Can the Garvey sisters move on after a shocking moment? “Bad Sisters” is back for a second season, and its siblings face challenges, both old and new. The Apple TV+ series was met with critical praise during its freshman season. It received four Emmy nominations and won a Peabody Award. Many critics noted the performances as a highlight. 

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The second season cast features an outstanding mix of returning stars and new additions.

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Mixing crime procedural, chafing buddy cop dynamics, existential philosophizing, and eerie supernatural tinges, “True Detective” dazzled audiences in 2014 with its mesmerizing first season, helping usher in a new, post-“Sopranos” golden age of auteur-driven, A-list star-laden prestige TV (along with 2013’s David Fincher-driven “House Of Cards,” Jane Campion’s “Top Of The Lake,” and all the other shows that followed).

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It’s been four years since “True Detective” aired on HBO, but the series returns for a fourth season, subtitled ‘Night Country’ on January 14, 2024. Creator Nic Pizzolatto couldn’t come to terms with HBO on the direction for a fourth season after season three and then parted ways with the cable channel. In his stead, filmmaker Barry Jenkins came on board as an executive producer, co-signing on an idea from acclaimed Mexican horror filmmaker Issa López.

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‘The Rogue Ones: A Star Wars Andor Podcast’ returns with hosts Mike DeAngelo and The Playlist’s Editor-In-Chief, Rodrigo Perez. As with the previous episodes, each week, our hosts will recap and review the latest “Andor” episode and welcome cast members and creatives from the show to discuss all things “Andor” and all the intrigue and machination of the “Star Wars” galaxy.

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In the third episode of The Rogue Ones, our hosts break down their thoughts on episode five that dropped on Disney+ this week entitled, “The Axe Forgets.” After the discussion, actress Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve,” the “Harry Potter” series, “True Blood”) joins the podcast to discuss entering a galaxy far, far away, the mature writing from Tony Gilroy and his team, her first experience seeing “Star Wars” in a theater, what’s coming up in the future, and more.

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In March, HBO announced that “True Detective: Night Country” was in the works, with Issa López writing the series ilot and Barry Jenkins on board as executive producer. Then in May, Jodie Foster joined the cast in a starring role, with Kali Reis signing on in June. And now, Deadline reports, a bunch of great character actors are on board to fill out the ensemble cast.

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Despite that online halfwit insisting, “politics have no place in ‘Star Wars,’” or some nonsense about wokeness, I’m sorry to break it to you that George Lucas’ films have always been, in fact, political from the jump. It is an era where a totalitarian regime rules the galaxy with an iron fist wiping out all dissidents and agitators, after all. While its fantasy elements and family legacy perhaps overshadowed the franchise for years, the prequels were concurrently just as much about the tragic erosion of democracy as they were about the fall of the chosen one.

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Despite a fandom that has shown to be toxic at the mention of diversity and inclusivity, “Star Wars” has always had a political undercurrent throughout the franchise. I mean, it’s really about Rebels fighting against an evil Empire, huh? Remember those overt political in the prequels? Sure, there are laser sword fights and space battles for those who just want that, but “Star Wars” has a long track record of trying to be a socially-conscious, political franchise.

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The “Star Wars” movies have always been ubiquitous with groundbreaking special effects. But since the Prequel trilogy from the early 2000s, that pioneering use of effects has been mainly in digital production. More recently, that means the use of “Volume,” an ultra-HD video wall that allows in-camera effects and creates immersive digital environments for actors to work in. Want to know why “The Mandalorian,” “The Book Of Boba Fett,” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” all look the same?

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Though they may not have starred in the biggest films in the world or top many A-list Hollywood lists, Jessie Buckley, Fiona Shaw, and Vicky Krieps are three of the best actors working today. And luckily for film fans around the world, the trio is working together on a new film, “Hot Milk.”

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According to HanWay Films, Jessie Buckley, Fiona Shaw, and Vicky Krieps are set to star in the upcoming drama, “Hot Milk,” written and directed by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

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What’s happening with everyone’s favorite cat and mouse spy thriller, “Killing Eve”? Well, it’s basically going out on top and ending early. Season four is its final one, and the game between Eve and Villanelle is coming to an end. To back up a bit, in case you’ve missed it, “Killing Eve” is the hit BBC American/AMC British spy thriller starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, who has since become a big start because of the show (and you can argue part of the reason the series is coming to an end is Comer is getting movie offer after movie offer and probably doesn’t want to turn any of that stuff down).

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Two years ago, it was revealed that John Krasinski was set to step behind the camera again to write and direct a new film called “Imaginary Friends,” with Ryan Reynolds set to star. Since then, the filmmaker went on to make “A Quiet Place Part 2,” then a pandemic arrived, setting everything behind. And now, we’re back talking about the Krasinski/Reynolds collaboration, once again.

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Generating terror on screen isn’t always easy in our current age of Trump headlines, but the British thriller “Kindred” succeeds the old fashion way: pulling from those headlines, seducing us into a clean, logical nightmare about a woman who wants an abortion.

When we first meet Charlotte (Tamara Lawrance), she is living with her boyfriend, Ben (Edward Holcroft), and suffers from cruel judgments about her decision to abort.

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When it comes to mood and milieu, writer-director Francis Lee prefers something bare, austere and quiet. In fact, it was the harmonious union of these severe qualities that furnished his 2017 feature debut, “God’s Own Country,” with a daring edge and lyrical spirit. These aforesaid attributes turn up again (and with abundance) in “Ammonite,” Lee’s fictional tale built around the real-life, self-taught 19th century paleontologist Mary Anning.

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Based on the first book in Nancy Springer’s YA Enola Holmes series—“The Case of the Missing Marquess” — about Sherlock Holmes’ precocious younger sister and the various mysteries she has to solve, Netflix’s movie adaptation of the inaugural book is an absolute delight. Charming and fleet-footed, with a dynamic sense of frisson and clever chutzpah, “Enola Holmes” is a compelling mystery and a sprightly adventure with a feminist streak that’s a perfect showcase for the winsome talents of “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown.

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Seasons 1 and 2 of BBC America’s deliciously sharp, darkly comedic spy thriller hit show “Killing Eve”—written and overseen by “Fleabag” star Phoebe Waller-Bridge in its debut season— was the culminating apex of the dark pangs behind obsession and they’re deep cuts and costs. Dissatisfied MI5 desk jockey Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh, earning every second of her comeback Emmy and Globe awards and nominations) was essentially awakened out of her blasé life slumber by the discovery of psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer).

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When actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge was cast in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” in 2017, for Americans, the reaction was a lot of “who?” But for those of us in the know, it was further confirmation of what the U.K. had already known for years, Waller-Bridge is an excellent, comedienne/actress/creator and it was a reminder of all to catch up with the hilarious and critically-acclaimed show “Fleabag.”

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A six-part comedy series adapted from Waller-Bridge’s 2013 award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy, it’s been a long minute since we’ve seen “Fleabag.” The show debuted on BBC Three in the U.K.

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