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2026 looks ominous for media, from Hollywood to journalism
Critic at large Eric Deggans says that in 2026, audiences have more power than they realize to determine the future of news and entertainment.
CNN has endured turmoil for years. With Warner Bros. sale, things will get bumpier
In the corporate battle over parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's fate remains up for grabs. President Trump wants a say in what happens next.
Elizabeth Warren says both bids to buy Warner Bros. Discovery are bad for consumers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren cautions that the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to either Netflix or Paramount Skydance could reduce competition and concentrate power over what films and news American see.
‘The Abandons’ is a sudsy soap opera dressed up in spurs and a cowboy hat
On the surface it's a gorgeous, hardscrabble Western, awash in stark landscapes, grubby faces, bar fights and banditry. But scratch away the grime, and you expose the pure, glitzy soap opera beneath.
Netflix will buy Warner Bros’ studio and streaming businesses for $72 billion
The merger, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry's biggest players in film and TV under one roof. Beyond its television and motion picture division, Warner owns HBO Max and DC Studios.
Frankenstein is the monster (movie) Guillermo del Toro was born to bring to life
Guillermo del Toro has said it was his lifelong dream to make his own version of Frankenstein. That dream has now been realized — and then some.
Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.
Comic Cristela Alonzo grew up in fear of border patrol. ICE has ‘brought it all back’
For the first seven years of her life, Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a south Texas border town. Her new Netflix stand-up special is called Upper Classy.
Cheers to ‘House of Guinness,’ which feels like an 1860s, Irish ‘Succession’
A new Netflix show by the creator of Peaky Blinders fictionalizes the battle for control of the venerable Irish brewing company. Family drama comes to a foamy head in this eight-part series.
Give ‘The Hunting Wives’ 15 minutes — and you’ll know whether it’s right for you
This erotic thriller murder mystery series on Netflix is silly, raunchy and high drama. But if it's up your alley, you might find it a pretty well-executed bit of summer entertainment.
Lena Dunham isn’t trying to reinvent the rom-com. That’s why ‘Too Much’ works
The new Netflix series stars Megan Stalter (also Kayla on Hacks) as a 30-something who moves to London after a breakup.
In Season 3, ‘Squid Game’ hasn’t changed much — and that’s the problem
The third and final season of Netflix's most popular show is still a prescient commentary on wealth — but its heavy-handed narrative feels too predictable the third time around.
The summer TV season is almost here. Here’s what to watch.
Here are some of the best summer TV shows — from Marvel reviving its fortunes with a new armored hero to TV's most compelling serial killer returning for a bite of the Big Apple.
Cold case mystery ‘Dept. Q’ focuses more on the characters than crime
An Edinburgh police detective and a team of misfits search for a woman who vanished several years earlier. Critic John Powers says the byplay of characters makes Dept. Q worth watching.
Netflix’s ‘The Eternaut’ makes a haunting series of an esteemed Argentine comic
El Eternauta has acquired near-mythic status in Argentina since it was first published in 1957.
Spring TV season was busy. Here’s what to catch up on
The spring has been full of great TV. Here's what you might have missed.
Her parents died 9 days apart, but Sarah Silverman gets the last laugh in ‘PostMortem’
Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special.
How to get to Sesame Street? Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS
The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
The best 6 TV performances I’ve seen so far this year
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans picks his favorite performances of 2025 thus far, including Noah Wyle in The Pitt, Catherine O'Hara in The Last of Us and The Studio, and Carrie Coon in The White Lotus.
3 couples plus 30 years of friendship — it all adds up in ‘The Four Seasons’
The Netflix series is Tina Fey's touching tribute and knowing update to a 1981 Alan Alda movie — a smart, nuanced take on marriage, friendships and the way changing circumstances can affect them both.
What’s on TV: 2 new documentaries, a Western, a comedy, and ‘The Rehearsal’
A new HBO film project traces how the Citizens United decision has reshaped democracy in recent years. Also this week, a new Netflix Western looks a lot like Yellowstone, and The Rehearsal is back.
