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90210’s Annalynne McCord Is Engaged to Danny Cipriani
90210 alum Annalynne McCord revealed that she is engaged to longtime love Danny Cipriani after the rugby star proposed on Christmas Day 2025.
“I cried for 10 minutes straight,” McCord, 38, told People in an interview published on Saturday, April 11. “At some point, I realized I had to answer. I said, ‘Yes, but I can’t even speak,’ and he replied, ‘That’s okay, it’s actually a good sign that you are quiet for once.’ Then, we’re all laughing.”
McCord told the outlet that she was actually considering proposing to the athlete late last year, but her sisters “strongly discouraged” her from taking that step at the time.
“It occurred to me that I should just propose to him and I told my sisters. Both really questioned this choice, and they strongly discouraged it,” she recalled. “I decided to tell him that was my plan, but then the look on his face convinced me not to, and he fessed up and told me he had plans to propose to me on our upcoming trip to Cambodia.”
Cipriani’s proposal plans ultimately changed. On Christmas Day, he encouraged McCord to join the whole family for a movie and she went off to get changed.
“I come downstairs and there are rose petals everywhere and a rose petal heart,” she revealed. “Danny, down on one knee with a ring, waiting for me to step into the heart.”
Cipriani proposed at McCord’s Los Angeles home with a 15-carat, emerald-cut diamond with seven round accent diamonds set in the band. He also arranged for her family and friends to watch the proposal over Zoom.
Us Weekly exclusively revealed in May 2024 that McCord and Cipriani were officially back together. The two originally started dating in 2016, but went their separate ways four years later.
“I wasn’t looking for it at all. It kind of found me,” she told Us about her feelings for Cipriani. “It’s the most unlikely situation ever because I was with this person on and off for four years, and we were two shadows matching the shadow of the other person.”
AnnaLynne McCord in 2024. Kevin Winter/Getty Images
The two reconnected “as friends” a few years after splitting, with love blossoming once again.
“Now we’re together and it’s new, but we are both showing up for ourselves in life,” she explained. “And because we can show up for ourselves, we’re matching each other on every level and we’re having painful conversations of where we were, because they’re honest and they’re real and I wouldn’t want anything else.”
Prior to her relationship with Cipriani, McCord dated Twilight’s Kellan Lutz from 2008 to 2010 and later was with Prison Break star Dominic Purcell from 2011 to 2014. (Lutz, 41, married Brittany Gonzales in 2017 and they share two children: daughter Ashtyn Lilly, 5, and son Kasen Lane, 3. Purcell, 56, has been married to Tish Cyrus since 2023.)
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Last year, Fargo writer Noah Hawley added to the ever-expanding lore of the Alien franchise with Alien: Earth, a sci-fi show that proved hugely popular with critics. Perhaps due to some mixed reviews from fans of the franchise, the decision to renew Alien: Earth for Season 2 officially came last November, with the likes of Sydney Chandler’s Wendy, Alex Lawther‘s Joe, Essie Davis’ Dame Sylvia, and more set to return.
Just days ago, the most exciting news yet ahead of the return of Alien: Earth landed, as it was confirmed that Peter Dinklage, the beloved actor behind the likes of Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones and more recently Leon Prater in the debut season of Dexter: Resurrection, has officially joined the cast of Season 2. Anticipation is now slowly building nicely for the next chapter in one of sci-fi’s most impressive stories, even if any news of who Dinklage is playing in the series is likely to stay quiet for some time.
Ahead of Alien: Earth Season 2, it seems fans are getting in the mood by revisiting some of the franchise’s recent past. At the time of writing, Alien: Romulus, director Fede Álvarez‘s ushering in of a new era for the series, has landed in the top ten most-watched movies on HBO Max in the U.S. Starring the likes of Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, and Isabela Merced in a fresh-faced cast, the movie impressed critics, earning an 80% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus on the site reading, “Honoring its nightmarish predecessors while chestbursting at the seams with new frights of its own, Romulus injects some fresh acid blood into one of cinema’s great horror franchises.”
What Did Collider Say About ‘Alien: Romulus’?
Ross Bonaime reviewed Alien: Romulus back in 2024 for Collider, awarding a strong 8/10 score and praising the performances and direction. However, Bonaime criticized the movie’s choice to heavily reference its own past, saying, “Alien: Romulus has plenty of its own solid ideas on how to build this world in ways we haven’t seen before, but it’s a shame that a strong opening and ending are bookmarking a film that’s stuck in so many decades of callbacks and reminders of this franchise’s past.” He later added, “Alien: Romulus proves that for the Alien franchise to move forward, it might have to quit looking backward so much.”
Alien: Romulus is streaming on HBO Max. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming stories.
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August 16, 2024
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119 Minutes
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Fede Alvarez
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Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Network television is packed with procedural dramas. From the Carrie Preston-led spin-off of The Good Wife, Elsbeth, to an ongoing second season of High Potential, and ABC’s action-packed cop series The Rookie, some of the best shows airing right now are procedurals. Not just drawing impressive numbers on networks, these shows are also hits on streaming sites, often doing battle with streaming original content and coming out victorious.
One of the best action procedurals in the midst of an acclaimed third season is Tracker, a CBS series adapting the 2019 novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver. After premiering back in April 2024 with a helpful post-Super Bowl LVIII viewership boost, the adventures of skilled survivalist Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) and his money-making scheme assisting law enforcement and citizens have been a mainstay in the viewing habits of many millions. The current third season, which debuted in October 2025, opened to over eight million U.S. viewers on CBS, according to reports, a number that has stayed consistent throughout the season so far.
But what about streaming? Tracker continues to prove strong competition for Paramount+ original content, such as the many shows of Taylor Sheridan, including Landman and Tulsa King. In fact, so popular has the series been during the past few months that it has now passed a major new milestone. Officially, across all Amazon channels on Paramount+, Tracker has surpassed 100 days in the top ten. Other shows currently proving popular on Paramount+ include the adult animated comedy South Park, Sheridan’s The Madison starring Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer, and Marshals starring Luke Grimes.
‘Tracker’ Returns This Sunday
After a pulse-pounding Episode 15 last week, Colter is back this Sunday with Episode 16, “Struck.” “A pregnant wife reaches out to Colter to find her missing husband,” a synopsis for the episode reads, with the script penned by Alex Katnelson and Amanda Mortlock, and the episode directed by Ben Hernandez Bray. Once this third season comes to an end, fans can look forward to a future for Colter, with Tracker already renewed for Season 4. Star Hartley executive produces the beloved modern action procedural, alongside Ken Olin, Elwood Reid, Connie Dolphin, Sharon Lee Watson, and Katsnelson.
Tracker Season 3, Episode 16 will air on CBS on Sunday, April 12, at 9 pm EST, and it will be available to stream the next day on Paramount+. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming stories.
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February 11, 2024
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Elwood Reid
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Ben H. Winters, Hilary Weisman Graham
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Justin Hartley
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Sadie Robertson offered a critical update on her baby daughter Kit’s condition after the child choked and stopped breathing.
“I’m currently walking through the waves of anxiety from the trauma of the situation, and the immense gratitude for the miracle of Kit’s full recovery and God’s undeniable hand on this situation,” Robertson, 28, revealed via Instagram on Saturday, April 11. “I’ve been off social media and having my family and amazing team help me on here for some time while I work on having a sound mind.”
The Duck Dynasty star then offered a full explanation of why she has been away from Instagram in recent days, adding that her experience with Kit was “hard to talk about in my real life, much less on social media.”
“Kit was sitting in her high chair this week, eating a snack while I was finishing up dinner prep, when she began to choke. Within seconds, you could tell the severity of the situation. My mom pulled her from the high chair and placed my girl into my arms just as she stopped breathing,” she recalled. “Everyone went into action and into prayer. Mom called 911, I started CPR, and everyone began to pray out loud and move the other kids downstairs.”
Sadie Robertson and husband Christian Huff are happily expecting their third baby — but their relationship isn’t without its bumps. “When we got married, Christian became a true partner in life with me and a best friend,” Robertson, 27, exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly, applauding her husband, 27, for diving into […]
Robertson described herself as someone who “likes to be prepared for all situations,” so she’d previously watched videos on administering CPR “while hoping and praying I would never have to use this knowledge.”
“I can only explain it now like my body just knew what to do. I felt God’s Spirit guiding me, partnering with me in what I had learned and seen. I remember saying out loud, ‘what do I do?’ and then immediately started doing it and declaring life,” she recalled.
The reality star went on, “After following protocol for a baby choking and doing CPR, Kit miraculously coughed and began to breathe, just as the paramedics arrived… it was truly terrifying, but God. I rode in the back of the ambulance with my girl, still afraid, but praising God.”
Kit is the youngest of three daughters that Robertson shares with her husband, Christian Huff, whom she wed in 2019. (The couple are also parents to Honey James Huff, 4, and Haven Belle Huff, 2. Kit arrived in August 2025.)
Robertson shared that Kit ultimately made a full recovery after spending one night in a local hospital.
“Christian drove behind [us to the hospital], following us, and told me there was a rainbow over the ambulance the whole way there😭🌈,” she wrote. “We stayed the night for observation, but she charmed the nurses just a few hours later and is now perfectly healthy, happy, and brightening everyone’s day!”
Robertson accompanied the post with a video of Kit laying peacefully on her lap, calling her child’s survival a “miracle.”
The “WHOA, That’s Good podcast” host has frequently spoken over the years about how motherhood fundamentally changed her.
Sadie Robertson Huff and her husband, Christian Huff, opened up about being robbed during a recent family trip. “It’s so sad too because we had our car seats and strollers and diaper bag in [a car that was robbed],” Sadie, 28, revealed on her “WHOA That’s Good Podcast” on Tuesday, July 22. “Of course, they […]
“I met someone today who has seen my messages and she said ever since you became a mom you just seem ‘settled.’ She would be correct,” Robertson wrote via Instagram in 2024. “Since becoming a mom I don’t feel that I need to prove anything to the world … or maybe just my idea of ‘the world’ changed. the world used to be everyone outside of my home … now it’s the ones in it.”
More recently, Robertson confirmed on her podcast in March that she and Huff are in no rush to have their fourth child.
“We’re not planning on having a fourth child anytime soon. Ideally, we’re going to give it a lot of space in between,” Robertson told her listeners. “I would love some time to heal my body and also just enjoy the stage we’re in, but we’d love to one day have another baby.”
With shows such as Bosch and The Walking Dead still on the air, albeit in different shapes from what they once were, it would be unfair to accuse Netflix’s first-ever original series of outstaying its welcome. The show premiered during the Golden Age of Television, but inadvertently kicked off a new wave of programming that thrives to this day. However, in its final stages, the show was struck by an existential blow. Instead of quietly conceding defeat, the show returned in an unrecognizable form for one last season. In total, it ran for six seasons from 2013 to 2018; at its peak, it was one of the most acclaimed shows in the world. It remains a key chapter in the streaming era, having legitimized Netflix and proven that A-list talent could survive and thrive in uncharted waters with strong financial support.
However, the show is not available to every subscriber on its home platform. According to What’s On Netflix, it is among the 59 titles not available to subscribers on the streamer’s ad-supported tier. Netflix does this because it isn’t allowed to monetize property it doesn’t own, and even though the show in question was the first original in its library, the streamer doesn’t own it. We’re talking, of course, about the political drama House of Cards, created by Beau Willimon and executive-produced by David Fincher, who also directed the pilot episode. The show, inspired by William Shakespeare‘s Macbeth, followed a Machiavellian politician through the ranks of power in Washington, D.C. The protagonist was played by Kevin Spacey, whose personal scandals forced a major creative overhaul ahead of the sixth season.
‘House of Cards’ Peaked on Rotten Tomatoes in Its First Season
Spacey’s character was written off the show, with Robin Wright taking over as the protagonist for the sixth and final season. House of Cards was based on the British series of the same name. It was critically acclaimed at the beginning, but scores started to decline as the years went by. House of Cards holds an overall 77% score on Rotten Tomatoes, peaking at 87% for the first season and going out with a final season that scored 65%. Besides Spacey and Wright, House of Cards also featured Michael Kelly, Corey Stoll, Mahershala Ali, Joel Kinnaman, and Neve Campbell, among others. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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Beau Willimon
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Beau Willimon
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Beau Willimon
A hole-in-one is always cause for celebration — but Shane Lowry’s celebration is going to be even more special.
After hitting an ace on the sixth hole at Augusta National during the third round of the 2026 Masters on Saturday, April 11, Lowry became the first golfer ever to hit two holes-in-one on that iconic course, according to golf reporter Justin Ray.
Back in 2016, Lowry hit an ace during that year’s Masters Tournament on the 16th hole.
Ten years later, he made another coveted — and rare — hole-in-one on the same course.
The Masters reigning champion Rory McIlroy spent the first two rounds of the 2026 tournament paired with 18-year-old Mason Howell — and left the young golfer with some sound advice. “Hopefully he saw that you don’t have to be perfect to shoot good scores,” McIlroy said to reporters after the second round of The Masters […]
Lowry’s shot was the seventh hole-in-one at the sixth hole at Augusta National.
The ace put Lowry tied for second place on the scoreboard, three shots behind leader Rory McIlroy.
After the first two rounds of the tournament, McIlroy held a record six-shot lead.
“I’ve always felt like this golf course can let you get on runs if you allow it,” McIlroy told reporters after the second round on Friday. “I knew I had some chances coming in when I was standing on the 12th tee, but I didn’t think I’d birdie six of the last seven. But it just shows what you can do around here.”
Shane Lowry plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the 2026 Masters Tournament Hector Vivas/Getty Images
He continued, “I’ve certainly had times where I’ve felt in the zone or in that flow state or whatever you want to call it. Yeah, maybe this afternoon was one of those times. … I definitely find a sense of flow in those last few holes. The only way I can describe it is everything you see or any situation you come across, you can find a positive in it.”
The reigning Masters champion teed off for the third round Saturday afternoon. The tournament runs until Sunday, April 12.
McIlroy began his tournament paired with 18-year-old Mason Howell — the U.S. Amateur champion — and left him with some advice after Howell missed the cut on day two of the tournament.
It seems like Byeong Hun An doesn’t believe in jinxes. “Congrats to Rory Mcilroy [sic] for winning back to back Masters,” An, 34, said in a Friday, April 10 post via X, days before the iconic tournament is scheduled to conclude. The message, instead, came after McIlroy’s historic first two rounds at the 2026 Masters […]
“Hopefully he saw that you don’t have to be perfect to shoot good scores,” McIlroy said to reporters on Friday. “I think when I was 18 and I started to play tour events, I thought that pros just didn’t make mistakes, and he saw plenty of mistakes out of me over the first two days.”
He continued, “Again, I fell back on my short game and my wedge play. So hopefully he saw someone that wasn’t perfect but was very efficient with how he scored, and I think to be successful at the professional level, that’s a big part of it.”
McIlroy continues to hold his lead through Saturday afternoon, but Lowry’s hole-in-one is undoubtedly the highlight of the day… so far.
Golfers who hit a hole-in-one during the Masters are awarded a crystal bowl. This one can go right next to Lowry’s inaugural bowl on the mantle.
Most comedies tend to stick to the same tried-and-true formulas. Whether it’s a multi-cam sitcom (like CBS’s Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage) or a darker 30-minute comedy (like HBO’s Rooster), it can be extremely difficult to come up with an entirely fresh concept for a series that will actually shake up things for the viewer. However, in 2023, Prime Video released a show that quickly became a word-of-mouth sensation — and now, the streamer has dropped a reimagining for Season 2 that is every bit as funny.
What Is ‘Jury Duty’ About?
The first season of Jury Duty centers around a fake trial involving a real juror named Ronald Gladden, who ends up in a courtroom where lots of kooky and hilarious situations unfold. The twist is that everyone surrounding Ronald is an actor, from the judge to his fellow jurors, and Ronald has no idea that he’s taking part in a long-term Candid Camera-type prank. Despite the comedy set-ups becoming increasingly unhinged the longer the trial goes on, Ronald never catches on. Even the appearance of James Marsden (playing himself) as a fellow juror doesn’t tip Ronald off that he’s an unreal environment.
Ronald, set up as the hero of the show, comes across as a courageous yet quiet man who pursues justice in a 12 Angry Men-style scenario. It’s not until the end that all is revealed to Ronald, and then the viewer is treated to an incredible behind-the-scenes look at how the entire gag was accomplished. The series is both incredibly funny and super touching, especially as Ronald’s kind personality shines through.
If ‘Jury Duty’ was the proof of concept, ‘Company Retreat’ is strong evidence that this format still has legs.
‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’ Offers Even More Side-Splitting Laughs
The first season of Jury Duty was a smash hit, but many assumed that there would be no way to recreate the exact circumstances needed to pull off such a massive trick again. Somehow, the show has figured it out, with a second season called Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, which has just been released on Prime Video. With a brand-new setting and impressive actors, the series manages to become even more hilarious in its second outing. Season 2’s hero, Anthony Norman, has been hired as a temp assistant at a family-owned hot sauce company called Rockin’ Grandma’s. He thinks he’s accompanying the group of employees on their annual company retreat, but, once again, every person around Anthony is an actor.
You might assume that trying to repeat the massive success of the first season of Jury Duty would be a mistake, but Season 2 is successful because the show once again finds the perfect hero. Anthony jumps into his role with zero hesitation, is incredibly warm and friendly to his co-workers, and by the end of the retreat, has become like family to them. In some ways, Anthony fits into the group even more seamlessly than Ronald did.
Much of this has to do with Ronald treating his jury duty responsibilities much more seriously, whereas. Anthony is thrust into situations where he can immediately show off his gregarious personality, and this allows him to bond with everyone fairly quickly, helping Season 2 to feel even more light-hearted and upbeat than Season 1 did. Without spoiling the ending, Anthony is also every bit the hero by the end of the season, swooping in to save the day in a way that will warm your heart. That’s not to say that Company Retreat is all schmaltz — there are still plenty of off-color jokes, pratfalls, and odd humor that will have you laughing the whole time.
Both seasons of Jury Duty deserve a binge-watch. Every actor is a master at improvisation, and the cast as a whole, along with Ronald and Anthony, respectively, work together to create storylines that you’ll have to remind yourself aren’t actually real. We’re still not sure how the creative team could come up with an equally brilliant third season, but so far, Prime Video’s best and most unlikely sitcom has already struck gold twice over.
Rodger Berman’s girlfriend, Bree Jacoby, fired back at his ex-wife, Rachel Zoe, for shading her on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 15.
“Leave me the f*** alone… What’s so insane?” Bree, 36, unleashed in a series of Instagram Stories on Friday, April 10. “You did not want to be married and said it yourself you wish you left 7 years ago. You’re acting like a jealous woman. Get a new story line. I’m not going anywhere. So get used to it.”
Bree — who is a businesswoman and a stylist — shared a clip from a recent RHOBH episode where Rachel complained to costar Dorit Kemsley about her ex-husband declaring his love for his new girlfriend on her birthday via Instagram. Rachel suggested Rodger was trying to deliberately irritate her because the two women’s birthdays are days apart and both are stylists.
“Since so many of my friends reached out I want to set the record [straight],” Bree explained via Instagram on Friday. “My birthday is sept 2 (1 day after her) not 3. We have been dating for almost 2 years. I’m actually a business woman who happens to style – not a celebrity stylist. But you do you girl. Respect.”
Rachel Zoe has no issue with her ex-husband, Rodger Berman, moving on “quickly” after he made his new relationship with Bree Jacoby Instagram official, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. Zoe, 54, and Berman, 56, may no longer be a couple, but coparenting with consistency is what matters to the famed stylist. “They have both […]
Bree claimed that she met Rachel and Rodger’s two children — sons Skyler, 14, and Kaius, 12 — “a year after dating” their dad. She then dismissively called Rachel “a great actor” but insisted she was “sick of her storyline.”
“I actually don’t care about anything other than the kids and my relationship. I wish her the best and to find love and happiness,” Bree wrote. “I would be a modern family. But she can’t do it. It’s very sad. But that’s her own issue. We are better than the drama. But I’m really getting tired of this portrayal of him and of me. It’s not true. Rodger is an incredible father might I add. And an incredible boyfriend. Best human.”
In a later post, Bree encouraged other people to send her messages to Rachel since the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member apparently “blocked” her once she started seeing Rodger.
“The issue is that she takes zero accountability for her own behavior and is absolutely awful to me (calls me trash),” she concluded. “Bad press is good press so keep talking. But if you’re gonna talk. At least be a woman and talk to me direct. Like I said – I ain’t going anywhere. See ya at the bar mitzvah.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Zoe’s representative for comment.
Bree Jacoby Courtesy Instagram / Bree Jacoby
Rachel and Rodger were married for 26 years before the Rachel Zoe Project star announced their plans to divorce in September 2024.
“After 33 years together and 26 years married, Rodger and I have come to the mutual decision to end our marriage,” Rachel confirmed via Instagram at the time. “We are incredibly proud of the loving family we have created and our countless memories together.”
Rache’s statement continued, “Our number one priority has been and will always be our children. We are committed to coparent our boys and to continue to work together within the many businesses we share. We ask for privacy during this time as we navigate this new chapter.”
Finding love is not top of mind for Rachel Zoe following her divorce from Rodger Berman. Zoe, 54, told Interview magazine that dating has been “really fun,” in an interview published on Thursday, March 5. “But also, I don’t ‘need a man’ for traditional reasons. I’m financially independent. I’m socially independent. I have my kids,” […]
Us reported in July 2025 that the RHOBH newbie officially filed for divorce from Roger, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split. Zoe subsequently revealed on Watch What Happens With Andy Cohen in February that she was hopeful of reaching a divorce settlement “soon.”
Asked about Rodger’s reaction to her discussing their split on RHOBH, Zoe admitted, “He’s not thrilled. But I also think people are telling him, his friends or whatever, look, anything that I said is really how I felt in the moment.”
“And things were happening in real time this summer, and there’s a lot I don’t share,” she added.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 15 airs Thursdays on Bravo. Old episodes are available via Peacock.
When The Pitt debuted on HBO Max last year, you’d be forgiven for not expecting much. Noah Wyle, once a household name on ER, starring in another medical drama smelled like unoriginal nostalgia bait. But once viewers checked it out, The Pitt emerged as a spectacular show, and it’s not hyperbole to say that it may have passed ER in quality in less than two seasons. After its debut batch of episodes, The Pitt won three Emmys, including for Outstanding Drama Series. With its compelling stories and fascinating characters, which include Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch and Katherine LaNasa‘s Dana Evans, The Pitt will only get better.
There have been many great dramas over the decades that one could argue are superior to The Pitt. Everyone was just talking about Succession and Better Call Saul a few years ago. Game of Thrones once captivated the world. Mad Men put AMC on the map as more than a movie company, and Dexter was so good that viewers rooted for a serial killer. Still, only three shows were so perfect that they are forever better than The Pitt.
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‘Breaking Bad’ (2008–2013)
AMC became a respected home for TV dramas thanks to the aforementioned Mad Men, but it’s not the best series the network has ever released. That distinction goes to Breaking Bad. On the surface, it’s a show that seemingly shouldn’t have worked. Bryan Cranston, the guy from Malcolm in the Middle, is going to play a drug dealer? What?! And that’s exactly why it was a success. Vince Gilligan, already well established thanks to The X-Files, took risks and went big with a type of show no one had ever seen before, but has been copied so many times since.
Cranston is Walter White, a high school science teacher with cancer, who gets sucked into the world of making meth with Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), his former student. Walter White is the perfect anti-hero. He is a man with nothing left to lose, so he goes all in for a life of crime, where he can leave his mark. Cancer and a boring job have ruled Walter’s life. The drug operation allows him to take his power back and be in control.
Breaking Bad didn’t make a single misstep over its five seasons. It’s more than just another edgy show about drug dealers — it’s a character study, with Walt’s confidence growing with each success until he becomes the intimidating Heisenberg. He’s a man of action and always needs more power. His dynamic with Jesse, a man both funny and heartbreakingly tragic, is the best in the series, but Breaking Bad also has phenomenal performances from Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bob Odenkirk, among others. Breaking Bad has some of the most tense and smartest writing ever seen. Many great TV shows are not sure how to end, but Breaking Bad stuck the landing with a fitting finale that wrapped everything up properly with an unforgettable last scene.
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‘The Wire’ (2002–2008)
Despite airing on HBO, The Wire was not a rating juggernaut. It unfortunately went unseen by many during its initial run, growing over time into a cult hit and now an all-time classic. Created by David Simon, The Wire is uninterested in being your usual type of over-the-top drama. It lives in a dark and gritty realism, with each season covering one part of a struggling Baltimore, diving deep into the flaws of the city and its government, where lines are blurred between heroes and villains.
One season of The Wire might cover the Baltimore drug trade, another the city government, and another examining the role the media plays. Each season switched it up, keeping audiences on their toes with the unexpected, yet never slipping in quality thanks to writing and acting that seek to dig deep into the powerful messages The Wire wants to convey, going for a slower burn if necessary instead of depending on one twist after another.
The Wire is a series steeped in corruption, where those who are supposed to do good only do harm and hurt those underneath them. The center of attention changes with the season, but what Simon and company are saying never does. So many phenomenal actors brought the series to life. Names like Dominic West lead the first season, with appearances from Idris Elba and a very young Michael B. Jordan. However, it’s unanimous on who the best character is. Omar Little, played by the late Michael K. Williams, is one of the most intriguing characters ever created. He could have been just another stereotype of a Black criminal, but Omar is different. He sets his crimes on the worst of people. He’s a smart, respectful, and lonely man, wearing his heart on his sleeve as a gay man in a world that doesn’t accept his kind of love. He’s there over the seasons, a guiding light in the chaos.
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‘The Sopranos (1999–2007)
The Sopranos is the epitome of cool, and in the 2000s, millions were obsessed with David Chase‘s hit HBO show. Audiences have always been suckers for great mob films. The contrast of the thrill of violence and the destruction it brings to its anti-heroes is a simple way to create compelling characters. The Sopranos ran for six seasons, taking the viewer straight into the heart of a New Jersey mob, where seemingly every week, anyone could die.
Many characters do die in The Sopranos, but it’s not a clone of other mob stories, where all that matters is shootouts, deaths, and cool one-liners. It’s something more vulnerable because of its lead. Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is a mob boss with feelings he tries to hide so deeply that it gives him tremendous anxiety, leading to episodes of a seemingly strong man tortured and broken in front of his therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco). Tony is violent and unfaithful to his wife, Carmela (Edie Falco), but his family is still everything to him. Cross them, and he will destroy you, yet he’s not above breaking and showing his fear, such as a poignant scene after his son, A.J. (Robert Iler), attempts to take his own life.
The Sopranos is filled with badass characters the audience wants to live through. We know they’re bad, but they’re so well crafted that we can’t get enough. The series has its share of twists, betrayal, intrigue, and did we mention death? Don’t get too close to any of them, because they could get whacked at any time. If Breaking Bad is said to have a perfect series finale, The Sopranos has taken a lot of grief over the last two decades for its quick cut to black. It was the perfect ending, though — one where anything was possible. Twenty years later, fans are still discussing it and dissecting what it means. The Sopranos took tropes and turned them on their head as the boldest and most riveting TV drama of all time.
With one high-octane flick after another, Michael Bay has made a name for himself as one of the most explosive directors in action. Whether you love him or hate him, the helmer continuously brings pulse-pounding stories to the big screen and has backed some of the most popular genre franchises in recent memory, like Transformers and Bad Boys. While he might be best known for his fictitious sci-fi leanings, Bay has also dipped his hands into the world of history, molding two flicks off true events — although he naturally threw in a heavy side of drama on both.
Most recently was 2016’s 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which saw a cast led by John Krasinski depict the events that followed the harrowing attack made on the titular city in Libya. With a 51% critics’ approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is one of the higher-scoring titles to come from the director and, out of his two historical films, it blows the other to smithereens. We are, of course, talking about Bay’s 2001 action drama Pearl Harbor, which, despite its magnificent win at the global box office, has gone down as one of the worst historical films out there.
In a world inundated with WWII movies overflowing with on-point favorites like Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Oppenheimer, William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives and Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, a movie about what was at the time the deadliest attack on American soil should have been a shoo-in to the vault of classics as well as awards season. Unfortunately, Bay’s work was a massive misfire that had critics, audiences, and historians talking about all the wrong things. Starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale, the wartime drama doesn’t primarily focus on the titular WWII attack as its name would suggest, but instead largely follows an over-the-top love triangle between its three main characters. And yet, if you’re searching for some exciting WWII-centered entertainment that stokes the flames of romantic drama, look no further than Tubi when, on May 1, Pearl Harbor arrives on the free streamer.
‘Pearl Harbor’s Financial Win
Despite only scrounging up a 24% critics’ approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and being massively panned by WWII experts, Pearl Harbor brought hoards of audiences to cinemas. While the colliding and overlapping love stories at the center of the tale may have pushed some away in the end, the distressing events of the titular attack were told by Bay in a way that lived up to the director’s legacy. When all was said and done, the star-studded flick earned a staggering $449.2 million at the global box office against its $140 million production budget.
Head over to Tubi on May 1 to stream Pearl Harbor.
- Release Date
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May 25, 2001
- Runtime
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183 minutes
- Writers
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Randall Wallace
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Jennifer Klein, Jerry Bruckheimer, K.C. Hodenfield, Kenny Bates, Pat Sandston
Cardi B is clapping back at rumors that she used to buy expensive handbags and then pass them off as gifts from her ex-husband Offset.
The “Bodak Yellow” rapper, 33, spoke out when a fan shared a clip of her unwrapping a handbag and claimed she was “buying her own bags this whole time and letting y’all think Offset was spoiling her.”
“NEVER …I’m never the type to do lame s*** like that …there was no money problems when I was regulating,” Cardi replied via X on Saturday, April 11.
Fans know that Cardi has an extensive collection of the ultra-exclusive Birkin handbags from Hermés that has been valued at more than $2 million by some estimates.
Cardi B is not here for jokes about her personal life after expanding her family with boyfriend Stefon Diggs. The drama began when her estranged husband, Offset, allegedly posted a joke about being the father of her and Diggs’ first baby. A screenshot circulating on social media showed an Instagram Story attributed to the Migos […]
She was married to Offset (real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus) from 2017 until separating in 2023. In December 2023, Cardi broke the news to fans that she’d been “single for a minute now” and subsequently filed for divorce the following July.
The former couple share three children: daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus, 7, son Wave Set Cephus, 4, and daughter Blossom Belle Cephus, 1. Offset, 34, is also father to sons Jordan Cephus, 16, and Kody Cephus, 11, and daughter Kalea Marie Cephus, 11, from prior relationships while Cardi welcomed her fourth child, a boy, with Stefon Diggs in November 2025.
Cardi has not yet reacted publicly to news that Offset was shot near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Monday, April 6.
Two people were detained by Florida police in connection with the shooting. Rapper Lil Tjay was also arrested on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray charge for allegedly getting involved in a fight before the shooting.
Offset in May 2024 in New York City. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Revolve and FWRD
Lil Tjay’s attorney, Dawn M. Florio, released a statement to deny that the rapper was involved in Offset’s shooting in any way.
“We are issuing this release in regards to false rumors that Lil Tjay was involved in a shooting which occurred at the Valet Area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood which [resulted] in non-life-threatening injuries to Offset, formerly a member of Migos,” Florio said in a statement. “Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false. We encourage people to consult trusted news sources, and to verify the accuracy of any reporting, before reflexively sharing or repeating baseless rumors.”
Meanwhile, Offset spent most of the week in a Florida hospital before his representative confirmed he’d been released on Friday, April 10.
“Offset has been released from the hospital, and he is up and walking,” his rep told Us Weekly. “We’re incredibly grateful to the doctors, nurses and the entire hospital staff who took such great care of him.”
Offset shared his own statement to assure his fans that he is on the road to recovery.
“Thank you to everyone who’s checked in on me and showed me love! I’m good … but I’m planning to be better,” he said. “I’m focused on my family, my recovery and getting back to the music … realizing that life is made up of quiet wins and loud losses … Life’s a gamble, and I’m still playing to win.”
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