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5 HBO Crime Shows Where Every Episode Is a Masterpiece
Ever since the dawn of the golden era of prestige television in the latter stages of the 1990s, HBO has been synonymous with ambition, impact, and storytelling perfection on the small screen. While the premium network has produced everything from acidic comedy satire to post-apocalyptic dread, piercing real-world drama, and even high-concept fantasy, there is no denying HBO’s identity is ingrained in its proven ability to master the grit and gripping intensity of crime television.
While it is rare for any series to go through its entire run without producing a single dud episode, these five crime shows achieve that feat by constantly prioritizing character and narrative, maintaining focus throughout the whole stretch of their tenures, and operating with razor-sharp thematic precision from start to finish. From pioneering long-form series that were instrumental in ushering in television’s golden age to viscerally impactful miniseries that treat every one of their episodes with the craft and care befitting of a cinematic release, these crime series never once falter, and they stand enshrined among HBO’s greatest ever achievements because of that.
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‘The Sopranos’ (1999–2007)
Six seasons and 86 episodes. That is quite the tenure for any show, and while anyone would forgive a series of such scale having an occasional misfire or an episode that doesn’t quite land, The Sopranos never falters once in its considerable journey. The defining spearhead of prestige television drama, and an ageless icon of HBO magnificence, the crime series follows New Jersey mafioso Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) as his struggle to navigate the cutthroat complexity of his professional life and the spiraling nature of his family environment lead him to begin attending therapy sessions in secrecy, where he dissects his own thoughts on his experiences, and the world, and his line of work with Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco).
Regardless of whether episodes are tackling the gangland tensions of Tony’s life, the volatile nature of his family dynamic, covering the experiences of his colleagues, or even prying deep into his psychology through dreamlike vignettes of surrealism and poetry, The Sopranos executes every narrative idea it has quite perfectly. The thematic sharpness of David Chase’s writing is paramount to this, as is the brilliance of the ensemble cast and the compelling tonal shifts that allow the series to oscillate between extreme violence, profound depth, and even hysterical comedy on a whim.
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‘Sharp Objects’ (2018)
It would be easy to think that a miniseries has less of an ordeal to make every episode a masterpiece of television drama, given how contained the overall run is compared to longer, more expansive series. However, there have been plenty of limited series over the years that have stumbled at some point along the way, particularly slow-burn crime mysteries that need to extract suspense and simmering drama over the course of 6+ hours. Despite having a total runtime of more than seven hours across its eight-episode run, Sharp Objects never once loses momentum or drops the ball regarding its magnetic intensity and the sickening depth of its character study.
Based on Gillian Flynn’s novel of the same name, it follows crime reporter Camille Preaker (Amy Adams) as she returns to her hometown to investigate the murder of two young girls, only to find herself having to confront demons from her own traumatic past as well as the shocking inhumanity of the crime. Investing heavily in a gloomy Southern Gothic atmosphere, Sharp Objects is able to capture an eerie, pervasive feeling of dread, a quality that works beautifully in tandem with its meticulous pacing. As the series goes on, this commitment to establishing the tone of the setting pays dividends, especially as the ugly truth behind the crimes begins to unfurl. With every second of screen time thriving as a transfixing, nightmarish descent into the depths of human depravity, Sharp Objects is a rare example of a truly perfect miniseries that remains faultless from its opening scene to its shocking final moments.
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‘The Night Of’ (2016)
Another masterful miniseries that also stands as one of the most underappreciated television productions of any genre throughout the 2010s, The Night Of excels as a gripping crime epic that delivers a scorching indictment of the legal system while incorporating elements of police procedural suspense, courtroom drama, and a bleak glimpse of life behind bars. It revolves around Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed), a Pakistani-American arrested and tried after he wakes up next to a murdered girl he was partying with. While his claims of innocence are largely ignored, jaded defense attorney John Stone (John Turturro) agrees to represent him.
The eight-part limited series finds tremendous strength in its drive to continuously evolve its story, offering different perspectives on the case, shifting between a desperate Nasir and his panicked family, the story the cops and prosecution understandably believe, the media frenzy that engulfs the case, and the vicious life lessons Nasir is exposed to in Rikers Island as he awaits his trial. Able to examine all this while wrestling with the gigantic thematic idea of institutionalized racism and maintaining an air of suspense and uncertainty regarding Nasir’s involvement in the murder, The Night Of is a masterful mixture of grueling mystery tension and piercing character drama that delivers eight episodes of unyielding cinematic depth.
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‘True Detective’ (Season 1) (2014)
Viewed by many as being the greatest single season of television the medium has ever seen, True Detective’s first installment is the pinnacle of slow-burn atmospheric suspense in crime television, one that was so impactful that it shifted the style of the subgenre on the small screen from frenetic, fast-paced thrills to agonizing, methodical tension. Anchored in the brilliance of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson’s lead performances, it follows two detectives investigating an occult killer in rural Louisiana, focusing on three pivotal times in the case between 1995 and 2012. In addition to delving into the horrific nature of the crimes, the season also invests heavily in the complex personal lives of the officers.
With all eight episodes benefiting from the consistency of Nic Pizzolatto’s writing and Cary Joji Fukunaga’s direction, True Detective Season 1 runs with a sense of unity and holism that makes every piece feel interconnected, even when it’s jumping around timelines and reveling in the enigmatic depths of its central mystery of death, power, and conspiracy. From the palpable dread of its opening episodes to the creeping unraveling of the mystery, through to the emotional impact of the eighth and final episode, every second of True Detective’s first season offers gripping drama and invigorating gravitas that, despite its grim narrative and brutal intensity, is always a treat to revisit.
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‘The Wire’ (2002–2008)
Quite possibly HBO’s greatest ever production, The Wire isn’t just a ceaselessly engrossing crime epic, but a sprawling dissection of a city’s societal ecosystem that investigates everything from the hierarchy of the drug trade to the nature of the police force, the shifting priorities of city hall, and even the institutionalized pitfalls in everything from journalism to the public education system. From the tight focus and attention to detail of Season 1’s emphasis on a small police unit’s efforts to gain evidence against the Barksdale drug operation to the all-encompassing eye of Season 5’s expansive drama, The Wire excels at capturing both the intricacies of a city’s crime infrastructure and the sheer scale of the operation.
Armed with an unrelenting commitment to documentary-style realism that makes every outburst of violence, every shocking revelation of corruption, and every essential character moment land with dramatic gravitas, the series captivates viewers throughout every second of its five-season, 60-episode run. With its intense exploration of systemic rot, bureaucratic process, and the complex morality of both law enforcement and organized crime, The Wire never once missteps or errs in its story, and it delivers what is possibly the most important TV series of all time, especially considering the poignant agelessness it holds 18 years on from its finale.
The Wire
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2002 – 2008-00-00
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HBO
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Ernest R. Dickerson, Ed Bianchi, Steve Shill, Clark Johnson, Daniel Attias, Agnieszka Holland, Tim Van Patten, Alex Zakrzewski, Anthony Hemingway, Brad Anderson, Clement Virgo, Elodie Keene, Peter Medak, Rob Bailey, Seith Mann, Christine Moore, David Platt, Dominic West, Gloria Muzio, Jim McKay, Leslie Libman, Milcho Manchevski, Robert F. Colesberry, Thomas J. Wright
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How Much the Hollywood Superstar Is Worth
Actor Brad Pitt is best known for Hollywood hits like “Fight Club” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” but his lucrative film roles played only a small part in his overall fortune. From his multi-million-dollar real estate portfolio to his powerful production company, Plan B Entertainment, here’s how the actor built his Hollywood empire.

Brad Pitt has a net worth of $400 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. This contrasts sharply with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, whose net worth is estimated at around $120 million.
The actor earned an upfront salary of $30 million for the 2025 Apple TV movie “F1,” which was a major payday for the actor. However, he also made $35 million to co-star with George Clooney in the 2024 movie “Wolfs.” If that wasn’t enough, he also made $40 million for the “Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood” sequel.
Inside His Plan B Production Company

Brad Pitt co-founded Plan B Entertainment in November 2001 with his then-wife Jennifer Aniston, super-producer Brad Grey, and several other executives. Following his divorce from the “Friends” star, he bought out her stake in the company for an undisclosed sum. Grey later left to run Paramount Pictures, leaving Pitt as the company’s sole owner.
It quickly became one of Hollywood’s most respected independent film production companies. In October 2022, it was revealed that Pitt sold a 60% stake in Plan B to French media conglomerate Mediawan, which reportedly valued the company at $300 million. The deal was structured as a 50/50 cash-and-stock deal, meaning Mediawan paid $90 million in cash and $90 million in equity to acquire a controlling interest.
Plan B’s films have generated over $3 billion at the worldwide box office. The company’s top-grossing title is “World War Z,” which brought in $530 million at the global box office, followed by “Troy,” which earned $483 million. Other notable titles include “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Ad Astra,” and “12 Years a Slave.”
Inside His Relationship With Angelina Jolie and Subsequent Divorce

Brad Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston from 2000 to 2005. He then dated Angelina Jolie for nearly a decade before they married in 2014. They officially separated in 2016 and finalized their divorce in 2019, although legal battles over their financial affairs have continued for years following their split.
In January 2025, the couple finally reached a divorce settlement. Celebrity Net Worth noted that the couple had signed a prenuptial agreement before they wed in 2014, which would allow each of them to keep the assets that they brought into the marriage. They would divide any jointly accumulated capital when the marriage ended.
One of the most contentious parts of their divorce was Jolie’s sale of her stake in Château Miraval. They bought the French estate and vineyard while they were together and grew it into a thriving business known for its rosé. Pitt argued that he invested significant time and energy to turn the vineyard into a reputable brand.
The Château Miraval Debate Continues To This Day

In 2021, Jolie sold her 50% stake in Miraval to Tenute del Mondo, the wine division of the Stoli Group, for a reported $64 million. Pitt sued over the sale, arguing that she violated an agreement requiring his permission to sell her stake in the company. Jolie, however, argued that such an agreement never existed, and that she was free to sell at her discretion.
As of July 2026, Jolie asked a judge not to require her to turn over financial records dating back to 2017 in her ongoing legal battle over the vineyard. Jolie’s attorneys argued that Pitt had mischaracterized her previous claims by suggesting she alleged financial distress, as per PEOPLE magazine.
“The issue is not whether Jolie needed the money — the issue is that she was trying to untangle her life and her finances from her controlling and abusive ex-husband,” the court filing stated. “That distinction makes all the difference.”
Brad Pitt’s Relationship With His Children Remains Strained

According to PEOPLE, the actor remains hopeful he can mend his relationship with his children. Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh and, most recently, Vivienne have all sought to remove “Pitt” from their surnames.
Shiloh’s request was granted in 2024, while Vivienne’s petition has been scheduled for November 2, according to court documents. Zahara’s hearing is scheduled for September 28, and Maddox’s hearing is set for September 14.
The news comes amid a heartfelt confession from the actor, in which he revealed that he was no longer sober. “I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon. Yep, nope, not good for me.’ Not in big quantities,” he told Esquire.
He previously told PEOPLE magazine that he had begun his sobriety in 2016 and started attending AA meetings along with a 12-step program. “You had all these men sitting around being open and honest in a way I have never heard,” he said at the time. “It was this safe space where there was little judgment, and therefore little judgment of yourself.”
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RHONY’s Erin Lichy Teases Who’s In Season 16 Reunion Hot Seat
The Real Housewives of New York City’s Erin Lichy is hellbent on not being the only Housewife in the season 16 reunion hot seat.
“Yeah, I won’t be the only one,” Erin, 39, exclusively teased to Us on Tuesday, September 1, ahead of the hit Bravo show’s highly-anticipated Tuesday, September 8, season 16 premiere.
“I can tell you that — and actually, there are people that I will be putting in the hot seat as well,” she added. “Big time.”
Bravo fans met Erin in 2023 after she joined the rebooted season 14 RHONY cast. She’ll return for season 16 alongside costars Sai de Silva, Jessel Taank and Carole Radziwill, who previously appeared on seasons 5 through 10. New Housewives Hailey Glasman, Daisy Toye and Erika Hammond will also be joining the fold.
While Erin declined to dish on what is sure to be a drama-filled reunion, Us also spoke exclusively to Jessel, 46, who was also quick to tease a very full reunion hot seat.
“I think it’s going to be a mixture between Erin and Daisy, 50/50 equal,” Jessel exclusively told Us on Tuesday. “Actually, no, I take that back — 70/30. Seventy Erin, 30 Daisy.”

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As the Housewives prepare for the season 16 premiere and the upcoming reunion, Jessel shared her advice for the women who are new to filming a hit reality TV series.
“I feel like my biggest piece of advice is just be authentic, because the audience can see right through you,” she told Us. “You guys are way smarter than you know we could consider or believe. So I think it’s like they can smell through the bulls***, and I think the minute you try to be something you’re not, it really shows.”
As for her well-known and admitted pot-stirring costar Erin, the real estate agent and entrepreneur is continuing to ignore the comments section and the lingering misconceptions fans have about her character.
“I don’t really give a s*** what people think about me,” she teased on Tuesday, before admitting, “No, I’m kidding. Sometimes I do.”
She added, “I feel like people think that I’m so pampered, and I have worked so hard. I was not given anything. I mean, I definitely grew up in a comfortable way, and I grew up in New York City with a lot of opportunity but I have worked my ass off. And sometimes I feel like people don’t really realize that — a lot of people do, but a lot of people don’t. That kind of bugs me a little, but I’ll show them all.”
Season 16 of The Real Housewives of New York City premieres on Tuesday, September 8 at 8/7c on Bravo and streams the next day on Peacock.
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10 Thriller Shows That Get More Intense With Every Single Episode
A thriller can have the best premise in the world, but all of that comes crashing down if it peaks too soon. Everyone knows that the genre is nothing without escalation. That means every chapter has to make the situation worse or reveal something that completely changes what the audience thought they knew. If the tension just resets after every episode, that sense of danger completely disappears.
A good thriller knows exactly how to create a spiral where stopping feels impossible because every situation leaves something unresolved, just enough to make the audience want more. That is exactly when the genre is at its most addictive. These thriller shows understand that better than most and become more intense with every single episode.
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‘Hijack’ (2023–Present)
Hijack gets more stressful with every little development, and that’s the fun of the show. Hijack Season 1 unfolds in real time across a seven-hour flight to London that is taken over by armed hijackers, with business negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) trapped on board. Sam’s entire skill set is reading people and talking his way through impossible situations, but the show makes it very clear that he is not a perfect hero who can magically save the day. Sam operates by trying to understand what the hijackers want while authorities on the ground slowly piece together what is happening, while the plane continues getting closer to London. The pace of the show makes every little moment count. There is always a clock running in the background, and every episode removes another possible way out.
The show barely gives the audience enough time to feel comfortable before introducing another complication. This constant escalation never feels random because almost every problem grows naturally out of something that happened earlier. Season 2 finds a completely different way to create the same kind of pressure when Sam finds himself at the center of a hostage crisis aboard Berlin’s underground system, while authorities above ground scramble to protect hundreds of passengers. Changing the setting keeps Hijack from simply repeating its first trick, but the appeal of the series remains the same. The thriller show has mastered the art of tightening the noose, which is the very key to success in the genre.
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‘Dept. Q’ (2025–Present)
Dept. Q starts like a fairly traditional cold-case drama but slowly transforms into something much more complex. The brilliant Netflix Original series follows detective Carl Morck (Matthew Goode), who returns to work after a shooting leaves one officer dead and his partner Hardy (Jamie Sives) paralyzed. Now, Carl is obviously carrying a lot of guilt about the whole situation, and his bosses have no idea what to do with him. They resort to making him the head of a newly created department for unsolved cases in the hopes that he will stay busy without ever really being involved in anything high-stakes. Carl initially treats the assignment like an insult until his new assistant Akram (Alexej Manvelov) pushes him toward the four-year-old disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard (Chloe Pirrie).
As the story progresses, the audience learns that Merritt did not simply fall from a ferry as everyone believes. In fact, she is alive and being held captive somewhere, which completely changes the way the investigation plays out. Carl and Akram are slowly digging through old witnesses, forgotten evidence, and Merritt’s complicated past while the viewers know there is an actual person waiting for them to connect the dots. That structure is exactly why Dept. Q gets more intense with every episode. The first few chapters have enough room for the audience to know Carl as a person before the case completely takes over the picture. Dept. Q balances its character drama with a genuinely compelling mystery. The show doesn’t keep throwing twists at the audience, because it understands how to make the stakes feel urgent simply through great storytelling.
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‘Giri/Haji’ (2019)
Giri/Haji is a must-watch for every thriller enthusiast. The BBC and Netflix series follows Tokyo detective Kenzo Mori (Takehiro Hira), who is sent to London after evidence suggests that his supposedly dead brother Yuto (Yosuke Kubozuka) may actually be alive and connected to a murder that threatens to ignite a gang war back home. Kenzo’s mission is to find Yuto before the violence escalates and quietly bring him back to Japan. Of course, that’s easier said than done because once in London, he crosses paths with detective Sarah Weitzmann (Kelly Macdonald) and troubled sex worker Rodney Yamaguchi (Will Sharpe), while his teenage daughter Taki (Aoi Okuyama) eventually becomes caught up in the chaos as well.
The first few episodes take their time establishing all of these relationships, but once Kenzo gets closer to Yuto, everything starts coming together in unexpected ways. Every character brings another complication, and by the second half, Kenzo is no longer trying to solve one problem so much as prevent several lives from collapsing at once. The show keeps shifting its tone between action, dark comedy, and intimate family drama, but the change never feels abrupt. In fact, that unpredictability is exactly why the story keeps getting more intense with every conversation. The show’s escalation comes from its messy relationships and complex power dynamics, and that is far more interesting to watch than traditional action.
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‘Mr. Robot’ (2015–2019)
Mr. Robot makes the audience question everything, all the time. The masterful thriller TV series follows the brilliant but extremely isolated programmer Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), who works for cybersecurity firm Allsafe while secretly hacking people in his personal life. Things change when he is recruited by the mysterious Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) into fsociety, a hacktivist group planning to wipe out consumer debt by attacking the massive corporation E Corp. Elliot already hates everything the company represents, so joining the plan should be an easy decision. However, nothing in Mr. Robot is ever that simple. The deeper Elliot gets into fsociety, the more unstable his understanding of the people around him becomes. His relationships with Darlene (Carly Chaikin), Angela (Portia Doubleday), and increasingly dangerous figures like Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallström) keep pulling him further into a conspiracy that becomes much bigger than one hack.
The series constantly shifts the ground beneath the audience, but that’s what makes the show so fun. The show gradually expands its stakes from personal paranoia to political manipulation and consequences that are far beyond Elliot’s control. Even then, the show feels increasingly claustrophobic as its scale expands. Malek delivers one of the best performances of his career. The series essentially traps the viewers inside Elliot’s perspective, which means that when he starts losing his grip on reality, the audience can’t tell the difference between what is real and what isn’t. That makes every little thing in the show feel dangerous, since the viewers are forced to question every motive and every missing piece of information.
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‘Bodyguard’ (2018)
Bodyguard wastes no time pretending like its protagonist has anything under control. The series follows former soldier David Budd (Richard Madden), who is now working as a protection officer for the Metropolitan Police, but still carrying severe trauma from his time in Afghanistan and barely holding his family together. Things get considerably worse when he is assigned to protect Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), a powerful politician whose views on national security clash with almost everything David believes in. That tension becomes the engine of the series, because David is expected to keep Julia alive while increasingly questioning the policies she represents and the people surrounding her.
The first episode already sets the bar ridiculously high with the show’s iconic train sequence. From there, the stakes keep on rising as political threats get more serious, David’s personal life starts affecting his work, and it becomes impossible to tell whether the biggest danger is coming from terrorists or people inside the government. Bodyguard works by narrowing down David’s options until every decision he makes feels impossible. The series keeps taking away his ability to trust people, and this increasing sense of paranoia is what makes the show impossible to stop watching until the very end.
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‘Fargo’ (2014–2024)
Fargo is inspired by the Coen brothers‘ film of the same name, which means that the show had big shoes to fill, and boy, did it do exactly that. The anthology series resets itself with each season of Fargo and features a new collection of interesting characters whose lives slowly collide. Season 1 begins with mild-mannered insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) crossing paths with the terrifyingly unpredictable Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton), while later seasons jump across different decades and conflicts without losing that same basic formula where somebody does something stupid, someone else makes it worse, and soon enough, an entire town starts drowning in the consequences.
Fargo takes its time introducing its central characters and establishing their conflict. What’s interesting is how manageable these problems really are before they grow into chaos. The show is almost comedic in how viewers can often see disaster approaching long before the characters do, and every season finds a way to make that downward spiral feel differently entertaining. Fargo is best described as violent and absurd, which makes it a great fit for this list.
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‘Mare of Easttown’ (2021)
For a miniseries, Mare of Easttown is surprisingly expansive without overdoing it. The HBO show follows detective Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet), who is investigating the murder of a teenage girl in a small Pennsylvania town where everyone seems to know everyone else’s business. The problem is that Mare is already carrying more than enough baggage before the case begins. Her son died by suicide, and she is in a custody battle for her grandson while dealing with the aftermath of her messy divorce. The stakes get even messier when the disappearance of yet another girl leaves the town questioning whether Mare is actually capable of protecting anyone.
The show’s small-town setting is what makes this premise feel all the more suffocating. Every new suspect is connected to someone Mare knows personally, and every clue threatens to blow up another relationship. The series keeps widening the case without losing focus, while also weaving in family secrets and years-old grudges into the narrative. Winslet is truly the star of the show and portrays Mare’s exhaustion, stubbornness, and anger with perfect conviction. The protagonist is rough around the edges, which grounds the show’s otherwise sprawling mystery in something painfully human, and that is what makes Mare of Easttown such a hard-hitting thriller.
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‘Mindhunter’ (2017–2019)
Mindhunter is one of the greatest thrillers of all time, which is what makes its untimely cancelation all the more frustrating. The Netflix series follows FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) alongside psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv) as they begin interviewing imprisoned killers in the late 1970s to understand what drives people to commit this kind of violence. The series covers the very early days of criminal profiling and fictionalizes real-life killers, including Edmund Kemper (Cameron Britton), Richard Speck (Jack Erdie), and Charles Manson (Damon Herriman).
The unsettling part is that most of the show unfolds through conversations, since the team isn’t actively hunting killers. The tension comes from watching Holden and Bill sit across from people who describe horrific crimes with an almost disturbing calmness. Every interview gives the team more insight into how these killers think, but it also pushes them further into material that starts affecting their judgment and sense of normalcy. Mindhunter builds this psychological pressure by showing how the project starts bleeding into Holden and Bill’s personal lives. By the time an episode ends, the most chilling thing is not usually what happened in the past, but how normal these conversations start to sound.
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‘Dark’ (2017–2020)
Dark is the kind of thriller where the audience never knows what might happen next. Netflix’s first-ever German-language series begins in the small town of Winden, where teenager Jonas Kahnwald (Louis Hofmann) returns home after spending time in psychiatric treatment following his father’s suicide. Around the same time, a local boy disappears near a cave system outside town. However, this isn’t a typical missing-person case because the caves contain a wormhole that connects different periods in Winden’s history. Soon enough, the audience realizes that the town is hiding something dark, with four families at the center of it all, linked across generations in ways none of them fully understand.
Every episode in Dark reveals another connection between the past, present, and future, but each answer usually creates an even more complicated question. Characters who initially seem unrelated suddenly turn out to be essential to someone else’s story, family trees become almost impossible to make sense of, and tiny details from earlier episodes can completely change meaning once the timeline expands. The show demands attention, but it rewards it better than almost any sci-fi thriller. Nothing in Dark is ever random, and this kind of intentional storytelling is its greatest strength. It also gives the series ridiculous rewatch value, which is very rare with thrillers.
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‘Twin Peaks’ (1990–1991)
Twin Peaks is the blueprint for the modern mystery thriller. Long before slow-burn investigations were a thing, David Lynch and Mark Frost were already doing all of it in 1990. The series begins with the murder of high school student Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), whose body is discovered wrapped in plastic near the town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) arrives to investigate the case, but it quickly becomes obvious that solving Laura’s murder is only the beginning. Almost everyone in town is hiding something, and the deeper Cooper looks, the stranger the town starts to feel. Twin Peaks was revolutionary in how confidently it moved between genres.
The same episode would go from murder mystery to soap opera, surreal horror, and even comedy without ever losing the sense of the central narrative. The primary tension in the show comes from the fact that neither the characters nor the audience fully understand the forces at play in Twin Peaks. That uncertainty gives the show a strange rhythm that thrillers are now known for. Twin Peaks never explains itself and trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity. Twin Peaks popularized eerie small-town secrets, the fractured timelines, the dream logic, and the genre’s obsession with hidden identities. The show eventually returned decades later with a reboot, Twin Peaks: The Return, and while the revival was excellent in its own right, the original run still has a magic that is almost impossible to replicate.
Twin Peaks
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1990 – 1991-00-00
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Lesli Linka Glatter, Caleb Deschanel, Duwayne Dunham, Tim Hunter, Todd Holland, Tina Rathborne, Diane Keaton, Graeme Clifford, James Foley, Jonathan Sanger, Mark Frost, Stephen Gyllenhaal
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Married at First Sight UK Star Announces Death of Premature Twins
Married at First Sight UK star Holly Ditchfield has announced the death of her premature twin boys just nine days after their births.
“My beautiful boys, Georgie & Marley 🤍🕊️,” Ditchfield wrote via Instagram on Saturday, September 5, alongside a black-and-white photo with partner Aaron Summers from the hospital. “It has been the hardest, most heartbreaking, yet most magical 9 days of our lives. At 1pm on 03/09/2026, our darling Georgie peacefully passed away. Then, at 5am on 04/09/2026, his beautiful brother Marley followed him. 💔.”
She continued, “My boys both took their final breaths in the arms of me and their daddy. There is no greater privilege, and no greater pain, than holding your children as they leave this world. They gave us the most precious week of our lives. A week I would live over and over again, just to have those moments with them. To hold them. To look at them. To love them. To be their mummy and daddy.”
Ditchfield noted that her boys are “together again now, just as they should be” and she prays that they are “finally at peace.”
“Nothing could ever prepare you for losing your children,” she wrote. “Nothing prepares you for having to walk your babies to a mortuary. We have seen and faced more in these 9 days than I ever imagined possible, and my heart feels completely bruised. My body feels different. It feels like a part of me is no longer here, because a part of me truly isn’t. I miss my boys more than words could ever explain.”
She continued, “I would have given absolutely everything to have watched Georgie and Marley grow, to hear their voices, watch them take their first steps, and see the beautiful lives they deserved to have. But for 9 precious days, they were here. They were ours. They were loved beyond measure. And they will forever be our beautiful boys. 🤍.”
Ditchfield previously appeared on Married at First Sight UK in 2024, where she pursued a relationship with Alex Henry. She later moved on with Summers, and the pair got engaged in 2025.
In the wake of her sons’ deaths, Ditchfield asked fans to “respect how incredibly difficult this is for me and Aaron right now,” adding that they are “trying to process a pain no parent should ever have to know.”
“Georgie & Marley, thank you for giving us the most precious 9 days of our lives. You will forever be our sons, our babies, and the biggest part of our hearts,” she wrote, signing the post, “Until we meet again, my beautiful boys. Mummy & Daddy love you forever. 🤍🕊️.”
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Bebe Rexha Slams Criticism of Her ‘Massive’ Breasts
Bebe Rexha has long embraced her full figure — and she’s not here for any of the criticism of it.
“I don’t know what to do with my boobies,” Rexha, 37, wrote via X early on Sunday, September 6. “They just got so massive and I hate the straight men in my comments who only come for that but, then again, a girl still wanna dress sexy. Idk we need an app for girls and gays.”
In a follow-up tweet, the pop star acknowledged that certain social media users claim she appears “slutty” for wearing tight-fighting outfits.
“I feel like when girls with curvy bodies wear something tight we automatically look slutty,” she wrote.
Rexha further confirmed that her weight gain is due to her polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and “eating too much bread.” She was diagnosed with PCOS, a hormonal condition that affects an individual’s ovaries and often leads to painful periods, fertility issues and continuous weight fluctuation, in 2023.
“I went to the doctor, like, last year and I — a lot of women actually have this and they don’t know — [was] diagnosed with PCOS,” Rexha said on The Jennifer Hudson Show in May 2023, revealing her diagnosis. “It’s one of the leading causes of why women gain weight and are obese. I literally jumped, like, 30 pounds so quickly, maybe a little bit more.”
That same year, Rexha opened up about dealing with an onslaught of body-shaming comments.
“Seeing that search bar is so upsetting,” she tweeted at the time. “I’m not mad ‘cause it’s true. I did gain weight. But it just sucks. Thank you to all the people who love me no matter what. … I’ve always struggled with my weight. A bitch likes to eat.”
Rexha was briefly hospitalized in May 2024 after dealing with “so much pain” related to her PCOS battle.
“Two weeks ago, I was in urgent care,” she recalled in a TikTok video. “My doctor thought it was appendicitis because it was so bad, but it was actually a cyst that had burst. Tylenol didn’t work, Advil didn’t work. I was sick to my stomach, the pain was so bad. The only thing that helped me, and I think you should try this if you have cysts, [is] a heating pad.”
Nearly two years later, Rexha shut down further body criticism after one fan circulated throwback photos of the singer at different weights.
“My thought is… My new album, Dirty Blonde, is out June 12th. Available for pre-order now,” she tweeted in May. “You can support me by buying my album.”
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Robert Downey Jr.’s Forgotten Supernatural Horror Thriller Is Officially Back on Streaming
These days, Robert Downey Jr. is one of the biggest movie stars in the world: after winning an Oscar for Oppenheimer, he’s set to star in what might be the biggest blockbuster of the holiday season, Avengers: Doomsday. Twenty years ago, however, his career was on life support after a lengthy period of substance abuse, arrests, and public embarrassments. His success in the MCU has overshadowed his early comeback roles, but now one of them is coming to streaming.
In 2003, after exiting rehab and turning his life around, Downey was cast in the horror thriller Gothika, which was produced by Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis. Silver withheld 40% of Downey’s salary until the film’s completion to assure that he would stay clean and sober; he did, which sufficiently impressed Silver that he ensured Downey landed a role in the movie that would prove to be his true comeback: Shane Black‘s acclaimed action comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. From there, Downey landed roles in Good Night and Good Luck, Zodiac, and finally Iron Man, the latter of which would vault him into the cinematic stratosphere.
Gothika stars Halle Berry as Dr. Miranda Grey, a psychiatrist at Woodward Penitentiary; after a car accident, she wakes up not as a doctor, but as a patient, having apparently murdered her husband, Douglas (Charles Dutton), with an axe. Bonding with her doctor, Pete Graham (Downey Jr.) and fellow inmate Chloe (Penélope Cruz), Dr. Grey begins investigating the murder she has no memory of committing. The local sheriff (John Carroll Lynch) isn’t much help, but it soon becomes apparent that Douglas had many secrets from her…and that his murder may have been revenge from beyond the grave. Intrigued? You can now stream Gothika on Netflix.
Was ‘Gothika’ a Success?
Gothika was a financial success, earning $141 million USD on a $40 million budget; it was the latest in a string of hits for Berry. However, critics were not kind, resulting in a 15% Rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The tie-in single for “Behind Blue Eyes,” a cover of the classic The Who song by nu-metal act Limp Bizkit, was also widely derided, especially for its inexplicable interlude featuring a Speak and Spell. Berry did star in the video for the song, which featured a romantic plot line between her and Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.
Gothika is now streaming on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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November 21, 2003
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98 minutes
- Director
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Mathieu Kassovitz
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Ciara & Russell Wilson Reveal They’re Expecting Baby No. 4
Fans are cheering because Russell Wilson finally got his wish! Ciara came through with the ultimate surprise, revealing that she and her hubby are expecting their fourth child together, which means Russell is officially getting his baby Cinco! The former NFL star is also a proud stepdad to Ciara’s eldest son, Future Zahir Wilburn, which now brings their crew to a total of five.
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Russell Wilson Said, “Baby Cinco!” & Ciara Said, “BET!”
On Sunday, September 6, Ciara and Russell Wilson came through with MAJOR baby news on Instagram. The singer dropped a carousel showing herself hanging white tees on a clothesline before adding a tiny baby onesie to the end and giving fans a peek at her growing baby bump. CiCi looked overjoyed as threw up five fingers, seemingly signaling that Baby Cinco is on the way! Russell joined in on the fun too, posing beside her and flashing the number five. But their baby girl, Amora Princess Wilson might’ve stolen the show! One adorable clip captured Amora seemingly snapping photos of her mom. As if that wasn’t enough, Ciara really had fans in their feels with her caption, “One more person to Love 🖐🏽🥺🖤”
Fans Are Living For Ciara & Russell’s Baby News
The couple’s sweet announcement had fans gushing all over social media, with plenty of folks celebrating that Russell Wilson finally got his baby Cinco after campaigning for a new addition to their family for a year. Peep some of the reactions in Ciara’s comment section below.
Instagram user @quianashonte wrote, “Congratulations omg 🎉🫶🏾”
Instagram user @_blairmoon wrote, “CiCi said YES to Cinco ❤️❤️❤️”
While Instagram user @biglovejasper wrote, “❤️❤️❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿…. Blessings On Blessings.”
Then Instagram user @living_lifewith.shenisha wrote, “I knew it! So happy for you ❤️”
Another Instagram user @thelovelytoya_ wrote, “He making his own team , i love it 😂❤️🙌”
Instagram user @iamluhhshayy wrote, “Lmao I’m Crying Cause Russ Was So Dead Serious About Cinco😂😂😂 Congrats! 🥳🥳”
While another Instagram user @foreverkyad wrote, “Omg when loved properly you’ll pop them out!”
Then another Instagram user @dontedvone wrote, “I know that’s right 😂🔥 y’all not playing with the be fruitful and multiply 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾”
Finally, Instagram user @we_are_thewilsons_fanpage wrote, “Yay! Congrats, you two make beautiful babies!❤️”
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Kylie Jenner’s Fluffy Brow Trick Starts With This $7 Gel
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When Kylie Jenner coins a beauty product as an essential part of her routine, we listen. And if said product promises to deliver perfectly fluffed-up brows? Even more so. Case in point: we spotted the Got2b Glued Brow Gel & Edge Control in the beauty mogul’s most recent makeup look. If the natural lift and fluffy finish it gave Jenner’s brows weren’t enough to grab our attention, the $7 price tag certainly was.
Jenner reached for the affordable brow gel while filming a recent GRWM on YouTube, using it to brush her arches up and into place as she worked through her makeup routine. The strong-hold formula helps shape and set brow hairs for that lifted, feathered look without requiring a professional lamination.
Get the Got2b Glued Brow Gel & Edge Control for $7 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate as of the publishing date but are subject to change.
Despite the name, the Got2b Glued Brow Gel & Edge Control isn’t just about locking every hair into place. The clear gel is designed to shape and set brows while giving you control over the finished look, whether you prefer soft and feathery arches or a more dramatic, laminated effect.
Craving fuller, more lifted-looking brows? Just brush the hairs upward and outwards. Want something softer and more natural? Brush the hairs diagonally toward the temples for a more relaxed, feathery finish.
The formula itself is especially handy for anyone whose brow hairs have a mind of their own. It offers a strong hold to help keep hairs from falling flat or shifting throughout the day (aka: you don’t have to constantly reach for a spoolie to fix them). And because it dries clear, you won’t have to worry about the gel competing with your natural brow color or leaving behind an obvious tint.
We love a multi-tasking hero, so the fact that this doubles as an edge control product just makes it that much more appealing. Yep, you can even use it to smooth down baby hairs and create a sleek finish around the hairline. Between the versatile formula, serious staying power and wallet-friendly price, it’s easy to see why the product earned a spot in Jenner’s routine.
Head to Amazon to snag a tube and put the edge and brow essential to the test for yourself!
Get the Got2b Glued Brow Gel & Edge Control for $7 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate as of the publishing date but are subject to change.
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Tim Burton’s Horror Classic Is Officially Free to Stream Before Sydney Sweeney’s Remake
Washington Irving‘s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a classic American Halloween tale, although the holiday is not mentioned in its pages; in fact, Halloween wasn’t widely celebrated in North America until long after Irving’s death. Nevertheless, the short story’s eerie and autumnal vibes have made it a seasonal favorite. Now, another interpretation of the tale is in the works, with Sydney Sweeney attached to star and produce; and while you wait for it to emerge from the darkened woods, another classic adaptation is now available to watch for free.
Hollow is a new take on the tale, based on the debut novel by filmmaker Lindsey Anderson Beer (Pet Sematary: Bloodlines), which is set to be released in the spring of 2027. Beer is adapting and directing her own novel, which will center around Katrina Van Tassel (Sweeney). A resident of the upstate New York hamlet of Sleepy Hollow in the late 18th century, Van Tassel finds herself being auctioned off for marriage to settle her family’s debts. Two suitors emerge: the brash Brom Bones and the intellectual Ichabod Crane. She soon finds herself in a love triangle, which is complicated by the hellish Headless Horseman, who’s begun lopping off heads left and right. Hollow is currently in development, and has not yet begun production.
While you wait, however, you can see the revisionist Irving adaptation that set the stage for Hollow, and you won’t lose your head over its cost. Sleepy Hollow, Tim Burton‘s Gothic interpretation of the story, is now streaming for free on the ad-supported streamer Tubi. Johnny Depp stars as Ichabod Crane, a detective who’s been dispatched to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the spate of beheadings that’s bedeviling the small town. He falls in love with local Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci), only to learn that she’s connected to the true culprit: the Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken), an undead Hessian mercenary who’s at the beck and call of a mysterious puppet master.
What Were Tim Burton’s Influences for ‘Sleepy Hollow’?
Burton, who began his career as a Disney animator, had a connection to the source material: One of his teachers during his Disney days had worked on The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, the studio’s beloved 1949 animated adaptation of the story. As the movie was shot in England, he also used it to homage the horror movies of Hammer Films, casting Hammer regulars like Christopher Lee and Michael Gough.
Sleepy Hollow is now streaming for free on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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November 19, 1999
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106 Minutes
- Writers
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Andrew Kevin Walker, Kevin Yagher
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17 Years Later, Gerard Butler’s Twisted Sci-Fi Thriller Is Officially Free to Stream
Gerard Butler starred in the highest-grossing movie of his career — the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake — only last year, but he has had an uneven run at the box office ever since. Earlier this year, he headlined Greenland 2: Migration, which grossed only $45 million worldwide against a reported budget of $90 million. He also appeared in the star-studded Netflix drama In the Hand of Dante, a critically panned festival movie that was quietly released on the streamer some weeks ago. Even though he hasn’t headlined a box-office hit in a while, Butler is known to attract large audiences at home. This is among the key reasons why sequels to Greenland and Den of Thieves were green-lit in the first place. Not to mention the multiple Has Fallen movies that he has starred in. Now, one of his earliest vehicles as an action star is streaming for free.
The movie in question debuted theatrically in 2009, just a few years after Butler became a household name thanks to 300 and P.S. I Love You. The 2009 film takes place in a dystopian future not unlike the one we saw in Ready Player One, but instead of humans living as digital avatars in a virtual world, it follows actual people who are controlled by others in an online game. It’s like The Hunger Games, if Katniss were being controlled by another person. The movie also involved a time-loop plot reminiscent of Edge of Tomorrow, where Butler’s character is made to navigate a “map” over and over until he wins.
Here’s Where You Can Watch Gerard Butler’s Dystopian Action Movie
The movie in question is Gamer, directed by the filmmaker duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The movie also featured Logan Lerman, Ludacris, Terry Crews, John Leguizamo, and Michael C. Hall. It fell short of box-office expectations, grossing around $42 million worldwide against a reported budget of $50 million. Gamer was critically panned; it now holds a 29% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “With all of the hyperkinetic action and none of the flair of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s earlier work, Gamer has little replay value.” You can watch Gamer for free this month on Tubi, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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September 3, 2009
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95 minutes
- Director
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Brian Taylor
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