There are a lot of detective TV shows, both in the past and present. Some of them are admittedly corny with writing that doesn’t give the actors much to work with in terms of depth. Some are designed to be silly, campy, even on purpose. In these instances, overacting is actually appreciated, even applauded.
There are some great detective shows, however, from the last few decades, some of which are still on television, that highlight really great acting. This is thanks to the fantastic actors and great writing, as well as, in many cases, the overall tone of the show.
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High Potential (2024–Present)
Morgan and Karadec on duty together in High Potential Season 2 Episode 13Image via ABC
High Potential isn’t necessarily a serious detective show, but it is one of the best police procedurals of the 2020s. It’s a network TV crime drama that follows the usual procedural, case-of-the-week format with an overarching story involving interpersonal relationships among the main characters. But the acting is spot-on. Kaitlin Olson is so convincing as Morgan Gillory, an eccentric, “doesn’t-play-by-the-rules” single mother with a bold fashion sense and an incredibly brilliant mind. Daniel Sunjata, meanwhile, is absolutely perfect as the straight man to her quirkiness, detective Adam Karadec. He’s reluctantly forced to partner with Morgan once she’s hired as a consultant for the major crimes division of the local police department and the way they play off one another is beautiful.
The show shifts its tone from comedy to drama from one episode and moment to the next, meaning the actors have to move in kind, and they do so brilliantly. This isn’t a serious show like some of the others, but the acting is on par.
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Bosch (2014–2021)
Titus Welliver as Harry Bosch, holding a flashlight in Bosch: LegacyImage via Prime Video
Titus Welliver is one of those actors fans recognize from so many projects but just can’t quite place him. He has had supporting roles in high-profile shows like Lost, Deadwood, and Sons of Anarchy, and appeared in movies like Gone Baby Gone and Argo. But it’s Bosch that really showed fans he could lead a show and a cast. And boy, could he do it well.
The police procedural follows detective Hary Bosch (Welliver) as he investigates various cases while simultaneously dealing with his own personal issues, including, in the first season, being tried for shooting a suspect in alleged self-defense. He tackles the clashing of his dedication to work and the annoyance of personal troubles that get in the way with on-screen ease. The story and writing are impeccable; the series is based on Michael Connelly novels, adding a level of grit. Welliver really brings it home alongside the supporting cast that includes the late Lance Reddick, Amy Aquino, Jason Gedrick, Jeri Ryan, and others.
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Mare of Easttown (2021)
Julianne Nicholson sitting on a park bench with Kate Winslet’s head on her shoulder in ‘Mare of Easttown’.Image via HBO
A crime drama miniseries, Mare of Easttown follows Marianne “Mare” Sheehan (Kate Winslet), a police detective investigating the murder of a teenage mother in her small Pennsylvania suburb while dealing with her own personal troubles. Earning 16 Emmy nominations and winning four, including one for Winslet, it’s no surprise this series was praised for its acting.
In fact, alongside Winslet, a revered A-list movie actor, Julianne Nicholson and Evan Peters also won for their main roles. With the amazing, gripping script, the series presents like a movie.
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True Detective (2014–Present)
Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey in front of a board with drawings and photos in True Detective.Image via HBO
Every season of True Detective is different since it’s an anthology crime drama. But they all have one thing in common: they involve detectives investigating a case and an incredibly talented cast of A-listers. The first season stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, while Season 2 counts Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, and Vince Vaughn among its cast. Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff head up the cast for Season 3, and Jodie Foster mesmerizes in Season 4, equally matched by Kali Reis.
Once again, the stories in all four seasons of True Detective present like movies as viewers follow the emotional, sometimes terrifying, plots from start to finish. Featuring a range of themes and varying styles, including actors having to play themselves in multiple timelines in several seasons, each one is like a masterclass in acting.
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Collider Exclusive · Horror Survival Quiz Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving? Jason Voorhees · Michael Myers · Freddy Krueger · Pennywise · Chucky
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Five killers. Five completely different ways to die — if you’re not smart enough, fast enough, or self-aware enough to avoid it. Only one of them is the villain your particular set of instincts gives you a fighting chance against. Eight questions will figure out which one.
🏕️Jason
🔪Michael
💤Freddy
🎈Pennywise
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🪆Chucky
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01
Something feels wrong. You can’t explain it — you just know. What do you do? First instincts are the difference between the survivor and the first act casualty.
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02
Where are you most likely to find yourself when things go wrong? Setting is everything in horror. Where you are determines which rules apply.
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03
What is your most reliable survival asset? Every survivor has a quality the villain didn’t account for. What’s yours?
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04
What kind of fear is hardest for you to fight through? Knowing your weakness is the first step to not dying because of it.
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05
You’re with a group when things start going wrong. What’s your role? Horror movies are brutally clear about who survives group situations and who doesn’t.
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06
What’s the horror movie mistake you’re most likely to make? Honest self-assessment is a survival skill. Denial is not.
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07
What’s your best weapon against something that can’t be stopped by conventional means? Every horror villain has a weakness. The survivors are always the ones who find it.
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08
It’s the final scene. You’re the last one standing. How did you make it? The final survivor always has a reason. What’s yours?
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Your Survival Odds Have Been Calculated Your Best Chance Is Against…
Your instincts, your strengths, and your particular way of thinking under pressure point to one villain you actually have a fighting chance against. Everyone else — good luck.
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Camp Crystal Lake · Friday the 13th
Jason Voorhees
Jason is relentless, but he is also predictable — and that is the gap you would exploit.
He moves in straight lines toward his target. He doesn’t strategise, doesn’t adapt, doesn’t outsmart. He simply pursues.
Your ability to keep moving, use the environment, and resist the panic that freezes most victims gives you a genuine edge.
The Crystal Lake survivors were always the ones who stopped running in circles and started thinking about terrain, water, and distance.
You think like that. Which means Jason, for all his indestructibility, would face someone who simply refused to be where he expected.
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Haddonfield, Illinois · Halloween
Michael Myers
Michael watches before he moves. He is patient, methodical, and almost impossible to detect — until it’s too late for anyone who isn’t paying close enough attention.
But you are paying attention. You notice the shape in the window, the car parked slightly wrong, the silence where there should be sound.
Michael’s power lies in the invisibility of ordinary suburbia — the fact that nothing ever looks wrong until it already is.
Your spatial awareness and instinct to map every room, every exit, and every shadow before you need them is precisely the quality Laurie Strode had.
You are not a victim waiting to happen. You are someone who already suspects something is wrong — and acts on it.
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Elm Street · A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy Krueger
Freddy wins by getting inside your head — using your own fears, your own memories, your own subconscious as weapons against you. That strategy requires a target who can be destabilised.
You are harder to destabilise than most. You’ve faced uncomfortable truths about yourself and you haven’t looked away.
The survivors on Elm Street were always the ones who understood what was happening and chose to face it rather than flee from it.
Freddy’s greatest weakness is that his power evaporates in the presence of someone who refuses to give him the fear he feeds on.
Your psychological resilience — the ability to stay grounded when reality itself becomes unreliable — is exactly the quality that keeps you alive here.
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Derry, Maine · It
Pennywise
Pennywise is ancient, shapeshifting, and feeds on terror — but it has one critical vulnerability: it cannot function against someone who genuinely stops being afraid of it.
The Losers Club didn’t survive because they were braver than everyone else. They survived because they faced their fears together, and faced them honestly.
You ask the questions others avoid. You look directly at what frightens you rather than turning away.
That directness — the refusal to let fear fester in the dark — is Pennywise’s worst nightmare.
It chose the wrong target when it chose you. You are exactly the kind of person whose fear tastes like nothing at all.
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Chicago · Child’s Play
Chucky
Chucky’s greatest advantage is that nobody takes him seriously until it’s already too late. He exploits the gap between how something looks and what it actually is.
You don’t have that gap. You take threats seriously regardless of how they present — and you never make the mistake of underestimating something because of its size or appearance.
Chucky relies on surprise, on the delay between recognition and response. You close that delay faster than almost anyone.
Your instinct to treat every unfamiliar thing with appropriate scepticism — rather than dismissing it because it seems absurd — is the exact quality that keeps you breathing.
Against Chucky, not laughing is already winning. You are very good at not laughing.
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The Fall (2013–2016)
Gillian Anderson as Stella Gibson in an office hallway looking to the left in The Fall.Image via BBC
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Put Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan together and there’s no doubt the acting would be impeccable. Anderson convincingly puts on a British accent for the role of Metropolitan Police Superintendent Stella Gibson in The Fall, who is investigating a series of murders, believing them to be connected to a serial killer. Dornan, meanwhile, will give viewers the creeps as Peter Paul Spector, a grief counselor and family man who moonlights as a sick and twisted killer.
The cat and mouse game in the series is compelling, thanks in large part to these two leads carrying the plot along so smoothly. While the supporting cast is just as wonderful, these two undoubtedly shine whenever they’re on-screen, even more so when the pair is together in a scene.
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Mindhunter (2017–2019)
Jonathan Groff, Anna Torv, and Holt McCallany in Mindhunter.Image via Netflix
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Mindhunter is easily considered one of the best psychological crime thrillers of this decade. While both Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany nail their roles as two special agents in the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI who coined the term “serial killer,” it’s the supporting cast that will blow viewers away.
The story is loosely based on the real story of the origin of this term and features interviews with actors playing some of the most notorious real-life serial killers in history, some dialogue taken right from the actual transcripts. The actors who take on the personas of killers like Ed Kemper (Cameron Britton), David Berkowitz (Oliver Cooper), and Charles Manson (Damon Herriman) fully capture the essence of these figures. It’s evident they studied everything from vocal inflection to mannerisms for months to slink so convincingly into the roles. It’s both fascinating and terrifying how good they are.
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Dexter (2006–2013)
Dexter (Michael C. Hall) and Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) looking at each other in ‘Dexter’Image via Showtime
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Arguably one of the most underrated crime dramas of the 2000s and 2010s when it comes to acting, it was like Michael C. Hall was born to play Dexter Morgan in Dexter. He beautifully weaves from awkward family man to menacing killer with such ease, convincing fans that he really does harbor a darkness inside him that he has become a master at hiding.
It’s not just about Hall, though. In all the best episodes of the later seasons, Jennifer Carpenter will give viewers chills with her emotionally charged performance. From grappling with the realities of who her adoptive brother is to reaching rock bottom after the death of a friend and mentor, her emotions flow through the screen right into viewers’ souls. It’s a travesty she was never nominated for an Emmy for her role.
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Fargo (2014–2024)
Another TV show that has featured a cast of movie actors, Fargo is based on the 1996 movie of the same name. The black comedy crime drama follows an anthology format, with each season covering a different case in a different setting, time, and characters. With actors having to capture the essence of everything from the 1950s to the American Midwest, it’s entertaining and thought-provoking.
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Actors like Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, Ted Danson, Ewan McGregor, Juno Temple, and Jon Hamm are all at the top of their games, adding their unique talents to the scripts across all five seasons. There isn’t a bad cast member among the bunch.
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The Wire (2002–2008)
The cast of The Wire sits around a computer in the office.Image via HBO
Raw, real, and written by a former police reporter and former homicide detective and public school teacher, the type of show that The Wire is wouldn’t have worked without a top-notch cast of brilliant actors. And that it has. The crime drama focuses on crime, law enforcement, and other related social issues within Baltimore, each season tackling a different pressing issue that plagues the city and impacts peace and order.
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The late Michael K. Williams is a stand-out among the cast, along with Dominic West. They’re joined by a stellar lineup that includes the late Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Seth Gilliam, Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Amy Ryan, the list goes on and on. It’s no surprise many of the actors from this show had a long history in similar series or went on to achieve great success after their role in this show. The performances were gripping, emotional, and convincing, making viewers feel as though they were truly seeing a day in the life of whomever they were following.
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Broadchurch (2013–2017)
DS Ellie Miller played by Olivia Coleman and DI Alec Hardy played by David Tennant in Broadchurch.Image via ITV
The British crime drama Broadchurch is set in a fictional town and centers around detective inspector Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and detective sergeant Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) as they investigate various cases, beginning with the murder of a child.
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Earning rave reviews for all three of its seasons, one of the universally praised aspects of Broadchurch is the phenomenal cast. While it might be a typical police procedural, the superb acting elevates the concept, principally from the two leads but from the supporting cast as well, including Jodie Whittaker and Jonathan Bailey.
According to FlixPatrol, the movie in question debuted at the number four spot worldwide and at the number two spot domestically following its release on May 15. In the United States, the film outperformed Remarkably Bright Creatures and Swapped, and globally, it paced ahead of M. Night Shyamalan‘s Trap and Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator II. The new film follows a relatively recent case that gripped online observers for its perceived ruthlessness. In 2022, a 17-year-old named Mackenzie Shirilla drove her car into the side of a building in Ohio at nearly 100 mph, leaving her boyfriend and his friend dead. Certain details about the crash raised the suspicions of investigators, and Shirilla was eventually charged with murder.
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Collider Exclusive · Horror Survival Quiz Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving? Jason Voorhees · Michael Myers · Freddy Krueger · Pennywise · Chucky
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Five killers. Five completely different ways to die — if you’re not smart enough, fast enough, or self-aware enough to avoid it. Only one of them is the villain your particular set of instincts gives you a fighting chance against. Eight questions will figure out which one.
🏕️Jason
🔪Michael
💤Freddy
🎈Pennywise
Advertisement
🪆Chucky
Advertisement
01
Something feels wrong. You can’t explain it — you just know. What do you do? First instincts are the difference between the survivor and the first act casualty.
Advertisement
02
Where are you most likely to find yourself when things go wrong? Setting is everything in horror. Where you are determines which rules apply.
Advertisement
03
What is your most reliable survival asset? Every survivor has a quality the villain didn’t account for. What’s yours?
Advertisement
04
What kind of fear is hardest for you to fight through? Knowing your weakness is the first step to not dying because of it.
Advertisement
05
You’re with a group when things start going wrong. What’s your role? Horror movies are brutally clear about who survives group situations and who doesn’t.
Advertisement
06
What’s the horror movie mistake you’re most likely to make? Honest self-assessment is a survival skill. Denial is not.
Advertisement
07
What’s your best weapon against something that can’t be stopped by conventional means? Every horror villain has a weakness. The survivors are always the ones who find it.
Advertisement
08
It’s the final scene. You’re the last one standing. How did you make it? The final survivor always has a reason. What’s yours?
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Your Survival Odds Have Been Calculated Your Best Chance Is Against…
Your instincts, your strengths, and your particular way of thinking under pressure point to one villain you actually have a fighting chance against. Everyone else — good luck.
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Camp Crystal Lake · Friday the 13th
Jason Voorhees
Jason is relentless, but he is also predictable — and that is the gap you would exploit.
He moves in straight lines toward his target. He doesn’t strategise, doesn’t adapt, doesn’t outsmart. He simply pursues.
Your ability to keep moving, use the environment, and resist the panic that freezes most victims gives you a genuine edge.
The Crystal Lake survivors were always the ones who stopped running in circles and started thinking about terrain, water, and distance.
You think like that. Which means Jason, for all his indestructibility, would face someone who simply refused to be where he expected.
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Haddonfield, Illinois · Halloween
Michael Myers
Michael watches before he moves. He is patient, methodical, and almost impossible to detect — until it’s too late for anyone who isn’t paying close enough attention.
But you are paying attention. You notice the shape in the window, the car parked slightly wrong, the silence where there should be sound.
Michael’s power lies in the invisibility of ordinary suburbia — the fact that nothing ever looks wrong until it already is.
Your spatial awareness and instinct to map every room, every exit, and every shadow before you need them is precisely the quality Laurie Strode had.
You are not a victim waiting to happen. You are someone who already suspects something is wrong — and acts on it.
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Elm Street · A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy Krueger
Freddy wins by getting inside your head — using your own fears, your own memories, your own subconscious as weapons against you. That strategy requires a target who can be destabilised.
You are harder to destabilise than most. You’ve faced uncomfortable truths about yourself and you haven’t looked away.
The survivors on Elm Street were always the ones who understood what was happening and chose to face it rather than flee from it.
Freddy’s greatest weakness is that his power evaporates in the presence of someone who refuses to give him the fear he feeds on.
Your psychological resilience — the ability to stay grounded when reality itself becomes unreliable — is exactly the quality that keeps you alive here.
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Derry, Maine · It
Pennywise
Pennywise is ancient, shapeshifting, and feeds on terror — but it has one critical vulnerability: it cannot function against someone who genuinely stops being afraid of it.
The Losers Club didn’t survive because they were braver than everyone else. They survived because they faced their fears together, and faced them honestly.
You ask the questions others avoid. You look directly at what frightens you rather than turning away.
That directness — the refusal to let fear fester in the dark — is Pennywise’s worst nightmare.
It chose the wrong target when it chose you. You are exactly the kind of person whose fear tastes like nothing at all.
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Chicago · Child’s Play
Chucky
Chucky’s greatest advantage is that nobody takes him seriously until it’s already too late. He exploits the gap between how something looks and what it actually is.
You don’t have that gap. You take threats seriously regardless of how they present — and you never make the mistake of underestimating something because of its size or appearance.
Chucky relies on surprise, on the delay between recognition and response. You close that delay faster than almost anyone.
Your instinct to treat every unfamiliar thing with appropriate scepticism — rather than dismissing it because it seems absurd — is the exact quality that keeps you breathing.
Against Chucky, not laughing is already winning. You are very good at not laughing.
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Here’s Your New True Crime Obsession on Netflix
The movie in question is titled The Crash. It’s directed by Gareth Johnson, a veteran of the true crime genre who previously collaborated with Netflix on the miniseries The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman. The 2022 series follows the victims of a career scam artist who dupes countless people into believing that he’s an MI5 agent, and robs them of their life savings. The Crash doesn’t have an official Rotten Tomatoes score yet, although every review currently listed on the aggregator website is positive. The film’s success has already reawakened interest in the real-life tragedy, and in Shirilla’s current status. You can watch The Crash on Netflix, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
While already shockingly prolific for someone who was born before World War II, Ridley Scott is involved in more projects than you probably realize. He’s set to return to the sci-fi genre this year with The Dog Stars, featuring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin. It’s his first directorial effort in two years. However, Scott has remained highly active as a producer and an executive producer in both films and television. He has been credited for these roles on as many as 10 movies in the last five years alone. He has served as an executive producer on seven new shows since 2020, with the most recent being Alien: Earth. However, one of his returning series is performing exceptionally well on streaming after its recent return.
The horror show has featured a different cast and creators for each of its three seasons. Released in 2018, the first season was developed by David Kajganich, best known for his subsequent work with director Luca Guadagnino. It featured Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, and Ciarán Hinds, with directing duties on several episodes being performed by Edward Berger. The second season, which premiered in 2019, was created by Max Borenstein, who is best known for his work on Legendary’s MonsterVerse movies. The latest season, which premiered on May 7, was created by Victor LaValle and based on his 2013 novel.
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Collider Exclusive · Horror Survival Quiz Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving? Jason Voorhees · Michael Myers · Freddy Krueger · Pennywise · Chucky
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Five killers. Five completely different ways to die — if you’re not smart enough, fast enough, or self-aware enough to avoid it. Only one of them is the villain your particular set of instincts gives you a fighting chance against. Eight questions will figure out which one.
🏕️Jason
🔪Michael
💤Freddy
🎈Pennywise
Advertisement
🪆Chucky
Advertisement
01
Something feels wrong. You can’t explain it — you just know. What do you do? First instincts are the difference between the survivor and the first act casualty.
Advertisement
02
Where are you most likely to find yourself when things go wrong? Setting is everything in horror. Where you are determines which rules apply.
Advertisement
03
What is your most reliable survival asset? Every survivor has a quality the villain didn’t account for. What’s yours?
Advertisement
04
What kind of fear is hardest for you to fight through? Knowing your weakness is the first step to not dying because of it.
Advertisement
05
You’re with a group when things start going wrong. What’s your role? Horror movies are brutally clear about who survives group situations and who doesn’t.
Advertisement
06
What’s the horror movie mistake you’re most likely to make? Honest self-assessment is a survival skill. Denial is not.
Advertisement
07
What’s your best weapon against something that can’t be stopped by conventional means? Every horror villain has a weakness. The survivors are always the ones who find it.
Advertisement
08
It’s the final scene. You’re the last one standing. How did you make it? The final survivor always has a reason. What’s yours?
Advertisement
Your Survival Odds Have Been Calculated Your Best Chance Is Against…
Your instincts, your strengths, and your particular way of thinking under pressure point to one villain you actually have a fighting chance against. Everyone else — good luck.
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Camp Crystal Lake · Friday the 13th
Jason Voorhees
Jason is relentless, but he is also predictable — and that is the gap you would exploit.
He moves in straight lines toward his target. He doesn’t strategise, doesn’t adapt, doesn’t outsmart. He simply pursues.
Your ability to keep moving, use the environment, and resist the panic that freezes most victims gives you a genuine edge.
The Crystal Lake survivors were always the ones who stopped running in circles and started thinking about terrain, water, and distance.
You think like that. Which means Jason, for all his indestructibility, would face someone who simply refused to be where he expected.
Advertisement
Haddonfield, Illinois · Halloween
Michael Myers
Michael watches before he moves. He is patient, methodical, and almost impossible to detect — until it’s too late for anyone who isn’t paying close enough attention.
But you are paying attention. You notice the shape in the window, the car parked slightly wrong, the silence where there should be sound.
Michael’s power lies in the invisibility of ordinary suburbia — the fact that nothing ever looks wrong until it already is.
Your spatial awareness and instinct to map every room, every exit, and every shadow before you need them is precisely the quality Laurie Strode had.
You are not a victim waiting to happen. You are someone who already suspects something is wrong — and acts on it.
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Elm Street · A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy Krueger
Freddy wins by getting inside your head — using your own fears, your own memories, your own subconscious as weapons against you. That strategy requires a target who can be destabilised.
You are harder to destabilise than most. You’ve faced uncomfortable truths about yourself and you haven’t looked away.
The survivors on Elm Street were always the ones who understood what was happening and chose to face it rather than flee from it.
Freddy’s greatest weakness is that his power evaporates in the presence of someone who refuses to give him the fear he feeds on.
Your psychological resilience — the ability to stay grounded when reality itself becomes unreliable — is exactly the quality that keeps you alive here.
Advertisement
Derry, Maine · It
Pennywise
Pennywise is ancient, shapeshifting, and feeds on terror — but it has one critical vulnerability: it cannot function against someone who genuinely stops being afraid of it.
The Losers Club didn’t survive because they were braver than everyone else. They survived because they faced their fears together, and faced them honestly.
You ask the questions others avoid. You look directly at what frightens you rather than turning away.
That directness — the refusal to let fear fester in the dark — is Pennywise’s worst nightmare.
It chose the wrong target when it chose you. You are exactly the kind of person whose fear tastes like nothing at all.
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Chicago · Child’s Play
Chucky
Chucky’s greatest advantage is that nobody takes him seriously until it’s already too late. He exploits the gap between how something looks and what it actually is.
You don’t have that gap. You take threats seriously regardless of how they present — and you never make the mistake of underestimating something because of its size or appearance.
Chucky relies on surprise, on the delay between recognition and response. You close that delay faster than almost anyone.
Your instinct to treat every unfamiliar thing with appropriate scepticism — rather than dismissing it because it seems absurd — is the exact quality that keeps you breathing.
Against Chucky, not laughing is already winning. You are very good at not laughing.
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Ridley Scott’s Horror Series Is Back After More than 5 Years
We’re talking about The Terror: Devil in Silver. The series is headlined by Dan Stevens, with Aasif Mandvi, CCH Pounder, and Stephen Rootin supporting roles. The new season holds an excellent 95% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Dan Stevens and a game supporting cast deliver well-rounded performances with nuance and verve in this latest installment of The Terror, which humanely depicts its subject’s troubles with mental health and supernatural frights.” In her review, Collider’s Kelcie Mattson wrote, “Season 3 might not quite reach the spectacular first season’s overall heights, but it’s still a disquieting, philosophical dissection of human nature that simultaneously proves this anthology’s flexibility and its staying power.” According to FlixPatrol, The Terror: Devil in Silver was the number one show on AMC+ after a week. The six-episode season will conclude on June 11. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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2018 – 2025-00-00
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AMC, Shudder, AMC+
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Showrunner
David Kajganich, Soo Hugh, Christopher Cantwell
Directors
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Tim Mielants, Edward Berger, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Fred Toye, Karyn Kusama, Michael Lehmann, Josef Kubota Wladyka, Lily Mariye, Toa Fraser, Meera Menon
Writers
David Kajganich, Shannon Goss, Tony Tost, Steven Hanna, Andres Fischer-Centeno, Benjamin Endsley Klein, Danielle Roderick, Alessandra DiMona, Josh Parkinson
You’re unlikely to ever find people as devoted and invested in their own fandom as fans of The Lord of the Rings. Unlike most franchises in pop culture, these fans have fully embraced all the strange and quirky things that make both the books and the movies special, choosing to have fun with them instead of complaining or judging (for the most part). That’s why there are so many Middle-earth memes around, from simple lines that take on a life of their own to random facts about the making of the movies. The weirdest and funniest of them, however, has to be the tale of Figwit (Bret McKenzie), a character who was fully born from one such memes — and one of the first ones at that!
Figwit First Appears as a Background Character in ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’
To bring Middle-earth fully to life, the Peter Jackson trilogy had to cast a lot of background characters. After all, if J.R.R. Tolkien created such a complex and vivid land, the movies had to do justice to it, right? What probably neither of them expected, however, was that one such character would actually attract the fans’ attention more than the saga’s own protagonist, especially at a key moment in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
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In the Council of Elrond (Hugo Weaving) scene, there’s a heated debate about what should be done with the One Ring. Frodo (Elijah Wood) then stands up to tell everyone that he will take it to Mordor and destroy it, with the camera cutting to a wider shot of everyone present staring at him. When fandom powerhouse Iris Hadad watched that scene, she began to praise Frodo, but was surprised by the handsome Elf on the far right, and, thus, Figwit came into being.
This isn’t the character’s official name, and actor Bret McKenzie himself isn’t even credited in the movie, but, once Hadad’s eyes landed on him, Figwit suddenly belonged to the entire fandom. His name is the acronym of her reaction: “Frodo is great… Who is THAT?” She went even further, setting up a whole website (linked above) dedicated to Figwit after The Fellowship of the Ring came out, so everyone could obsess over him.
Peter Jackson Summoned Figwit Back in ‘The Return of the King’
In the Council of Elrond, Figwit can also be seen sitting beside Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), but he doesn’t even have a line. Still, his sheer presence and looks were enough to cause a fuss amongst the fandom. So much fuss, in fact, that Peter Jackson himself noted it and called McKenzie back for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, since, unfortunately, he wasn’t available for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, according to a USA Today story about it.
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In the third movie, though, Figwit is back in all his glory and has actual lines! This happens in the scene where Arwen (Liv Tyler) has a vision of her future with Aragorn and decides to stay in Middle-earth. When she turns around and rides back to Rivendell, Figwit is there, telling her, “Lady Arwen, we cannot delay,” and calling out for her once she departs. Unfortunately, the character is credited only as “Elf Escort,” not Figwit, but, by then, everyone already knew him by his true name.
In The Return of the King DVD extras, Jackson himself admits that he called McKenzie back to play Figwit to please the fans, because “so much fuss has been made about him over the last couple of years.” Later, in 2004, Figwit got his own documentary, too, appropriately calledFrodo Is Great… Who Is THAT?, following McKenzie’s relationship with the meme and featuring interviews from his cast mates, including Jackson and even Ian McKellen.
Bret McKenzie Returned in ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,’ but as a Different Elf
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The Return of the King wasn’t the last Middle-earth has seen of Figwit, thankfully — or of Bret McKenzie, at least. In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, when Gandalf and the Company of Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) arrive in Rivendell, they are greeted by a familiar face, but it isn’t really Figwit. In The Hobbit, McKenzie plays Lindir, one of Elrond’s aides, whom the actor jokingly described as having “slightly different ears.”
Contrary to Figwit, Lindir does have a few lines, and much more complex ones. Instead of simply calling out or staring at the main characters, this time McKenzie had to learn his lines in Elvish, which proved quite a challenge. Of course, many people know him as half of Flight of the Conchords, too, but, as it turns out, memorizing lines in Elvish is a touch beyond memorizing lyrics in English. In Middle-earth, though, he’ll always be Figwit.
As silly as all this may seem, Figwit is a perfect example of how the fans themselves can make something like The Lord of the Rings their own, regardless of how big and important the franchise is. We love our memes and inside jokes, from Viggo Mortensen breaking his toe in The Two Towers to Hugo Weaving speaking to himself as both Elrond and Isildur in The Fellowship of the Ring. With The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum on the way, we’re now excited to see what memes will come out of that one, too.
Actor Adam Driver is hot off the success of “Paper Tiger” at the Cannes Film Festival. Directed by James Gray, the film tells the story of two brothers who become entangled with the Russian mafia while pursuing the American Dream. Since early reviews are praising Driver’s acting ability, it’s no surprise that he’s been tapped to star in Kenneth Lonergan’s latest feature.
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Kenneth Lonergan earned an Oscar for best original screenplay for 2016’s “Manchester by the Sea.” The film also gave Casey Affleck a best actor win. Lonergan’s latest film might just give Driver another shot at an Oscar, as he received consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for playing a Jewish police officer infiltrating the KKK in 2018’s “BlacKkKlansman” and Best Actor for his role as a theater director going through a divorce in 2019’s “Marriage Story.”
In Kenneth Lonergan’s latest film, “Tomorrow Is A Drag,” Driver will reunite with his “Megalopolis” costar Aubrey Plaza, as reported by Variety. Vanessa Kirby and Matthew Broderick are also attached to the project. Plot details are being kept under wraps for now, although Lonergan previously worked with Driver on the off-Broadway play “Hold On to Me Darling.”
‘Paper Tiger’ Gets A 10-Minute Ovation At The Cannes Film Festival
According to Deadline, James Gray’s new film “Paper Tiger” drew in a ten-minute standing ovation at the Grand Theatre Lumiere. Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, and director Pawel Pawlikowski were some of the A-list stars leading the applause.
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Emotional director James Gray thanked the crowd, saying, “There’s much more gray now in the beard, not just the name, but the beard. And I have learned finally to appreciate. But more I appreciate you, without you, there is no cinema, cinema needs you. And cinema needs you guys more than ever. Really. This is really an important time and Cannes is so important for that reason and you are important for that reason. So, it moves me greatly to see you here in this theater where I have many great memories. And I love you all, what can I say, I’m going to leave soon, so I can hide.”
‘Paper Tiger’ Stars Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson
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The film stars Adam Driver and Miles Teller as two brothers. Driver’s character is a divorced ex-cop with ties to the Russian mafia, and Teller plays a more straight-laced father to his two sons, while his wife, played by Scarlett Johansson, hides a secret of her own when her health struggles catch up with her.
NEON has acquired the rights to the film, which was first announced at last year’s Cannes market. The last time Gray was at Cannes was with 2022’s “Armageddon Time.” That coming-of-age film was widely praised upon its release, and it seems that Gray’s latest story about the American Dream will be no different. Reviews that have been coming out of Cannes have been overwhelmingly positive, with Driver’s acting drawing considerable praise.
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Scarlett Johansson Opens Up About Working With Adam Driver
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Although she was married – and divorcing – Driver’s character in “Marriage Story,” Johansson is married to Miles Teller’s character in “Paper Tiger.” Even though she shared a few scenes with Driver, she told The Hollywood Reporter that she would have loved to work with him more on the project.
“I would’ve loved to have had even more scenework with him, I love working with him,” she told the publication. However, that’s not to say she didn’t enjoy working with Teller.
“He’s so unexpectedly tender. I went away for a couple of weeks to do the press for Jurassic — I felt crazy to leave, but I had to go — and when I was gone, I’d get photographs of my makeup station from Miles and he’d be like, ‘Where’s Hester?’” she said of working with the “Top Gun: Maverick” alum.
The “Avengers” actress also told PEOPLE magazine that she had a “great” experience working with the actor back in 2025. “I love Adam as a person and he is an absolutely extraordinary actor,” she said at the time. “If I could make every movie with Adam Driver, I would.”
Colin Jost narrowly avoided losing his “award-winning” hair live on air during Saturday Night Live’s season 51 finale.
The hair-mergency was the culmination of the latest “Weekend Update Joke Swap” segment on Saturday, May 16, where Jost, 43, and his cohost Michael Che read offensive jokes they wrote for each other. After brutal jokes about Michael Jackson and Michael B. Jordan‘s Oscar win, Jost had to read a zinger that Che wrote about Kanye West.
“Ye has released a new album called Bully,” Jost began. “Please try to separate the art from the artist. Remember, Ye can make awful music and still be right about Hitler.”
(In January, West, 48, publicly apologized for making antisemitic comments in the past, insisting that he is “not a Nazi or an antisemite.”)
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As the SNL studio audience cringed, Jost acknowledged that his joke was “offensive to everyone” before reading a mea culpa penned by Che.
“To apologize, I’d like to sacrifice the most important thing in my life: my beautiful, award-winning, world-famous hair,” Jost said. “That’s right, I’m shaving it off! Send in the barber.”
A shocked Jost was joined on stage by a barber, who promptly put a smock over the comedian’s shoulders and whipped out a razor.
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“Jerome, make me un-pretty,” Jost wearily read from the teleprompter.
Just before the barber started shaving his head, Che, 42, intervened to ask whether his comedy partner would actually go through with the stunt.
“Man, you are the greatest comedian of all time,” Che told Jost as they both chuckled. “No, don’t do it!”
“I was so scared,” Jost admitted.
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While Jost got away unscathed this time, the “Joke Swap” has had some major consequences for him in the past. In December 2024, SNL cameras caught Jost’s wife Scarlett Johansson’s disgusted reaction to a vulgar joke Che wrote about her.
“Costco has removed the roast beef sandwich from its menu. I’ve been eating roast beef every night since my wife had the kid,” a horrified Jost read.
The Marvel star admitted to InStyle in March 2025 that she was completely caught off guard by the crudity of Che’s one-liner.
“It was so vulgar. I just can’t believe that they went there,” she admitted. “I was like — it was so gross. It was really gross. And, like, old-school gross.”
Colin Jost had the last laugh after his Saturday Night Live costar Michael Che insinuated that Scarlett Johansson wears the pants in the couple’s marriage. “The winners of the annual wife-carrying contest in England was a couple from Finland,” Che, 42, set up a “Weekend Update” joke during the Saturday, March 14, episode of SNL. […]
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The couple got their revenge during SNL’s season 50 finale when they teamed up to write embarrassing jokes for Che to read.
“The fact is, I was just lashing out because I’m jealous,” a smirking Che told Jost and Johansson, 41. “I’ve never ever seen a human vagina. And notice I said ‘human’ because I once spent the summer on a farm.”
Saturday Night Live returns with season 52 on NBC this fall.
For Chicago P.D. fans, Hailey Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) was not just another member of the Intelligence Unit. She was a fierce proponent of justice since she joined in Season 4 and worked her way up the unit to become a detective alongside Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe). The journey was not without scars, following numerous traumatic situations that tested her resilience and marriage to Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer). Spiridakos left the series in Season 11, citing an interest in pursuing other creative opportunities. Soon after, she landed a role in a movie and later in a crime series. That crime series now has a premiere date.
Spiridakos stars in USA Network‘s upcoming crime drama, likened to Yellowstone and True Detective. The show is one of the several that have been ordered at the network as it seeks to reclaim its place in the scripted content arena. Also coming to USA Network is the second season of The Rainmaker. In this new show, Spiridakos picks up another badge of a different kind as she works to keep parks safe.
Titled Anna Pigeon after the main character, the show is based on Nevada Barr‘s popular mystery book series. According to the show’s official description, Pigeon is “a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way.” Other cast members include Ronnie Rowe (as Frederick Stanton), Paulina Alexis (as Zoey Bear Child), and Melanie Scrofano (as Bethany Lopez), among others. USA Network released a trailer that previews events in the show.
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
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🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
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Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
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Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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Tracy Spiridakos Is on the Case in ‘Anna Pigeon’ Trailer
In the video above, Anna has already settled into her life as a park ranger after leaving the city. However, she keeps in touch with her sister, who is a practicing psychiatrist. We learn that Anna ran away after the murder of her husband. The tragedy amplified her sense of justice, so when a dead body is found in the park, she’s hellbent on solving it. A jurisdictional problem occurs between her and Stanton, an FBI agent tasked with bringing the killer to justice. Meanwhile, Anna is trying to find the way back to herself with a mentee and a romantic interest in tow. The trailer promises emotional arcs, gorgeous shots of the landscape, and plenty of mystery.
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Anna Pigeon debuts on Friday, August 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on USA Network. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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January 8, 2014
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Nick Gomez, Eriq La Salle, Carl Seaton, Fred Berner, Vincent Misiano, Bethany Rooney, Rohn Schmidt, Sanford Bookstaver, John Hyams, Nicole Rubio, Terry Miller, Takashi Doscher, Brenna Malloy, Lisa Robinson, Marc Roskin, Charles S. Carroll, David Rodriguez, Holly Dale, John Polson, Lin Oeding, Mykelti Williamson, Paul McCrane, Alik Sakharov, Charlotte Brändström
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Craig Gore, Tim Walsh, Timothy J. Sexton, Mike Weiss, Mo Masi, Tiller Russell, Eduardo Javier Canto, Jamie Pachino, Mike Batistick, Cole Maliska, John Dove, Tiffany Bratcher, David Hoselton, Maisha Closson, Kim Rome, Katherine Visconti, Daniel Arkin, Todd Robinson, David Rambo, Denitria Harris-Lawrence, Mick Betancourt, Bryan Gracia
Influencers Jessi and Alessio Pasini finally brought their baby boy home from the NICU — and have already received a hefty bill for their newborn’s life-saving treatment.
“It is $900,357.55,” Jessi said in a Friday, May 16, TikTok video, to which Alesso revealed the sum is “almost a million.”
“Lorenzo is a million-dollar baby,” Alessio quipped. “But it is more because we have $250K from [Jessi’s visit] … and here is missing the doctors.”
Jessi gave birth to the couple’s first baby, son Lorenzo Leone, prematurely at 26 weeks in February. Jessi had been diagnosed with complete placenta previa, which required medical supervision before her delivery. After Lorenzo’s arrival, he was transported to the NICU unit for months of treatment and observation.
Influencer couple Jessi Pasini and Alessio Pasini are shedding some light on why they’ve kept their newborn son, Lorenzo, off social media following his premature birth last month. “Well Lorenzo, right now, is in the NICU,” Alessio, 39, told his and Jessi’s Instagram followers, noting in a Friday, March 6, video that their son is […]
According to Jessi, the neonatologists in the unit cost $4,000 a day.
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“He was there for 85 days, [which totals to] $340,000,” she said, noting that insurance has helped cover the financial cost of their baby’s treatment.
Jessi and Alessio’s son was discharged earlier this month, and the couple finally brought their newborn home.
“After 85 days in the NICU, you finally get to walk out with Dad,” the couple wrote via Instagram on Monday, May 11, alongside footage of Alessio holding Lorenzo’s car seat.
Lorenzo has been home for two weeks at the time of publication.
“In the NICU, the nurses chart everything that they do and then they write it on a piece of paper and they plug it into the computer so they know when he ate, took his medicine, whatever,” Jessi recalled in a YouTube vlog posted on Saturday, May 16. “Alessio and I started doing that here ‘cause I’m using the little app to track everything.”
At home, she and Alessio can use their notes to figure out when their son last ate, slept or needed a diaper change.
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“Day 1 rocked our world because we had expected Lorenzo to come home on his NICU schedule because, in the NICU, he had care times every three hours,” Jessi admitted. “Every care time, he would have his diaper changed, he would get his temperature taken and eat and then he would be awake a little bit and then he would go to sleep, and then this continued every three hours.”
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She continued, “We were thinking he was going to come home on that similar schedule because they said a lot of babies stay on that schedule. Not him.”
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According to Jessi, her son likely recognized his “new environment” that needed more time to get used to.
“I think he was needing extra comfort,” she said. “He wanted to be in our arms constantly because, I think, he was adjusting. You know, I would feel the same way.”
Taylor Swift shimmered in a golden ensemble worth almost $6,000 while on an outing with fiancé Travis Kelce.
The “Style” singer, 36, stepped out with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, to attend a private event in Bushwick, Brooklyn on Saturday, May 16, per a viral social media video. The couple held hands as they walked past a small crowd gathered outside the venue where the private event was held.
Kelce looked effortlessly chic in a dark pinstriped suit and black sunglasses while Swift wore a golden Maria Lucia Hohan allar cutout silk mousseline gown ($2,280). The singer-songwriter accessorized her glittery look with Aquazzura’s flaxen Tequila Sandal 105 heels ($1,635) and a sparkly Ari Clutch bag ($1,795) with a modern art aesthetic, per What Taylor Wears.
Of course, Swift was also wearing her massive engagement ring, an old mine brilliant cut diamond on a gold band, which was designed by Kindred Lubeck at Artifex Fine Jewelry.
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Saturday’s outing was the second night in a row that Swift and Kelce stepped out in New York City. On Friday, May 15, they were spotted holding hands as they had dinner at Or’esh, a Mediterranean eatery where meals are prepared over a live-fire stove.
For Friday’s date night, Swift paired an off-the-shoulder cream dress with a floral pattern alongside Aquazzura’s Twist Sandal 95 heels and a straw shoulder bag with a chain strap. Kelce went for a light blue and white pinstriped button-down emblazoned with patchwork artwork of a wolf on one panel, plus black pants and shoes.
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The couple are also fresh off a visit to London, with Kelce recently opening up on his “New Heights” podcast about how much fun they had across the pond.
“For the most part, [I] had some really good food, enjoyed some plays,” Kelce shared. “[We] saw Sadie Sink and, I believe, Noah Jupe is his name [in Romeo & Juliet in the West End]. He was f***ing phenomenal as Romeo. Sadie is phenomenal as Juliet, as well.”
Having got engaged in August 2025, fans of both Swift and Kelce are anticipating their upcoming wedding. On a recent “New Heights” episode, Kelce got some unexpected wedding advice from his guest, Rory McIlroy, while the golfer was sharing stories from the prestigious Masters Champions Dinner.
“It’s an incredible night to be sitting in that room,” McIlroy, 37, told him. “It’s a bit like — and Travis, you’ll feel this this year whenever you’re sitting at your wedding — you have all the people in a room … it’s amazing to have all these people in the same room. You’re just sitting there and it’s surreal. It’s unbelievable.”
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were all loved up while enjoying a date night in London. Swift and Kelce, both 36, were spotted leaving the Indian restaurant Gymkhana on Thursday, May 7, according to photos obtained by TMZ. The couple held hands as they walked out of the London hotspot. The pair donned coordinated outfits […]
The golfer went on, “The only thing I can compare it to is your wedding day because it’s this collection of people in the same room. It’s wild.”
“I can’t wait,” Travis beamed.
Swift and Kelce are expected to tie the knot this year, though exact details and dates have been kept under wraps.
“Tough Day saying goodbye to my friend Pat Muldoon!!! He was my Teammate, My Brother, My Friend🙏🏾 miss you already brotha,” his former USC Trojans teammate Rodney Peete announced via Instagram on Saturday, May 16.
While Muldoon was best known for his acting work, he was a star football player as a teenager and even played tight end for USC in the 1980s.
Mulddon’s ex-girlfriend Denise Richards‘ daughter Sami Sheen was also in attendance at the celebration of life service and shared the handout via Instagram.
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Sami Sheen shares a handout from Patrick Muldoon’s memorialCourtesy Instagram / Sami Sheen
“Miss u so much Patrick,” Sheen, 22, captioned the photo.
Muldoon’s family had previously announced that a memorial service would be held for the late actor at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Santa Monica.
The entertainment world was rocked on April 19 when news broke that Muldoon had died from a heart attack. (A death certificate obtained exclusively by Us Weekly indicated that there were multiple underlying causes in Muldoon’s death, including a pulmonary embolism and coagulopathy disorder, a genetic condition that impairs the blood’s ability to form clots properly.)
“With his poetry, his humor, and his unmistakable presence. [Patrick] loved animals and people alike, gave unforgettable hugs, and possessed a rare quality of making others feel safe and seen,” read a statement released to the media. “Stylish, charismatic, and full of life, he embraced each day with a full-tilt, rock ’n’ roll spirit.”
Denise Richards’ daughter Sami Sheen is sharing an emotional tribute to her mom’s late friend and ex-boyfriend Patrick Muldoon. “Patrick was someone that everyone loved. He was so quick-witted and humble but still made sure everyone knew he was a rock star and never cared what people thought about him,” Sami, 22, wrote in an Instagram […]
Tributes came pouring in from many of Muldoon’s friends and former costars, including former Days of Our Lives castmate Lisa Rinna, his ex-girlfriend Tori Spelling and numerous soap stars.
Muldoon’s former girlfriend Richards wrote that she was “deeply heartbroken & devastated” to lose him via an Instagram tribute on April 21. (The former couple dated in the late 1990s, during which they also worked together on the 1997 science fiction classic Starship Troopers.)
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“You were my best friend & my family. We met in our first acting class, I was 19 never had an acting job and you were 21 a student at USC doing a recurring role on who’s the boss,” she remembered. “And here we are. 36 years later. My whole adult life & I don’t know it without you. The friendship, love, support, respect & loyalty we had was unconditional and rare. You lit up every room you walked into. You are larger than life & Everyone was drawn to you. So talented & most underrated actor. And most humble.”
Days of Our Lives actor Patrick Muldoon had been public about his relationships prior to his death. The Melrose Place alum’s manager confirmed to Variety in April 2026 that the actor died at age 57. His sister, Shana Muldoon-Zappa, told TMZ that Muldoon had gone to take a shower after drinking coffee with his girlfriend, […]
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Richards vowed that she’d always remember Muldoon for “your laugh, your kindness, your wit, your strength, your loyalty, your passion, and your zest for life.”
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“We’ve been each other’s rock. Our memories together are endless. You’ve had my back and protected me more than anyone. I don’t know what I’m going to do without you here,” she went on. “You’re my voice of reason & pillar of strength. Especially during this last year of pain & heartache. And now I need you more than ever, for this pain and heartache losing you. Schweetbabe we’ve had those conversations.”
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The RHOBH alum concluded, “We thought we’d live forever or at least into our 90’s. Schweetbabe I will be looking for those signs. I need to know you’re still here with me. I love you so much & miss you dearly schweetbabe.”
Muldoon was survived by Miriam Rothbart, his longtime girlfriend.
Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody is embracing method acting for his Broadway debut, sharing that he has chosen to isolate himself to get into character. As the production continues its run, the actor is stepping away from distractions to help maintain the emotional depth and focus required for the demanding live performance.
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Award-winning actor Adrien Brody has gone to extremes, immersing himself completely into his characters for past roles. For his Broadway debut, the 53-year-old actor has chosen isolation and solitude to play the role of wrongfully convicted inmate Nick Yarris in “The Fear of 13.”
In a conversation with Interview magazine in April, published on May 15, the actor shared that he chose to live in a hotel room for months to get into the mind of Yarris, who spent more than two decades on death row before being exonerated.
Brody said the isolation made him lonely, but explained that it was necessary for him to get into character. “I’m playing a man who has lived far deeper in that isolation. What I experience is only scratching the surface,” he noted.
The Actor Said Taking On A Role Takes Sacrifice
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Brody shared how acting takes up emotional and mental space, adding that sacrifices must be made to be fully committed. While he is used to method acting for his film roles, taking the stage is a different experience, something he said he hadn’t done since he was a kid. “It pushed me beyond my own boundaries, really, and made me yearn to tell the story and be brave enough to step into relatively uncharted territory for me,” Brody said.
The actor said he wasn’t worried about being alone for months, adding that he understood what he needed to do to take on the role. “It’s not the first time I’ve done it, and it won’t be the last,” he noted, adding that his preparation leads to “better work.” Brody shared that he pours as much of himself into the role as he plays it and then lets it go afterward.
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The Real Story Of Nick Yarris
The real story behind The Fear of 13 was sitting in the audience on opening night… and Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson made sure he felt it 🥹
Nick Yarris, the man whose story the show is based on, watched his life unfold on a Broadway stage… and then received the flowers… pic.twitter.com/prCs9P4HB7
In 1982, Nick Yarris was convicted of murder, rape, and abduction, and he was sentenced to death. He maintained his innocence through the years and demanded DNA testing to prove his innocence. In the 90’s, however, DNA technology wasn’t as advanced, and results were inconclusive.
In 2003, a final round of DNA testing was conducted on pieces of evidence collected at the crime scene, which resulted in a profile that exculpated Yarris. His conviction was vacated, and he was exonerated by the DNA evidence. Yarris was released from prison in 2004 after fighting for his innocence for 22 years while on death row.
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Yarris’ story was the subject of the 2015 documentary “The Fear of 13.” It was adapted into a stage play in 2024 and ran on the West End before debuting on Broadway in April 2026.
Adrien Brody On His Method Acting For ‘The Pianist’
To prepare for his role in The Pianist, Adrien Brody sold his house, car, and even gave up his phone. He spent months in isolation and took piano lessons for 4 hours a day to master Chopin’s pieces. His dedication paid off—he became the youngest actor ever to win an Oscar for… pic.twitter.com/ijeUFwV93o
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In 2003, 29-year-old Brody received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Polish-Jewish Władysław Szpilman in the 2002 Holocaust film “The Pianist,” making him the youngest actor to ever win the award in that category.
Brody said that his preparation for that role was “on a much greater scale.” He placed his belongings in storage, sold his car, moved out of his house, and could only be reached through voicemail. Furthermore, he stopped listening to modern music and stuck to classical pieces to fully immerse himself in the character. After filming the movie, Brody said he had to start his life “from scratch.”
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“I had spent months immersed in the horrors of war, oppression, smoke, and ruin, and then returned to a city that carried some of that same weight,” he noted, adding that 9/11 happened after he finished filming “The Pianist.”
“It was important to me to go that far, to fully honor the responsibility of that role,” he explained.
Adrien Brody Celebrated His Broadway Success
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Brody has received largely rave reviews for his Broadway debut, and the actor celebrated by hosting an intimate dinner with castmates and friends, as reported by Page Six. “The whole night felt incredibly celebratory,” an insider said about the event.
The source said Brody made a toast, commending his “Fear of 13” co-star Tessa Thompson. “Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for sharing this special experience… It’s been a profoundly enriching experience,” the actor said. Toward the end of the night, Brody and his castmates smashed a chocolate leg to honor the saying, “break a leg.”
“The Fear of 13” will conclude its limited Broadway run in July 2026.
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