Friday News Roundup - Domestic
A terror attack in New York, arrests in the Russia investigation and an uplifting win for Houston.
Television
Netflix Adaptation Of Margaret Atwood's 'Alias Grace' Is Uncannily Relevant
Alias Grace tells the true story of an Irish immigrant who worked as a household maid in Canada in the 1850s and was later convicted of murder.
If CBS's 'S.W.A.T.' Wants To Break Ground, It'll Have To Try Harder
S.W.A.T. is a rare CBS show with a nonwhite lead, but its simplistic take on heroes and villains feels awkwardly out of step, especially in the age of Black Lives Matter.
'Full Frontal' Writer Ashley Nicole Black On Comedy's Cultural Divides
Black was four years into a Ph.D. program when she decided to pursue a career in comedy. She's now a writer and correspondent on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.
'Great British Bake Off' Winner Accidentally Tweeted Out Early
One of the judges of The Great British Bake Off mistakenly tweeted out the winner for the show's season several hours early. She said she was in Bhutan and thought it had already aired back home.
'Mindhunter' Actor Jonathan Groff On His Most Life-Altering Roles
Groff says his work on HBO's Looking changed his life: "It's one of my favorite things I've worked on, the most personal thing I've worked on." He now stars in the Netflix series Mindhunter.
Netflix Says 'House of Cards' Will End After 6 Seasons
Reports say the decision was already in the works before allegations surfaced over the weekend that lead actor Kevin Spacey had attempted to seduce a teenage actor in 1986.
In Season Two, 'Stranger Things' Offers More Scares And The Same Quirky Quartet Of Nerds
Netflix's Stranger Things quickly became a summer 2016 hit. After more than a year of waiting, it's back in all its '80s horror nostalgia with the show's second season sneaking up on viewers, just like the last time.
'The Deuce' Looks At New York's Grimy 1970's Sex Trade
In the HBO series, The Deuce, Maggie Gyllenhall plays a prostitute in Times Square, who's different from the other prostitutes because she doesn't have a pimp. Gyllenhall talks with NPR's Kelly McEvers about the show's grimy look at the sex trade in 1970's New York and her roles as an actress and a producer.
'Stranger Things 2' Creators: 'We Wanted To Raise The Stakes'
In the next chapter of the sci-fi Netflix series, out Friday, the show's central children begin to grow up. Brothers Matt and Ross Duffer discuss their instant cult classic.