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Apple TV Has Great Sci-Fi, but This 8-Part Horror Fantasy Is Its Most Overlooked Gem
When it comes to horror, films tend to dominate the genre, likely because it’s easier and perhaps more palatable to take your dose of terror and tension in bite-sized chunks. There are certainly horror series that are wildly popular, like Mike Flanagan‘s collaborations with Netflix or the classic American Horror Story. But they all navigate that challenge of maintaining (high-strung or undercurrents of) tension for hours on end. So, if you’re looking for another horror series that is a masterclass in sustaining tension, then Apple TV needs to be your next stop.
Based on Victor LaVelle‘s horror fantasy novel, The Changeling is a series that tosses you into a hellish version of the labyrinthine New York City streets, where multiple storylines across generations collide. The narrative itself is mind-bending and elusive, but the show grips you tightly into its claws, creating such visceral fear that it is impossible to look away. Even if you can’t quite differentiate reality from fantasy here, you feel the intensity in your bones. This hidden gem masters the ability to keep viewers on tenterhooks and needs to be on every horror fan’s must-watch list.
What Is Apple TV’s Fantasy Horror Series ‘The Changeling’ About?
While the storytelling approach to The Changeling is multi-generational, the central storyline revolves around the seemingly average couple, Apollo (LaKeith Stanfield) and Emma (Clark Backo). We watch their meet-cute, their montage of falling in love, and the moment they realize they are going to start their own family. But there is something sinister hanging over them. On an overseas trip, Emma had met a mysterious woman who had tied a red string around her wrist and claimed that three wishes of hers would come true if the string was never cut. When Emma returns from the trip six months later, Apollo cuts said string.
The woman’s words start to carry more weight when Emma psychologically spirals after the birth of their son. She starts losing sleep, receiving texts that disappear (or does she?), and eventually believes the newborn isn’t human at all. Is it postpartum depression and PTSD, or is there truth to her fears? It all comes to a head one fateful evening, where an unimaginable incident occurs, and Emma disappears into the night. As such, the series follows Apollo’s fantastical and horrifying search for Emma, which is layered with traumatic stories from their childhood (including absent fathers and house fires), and of their parents’ lives.
‘The Changeling’ Is a Masterclass of Visceral Performances From Start to Finish
The Changeling‘s ability to maintain tension and the audience’s attention is borne out of the cast’s stellar performances. In the lead is Stanfield, whose eyes are as poignantly expressive as they are in his previous roles, like in Get Out. From the wide-eyed innocence and determination to not be like his absent father to the twitching fear and rage later in the series, we are utterly trapped in the emotional depths of his eyes. Among his general acting prowess, Stanfield’s ocular talent allows the camera to indulge in plenty of close-ups, an intimate way to heighten the eerie feelings in the atmosphere. Everything Apollo feels as he caws his way through the dark underbelly of New York is immediately felt by us.
Next to him is the equally attention-grabbing Backo, who carries the weight of blurring the lines of reality in The Changeling. During the early episodes, Backo’s psychologically demanding performance creates the backbone of the show’s mystery, as Emma is the first to show signs of the potential curse looming over their family. We are constantly questioning if Emma is experiencing a severe form of postpartum depression and PTSD from her childhood, or if she really sees something we cannot. But Backo’s grueling performance ensures both interpretations carry equal weight — it doesn’t matter what the truth is, because the impact is so powerful.
Later in the series, it is Adina Porter playing Apollo’s mother, Lillian, who delivers a powerhouse performance that cinches what makes The Changeling‘s mastery over tension so meaningful. Porter flits in and out of the present timeline (where Alexis Louder takes over the role of young Lillian in the flashbacks), and usually leaves her two cents in a take-it-or-leave-it manner. But in a later episode, Porter dominates the screen with a gut-wrenching, soulful performance that weaves Lillian’s traumatic backstory with the pitfalls of everyday life in the present. She reminds us that things like low wages and mental illness are just as harmful and terrifying as the creepy forest, allowing the atmosphere to creep into the show’s discourse.
Tension Is the Source of Horror in Apple TV’s ‘The Changeling’
The first season of The Changeling isn’t necessarily meant to be fully understood, but is supposed to be felt. It only covers half of the source material, so the season establishes multiple moving parts that will be explained in a potential second season. As such, building tension and anticipation is paramount in this season and becomes the epicenter of all the horror felt by the audience.
While the performances are the cornerstone to achieving this, they are supplemented by unsettling camera angles and non-linear storytelling. By oscillating between timelines, it creates a disorienting effect that keeps us on our toes while still allowing the power of generational trauma to be felt. Everything is designed to keep us off-kilter, sustaining a truly unsettling watch from start to finish.
Apple TV’s 9-Part Sci-Fi Series Is Perfect From the First Episode to the Last
The finale will leave you eagerly awaiting Season 2.
The Changeling is a completely underrated horror series that succeeds in making every scene brimming with tension, whether that be due to trembling anticipation or overflowing fear. Stanfield, Backo, and Porter lead us down a dark and sordid path, where the harsh realities of everyday life are reimagined into insidious visuals that cause just as much damage. Featuring scorching performances and a haunting tale, these eight episodes deserve a bigger audience and will entice you from their first eerie scenes.
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Taylor Sheridan Star’s New War Thriller Is Officially “One of the Best Action Movies of the Year”
Action thrillers have the ability to become spectacular successes or desperately disappointing failures. The genre is hinged heavily on momentum, with lots of the required balance for success needing a perfect blend of tension, pacing, charisma, and escalation. It is equally important for action thrillers to nail their main characters as it is to hit us with expertly choreographed action sequences. Here is why some of the most entertaining action thrillers in movie history — the likes of Matt Damon‘s 2007 spectacle, The Bourne Ultimatum, and John McTiernan’s masterpiece, Die Hard (1988), starring Bruce Willis — have all gone on to succeed.
Stepping into somewhat familiar territory, as far as thrilling gun fights and action sequences, a Taylor Sheridan favorite is poised to make his way into the action thriller genre. In what can be described as the meshing of Liam Neeson‘s Taken alongside its family dynamics with the war backdrop of Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo comes an all-new explosive war epic. Special Ops: Lioness star LaMonica Garrett takes the lead as an elite soldier who is forced back into the fray in the eagerly anticipated action thriller, Man of War. The actor, who has also featured in Prime Video The Terminal List, leads the title, which is directed by William Kaufman. Kaufman’s credits include the action thrillers Sinners and Saints, Shrapnel, and The Channel. More recently, Kaufman took the reins in the 2025 sci-fi action film, Osiris, which starred Terminator icon Linda Hamilton and Garrett as well.
Man of War has arrived on digital streaming on July 3, 2026, and it seems the captivating new action thriller has impressed many. Reviewing the upcoming film, Man of War was given a near-perfect 4/5 from theactionelite, who praised the film as “all-out carnage” while applauding Garrett’s “badass lead.” Furthermore, the film earned a perfect 5/5 score, awarded by action-flix, who described Kaufman as “the master of cinematic tactical action.” Highlighting the film’s war backdrop, actionreloaded was impressed by how Man of War utilized the setup, writing that “Man of War...delivers the kind of hard-hitting action fans expect” on one hand, yet “never losing sight of the innocent lives caught in the middle of the conflict.”
What Is ‘Man of War’ About?
Man of War follows Connor, an elite American Special Forces veteran who suddenly finds that his assignment just got a lot more personal when his adopted daughter is taken hostage by Russian mercenaries. The film is set against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, where Connor is forced to move quickly through fire, backstabbing, and overwhelming odds to try and get her home safely.
Besides the aforementioned lead, Man of War‘s cast includes Linds Edwards (Osiris), Andrew Howard (Limitless), Rosmary Yaneva (The Bouncer), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys), and Daniel Bernhardt (John Wick). It certainly seems like Man of War will deliver a must-see action thriller, as one reaction has even hailed it as nothing less than “One of the Best Action Movies of the Year!” Given that 2026 has already seen films like the tense ’90s-style cop thriller The Rip, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and War Machine, featuring Alan Ritchson leading the alien-invasion survival flick, that is incredibly high praise.
Man of War is available for digital streaming.
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X-Men ’97 is back for Season 2 and that means we’re learning a lot about the X-Men team. Right now, they are separated by many years; there is a team with Cable (Chris Potter) and another with his younger self (Nathan Summers, voiced by Obsession star Michael Johnston). In the mature Cable storyline, we get to see some of our favorite heroes, including Psylocke. While not new to the series as a whole, this take on Psylocke is exciting because she is voiced by Naoko Mori.
Mori is known for her work in shows like the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood and, more recently, the Prime Video series The Boys, where she played Golden Geisha in the final season of the hit series. In Torchwood, Mori played Toshiko Sato, who worked with Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) after she found herself in trouble. But she kept to herself, used her computer skills to prove useful, and even tried to hide her feelings for Owen (Burn Gorman). It all made Mori a fan-favorite of the series.
But Mori has also had a career that spans many genres, like her work as Mrs. Thistlewaite in the 2022 film Mr. Malcom’s List. She’s even done voiceover work before in Big Hero 6: The Series, so Mori is no stranger to dedicated fanbases and the superhero genre. But her joining the impressive ranks of the X-Men ’97 cast is just the icing on the cake for fans of her work. Especially for a character like this, who has been one fans have loved for quite some time. Playing Psylocke (aka, Betsy Braddock) puts Mori in a long lineup of iconic adaptations of the beloved X-Men.
It’s About Time We Get More Psylocke
Psylocke is a character that fans have loved for years; she was originally introduced in 1976 by Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe. In X-Men: Apocalypse, actress Olivia Munn played the character that was more accurate to the comics than Meiling Melançon‘s take on Psylocke in X-Men: The Last Stand. We’ve had other animated adaptations of the character as well, including the original run of X-Men: The Animated Series when she was voiced by Tasha Simms. It is nice to have so many takes on Betsy Braddock in our lives, especially with legends like Mori taking on the beloved character.
Watch Psylocke in action in Season 2 of X-Men ’97.
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Charlie Feldman, Anthony Sellitti, Beau DeMayo, JB Ballard
Brooke Shields is representing workers at Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Mexican restaurant who claim the Colorado venue is riddled with safety concerns amid poor wages.
“It doesn’t take long to feel how disparaging it is when you visit a place and you see young people excited to perform at the top of their game doing these crazy stunts, or entertaining people … (and) you go personally see them not being cared for,” Shields, 61, told CNN in a report published on Sunday, July 5.
The actress leads a labor union called Actors’ Equity that is currently representing “about 80” of Casa Bonita’s performers who unionized in April 2024 against the South Park creators’ venture, per the outlet.
Us Weekly has reached out to Casa Bonita as well as representatives for Parker, Stone and Shields.
The report also stated that Shields has gone public with Actors’ Equity’s claims after negotiations with restaurant management, including Parker, 56, and Stone, 55, over “not just pay, but fundamental safety issues” haven’t gotten anywhere.
Casa Bonita, located in Lakewood, is renowned for its entertainment, which runs alongside meals from breakfast to dinner. The venue, which was represented during a South Park season 7 episode in 2003, features a 30-foot waterfall, caves and puppet shows that demand artistic performers to partake in shows and stunts including cliff diving and costumed interactions.
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Per CNN, Actors’ Equity, on behalf of performers, has been negotiating with Casa Bonita management for improved protection amid claims of “hypothermia and chlorine toxicity from the diving pool” and groping by restaurant patrons.
Performers are also asking for “a raise to bring them more in line with the servers, who they say make more.” The outlet noted that the union says Casa Bonita has so far “made concessions at the bargaining table but with little offered in return to improve current conditions and wages.”
Shields visited the venue herself in March. “The place is so big it took a while for management to realize we were there,” she told the outlet of her experience. “And then word got out because, you know, I didn’t have a hat on and mustache or anything.”
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She added that her visit saw her hand-deliver a letter “asking for better wages” for the performers her organization represents. “It was slightly an ambush … you try doing things respectfully, and then you’re not met with equal respect … so you have to resort to other tactics,” Shields told the outlet.
Casa Bonita shared a statement with the outlet in light of its reporting, writing that the restaurant values “all of our team members and their well-being.”
Opening up. Brooke Shields looks back at her life in the documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields and, for the first time, discusses being sexually assaulted. “I did not know if or when or if at all I was ever going to bring this up,” the model, 57, explained to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, January […]
The statement continued, “As a policy we do not comment on ongoing labor negotiations.”
Parker and Stone, who both grew up in Denver, were longtime fans of the hospitality establishment before they purchased it five years ago. Per Shields via CNN, the pair “have frequented the restaurant recently but have not attended one of the 14 bargaining sessions with Actors’ Equity.”
Love Island USA hinges on Islanders living together in a villa separate from the outside world — but what does that mean when it comes to phone usage?
Season 8, which premiered in summer 2026, showed phones on multiple occasions as Islanders received texts, participated in group votes and even took photos of each other. Viewers might be surprised to know, however, that the phones are provided to everyone once they arrive in Fiji.
The participants have to give away their real phones once they join the season. Their replacement devices are modified so they don’t have access to the internet, social media and can’t call anyone. They are able to use the devices only for photos and texts that they receive from producers
Love Island USA follows a group of singles who must pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa. The contestants — referred to as Islanders — live in isolation in a villa under constant video surveillance. They must be coupled up to remain on the show and earn a shot at the $100,000 prize.
While the islanders are filming nonstop for weeks, viewers are watching daily episodes and casting votes that affect the couples and the fate of the contestants.
Before viewers tuned in, Peacock issued a message to remind the audience to be kind.
“The Villa runs on good vibes, and so does this community. We love seeing your reactions, opinions, and debates, but everyone deserves to feel safe and respected,” read their statement. “This is a space for fun, not negativity – so keep it kind, keep it positive, and remember: this is LOVE Island!”
Host Ariana Madix has also had to previously issue a message for those Love Island USA viewers who are taking things too far when expressing their frustrations with the show.
“I do want to say something to some of those people who are online,” she said during a June 2025 episode of Aftersun. “Don’t be contacting people’s families. Don’t be doxxing people.”
Love Island USA is all about coupling up — so which Islanders are currently together and which have already called it quits in the villa? Peacock’s popular dating show returned in June 2026 with contestants Aniya Harvey, Beatriz Hatz, Bryce Alakai Dettloff, KC Chandler, Mackenzie “Kenzie” Annis, Melanie Moreno, Sincere Rhea, Sean Reifel, Trinity Tatum […]
Ariana questioned the behavior she saw on social media.
“Don’t be going on islanders’ pages and saying rude things. You still have time to delete all of that because the islanders don’t have their phones,” she noted. “So we are giving you a chance because this is a fun, amazing and beautiful show. We should be thanking each one of these islanders every single day for giving us themselves.”
New episodes of Love Island USA are released six days a week — except for Wednesdays — on Peacock.
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Many casual Star Trek fans think that Vulcans don’t feel any emotions. That’s actually not true at all: in reality, these aliens experience the same tempest of emotional torment as human beings. They simply choose to suppress these emotions, ordering their lives around logic instead of passion. Nonetheless, those feelings are always there, just waiting to bubble to the surface. This was clear as early as the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “The Naked Time.” In this story, a trippy space virus makes everyone act drunk; for example, Sulu goes topless and starts carrying a sword around. Spock, meanwhile, has an emotional breakdown, crying over his inability to express how he feels.
It’s arguably the most emotional scene in Star Trek history, all thanks to the one character that almost never expresses emotions. However, in a truly shocking twist, this emotional scene almost didn’t appear in the episode. Originally, this was just going to be a joke scene where somebody painted a mustache on Spock. The only reason it was changed is that Leonard Nimoy spoke up, demanding a deeper scene for his character. The result is an unforgettable moment with the franchise’s most (to use his preferred terminology) fascinating character!
Spock Loses His Cool
The plot of “The Naked Time” is that members of the Starship Enterprise keep getting infected with this weird virus. It basically simulates the effects of intoxication, causing the crew to act out in wildly unpredictable ways. The most memorable is Sulu showing off his hot moves and hotter pecs as he drunkenly slashes his sword throughout the ship. Oh, and Kirk babbles like a wife guy, only he’s married to the Enterprise. In the midst of all this, Spock has a more unconventional reaction: an emotional breakdown. When Kirk finds him, the Vulcan is crying and lamenting everything from his friendship with the captain to his relationship with his mother.
With Kirk’s help, Spock snaps out of it and helps to save the day. Still, the scene is a powerful example that still waters run quite deep with this pointy-eared alien. Sure, he may act cool and logical and badmouth everyone else’s emotional reactions, but Spock has feelings just as intense (if not more so) than his human colleagues. In Leonard Nimoy’s autobiography, I Am Spock, he revealed that “The Naked Time” writer John D. F. Black originally wrote a goofy scene where someone paints a mustache on Spock. The actor didn’t like this scene, preferring something that preserved Spock’s dignity.
He Knows Why The Caged ‘Stache Cries
According to Nimoy, when he went to speak with Black, the writer blew him off because he was already working on a different script. So, the actor went over the writer’s head and spoke to franchise creator Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry agreed with Nimoy and asked Black to write a new scene. When the writer asked what Nimoy wanted, the actor replied, “It’s about emotion versus logic, love versus mathematics, grief versus pi-r-squared.” While beautiful, this description is fairly vague. Fortunately, it was enough for Black, who went on to write the most emotional scene in Star Trek history.
There was just one problem: given the tight production schedule of this Star Trek: The Original Series episode, there was only time for one take. Fortunately, Leonard Nimoy only needed one take to bring this scene to wrenching, heartbreaking life. It was a scene that forever changed our understanding of the character and the franchise as a whole, one that made us consider the relationship between our own emotions and our sense of humanity. Now, though, you know the hilarious secret behind Trek’s most emotional scene: it only exists because Nimoy didn’t want Spock to have a wacky little mustache, even for just one scene!
Jessie James Decker’s kids looked toned while soaking up the sun on vacation.
“American summers,” Jessie, 38, captioned a Sunday, July 5, Instagram carousel that included a photo of Vivianne, 12, Eric Jr., 10, and Forrest, 8, flashing their abs in swimwear. (Jessie and her former NFL star husband, Eric Decker, also share Denver, 2.)
The snap captured the trio wrapping their arms around each other as crashing waves and a blue sky painted a perfect backdrop. Additional images in the post also showed Jessie and her children goofing around with friends and showing off red, blue and white 4th of July costumes which included a second flash of Forrest’s abs as he lifted a basketball singlet up over his belly.
Eric, 39, also featured in several shots and a video, including one family portrait taken at sunset with the entire clan smiling for the camera while standing on a footpath.
Fans were quick to share praise for Jessie’s post, taking to the comments section with supportive messages. “I need their workout plan,” wrote one fan, while another wrote, “ABSSS-solutely beautiful!!!!!”
It’s not the first time Jessie has shared photos of her children’s washboard stomachs via social media. In January, the country singer marked the start of a new year with Instagram snaps shared from a tropical destination. “2026 here we come baby!! Here’s to fresh starts, full hearts, happy babies and beautiful memories to come,” she wrote on January 1. “My resolution is always health, happiness, and time well spent with the people who matter the most!!!”
Forrest, Eric Jr. and Vivianne Courtesy of Jessie James Decker/Instagram
The images included one of Vivianne, Eric Jr. and Forrest on yet another beach rocking their swimsuits while revealing their abs. Additional shots at the time captured the whole family enjoying time outdoors.
Again, fans commented on the kids’ impressive physiques. “Abs on Abs on Abs, God bless! Also, your family is beautiful. All the best for 2026!!” one follower wrote before another replied, “The abs on the Decker fam is CRAZYYYYY 😂💪.”
In 2022, after receiving backlash for sharing photos of her children’s abs, Jessie hit back at the haters during an interview with Fox News. “I feel like I know what a great mom I am, and I know my truth. So, it doesn’t bother me,” she told the outlet on December 30 that year, adding that she doesn’t “think too deep” about criticism and knows that it “comes with the territory [of being famous].”
While having sex in the communal bedroom has become commonplace on this season of Love Island USA, there was still one couple who just reached that milestone for the first time.
During the Sunday, July 5, episode of the show, Trinity Tatum whispered to Kayda Bosse that she slept with Bryce Alakai Dettloff. She called it “good” after the couple previously made their relationship official in the villa.
Season 8 of Love Island USA has featured multiple moments where Islanders took things to the next level. Last month, Trinity said she heard someone performing “French fries,” which sounded “too wet” to just be a kiss. In a confessional, Kenzie Annis confirmed she shared a heated exchange with Corbin Mims.
“I was definitely getting some French fries. Feeling good,” she gushed. “We were probably doing a bit much honestly but I feel a strong connection with Corbin. We probably got a little bit carried away.”
Based on the footage, French fries hinted at manual sex acts such as a hand job. Viewers, meanwhile, pointed out that it likely meant an appetizer ahead of a full meal.
Love Island USA originally premiered in the U.K. in 2002 before it expanded worldwide with various spinoffs, including Love Island USA on Peacock. The series follows a different group of singles every season who have to pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa.
The contestants — referred to as Islanders — live in isolation in a villa and are under constant video surveillance. They must be coupled up to remain on the show and stand a chance at receiving the $100,000 prize.
While finding a connection that you want to explore more intimately isn’t out of the question, season 7 of Love Island USA seemed to set some sort of record with the number of times Islanders were caught hooking up — until season 8.
From Hannah Fields and Pepe Garcia to Huda Mustafa and Jeremiah Brown, the reality stars found ways around having to address their sexual encounters for all of America to hear.
“We had a code name for intimacy,” Hannah exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2025. “We would say, ‘How was your journey? What was this journey like?’ Huda [started it when she] said something like, ‘Oh, I had a journey. My journey went all the way.’”
Season 8 escalated the sex that took place in the villa with multiple couples going all the way while sharing a bedroom in the villa. The potential has only escalated with Casa Amor being introduced halfway into Sunday’s episode.
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Ben Higgins may have given his final rose to Lauren Bushnell, but he found lasting love with Jessica Clarke.
Bachelor Nation first met Higgins when he competed for Kaitlyn Bristowe’s heart on season 11 of The Bachelorette. After finishing in third place, ABC named the Colorado native the season 20 Bachelor.
Higgins subsequently got down on one knee and proposed to Bushnell during the March 2016 finale. The duo, who landed their own spinoff, Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?, called it quits in May 2017.
While Higgins returned to reality TV to compete on The Bachelor: Winter Games in 2018, he quit the spinoff without a love connection. By the end of that year, however, Higgins met Clarke through Instagram.
“She’s a very kind, pure, emphatic and supportive person in general. And she’s not only like that to me. I’m part of that, but she’s like that to everybody around her,” Higgins gushed to Us in April 2019. “She challenges me to be more empathetic, more loving, more caring, more kind as well. So I’m very happy.”
The pair’s relationship got serious quick. Higgins proposed to Clarke in March 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. They said “I do” in November 2021, revealing three years later that their first baby is on the way. Higgins and Clarke welcomed their first baby, daughter Winona, in 2025. The next year, the couple shared that they are expecting their second baby.
Scroll through for Higgins and Clarke’s relationship timeline.
Shows in the Yellowstone franchise aren’t just set on ranches but filmed on them too — and some are owned by creator Taylor Sheridan.
After getting his start as an actor, Sheridan started writing scripts for movies and then moved on to the small screen with Yellowstone, which aired from 2018 to 2024. Sheridan expanded his TV universe with prequels 1883 and 1923 as well as the upcoming spinoffs The Dutton Ranch, The Madison and Y: Marshals.
Sheridan has also worked on original shows Landman, Mayor of Kingstown, Lioness and Tulsa King. This has allowed production to take place in various locations throughout the American West, including ranches. Cast members from Sheridan’s shows previously spoke exclusively to Us Weekly how joining the Yellowstone universe required participating in the show’s “cowboy camp.”
“It’s really helpful for learning to really become proficient on horses and use guns and the period piece weapons,” Brian Geraghty shared in 2022 before 1923’s premiere. “Then also it’s great for bonding for us as characters.”
Since Yellowstone debuted in 2018, the story of the Dutton family has had enough potential to inspire six spinoffs (and counting) to add to the Paramount Network roster — but with that has come delays. Yellowstone focuses on a powerful family that runs the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Amid their success, the […]
Geraghty noted that training helped the actors become “more comfortable around each other,” adding, “[We] build each other up and become good. It’s beneficial for the actual skill set, but it’s also beneficial for the characters as how they relate to one another on the actual show.”
Michelle Randolph, for her part, said that she and her costars had “a lot of fun” at cowboy camp. “[There were] a lot of ice baths,” she quipped. “Group ice baths, and after, we were all very sore for a while.”
Darren Mann called the concept a “well-oiled machine.”
“Taylor puts together an amazing cast and crew,” he added. “Camaraderie on set was always so great.”
Keep scrolling for a breakdown of the various real-life ranches featured in the Yellowstone universe:
Chief Joseph Ranch
Yellowstone, which premiered in 2018, introduced viewers to the fictional Dutton family, who own the largest ranch in Montana. As the fictional universe grew, so did the amount of shows filmed at the ranch, which in real life is known as Chief Joseph Ranch.
The working cattle ranch in Montana has opened to guests after finding fame on Yellowstone.
Yellowstone Film Ranch
Certain scenes for Yellowstone‘s spinoff 1883 took place at Montana’s Yellowstone Film Ranch, which features a Western town with 26 structures.
Bosque Ranch
Sheridan owns several pieces of land, including Texas’ Bosque Ranch, which is a personal ranch that now hosts film and TV shoots, concerts and special events.
After the success of Yellowstone, the show expanded with were the 6666 spinoff that has yet to premiere amid delays. Creator Taylor Sheridan‘s vision for the present-day series quickly became a topic of conversation when he reportedly bought the famous 6666 Ranch in Texas. At the time, Sheridan addressed the historic value of the property without […]
Papa’s Creek Ranch
Sheridan purchased Papa’s Creek Ranch in 2024, but it has not been used on screen. The Wyoming location was a personal acquisition for the prolific producer.
Four Sixes Ranch
In 2021, Sheridan purchased the legendary Four Sixes Ranch in Texas, which is more than 100 years old. It is set to serve as the backdrop for the now-delayed 6666 spinoff which will follow Jimmy Hurdstrom (Jefferson White) during his time working at the ranch.
“Founded when Comanches still ruled West Texas, no ranch in America is more steeped in the history of the West than the 6666,” the official series description stated. “Still operating as it did two centuries before, and encompassing an entire county, the 6666 is where the rule of law and the laws of nature merge in a place where the most dangerous thing one does is the next thing. … The 6666 is synonymous with the merciless endeavor to raise the finest horses and livestock in the world, and ultimately where world class cowboys are born and made.”
Amy Schumer is celebrating the 4th of July in style after opening up about her weight loss journey.
“Epic fourth,” Schumer, 45, wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday, July 5, while sharing a photo of her crew enjoying the patriotic holiday. “Just a group of 25 friends who have known each other for 35 years with their families. Love you all.”
In a separate snap, Schumer posed in a blue one-piece with matching blue shorts as she placed her arms around her pals outside.
“Thanks @chloeiscrazy and @mother for my suit!” she captioned the Instagram Story, referring to Saturday Night Live’s Chloe Fineman.
Schumer has been candid about her health journey through the years, sharing in December 2025 that she lost 50 pounds as a way to “survive” her battle with Cushing syndrome. (The condition occurs when the body has too much cortisol for a long period of time and can cause puffiness in the face.)
“So I got these was getting these steroid injections and so it gave me this thing called Cushing syndrome — which I wouldn’t have known if the internet hadn’t come for me so hard,” Schumer explained during a January episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “I learned I had this condition, and that I had something called moon face, and I’m starring in a movie — and there’s a camera right in my face.”
The comedian, who is the mom of son Gene, has also been open about her experience trying Mounjaro. The GLP-1 drug is similar to Ozempic, which is used to treat weight-loss related issues. (Schumer welcomed Gene in 2019 with estranged husband Chris Fischer. She filed for divorce from Fischer in January, one month after sharing their separation.)
“Three years ago, I tried Wegovy,” she said in a 2025 Instagram video. “I was puking, I couldn’t handle it. I don’t know if they’ve changed the formula, whatever. But anyway, I went on this Telehealth meeting with Midi Health, and it was cheap. I wanted to try it myself ‘cause I wanted to recommend it to my friends who are nurses and teachers.”
“They put me on estrogen and progesterone because I realized I was in perimenopause and my symptoms from being perimenopause have disappeared,” she continued. “My hair is fuller, my skin is better, I have more energy, I want to get down more, if you know what I mean. I’m talking about sex. So that’s been great and Mounjaro’s been great.”
Schumer went on to note that the drug is “not covered by insurance unless you have diabetes or like severe obesity, which most of the internet thinks I have.”
She concluded, “But I’m having a really good experience with it and I wanted to keep it real with you about that. Midi Health. I liked it so much and I had such a good experience [that] I invested in the company.”
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