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HBO Max’s Biggest Series Will Officially Return, but There’s a Catch
As part of Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max primarily hosts and streams the company’s shows and movies to subscribers. Viewers can stream new episodes of House of the Dragon or The White Lotus on HBO Max after their linear premiere. The streaming platform also regularly adds new and older movies and TV shows to keep the library diverse. However, HBO Max also has exclusive TV shows and movies made specifically for the platform. It has seen success with shows like Peacemaker, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and Hacks. However, the streamer’s true hit is a 2-season procedural that is gearing up for another season at the beginning of next year.
This series was a hit right out of the gate with critics and viewers alike. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season scored an impressive 94%, and the second was rated even higher at 99%. Warner Bros. Discovery reported that each episode was averaging 10 million viewers, and that number rose by over 50% when delayed viewing was factored in. The series benefited from word of mouth, recording episode-by-episode growth throughout Season 1. The second season saw even more viewership, racking up billions of streamed minutes. Nielsen reports that the series, titled The Pitt, has over 15 billion minutes (250 million hours) viewed to date.
Now the Noah Wyle-led series is gearing up for its third season, which is not expected until sometime in January 2027. HBO Max has not set the precise date yet. Cast members expected to return for the new season include Wyle (Dr. Robby), Patrick Ball (Dr. Langdon), Katherine LaNasa (Dana Evans), Fiona Dourif (Dr. McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. King), Isa Briones (Dr. Santos), Gerran Howell (Dr. Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), Sepideh Moafi (Dr. Al-Hashimi), and Shawn Hatosy (Dr. Abbot). Supriya Ganesh will not return for Season 3, as her character’s natural arc comes to an end, while Ayesha Harris (Dr. Ellis) is being upgraded to series regular.
What Is ‘The Pitt’ Season 3 About?
The show is not departing from its formula in the new season. It’s a new shift, and chaos is on the horizon. Robby has been on a three-month sabbatical that many did not think he would return from. But he’s back, and it’s Thursday, November 12, 2026, the day after Veterans Day. The timeline deviates slightly as the show explores the past while looking at what the future holds as a result of the Big Beautiful Bill kicking into the healthcare system. But above all, The Pitt is a medical drama, so viewers can expect weekly cases that might break your heart and gross you out in the same episode.
The Pitt returns in January 2027. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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January 9, 2025
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Max
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R. Scott Gemmill
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Amanda Marsalis
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Joe Sachs, Cynthia Adarkwa
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Noah Wyle
Dr. Michael ‘Robby’ Robinavitch
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Tracy Ifeachor
Dr. Heather Collins
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Apple TV Officially Comes for Harlan Coben’s Crown With New Thriller This Month
Harlan Coben‘s shows have a formula. They are deeply rooted in family while enshrouded in mystery. This formula has been a winning one for the author, and the proof is in the 13-and-counting miniseries he has on Netflix and several shows on other streaming services. Known for their twists that keep viewers guessing, Coben’s thrillers are a perfect binge, and the latest thriller is officially one of Netflix’s biggest hits. Meanwhile, Apple TV has also been releasing thrillers, but they lean more into action than twists. But one upcoming Apple TV thriller is set to combine Coben’s signature style with Apple TV’s polished execution.
This series is similar to Coben’s two popular thrillers: I Will Find You and Run Away. The story focuses on a father whose young daughter went missing without a trace a little over a decade ago. Police detective Ian Ridley (Patrick Brammall) changed careers and now works as a police dispatcher. The only thing that keeps him going is the hope and refusal to accept that his daughter, Maggie, will never come back. Here’s the twist: a distress call from a teenage girl kindles his hopes, and he thinks it’s Maggie. Ridley will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his family.
Titled Last Seen, the series is based on Ryan David Jahn‘s 2011 book The Dispatcher. Kris Mrksa adapted the story for television while Christian Schwochow directed. The series is set in Victoria, Australia, where it was also filmed. Cast members include Maxine Peake (Black Mirror), Brendan Cowell (Dune: Prophecy), Daniel Henshall (Mickey 17), Zahra Newman (Thirteen Lives), Jessica Wren (Mr. Inbetween), Tobias Muhafidin (Bali 2002), and Chloe Jean Lourdes. Last Seen will make its global debut on Wednesday, September 9, with two episodes, followed by a new episode every Wednesday until October 7, 2026.
What Else Is Coming to Apple TV?
The streamer has several new and returning shows to look forward to. Gary Oldman‘s hit espionage thriller Slow Horses (September 16) is back for an historic sixth season, while True Detective icons Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey are back onscreen together in Brothers (September 23). October 7 brings a comedy series, Small Prophets, while on October 30, Stephen Graham and Liev Schreiber face off in Nocturne. The German-language dark comedy Where’s Wanda returns for Season 2 on October 21. Apple TV’s film slate includes The Last First: Winter K2 (October 2), a documentary about extreme mountain climbing. Continuing the mountain-climbing theme, Tenzing (October 9 theatrical; October 16 on streaming) explores the story of the first person known to have climbed Mt. Everest, Tenzing Norgay.
Watch Last Seen when the series debuts on September 9 and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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September 9, 2026
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Apple TV
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Christian Schwochow
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Patrick Brammall
Ian Ridley
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Brendan Cowell
Henry Reid
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Jessica Wren
Debbie McGuire
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Chris ‘CT’ Tamburello’s Ex Reacts to His Romance With Phaedra
Chris ‘CT’ Tamburello’s estranged wife, Catalina White, is sounding off on news that the Challenge star is dating Phaedra Parks.
On Saturday, September 5, White, 40, replied in the comment section of a news report about Parks, 54, going public with her romance with Tamburello, 46, two years after they openly flirted as competitors on The Traitors season 2.
“Sign the papers 👏👏👏,” White wrote.
Her comment was likely meant to encourage Tamburello to sign their divorce papers since settlement negotiations between the two have been taking place all year.
Us confirmed that White filed for divorce in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in January, stating in court documents that her marriage was “irretrievably broken.” She initially asked the court to divide her and Tamburello’s assets “equitably” and requested that neither party pay alimony.
Tamburello responded in a court petition by asking to keep his “pre-marital and non-marital assets” and encouraged a judge to award “any such relief as the Court deems just and proper.”
The former couple were required to file a financial affidavit by March 13, 2026, though they ultimately asked for a 30-day extension. Tamburello could not sign off on any settlement immediately as he was away filming a TV show.
“The parties are currently negotiating a marital settlement agreement that contains an agreed waiver of exchanging and filing Financial Affidavits,” their lawyers explained in a joint petition. “The settlement agreement is on its final stages, however, the Respondent/Husband is out of town filming a reality show in which he has very limited contact with his counsel.”
The joint petition continued, “The parties expect settlement to be imminent and will be concluded as soon as counsel for Respondent/Husband can connect with her client.”

Catalina White Courtesy Instagram / Catalina White
In August, White told Where Is the Buzz that she wanted to “genuinely wish Chris nothing but the best” despite their marriage coming to an end.
“Out of respect for the legal process and for everyone involved, I’m not going to discuss the details of our relationship or the divorce,” she stressed.
However, White did say that the complex process of getting divorced made her feel “grateful to have built my own career and to be able to support myself independently.”
“I’ve worked incredibly hard for what I have, and I’m proud of that,” the model said. “This has never been about money for me. My focus is simply on moving forward, continuing to build my business, being there for my family, and embracing the next chapter of my life with positivity.”
Parks went public with her new romance with Tamburello on Sirius XM’s Jeff Lewis Live on Friday, September 4, revealing that she planned to take him as her date to the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The RHOA star confirmed to host Jeff Lewis that she’d “been out” with Tamburello a few times but declined to share exactly how many dates they’ve had.
Prior to his two-year marriage to White, Tamburello was with first wife Lilianet Solares, with whom he shares 10-year-old son CJ, from 2018 to 2023. Parks and ex-husband Apollo Nida were married from 2009 to 2017 and they share sons Ayden, 16, and Dylan, 13.
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10 Essential Apple TV Shows That Belong on Every Fan’s Bucket List
Plenty of TV shows are good enough to recommend, but essential should mean something more. It needs to make the audience feel something long after the credits roll. This is where Apple TV has really proven itself. The streamer’s best originals are unlike anything else on TV, with unique storylines and ambitions. Many of these shows feel like they are redefining modern television in real time.
They are pushing familiar genres in unexpected directions. Apple TV’s confident approach to storytelling makes it easy for viewers to get hooked on the streamer’s offerings. That consistency is exactly what makes choosing just a handful so difficult, but these are the Apple TV shows that feel the most essential to experience at least once.
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‘Slow Horses’ (2022–Present)
Slow Horses has practically reinvented the spy genre with a much more grounded approach. The Apple TV series is set in Slough House, where MI5 sends agents who have messed up badly enough to derail their careers but not quite badly enough to be fired. River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) ends up there after a disastrous training exercise and quickly realizes that his new workplace is practically a professional graveyard. The man in charge, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), is a brilliant former field agent who cares more about drinking than anything else, most of all work. Slow Horses dares to strip espionage of all glamour and show just how badly agents can screw up in the face of impossible stakes.
However, even then, the Slough House crew keeps getting entangled in kidnappings, assassination plots, and intelligence conspiracy theories that only they seem to care about solving. The agents are always caught between actual threats and senior intelligence officials trying to protect their own careers, especially Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas), whose relationship with Lamb turns almost every investigation into a tense battle happening behind the scenes. This constant friction is where the series really shines. Not to mention that the show never suddenly turns its rejects into capable heroes. The crew constantly makes mistakes, but the fact that they always come together to get to the bottom of things is what makes up the heart of this messy and surprisingly emotional show.
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‘Ted Lasso’ (2020–Present)
Ted Lasso became one of Apple TV’s defining shows by turning the idea of a sports drama on its head. The series follows aggressively optimistic American football coach Ted (Jason Sudeikis), who is hired to manage AFC Richmond despite knowing practically nothing about English soccer. That’s not all, though, because he also does not realize that club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) hired him specifically to fail because destroying Richmond is her way of getting revenge on her ex-husband. Ted responds to all of this in the most Ted Lasso way possible. He wins everyone over with his relentless positivity and an inherent ability to make people care about each other.
All this wholesomeness in the show could have become exhausting very quickly, but Ted Lasso never treats that as a magic fix. Rebecca has to confront what revenge is doing to her, Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster) has to grow beyond being an incredibly talented nightmare of a teammate, and Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) has to figure out who he is when football stops being the center of his identity. Even Ted’s endless optimism eventually starts cracking under the weight of his divorce, loneliness, and panic attacks. The show understands that being positive is easy when life is going well. However, doing it when everything hurts is the real challenge. Football is still an important part of the show, but the emotional payoff usually comes from what happens off the pitch. The show strikes the perfect balance between all these elements and is on its way to becoming a modern classic.
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‘Bad Sisters’ (2022–Present)
Bad Sisters is one of Apple TV’s most unique offerings. The series revolves around the five Garvey sisters, who have remained extremely close since losing their parents at a young age. That bond is tested when Grace (Anne-Marie Duff) marries John Paul (Claes Bang), an emotionally abusive man who slowly isolates her from the rest of the family. Eva (Sharon Horgan), Ursula (Eva Birthistle), Bibi (Sarah Greene), and Becka (Eve Hewson) all despise him for different reasons, and eventually decide that Grace’s life would be considerably better if John Paul simply stopped being part of it. The interesting part, though, is that the series begins with John Paul already being dead. The real mystery is how it happened. From there, Bad Sisters constantly jumps between the sisters’ increasingly disastrous attempts to get rid of him and the present-day investigation by insurance brothers Thomas (Brian Gleeson) and Matthew Claffin (Daryl McCormack), who desperately need to prove his death was not accidental.
Every failed plan makes things worse, and John Paul somehow finds a new way to become even more unbearable just when it seems impossible to hate him any more. What makes Bad Sisters essential viewing, though, is how perfectly it walks the line between comedy and drama. The show can make the audience laugh at the sisters’ wacky schemes and then, minutes later, remind them why they became desperate enough to consider it in the first place. The Garvey sisters argue and lie to each other, but their connection never feels scripted. That chemistry gives Bad Sisters a personality and purpose that most murder mysteries just ignore. Eventually, the show becomes so much more than just its central mystery, and that’s what keeps the audience hooked.
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‘Silo’ (2023–Present)
Silo takes place in a world where most of humanity is dead, the entire world is toxic, and the last survivors live underground in a massive silo with 144 levels. The audience does not know who built this structure or what happened to the world outside because all records from before the uprising were destroyed. The only rule here is that if someone asks to go outside, they may leave, but they can never come back. That mystery only becomes more intriguing when engineer Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) starts investigating a series of deaths and realizes that the official version of life inside the silo might not add up.
The brilliance of Silo is how much tension it creates without constantly showing the audience what is outside. Most of the danger comes from people asking the wrong questions. The viewers experience all this through Juliette’s eyes as she moves through different levels of the silo, uncovers secrets about its history, surveillance systems, and the people responsible for keeping everyone obedient. The deeper she digs, the more this place starts feeling like an incredibly elaborate prison. The show’s incredible production design is also a huge part of why Silo is impossible to stop watching. The spectacle of this isolated world creates intrigue, but the constant sense of paranoia is what drives the story forward.
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‘For All Mankind’ (2019–2027)
For All Mankind is essential Apple TV viewing because very few shows have been this ambitious in a long time. The series begins with an alternate-history twist where the Soviet Union beats the United States to the Moon. That single defeat completely rewrites the future as NASA becomes even more aggressive, female astronauts enter the program earlier, lunar bases become permanent, and humanity keeps pushing toward milestones that took much longer in reality. The series follows astronauts including Ed Baldwin (Joel Kinnaman) and Danielle Poole (Krys Marshall), whose careers stretch across decades while space exploration evolves around them.
Now, the smartest thing For All Mankind does is jump forward roughly a decade between seasons. The audience does not just watch people reach space, because the narrative goes above and beyond that. New generations enter the picture, technology evolves, political powers shift, and by For All Mankind Season 5, Mars has its own thriving colony with thousands of residents. The scale of For All Mankind feels unlike almost anything else on TV. The series explores human ambition through massive historical turning points in a way that feels too real.
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‘Shrinking’ (2023)
Shrinking is based on a concept that could have gone totally wrong, but somehow, it just keeps getting better. The series follows therapist Jimmy Laird (Jason Segel), who is still grieving the death of his wife. He drinks too much, barely connects with his teenage daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell), and becomes increasingly frustrated with sitting across from patients who keep making the same mistakes. Eventually, Jimmy decides to throw professional boundaries out the window and starts telling his clients exactly what he thinks. He interferes in their relationships, pushes them into uncomfortable decisions, and even brings some of their problems directly into his own life.
His colleague Paul (Harrison Ford) thinks this is an absolutely terrible idea, but Jimmy isn’t one to listen. Of course, that premise means there is room for humor in Shrinking, but the show is just as sentimental as it is unhinged. Paul’s strained relationship with Alive and his dynamic with fellow therapist Gaby (Jessica Williams) gradually turn the show into an ensemble about people who are all trying to move forward while carrying burdens from their past. The series is extremely comfortable in being messy, like most human emotions are. Shrinking is not reinventing television with its premise, but it does make the viewers connect with its characters in a way that feels strangely personal.
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‘Trying’ (2020)
Trying is another Apple TV show that doesn’t need a high-stakes hook to be entertaining. The British comedy follows Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall), a couple who desperately want a child but cannot have one biologically. After exhausting their options, they decide to adopt a child, which sends them through interviews, training sessions, evaluations, awkward family conversations, and the constant fear of someone else deciding whether they are good enough to become parents. Trying takes a complex subject and portrays it in a light-hearted tone without ever undermining its emotional, more difficult aspects. Nikki and Jason are chaotic, and maybe even immature.
However, their relationship has an effortless warmth that instantly makes the audience root for them. The adoption process is grueling and frustrating, but the couple is in for a whole new challenge when Trying Season 3 throws them directly into raising Princess and Tyler. Plenty of sitcoms stretch their original premise to the point of exhaustion, but Trying actually evolves and lets its characters move forward. Their family changes, the children grow up, and new problems replace the old ones instead of repeating them. The show is funny, sad, heartwarming, and sentimental in the best of ways. It understands every bit of the effort that goes into building and maintaining a family. That alone makes it worth the watch.
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‘Mythic Quest’ (2020–2025)
Mythic Quest is one of the few shows that actually gets video game culture right. The workplace comedy revolves around the team behind Mythic Quest, a successful online role-playing game led by creative director Ian Grimm (Rob McElhenney) and lead engineer Poppy Li (Charlotte Nicdao). The two work with executive producer David Brittlesbee (David Hornsby), ruthless monetization head Brad Bakshi (Danny Pudi), and an office full of developers, testers, and writers whose careers depend on keeping this increasingly chaotic game alive.
This setup gives Mythic Quest an endless supply of material. The show satirizes expansion packs, streaming, monetization, online communities, creative burnout, and massive egos; all become part of the joke, but never does it to appeal to a certain demographic. The real story of Mythic Quest is about creative ownership as Ian and Poppy’s friendship becomes increasingly complicated in the face of success. The audience doesn’t need to know anything about game development to appreciate that, but anyone who does will immediately relate to the show’s themes of artistic ambition, commercial success, and absolute corporate nonsense.
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‘Pachinko’ (2022–2024)
Pachinko explores history through an intimate lens. The series, based on Min Jin Lee’s novel, follows multiple generations of a Korean family, with Sunja (Minha Kim and Youn Yuh-jung) at the center of it all. Sunja grows up in Korea under Japanese occupation and eventually falls for wealthy fish broker Koh Hansu (Lee Min-ho). When she discovers that he is already married, she refuses to become his mistress and instead builds a completely different life with minister Isak (Steve Sanghyun Noh) in Osaka. Decades later, the audience follows older Sunja (Youn Yuh-jung), who watches her grandson Solomon (Jin Ha) chase success in Japan while carrying the weight of a family history he doesn’t fully understand.
What makes Pachinko special is the way it moves across time without ever losing its emotional center. The series constantly places one generation beside another. A sacrifice made by Sunja decades earlier suddenly gives new meaning to the choices Solomon gets to make in the present. That structure turns the family history, poverty, discrimination, and identity into something the audience can actually feel through all these characters. The show’s visual style and its use of Korean, Japanese, and English languages perfectly complement the sweeping scale of its story.
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‘Severance’ (2022–Present)
Severance is unlike any other show on air right now, and it has only gotten better with each episode. The sci-fi psychological thriller follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott), an employee at Lumon Industries who has undergone a procedure that completely separates his work memories from his personal life. The version of Mark who enters the office, the innie, has no idea what happens outside, while the version who leaves, the outie, has no memory of the eight hours he just spent working. That arrangement initially feels like the answer to work-life balance, until the audience realizes that for the innie, it means existing inside Lumon forever. That becomes impossible to ignore once Helly R. (Britt Lower) joins Mark, Irving (John Turturro), and Dylan (Zach Cherry) in the Macrodata Refinement department.
Their job involves sorting numbers they do not understand, and incentives include bizarre things like melon bars and finger traps. However, Helly begins questioning what Lumon actually does, and that’s when Lumon’s sterile hallways and strange rules start to feel almost sinister. Severance takes its time to reveal the secrets hiding within Lumon. The show develops its seemingly absurd concept with a confidence that pays off when the puzzle pieces start coming together. The Apple TV original is already one of the defining sci-fi shows of its era with just two seasons, which goes to show how well-received its strange premise and slow-burn mystery have been with audiences.
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Dolly Parton Fans Officially Pay Their Respects on Disney+
An icon with a heart of gold, Dolly Parton will be sadly missed. It was announced late last month that the Queen of Country had passed away aged 80 after a “brief battle with cancer,” and the world was in shock. Tributes to the legendary songstress, movie star, and philanthropist came pouring in from around the world. “I will always love her and want to make her proud,” wrote Parton’s goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, while Taylor Swift paid tribute to Parton’s “true grace and true grit, all in one dazzling person.”
In a narrative on-screen role, Parton’s last performance came back in 2022, when she appeared in the series finale of the brilliant Grace and Frankie. Parton’s working-class angel, Agnes, stole the show in her last performance as she poignantly interacted at the gates of heaven with two of her longest friends. Those friends were Grace and Frankie themselves, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who Parton famously starred alongside in her breakout film role in 9 to 5.
As Doralee Rhodes, Parton blew away audiences with her acting prowess and comedy chops, setting in motion the next step in her all-conquering career. Directed by Colin Higgins, who wrote the screenplay with Patricia Resnick, 9 to 5 was a big hit with both critics and audiences. Roger Ebert awarded it a 3/4 rating, writing that the film is “a good-hearted, simple-minded comedy that will win a place in film history, I suspect, primarily because it contains the movie debut of Dolly Parton.” Following Parton’s passing, fans have been paying their respects by returning to her beloved debut. At the time of writing, 9 to 5 is the fourth most-watched movie on Disney+ in the U.S.
‘9 to 5’ Was a Box Office Smash
Not only was 9 to 5 a big hit with critics and sparked the on-screen career of Parton, but it also was a major success at the box office. Against a reported budget of roughly $10 million, the movie made over $100 million worldwide, with almost all of this coming from domestic ticket sales. This placed 9 to 5 as the second-highest-grossing film of 1980 in the world, losing out on the top spot to the box office juggernaut Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back.
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December 19, 1980
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109 Minutes
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Colin Higgins
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Patricia Resnick, Colin Higgins
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Mark Wahlberg’s “Incoherent and Unconvincing” Sci-Fi Thriller Is Officially Coming to Streaming
Mark Wahlberg nearly backed out of Martin Scorsese‘s The Departed when he discovered that he wasn’t going to get one of the lead roles. But he stayed on, and the decision ultimately worked out in his favor. Wahlberg earned his sole acting nomination at the Oscars for his supporting performance in The Departed, and one would imagine that it would have taken his career to incredible heights. He followed the nomination with two critical duds released back-to-back in 2008. The first was Max Payne, the poorly received video game adaptation that now holds a 16% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The other is a movie that is sitting at a 17% score on the aggregator, and is largely regarded as the movie that began a downward spiral for its director.
The film in question was recently added to the Peacock library, along with a handful of the director’s other films. It follows a high school teacher and his family as they try to survive a mysterious phenomenon that causes people to harm themselves. It preceded A Quiet Place by over a decade, and was heavily inspired by the works of Stephen King. In fact, it was released only a year after the cult classic King adaptation The Mist, with which it shared a similar premise. More recently, Netflix’s The Last House has achieved major success, bringing King-inspired storytelling to a new generation.
Here’s Where You Can Watch Mark Wahlberg’s Sci-Fi Movie this Month
Wahlberg’s movie, as you might have guessed, is The Happening. Also featuring Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo, the movie was marketed as M. Night Shyamalan‘s first R-rated feature. It was also his first film to be outright panned by critics, after the divisive response to The Village and Lady in the Water. The film’s Rotten Tomatoes consensus reads, “The Happening begins with promise, but unfortunately descends into an incoherent and unconvincing trifle.” Although it couldn’t match the box-office success of Shyamalan’s earlier movies, it was able to gross more than $160 million globally against a reported budget of $60 million. Shyamalan took a couple of more hits immediately afterward — his follow-up movies were The Last Airbender and After Earth — before rebuilding his career from the ground up. You can watch several of his films, including The Happening, on Peacock this month. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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June 13, 2008
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91 Minutes
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AGT Contestant Charged With Murder After 4-Year-Old’s Death
Former America’s Got Talent contestant Deshundre Vinson is reportedly facing a murder charge in connection with the drowning death of his 4-year-old nephew.
Vinson, 22, has been charged with first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated child abuse in Chattanooga, Tennessee, following a deadly incident that took place at a swimming pool in August, per an affidavit obtained by local station ABC9.
According to law enforcement, Vinson was allegedly babysitting his 4-year-old nephew and the child’s 6-year-old brother on August 16 when he allowed them to walk two-tenths of a mile on their own to an apartment complex pool.
While the complex reportedly had signs posted that warned against children under the age of 14 using the pool unsupervised, Vinson did not accompany his nephews.
Police were responding to an unrelated matter at the complex when they heard screams and found someone trying to perform CPR on the unresponsive 4-year-old. The boy was transferred to Erlanger Hospital, where he died five days later, per a police report.
Investigators later reviewed surveillance footage that showed the boy walking along the edge of the pool before he fell into the deep end. He was reportedly underwater for nine minutes before anyone noticed something was wrong.
A bystander pulled him out of the water and tried to administer life-saving procedures before police arrived on the scene.
Law enforcement officers reportedly attempted to question Vinson and the person who held the lease on his apartment but they were allegedly nowhere to be found. Vinson was eventually taken into custody and held at Hamilton County Jail after he was located at a nearby home more than two weeks later.
His bond was set at $750,000, according to Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department records. His next court date is on Tuesday, September 8.
ABC9 reported that police obtained messages from Vinson to his late nephew’s mother, acknowledging that the children had been unsupervised and that there was a delayed response to the drowning.
Vinson achieved minor fame as part of the vocal trio CitiLimitz alongside cousins Marionn and A.T. The group auditioned for America’s Got Talent season 20 in 2025, impressing judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Sofía Vergara and Simon Cowell with their cover of K-Ci and JoJo’s 1997 hit “All My Life.” The trio received a standing ovation from Mandel, 70, and Mel B, 51, at the end of their audition.
“I’m rooting for you. I want you to succeed,” Mel B told CitiLimitz. “Your harmonies? You know your stuff! Well done!”
Cowell was similarly supportive in his feedback, saying, “For me, there’s nothing better than working with a band that works. You’re brothers. You’ve got this natural chemistry anyway. I really liked it!”
CitiLimitz were eliminated during AGT season 20’s first quarter-final show on August 19, 2026. (American Idol alum Jessica Sanchez ultimately won the NBC competition show in September 2025, more than 19 years after she originally made it to the AGT semi-finals in season 1.)
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
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Ridley Scott’s Most Divisive ‘Alien’ Movie Is Officially Getting a New Streaming Home
Director Ridley Scott‘s latest movie, The Dog Stars, hasn’t quite lived up to expectations since its release last week. The sci-fi spectacle fell short of box-office expectations in its first weekend, continuing an unfortunate run that has gone on for years. It also received mediocre reviews, which could impact its performance when it drops on digital and streaming. The Dog Stars marked Scott’s first new sci-fi movie in nearly a decade, but he is already planning to jump back into his most iconic franchise, Alien. The franchise began in the 1970s, and was recently given a shot in the arm by director Fede Álvarez with Alien: Romulus. Álvarez previously said that he wouldn’t be returning to direct a sequel, and Scott’s recent comments about Alien: Romulus — he thought it was “okay” — and his interest in returning to the series partially explain why Álvarez is staying away.
Scott previously revived the Alien franchise with Prometheus, a divisive prequel that has continued to provoke audiences for more than a decade. Prometheus remains the franchise’s top-grossing installment with a $400 million-plus worldwide haul; it also received mostly positive critical reviews. Scott followed it up with a direct sequel that underperformed commercially and now holds a lower Rotten Tomatoes score than Prometheus. However, it is held in higher regard than that film despite that score. The movie in question was recently added to the Peacock streaming service in the United States, giving a new audience a chance to check it out.
Ridley Scott’s Divisive Sci-Fi Movie Is About to Get a Follow-Up
We’re talking, of course, about Alien: Covenant. Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, and Demián Bichir, the film was released theatrically in 2017. Produced on a reported budget of around $110 million — this is the same budget range as The Martian — Alien: Covenant ended its run with $240 million worldwide. It now holds a 65% score on Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Alien: Covenant delivers another satisfying round of close-quarters deep-space terror, even if it doesn’t take the saga in any new directions.” By comparison, Alien: Romulus grossed $350 million globally against a reported budget of $80 million, and is sitting at an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes. You can watch both Prometheus and Alien: Covenant on Peacock, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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May 19, 2017
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123 Minutes
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dante harper, John Logan, Jack Paglen, Michael Green
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Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Pack on PDA on Red Carpet
Brooklyn Beckham was a proud husband as he supported Nicola Peltz Beckham on the red carpet at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
The couple turned heads with their PDA at Sala Grand in Venice, Italy, on Saturday, September 5, as they attended the prestigious Kinéo Awards. Nicola, 31, looked stunning in a purple Balenciaga Haute Couture gown designed by Pierpaolo Piccioli while Brooklyn, 27, opted for a classic black-and-white tuxedo.
The Kinéo Awards announced in August that Nicola would be honored with the Rising Star Award for her performance in the upcoming indie drama Prima. (The Rising Star Award is given annually to promising actors, filmmakers, writers or producers.)
The actress shared her excitement in January to be joining Hollywood icon Faye Dunaway, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, Mayfair Witches’ Jack Huston and Jack Ryan actress Betty Gabriel in directors Alessandro and Luca Morelli’s gripping story of a ballerina facing the challenges of modernizing her iconic dance company. The story is based on an original idea from Nicola.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz pose on the red carpet during the 83rd International Venice Film Festival. Stefano Rellandini / AFP
“Im truly honored that this incredible cast and crew came together for Prima,” Nicola beamed via Instagram in January. “It still feels unreal that my wildest dreams came true — that these extraordinarily talented creatives joined forces to bring to life a story that first began in my dream.”
Brooklyn supported Nicola in the post’s comment section, writing to her, “WOW WOW xx go girl ❤️❤️ so proud of you baby xx.”
More recently, Brooklyn stepped in to defend his wife when an Instagram commenter crudely body-shamed Nicola in August.
Responding to an unrelated post about Brooklyn’s cottage pie recipe, the commenter wrote, “Do you comment on everyone who is concerned about your wife and how sickly she looks? She puts herself out there; feed her.”
“Don’t ever talk about my wife. She’s absolutely beautiful and you should never comment on a woman’s body,” Brooklyn responded, adding, “It’s disgraceful.”
The two celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in April, with Brooklyn sharing the card he wrote to his wife via Instagram at the time. In his inscription, he acknowledged they’d “been through so much together” amid his ongoing estrangement from his parents, David and Victoria Beckham.
“Dear Nicola, happy 4 year anniversary, baby,” he wrote in the anniversary card. “I love you with all my heart … We have been through so much together and today we are stronger than ever and you are my best friend. I can’t wait to grow old together with you … I love you so much. Love, Brooklyn.”
He added in his Instagram caption, “Happy anniversary @nicolaannepeltzbeckham x I love you with all my heart … can’t wait to stay young with you xx love you so so much.”
Brooklyn and Nicola tied the knot in April 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Entertainment
Prime Video’s “Bourne Meets Statham” Action Thriller Series Is One of the Biggest Streaming Hits in the World
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Reacher Season 4.
Season 4 of Reacher has been smashing ratings and sitting comfortably at No. 1 on Prime Video. It’s not hard to see why audiences are hooked on Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson), especially when he’s basically a combination of two iconic action heroes. Like Jason Bourne, Reacher is a highly capable former military operative who relies on sharp instincts, observation, investigation, and tactical thinking to figure out what’s really going on. When things get physical, however, Reacher has the sheer toughness and bare-knuckle attitude of a Jason Statham-style lead. Basically, Reacher combines Bourne’s brains with Statham’s brawn, resulting in an action hero who can outthink his enemies as easily as he can beat them up.
What Is ‘Reacher’ About?
Based on the novels by Lee Child, Reacher follows a former U.S. Army major and military police investigator turned wayward drifter as he travels from town to town, only for trouble to find him wherever he goes. Each season puts Reacher in a new setting with a new case. Season 1 sees him in Margrave, where he is accused of murder from the moment he steps into town. In Season 2, Reacher reunites with the members of his former Special Investigations Unit in New York City after discovering that assassins are murdering his comrades one by one.
Season 3 is when Reacher goes undercover for the first time in a coastal town in Maine, where he discovers that a prosperous rug business is nothing more than a front for a deadly operation involving a ghost from his past. No two cases are alike, and with each passing season, it seems that Reacher finds himself digging bigger graves for himself. The newly released Reacher Season 4, which aired on August 12, proves just that.
Season 4 Takes Reacher to a New Breaking Point
Another reason Reacher‘s return is gaining traction on streaming charts is that the stakes feel bigger than ever. In Season 4, Reacher navigates his own guilt after failing to save a woman who took her own life on a subway. During his investigation, he discovers that the woman was a low-level former Pentagon employee who had a flash drive containing highly sensitive government information. Before he knows it, Reacher is caught up in an even greater conspiracy spanning both Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Instead of having just one enemy on his tail, Reacher is being pursued by the local police, the CIA, and mercenaries working for Plutus Chemical, among others — all looking for answers that could expose another country’s war crimes and America’s role in them. Season 4’s latest episode ends on one of the most un-Reacher-like cliffhangers yet: he’s trapped with seemingly no way out and has to face the possibility that he might actually die this time. With only two episodes left, there’s still plenty of room for another twist. That constant uncertainty is exactly what makes Reacher so addictive to watch.
Season 5 of ‘Reacher’ Is Already in the Works
The Reacher-verse isn’t slowing down anytime soon. During San Diego Comic-Con 2026, the streamer revealed that the upcoming fifth season will adapt Child’s 2015 novel Make Me, the 12th book in the Reacher series. The novel begins with Reacher getting off a train in the mysterious Midwestern town of Mother’s Rest. But when he crosses paths with an ex-FBI agent turned private investigator searching for her long-missing colleague, what starts as a missing-persons case becomes one of the darkest installments in Child’s series.
While the official release date for Season 5 hasn’t been announced yet, Reacher‘s spin-off series, Neagley, hits Prime Video on September 16, the same day as the Season 4 finale. After playing an important supporting role across the first three seasons as Reacher’s trusted confidante, Frances Neagley (Maria Sten) is finally stepping into the spotlight. Although Neagley isn’t adapted from a specific Child book, the spin-off gives Reacher’s most important ally even more room to show what she can do as she investigates the mysterious death of a childhood friend. With Reacher Season 4 returning to #1 on streaming charts, Neagley has hopefully been set up for plenty of early success.
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February 3, 2022
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Prime Video
- Showrunner
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Nick Santora
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Omar Madha, Carol Banker, Julian Holmes, Lin Oeding, M.J. Bassett, Norberto Barba, Stephen Surjik, Thomas Vincent
- Writers
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Cait Duffy
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13 Years Later, Mike Flanagan’s Horror Gem Is Officially Heading to Netflix
October brings exciting news for longtime fans of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King, as the highly anticipated Carrie adaptation premieres during the first week of the month on Prime Video. The eight-episode series is poised to further showcase Flanagan’s signature approach to horror, which has established him as one of the genre’s most acclaimed modern creators.
Of course, long before Carrie, Flanagan already boasted an impressive horror résumé with acclaimed titles ranging from The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass to his most recent series, The Fall of the House of Usher. His work has earned a devoted following, with fans consistently revisiting his productions thanks to streaming. Now, one of his early breakout hits is heading to Netflix, giving subscribers another chance to return to the filmmaker’s roots more than a decade after its theatrical release.
Released in theaters in 2014 after premiering at TIFF in 2013, Oculus was Flanagan’s second feature-length horror film and marked his first major commercial breakthrough. Netflix has now confirmed, per TV Insider, that the psychological horror movie will join its U.S. catalog on September 24, 2026. It arrives the same day as the comedy revival A Different World and fellow horror title House at the End of the Street, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Max Thieriot. The addition gives Netflix subscribers a timely chance to revisit one of Flanagan’s most underrated horror gems ahead of Halloween, without another rental or purchase.
Mike Flanagan’s ‘Oculus’ Is an Unsettling Horror Masterpiece
Oculus stars Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites as siblings Kaylie and Tim Russell, who remain haunted by the violent deaths of their parents more than a decade after the tragedy. Kaylie becomes convinced that an antique mirror known as the Lasser Glass caused what happened to their family. But proving that theory means confronting a malevolent, supernatural force that can manipulate the minds and perceptions of anyone who looks into it. As Kaylie gets closer to the truth, the siblings become caught in the mirror’s evil spell. Annalise Basso and Garrett Ryan Ewald portray younger versions of Kaylie and Tim, respectively, while Katee Sackhoff and Rory Cochrane play their parents, Marie and Alan Russell.
As Flanagan’s first major financial success, Oculus grossed approximately $44 million worldwide against a reported $5 million budget. The film also holds a solid 75% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, reflecting its lasting appeal as a psychological horror story built more on mounting dread than conventional gore.
Oculus arrives on Netflix in a few weeks. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming coverage.
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April 11, 2014
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103
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