Review: First episode of MAX's 'Idol' is stylish but oddly inert
MAX's Idol debuted this week. The show was the subject of an expose about bad behavior by some of its creators. The first episode is stylish but oddly inert.
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HBO's 'The Idol' offers stylish yet oddly inert debut episode
The narrow scope of the action in The Idol's debut reveals a story stuck in a claustrophobic bubble, offering bursts of nudity and sex to distract from how little is actually happening onscreen.
Five great moments from the 'Ted Lasso' finale
In a final episode that seems likely to be the end of the road for Apple's decorated show, friendships were cemented, football was played, and signs were everywhere.
These are the new movies and TV shows we can't wait to watch this summer
Studios raced to finish summer attractions ahead of the writers strike. So we're back with a great big, filterable guide of what to watch — and where to find it — as the days get hotter and longer.
Unpacking the series finale of 'Succession'
The saga of the Roy family has finally ended. NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour team has a wrap on the series finale.
'Succession' has ended — and the point was never who was going to win
The best finales feel both surprising, like you wouldn't have thought of them, and like they were always destined to happen — and Succession's final episode passes the test.
'Platonic' is more full-circle friendship than love triangle, and it's better that way
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne star as estranged best friends who reconnect in midlife. Harry Met Sally vibes aside, this show is too busy having good, goofy fun to bother focusing on will they/won't they.
As 'Succession' ends, a family is forced to face the horrifying truth about itself
Succession unveils its widely-anticipated finale on Sunday. It has been an entertaining cautionary tale about leaving the fate of our world to the fickle impulses of emotionally stunted plutocrats.
The final season of the hit BBC crime series 'Happy Valley' has come to the U.S.
Sarah Lancashire plays Catherine Cawood, a big-hearted police sergeant trying to protect her grandson from his violent father. The three seasons offer a twisty and deeply satisfying emotional journey.
Hats off to an illuminating new documentary about Mary Tyler Moore
HBO's Being Mary Tyler Moore draws on interviews and home movies to create a complex portrait of Moore, from her complicated private life, to her groundbreaking career.