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Netflix Is Dropping 14 New Treats On Friday — Here's What's Worth Watching

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Is The Sabrina Reboot Worth Your Time?

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The Original Charmed Finale Hides All The Secrets For A Successful Reboot

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Charmed Review: A Worthy Reboot For The Power Of Three

Looking back, it becomes obvious that few series had as much of an influence on my television sensibilities as the original Charmed, a long-running WB

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The Best 'Limited' Series Worth Watching On Netflix

The question of “Seriously, what is a limited series” has been percolating for years. The mystery only grew in intensity with the popularity of series

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Netflix's New Reality Show Made In Mexico Accused O...

On a beautiful autumn day, the queen bee of a reality TV show holds the baptism of her son on her husband’s family’s lavish estate. Everything is

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Three Women Directing Greys Anatomy Made History With So...

Shondaland has always seemed like a beacon of what Hollywood could be. It’s ruled over by titular queen Shonda Rhimes and her tireless right hand woman,

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How This Is Us Changed TV Forever

Weeks before a beloved family series premieres its newest season, its creator announces a “significant” character will die during an upcoming episode.

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Is Single Parents Anything Like New Girl? Let I...

A mere four months ago, diehard viewers said goodbye to the loft gang as New Girl wrapped for good. While the Zooey Deschanel starring series came to its

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Have You Noticed Killing Eve’s Obsession With Hair?

Killing Eve is a show about obsessions. Brutal assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) is obsessed with crafting the perfect murder. To see that, you only need

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Everything We Know About Netflix's Original Series For 2019

Netflix is officially the future. First, the streaming service made history by being the first network, or “network,” this century to have more Emmy

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Meet Your New Favourite TV Villain, Killing Eve's J...

There’s a trick to Killing Eve’s criminally fun to watch assassin Villanelle, played by the wickedly good Jodie Comer, and that trick is just how well

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What Makes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Emmy Wins So Monume...

Well, there's a new comedy star in town, and its name is The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. While series like Atlanta, Barry, and Glow had quite a bit of buzz

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This Woman Already Made Emmys History

Right now, all of Hollywood is preparing for Monday night’s 2018 Primetime Emmys. You know, the one with the televised red carpet, a long line of

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Insatiable Was Always Getting Renewed — Here's Why

Yesterday, my editor mentioned that her teen relative brought up her love of Netflix's Insatiable during a family get-together this week. Another

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Shannon Purser Responds To Sierra Burgess’ Most Controve...

After the summer success Netflix enjoyed with To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, it was easy to assume the streaming service’s other long-titled teen

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The Future Of TV Is Female

A young girl turns 16… and her body descends into uncontrollable chaos. No, not like mundane hormonal puberty chaos, but “I turn into other people

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The 2018 Video Music Awards Went To The Ladies

At the very top of the 2018 Video Music Awards, movie star Kevin Hart threw out a joke. “There’s no old white men that could stop you [here],” he

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Jennifer Lopez Danced The Night Away & Left The 2018 VMAs On The ...

Jennifer Lopez is a lot of things. She’s a style icon, an early aughts rom-com queen, a returning rom-com queen, a TV star, a performer, and now a VMA

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Tiffany Haddish Shaded Fifth Harmony At The VMAs & Nicki Minaj Wa...

Adele Dazeem, we’re going to need you to make room for… Cameela Cabaleeloo. Wait, no, we need Camille Cabelo. Or, at least that’s who Tiffany

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Here's How The Affair Finale Tied Up The Loose Ends...

Last week’s The Affair — which showed two polar opposite possible scenarios in the life of Alison Bailey (Ruth Wilson), with one feeling decidedly

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Scary Rocks Are The Sinner's Biggest Mystery — Here...

The last few seconds of Wednesday night’s The Sinner episode, “Part III,” likely had viewers screaming, “What’s with all the rocks?!” The

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Who Is "The Kid" In Castle Rock? Let These Reddit Theori...

Everyone in Castle Rock is a bit suspicious. Molly Strand (Melanie Lynskey)? Suspicious for killing her crush's dad, Matthew Deaver (Adam Rothenberg), 27

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Here's How Insatiable Ends — It's Even Darker ...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Insatiable season 1 finale. During the final minutes of Netflix’s Insatiable season 1 finale, “Why Bad Things

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Why 2 Songs Are The Best Clues To Figuring Out Alison's ...

Inception often gets all the credit for being the biggest mindfuck of a generation. Even eight years after the Christopher Nolan psychological

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TV Shows
Insatiable's Creator Answers Every Question You Hav...
After speaking to Insatiable creator Lauren Guiss, you can only come to one conclusion: she is an overwhelmingly well-meaning individual. The former
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TV Shows
Insatiable Review: A Netflix Black Comedy Hungry For Con...
There is a late-in-the-season scene of Netflix’s new teen show Insatiable that involves a possible demonic possession, a man in a fake priest costume,
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TV Shows
All The Clues We Have To Understanding The Sinner's...
The latest season of The Sinner is heating up, and that means mysteries are afoot. The season premiere began by dropping hints about the childhood trauma
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Jane Sloan Herself Breaks Down The Bold Type Finale’s Lo...
After slogging through a summer of abject darkness, The Bold Type’s Tuesday night season 2 finale “We’ll Always Have Paris” may come as a
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The KUWTK Scene You Have To Keep In Mind After Kourtney&...
The last two years have been a major adjustment period when it comes to Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick’s relationship. Both halves of the
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