026 8:21 pm
Bachelor Alum Susie Evans Starts an Emotional Egg-Freezing Journey: Here's Why
Bachelor Nation alum Susie Evans has begun hormone injections ahead of an egg retrieval in two weeks, sharing raw pre-procedure footage and calling the start of her fertility journey very emotional.
May 4, 2026 6:25 pm
This 81-Year-Old Classic Reboot Could Be Disney+'s Secret Weapon
Disney’s content engine is sputtering: despite deep pockets and a powerhouse brand, Disney+ is stuck on repeat, leaning on Marvel and Star Wars while fresh hits stall across both movies and series.
May 4, 2026 4:56 pm
At Long Last, Star Trek Rights a Major Picard Wrong
After decades, Star Trek is rewriting its own history—Harry Kim finally gets promoted and Wesley Crusher is hailed as a Starfleet legend—though both wins arrived via the now-canceled Starfleet Academy, splitting fans.
May 4, 2026 2:55 pm
4 Box Office Flops You Skipped That Are Actually Great Films
When a movie tanks, we blame the movie. Often fair. Sometimes flat-out wrong. From cult classics to ambitious risks, history is full of great films that bombed at the box office—and deserve a second look.
May 4, 2026 2:40 pm
Too Bold for Disney: The Canceled Star Wars Show the Sequel Trilogy Needed
Disney pulls the plug on The Acolyte, stunning Star Wars fans and stranding a story built to continue—fueling fresh calls that it should have been a movie.
May 4, 2026 2:26 pm
The Big Bang Theory Lasted 12 Seasons, But Stuart Couldn't Fix the Show's Biggest Problem
After 12 seasons, The Big Bang Theory finally heads to the present: Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady reunite for the franchise’s third spinoff, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe — its first modern-day offshoot after Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.
May 4, 2026 1:39 pm
Andrew Walker Says Curious Caterer Is Back on the Menu: Hallmark Scripts Are Ready
Andrew Walker is ready to whip up another Curious Caterer Mysteries, but Hallmark hasn’t ordered seconds. While promoting Kentucky Roses in April, the 46-year-old told Us Weekly there’s still no update on the next installment.
May 4, 2026 1:11 pm