Taking a page from fellow feel-good docs like Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, directors Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb (Jasper Mall, GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) tell the story of Reading Rainbow‘s creation with help from the show’s creators, producers, and (of course) host LeVar Burton.

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Making its debut on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr. in 2013, Paw Patrol quickly captured the hearts and imaginations of children across the globe, spawning a spinoff series, two feature films, books, video games, and a touring stage show. And if you’re anything like me, your home is littered with small plastic pups and toy vehicles.

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BBC Three has produced a six-episode series based on the first novel, which follows 17-year old Pip Fitz-Amobi (Wednesday‘s Emma Myers), who lives in the fictional British town of Little Kilton. For her secondary school EPQ (Extended Project Qualification), Pip investigates the cold case murder of local teen Andie Bell. The police believe that Andie’s boyfriend Sal Singh killed her and then died by suicide, but Pip isn’t convinced. Teaming up with Sal’s brother Ravi (Zain Iqbal) and friends, she investigates what happened.

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Powell already has a busy slate as Hollywood’s most in-demand actor. He is set to star in Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man and is currently promoting his new Netflix film Hit Man, which premieres next month.

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Lindelof joins Ozarks showrunner Chris Mundy and award-winning comics writer Tom King for the series, which DC co-head James Gunn described as a drama “in the vein of True Detective.” The series will star Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart, who have yet to be cast.

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***SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the season 2 finale.***

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The show sees Torres playing a version of himself as he embarks on a quest to recover a lost earring. But of course, supernatural and surreal shenanigans ensue. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Torres said, “I really loved the idea of telling short stories and having a show of vignettes, … I also felt like I’m not the kind of performer who was interested in doing me as various characters. I like to think of myself like a master of ceremonies.” Here’s everything we know about Fantasmas.

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Dexter, which ran from 2006 to 2013, was a smash hit series for Showtime. The show starred Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under) as blood spatter analyst Dexter Morgan, who hunts and murders other serial killers in the Miami area while keeping his extracurricular activities a secret from his friends, family, and co-workers at Miami Metro PD.

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The host of Lovett or Leave It, says, “I have no outdoor skills. What am I doing here? I went camping as a cub scout, I threw up and went home.”

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One such character is Prudence Dankworth  (née Featherington) the eldest Featherington daughter. Prudence is frequently in the company of her sister Philippa (Harriet Cains) and their mother Portia (Polly Walker). Like her mother and sister, Prudence is interested in money, fashion, and gossip, though not necessarily in that order. She made an unseemly debut when she passed out in front of the queen due to an overly tight corset.

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Inspired by both the Manson family and the Keddie cabin murders, Bryan Bertino’s unsettling film launched an unlikely franchise, with 2018’s The Strangers: Prey at Night. A new trilogy is in the works, starting with The Strangers: Chapter 1, which hit theaters this month. The new trilogy is directed by Renny Harlin (The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea) and was filmed concurrently.

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An after-hours session of the House Oversight Committee descended into a verbal sparring match between vile homophobic MAGA Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). Greene tried to insult Crockett by saying, “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.”

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Joseph Sacchi claims the restaurant “excluded him from working at the reception because representatives from Paramount Pictures, the distributors of Mean Girls, specifically asked that he be excluded, solely based on his appearance.”

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The new series finds Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch (Titus Welliver) retired from the LAPD and working as a private investigator for defense attorney Honey “Money” Chandler (Mimi Rogers). Bosch also mentors his daughter Maddie (Madison Lintz), a rookie Los Angeles police officer. The series is currently in production on its third season, which was renewed ahead of its season two premiere.

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Network television in particular is leaning heavily on franchises and classic fare like medical dramas and police procedurals. But even sure bets aren’t as dependable as they used to be, with many “failsafe” series getting the axe. CBS, famous for more traditional content, is canceling several series that underperformed in the ratings. Here’s a look at what won’t be returning in the fall.

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After 12 successful seasons, Chuck Lorre’s sitcom was spun off into the prequel series Young Sheldon, which follows Jim Parson’s fan-favorite character Sheldon Cooper during his youth in Medford, Texas. While critics were dubious of the series, Young Sheldon quickly found a devoted audience. The series wraps its 7-season run tonight on CBS.

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Yi alleges that they suffered a debilitating back injury during the shoot and were denied workers compensation to treat the injury. Yi also posted texts from their Chinese medicine doctor regarding the injury, writing, “I could not even stand straight without shooting pains, could not sleep, and was constantly disassociating from chronic pain. I want my workers comp so I can heal my back and PTSD from the physical assaults and psychological abuse on the Time Bandits set.”

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Reeves, who is producing the series with J.J. Abrams and BTAS co-creator Bruce Timm, describes Caped Crusader as “more Batman: The Animated Series than Batman: The Animated Series.” The show was announced in 2021 as an HBO Max series but was ditched after regime changes at Warner Bros. Discovery. Luckily, Amazon quickly snatched up the series with a two-season order.

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Firebrand, directed by Karim Aïnouz (The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão), follows the marriage of Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander) to King Henry VIII (Jude Law). As the sixth wife of the tempestuous king, Katherine knows that her position is precarious, as previous wives have been divorced, exiled, and beheaded. Firebrand premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year and is based on Queen’s Gambit: A Novel of Katherine Parr by Elizabeth Fremantle.

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Legendary will produce the film with game developer Mob Entertainment and Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford (Faces of Death). The first-person game sees players taking on the role of a former employee of a faded toy brand Playtime Co. After receiving a cryptic letter, the player returns to the abandoned factory, where they encounter monstrous living toys like Huggy Wuggy, Mommy Long Legs, and CatNap. Players have to solve puzzles and use gadgets called GrabPacks to make it out alive. 

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