K-dramas have a reputation for having dramatic plot lines that often end in heartache. Nonetheless, they’re extremely well done and have become much more mainstream in recent years.
They’re not all so melancholy, though; in fact, there are some K-dramas that are quite cheery and end in happy endings for all involved. So if you’re looking for a K-drama without all the added heartache, keep on reading for some of the best.
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‘Melo Movie’ (2025)
Ko Gyum (Choi Woo-Sik) looking at someone who is off-camera in Melo Movie.Image via Netflix
Ko Gyeom (Choi Woo-shik) was once an aspiring actor, but he has since transformed into a sharp-tongued film critic who prefers to analyze films rather than act in them. Kim Mu-bee (Park Bo-young) is a driven director looking to make her mark in the industry. Years ago, a mysterious incident separated them just as they were falling for each other. Now, when their paths cross again in the chaotic world of Korean cinema, the two must decide whether their connection was fleeting or worth revisiting.
Melo Movie, released on Netflix, is a profound meditation on timing, grief, and creative passion. Choi and Park have a natural, understated chemistry, but their happy ending is not rushed; it develops gradually over the final episodes, with both characters learning to forgive and trust again. It’s a mature romance that understands that love is more than just grand gestures. It’s about showing up when it counts the most. —Anja Djuricic
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‘Can This Love Be Translated?’ (2026)
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Joo Ho-jin (Kim Seon-ho) is a renowned polyglot interpreter who can effortlessly navigate any language; Cha Mu-hee (Go Youn-jung) is a world-renowned actress who struggles to express her true emotions. When the two begin working together on a high-profile international project, Ho-jin finds himself translating not only words but also the unspoken emotions that exist between them. As they travel through Europe, their professional relationship evolves into a personal one.
The Hong Sisters are K-drama royalty for a reason, and Can This Love Be Translated? might be their most mature work yet. Kim delivers a nuanced performance as a man who controls language but cannot control his own heart, while Go shines as a celebrity whose public persona masks deep vulnerability. The 2026 Netflix hit ends with a beautifully satisfying conclusion that bridges the distance between them, proving that the most important translation isn’t between languages, but between two people learning to be honest with each other. —Anja Djuricic
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‘Start-Up’ (2020)
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Seo Dal-mi (Bae Suzy) grew up dreaming of being Korea’s next Steve Jobs. After a series of setbacks, she is finally given a chance at Sandbox, the country’s fictional version of Silicon Valley. She reunites with Nam Do-san (Nam Joo-hyuk), the man whose childhood letters she has treasured for years, unaware that the letters were written by the successful investor Han Ji-pyeong (Kim Seon-ho). As Dal-mi builds her startup, she faces ambition, betrayal, and a love triangle that forces her to decide what and who is truly important.
Start-Up is more than just a romance; it’s a story about chasing dreams and the people who help along the way. The happy ending sees Dal-mi and Do-san married and running their company together, having grown from uncertain beginners into confident partners. But what makes this drama stand out is that it doesn’t turn the person who doesn’t get the girl into a clear villain. Han Ji-pyeong finds his own kind of happiness, investing in a foundation that gives orphans the same second chances he once received. It’s a bittersweet reminder that love comes in many forms. —Anja Djuricic
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‘Shooting Stars’ (2022)
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Shooting Stars is a unique series due to the dynamic between the main couple. It follows a famous actor, Gong Tae-sung (Kim Young-dae), and his publicist, Oh Han-byul (Lee Sung-kyung). The pair do not get along, which makes working together rather difficult. Having met back at university, Han-byul knows a different side of Tae-sung than the rest of the world.
Despite the initial disdain between the two, they begin to fall in love. They manage to overcome their issues, the main one being how Tae-sung’s fame affects their relationship, and secure themselves a happy ending that seemed nearly impossible in the beginning.
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‘King the Land’ (2023)
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King the Landfollows Gu Won (Lee Jun-ho), the heir of the luxury King Hotel. He’s cold and gruff, and his personality puts off many. Cheon Sa-rang (Im Yoon-ah) is a hotelier who is known for always having a smile on her face. That is until she meets Gu Won. The issue? Gu Won finds himself infatuated with Cheon Sa-rang, even though she can’t stand him.
Their relationship is complex due to their initial animosity, and it’s difficult for them to navigate their warring personalities. By the time they get their happy ending, Gu Won has warmed his heart and become a much more outgoing and friendly person. Meanwhile, Cheon Sa-rang begins to understand why he is the way he is, while finding her own personal and professional happiness.
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‘Love to Hate You’ (2023)
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Love to Hate You was released on Netflix just ahead of Valentine’s Day in 2023, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s a perfect binge-watch for the lovey-dovey holiday. The series follows Yeo Mi-ran (Kim Ok-vin), a successful lawyer, who is offered a job at a male-dominated law firm that specializes in celebrity scandals. One of the celebrity clients is Nam Kang-ho (Teo Yoo), an actor who seems to have very little respect for women outside the occasional date.
Love to Hate You doesn’t sound like it should work. After all, how could Yeo Mi-ran end up falling for someone who makes such cruel comments about women when she so fiercely fights for women’s rights? But as the series unfolds, we get to know Nam Kang-ho better and see how both he and Yeo Mi-ran have been hurt by relationships in the past. Making their inevitable coupling all the sweeter as they learn to trust again with one another.
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‘Because This is My First Life’ (2017)
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Because This is My First Life’s main relationship begins due to a marriage of convenience between Nam Se-hee (Lee Min-ki) and Yoon Ji-ho (Jung So-min). The two decide to marry since both are struggling financially and sharing a home would be cheaper. Things start out well for the pair as they get to know one another and become close. Living together also allows them to heal from past relationships and generally become a better, happier version of themselves.
By the time they fall in love, both Nam Se-hee and Yoon Ji-ho are in a much better place than they were in the beginning of the series, and are emotionally available to take on a relationship. This is proven time and time again as past events and family issues are thrown at them, and they show they can work through it and come out the other side even better. It’s a quirky way to find love, but it’s fascinating to watch unfold.
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Collider Exclusive · TV Medicine Quiz Which Fictional Hospital Would You Work Best In? The Pitt · ER · Grey’s Anatomy · House · Scrubs
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Five hospitals. Five completely different ways medicine goes sideways on television — brutal, chaotic, romantic, brilliant, and ridiculous. Only one of them is the ward your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out exactly where you belong.
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🏥ER
💉Grey’s
🔬House
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A critical patient comes through the door. What’s your first instinct? Medicine under pressure reveals who you actually are.
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Why did you go into medicine in the first place? The honest answer says more about you than the one you’d give in an interview.
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What do you actually want from the people you work with? Who you want beside you under pressure is who you are.
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You lose a patient you fought hard to save. How do you carry it? Every doctor who’s worked a long shift has had to answer this question.
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How would your colleagues describe the way you work? Your reputation on the floor is usually more accurate than your self-image.
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How do you feel about hospital protocol and procedure? Every institution has rules. What you do with them is a choice.
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What does this job cost you personally? Nobody works in medicine without paying a price. What’s yours?
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At the end of a long shift, what keeps you coming back? The answer to this question is the most honest thing about you.
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Your answers have pointed to one fictional hospital above all others. This is the ward your instincts, your temperament, and your particular brand of dysfunction were built for.
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Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center
The Pitt
You are built for the most unsparing version of emergency medicine television has ever shown — one that puts you inside a single fifteen-hour shift and doesn’t let you look away.
You need your work to be real, not romanticised — meaning over drama, honesty over aesthetics.
You find purpose inside the work itself, not in the chaos surrounding it.
You’ve made peace with the fact that this job takes from you constantly, and gives back in ways that are harder to name.
Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center demands exactly that kind of person — and you would not want to be anywhere else.
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County General Hospital, Chicago
ER
You are the person who keeps the whole floor running — not the most brilliant in the room, but possibly the most essential.
You show up, do the work, absorb the losses, and come back the next day without needing the job to be anything other than what it is.
You care about patients as individual human beings, not as cases to solve or dramas to live through.
You believe in the system even when it fails you — and you understand that emergency medicine is about holding the line just long enough.
ER is television about endurance. You have it.
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Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, Seattle
Grey’s Anatomy
You came to medicine with your whole self — your ambition, your emotions, your relationships, your history — and you have never quite managed to leave any of it at the door.
You feel things fully and form deep attachments to the people you work with.
Your personal and professional lives are permanently, chaotically entangled — and that entanglement drives both your greatest disasters and your most remarkable saves.
You understand that extraordinary medicine often happens at the intersection of clinical skill and profound human connection.
It’s messy at Grey Sloan. You would not have it any other way.
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Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, NJ
House
You are drawn to the problem above everything else — the symptom that doesn’t fit, the diagnosis hiding underneath the obvious one.
You’re not primarily motivated by the patient as a person — though you are capable of caring, even if you’d deny it.
You work best when the stakes are highest and the standard answer is wrong.
Princeton-Plainsboro exists to house one extraordinary, impossible mind — and everyone around that mind is there because they’re smart enough to keep up.
The only way forward here is to think harder than everyone else in the room. That is exactly what you do.
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Sacred Heart Hospital, California
Scrubs
You understand that medicine is tragic and absurd in almost equal measure — and that the only sane response is to hold both of those things at the same time.
You are warm, self-aware, and funnier than most people in your field.
You use humour to get through terrible moments — and at Sacred Heart, that’s not a flaw, it’s a survival strategy.
You lean on the people around you and let them lean back. The laughter and the grief are genuinely inseparable here.
Scrubs is a show about learning to become someone worthy of the job. You are still very much in the middle of that process — which is exactly right.
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‘Our Beloved Summer’ (2021–2022)
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Our Beloved Summer is a coming-of-age story about two exes who promised to never see one another again when they broke up. This doesn’t go to plan, of course, and the pair are forced to face each other after a documentary they filmed in high school goes viral. It’s a classic tale of forced proximity, and we get to see how the former lovers react.
While the past love between Choi Ung (Choi Woo-shik) and Kook Yeon-soo (Kim Da-mi) is the main plot of Our Beloved Summer, we actually spend more time getting to know both characters now that they’re older. We get to see them make amends and form a friendship that eventually blossoms into rekindled love.
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‘Fight For My Way’ (2017)
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Fight For My Wayis an ensemble series about a group of four friends who are all trying to achieve their dreams and find their way in their careers. Among the group are Ko Dong-man (Park Seo-joon) and Choi Ae-ra (Kim Ji-won), who begin to form a romance. The pair have known each other since they were children, and haven’t lost the playful dynamic they’ve always had, which often lends itself to some very sweet scenes between them.
Despite their familiarity with one another, it isn’t so easy for Ko Dong-man and Choi Ae-ra at first; it takes a little bit for them to find the right balance, but they eventually figure it out, giving us a very charming K-romance. The romance is also equally balanced with the moments of friendship in the group, so there’s never a shortage of entertainment in Fight For My Way.
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‘Touch Your Heart’ (2019)
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Touch Your Heartfollows an actress named Oh Jin-shim (Yoo In-na), who faces a scandal that ruins her career. She’s out of the spotlight for two years until an opportunity for a role in a brand-new drama comes along. First, she must clear her name and fix her image. To do so, she takes a job as a secretary for lawyer Kwon Jung-rok (Lee Dong-wook). Naturally, they end up falling in love, and both learn that there is more to life than work.
Touch Your Heart is similar to the previous entry Love To Hate You, due to the lawyer/celebrity dynamic of the main couple. Both shows see their characters navigate their personal and professional lives, and find their happy endings out of unlikely circumstances.
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Prime Video subscribers have not been starved for content this year, especially in the sci-fi/superhero department, where the streamer has delivered several blockbuster releases at the halfway point of 2026. The first show that comes to mind is The Boys, which finally wrapped up after five full seasons, but fans are still at odds over whether the show was given the ending it deserves — Season 5 is the lowest-rated season of the series by a mile. Prime Video’s animated superhero series led by Steven Yeun and J.K. Simmons, Invincible, is firing on all cylinders right now following its Season 4 premiere earlier this year. Prime Video has not only confirmed that Season 5 will be released before the end of 2027, but also that the show will continue at least into Season 6.
Prime Video’s sci-fi crown jewel, at least since its premiere in 2024, has been Fallout, the series adapted from the popular video game franchise developed by Bethesda. All episodes of Fallout Season 1 were dropped as a binge back in 2024, but the demand for the show was clear, and Prime Video renewed it for Season 2 before shifting its release model to weekly for its sophomore outing. There was such little doubt that Fallout Season 2 would be a smash hit that the show was picked up for Season 3 months before the Season 2 premiere, and the next batch of episodes just received the update fans have been waiting for. During a recent interview with EW, Fallout executive producer Todd Howard officially confirmed that production on Season 3 “begins soon,” but this isn’t that surprising considering the casting additions announced in the last few weeks.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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Who Stars In ‘Fallout’ Season 3?
The first big casting for Fallout Season 3 announced in the last few weeks was Aaron Paul, the Emmy-winning star best known for his role in Breaking Bad. Paul also worked with the executive producers of Fallout on his HBO Max sci-fi series, Westworld, so this will be a reunion for him. Just last week, another round of Fallout Season 3 cast members was announced, and the biggest name among the bunch was Manny Jacinto. Before featuring in the Freaky Friday legacy sequel, Jacinto played Qimir/The Stranger in the Star Wars Disney Plus series, The Acolyte.
Check out the first two seasons of Fallout on Prime Video and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Season 3.
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April 10, 2024
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Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
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Frederick E. O. Toye, Wayne Che Yip, Stephen Williams, Liz Friedlander, Jonathan Nolan, Daniel Gray Longino, Clare Kilner
Actor Nicolas Cage is best known for his film roles like “Con Air,” “Face/Off,” and “National Treasure.” More recently, he’s appeared in movies like “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” “Pig,” and “Longlegs.” However, he recently starred in “Spider-Noir,” a neo-noir superhero series based on the Marvel comic. Even though it surprised some of his fans to see him in a TV show, Cage admitted that he’s always been “friendly to streaming” even before it went mainstream.
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While promoting “Spider-Noir,” Cage sat down with Deadlineto talk about his role in the show. The publication noted that this can be considered his first major TV role, despite his decades of acting experience. When asked if he would consider more streaming roles in the future, Cage admitted that he has always been open to streaming.
“I was friendly to streaming a long time ago, before it was cool. [The media would say], ‘Oh, he’s doing straight-to-streaming movies,’ like it was unheard of, like, shame on me,” he explained. “But now, everything is going that way. It’s like when Halston went to make dresses for JCPenney, and they dumped him, and the snobs dialed him out. Now everybody does it. “
Cage Opens Up On The Benefits Of Streaming
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Fans who go to a movie theater to watch a movie can only see it once before they have to pay for another ticket. With streaming, fans can watch the movie multiple times and pick up on things they may not have grasped the first time around. To Cage, this is a major benefit to streaming movies.
“It’s like I know that I discovered that if I make a movie that streams, it will become part of a collection and someone who enjoys downloading movies will be able to view it and re-view it,” he said. “And I like to do that. I always like watching things multiple times and learning something new from a movie, mainly Stanley Kubrick movies.”
He went on to say, “But anyway, I knew streaming would ultimately keep actors working and keep the work viewable. So, I navigated that, but it wasn’t cool when I started doing it.”
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Nicolas Cage Is Starring In The ‘Madden’ Biopic
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“Madden” is an upcoming sports biopic directed by David O. Russell. He co-wrote the film based on an earlier version created by Cambron Clark. The movie will follow the life of football coach and commentator John Madden, who will be portrayed by Cage. The biopic will also star an A-list cast of Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, John Mulaney, Shane Gillis, and Sienna Miller. “Madden” is scheduled to be released on Amazon Prime Video on November 26, 2026.
When speaking to Deadline about his role in “Madden,” he admitted that it was “a bit of a learning curve” and a “fast cut.”
“When you do a season of television, it’s equivalent to making four movies back-to-back. It’s a lot. So, I was talking like an old-world film noir actor for a long time and then suddenly David O. Russell is inviting me to play this famous football coach, who was also a TV personality, who had a very specific way of talking, nothing like a film noir actor,” Cage said, adding, “And frankly, nothing like me.”
Nicolas Cage Admits He Has ‘Nothing In Common’ With John Madden
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Cage went on to confess that he had “nothing in common with John Madden” and found that the greatest “challenge” in accepting the role.
“But when we rehearsed, David tried to help me find the voice, and I said to him, ‘It may not be anatomically possible, OK?’” he said with a laugh. “So, I figured that maybe we’d just make a cocktail of the John Madden sound with a little of this and that, and we’ll reintroduce something of my version of his voice.”
During the interview, Cage also touched on the roles that he is most known for. He revealed that he was recently in New Orleans when a fan approached him to comment on his role in “Gone in 60 Seconds.” Otherwise, he feels that he is best recognized for his roles in “Face/Off” and the “National Treasure” franchise.
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When asked about the “Pig fanboys,” Cage joked, “They’re always following me around.”
R&B singer Muni Long is opening up about undergoing a double lung transplant after being told she had just one week to live.
Long, 37, said she fell ill and was diagnosed with pneumonia while performing on Brandy and Monica’s The Boy Is Mine Tour last year.
“The road is tough, even when you are healthy. I should have never taken that tour, but there was so much going on in my life where I had to do it,” Long, who suffers from lupus, explained during a Tuesday, June 23, appearance on Good Morning America.
Long said she took a brief hiatus from the tour but later returned. That’s when she started to feel worse.
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“I think maybe about five or six dates in … I couldn’t even get out of the bed to make my call time for the stage, and the last show, I just barely made it,” she shared. “I was only able to do two songs and my my team and my family were like, ‘You just need to come home and rest.’”
The “Hrs and Hrs” singer said she woke up in the hospital after Thanksgiving, where doctors gave her the news that her lungs needed to be replaced.
“I knew for a really long time that something was wrong … every day I’m like spitting in cups and coughing all the time,” she said, adding that she was “huffing and puffing like I just ran a marathon.”
“[The doctors were] like you need a transplant, and I’m like, ‘Well, it sounds like you guys have a time … like how long do I have to live?’ and they go, ‘A week.’ My jaw dropped. They’re kind of like, ‘Hey, this is not a joke. You need to make a choice. You can either go to hospice or you can get these lungs.’”
Toni Braxton’s latest concert was cut short for a personal reason. “My loves, I am so sorry I wasn’t able to finish the show last night,” Braxton, 58, wrote via her Instagram Story on Monday, March 23. “I had an unexpected personal emergency and had no choice but to step away.” The “Un-Break My Heart” […]
Long, who has a young son, said that she is now on the road to recovery, though she isn’t able to perform just yet.
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“I look at my son and I think about, like, how much more life that I have to live, and I think just quality of life was first, like, I can’t sing if I’m not here,” she said.
“I [am] six months post-op. Tomorrow’s my last appointment for all the things,” Long continued. “[I’m] asymptomatic, no infections, none of that, and then I have my vocal checkup in August because I had to have vocal surgery as well.”
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Long said she’s feeling “fabulous” and advised other people in a similar situation to take care of themselves.
“If there’s anybody watching this, I would say I think the bulk of my trauma came from just holding everything in, trying to shoulder everybody else’s problems, always being the strong friend, the one who has it all together,” she said. “I did not speak up for myself as I should [have]. Don’t put yourself on the back burner for everyone else. You need to focus on you. You need to pour into yourself. Don’t be afraid to say no. Rest if you need to.”
“I was really faced with my mortality, and I thought to myself, ‘Have I really served myself the way that I should? Have I really given to myself the way I give to others?’ And the answer was no,” Long added. “So this time around I’m definitely going to be a little bit more selfish. I’m gonna take care of myself first so that I can take care of everybody else.”
Neighbors has been largely forgotten for decades, but this was the last film made by John Belushi before his death. It also reunited Belushi with his Blues Brothers costar, Dan Aykroyd, one last time as they essentially traded their comic personas. For this story, Belushi played the uptight Earl Keese and Aykroyd was the unhinged Victor “Vic” Zeck.
Earl’s life with his wife, Enid (Kathryn Walker), was uneventful until Vic and his wife, Ramona (Cathy Moriarty), moved in next door. Suddenly, things are getting too interesting in the neighborhood, and Earl openly distrusts the Zecks. But everyone around Earl thinks he’s overreacting to the new additions.
Just months after the end of a long-term engagement, Yolanda Hadid is preparing to walk down the aisle again.
The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star has reportedly accepted a surprise proposal from businessman Randy Kendrick, marking a dramatic new chapter in her love life.
For fans who watched her previous relationships unfold in the public eye, the news comes as a shock, especially given how quietly this latest romance developed behind the scenes.
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Yolanda Hadid is reportedly engaged to real estate developer Randy Kendrick, less than two years after the end of her previous relationship.
According to a report from the Daily Mail, Kendrick popped the question earlier this week, and Yolanda happily accepted.
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The engagement marks a significant milestone for the former model and reality television star, whose romantic life has often attracted public attention. This will be her third marriage if the couple ultimately makes it down the aisle.
The timing has surprised many fans because Yolanda only recently ended her engagement to longtime boyfriend Joseph Jingoli.
Inside Yolanda And Jingoli’s Romance And Split
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Yolanda Hadid and Joseph Jingoli quietly ended their engagement after more than six years together, bringing an end to one of the former reality star’s most private relationships.
News of the split surfaced in June 2025, though sources revealed the couple had actually gone their separate ways months earlier, in January.
According to a report from The Blast, the breakup was amicable, with the pair choosing to remain friends despite ending their engagement. “They remain friends and have nothing but fond memories of their time together,” a source revealed.
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Yolanda and Jingoli first met in 2017 after she relocated to Pennsylvania following her divorce from music producer David Foster.
Their romance blossomed away from the spotlight, leading to a secret engagement in 2022 during a trip to Holland.
The engagement remained private until 2024 when Yolanda casually referred to Jingoli as her fiancé. Despite their split, sources said there was no bad blood between them as both moved forward separately.
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Yolanda Hadid is engaged to real estate developer Randy Kendrick, following her split from longtime partner Joseph Jingoli. pic.twitter.com/47JCUH9UzD
Yolanda appears ready to begin an entirely new chapter. Unlike many celebrity relationships, her romance with Kendrick has largely stayed out of the spotlight.
While details about their relationship remain scarce, sources say the couple has quietly built a strong connection away from public scrutiny.
Kendrick is best known as the founder and CEO of Xebec, a company that describes itself as “a national logistics real estate platform.”
His business portfolio extends beyond logistics. In 2021, he also became CEO of Sandow Lakes Ranch Venture, LLC, a massive Texas-based development spanning 33,000 acres.
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The project includes plans for manufacturing and logistics facilities and boasts extensive water rights holdings throughout the state.
Despite his business success, Kendrick has largely avoided the celebrity spotlight, making his relationship with Hadid even more intriguing.
Yolanda’s Future Husband Has A Passion Beyond Real Estate
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While Randy Kendrick has built a career in real estate development, business is only part of his story.
In an interview with D Magazine last year, he revealed that he had known he wanted to become a developer since high school.
Away from work, however, music remains one of his greatest passions. Kendrick shared that he enjoys collecting “vintage guitars” and spending his free time “cooking for my family and playing guitar.”
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His love of music stretches back decades. “If you saw the Elvis movie, when he played his first concert at the International Hotel, six-year-old Randy Kendrick was in the front row next to Elvis’s mom and Priscilla Presley at that concert,” he recalled.
Yolanda Hadid Has Experienced Love, Loss, And Reinvention Before
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This latest engagement adds another chapter to a romantic history that has included two previous marriages.
Yolanda first married real estate developer Mohamed Hadid in 1994. Together, they welcomed three children, Gigi, Bella, and Anwar Hadid, before divorcing in 2000.
Her children would later become some of the most recognizable names in fashion and entertainment.
Years later, Yolanda found love again with music producer David Foster. The pair married in 2011, becoming one of Hollywood’s most talked-about couples at the time. However, the marriage ended in 2015, with their divorce finalized two years later.
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Since then, she has navigated public breakups, health struggles, and major life transitions while continuing to reinvent herself.
Muni Long Revealed She Underwent A Double Lung Transplant
According to PEOPLE, Muni Long appeared on ‘Good Morning America’ earlier this week. During her appearance, she reflected on joining Monica and Brandy’s ‘The Boy Is Mine’ tour last year and running into health concerns.
“I should have never taken that tour. But there was so much going on in my life where I had to do it,” she said.
Long, who was diagnosed with lupus in 2014, revealed that she fell ill while on the tour and was diagnosed with pneumonia. For Thanksgiving, she went home, and then woke up to herself in the hospital. There, doctors reportedly told her that she needed a double lung transplant.
“I knew for a really long time that something was wrong. Every day I’m, like, spitting in cups and coughing all the time. Trying to take all these medicines to get through the day,” she recalled.
Then, doctors told her that she only had a week to live.
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“My jaw dropped. Literally. I was like, ‘That’s rude.’ But they were kind of like, ‘This is not a joke. You need to make a choice. You can either go to hospice, or you can get these lungs,’” she added.
Ultimately, Long underwent the procedure and is now feeling “fabulous.”
“Tomorrow is my last appointment for all the things. No symptoms. Asymptomatic. No infections. None of that. Then I have my vocal checkup, six months will be in August because I had to have vocal surgery, as well… My voice now is totally different. It’s actually better, should I say? But I don’t know that I can perform yet. They gave me six months to a year,” she said.
Internet Users Send Well Wishes
Social media users entered TSR’s comment section, sending well-wishes and prayers to Muni Long.
Instagram user @_thefordfam_ wrote, “She will recovery fully in Jesus name 🙏🏾”
While Instagram user @definedbymarcelle added, “I was given two weeks to live! 36 years later, im alive and well! Praying for her 🙏🏿”
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Instagram user @almondnhoney wrote, “I’m going through this now with Lupus. Surviving by being connected to Oxygen…. And God is still so good! I’m so happy for her!!💜💜💜💜”
While Instagram user @ryork2601 added, “And people were commenting on her looks. Ya’ll don’t realize being healthy is a blessing.”
Instagram user @helladatshyt wrote, “Lupus sucks so bad man ! How I know ? Cause I’m a survivor too. Praying for peace and healing for her”
While Instagram user @parisalayaa added, “Damn 🥺🙏🏽 and y’all was talking about that girl looks! You never know what ppl are going through!”
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Instagram user @charjaylove wrote, “Lupus is a serious auto immune disease 💜 praying for those who challenge and fight including myself 😞”
While Instagram user @nurse_taraj added, “Transplant nurse here . Praying for her health . A DLT is no joke and it is life altering along with medications she’ll always have to take the rest of her life. To get a second chance at life is amazing and no one will understand that unless they went through it 🙏🏽”
Instagram user @bowsbforhoes wrote, “Lupus tried to take me out but god had other plans ! Listen to your body and be an advocate for yourself if something doesn’t sound right feel right or look right get a second opinion ! Keep fighting ! Keep praying and stay strong 💜👊🏾🤞🏾💐”
Here’s What Happened Before Muni Long Revealed She Underwent A Double Lung Transplant
As The Shade Room previously reported, Muni Long made headlines when she abruptly exited ‘The Boy Is Mine’ tour in November 2025. At the time, she had missed a few tour stops and ultimately took to social media to tell fans, “… Despite doing everything I can to push through, my doctors have made it clear that it’s not safe for me to continue with the remaining dates of the tour. I’ll truly miss seeing you all out there, and I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity. Thank you to Brandy and Monica for having me and sharing the stage with me. I can’t wait to see you all again. Stronger than ever”
Band of Brothers actor Iain Robertson has been found guilty of rape following a trial in Scotland.
Robertson, 45, was convicted Tuesday, June 23, on five offenses, including rape and domestic abuse, against three women between 2004 and 2019, reported the BBC.
The Scottish actor appeared in HBO’s acclaimed Band of Brothers and is best known for playing Stevie O’Hara in the BBC soap opera River City.
A jury at the High Court in Glasgow heard how Robertson allegedly raped a woman whom he met on the set of River City sometime between 2018 and 2019.
Rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape. Local ABC affiliate WBRZ reported that Mystikal (real name Michael Tyler) appeared in court on Tuesday, June 16, to receive his sentencing. The rapper, 55, was accused of raping a woman in his Prairieville, Louisiana, home back in 2022, to […]
The woman testified that she did not want a romantic relationship with the actor but that they did become intimate at one point. She later told Robertson that she wanted to return to a platonic relationship, per the BBC.
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“It was a long back and forth. Iain was convinced I was in denial about having feelings for him and in denial about what I wanted,” she said. “I do not think he believed me.”
The woman added that she felt her “boundaries were being ignored.”
She said she was sexually assaulted after staying at Robertson’s home in Glasgow. The woman claimed she planned to sleep on the sofa, but that the actor said she could join him in his bed and “nothing would happen.”
The woman said that Robertson then “had sex” with her. “I was lying down, I was very limp and he went on top of me,” she described the incident, which she said was nonconsensual.
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Another woman testified that the actor “lunged” at her during an argument in 2014, reported the BBC. She said, “I thought he was going to hit me.”
Robertson was convicted of assault in connection with the second woman but cleared a second charge.
The woman, who is also an actor, said Robertson called her and left voicemails in an “obsessive” manner and sent snack boxes to theaters at which she was performing.
Giving evidence earlier in the trial, Robertson said he was “no angel” but denied all of the charges against him.
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“I am aware to know if the person is not as present as I am in what we are doing,” he said of the rape allegation. “I am sensitive enough to be aware there are non-verbal ways to communicate.”
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“It would be something I would not participate in at all,” he added.
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Robertson is due to be sentenced on July 23.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
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As someone who likes to revamp her wardrobe every season, my clothes are looking more European these days — almost as if my closet went and got itself a passport. Indeed, I’m all about European-style summer sets that look expensive, are easy to style and look luxe in that quintessential European way, quietly elevated without trying too hard. Thankfully, there’s no better place to tap into that classic European polish than Amazon, which is overflowing with rich‑girl sets practically begging to go international.
From matching gingham combos to Parisian‑style vests, denim duos and even chic skirt sets, I’ve found 13 European‑inspired pairings that have completely elevated my summer style. If you, too, are craving stylish summer sets that look straight out of a European getaway, the pieces below are absolutely worth adding to your cart.
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13 European Summer Outfits That Look Expensive
1. My Favorite: With a luxe, loosely tailored fit, this striped button‑down set delivers a regal, resort‑ready aesthetic. Choose understated shades like khaki or white for a quiet‑luxury feel, or make a statement in hot pink or ocean blue.
2. Luxe for Less: Almost 1,000 customers (including me!) have snagged this V‑neck vest shorts set in the past month. It’s giving absolute Parisian chic — clean, confident and just the right amount of polished.
3. Tummy Slimming: Designed with an A‑line silhouette that disguises the midsection, this slimming tank and shorts set has become a fast favorite of mine. I, along with countless other reviewers, love how lightweight and versatile it is — great for vacation or even weekend plans.
By the time summer rolls around, I want my wardrobe to do as little work as possible. The last thing I want to do on a hot morning is piece together an outfit when it’s already 85 degrees outside. That’s exactly why matching sets become my unofficial summer uniform every year. I’ve spent more hours […]
4. Southern Centric:Gingham matching sets are a failsafe way to rock rich-girl style on a budget. With a slightly cropped top and high‑waist pants, this colorful duo brings that expensive energy to your closet — even though the price is anything but.
5. Denim Demure: It’s no surprise that denim is just as in style in the U.S. as it is in Europe, which makes this denim matching set a travel essential. Pair the button‑up top and high‑waist shorts with a classic white sneaker and a structured tote for a very Parisian look.
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6. Laid-Back Luxe: For an easy‑going ensemble that still reads elegant, don’t miss this tank and shorts duo. I snagged the luxe lounge set in butter yellow and black, and I’m already eyeing more colors.
7. Buy Every Color: Should your style lean more toward dresses than pants, this colorblock top and shorts set is the best of both worlds. I’m obsessed with how well it owns that flowy, feminine dress vibe while offering the ease and movement of shorts.
8. Wardrobe Staple: Quiet luxury meets European ease in this linen-blend set from one of my favorite brands, Anrabess. The slightly oversized tank and elastic‑waist pants have that breezy, unbothered look that looks straight out of a Mediterranean summer.
9. Flight to Fashion: As someone who is rather obsessed with smocking, I can’t get over how well this smocked top and pants set combines structure with stretch for the most flattering fit. It’s just as functional for a travel‑day outfit as it is for exploring a new city once you land.
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10. Euro Elegance: Embrace flirty fashion in this striped matching skirt set. Made from 100% cotton, the easy‑to‑style button‑up top and modest skirt have that coastal‑European vibe — the kind that feels straight out of a summer abroad.
11. Designer Lookalike: I’m rather obsessed with Farm Rio, and I feel like this boho top and pants set is an elegant alternative. With a playful print, flattering cropped tank and wide‑leg pants, it has that vacation‑in‑Europe polish that’s both fun and flattering.
12. Sun Essential: Breezy meets beautiful in this crochet summer set. Full disclosure: I’ve layered it over my swimsuits and even styled it on its own, and it always looks like a sun-soaked outfit from an expensive European getaway.
13. Lace Love: It doesn’t get much more luxe than lace, and this top and shorts set is proof. The top-selling pick has that Parisian polish that’s pretty, romantic and endlessly elegant.
European gals do loungewear differently. Instead of old college crewnecks and baggy sweatpants, they give casual a classy spin. And no, that doesn’t mean sacrificing comfort. Their go-to outfit sets are plush and buttery soft, carrying them straight from errands to date nights without a wardrobe change. We want in! These loose two-piece outfits are […]
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