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10 Greatest Psychological Thrillers of the Last 20 Years, Ranked
We all love a good mind game as the central cog of a story. It’s a major factor in why psychological thrillers remain a sought-after subgenre within the bigger thriller umbrella. Whether it’s self-inflicted psychological drama or actions by others, the stories in these films are utterly fascinating to watch unfold.
The 21st century has offered some of cinema’s greatest films, and psychological thrillers have flourished. We’re going to celebrate 10 films that have gone above and beyond to be the best psychological thrillers of the past 20 years. From a descent into madness through the lens of ballet to the mind games of a dangerous class war, these films epitomize the thriller. Spanning from 2006 to 2026, these 10 movies have shaped the genre in a variety of ways.
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ (2022)
One film that fulfills the brief of a psychological thriller on screen is the truly fascinating Don’t Worry Darling. Directed by Olivia Wilde, the film tells the story of Alice (Florence Pugh), a 1950s housewife living in a utopian desert community called “Victory.” While her husband Jack (Harry Styles) works for the mysterious Victory Project, Alice discovers that their perfect life masks sinister, controlling secrets, leading her to question her reality. A story about a woman’s reality that is manipulated and gaslit, Don’t Worry Darling is a terrifying tale of control, autonomy, and patriarchal paranoia.
The primary plot of Don’t Worry Darling revolves around the oppression of women, with the Victory Project acting as a metaphor for extreme patriarchal control where men are in charge, and women are blissfully unaware or repressed. Using a highly polished, 1950s aesthetic to hide a dark, misogynistic, and dystopian reality, Wilde’s tale is a clear and present danger that we can see, but the characters, sans Alice, are blinded to the truth. Through unsettling imagery, you’re thrust into Alice’s mind as she descends into a fight against the literal man. Chris Pine’s near-perfect performance as Frank epitomizes the mission of the psychological thriller, working flawlessly against Pugh’s career-high. A technically gorgeous film depicting a masterful dystopia, the juxtaposition provides a Stepford Wives-esque atmosphere that makes the narrative even more twisted. Derivative or not, in terms of strong thrillers, it’s delectable.
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‘Nightcrawler’ (2014)
Fervent individuals seeking recognition often go to great lengths to achieve their success — even if those lengths put others in danger. That’s the story for Jake Gyllenhaal’s Louis “Lou” Bloom in the brilliant Nightcrawler. Directed by Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler follows Bloom, a driven and unhinged loner and petty thief who discovers the lucrative underworld of Los Angeles freelance crime journalism. By monitoring police scanners, he films violent crimes and accidents to sell to local news stations, eventually escalating to manufacturing the carnage himself. A fascinating journey about an individual who can literally get away with murder through manipulation and a grift, Nightcrawler is a chilling thriller about a sociopath with an obsession with success.
Nightcrawler may be considered an undiscovered gem to some, but when you find it, it shimmers. In a career-best for Gyllenhaal, the film thrives on character-driven tension. Bloom is a riveting character study — a sociopathic antihero whose lack of emotional connection provides him the freedom to coldly manipulate individuals and situations. The film maintains its intrigue because you want to see how far Bloom can go and whether he might experience a downfall. And if he doesn’t, what does that reveal about others like him? A story about how news and consumers are complicit in creating a monster who feeds on tragedy, Nightcrawler continues to age like fine wine. Through a tense, neon neo-noir atmosphere, Nightcrawler is a sharp picture of an amoral narrative.
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‘Midsommar’ (2019)
The world of low-budget horror was given a boost after the massive success of Ari Aster’s brightly set Midsommar. A film in which nightmares are born, Midsommar chronicles Dani (Florence Pugh), a traumatized young woman, who travels with her toxic boyfriend, Christian (Jack Reynor), and his friends, Pelle (Vilhelm Blomgren), Mark (Will Poulter), and Josh (William Jackson Harper), to a remote Swedish commune for a midsummer festival. What begins as an idyllic summer retreat quickly devolves into a terrifying nightmare as the group becomes entangled in the rituals of a murderous pagan cult. A viscerally symbolic exploration of grief and the dissolution of a relationship, Midsommar gets your mind moving as your fears follow fast.
Aster’s masterpiece is a psychologically torturous story, but a deliciously juicy one at that. Midsommar is a journey through emotional turmoil. The scares come as Dani comes face to face with grief, trauma, and toxic codependency, so when she finds a slight solace, everything changes. The film depicts how emotional manipulation can drive an individual to dark places by tapping into the greatest fears and vulnerabilities. As soon as Dani feels a sense of belonging, her ultimate decision may be shocking at first, but given the history, it becomes warranted. The jarring juxtaposition of a subversive visceral horror in bright daylight gives Midsommar the legs on which it dominates. A slow-burning thriller, it has so many wonderful elements to dissect that prove just how brilliant and influential a project it is.
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‘Parasite’ (2019)
The mastery of Bong Joon Ho’s black-comedy psychological thriller lies in the tension built in the claustrophobic atmosphere. The Academy Award-winning film Parasite explores extreme class disparity and social inequality as the Kims, a poor family, skillfully infiltrate the household of the Parks, a wealthy family, by posing as unrelated, highly qualified individuals. Subverting the traits of a home invasion story, Parasite inflicts psychological class warfare through a morally ambiguous narrative where both families serve as parasites to one another. Filled with shocking twists and mental and social entrapment, Parasite is meticulously crafted, providing sharp commentary in flawless fashion.
A brilliant genre-bending thriller, Parasite’s seamless movement from dark comedy to terrifying drama is achieved through its tonal shifts and striking twists. As the struggle to survive becomes literal, the social commentary and the effects class and wealth have on an individual are tackled head-on. Depending on your personal vantage, you may begin identifying with one family, only for your own morality to be questioned by the end. It’s how Bong captures and retains your attention from start to finish. His direction is precise and purposeful. Every frame is filled with subtext and metaphor, in which each camera movement and blocking tells its own story. Parasite’s scenic design plays a fascinating role in the storytelling. Whether tightly trapped in a small home or basement or in the vast expanse of a mansion, the physical presence of each creates its own mind games. Social disparities, envy, and anger rise to the top, setting up an enhanced psychological thriller like none before it.
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‘Get Out’ (2017)
The world of horror forever changed thanks to Jordan Peele’s groundbreaking Get Out. Generating terror through mental manipulation, paranoia, and social commentary rather than just physical gore, Get Out put a new face on the psychological horror of being trapped, gaslit, and losing autonomy over one’s own mind and body. The masterpiece tells the story of Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya), a Black photographer who visits his white girlfriend Rose Armitage’s (Allison Williams) family estate for a weekend. While the family, namely her parents, Dean and Missy (Bradley Whitford and Catherine Keener), appear outwardly accommodating, Chris begins to notice deeply disturbing behavior and uncovers a horrifying conspiracy where wealthy, elderly white people abduct Black individuals to transplant their own consciousness into their bodies. A tight, suspenseful, and layered story, Get Out offers a well-defined satirical critique of modern liberal racism, forcing viewers to ponder their own personal realities.
Get Out is masterfully uncomfortable for everyone involved. Get Out’s story is built around mind games and pushing its targets into isolation and despair via the sunken place hypnosis. There, it serves as a metaphor for racial exploitation and loss of control. As Peele alerts you to his narrative mission, the darker the thriller becomes, subverting typical horror tropes along the way. The horror is built around the psychological trauma of being invalidated, with the family’s “liberal” pretenses masking their dark, menacing secrets. Gaslighting is an easy sign of manipulation, and Get Out makes it more terrifying than ever. Peele has described his film as a “social thriller,” and there’s yet to be a more accurate depiction. Thanks to this masterpiece, if you see a teacup with a spoon, it’s best to get out!
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‘Gone Girl’ (2017)
As a highly anticipated film adaptation, many fans of Gillian Flynn’s novel knew what was coming, but seeing it realized enhanced it. Directed by David Fincher, the big-screen adaptation of Gone Girl chronicles the mysterious disappearance of Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) on her fifth wedding anniversary, as her husband, Nick (Ben Affleck), becomes the prime suspect due to his suspicious behavior and a deteriorating marriage. Through meticulous plotting, it’s soon revealed that her disappearance may be tied to an act of revenge. A fascinating game of manipulation and the terrors of media sensationalism, Gone Girl is a twisted thriller that pulls the worst out of humanity as psychological traps are proven to be an endless game.
Many psychological thrillers keep the mind playing with the characters, but in this story, with an unreliable narrator, Gone Girl forces you to question everything and everyone. In doing so, the thrill ride is more unrelenting the more that is unearthed. A fervent story of deception, revenge, and sociopathic behavior, the character-driven drama builds tension through shock. At its core, Gone Girl examines trauma, narcissistic personality traits, and the dark consequences of societal pressures on mental health. Through Fincher’s signature cold take, he perfects the deteriorating individuals as the situation becomes more unsettling. Both Pike and Affleck’s performances are revelatory. It may be her best performance to date. Many films have tried to capitalize on the success of Flynn’s story, but very few have even come close.
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‘Saltburn’ (2023)
Very few films took the world by storm quite like Saltburn. Written, directed, and produced by Emerald Fennell, Saltburn tells the tale of Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan), an awkward scholarship student at Oxford who becomes dangerously obsessed with a wealthy, aristocratic classmate, Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi). After an invitation to spend the summer at his sprawling family estate, his initial admiration spirals into an unsettling, manipulative quest to take over their lives and wealth. A fabulously sick and twisted story, Saltburn pushes the psychological thriller to unimaginable depths through an unsettling amount of obsession and desire. An intense watch, Saltburn keeps you hooked through its standout story and exceptional character studies.
Set against a mid-2000s backdrop, Saltburn centralizes the topic of duality. Many of the characters hide their true selves behind social etiquette or false personas, but as their secrets are unearthed, the facades are dropped, and their downfalls come to fruition. Saltburn capitalizes on traumatizing and delightfully disturbing, keeping viewers on their toes. The unpredictability of its delicious twists redefines relationships and journeys, lending itself to a masterpiece of storytelling. Through Fennell’s guidance in opulent imagery and a dreamlike vision, Saltburn’s provocative social satire shines through. It’s an uncomfortable look at the lives of the wealthy who work to maintain their luxurious lifestyles. Then, through Oliver’s eyes, his mission was to topple them. As an antihero, he may be calculating, but it’s mesmerizing to see him in action. We may all see ourselves in Oliver in terms of societal jealousy, but by the end, if you’re still enamored with him as Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor” plays, it’s because Keoghan was so magnetic. Saltburn remains a cinematic game changer.
3
‘The Invisible Man’ (2020)
The themes of emotional manipulation and gaslighting take a classic story and bring it to the 21st century. Perfectly directed by Leigh Whannell, the classic H.G. Wells novel The Invisible Man is recontextualized from a general horror story into a sci-fi psychological thriller with a modern edge. The story follows Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss), who escapes her abusive, wealthy scientist boyfriend, Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). After Adrian supposedly commits suicide, Cecilia is haunted by an invisible presence she believes is him. She soon deduces that he faked his death to gaslight and terrorize her, forcing her to fight back against an unseen foe. A terrifying example of toxic relationships and how they truly never leave us, The Invisible Man reinvented the familiar into something hauntingly accessible with a modern perspective.
Though Whannell does sprinkle jumpscares when warranted, The Invisible Man uses mental scares to serve as an allegory for domestic abuse through the themes of trauma, gaslighting, and paranoia. Then, using a brilliant science fiction element, the power of invincibility represents the lingering, inescapable control of a toxic partner. Whannell traps his viewers inside Cecelia’s brutal predicament. In doing so, the shots are often framed with empty space to capture the growing anxiety and doubt. A performance-driven film, Moss, who already had a profound resume, does her greatest work in The Invisible Man. Her forced descent into insanity resonates because she finds the raw emotion with ease. An underrated gem that was muddled amid a messy release period, The Invisible Man is a must-watch in today’s social climate.
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‘Black Swan’ (2010)
Passion and obsession never looked so stunning as they did in Darren Aronofsky’s masterpiece thriller Black Swan. Infusing body horror into the rich psychological thriller, Black Swan chronicles Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a dedicated ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose obsessive quest to play the lead in “Swan Lake” drives her into madness. It tackles themes of perfectionism, artistic obsession, and a fracturing sense of reality as Nina struggles to embody both the innocent White Swan and the dark, sensual Black Swan, all while seeking artistic success and validation. A captivating depiction of one artist’s descent into madness, Black Swan is a fervent character study into disturbing desperation and mental destruction.
Black Swan is a no-holds-barred deep dive into the dangers of a rapid mental breakdown created by the environment one is thrust into. Using intense surrealism, hallucinations, and body horror, Aronofsky captures the ballerina’s paranoid perspective, creating an unreliable narrator out of her. Black Swan may focus on ballet, but it serves as a broader examination of the mental cost of achieving greatness in the arts. Constantly comparing herself to her rival, Lily (Mila Kunis), it becomes the fuel to the already smoldering fire. Aronofsky’s vision, filled with haunting shots, mirrors, and visceral bodily imagery, pushed the viewer into an anxious, disoriented state. Portman delights, giving a full-throttle performance that easily earned her an Oscar. Though we can only hope that Portman’s journey to achieve perfection here was nothing like her character’s, Black Swan remains a top-tier thriller.
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‘Inception’ (2010)
Christopher Nolan is a prolific director. His body of work, spanning multiple genres, has established him as one of the greatest visionaries of our generation. Given the confines of this list, Memento missed the list, but had it been the entire new millennium, it would have been paired alongside his exceptional film, Inception. Set inside a blistering dreamscape, Inception follows Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), a skilled thief who extracts corporate secrets by infiltrating people’s dreams. To clear his criminal record and reunite with his children, he is offered one final, impossible job: “inception,” which means planting a new idea into a target’s subconscious. Weaving an intense psychological thriller with a heist narrative, Inception explores the human psyche’s inner landscape, using dreams as a setting for a thriller about grief, memory, and the fragility of reality.
Literally built through the exploration of the mind, Inception is driven through the mental navigation Dom and his team embark upon as deep-seated emotional turmoil comes to light. As the lines between illusion and truth blur, the dangers of being trapped in one’s memories are heightened. The mind heist serves as a means for Dom to move on as he’s stuck within his own subconscious. Nolan’s ability to force the viewer to question whether the characters are in reality or a dream is a hallmark of the narrative’s psychological suspense. Through groundbreaking visual effects and high-concept action, all anchored by a profound story, Inception emerges as a wholly immersive thriller that has left a lasting legacy. That final shot is still debated today.
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July 16, 2010
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148 minutes
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Inception
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Finding a summer dress that’s comfortable, flattering and easy to wear is harder than it should be. Too often, breezy dresses look shapeless, while fitted styles cling in all the wrong places. That’s why shoppers can’t stop talking about one flowy Amazon maxi that reviewers say hides the “mom pooch” and earns “many compliments.”
The dress in question is the Popvil Spaghetti Strap Flowy A-Line Maxi Dress, a colorful summer style that’s racking up more than 100 five-star ratings. Available in several vibrant prints, including a standout rainbow stripe pattern, it delivers the easy, throw-on-and-go appeal shoppers look for this time of year. Even better, it’s available for $50 on Amazon.
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The flattering silhouette is what keeps earning praise. The A-line shape skims rather than clings, while the adjustable spaghetti straps and lightweight fabric make it an easy pick for hot summer days. One shopper called it “perfect for a cruise in the Caribbean,” noting the length “is right at my ankle” and works with both flats and wedges.
As much as we cherish our leggings, the summer months mean making some smart wardrobe swaps — and that’s where this athleisure skort comes in. Designed with moisture-wicking material, making it a practical option for exercise and activities, shoppers can’t get enough of how good it feels. Sure, technically it’s a sports skort, but it’s […]
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Practical details help seal the deal. The maxi dress features side pockets that are actually deep enough to use, making it an easy choice for vacation dinners, backyard barbecues, farmers market trips and everyday errands. Pair it with flat sandals during the day or dress it up with wedges and gold jewelry at night.
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Holly Madison confirmed that she still is not in touch with her former Girls Next Door costar Kendra Wilkinson.
“Kendra and I don’t speak, but I’m not opposed to speaking,” Madison, 46, shared on the Thursday, June 18, episode of E!’s “Hot Goss” YouTube show. “We had a falling out, but it was after the show. It was stuff that had to do with our spinoffs and working with the same producer.”
Madison believes the unnamed producer “tried to pit us against each other and got in our heads, so that’s a shame.”
Another upsetting moment came when Wilkinson, 41, claimed that she was never friends with Madison.
“At the time, she was really caught up in the tabloid cycle. If her thing to get in the tabloids that week was a rift with someone, then she was going to say it,” Madison claimed. “If somebody wrote a clickbait headline, she was going to retweet it and I’m sitting here like, ‘Wait, I just sent your son a Christmas gift.’”
Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Bridget Marquardt, Kendra Wilkinson ! Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Nearly 16 years after Girls Next Door concluded, Madison has a new perspective on why Wilkinson may have acted the way she acted.
“I think she was just really caught up and we were never as close obviously as
me and Bridget [Marquardt],” Madison claimed. “We don’t have much in common, but we shared a lot of experiences and had a lot of good times together, so I never thought of her as not a friend.”
Madison, Wilkinson and Marquardt, 52, starred on the hit reality TV series The Girls Next Door, which focused on their lives in the infamous Playboy mansion while all dating Hugh Hefner at the same time.
The reality show’s success led to Madison and Wilkinson getting their own spinoff shows, Holly’s World and Kendra, respectively.
Wilkinson has since stepped away from reality TV to focus on her career as a real estate agent. As for Madison, she remains a cohost of the “Girls Next Level” podcast with Marquardt.
“Bridget and I have always been super close. We’re still super close. We do a rewatch podcast together,” Madison told “Hot Goss” hosts Eyal Booker and Lonnie Marts IIV. “We’ve never even had a fight or anything in our 25 years of friendship.”
In a previous interview, Madison confessed that she hadn’t really thought about clearing the air with Wilkinson “until recently.”
“I don’t know if she would reach out because she really seems to be happy not having anything to do with anything from the past,” she explained. “I think that’s great. But I would not continue to hold a grudge at this point.”
Alix Earle and Benson Boone sparked romance rumors after being spotted out to dinner in Los Angeles — and leaving together in his car.
The twosome were photographed on Thursday, June 18, leaving celebrity hotspot Craig’s after seemingly enjoying a meal together.
Earle, 25, was all smiles in a picture published by Extra, wearing oversized jeans and a black sheer lacy tank top. The influencer’s hair was down with light wavy curls and her skin was sunkissed.
The “Beautiful Things” singer, 23, wore a similarly casual ensemble for the date, rocking black jeans, black boots and a black shirt that showed off a little bit of his chest around the neckline. Boone topped off his look with tinted sunglasses and carried a distressed leather jacket.
As the pair left the restaurant, Boone was seen opening Earle’s passenger side door before walking around and getting into the driver’s seat, according to a video posted by TMZ.
When asked, “Are you two dating?” Boone told the outlet, “Uh, no.” The musician then clarified that he and Earle were “just hanging out.”
While Boone denied that he and Earle are a couple, it’s not the first time the duo have spent time together this month, causing some fans to speculate that their relationship isn’t strictly platonic.
Alix Earle is ready for a rockstar romance — and done with football players — after a transformative weekend at Coachella. “Why is he amazing? He’s perfect,” Earle, 25, said in her 2026 Coachella recap video posted on Thursday, April 16, after seeing Sombr perform live in the desert on Saturday, April 11, ahead of […]
Their L.A. outing comes just days after Earle was featured in Boone’s Tuesday, June 16, TikTok video teasing his upcoming music video for “The Time of My Life,” which comes out on June 26.
In the video, Boone and Earle both wore medieval costumes as they lip-synced to the lyrics of the Grammy nominee’s unreleased track.
“The queen fr,” Boone captioned the cheeky clip, tagging Earle.
Boone wore leather pants, a leather vest, white shirt and leather gloves in the video as he held a giant sword in his lap, using it as a microphone. Earle, for her part, donned a flowy shirt, white blouse and corset that showed off her toned stomach.
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The pair previously hinted at their playful relationship via TikTok on June 10 when Boone recreated a post made by Earle earlier in the month.
In the video, Boone wore a black lace minidress — like the one Earle wore in her own upload — while sitting on a leather couch. He proceeded to get up and twirl around on a balcony, skipping as he sang along to his upcoming song, “The Time of My Life.”
“This song is going to wreck me,” he wrote over the clip, tagging Earle in the caption.
Boone’s wardrobe and dancing in the video was a nod to Earle’s previous clip in which she wore a lace dress and frolicked on a yacht while lip-synching to the same song. “Release it now plz,” she captioned her video.
Alix Earle and Tom Brady are continuing to keep things casual. “Alix and Tom have never been serious and their relationship has always been casual and ‘I’ll see you when I see you’ vibe,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. The insider notes that Earle, 25, went to Zero Bond with “several friends” and “mainly […]
Earle and Boone’s flirtatious banter and dinner date comes after recent splits for both of them.
The “Slow It Down” singer broke up with Maggie Thurmon in September 2025 after dating for nearly two years.
Us Weekly confirmed in December 2025 that Earle had split from NFL player Braxton Berrios after their two-year romance.
She was later linked to Tom Brady after the pair were spotted getting cozy at a party over New Year’s in St. Barts.
A source exclusively told Us in February that Earle and Brady, 48, were “hooking up,” but noted that “neither wants anything serious,” so “it’s casual.”
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Prime Video’s 10-Part Detective Thriller Is So Good, Another Season Is Already on the Way
Move over, Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver). The Bosch universe welcomes a new LAPD detective in its official spinoff, Ballard. This time, it’s Renée Ballard (Maggie Q) of the Cold Case Unit. The spin-off isn’t the first time Ballard has made her mark in the Bosch universe, but it’s certainly the first time a female protagonist is leading the investigation. Harry might’ve had his problems and lawsuits in the original Bosch series, but Ballard clearly has her own challenges — most of which come from being looked down on as a woman in the LAPD. It doesn’t help that her division has the least stellar reputation compared to the elite Homicide Department. There might be a case to solve in the spin-off, but Ballard is a story about proving others wrong when the odds are stacked against you.
What Is ‘Ballard’ About?
Once a stellar detective in the LAPD, Ballard is booted from the Homicide Division to the basement depths of the newly formed Cold Case Unit. Being put in charge of a department sounds like the promotion of a lifetime, but for Ballard, it’s a humiliation ritual. With little to no funding, outdated resources, and barely enough personnel to keep a division running, Ballard and her team of volunteers must make do with what they have as they trace back evidence with little to no leads. Unbeknownst to them, their tenacity shows a surprising result: a serial killer may still be on the loose.
Although the Cold Case Unit is constantly mocked, it holds one of the most important cases in the LAPD: the unsolved murder of a councilman’s sister. It is this particular case that becomes the division’s starting point and prompts Ballard to recruit former cop Samira Parker (Courtney Taylor) to the team. Parker has long suspected that a group of LAPD officers may be involved in illegal corruption, including some of the very people who have berated Ballard. With two separate cases that may be connected and practically no clear leads beyond evidence that was initially dismissed or overlooked, Ballard and her team find themselves chasing answers wherever they can. In Ballard, it’s all eyes on the details.
‘Ballard’ Is a Unique Standalone Story Despite Being a ‘Bosch’ Spin-Off
The good news is that newcomers don’t need extensive knowledge of the Bosch franchise to follow Ballard. Although Harry makes a few appearances to help Ballard out, the spin-off stands on its own. Ballard features a fully developed murder mystery and conspiracy that has never appeared in previous Bosch installments. More importantly, the biggest difference between Bosch and Ballard lies in their protagonists. While both are willing to get creative to solve their cases, Harry has the freedom to go completely rogue. Unfortunately for Ballard, being a female detective means having her entire move scrutinized, forcing her to stay as close to the rule book as possible.
For context, Harry and Ballard first crossed paths in the series finale of the franchise’s other spinoff, Bosch: Legacy, Episode 10, “Big Dawn.” The two initially don’t get along, as their first encounter isn’t exactly on the best of terms. Ballard needed files on an old cold case that Bosch had once worked on. Although he initially withheld a few details from her, he eventually recognized her genuine desire to seek justice for a forgotten victim. As a result, the two developed a professional working relationship that continues in Ballard.
‘Ballard’ Addresses the Harfmul Effects of Toxic Masculinity in Police Work
Ballard deals with an uncomfortable reality that women have to face in the workforce: toxic masculinity. In the line of police work, gender-based discrimination is even more pronounced. In the beginning, when asked about her demotion to Cold Cases, Ballard casually skirts off the accusations, saying it has something to do with her male colleagues not liking her vocalness. While that is partly true, the real reason has to do with her being a victim of assault. The sickening part is that the majority of her superiors don’t take her complaint seriously — a disheartening experience that any victim of assault knows too painfully well, no matter the workplace.
While Ballard’s assault is an unavoidable theme in the series, the detective refuses to let her trauma consume her. She does the work necessary to pursue justice not only for victims of her cold cases, but for herself. In the aftermath of the Season 1 finale’s shocking cliffhanger, it looks like the unfair treatment Ballard has endured so far is just the tip of the iceberg. The detective might have plucked out a few bad seeds in the department, but there is still an entire system going against her. As Ballard gears up for Season 2, scheduled to premiere in July 2026, the new season is expected to bring even more heat to the Cold Case Unit.
Ballard
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July 9, 2025
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Prime Video
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Jet Wilkinson
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Michael Connelly, Brandi Nicole, Galeesa Murph, John Coveny, Julissa Castillo, Kendall Sherwood, Liz Hsiao Lan Alper, Michael Alaimo, Ralph Gifford, Thania St. John
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General Hospital: Willow Faces Total Devastation – Loses Everything in Shocking Collapse!
General Hospital has things going downhill fast for Willow Tait Cain (Katelyn MacMullen). And it looks like she’s about to be busted possibly for more than one of the dirty deeds that she’s done. Maybe even a dirty deed that she didn’t do. And when it all comes out, she may lose absolutely everything.
We’re going to talk about how everything is piling up on Drew Cain’s (Cameron Mathison) devious little wife, and time is almost up. We’re going to talk about what Willow is about to lose and how bad it will get.
General Hospital: Willow’s Crimes Coming to Light
All right. So, everything is converging right now with Drew about to recover with Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) plotting against her with the whole Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) issue and several other things. We’re about to see Willow with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide because she’s getting hit from all sides.
First and foremost, of course, is that she shot Drew not once but twice. But at least that one little thing can’t come back to bite Willow. Since Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) got her acquitted, even though she tried to blow the closing argument in Willow’s case, it worked. So Drew’s shooting will be something she won’t answer for because of double jeopardy. But as for Willow drugging and holding Drew hostage in their home, that is definitely something Willow could face criminal charges for. Her days of controlling Drew are almost over. And with Sidwell on the run, that means Willow is nearly out of the paralytic that’s keeping Drew in check.
Felicia Floors Willow on GH
And then another complication is when Felicia Scorpio (Kristina Wagner) told Willow that she’s setting up a way for Drew to communicate. Now, Willow had to act appreciative, but she’s horrified secretly by what Felicia told her because Willow knows Drew will expose her the second that he can communicate. He would love to tell everybody all the horrible things that Willow’s been doing to him. Now granted, I think Drew deserves everything he got because he is toxic and he gaslighted and controlled Willow until she basically turns psycho on him. So, I don’t know who’s actually going to feel sorry for Drew even if he told them what happened.
General Hospital: What Willow Stands to Lose
But the first thing that Willow’s going to lose obviously will be her husband, which honestly not such a big loss. and she may lose her seat in Congress if Drew demands it back. Willow can blackmail Drew into keeping quiet about what she did, but I think she can’t blackmail him into total compliance. So, I don’t think Willow is going to be able to keep his seat because there’s more coming. But that’s assuming that Jack Brennan can get to his secret box with the evidence in it because thanks to Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) injecting him accidentally, he is recovering from locked in also because she didn’t follow up with additional injections.
So with Drew about to communicate, this is going to be a race for Willow to shut Drew down. But even if Jack helps Willow stop Drew, we could see Brennan himself press charges on Willow for what she did. Nina’s injection was accidental, but Willow was fully planning to keep drugging Brennan.
Plus, he knows Willow shot Drew and may want her behind bars just because she is a hazard. So, we could see Willow lose her husband, which is good, lose her seat in Congress, which she loves, and possibly lose her freedom if Jack files charges or Drew won’t cooperate. But I kind of doubt either guy will do that. Still losing her hubby and political power is survivable, but there is more coming Willow’s way.
General Hospital: Brook Lynn and Lucy’s Frame Job
Both Brook Lynn and Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) are gunning for Willow. And it’s Brook Lynn who’s the most dangerous of the two, which is why she may be able to totally blindside Willow who’s more worried about Tracy. But they are both on fire about Willow. And they agree she’s way too close to Chase (Josh Swickard) and is trying to steal him from Brook Lynn. And it certainly looks that way.
Now, actress Katelyn MacMullen, who plays Willow, said in a recent interview that her character genuinely wants to help Chase and Brook Lynn adopt Phoebe and that Willow wasn’t trying to get her hooks into Chase. But the actress also said just because it didn’t start off romantic doesn’t mean Willow’s feelings won’t change. And right now, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) is scheming with Brook Lynn, who’s actively plotting against Willow and determined to ruin her. And Brook Lynn’s playing nice to Willow’s face because it’s best to keep your enemies close.
BLQ Playing Nice & Plotting on GH
But also, Brook Lynn doesn’t want Willow to suspect she’s behind what’s about to happen because Brook Lynn got an assist from Sonny’s tech guy to frame Willow for being the other driver in the accident that Jordan Ashford (Tanisha Harper) caused. Brook Lynn wants it leaked that Willow just drove away and left Jordan and Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) for dead.
It’s not enough for an arrest, though. But as Lucy pointed out, leaking it online that Willow was the second driver will not only ruin her reputation in the public eye and mess up her congressional career, but it should also make Chase see Willow differently. Heartless, you know, cuz Brook Lynn wants Chase to see Willow as the villain that she is.
And it looks like the plan may initially work because in the new General Hospital summer preview, it said Curtis’s court problems are worsened by Brook Lynn’s marriage issues. That’s because Curtis wants to accuse Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) of being the second driver to justify Curtis’s violent attack on him. So, with Willow outed, Curtis can’t play that card.
General Hospital: Potential Loss of Everything
So, it looks like initially Brook Lynn might successfully frame Willow and then of course the fake news is going to come out thanks to Brook Lynn and then the court of public opinion is probably going to hang Willow out to dry and that’s another reason she could lose her seat in Congress. And honestly, DA Justine Turner (Nazneen Contractor) may consider filing criminal charges because she already hates Willow and is certain that she shot Drew and got away with attempted murder. So, if Justine can find a way to make the charges work, I bet that she would try to prosecute her. And that could cost Willow both her reputation and possibly her freedom.
But in the end, it’s going to blow up in Brook Lynn’s face, according to General Hospital summer spoilers. At a minimum, Willow may lose Drew and her job. But on the flip, she might actually wind up with Chase as long as she can keep her other dirty deeds under wraps. Once Brook Lynn’s frame job comes out, I also suspect Willow may lose her kids. Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) is gonna jump right on that. And of course, Willow rationalizes all of this, saying she’s done it for her kids.
General Hospital: Willow Wants Drew Gone
And I think losing Drew, honestly, would be a welcome relief. She already told Chase she wants to cut him loose. Losing her freedom would be awful, but Willow could handle it if she got to keep seeing her kids, even if they had to visit her from behind bars. Losing her job in Congress, that’s also acceptable, even if Drew wound up getting the seat back. The one thing that Willow can’t handle is if Michael is able to yank away custody of her kids completely.
And of course, we know that’s his goal. He thinks Willow is bad for the kids. And so, Michael wants them out of her life for good. And in the end, I think Willow could get away with all of this, though. You know, we’ll see. But it feels like there’s a potential for complete chaos achieved. So, Drew may have to shut his mouth so he doesn’t go down for campaign fraud and Brook Lynn’s frame job is going to be exposed. So unfortunately while this she villain deserves to lose everything, she may actually only lose a little.
House of the Dragon Season 3 promises to be bigger than ever as it builds on Season 2’s contentious ending. As Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) seek to claim the throne, the second season escalates the war, going from political divisions to full-on dragon battles, showing the ruthless lengths they will go to. Named heir by her father, Rhaenyra searches for allies who will honor their oaths, while Aegon relies on Westeros’ patriarchal society. But war is inevitable, and when dragons fight, no one is safe.
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Begins With Tragedy
Following the news of her second son’s death in Season 1, Rhaenyra takes her dragon to find Lucerys’ (Elliot Grihault) remains, though there isn’t much for her to grieve over. Meanwhile, Jacaerys (Harry Collett) hears the news about his brother while recruiting allies. He returns home to mourn and confirms that both House Stark and House Arryn will support Rhaenyra. In King’s Landing, the Greens face a different type of chaos. Hiding her affair with Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), Alicent (Olivia Cooke) tries to temper Aegon’s instincts, hoping for peace. But with a blockade threatening King’s Landing, the men are ready for war, particularly Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) and Aegon, though Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) urges patience. Yet the biggest danger to the Greens is Aegon’s inability to grasp political nuance, evident when he listens to his citizens’ complaints and rejects Otto’s advice.
Daemon (Matt Smith), determined to take action, seeks help from Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno), who has arrived on Dragonstone as a stowaway. In exchange for her freedom, she helps Daemon plot revenge. Sneaking into King’s Landing, Daemon recruits a member of the City Watch and a castle ratcatcher to go through the tunnels and kill Aemond, but he isn’t home. Instead, the two men kill Aegon’s young son, Jaehaerys, and torment Helaena (Phia Saban) in the process. In the aftermath, Otto uses the tragedy to their advantage, blaming Rhaenyra and turning the public against her with a public procession. Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) helps Aegon track down the culprits. Aegon kills the Goldcloak responsible, but, after being unable to trace the other, he orders all the city’s ratcatchers hanged. When Otto confronts Aegon about this, Aegon removes his grandfather as Hand of the King, replacing him with Criston. Elsewhere, Rhaenyra discovers Daemon’s role in the tragedy, and they argue. As the old wound of Viserys (Paddy Considine) choosing Rhaenyra over him resurfaces, Daemon flies away on his dragon.
The War Grows Too Bloody to Stop
Criston hopes to follow Daemon’s lead in seeking revenge, sending the Kingsguard knight Ser Arryk Cargyll (Luke Tittensor) to kill Rhaenyra while impersonating his twin, Erryk (Elliott Tittensor), who previously swore loyalty to the Blacks. However, Mysaria, whom Rhaenyra has begrudgingly allowed to leave, sees Arryk arrive and grows suspicious, then returns to Dragonstone. Arryk makes it to Rhaenyra uncontested, but before he can kill her, Erryk intervenes. The brothers fight until Erryk kills Arryk, but Arryk immediately takes his own life in grief. The only benefit of the confrontation is Rhaenyra’s newfound trust in Mysaria, who becomes an ally.
On Rhaenys’ (Eve Best) advice, Rhaenyra seeks to make peace with Alicent before the body count gets higher. She sneaks into King’s Landing disguised as a septa, but Alicent believes the violence has gone too far. While Rhaenyra doesn’t negotiate peace, she uncovers the truth behind her father’s last words. While Viserys’ mutterings about Aegon previously convinced Alicent he wanted his son as heir, Rhaenyra recognizes the reference to Aegon’s Prophecy. Reassured by her father’s faith, Rhaenyra shares the truth of the prophecy with Jacaerys.
Daemon Claims Harrenhal and the Riverlands
Daemon’s control of Harrenhal is crucial, as the always-feuding Brackens and Blackwoods have the first battle, making the Riverlands the conflict’s center. Harrenhal’s castellan, Simon Strong (Simon Russell Beale), surrenders to Daemon instantly, but the haunted castle torments him, driving him mad with visions of young Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), Viserys, and more. Somehow, these connect to the weirwood tree and the witch Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin), adding to their mystery.
While in Harrenhal, Daemon oversteps his authority, naming himself as king rather than Rhaenyra’s consort. He struggles to build an army since the Riverlands’ leader, Lord Tully, is dying and unable to help. Instead, he makes a deal with Willem Blackwood (Jack Parry-Jones), offering to punish the Brackens in exchange for support. This proves a challenge, so Daemon suggests the Blackwoods use more brutal methods, alienating the River Lords. This misstep leads Daemon back to the Tullys and their new lord, Oscar (Archie Barnes), who fearlessly acknowledges Daemon’s failures. He agrees to keep his family’s oath to Rhaenyra if Daemon dispenses justice to Willem Blackwood. With little choice, Daemon carries out Willem’s death sentence, finally winning over the River Lords.
George R.R. Martin’s Least Favorite Game of Thrones Series Is Officially One of the Best
The penultimate season premieres this month.
Rhaenyra Loses Another Ally
The Dance of the Dragons begins in earnest when Criston takes his army through the Crownlands, attacking the castles of Rhaenyra’s supporters on the way to Rook’s Rest, following a strategy that Aegon is unaware of. After Aemond embarrasses him at a council meeting, Aegon decides to fly Sunfyre into the battle. Meanwhile, Rhaenyra learns of the plan and sends Rhaenys on Meleys. Though the battle has begun, the dragons’ arrival makes it even bloodier. While Meleys and Sunfyre clash, Aemond hides and waits with Vhagar, but he enters the fight, attacking his brother rather than his enemy. Aegon and Sunfyre crash, and Vhagar finishes the fight as Rhaenys dies with her dragon. The fight decimates the soldiers, but Criston escapes to find Aegon, who barely survived his fall.
Following the battle, Rhaenyra feels like she’s losing control, while Jace is determined to take action. Realizing that the Stark men will need the Freys’ crossing to get to the Riverlands, he negotiates, offering Harrenhal in exchange for the Northmen’s passage and their loyalty. Though Rhaenyra doesn’t approve of his leaving, she appreciates his accomplishment in gaining her an army. Meanwhile, Corlys (Steve Toussaint) struggles with the loss of his wife, while Rhaenyra sends Baela (Bethany Antonia) to ask him to be her Hand. She talks him into the new role, though she refuses to become his heir. However, Corlys’ family trouble isn’t over. Throughout the season, Corlys gets to know his secret bastard son, Alyn of Hull (Abubakar Salim). Corlys makes Alyn his first mate, but Alyn wants nothing to do with his father. In contrast, Alyn’s brother, Addam (Clinton Liberty), feels Corlys owes them more recognition.
The Greens’ Problems in King’s Landing Only Get Worse
After Aemond turns on Aegon, the Greens have plenty of problems, but one challenge grows throughout King’s Landing. As seen through Hugh’s (Kieran Bew) story, the smallfolk are starving due to the blockade preventing supplies from getting to the city. Worse, they are trapped inside to stop the discontent from spreading. Rhaenyra seeds rumors about the Greens and sends food to the people, inciting riots in her name. Alicent and Helaena get caught in the chaos while visiting the Sept, forcing them to see the unrest right outside their door.
Inside the castle, Aemond becomes regent due to Aegon’s injuries and demands total authority. He sends Criston to Harrenhal with too small a host and kicks Alicent off the council. He also hopes to make Otto Hand, but gets no response. Yet Aegon isn’t dead. Though Aegon claims he doesn’t remember the battle, Aemond continues to threaten his brother. However, Larys remains Aegon’s loyal ally, as they bond over their disabilities. Larys encourages Aegon to rely on his mind and pushes him to recover more quickly from his injuries.
On Aemond’s orders, Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) recruits the Triarchy of the Free Cities for the Greens’ naval force, agreeing to give them the much-disputed Stepstones for their help. Before securing their allegiance, he must impress Admiral Lohar (Abigail Thorn) in a mud wrestling match. Simultaneously, Criston marches to Harrenhal, but on the way, Alicent’s brother, Gwayne (Freddie Fox), confronts him about his relationship with Alicent. Criston’s confession reveals his despair after the devastation at the Battle of Rook’s Rest, painting a bleak picture.
Rhaenyra Finds New Dragonriders
To beat Vhagar, Jace proposes finding riders for their unclaimed dragons. After referring to her family tree, Rhaenyra asks her Kingsguard knight, Ser Steffon Darklyn (Anthony Flanagan), to claim Seasmoke, but he dies in the attempt. Mysaria encourages a hopeless Rhaenyra, and they kiss, hinting at a deeper relationship. Meanwhile, Seasmoke chooses Addam of Hull as his rider, despite him having no known Targaryen lineage. Addam swears to serve Rhaenyra, who begins looking for Targaryen bastards to claim the remaining dragons. This plan angers Jace, whose legitimacy is tied to his dragon, but Baela encourages Jace to prove himself by fighting for his mother.
In King’s Landing, Rhaenyra’s message attracts many reluctant participants, including Ulf (Tom Bennett). Hugh also goes, as his mother was a Targaryen. When the group arrives, Rhaenyra has them face Vermithor, but he rejects the first bastard to approach him. It’s a bloodbath, as most participants die, but when Hugh protects a young girl from the dragon, Vermithor bonds with him. During the chaos, Ulf escapes, only to encounter Silverwing, who chooses him, giving Rhaenyra two more dragonriders. Ulf takes a joyride over King’s Landing, and Aemond pursues him on Vhagar, only to flee when he sees Rhaenyra’s new advantage.
Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell) isn’t a dragonrider, but she plays an important role by taking Rhaenyra’s younger sons to the Vale to ensure Jeyne Arryn’s (Amanda Collin) allegiance. With two small dragons and several unhatched eggs, Rhaena must convince Jeyne that they have met her condition of a dragon’s protection, but Jeyne isn’t pleased. Rhaena learns this is because a wild dragon roams the Vale, and rather than accompanying the baby Targaryens to safety in Pentos, Rhaena searches for the beast, eventually finding it at the end of the season.
War Looms in ‘House of the Dragon’s Season 2 Finale
House of the Dragon‘s Season 2 finale leaves everyone in a precarious place. When Aemond destroys a city in anger, Larys advises Aegon to flee before becoming Aemond’s next target. Aegon would rather take back control, but he cannot win without Vhagar, so he takes Larys’ advice, planning to return for the crown. Meanwhile, Aemond demands that Helaena fight for their side on her dragon, Dreamfyre, to give them an advantage over Rhaenyra’s numbers. She refuses, revealing that through her ability to dream the future, she knows Aegon will be king and Aemond will die, angering her brother even more.
Helaena isn’t the only one to see the future, as Alys takes Daemon to the godswood, where he sees flashes of the future, including Brenden Rivers (Joshua Ben-Tovim), the White Walkers, dead dragons, himself drowning, Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) hatching dragons, and Rhaenyra on the Iron Throne. This changes Daemon’s course of action. When Rhaenyra hears that Daemon may betray her, she flies to Harrenhal to find Daemon and his army kneeling before her. Finally accepting Viserys’ choice of Rhaenyra, Daemon prepares to go to battle for her claim to the Iron Throne.
Season 2’s last moments do the most to set up the next installment. Alicent’s growing doubts and guilt help her realize her desire to escape war, so she offers to give Rhaenyra King’s Landing as soon as Aemond leaves. Once Alicent agrees to sacrifice Aegon, Rhaenyra agrees to her plan, but the war is already in motion. The Greens’ Oldtown forces, accompanied by Daeron Targaryen’s dragon, Tessarion, and their Lannister host, head to the Riverlands. Meanwhile, Rhaenyra’s Northmen cross the Freys’ land, and somewhere, Otto is being held captive. The Triarchy sets sail, as does Corlys’ fleet, leaving both land and sea primed for war in Season 3.
House of the Dragon is streaming on HBO Max, with Season 3 premiering on June 21.
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August 21, 2022
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HBO
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George R.R. Martin
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Clare Kilner, Geeta Patel
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Gabe Fonseca
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Fabien Frankel
Ser Criston Cole
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Gwyneth Paltrow knows how to do a European summer! The Goop founder was recently spotted soaking up the sun in the kind of crystal-blue water that quickly makes you rethink your own vacation plans. And the outfit she chose for the occasion? A simple white string bikini that looked effortlessly chic against the Mediterranean backdrop.
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Cindy Crawford has long been a master of effortless style, and her latest look is proof that jeans aren’t always the answer. Instead of reaching for denim, the supermodel stepped out in a pair of tan high-waisted trousers that looked equal parts relaxed and sophisticated. It’s the kind of anti-denim trend that never goes out […]
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Halle Berry has a way of making even the most comfortable shoes look incredibly chic. The actress recently stepped out in a sporty retro sneaker style that instantly elevated her casual outfit. It just proves (once again) that practical footwear can still be fashion-forward. On May 29, 2026, Berry was spotted in New York City […]
Legal dramas and cop thrillers have taken no prisoners in the last few years in their conquest to take the streaming world by storm. Nearly every streaming service now has a flagship property in each of the genres — for Prime Video, it’s Bosch, the hit cop series starring Titus Welliver. Welliver has led two different Bosch shows, and now there’s a Ballard spin-off returning next month, as well as a Start of Watch prequel led by Cameron Monaghan. Over on Netflix, Bosch fans have found themselves enjoying The Lincoln Lawyer, the hit legal thriller starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. While there are plenty of differences between the shows to pick apart, they have so many overarching fans due to both being inspired by the writings of legendary crime author Michael Connelly.
Matthew McConaughey also brought The Lincoln Lawyer to life on the big screen back in 2011, but most fans would agree that the Netflix series is a much more faithful adaptation of Connelly’s source material. Netflix’s Lincoln Lawyer series first premiered back in 2022, and the streamer has consistently released new seasons of the show almost every year since. A few weeks before The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 came out this year, Netflix picked up the show for Season 5 before later announcing that it would be the final season of the series.
There are eight books in The Lincoln Lawyer series, starting with The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) and leading to The Proving Ground (2025).
Collider’s Maggie Lovitt recently had a chance to chat with The Lincoln Lawyer writer and creator Ted Humphrey for Collider’s Dad TV Streaming Guide. When asked if fans would feel like the story is “complete” after watching the ending, he told Collider: “The answer that you’ve teed up so very nicely is yes. That was the most important thing.” He admitted that “we could have kept this show going for another season or two, and we had ideas to do that. But, we are very grateful to Netflix for giving us the opportunity to wrap the show up correctly.”
Humphrey continued, speaking about how most network shows are never given the chance to wrap things up properly before being canceled mid-story:
“It’s a luxury that you have in the streaming universe that you didn’t generally have on network TV, which is the luxury of knowing in advance, and because we knew in advance, we were able to craft what we feel is a very satisfying ending to the show, one that hopefully can propel, potentially, some of our characters into new arenas, but that will also leave the audience feeling like they’ve watched a five-part thing that has come to an organic, and satisfying, and, hopefully, fulfilling conclusion.”
When Does ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 5 Come Out?
Netflix has not set a date yet for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 5, but the show is expected to return next year around the same time that the last season came out. Production on The Lincoln Lawyer Season 5 kicked off a few months ago, not long after all episodes of the fourth season were dropped on Netflix, and it’s expected to wrap sometime later in the summer. With Humphrey teasing characters going into “new arenas,” though, it’s hard not to be excited about the potential for future spin-offs out of the Lincoln Lawyer universe. The show could follow in Bosch’s footsteps and develop a spin-off focused on a character soon to be introduced in the final season.
Check out the first four seasons of The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the fifth and final season.
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Tom Clancy is no longer with us, but his extensive novel series of military fiction, centered on CIA analyst Jack Ryan and Special Forces operative John Clark, continues to be a gold mine for Hollywood adaptations. The Hunt for Red October is the best submarine movie of the last 40 years, Patriot Games was one of Harrison Ford’s best action movies of the 90s, and John Krasinski’s Amazon series, Jack Ryan, is a smash hit. Notably absent to longtime Clancy fans is that one of his best novels has yet to be adapted. It’s been almost 30 years, and there’s still no Rainbow Six adaptation.
Rainbow Six Is A Hit Waiting To Happen
Before Rainbow Six became a wildly successful video game series, it was Tom Clancy’s 11th novel, and in the Clancyverse, this was like the Avengers getting together. The elite counterterrorism unit Rainbow, named because it was comprised of the best of the best from NATO member countries, was formed as a rapid response strike force. Led by John Clarke and his son-in-law, Domingo “Ding” Chavez, they stopped a bank robbery, a hostage situation, and took out a secret cabal of the global elite. All in one book.
Amazon teased fans with the establishment of Rainbow during Jack Ryan Season 4. Michael Pena, as “Ding” Chavez, was clearly being set up as the team’s field leader. Michael B. Jordan was already established as the new John Clark in the streaming adaptation of Without Remorse, and though he’s significantly younger then the Clark of the novels at the point Rainbow is established, he’s Michael B. Jordan, he’d kill in the role. As with so many backdoor pilots over the years, it would seem Amazon has quietly killed the Rainbow Six spin-off.
Amazon Can’t Commit To The Clancyverse
Instead of giving fans the adaptation they want, Amazon produced the streaming movie Jack Ryan: Ghost War, a continuation of the series that ended in 2023. It’s a shadow of what the series was, and wastes Krasinski’s performance, but it was also meant to be a feature film release. In theaters that is, instead of debuting on Amazon Prime. That’s a sign of the problem at Amazon that’s keeping the world from experiencing Rainbow Six.
In order to figure out what Amazon wants to do with the Clancyverse, fans may need the services of Rainbow’s psychologist, Dr. Paul Bellow, who’s so good at his job the members of Rainbow think he may be a mind reader. Does Amazon want to make more series, feature films, or streaming movies? Rainbow Six was going to be a series, and then retooled into a movie, then there was no news for months.
The closest fans have to a status update is from Michael Pena. When asked by fans, Pena alluded to rights issues with some of the characters, including “Ding” Chavez, as to why the adaptation wasn’t moving forward. Rainbow Six was a best-selling novel, a blockbuster video game series still going today, and it would be perfect for a series or a movie, but pick one. Fans have waited over 30 years to see the Basque terrorists realize they made a horrible mistake at the amusement park, and the Horizon Corporation is the perfect villain in 2026.
Until Amazon figures out what it’s doing, you can binge Jack Ryan again, run through Harrison Ford’s 90s films, and if you have to, check out Ben Affleck’s take on Jack Ryan in The Sum of All Fears.
Beatriz Hatz entered the “Love Island” villa in Fiji hoping to find love. However, her time on the popular Peacock reality show came to an end nearly a week ago, as the Paralympic medalist was sent packing after co-star Corbin Mims was forced to save either her or Melanie Moreno. After her departure, Hatz, 25, spoke with Ciara Miller about her time on the show on an episode of “Aftersun.” Now, in a new interview, the Colorado native is spilling even more tea about her “Love Island” experience.
Before she was dumped from the island, Hatz had a connection with Sean Reifel before coupling up with day one bombshell Gabriel Vasconcelos. Throughout her time in the villa, Hatz and Vasconcelos bonded over their cultural similarities, resulting in a union that some “Love Island” viewers believed was among the strongest on the show.
After Hatz was sent packing, though, Vasconcelos immediately coupled up with Jennifer (Jen) Terry and even shared a passionate kiss with her the same night. Speaking with PEOPLE, Hatz said that Vasconcelos’ actions caught her “off guard,” but said that she couldn’t blame him for playing the game.
“I can’t really fault him for moving on. You’re in the villa, you’re supposed to. I don’t want to harp on that, and I don’t want it to change the way that I viewed him,” she said.
Could Hatz See Herself Rekindling Things With Vasconcelos In The Real World?
Before leaving the villa, Hatz implied that she’d wait for Vasconcelos in the outside world. Today, however, she’s singing a different tune, telling the outlet that rekindling things might be off the table.
“I don’t know if we would rekindle anything,” she said. “I know I left and I said, ‘Oh yeah, you know where to find me,’ but he seems to be building a strong connection currently and that’s all I would want for him. So who knows what’s going to happen.”
What Was The Hardest Part Of Filming ‘Love Island’ For Hatz?
While Hatz bumped heads with a few of the islanders, including Melanie Moreno, her feuds with her co-stars weren’t the hardest part of filming the series—it was getting dolled up every night.
“Wearing dresses every day and having to do my makeup in the daytime and the nighttime was very surprising,” she said. “I think I don’t really wear a lot of makeup in the daytime because I’m working out all day. I’m on the track, but then maybe when I go out at night out with my friends, I’ll throw on some pants, some baggy pants and a cute crop top and maybe some sneakers or some cute kitten heels. I’m pretty low-key.”
Hatz explained that wearing dresses and fancy shoes added another layer of difficulty to the process for her. “I can’t move the way I want. You have to sit differently,” she said, adding that she was the “most athletic” girl on the cast, and being around a group of feminine women made her feel like a “tomboy.”
Drama For Some ‘Love Island’ Cast Members
Hatz appeared on an episode of “Aftersun” with Reifel, who spoke openly about being blasted by his former employer, the mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
According to a previous report from The Blast, Mayor William J. Reynolds felt some type of way about Reifel leaving his job as a police officer to film the series, while Bethlehem’s police chief said she was “disappointed” in the 29-year-old.
Reifel responded to their statements, calling them “interesting” before revealing he had a lengthy conversation with his employer about where he was going and why he wanted to request unpaid leave.
“It does bother me because they – just before I left – gave me awards for like, with my partners, taking a lady out of a building on fire and talking someone off a roof that was mentally ill. So, to give me those, and then do something like this? I just don’t understand,” the father of one said.
Contestant Is Removed From The Cast After Previously Using A Racial Slur
Before all of that, drama had reached the “Love Island” villa prior to the new season even starting, as cast member Vasana Montgomery was removed from the series after previous videos of her using a racial slur resurfaced.
A new episode of “Love Island” airs tonight, June 19, on Peacock at 9 PM ET.
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