Author: David Grove
October may be Hulu’s most productive month of the year. Their ‘Huluween’ branding features dozens of original and acquired Halloween classics. This year is no exception, with several chilling new movies and series arriving on the platform. The film side of things promises new original supernatural stories, as well as a remake of one of the most well-known psychological thrillers of the ’90s. On the TV front, the final season of an animated sci-fi hit is coming. Hulu is also releasing a drama inspired by a captivating 2023 murder trial. Hulu’s also giving us a fun new stand-up special as…
Doc is back in primetime in the 2025 TV schedule after kicking off Season 2 with a hostage situation, all while the first season is crushing it on Netflix. There was a big casting change between the end of Season 1 and start of Season 2, and I’m not just referring to the two cast members who were bumped up to series regular status. Scott Wolf, who was the “villain” of Season 1 as Dr. Richard Miller, seemed to be done with Doc after his character’s fate was decided. Now, he’s coming back in two different ways, and I’m just…
Initially, the Dark Hearts, the fictional drug-dealing biker gang in the new HBO miniseries “Task,” was born out of plot necessity. As IndieWire previously covered, the narrative structure of “Task” was inspired by Michael Mann’s 1995 crime classic “Heat,” placing its audience in the position of rooting for both FBI Agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) and the thief, Robbie Prendergrast (Tom Pelphrey), he is chasing. “Robbie’s a good guy, and I always saw him as a good guy, and Pelphrey saw him as a good guy, so we needed someone to add danger to the story. It was a plot…
Another Hulu show has gotten the ax. Just six months after its premiere, Mid-Century Modern co-creator Max Mutchnick confirmed the series would not be returning for a second season in an Instagram post shared on Monday, Sept. 29. Ten great episodes… Not enough. But we loved making every single one of them. We’re gonna miss our very special show. Thanks to everyone who watched. Disappointed fans took to the comments section to express their love for the newly-canceled sitcom. One Instagram user wrote, “How was this not renewed?? It was fabulous. Sweet, loving, hilarious, and smart!” Another fan said, “Amazing…
For 12 seasons, The Big Bang Theory reigned supreme as one of television’s top comedies. While stars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco were already recognizable talents (along with Mayim Bialik, who came along later), the sitcom helped their co-stars, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Simon Helberg and Jim Parsons make major names for themselves. Now, though, Nayyar has reflected on the days right before landing his primetime gig.What Did Kunal Nayyar Say About Cleaning Toilets Before Landing The Big Bang Theory?Everyone has to start somewhere, and there are few people who begin their working lives at the top of their industry.…
Mob stories have a unique way of pulling you in. And fast. One minute you’re watching a sit-down in a corner restaurant, and the next, you’re knee-deep in double-crosses and courtroom drama. The Mafia genre is no longer about crime. It’s about people. Power, loyalty, betrayal, and the systems that allow criminal empires to thrive in plain sight. And when it comes to documentaries, their whole job is to strip down these stories to their barest forms. No fancy shootings, no romanticizing mobsters, just the cold reality of organized crime. Mafia documentaries are about real voices and real consequences. They…
Every hero needs an equally entertaining and enigmatic foe; someone who pushes them to perform at their best. It’s also more intriguing if the villain feels almost like the inverse of the hero. We often see great TV villains, but we are always open to more. The Game Maker in High Potential could be a legendary villain in the making, and possesses some of the traits that make villains so deviously fun to watch.He was introduced in Season 1, but the Game Maker makes his biggest splash during the first two episodes of the second season. I love most of…
Just like clockwork, it is the fall television season, and there is a new season of Slow Horses available for Apple TV+ subscribers. The spy and espionage series, based on Mick Herron’s “Slough House” series of novels, has an incredibly efficient production schedule, with new seasons of the series already being filmed before the previous one is even released. Apple continues to renew the series, and for very good reason: it’s a fantastic story, one that subverts the expectations of a modern spy story. There is no Jason Bourne or James Bond in Slow Horses — just a bunch of…
Summer of the 2025 TV schedule delivered news of a lot of changes to the cast of Saturday Night Live, with the departures of stars including Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, and part of Please Don’t Destroy, to name just a few. The replacement batch of stars reportedly set themselves apart from past casts, which fans can see in action for the first time when the upcoming SNL hosts take the stage at 30 Rock this fall. Now, the show has made another change and added several new writers for Season 51.In fact, Variety reports that a total of seven new…
With only some months left in 2025, Netflix has begun promotion for the extremely anticipated second season of One Piece, an adaptation of the extremely profitable manga of the identical title created by Eiichiro Oda. The primary season of One Piece premiered in Summer season 2023, and whereas there was fairly an extended watch for the subsequent season, it has been for good purpose. The most recent manufacturing is huge, because the collection goals to efficiently adapt the subsequent arcs of the manga. Now, a brand new piece of promotional materials has been launched, teasing an iconic set piece from…