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American Pie Star Shannon Elizabeth, 52, Makes OnlyFans Debut, Embraces Her Sexy Side
American Pie alum Shannon Elizabeth is joining OnlyFans at 52, touting direct fan access, creative control and the freedom she believes will define the future.
April 16, 2026 1:40 pm
18 Years Ago Today, How I Met Your Mother Introduced a Side Character So Good It Forced One of the Greatest Shows Ever to Change Course
Hollywood’s biggest casting what-if? A scheduling conflict yanked Dougray Scott from the role of Wolverine, triggering a chain reaction that reshaped a franchise—and pop culture—forever.
April 15, 2026 4:15 pm
Star Wars’ Record-Smashing New Series Is Secretly Tied To Anakin Skywalker
At long last, the Star Wars series fans craved after The Phantom Menace has arrived: Maul – Shadow Lord plunges into the Empire’s darkest days as a resurrected Darth Maul wages a ruthless vendetta against Jedi and Sith—delivering one of the franchise’s boldest TV chapters yet.
April 15, 2026 2:13 pm
Prime Video Finally Names The Boys Universe — And It Undercuts The Joke
Before it ever hit TV, The Boys was flipping off pop culture’s caped idols—so provocatively that DC Comics killed its Wildstorm run after just six issues.
April 15, 2026 2:00 pm
Bachelor Nation’s Blake Horstmann Just Revealed Where Things Stand With Nick Viall
Blake Horstmann isn’t burying the hatchet with Nick Viall anytime soon. At the Absolut Hottest Brunch: Desert Edition in Palm Springs, he told Us Weekly Viall is still blocked—proof their Bachelor Nation feud is very much alive.
April 15, 2026 11:44 am
CBS Plots Medical Spinoff to Expand the Fire Country and Sheriff Country Universe
CBS is expanding its Country universe: multiple outlets report a third series is in early development, an untitled medical drama following an Edgewater, California team that would extend Fire Country and Sheriff Country, per Deadline.
April 15, 2026 9:11 am
Elle Fanning Transforms Into Young Effie in First Sunrise on the Reaping Trailer
Hunger Games fever ignites again as Lionsgate drops a new Sunrise on the Reaping trailer Monday, April 13, delivering a first full look at Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Maya Hawke as Wiress and Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee.
April 14, 2026 4:35 pm
Inside The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping — Release Date, Cast, Plot, and Must-Know Details
Sunrise on the Reaping landed in March 2025 — and the next Hunger Games is already racing to theaters. Lionsgate greenlit The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping the moment Suzanne Collins unveiled her Haymitch Abernathy prequel.
April 14, 2026 4:21 pm
Alex Hall and Fiona Belle Reveal What’s Next for Selling the OC
Selling the OC is in limbo: Alex Hall, 37, and Fiona Belle say season 5 isn’t filming, telling Us Weekly exclusively at the 2026 Revolve Festival in Indio, California, on April 11.
April 14, 2026 2:03 pm
Netflix Finally Has a Worthy Successor to Last Year’s 6-Part Masterpiece — And It’s a Returning Action Hit
Cobra Kai may be over, but Netflix isn’t leaving fans on the mat—the streamer has a knockout follow-up that makes a rewatch of 1984’s The Karate Kid feel almost quaint.
April 14, 2026 10:43 am
39 Years Ago, This ’80s Classic Debuted With a Killer Premise — and Its Decades-Later Sequel Stuck the Landing
Thirty-nine years ago today, a mind-bending 1980s series crashed the small screen and proved TV could think big. Fueled by fresh studio money and ambition, its high-concept gamble helped launch an era of bigger, bolder television.
April 13, 2026 9:51 pm
Seven Years Later, HBO’s True Game of Thrones Heir Arrives — With One Major Catch
Love it or hate its infamous finale, Game of Thrones was the last show to command the culture. Ever since it bowed out, TV has been searching for a true heir to event television—and the race for the throne is heating up.
April 13, 2026 9:37 pm
Ralph Fiennes Names His Pick for the Next Voldemort — Harry Potter Fans Erupt
Ralph Fiennes just named his choice to play Voldemort in the Harry Potter HBO Max series — and the fandom is not having it. The man who defined the Dark Lord on film has reignited the recast debate, drawing swift backlash from fans.
April 13, 2026 5:53 pm
Star Trek Hits Pause: 2026 Has the Throwbacks Every Classic Fan Has Been Waiting For
Star Trek suddenly has no TV series in the pipeline for the first time in years, after Paramount canceled Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — but fans won’t be idling at impulse, with fresh releases and an incoming second season still warping in this year.
April 13, 2026 5:21 pm
22 Years Ago, Two Power Rangers Villains Switched Sides — And It Changed the Franchise Forever
Power Rangers has always loved a redemption arc — from the Green Ranger’s legendary turn in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to the shocking moment two of the franchise’s most feared villains finally fought for good.
April 13, 2026 2:00 pm
David Duchovny Finally Breaks Silence on Ryan Coogler’s X-Files Reboot — Will He Return?
Hulu’s long-gestating revival of Chris Carter’s The X-Files is finally shifting into high gear, with Ryan Coogler behind it and a pilot set to film soon — and early signs point to a bold reboot that sheds some of the franchise’s familiar staples.
April 12, 2026 5:03 pm
Sonequa Martin-Green Warns Boston Blue Fans to Brace for a Hard Truth Before the Finale
Boston Blue barrels toward an explosive finale as Sonequa Martin-Green hints Lena Silver will face a difficult revelation, with early-season threads pulling the series into darker, more serious territory.
April 11, 2026 1:45 pm
Eagle-Eyed Fans Catch Hilarious Editing Gaffe in Devil Wears Prada 2 Trailer
High fashion takes a back seat as a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it editing flub in the final Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer steals the spotlight, after fans caught a street-scene slip with Anne Hathaway when the clip dropped Monday, April 6.
April 10, 2026 9:32 pm
One of HBO Max’s Best Series Is Back With New Episodes — But There’s a Catch
Hunting for great TV? HBO Max still rules the roost, boasting a deep bench of prestige originals—from all-timers like The Wire and Game of Thrones to fresh obsessions like The Pitt and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
April 10, 2026 9:09 pm
