In this week’s additional episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo makes sure not to step over “the line” while discussing “Teacup.” The Peacock series follows a group of neighbors who must put aside their differences and unite in the face of a mysterious and deadly threat. The horrific mystery series stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Rob Morgan, Chaske Spencer, Boris McGiver, and more. 

Continue reading ‘Teacup’: Yvonne Strahovski Discusses Producing Her New Horror Series, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Final Season, ‘The Tomorrow War 2’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast] at The Playlist.

A lot has changed since the award-winning adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s seminal dystopian novel premiered on Hulu in 2017. Handmaid red and white (designed by Ane Crabtree in Season 1) has become a go-to ensemble for those protesting restrictions on reproductive rights across the globe. There might be a different administration in the White House, but the landscape remains fraught, and “The Handmaid’s Tale” is the standard pop culture reference when discussing such oppressive laws.

Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Review: Season 5 Offers Flickers Of Hope & The Story Finally Moves Forward at The Playlist.

The amount of television premiering each month is overwhelming. This is mainly a good thing as it offers up series for just about every type of fan, as evident by September’s release schedule. “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” chases the buzz away from “House of the Dragon” as the next big fantasy series sequel, while the comedy favorite from earlier this year, “Abbott Elementary,” returns all ready for its second season.

Continue reading 10 TV Shows To Watch In September: ‘Lord Of The Rings,’ ‘Ramy,’ ‘Atlanta’ & More at The Playlist.

The 2022 television year has already produced acclaimed new series like “Severance” and “The Staircase,” alongside the return of critical darlings like “Better Call Saul” and “Barry.” With four months left in the calendar year, what do the streaming giants and cable networks have yet to debut? We collected the 40 most exciting shows that either have release dates scheduled between now and New Year’s Eve or could theoretically drop into the holiday season instead of waiting for 2023.

Continue reading Fall 2022 TV Preview: Over 45 Series To Watch at The Playlist.

Though it is set in a dystopic future, there are many who would say that “The Handmaid’s Tale” has become more and more realistic with each passing day. Women’s rights, especially when it comes to reproductive rights, are seemingly under attack, and the oppression seen in the show seems to be a possible glimpse into our own future. So, maybe as we enter Season 5 of the Emmy-winning series, “The Handmaid’s Tale” will become more popular than ever before, as people discover that this alternate history, dystopia isn’t all that far-fetched.

Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Trailer: Hulu’s Award-Winning Drama Returns Next Month at The Playlist.

After a fourth season that garnered 11 Emmy Awards nominations, Hulu “The Handmaid’s Tale” is back for a fifth season. Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood,“ The Handmaid’s Tale” — in case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know the premise—finds the United States torn apart by civil war, paving the road to power for Gilead, a totalitarian Christian theocratic government.

Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Teaser: Hulu’s Award-Winning Dystopian Drama Returns In September at The Playlist.

Elisabeth Moss is killing it right now, and as we detailed in our interview with the actress last week about her new Apple TV+ series “Shining Girls,” she is becoming a major triple threat, evolving from an actor who is instrumental in calling the shot, producing and directing nearly everything she appears in. Just like Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” of which Moss is the lead and now a producer and one of the directors, on “Shining Girls”—an ambitious series about an assault victim, a time-traveling serial killer, and a journalistic procedural to catch the killer—she took on a similar role on a (read our review here).

Continue reading Elisabeth Moss On Plotting A Feature Directorial Debut, Working With Jane Campion & Taika Waititi [Interview] at The Playlist.

When Elisabeth Moss stars in a TV show, people take notice. Thanks to her roles on “Mad Men,” “Top Of The Lake,” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Moss’ name nowadays virtually guarantees a must-watch series. Now, while Hulu subscribers wait for Season 5 of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” there’s a new show starring Moss to keep fans of hers busy.

READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2022

“Shining Girls,” based on Lauren Beuke’s bestselling novel of the same name, hits AppleTV+ this spring.

Continue reading ‘Shining Girls’ Trailer: Elisabeth Moss Searches For Her Attacker In New AppleTV+ Thriller This April at The Playlist.

Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay is reportedly going to be reuniting with her “You Were Never Really Here” star and Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix for a newly announced project titled “Polaris,” with Phoenix’s partner, actress Rooney Mara (“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo“) taking a role alongside him. Details on the new film are being kept under wraps, but Ramsay revealed the news herself.

Continue reading Lynne Ramsay Says ‘Polaris’ Film Will Star Joaquin Phoenix & Rooney Mara; Is Adapting A Margaret Atwood Story at The Playlist.

The season finale of the fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” has been released and, surprise, it featured a number of unexpected twists and turns. I mean, that’s “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” signature. If Bruce Miller‘s Emmy-winning series didn’t tease audiences with a shocking finale it would be incredibly deflating. One character attempting to use her smarts to extract herself from a delicate situation was none other than Gilead’s favorite first lady Serena Joy Waterford, played by the consistently impressive Yvonne Strahovski.

Continue reading Yvonne Strahovski On Serena’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Future [Spoilers] at The Playlist.

Have “The Handmaid’s Tale” finally turned the corner? After four seasons of horrors and betrayal, our heroine, June/Offred (Elisabeth Moss) was pushed, almost against her will, into the relative freedom of Canada. Meanwhile, her former captors and abusers, the Commander (Joseph Fiennes) and Serena Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) are also in the Great White North. The pair have been on trial for numerous crimes against humanity in a de facto United States courtroom.

Continue reading Joseph Fiennes Teases An Optimistic Future For ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ [Interview] at The Playlist.

Honestly, we should have pressed O. T. Fagbenle about who he is playing exactly in “Black Widow.” Officially, the pandemic delayed Marvel Studios blockbuster lists him as playing Mason, but there are rumors and fan speculation that he’s actually the mysterious and villainous Taskmaster. As for now, the 40-year-old actor was only willing to comment on whoever “Mason” turns out to be.

READ MORE: “The Handmaid’s Tale” is bleak and harrowing but still undercut by its white feminist perspective [Review]

“I play this character called Mason.

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Even for a show as harrowing as Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the fourth season of the series, based on Margaret Atwood‘s famous dystopian novel and cautionary tale, is surprisingly bleak. Granted, a show dealing with an apocalyptically totalitarian society, known as Gilead, that subjects women, known as “Handmaids,” to child-bearing slavery and servitude, isn’t much of a joyride. However, in the series’ fourth season, the protagonist and central handmaiden, June Osborne’s (Elisabeth Moss) personal demons, threaten to undermine and engulf her in a way that’s unsettling.

Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Is Bleak & Harrowing, But Still Undercut By Its White Feminist Perspective [Review] at The Playlist.

Emmy season is upon us and, once again, the Drama Series category looks like it will be as competitive as usual. Even with eight nomination slots, not all the players are confirmed. Obviously, “The Crown,” “The Mandalorian” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” are likely locks as they have been nominated for every season they have aired so far. “Pose” and “This Is Us” hope to return to the fold while “Bridgerton” and “Lovecraft Country” look for their first nods.

Continue reading Drama Series 2021 Emmys Predictions & Contenders at The Playlist.

There’s a greater variety of shows in April than there’s been in recent months. The biggest titles will be adaptations such as “Shadow + Bone” and the much anticipated fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” but in between, there are quirky comedies that will be worth seeking out. While there’s a couple of series premiering on Freeform this month, the streaming services are still outpouring the most content, with some of the most notable upcoming shows debuting on HBO Max.

Continue reading 10 TV Shows to Watch in April; ‘Mare Of Easttown,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale & More at The Playlist.

Several years ago, when Hulu debuted the first season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the streaming platform was best known for showing re-runs of sitcoms and network TV shows. It wasn’t a dominant force in streaming, at all. But then “The Handmaid’s Tale” debuted and instantly made Hulu an award-winning player in the Streaming Wars. Now, entering its fourth season, ‘Handmaid’s’ continues to grow in scale, as Hulu continues to become a much bigger force.

Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 4 Trailer: Elisabeth Moss Fights For Justice In Hulu’s Award-Winning Series at The Playlist.

It’s the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) winter press tour week. That means every network, streaming service, cable player, etc., is looking to dazzle the media and audiences with news and announcements. Disney and Marvel made some big noise today, and now it’s time for Disney’s adult-wing of things, Hulu, to show off their wares.

READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021

One of the biggest highlights?

Continue reading ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Teaser Trailer: Season 4 Arrives April 28 at The Playlist.

Another year comes to a close, another overlong, ahem, thorough most anticipated list from your friends at The Playlist. This time, we’re talking television and yes, there’s a lot of TV to deal with. Frankly, however, with the explosion of streaming, the second age of PeakTV, now known as the Streaming Age, we’re somewhat surprised this list isn’t over 100 picks long. Disney+ and Apple TV+ may have launched in late 2019, but 2020 really brought us the full breadth of both those streaming services wares.

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Disney Plus not only took its first Emmy Awards on the third night of virtual Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies but five altogether. The trophies went to “The Mandalorian” in the Cinematography (Single Camera, Half-Hour), Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Production Design (Narrative, Half-Hour) and Special Visual Effects. A key drama series win, however, went to “Succession” which won single picture editing honor over multiple episodes of its own as well as those from “Ozark” and the aforementioned “Mandalorian.” Notable as all three programs are up for Outstanding Drama Series on Sunday night.

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Hulu owes a lot to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” As streamers like Netflix and Amazon began earning critical acclaim and awards recognition for series, Hulu was starting to fall behind. But that all changed when the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel hit the scene, instantly becoming a much-needed hit for the streaming service. Now, as the show enters its fourth season, it appears that “The Handmaid’s Tale” is even more epic than ever before.

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As we remarked while focusing on the Emmy race for Outstanding Comedy series last week, thousands of Television Academy members spent months at home in front of their screen due to the coronavirus pandemic. All streaming services were up in regards to viewership across the board. And with very few members “at work” (we see you scribes) the question for the Emmys overall is whether enough voters checked out series they normally wouldn’t have time for.

Continue reading Emmys 2020: Will Drama Series Voters Remember ‘Pose,’ ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘Handmaid’s Tale’? at The Playlist.

The Writers Guild of America announced the television and news nominees for the 2020 WGA Awards and programs such as “Watchmen,” “Succession,” “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Dead to Me,” “Pen 15,” “Russian Doll” and “Veep” all earned multiple nods.  One show that was obviously missing was the highly lauded and Emmy-winning “Fleabag.”  One of the requirements for the WGA Awards is that you must be a member of the guild for your show to qualify.  

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The now-ubiquitous phrase “Peak TV”—coined by FX networks chief John Landgraf— only first appeared in 2015, but it certainly defined the entire decade of television in the 2010s. The streaming wars are upon us now, really taking off in November 2019 for anyone wanting to keep track— with the arrival of Disney+ and Apple TV+, and the debuts of HBO Max, Peacock, and others in the near future.

Continue reading The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series’ Of The Decade [2010s] at The Playlist.

Whether you loved it or, um, you didn’t, it’s hard not to be happy that Elisabeth Moss has already earned some recognition for her phenomenal performance in Alex Ross Perry’s “Her Smell.” So far this season, Moss has landed Gotham Award and Independent Spirit Award nominations for her portrayal of Becky Something, the drug-addicted lead singer of the rock band Something She in Perry’s fictional music industry drama.  The fact Moss’ work in the April release hasn’t been forgotten is a testament to how deserving she is among the deluge of year-end contenders.

Continue reading Elisabeth Moss Sits Down For An Epic Interview On ‘Her Smell,’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ & Much More at The Playlist.

After handing out 46 winners last night, the Television Academy bestowed another 49 winners on Sunday night for the second and final night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.  The remaining honors will be announced on Sunday, Sept. 22nd during a primetime telecast on FOX.  Tonight’s winners, in particular, showed a potentially fierce battle brewing for Comedy Series between “Fleabag” (two wins tonight), “Barry” (2 sound wins tonight)“Marvelous Mrs.

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