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10 Perfect Apple TV Shows With 5 Seasons or Less
Apple TV might not have the biggest streaming library, but it’s definitely become one of the best places to find high-quality television. In fact, the platform houses some of the best original series of modern times and has steadily built an impressive track record of releasing shows that take creative risks rather than play it safe.
Of course, committing to a new series isn’t always easy, especially when they have been without a clear ending in sight. Fortunately, the brilliant Apple TV shows on this list have five seasons or fewer that deliver some of the best storytelling the medium has to offer.
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‘Presumed Innocent’ (2024–Present)
Presumed Innocent technically tells the oldest story in the book, but manages to make it feel completely fresh. The legal thriller is based on the bestselling novel by Scott Turow and follows chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose life unravels after his colleague and former lover Carolyn Polhemus (Renate Reinsve) is brutally murdered. Rusty is initially assigned to help prosecute the case, but once his affair with Carolyn comes to light, he quickly becomes the prime suspect. The evidence keeps piling up, and Rusty has to fight to prove his innocence as his family and career fall apart under the weight of it all.
Now, Presumed Innocent could have easily been a standard courtroom thriller, but it never treats the murder as the only mystery worth solving. Every episode digs deeper into Rusty’s relationships to expose new motives, hidden resentments, and uncomfortable truths that make almost every major character feel like a believable suspect. Gyllenhaal delivers one of the strongest performances of his career and consistently leaves the audience unsure whether Rusty is an innocent man trapped by circumstances or someone truly capable of dark deeds. The series builds its suspense through this moral ambiguity, where almost everyone feels innocent and guilty at the same time.
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‘Shrinking’ (2023–Present)
Shrinking is a comedy series that balances humor with genuine heart. The dramedy, created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein, follows therapist Jimmy Laird (Segel), whose life falls apart after the sudden death of his wife. That leads to a unique kind of meltdown where Jimmy throws all professional boundaries out the window and starts telling his patients exactly what he thinks instead of sticking to therapy-appropriate responses. His unconventional methods begin changing their lives in unexpected ways, but that also forces Jimmy to confront his own fractured relationship with his teenage daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell).
At the same time, his mentor, Paul Rhoades (Harrison Ford), and colleague Gaby (Jessica Williams) try to keep things from completely spiraling out. As chaotic as this premise is, Shrinking is honest with its characters’ emotional arcs. Everyone in the show is dealing with some form of grief, and the story gives them the room to make mistakes and slowly find their way forward. This balance between heartfelt drama and hilarious comedy is hard to pull off, but Shrinking makes it look effortless. Of course, the show’s brilliant ensemble deserves a lot of credit for its success, but through its touching storytelling, Shrinking is one of Apple TV’s most rewarding originals.
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‘Pachinko’ (2022–2024)
Pachinko is one of the most ambitious family dramas of all time. The series, based on Min Jin Lee‘s bestselling novel, spans nearly a century and follows four generations of a Korean family whose lives are shaped by sacrifice, war, and displacement. The story begins in Japanese-occupied Korea with Sunja (Yu-na Jeon, Minha Kim, and Youn Yuh-jung), whose unexpected pregnancy forces her into a life-altering decision that ultimately changes the course of her family’s future. From there, the narrative stretches across decades and moves between Korea, Osaka, and Tokyo as Sunja’s descendants struggle to build lives for themselves while facing discrimination, poverty, and the lasting consequences of their family’s past.
Pachinko is brilliant in the way it treats history through the lens of ordinary people. Rather than focusing on major historical events themselves, the series shows how those events shape families across generations. The show’s nonlinear storytelling constantly draws parallels between different eras to show how the hardships of one generation are passed down to the next. The show tells an intimate story on an epic scale, and that’s what makes it one of Apple TV’s most remarkable masterpieces.
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‘Silo’ (2023–Present)
The sci-fi genre is pretty crowded right now, but Silo still holds its own. The series, based on Hugh Howey‘s bestselling novels, is set in a dystopian future where the last 10,000 people on Earth live inside a massive underground silo because they believe that the outside world is too toxic for human life. The story follows engineer Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson), who begins investigating a series of suspicious deaths after the sheriff breaks one of the community’s oldest rules and willingly leaves the silo. This leads to Juliette uncovering long-buried secrets about the silo’s history, the people running it, and the lies that have kept generations living in fear.
The great thing about Silo is that it never rushes to explain its biggest mystery. Every season of the show carefully expands the world and reveals just enough information to keep the audience guessing. Juliette is the perfect guide through this world built on secrecy and control because she approaches everything with curiosity instead of the blind obedience that is expected of her. The show has a four-season plan to adapt Howey’s complete trilogy, and it’s already feeling like one of those stories that stay with the audience forever.
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‘Pluribus’ (2025–Present)
Pluribus is another science fiction show on Apple TV that has taken the world by storm. The series, created by Vince Gilligan, takes a familiar post-apocalyptic premise and turns it completely on its head. The story follows fantasy novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), one of the few people left untouched after a mysterious extraterrestrial virus transforms almost all of humanity into a peaceful collective consciousness known as the “Others.” Unlike most apocalypse stories, the world isn’t consumed by violence or chaos. Instead, it has become eerily calm, with the hive mind insisting that assimilation will ultimately make everyone happier. However, Carol refuses to surrender her individuality and begins searching for a way to reverse what has happened before the last remnants of humanity disappear forever.
What makes Pluribus so fascinating is that it never presents its central conflict in simple terms. The Others aren’t mindless monsters, nor are they presented as outright villains. This ambiguity makes every encounter Carol has with them feel more unsettling than a traditional sci-fi battle. Gilligan constantly raises new questions about identity, free will, and what it actually means to be human without sacrificing the momentum of the story. Pluribus currently just has one season, which means the show is extremely addictive and easy to catch up on.
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‘Widow’s Bay’ (2026–Present)
Widow’s Bay is one of the most original horror-comedy series to come out in years because of how hard it commits to both genres. The Apple TV series, created by Katie Dippold, follows Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), the skeptical mayor of a struggling island town off the coast of New England that has spent generations being defined by stories of curses, ghosts, and supernatural disasters. Tom is determined to change that, though, and launches a major campaign to attract tourists so the world can see that Widow’s Bay is a charming seaside destination. Unfortunately for him, the island seems intent on proving its legends are real. When increasingly bizarre and terrifying incidents begin occurring,
Tom is forced to investigate the town’s history alongside his assistant Patricia (Kate O’Flynn), Sheriff Bechir (Kevin Carroll), and a cast of eccentric locals who have spent their entire lives accepting the curse as fact. Before they even know it, the audience is laughing and feeling truly unsettled at the same time. Every episode peels back another layer of the island’s mythology while introducing new supernatural threats that somehow feel connected to a much larger mystery. The show’s quirky humor makes the horror even more effective because the characters never feel like archetypes. Widow’s Bay is an incredibly easy binge, and by the time the credits roll on the finale, it’s hard not to immediately want another trip back to the strangest town on TV.
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‘Bad Sisters’ (2022–Present)
Bad Sisters is one of the darkest comedies on television, where the audience just can’t help but root for its protagonists. The Apple TV series follows the Garvey sisters, Eva (Sharon Horgan), Grace (Anne-Marie Duff), Ursula (Eva Birthistle), Bibi (Sarah Greene), and Becka (Eve Hewson), whose lives have always revolved around protecting one another. The villain in the story is Grace’s manipulative and emotionally abusive husband, John Paul Williams (Claes Bang). When his behavior becomes increasingly worse, the sisters gradually begin entertaining the thought that if John Paul were no longer around, all of their lives would be better. The central story unfolds across two timelines.
One follows the sisters’ increasingly desperate attempts to deal with John Paul, and the other takes place after his death, when two insurance investigators begin questioning whether it was really an accident. Now, the audience knows who the victim is from the beginning, but the series builds its suspense around how he died. Every episode of Bad Sisters makes John Paul more insufferable, to the point where the audience almost understands why the ladies would want him dead. The show’s greatest strength is that it never lets its dark premise overshadow its characters. Beneath all the murder plots and twists, Bad Sisters tells a heartwarming story about family and the lengths people will go to protect the ones they love.
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‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ (2026–Present)
Margo’s Got Money Troubles is one of the funniest and most emotionally honest dramedies Apple TV has recently released. The series is based on Rufi Thorpe‘s novel. It follows college dropout and aspiring writer Margo Millet (Elle Fanning), whose chaotic affair with her married English professor leaves her unexpectedly pregnant. Margo is determined to raise her son on her own, but quickly realizes that things aren’t going to be as easy as she thought. In a desperate moment, she makes an OnlyFans account, inspired by advice from her estranged father, Jinx (Nick Offerman), a former professional wrestler who unexpectedly reappears in her life.
From there, the show follows Margo and her dad as they try to figure life out when everything seems to be falling apart. The show thrives on the idea of radical empathy and presents every major character as a flawed person who is doing their best. Even when Margo makes questionable decisions, it’s impossible not to understand where she’s coming from and root for her as she navigates her messy family, motherhood, and ambition. The show refuses to judge its protagonist for the choices she makes. It finds humor in Margo’s increasingly chaotic life without ever undermining the genuine struggles she’s facing. The show has been renewed for Season 2, which means now is the perfect time to catch up on Margo’s messy, funny, relatable, and surprisingly inspiring life.
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‘Severance’ (2022–Present)
Severance is unlike anything else on TV right now. The Apple TV sci-fi thriller takes a brilliantly original premise that also happens to be a sharp corporate satire. The story follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott), an employee at the mysterious Lumon Industries, where workers voluntarily undergo a procedure known as severance that permanently separates their work memories from their personal ones, creating two completely distinct identities. Their “innie” exists only inside the office and knows nothing of the outside world, while their “outie” has no idea what actually happens during the workday. Initially, the solution appears to be the answer to a great work-life balance.
However, this carefully controlled system begins to unravel after the arrival of a rebellious new employee, Helly R. (Britt Lower), whose refusal to accept her reality forces Mark to question everything he has been told about Lumon and the true purpose of the severance program. It’s interesting how Severance builds its entire mystery around the question of what people do at work. Every answer the show delivers complicates things further and makes Lumon’s sterile office hallways feel all the more unsettling. The show explores large philosophical ideas about identity and free will but grounds itself in something almost everyone can relate to. Severance has established itself as one of the smartest and most original TV shows with just two seasons, and things are only going to get better as the mythology deepens.
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‘Ted Lasso’ (2020–Present)
Ted Lasso is a feel-good comedy that one just can’t dislike. The Apple TV series follows optimistic American college football coach Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), who is unexpectedly hired to manage AFC Richmond, a struggling English Premier League club, despite knowing almost nothing about soccer. Ted quickly realizes that his appointment wasn’t based on his qualifications at all because Club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) secretly hopes his inexperience will cause the team to fail as part of her plan to get back at her ex-husband.
However, instead of giving in to the pressure, Ted slowly wins over his skeptical players, coaching staff, and the entire club through kindness, empathy, and an unwavering belief that people can become better than they think they are. Don’t be fooled, though, because the show isn’t naive in its optimism. The narrative acknowledges anxiety, failure, and heartbreak, but does so in a positive light. Every major character in the show experiences moments of growth, and that’s what makes Ted Lasso such an uplifting and emotionally satisfying watch.
Ted Lasso
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August 14, 2020
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Apple TV
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Declan Lowney, MJ Delaney, Erica Dunton, Matt Lipsey
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More than a decade after Spring Breakers became one of the most talked-about films of 2013, the controversial crime drama is officially getting another chapter.
Bella Thorne is set to write, direct and star in Spring Breakers 2, taking creative control of the follow-up to Harmony Korine’s cult favorite. Original Spring Breakers producers Chris and Roberta Hanley are also returning to produce the new film.
Rather than simply recreating the original, Thorne plans to put her own spin on the material while maintaining the rebellious energy that helped make Spring Breakers such a distinctive piece of early 2010s pop culture.
“The original Spring Breakers was an iconic cultural touchstone, and taking the reins as a filmmaker is a dream project for me,” Thorne said in a statement. She added that she hopes to create a “wild, high-stakes thrill ride” that honors the original while establishing its own identity.
The new story will follow five girls who arrive at what appears to be the spring break party of a lifetime. Things quickly take a darker turn when they discover they were never actually invited to the party. Instead, they are the targets.
Casting directors Mary Vernieu and Jessica Kelly are launching an international search for undiscovered talent to join Thorne in the film’s lead roles.
Producer Chris Hanley said the decision to hand Thorne the franchise came after seeing an early cut of her feature directorial debut, Color Your Hurt. Hanley praised Thorne’s willingness to combine professional actors with non-actors and described her approach to Spring Breakers 2 as a new female perspective rather than a conventional sequel.
“This isn’t a traditional sequel,” Hanley said. “It’s Bella’s singular vision, capturing the rebellious DNA of the original film for a new generation.”
The original Spring Breakers followed four college students played by Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine, whose Florida vacation spirals into a violent criminal underworld after they cross paths with eccentric drug dealer Alien, played by James Franco.
Korine’s film became particularly notable for taking several actresses associated with younger and more mainstream audiences and dropping them into an intentionally provocative, neon-soaked crime story. Its unusual style and divisive reception eventually helped turn it into a cult favorite.
Attempts to continue the franchise have actually been underway for years. A sequel was first discussed in 2014 without Korine’s involvement, prompting Franco to publicly criticize the idea. That version ultimately never materialized.
Another incarnation, titled Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain, was announced in 2025 with Thorne, Grace Van Dien, Ariel Martin and True Whitaker attached to star and Matthew Bright set to direct. The latest announcement represents a major creative shift, with Thorne now writing and directing her own version of the project.
Thorne certainly isn’t promising a restrained follow-up either.
“There’s so much litness in this movie,” Thorne said while discussing the project. “I mean, from start to finish, it’s lit as f—.”
Whether Spring Breakers 2 can capture the strange cultural lightning of Korine’s original remains to be seen, particularly without the original filmmaker or cast. But putting Thorne behind the camera as well as in front of it gives the sequel a much clearer identity than previous attempts to revive the franchise.
A release date for Spring Breakers 2 has not yet been announced.
Brielle Biermann is setting the record straight on rumors that she was trying to “steal the spotlight” from influencer Brigette Pheloung by trying on the same Vera Wang wedding dress.
“Addressing this once & for all,” the reality star, 29, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Sunday, August 10. “As you’ll see, I made this video on Friday. We had it scheduled to be posted on Sunday for engagement purposes. I’ve never met @acquired.style & did not know she was getting married this weekend, let alone see a leaked photo of her!”
Biermann shut down the speculation after the rumor mill went into overdrive. Theories emerged online when she shared a clip of herself wearing the same off-the-shoulder white gown with floral details as Pheloung — who goes by Acquired Style on social media — while dress shopping for her big day.
“The dress I almost said yes to,” she captioned the post. Biermann was quickly met with comments accusing her of shading Pheloung, 29, after the content creator’s nuptials with Mitch McHale over the weekend.
What really happened with Nicola Peltz Beckham’s wedding dress? Nicola, 30, previously contradicted Brooklyn Beckham’s claims that Victoria Beckham “canceled” making her wedding dress back in 2022. While chatting with Vogue after her May 2022 nuptials with Brooklyn, 26, Nicola opened up about designing her dress with Valentino for a year. “It was the ultimate […]
“So it’s just a coincidence that you’re posting this as the first pics of acquired’s dress got leaked…. Rightttt,” one social media user wrote.
Biermann replied, “? Do you think I ran to Vera Wang today to try this dress on and post it lmao.” She added, “Also, I haven’t seen a single thing of her wedding dress! If she chose this, she chose well!!!! I bet she looked stunning .”
Others came to Biermann’s defense, writing, “All these negative comments are crazy! Many influencers post the dresses they didn’t get. I bet Brielle had no idea about the other girl’s dress. Chill out y’all!” Another added, “People are weird to make something out of nothing. You look stunning; can’t wait to see the one you actually chose!”
Brynn Whitfield teased that all is fair in love, war and The Real Housewives of New York City, especially when it comes to questionable fashion choices. During Us Weekly’s latest episode of “Housewives Happy Hour,” Brynn, 36, pointed to Jessel Taank as the “worst dressed” at their season 14 reunion, which aired in October 2023. […]
Biermann got engaged to fiancé Billy Seidl in February 2024. The duo met on vacation in the Bahamas in 2023 and started dating. In April of that year, they went Instagram official.
In July, she opened up about wedding planning and shared that she was unsure if her adoptive father, Kroy Biermann, would attend her wedding amid his divorce from her mom, Kim Zolciak.
“I haven’t really spoken to Kroy,” she told TMZ. “[It’s] in the air, it’s ever changing.” Her sister Ariana Biermann also exclusively told Us that she’s “sad” Kroy, 40, may not be in attendance.
She also teased that their wedding would be happening “soon” and is at a venue near “the beach.”
Reacher Season 4 is officially around the corner. Since its premiere in 2022, Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) has ventured all across America, from the small town of Margrave, Georgia, to the casinos of Atlantic City. Although he’s left military life behind to become a full-time drifter, trouble always seems to follow him. Each season follows Reacher in a different location as he’s pulled into a new case, whether it’s exposing a crooked factory owner or taking down a corrupt security director. As Reacher braces himself for what could be his most dangerous and darkest case yet in Season 4, those who haven’t rewatched his previous adventures can catch up with our recap of Reacher Season 3.
Reacher Takes On a Dangerous Undercover Assignment in Season 3
Season 3 kicks off in Abbottsville, Maine, where Jack Reacher (Ritchson) appears to botch a kidnapping rescue when he accidentally shoots a police officer. However, the chaotic opening is revealed to be a setup. Working with DEA agent Susan Duffy (Sonya Cassidy) and her team, Reacher must infiltrate the shady rug business of Zachary Beck (Anthony Michael Hall), whom Duffy believes is holding DEA agent Teresa Daniels (Storm Steenson) captive.
To pull off the mission, Reacher must assume a convincing new identity and get close to Beck’s son, Richard (Johnny Berchtold), by playing the hero. After a long interrogation and a game of Russian roulette, Reacher is finally recruited as one of Beck’s henchmen, much to the displeasure of his head of security, Chapman Duke (Donald Sales), and his towering bodyguard, Paulie (Olivier Richters).
Reacher settles into his undercover role within the Beck estate and security team. Not fully trusting him just yet, Beck assigns him to identify Richard’s kidnappers’ Toyota at a police impound lot and deliver a truck to Connecticut within six hours. However, henchman Angel Doll (Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz) quickly makes things difficult after tracking Reacher during the delivery. When Angel nearly blows his cover, Reacher kills him and hides the body.
Reacher Is Haunted by an Old Enemy in Season 3
Reacher and Duffy sneak into the impound lot to both dispose of Angel’s body and locate Teresa, but end up fighting and dispatching two assailants instead. Back at the Beck house, Reacher continues to earn Richard’s trust, and Richard finally reveals that his father has been living in fear of a criminal named Julius McCabe. In order to get closer to Beck, however, Richard must get rid of Duke. During a fake shootout, Reacher rigs an explosive device inside a microwave and kills Duke, which allows him to pin Duke’s death on Angel.
Season 3 also reveals Reacher’s personal history with McCabe (Brian Tee), whose real name is Francis Xavier Quinn, a former member of U.S. military intelligence who became an arms dealer. During Reacher’s time with the 110th MP Special Investigations Unit, Quinn became the subject of an investigation. The case brought Reacher together with Sergeant Dominique Kohl (Mariah Robinson), a talented young soldier who basically turned into his protégé. Although Dominique quickly proved she could keep up with Reacher, Quinn kidnapped and murdered her. Reacher pursued Quinn, leading to a confrontation that ended with Reacher shooting him and throwing him off a cliff. However, Quinn survived the fall, resulting in Reacher’s most personal enemy still walking free.
Reacher Discovers Quinn’s Real Endgame in Season 3
After Reacher learns that Duffy and fellow DEA agent Guillermo Villanueva (Roberto Montesinos) are checking out a tubing facility, he realizes they’re walking into an ambush. He arrives as Quinn’s henchmen open fire but successfully gets Duffy and Villy to safety. Meanwhile, John Cooper (Ronnie Rowe), Beck’s former bodyguard, who’s being held by Duffy, Villy, and rookie agent Steven Eliot (Daniel David Stewart), tricks Eliot into giving him a cigarette. Cooper uses alcohol to blind Eliot, then beats him to death and escapes. Reacher and Duffy stage a car crash to stop Cooper, allowing Reacher to shoot him. They also discover that Quinn is moving powerful, untraceable weapons, rather than drugs.
Reacher finally encounters Quinn, who’s suffering from amnesia and blames Beck for bringing an undercover ATF agent into his home. Quinn reveals Teresa is alive but being held for a client, while Reacher learns the Russian mob helped finance the weapons operation and now wants its money back. Richard discovers his kidnapping was staged and confronts Reacher, forcing him to explain why he infiltrated his father’s business. Quinn soon connects Reacher to the old 110th unit, exposing his cover. Reacher escapes the Beck estate, successfully killing the henchmen who followed him into the weeds. Back at the house, Quinn punishes Beck for his mistakes. Reacher and Duffy track Teresa down, only to learn that Quinn has already moved her again.
Reacher Faces His Biggest Showdown Yet in Season 3
Reacher and Duffy travel to Los Angeles, where they track down Darien Prado (Greg Bryk), the drug dealer Duffy had been investigating before a warrant mistake shut down her case. They use their leverage over Prado to force him into helping with another weapons shipment. Reacher and Duffy learn that Quinn plans to sell his guns to buyers from Yemen. Meanwhile, Frances Neagley (Maria Sten) digs into Quinn’s past and discovers just how many people he has killed to protect his business. With Quinn’s operation getting more dangerous, Duffy brings in the ATF for backup. Reacher, however, still wants Quinn for himself. When the team reaches the salvage yard to shut down the supposed arms deal, Reacher realizes they’ve been played. The real weapons deal is happening at Beck’s birthday party, which is currently ongoing back at his mansion.
Season 3’s finale goes all out as Reacher, Duffy, Villy, and Neagley race back to the Beck estate. Quinn is using Zachary’s 50th birthday party as cover for his weapons deal with the Yemeni buyers, so the team splits up to rescue Richard and Teresa while stopping the sale. Everyone gets their moment to cause some damage, but Reacher’s showdown with Paulie takes the cake. Reacher eventually gets the upper hand and kills Paulie. Elsewhere, Quinn fatally shoots Beck, forcing Richard to grab a real weapon and fire back. The Russian mob soon arrives to collect their money, but Neagley cuts a deal that leaves Quinn to Reacher. After reminding Quinn of Dominique, Reacher finally kills him. The episode ends with the survivors all going their separate ways — Richard disappears with his father’s remaining money, Duffy delivers Teresa to her family before handing in her resignation from the DEA, and Reacher rides off into the sunset, kicking off his next adventure.
Reacher Season 4 premieres August 12 on Prime Video.
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February 3, 2022
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Prime Video
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Nick Santora
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Omar Madha, Carol Banker, Julian Holmes, Lin Oeding, M.J. Bassett, Norberto Barba, Stephen Surjik, Thomas Vincent
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Cait Duffy
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On set, they were family — but off screen, it was a whole other story.
It’s game on again for Tulsa National Little League after a local judge granted a temporary restraining order, allowing the club to compete for a spot in the 2026 Little League World Series.
The team had previously been disqualified from the Southwest Region tournament after other teams filed a protest, claiming it had an ineligible player on the roster. Judge Ryan Luna’s ruling means Tulsa is now scheduled to face Texas West’s Boerne Little League on Tuesday, August 11, in Waco, Texas, with the winner advancing to the annual Williamsport event.
“Judge Luna made the right decision to give the boys an opportunity to play the game and decide everything on the field,” the team’s attorney said in a statement to News on 6 Tulsa. “These boys are ball players and ball players do just that — play ball.”
The statement continued, “Legally, I find it surprising that an esteemed organization would withhold the protest documentation from this ball club and decide their fate in a cloak of darkness. Simply put, the law does not allow for arbitrary and capricious actions.”
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote a dramatic letter to the Major League Baseball commissioner after three players were warned for writing Bible verses on their Pride Night hats. “I write with grave concern over your reported decision to issue a formal warning to three Major League Baseball (MLB) players for publicly expressing their Christian faith,” […]
Boerne defeated Louisiana’s Ascension Parish Little League, 4-1, on Monday, August 10, in what would have been the championship game had Little League International’s ban held up.
“Following a recent protest related to the eligibility of players on the Tulsa National Little League Baseball team, the Little League® International Tournament Committee has determined that a player who participated on the team during the International Tournament is ineligible,” Little League International said in a statement on Monday explaining why it had banned the Tulsa team.
The organization explained that it made its decision, “to uphold the integrity of the international tournament and provide an opportunity for every team, community, and, most importantly, child, to have a fair and equitable experience … Little League International is committed to supporting all children impacted by this decision and will continue to provide support and administrative guidance to the families in Tulsa National Little League.”
The ineligible player and additional details around the initial ban have not been released.
Team USA’s Folarin Balogun returned to social media hours after a controversial red card sent him off in the team’s 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, July 1. “Purple hearts!” Balogun, 24, wrote via his Instagram Story over a photo of him celebrating on the pitch. “The war continues 💜💜💜💜💜💜.” The red card […]
Further complicating the situation, Softball on SI reports that Boerne does not plan to participate in Tuesday’s game, having already left the site of the tournament to return home and prepare for the Little League World Series bid they believed they had already clinched.
News 4 San Antonio reports that Boerne has the “full backing” of Little League International’s legal team. Boerne plans to leave for Williamsport at the end of this week.
The Little League World Series will run from August 19 to 30, featuring 10 international teams and 10 representing different regions from the United States.
After months of speculation and Marvel secrecy, Sadie Sink can finally openly discuss becoming Jean Grey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Stranger Things star made her debut as the iconic mutant in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, giving audiences their first look at a new Jean Grey who could eventually become one of the central characters in Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Menreboot.
In a new interview with Variety, Sink discussed taking on a character who has been an important part of Marvel Comics for decades.
“She’s such an iconic figure in X-Men and in comics, and I’m very excited to bring my iteration of her to life.”
However, Brand New Day introduces Jean in a very different place than longtime X-Men fans might expect.
Rather than already being a member of the X-Men, Jean is presented as a young mutant struggling with her abilities and the circumstances surrounding her. Although she serves as an antagonist during portions of the movie, Sink says she never approached Jean as an actual villain.
“In this film, they told me that I was the villain, but that you’re not actually the villain, which is how I played her.”
Sink added that she didn’t want to give Jean a traditional villainous personality because Jean herself believes her actions are justified.
That distinction appears to be an important part of Marvel’s approach to the character. Instead of introducing Jean as the established superhero audiences previously saw portrayed by Famke Janssen and Sophie Turner, Marvel has an opportunity to show how she eventually becomes that hero.
Famke Janssen, Sadie Sink, Sophie Turner
Sink explained that she viewed Jean primarily as a teenager dealing with pain and anger rather than someone who was inherently evil.
“She’s a young girl in pain.”
According to Sink, the plan was to avoid focusing on the “evil bits” and instead concentrate on Jean as an angry and hurt teenager.
That idea also connects directly to what Sink believes makes the X-Men different from many other superheroes.
“What makes the X-Men special is they are all incredibly flawed.”
Sink explained that mutants have to discover their own relationship with powers they never asked to have. Those abilities don’t necessarily make their lives easier and can instead make them considerably more difficult.
It’s an approach that could tell us quite a bit about the direction Marvel Studios intends to take with its new X-Men.
The mutants have traditionally worked best when their powers aren’t simply treated as abilities that allow them to become superheroes. Being a mutant is part of who these characters are, and learning to live with that identity has always been central to the franchise.
Jean Grey is particularly suited for that kind of story.
As one of Marvel’s most powerful telepaths and telekinetics, Jean has frequently struggled with abilities that can become overwhelming and, eventually, potentially catastrophic. Her comic book history with the Phoenix Force has made her one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe.
But Marvel doesn’t appear to be rushing toward that version of Jean.
Instead, Brand New Day gives Sink the opportunity to start much earlier in Jean’s life and potentially develop the character across several movies before exploring some of her biggest comic book storylines.
Sink also revealed that some of the first people she told about landing the role were Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of Stranger Things.
“The Duffers were some of the first few people I told.”
Sink said she wanted them to know what she would be doing after Stranger Things, and the brothers were excited about the opportunity. Their reaction carried additional weight for Sink because of their love for comics.
It’s easy to understand the excitement.
After spending years playing Max Mayfield in one of Netflix’s biggest franchises, Sink is moving directly into what could become another defining role, and potentially one that lasts for much of the next decade.
Marvel Studios is currently preparing its new X-Men movie with Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier set to helm the project. Sink’s introduction in Brand New Day now gives the MCU at least one major piece of that team before the movie arrives.
Jean Grey’s future could also introduce another important relationship.
Kit Connor has recently been reported as Marvel’s choice to play Scott Summers, better known as Cyclops. Jean and Scott have one of the most famous and complicated relationships in X-Men history, making the two characters natural candidates to become central figures in Marvel’s new mutant era.
For Sink, though, Jean’s imperfections may ultimately be what makes the character worth exploring.
Marvel has already had two cinematic versions of Jean Grey and has twice attempted to adapt the Dark Phoenix storyline. Simply repeating that journey would offer audiences little they haven’t already seen.
Starting with a younger, angry and emotionally overwhelmed Jean gives Marvel Studios something different: time.
Time to show Jean learning about her powers. Time to show her finding others like herself. Time to establish her relationship with the X-Men. And eventually, time to show how one of Marvel’s most powerful mutants becomes Jean Grey.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day may have introduced her as an antagonist, but if Marvel’s plans come together, Sadie Sink’s Jean Grey is only getting started.
A Florida caregiver was arrested after she allegedly disposed of the body of her longtime friend with dementia hours before reporting her missing.
Lori Hamilton was charged with disturbing a dead body following the death of Brenda Corbin in Cape Coral, according to online records viewed by Us.
Hamilton, 60, reported Corbin, 58, missing on May 20, 2025, and she told investigators that she believed Corbin left her home on foot in the middle of the night, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit viewed by Law & Crime.
Hamilton had power of attorney over Corbin, who previously lived in an assisted living home.
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She reportedly checked Corbin out of the Tampa facility in early May 2025 so that she could attend a celebration of life for a mutual friend. However, Hamilton never brought Corbin back to the facility because Hamilton was not happy with the care they provided for her.
Instead, Hamilton set up a bedroom for Corbin in her home and became her primary caregiver.
After Hamilton reported Corbin missing, she told police that she believed Corbin was potentially with a man who “held her against her will for four days” years earlier. Hamilton did not share many details when speaking to authorities, including how she and Corbin spent the days leading up to her disappearance.
“Hamilton could not explain what she and Brenda had done over the weekend,” investigators wrote in the affidavit. “All she said was that they had gone out but did not remember where they went or what they did. Hamilton did not seem too concerned about Brenda’s disappearance.”
Just days after Corbin was reported missing, Hamilton asked for help moving furniture from her home in a Facebook post and she never mentioned that her longtime friend was missing. Police said that Hamilton also never made any phone calls or efforts to help find Corbin amid the missing person’s search.
Detectives spoke with Hamilton’s neighbors during the investigation, and they revealed that they had not seen Corbin recently. Meanwhile, doorbell camera footage did not capture anything on the night Corbin allegedly snuck out of the house.
Police later learned that license plate reader data from Hamilton’s pickup truck and location data on her phone located her in the Fort Myers and Punta Gorda areas in the early hours of May 19, 2025. She was located in the Babcock Ranch Preserve near the intersection of Bermont Road and Chiquita Drive in Punta Gorda around 3:30 a.m.
Florida authorities claim that they have arrested a 28-year-old man for the alleged role they alleged he played in the sexual assault and death of a 56-year-old woman, whose body was found on a beach in Hollywood the day after Christmas. Brandon Ward McCray‘s arrest was announced by police on Monday, January 5. But U.S. […]
A major breakthrough in the case took place on May 23, 2025, when police found a badly decomposed body covered in brush off an access road in a nature preserve. An autopsy could not determine the cause or manner of death due to the state of the body’s decomposition, and police said the body was missing a lower leg and part of the left arm due after the corpse was seemingly attacked by animals.
Police then seized Hamilton’s truck and K-9s picked up the smell of human remains. Additionally, Corbin’s Social Security card and medications were found inside of Hamilton’s truck.
When police tried to get access to Hamilton’s phone, she refused to hand it over. Authorities also noted that she was unhelpful and combative amid the investigation.
Hamilton was ultimately arrested on Friday, August 7, and she is currently in custody at Charlotte County Jail, where she is being held on a $6,000 bond. She is next scheduled to appear in court on September 8.
It is not currently clear if Hamilton has entered a plea or retained legal counsel. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Us’ request for comment regarding the case.
Earlier today, Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm delivered a stunning announcement that the worlds of Star Wars and the Marvel Universe will collide next year with Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles. Hope Assembles seems to be hitting all the right notes, as its creative team consists of Kevin Smith and David Marquez; Smith is no stranger to the comic book world, having written iconic runs for Daredevil and Green Arrow, while Marquez’s work on titles like Uncanny X-Men and Invincible Iron Man is more than worth the cover price. Hope Assembles will also land on the 50th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, making it a true comic book event.
There’s one issue that might impact the crossover, and it has to do with the premise. According to the official synopsis, Hope Assembles will bring the events of Star Wars: A New Hope smack-dab into the Marvel Universe. This raises all kinds of questions, most notably: How will it affect both universes? Most people know that the movies and television shows that make up the Star Wars universe take place in a singular timeline, as do the Marvel comics set on Earth-616, aka the mainstream version of the Marvel Universe. Hope Assembles could complicate those timelines if it isn’t pulled off right.
‘Hope Assembles’ Could Radically Affect The Star Wars & Marvel Timelines
When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it chose to establish a new version of Star Wars canon. Said canon would include the original trilogy, the prequels, the then-upcoming sequel trilogy, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, making it easier for new fans to get into the series. Future movies, comics, and other media would take place within this timeline and continue to do so; Rogue One, for example, is set right before the events of A New Hope and plays into its narrative. Crossing over these iconic characters with Marvel’s heroes could risk the integrity of that timeline, even if fans have been waiting to see such a crossover for years.
Kevin Smith and David Marquez might have found a way to blend the two franchises together. According to Entertainment Weekly, which first revealed the news, Hope Assembles is born due to a reality-warping spell that pulls the universes of Star Wars and Marvel together. Outgoing Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski said that ideas for a Star Wars and Marvel crossover had been tossed around for years:
“It’s an idea we’ve wanted to explore since getting the Star Wars license back over a decade ago, but we knew we’d have to wait with the patience of a Jedi to make it happen. The 50th anniversary of A New Hope has finally given us the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring these two universes together, in this incredible story being told by Kevin Smith and David Marquez.”
The idea of a reality-warping spell raises plenty of questions, most notably concerning the Scarlet Witch, but it also seems like the best way to bring Star Wars and Marvel together. After all, the former franchise has teetered between science fiction and fantasy, which could fit into the wider scope of the Marvel Universe. It all hinges on whether Smith and Marquez can pull it off.
A Star Wars/Marvel Crossover Poses a Problem of Scale
There’s another question that Hope Assembles has raised, and it concerns how Star Wars characters would operate in the Marvel Universe. Specifically, characters who use the Force could be a major problem. How can Captain America and the Avengers fight Darth Vader when he can choke them with the Force? Is a lightsaber powerful enough to carve through Cap’s shield or Wolverine’s Adamantium claws? It also runs the other way: given the cosmic forces that Marvel’s heroes have faced, is a Death Star or the might of the Empire really a major threat?
Fans will have to wait until next year to see how this conflict plays out, but it’s no surprise that Kevin Smith and David Marquez have a tough task ahead of them. Merging together two of the biggest pop culture franchises is a Herculean feat that could result in disaster or meteoric success. Hopefully, the latter will be the end result for Hope Assembles.
Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles #1 will be available wherever comics are sold on January 2027. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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May 25, 1977
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121 minutes
- Director
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George Lucas
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George Lucas
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Gary Kurtz, Rick McCallum
Ice Cube has fans rolling after he was captured dancing to Sean P at the BIG3 Game in Atlanta on Sunday, August 2. Not only that, but his son O’Shea Jackson Jr. also weighed in on a hilarious video of the event. First, he seemed to crack a joke, then circled back to defend his pops!
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Ice Cube Sets Internet Off With His Dancing Skills At BIG3 Game
Ice Cube was front and center during week 7 of the league’s doubleheader at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The BIG3 founder also set the internet off, unwittingly, after footage of him dancing went viral.
Sean P of YoungBloodZ was a special performer during the BIG3 event, and a video of him rapping shows Ice Cube boppin’ along in the background. Folks were caught off-guard by the ‘Friday’ star’s court-side bop. Furthermore, his son O’Shea Jackson also weighed in and shared the video on X on August 9.
“Gangstas don’t dance,” wrote O’Shea on X. “They boogie.”
Fans Reaction With Mixed Opinions
Fans reacted to the video on TSR’s Instagram page, and some had jokes about the former N.W.A. artist’s dancing skills. Others replied comparing his dancing to a toddler along with laughing-crying emojis.
User @gee2srt wrote, “Cube dance exactly how i expected him to dance😭 OG dance like he being controlled by a remote😂😂.”
User @beauty_court replied, “Na Ice Cube bouncing like a bad child dancing at party 😂.”
@youcan_this added, “That’s the first dance you automatically know how to do as a toddler.”
@keigabbana wrote, “not the toddler default emote 😭.”
User @nisaboox33 added, “This funny af.. I’m not use to seeing him dance 😂.”
@itsterramarie._ replied, “That’s how toddlers be dancing 😂.”
@_suckafreesi joked, “Lmao Ice Cube boogie like a yt man at the office holiday party 😂 go head daddy!”
@chinabechilling wrote, “Lmaoooo he looks so adorable doing his little dancey dance 😂😂😂😂😂 he dances like a toddler or something.”
User @iambsherrie noted, “It be your own kids 😂.”
@its.ronj joked, “Cube was full of licka 😂.”
Oop! O’Shea Reacts To Fans Going Too Far
One day after cracking a joke about his dad, Jackson seemingly took offense to fans going too hard on Ice Cube over his dance moves. He circled back to X, defending his pops.
“Mfs want my dad to be out there leaning and rockin doin the stanky leg and sh*t,” he wrote. “How yall be dancing in yo seats at concerts? Should he have started the swag surf with everybody court-side?”
Mfs want my dad to be out there leaning and rockin doin the stanky leg and shit.
How yall be dancing in yo seats at concerts?
Should he have started the swag surf with everybody court-side?
— O’Shea Jackson Jr (@OsheaJacksonJr) August 10, 2026
The BIG3 playoffs take place on Saturday, August 15 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel attempted to pivot when asked about attending marriage counseling during the offseason at a press conference on Tuesday, August 11.
ESPN reporter Kalyn Kahler asked Vrabel, 50, “What did you learn from that counseling and how did you balance that personal commitment with getting ready for this season?”
“I think we always look at improvement,” Vrabel replied. “As we talk about getting ready for the next season, we always look at improvement and ways that we can improve individually and how we can improve as a team. It’s really critical that we continue to do that, on and off the field. I believe in that. I believe in everything we can do to help this football team, to help our coaches, to help myself and everybody else included.”
He continued, “This journey that we’re going to go on is going to be completely different than the one we went on last year. That’s all of our jobs to prepare for it now.”
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft broke his silence about the scandal involving Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and NFL reporter Dianna Russini. “We’re privileged to have Mike as our head coach,” Kraft, 85, said Friday, July 17, on ESPN’s First Take. “No one is infallible.” Kraft added, “What’s great about Mike is he has […]
Vrabel briefly stepped away from the Patriots during the 2026 NFL Draft in April to attend counseling with his wife, Jen, after multiple cozy photos and videos emerged of the coach and reporter Dianna Russini.
Russini, 43, stepped down from her job as The Athletic’s NFL insider in April, though neither Russini – who is also married – or Vrabel has publicly admitted to having an affair.
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – Head coach Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots speaks during a press conference during a joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium on August 11, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Billie Weiss/Getty Images
Looking ahead, Vrabel said on Tuesday that he is “really focused on our improvement individually and as a team, and that’s something that we can do today.”
“I think we all have areas that we can improve on, and that includes the coaches,” he added.
When asked by Kahler whether Vrabel’s counseling would be “continuing throughout the season,” the head coach was similarly vague.
“We’re gonna always try and find ways to prepare and focus on our mental fitness,” he said. “That’s gonna continue with me, the coaches, the staff and our players.”
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and his wife, Jen, posed together in celebration of their son Tyler’s engagement, in the shadow of the head coach’s scandal involving NFL reporter Dianna Russini. “The most perfect engagement surrounded by the people I love most,” Tyler’s fiancée, Mariah Romano, shared via Instagram on Sunday, June 7. […]
Vrabel gave a special shout-out to Jonathan Jenkins, the Patriots’ team clinical and performance psychologist.
“I love what Dr. JJ does for our football team and our ability to use that as a resource,” Vrabel said.
In a statement to ESPN in April, Vrabel explained his decision to attend counseling amid the Russini scandal.
“This is something that I have given a lot of thought to and is something I would advise a player to do if I was counseling them,” Vrabel noted. “I have always wanted to lead by example, and I believe this is what I have to do to be the best husband, father and coach that I possibly can be. This is not an easy thing for me to admit, but it is one that I know will make me a better person. I appreciate the support that everyone has given me and promise a stronger resolve as a result.”
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