Television

Protesters during an Oct. 20 walkout by Netflix employees, activists, public figures and supporters.

Arts

Netflix and Chappelle won't be canceled over 'The Closer' — but that's not the point

7:01am November 06, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Pushing media companies to live up to their ideals about inclusion and equality is a long game, requiring constant scrutiny — a much different notion than so-called "cancel culture."

Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela and Eureka O'Hara take small-town America by a storm on HBO's We're Here.

Arts

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

7:01am November 06, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the new season of We're Here, the anime Parasyte, the 2020 horror film Host and more.

A candlelight vigil is held for Halyna Hutchins at a California IATSE office. Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union have been pushing for better hours, citing safety concerns, after Hutchins was killed on set.

Arts

Why making movie sets safer has been so slow, especially for crews behind the camera

6:00am November 06, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The deadly shooting on the set of Rust has workers in Hollywood pushing — again — for broader safety rules. But a fragmented industry and a history of complacent leadership have stood in their way.

Mia (Karen Pittman) is right in the eye of the storm this week, as news about Mitch arrives during the TMS broadcast.

Arts

'Morning Show' recap, Season 2, Episode 8: After a crash, a lot of questions

6:00am November 05, 2021

by Linda Holmes

The show has to chase down what happened to Mitch. Alex and Chip finally come face-to-face again. And Bradley's brother makes trouble.

Carole Baskin and her husband, Howard Baskin, is suing Netflix and the producers of an upcoming Tiger King sequel.

Arts

Carole Baskin's lawsuit says she didn't agree to be in 'Tiger King' sequel

2:23pm November 02, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

In court documents filed Monday, Baskin, who is seen in the trailer for the new show, said any sequel cannot feature any footage of her or Big Cat Rescue.

For years, All in the Family was the most popular show on television. It debuted in 1971. Carroll O'Connor, left, played Archie Bunker. Jean Stapleton played his wife, Edith Bunker.

Books
Arts

'All in the Family' is 50 years old. A new book looks at how it changed TV

12:43pm November 02, 2021

All in the Family creator Norman Lear, along with writer Jim Colucci, talked with NPR about Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and their roles on the groundbreaking TV show.

Audiences gravitate to TV shows with more diverse writers and casts, report says

5:04am November 02, 2021

by Mia Estrada

A new UCLA report shows television viewers like show with diverse casts and writers. But while some groups are making gains in Hollywood, Latinx people remain severely underrepresented.

Logan (Brian Cox) just can't catch a break, now that he's committed all these terrible acts and alienated his kids and everything.

Arts

'Succession' recap: That (disastrous) meeting could have been an e-mail

10:10pm October 31, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Kendall crashes a meeting at Waystar Royco and upsets a delicate stalemate between himself and Shiv. Tom comes up with a new strategy, Greg doesn't get a watch, and the FBI is at the door.

Sports

'Swagger' follows a young basketball prodigy, inspired by Kevin Durant's life story

9:00am October 30, 2021

Scott Simon speaks with Reggie Rock Bythewood, director of the new TV drama "Swagger." It's about a basketball prodigy and the family, players and coaches around him.

Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman play Teresa and Rick Kaepernick in Netflix's 'Colin in Black and White.'

Arts

Netflix's 'Colin in Black and White' shows a star athlete reaching toward Blackness

4:29pm October 29, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick worked together on the series, a coming-of-age portrait of the athlete.