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Thought House of Cards was dark? The villain arc you didn’t see was darker
Cody Fern says his House of Cards character was rewritten after Kevin Spacey’s exit — and the darker version you were meant to see never reached screen.
September 18, 2026 9:54 am
Danny Boyle's Ink lands on Netflix with Guy Pearce as Murdoch — the villain of the piece is the editor he hired
Danny Boyle’s Ink tackles The Sun’s rise, with Jack O’Connell’s Larry Lamb crackling through a scathing tabloid drama — but how far does it really go?
September 16, 2026 1:17 pm
What happened to Ruby in Death in Paradise? Shyko Amos has talked about how rough viewers were on her at first
Ruby Patterson left Death in Paradise after two series. Here's how the show wrote Shyko Amos's character out, what the BBC said at the time, and Amos's own candid account of how viewers received Ruby at first.
September 12, 2026 6:42 pm
Which book is House of the Dragon based on? It isn't a novel — it's written as an in-world history
The book behind House of the Dragon explained: what Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin actually is, why it reads like a history textbook with three unreliable narrators, which parts the HBO series adapts, and how much source material remains for the final season.
September 11, 2026 11:06 pm
Stephen King weighed in on Mike Flanagan’s Carrie — consider us on alert
Stephen King has weighed in on Mike Flanagan’s Prime Video take on Carrie — but is he on board?
September 11, 2026 4:03 pm
What book is Silo based on? It began as a self-published Kindle short story
The book behind Apple TV+'s Silo — Hugh Howey's trilogy of Wool, Shift, and Dust, which began life as a self-published Kindle short story in 2011. How a side project became a bestselling series, what each book covers, and how the show maps onto them.
September 10, 2026 8:16 pm
Diddy's release date has moved again, and good-conduct credits now get him out four months early
Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to leave prison sooner than expected after his release date was brought forward again, shaving off even more time behind bars.
September 6, 2026 3:11 pm
Bombshell leaves Netflix on 10 September and turns up on Prime Video the very same day
Margot Robbie’s Bombshell is set to bid Netflix farewell and reappear on a major streamer, giving you another shot at the award-winning drama.
September 5, 2026 10:44 pm
The Thick of It's first minister died in June, and nobody said a word until this week
Disgraced BAFTA-winning actor Chris Langham, The Thick of It's Hugh Abbott, has died aged 77 — with an obituary this week revealing the cause.
September 5, 2026 6:27 pm
Netflix cancelled this drama, changed its mind, and now it is No. 2 in America
Beauty in Black’s Season 4 revival has sent it rocketing up the Netflix charts, and you’ll want to see just how high it’s climbed.
September 2, 2026 6:17 pm
What happens to Harry in The Hardacres? It begins with a stolen letter
Series 2 of Channel 5's The Hardacres, set in 1895, hands its youngest son the worst year of his life, and it starts with a piece of paper. Harry Hardacre — played by Zak Ford-Williams — is 18, tutored at home, and has written something he really should not have written down.
September 2, 2026 2:37 pm
Why did Barba leave SVU? The show gave one answer — Raúl Esparza gave another
Why did Barba leave SVU? What happened to ADA Rafael Barba in Law & Order: SVU season 19, the case that ended his run, and how Raúl Esparza explained the exit in his own words.
August 29, 2026 9:48 pm
Get your alibi ready: Ellen Pompeo’s true-crime hit comes back with a notorious new case
Hulu has renewed 'Good American Family' — but season 2 flips it into an anthology, zeroing in on a notorious real-life case.
August 20, 2026 8:53 pm
Coronation Street: what happened to Betsy? Her 2026 started with the Corriedale crash — and got worse from there
Betsy Swain turned up on the cobbles in June 2024 as an unnamed friend of Sabrina Adetiba, was quickly revealed as DS Lisa Swain's daughter, and blackmailed Carla Connor into giving her a factory job within weeks. Played by Sydney-Leigh Martin, she has since been written into almost every disaster ITV can arrange. 2026 has been the busiest year yet.
August 20, 2026 2:45 pm
So about those Brad Pitt dating rumors — Alia Shawkat clears it up
After years of whispers and tabloid froth, Alia Shawkat has finally addressed those Brad Pitt dating rumours — and her no-frills explanation cuts straight through the chatter.
August 18, 2026 7:10 pm
Why did Yang leave Grey's Anatomy? Sandra Oh's reason, in her own words
Cristina Yang was there from the very first episode in 2005: the sharpest of the five original interns, the character who earned Sandra Oh five Emmy nominations, and Meredith Grey's "person". Then, at the end of season 10, she was gone.
August 12, 2026 5:11 pm
Why did Tahj Miles quit Death in Paradise? His two-word goodbye said plenty
When Officer Marlon Pryce left Saint Marie in the episode broadcast on 3 March 2024, Death in Paradise fans went straight to Tahj Miles's social media looking for answers. What they got was a farewell photo set and a sign-off of exactly two words.
August 11, 2026 6:37 pm
Last chance: Margot Robbie and Charlize Theron’s Bombshell movie leaves streaming
Netflix is about to lose Bombshell; catch Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie’s Oscar-nominated turns, alongside Nicole Kidman, while there’s still time.
August 9, 2026 2:18 pm
After 3 months of publicly dating, Chase Infiniti and Tyriq Withers split; details revealed
One of Hollywood’s newest young couples has reportedly called it quits after just three months of public dating — with no word yet on why.
August 9, 2026 2:06 pm
Why did Rollins leave SVU? The exit wasn't Kelli Giddish's idea
Amanda Rollins walked out of the squad room midway through season 24, in an episode that aired on 8 December 2022 — newly married, happy, and off to a teaching job at Fordham University. It was a tidy send-off for a character who'd been there since season 13.
August 6, 2026 2:42 pm
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