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Anya Taylor-Joy And Scott Frank Of 'Queen's Gambit' On Making Chess Mesmerizing

7:47am October 31, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Scott Frank, one of the creators of Netflix's The Queen's Gambit and Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays Beth Harmon in the series.

The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and The Child in Season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+.

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Return Of 'The Mandalorian' (And Baby Yoda)

12:51pm October 30, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+ began today. The first new episode of the rollicking space Western takes off immediately with action and new, yet familiar, characters.

Broadband installers Gus (Nick Frost) and Elton (Samson Kayo) midnight as paranormal investigators in Amazon's Truth Seekers.

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'Truth Seekers': Comedy-Horror Haunted By Ghosts, Gags And Satisfying Reveals

5:00am October 30, 2020

by Glen Weldon

Nothing's as it seems in this Amazon series, which (sort of) re-teams Nick Frost and Simon Pegg for a gently funny and sometimes scary tale about a team of paranormal investigators.

'Deutschland 89' Explores Life Of A Spy For Disintegrating East Germany In 1989

3:53pm October 29, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Anna and Joerg Winger, creators of the television series Deutschland 89, about the show's premiere.

Sarah Cooper delivers the news in her special Everything's Fine.

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Sarah Cooper's Netflix Special Is As Weird As 2020, But In The Good Way

11:06am October 27, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Sarah Cooper became famous for TikTok videos in which she lip-synced the president. Now, she's digging deeper into the emotional messes of this year.

Host Adele during the Saturday Night Live monologue on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.

'SNL': Adele Hosts Because 'Album's Not Finished,' But H.E.R. Debuts New Song

12:46pm October 25, 2020

by Stephen Thompson

Adele sang a bit in one sketch but left most of the music to H.E.R., who performed a new song called "Hold On."

Grace (Nicole Kidman) and Jonathan (Hugh Grant) come undone in The Undoing.

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In 'The Undoing,' Secrets, Murder And Zzzzs

5:52am October 25, 2020

by Aisha Harris

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant can't save this HBO erotic thriller from feeling like a slog.

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Secrets And Betrayals Upend A Seemingly Perfect Life In 'The Undoing'

1:35pm October 23, 2020

by David Bianculli

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star as a married couple on the brink of unraveling in David E. Kelley's new HBO miniseries, based on Jean Hanff Korelitz's novel, You Should Have Known.

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'Peanuts' Halloween Special Won't Be Broadcast On Network TV

6:01am October 22, 2020

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown has been airing on network television since 1966. But if you want to see it this year, you'll have to watch it on Apple TV Plus.

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'The Queen's Gambit' Centers On The Kind Of Chess Prodigy We Seldom See

2:21pm October 21, 2020

by John Powers

A brilliant young woman crashes the traditionally male world of chess in Netflix's seven-part miniseries based on Walter Tevis' addictive novel.

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