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What happens to Finlay in Reacher? Margrave wasn't the last we saw of him
Captain Oscar Finlay — the tweed-wearing, Harvard-educated chief detective played by Malcolm Goodwin — was one of the breakout characters of Reacher season 1, appearing in all eight episodes of the Margrave story in 2022. Then the show did what Reacher always does: moved on to a new town and a new cast.
July 29, 2026 11:33 am
What Jack Ryan should you watch first? The viewing order that untangles five different Jack Ryans
Tom Clancy's CIA analyst has been played by five different actors across four decades, and the various films and shows mostly ignore each other. That makes "where do I start?" a genuinely fair question — and the answer is simpler than the mess suggests.
July 28, 2026 1:20 pm
Asa Butterfield Nearly Beat Tom Holland for Spider-Man — Here’s What He’s Doing Now
As Spider-Man: Brand New Day lines up a massive box office opening, one contender very nearly landed the Spider-Man role before Tom Holland.
July 28, 2026 11:38 am
Matt Belloni Calls Spielberg, Ridley Scott “Not Reliable,” Says Nolan’s the Safer Bet
Matt Belloni casts his vote in the eternal Nolan–Spielberg–Ridley Scott face-off — but which titan gets the nod?
July 28, 2026 10:51 am
House of the Dragon Season 3 Casts Ellora Torchia as Kat — Meet Her
Ellora Torchia plays Kat in House of the Dragon season 3 — and there’s a reason her scene with Hugh matters.
July 28, 2026 10:12 am
Michelle Yeoh Praises Hunter Schafer’s Daring Blade Runner 2099 Stunts: “She Threw Herself”
In a new interview, Michelle Yeoh hinted at one Hunter Schafer set-piece in Blade Runner 2099 that, by her lights, veers from gutsy into properly bonkers.
July 25, 2026 3:07 pm
Why Zendaya Chose That White Dress for Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s China Premiere
Zendaya has revealed what inspired that white archival Versace at the Spider-Man: Brand New Day China premiere, laying it out over on Instagram.
July 25, 2026 1:59 pm
Where is the Band of Brothers cast now? Two of Easy Company's privates grew up to be Professor X and Magneto
When Band of Brothers aired on HBO in September 2001, most of its enormous cast were unknowns. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, based on Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 book, the 10-part miniseries followed Easy Company of the 101st Airborne from training at Camp Toccoa to the end of the war — and quietly launched an absurd number of careers.
July 24, 2026 4:28 pm
Prequel Will Get Wild With Gladys’s Origin, Says Weapons Director
In a new interview, Zach Cregger outlined his horror slate, turning Weapons toward a prequel and detailing his take on Resident Evil — with specifics still under wraps.
July 24, 2026 1:48 pm
Tom Holland Loses His Lunch on Hot Ones, a First for the Series
In a blistering Hot Ones interview, Tom Holland pulled off a show first.
July 24, 2026 1:05 pm
Why did Sweets leave Bones? The real reason was behind the camera
When Dr. Lance Sweets was beaten to death in a parking garage in the season 10 premiere of Bones, fans were blindsided — the show had never killed a main character before. The FBI conspiracy that doomed him on screen, though, was cover for something much simpler happening off screen.
July 23, 2026 4:50 pm
Which NCIS characters were on JAG? More agents crossed over than you remember
NCIS didn't start as NCIS. It started as two episodes of JAG in the spring of 2003 — a backdoor pilot that smuggled an entire cast onto someone else's show. And more familiar faces were in those episodes than most fans remember.
July 23, 2026 4:28 pm
What NCIS actors have passed away? Remembering every star the show has lost
Across 22-plus seasons and more than 1,000 episodes of franchise television, NCIS has employed hundreds of actors — and, inevitably, said goodbye to some of them for good. Here's a look at the stars the show has lost, as of 2026.
July 23, 2026 4:03 pm
Netflix greenlights new Parasyte series from Yeon Sang-ho
Yeon Sang-ho is juggling an adaptation at Netflix with broader world‑building for his own Colony saga, laying out the approach and why the two tracks make sense together.
July 23, 2026 12:59 pm
Who’s Who in Descendants: Wicked Wonderland — and Is It Worth Watching?
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland arrives with fan expectations sky‑high, so we’ve put its new faces and familiar beats under the microscope to see if it actually earns the hype.
July 23, 2026 10:45 am
Why did the Jack Ryan series end?
Four seasons, one very definitive goodbye. When Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan wrapped in July 2023, plenty of fans assumed Amazon had quietly killed one of its biggest shows. The truth is less dramatic — and it was decided before most people had watched a single episode.
July 22, 2026 3:18 pm
Why did JJ leave Criminal Minds? The real reason had nothing to do with the story
When JJ told the BAU she was taking a Pentagon job in season 6, it felt abrupt — because it was. The storyline was written in a hurry to cover a decision made in a CBS boardroom, and actress A.J. Cook had no say in it whatsoever.
July 22, 2026 2:49 pm
Where to Watch Every New Summer 2026 Anime Series
With licensing in flux this summer, here’s the clean, up-to-date Summer 2026 anime watch guide for US viewers — no platform-hopping, no guesswork.
July 22, 2026 1:53 pm
