Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for Invincible Season 4 Episode 7.
It’s time for war! That’s what Thaedus has been declaring numerous times in the last few episodes of Invincible. Last week’s episode saw Mark (Steven Yeun) spend two months recovering after his near-death encounter with Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). While nursing Mark back to health, Nolan (J.K. Simmons) and Oliver (Christian Convery) finally begin to bond, with the latter finally believing that his father has truly changed for the better.
Once reunited with Thaedus (Peter Cullen), Allen (Seth Rogen), Tech Jacket (Zoey Deutch), Telia (Tatiana Maslany), and Battle Beast (Michael Dorn) on Talescria, they are ambushed by Thragg (Lee Pace) and his Viltrumite army. While this battle led to Thragg retreating, it has left Talescria decimated, and Thaedus announces that they must travel to Viltrum. Episode 7, “Don’t Do Anything Rash,” is another shocking and action-packed chapter, as we finally get to see Mark go to Viltrum and learn a little more about its history in the process.
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Thragg’s Origins are Revealed in ‘Invincible’ Season 4 Episode 7
The episode begins with a flashback during the reign of Emperor Argall (Frank Welker), with the character finally making his physical debut in the series. After they conquer and enslave an alien planet, their plans to deplete it of resources are thwarted once again when an alien plants an explosive on one of their devices. In a briefing led by Argall, a young Thaedus suggests that Viltrumites have always shown respect towards signs of strength and should let the planet go. Argall and Thragg scoff at the idea.
While meeting in private, Thragg expresses concern to Argall that while Thaedus was once ruthless, his softness could be a potential threat to Viltrum. Once the Argall is left alone, Thaedus sneaks into his chambers and prepares to assassinate him. While announcing Argall’s death to the public, Thragg steps into the role of Grand Regent and orders the Viltrumites to “cut the cancer out.” This leads the Viltrumites to begin killing each other. Thragg solemnly waits on the throne and re-emerges to see the wreckage, telling the survivors, “It is done,” leading a Viltrumite chant declaring, “All is ours.”
In the present, Thaedus tells Mark, Nolan, Oliver, Allen, Telia, Tech Jacket, Battle Beast, and Space Racer (Winston Duke) tha Thragg has retreated to Viltrum. However, while Thragg has already reached his destination, many of the remaining Viltrumites will not be there for several days. Allen speaks out, pondering the question if killing Thragg will only fuel the Viltrum Empire’s rage even further. Thaedus says that once Thragg is dead, the remaining Viltrumites will die off, one by one. They need to focus on killing Thragg.
Mark records one last video message to Eve, stating that everyone is extremely nervous about fighting Thragg, even Nolan, saying, “This feels different.” He opts not to send the message, proclaiming, “I love you, and I’m coming back.” In the meantime, Oliver, Allen, Tech Jacket, Telia, and Battle Beast attempt to eat, but can’t bring themselves to do so. Battle Beast says that they “must nourish before battle.” They then go around and state what they would like their final meals to be. In another room, Thaedus and Nolan talk, with the latter saying that while he agrees about killing Thragg, he has concerns about whether the end goal is to wipe out all Viltrumites, including Mark and Oliver. Telia announces that they’ve reached Viltrum’s center, and that it’s time to get ready. They formulate a plan to stick together when confronting Thragg; nobody can try to take him on alone. Nolan and Oliver share a hug alongside Mark, while Allen bids farewell to Telia, as they make the trek outside.
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Oliver Gets Hurt in ‘Invincible’ Season 4 Episode 7
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Mark is shocked when he sees a ring of corpses surrounding Viltrum, and he is told that this is deliberate; it’s a warning against weakness. What’s even more troubling is that Thragg is already waiting for them, floating within the ring of corpses; he knew about the coming attack. Thragg calls on Kregg (Clancy Brown), Anissa (Shantel VanShanten), Thula (Grey Griffin), and Lucan (Phil LaMarr) to attack the team. Tech Jacket uses a limited supply of syringes full of the Sinlak Beetle compound to fire at the Viltrumites, to make them weaker to physical injury, while Space Racer flies in and lets loose several Ragnars to attack. Space Racer’s helmet is shattered, and he begins to suffocate, only for Tech Jacket to fly in and rescue him.
Nolan confronts Thragg, who then punches down to Viltrum’s surface, telling him to “come home.” Nolan refuses to betray the Coalition, calling Viltrum a tomb and stating that “You’re not my family anymore.” Thragg attempts to find other ways to get Nolan to double-cross Thaedus, including bringing up the safety of Mark and Oliver. In the throne room, Thragg tells Nolan that fighting for Thaedus is fighting for his, Mark’s, and Oliver’s destruction. Nolan stresses that if Thragg agrees to stop the fighting, he will spare him, and he’s willing to go against Thaedus’ orders. Still in denial, Thragg rejects Nolan’s offer, telling him, “A death in any Viltrumite leaves a void in me,” before punching him back up into orbit.
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Thragg flies back up into the battle, where Oliver, going against orders, attempts to take him on alone. This goes horribly wrong, with Thragg ripping off Oliver’s jaw and right arm. Mark sees this happen, causing his rage to ignite once more, threatening, “I killed Conquest, I’ll kill you too.” For a moment, everybody, both heroes and Viltrumites, pauses their fighting and stares at Mark. Mark attempts to punch Thragg, but Thragg is resistant to any damage that is thrown at him.
Upon seeing the gravely wounded Oliver, Nolan comes up with an idea, calling upon the team to follow his lead and for Space Racer to fire his Infinity Ray into Viltrumite’s surface. As they begin their descent, both Allen and Tech Jacket are taken out, leaving only Thaedus, Mark, Nolan, and Space Racer embarking on the dangerous trek. Mark, Nolan, and Thaedus attempt to reach the center of Viltrumite in order to pave a path for Space Racer’s blast to reach the core. Their plan is a success, and Viltrum is completely annihilated, leaving nothing but debris.
Thaedus Meets a Grim and Grisly Fate in ‘Invincible’ Season 4 Episode 7
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As everyone stops and stares in shock at the remains of Viltrum, Thaedus says that this was the only way to show them the truth: “Viltrumites, your world has been destroyed. Surrender is your only option.” Thragg screams, “I choose death,” flies towards Thaedus, and rips off his head, announcing that Emperor Argall’s death has finally been avenged. Mark orders Allen to find Oliver, while Thragg grabs hold of Nolan and flies off with him.
Mark watches in terror as Thragg ruthlessly beats Nolan, punching a hole through his chest. Mark once again tries to attack, but Thragg grabs him by the head and begins to gouge his eyes out. The other Viltrumites arrive, telling Thragg to finish him off, but he stops short, saying, “We got too few already.”As Mark and Nolan’s bodies float through space, they are found by Telia and the crew. Episode 7 ends weeks later with Mark waking up to find that Allen has now become the interim leader of the Coalition of Planets. Allen leads Mark to a room where a recovering Nolan watches an unconscious Oliver floating in a stasis tank, informing Mark that his brother will be OK. As Allen briefs him about the status of Thragg, Mark realizes that he and the other Viltrumites are heading to Earth.
“Don’t Do Anything Rash” is another outstanding episode, featuring a full-circle moment for Nolan, an exciting battle against the Viltrumites, and an intriguing backstory for Thragg. It’s also one of the fastest-paced episodes of the entire season, almost to an overwhelming degree — but Invincible is no stranger to being intense.As Season 4’s penultimate episode,it successfully sets up dire stakes for what is sure to be an explosive finale.
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March 26, 2021
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Nolan’s arc finally comes full circle.
We finally get to actually see Emperor Argall.
The episode moves at an extremely fast pace, wasting no time.
Kylie Jenner continues to prove that beauty is pain, and sometimes ruined facial features!
The socialite sparked mixed reactions on social media platforms after her bold choice for this year’s Met Gala.
She took the dress code “Fashion is Art” quite seriously, going all out with her outfit and makeup. However, Kylie Jenner was in for a shock after the event.
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The “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” alum updated fans on her Instagram Story after the prestigious fashion event, revealing she had paid a price for her bold fashion statement. The video captured Kylie unable to stop laughing at herself.
She showcased her eyebrows, which appeared to have been damaged after getting bleached to match her skin for the event. In the clip, Kylie had one eyebrow that had been successfully bleached back to black, but it appeared thinner than it used to be.
“My brows are ruined. What is this? What the f-ck is this?” Kylie asked in between giggles. “This looks horrible,” she declared while someone in the background could be heard laughing and blaming Kylie’s celebrity hairstylist, Iggy Rosales, for leaving her with “no hair.”
The Socialite Opted For A Nude Illusion Ensemble
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For the annual Met Gala, Kylie used her body as a canvas to express her artistic side, as seen in pictures shared on her Instagram page. She stepped out in a sexy yet bold ensemble that gave off the illusion of a dress being taken off, with a voluminous, embellished satin skirt hanging from her waist.
Kylie was fully committed to the half-dressed look, rocking a nude corset with faux nipples and a belly button indentation. She also bleached her brows to match her skin, giving off the illusion that she had shaved off her eyebrows, while her hair fell down one shoulder in grateful waves.
The custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture ensemble impressed some fans, who believed she had embodied the “Fashion is Art” dress code perfectly. On the other hand, some fans argued that Kylie’s nude illusion had gone too far and was not Met Gala worthy.
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Fans Were Divided Over The TV Personality’s Bold Ensemble
Fans shared their thoughts about Kylie’s outfit on X, with one supporter raving about her perfect ensemble. “Honestly, this look just hits. The fit, the fabric, the way the train moves — everything feels effortless,” they wrote. Another agreed, declaring:
“Definitely my favorite outfit. I love the way the top blends in with her skin.”
A third applauded Kylie, comparing her outfit to a Greek statue. On the other hand, critics were not impressed and slammed the reality TV star’s fashion statement as a flop. “What a stupid outfit! She’s so thirsty!” someone claimed. An X user echoed similar sentiments, wondering why Kylie had bleached her eyebrows.
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Kylie’s celebrity hairstylist, Iggy Rosales, opened up about her Met Gala outfit in an interview with Vogue. He explained that the goal of the custom Schiaparelli outfit was to give the illusion of a dress slipping away and make Kylie look like “a living sculpture.”
To achieve the illusion, Rosales experimented with different eyebrow looks before settling on bleaching Kylie’s brows to match her skin. “We even tested no brows just to see how far we could push it,” the hairstylist revealed.
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Rosales wanted a similar effect as the dress with Kylie’s hair, noting he wanted “tension between something sculpted and something undone.” He styled the entertainer’s hair in curly waves, allowing the midsection to have more precise shaping around the face, and a kiss-curl over the eye area.
Kylie Jenner Is No Stranger To Post Met Gala Hiccups
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Kylie’s bleached eyebrow drama isn’t the first time her fashion statements have caused undesirable aftermaths. Last year, she attended the annual fashion event in a sleek, futuristic Ferragamo ensemble that gave off corseted elegance.
She complemented the stunning look with a pair of strappy stilettos that later became the price she had to pay for beauty. After the event, HOLA! reported that Kylie had shared her woes on Instagram, revealing the shoes were stuck to her feet.
Kylie had shared a video of her assistants spraying glue release on the shoes while trying to pry her feet out. The process appeared painful, as the reality TV star could be heard wincing. As for what happened, Kylie explained that Ferragamo’s creative director, Maximilian Davis, had advised her to tape her shoes to her feet.
Was Kylie Jenner’s Met Gala look worth ruining her eyebrows?
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2026 has been a massive year for Prime Video so far, but the success it has seen this year dates back to the end of 2025. On December 16, 2025, Prime Video debuted the long-awaited second season of Fallout, its hit sci-fi series based on the popular video game franchise of the same name. Prime Video was so confident that Fallout was going to perform that the show was renewed for Season 3 months before an episode of Season 2 hit the air. Prime Video is also fresh off the success of the fourth season of Invincible, which just went off the air a few weeks ago. After a considerable gap between the first and second seasons, though, Prime Video has since righted the ship and released new seasons of Invincible at a much quicker pace since Season 2 — Season 5 is already confirmed to premiere in 2027.
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However, one show that’s been on the air longer than both Fallout and Invincible is The Boys, the hit superhero series that tackles a much more realistic take on what superheroes would be like in the real world. The Boys arrived back in 2019, and the show has consistently put out new seasons every year or two. At the conclusion of Season 4 back in 2024, Prime Video renewed The Boys for Season 5, confirming that it would be the show’s final season. There are now only a few episodes remaining in The Boys Season 5, but Prime Video just made a game-changing announcement for the series. The Boys series finale is officially coming to theaters on May 19, one day before the final episode is set to air on Prime Video. A new poster has also been released to celebrate the announcement.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
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You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
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The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
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You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
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Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
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The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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What’s Happening in ‘The Boys’ Season 5 Right Now?
The latest events in The Boys Season 5 have Homelander (played by Antony Starr) and his father, Soldier Boy (played by Jensen Ackles), racing against The Boys to find V1. The original Compound V formula not only produced the strongest supes when it was first invented, but it also made those who could survive it completely immortal. If Homelander gets his hands on V1, there’s no one or nothing that can stop him from killing whoever he wants. The Boys aim to use a supe-killing virus to take him out before he can acquire the ultimate upgrade.
Check out new episodes of The Boys on Prime Video and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the series.
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2019 – 2026-00-00
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Eric Kripke
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The Boys
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Beth and Rip have never exactly been the kind of couple you’d expect to settle quietly into a peaceful life, and honestly, thank God for that. After everything they survived in Montana, the dream of a clean fresh start always felt slightly optimistic, if not completely delusional. There are some people who carry trouble with them like luggage, and these two have basically packed an entire emotional moving truck. Now, the next chapter of the Yellowstone universe is almost here, and the official trailer makes one thing very clear: peace will have to wait.
The official trailer for Dutton Ranch is out now, with Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser returning as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. The new Paramount+ Original Series premieres globally on Paramount+ on Friday, May 15, with its first two episodes. The series will also premiere on Paramount Network the same day at 8 p.m. ET/PT, also with two episodes, before continuing weekly throughout the season.
The new series finds Beth and Rip staking their claim in Rio Paloma, Texas, where they’re trying to build a future together away from the poisoned Dutton legacy of Montana. Obviously, because this is Beth and Rip, that future doesn’t stay quiet for long. They can’t help themselves, can they? The official synopsis teases a brutal new chapter for the couple, as they face new enemies who might just be as ruthless as they are.
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“As Beth and Rip fight to build a future together — far from the ghosts of Yellowstone — they collide with brutal new realities and a ruthless rival ranch that will stop at nothing to protect its empire. In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul.”
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Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
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⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
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Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
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🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
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You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
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You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
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Who Stars in ‘Dutton Ranch’?
The cast includes Finn Little (Those Who Wish Me Dead, Storm Boy) as Carter, Juan Pablo Raba (Narcos, The 33) as Joaquin, Jai Courtney(Suicide Squad, Terminator Genisys) as Rob-Will, J.R. Villarreal (Akeelah and the Bee, Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion) as Azul, Marc Menchaca (Ozark, The Outsider) as Zachariah, Natalie Alyn Lind (The Gifted, Big Sky) as Oreana, Ed Harris (The Truman Show, Apollo 13) as Everett McKinney, and Annette Bening (American Beauty, Nyad) as Beulah Jackson. The series is created by Chad Feehan, based on characters created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Feehan also serves as showrunner, while Christina Alexandra Voros directs multiple episodes, including the premiere and finale.
Dutton Ranch premieres May 15 on Paramount+ with a two-episode launch, and airs the same night on Paramount Network at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Watch With Us loves the movies of the 1980s — from teen classics like Sixteen Candles to iconic action-thrill rides like The Terminator, it’s undeniable that the ’80s were a great year for cinema.
We love returning to this decade time and time again, and we put together a list of three ’80s movies he can’t help but revisit.
Our first pick is Paris, Texas, an epic, arthouse road drama starring Harry Dean Stantonand Nastassja Kinski that will rip your heart out.
We also highlight Dead Poets Society if you’re looking for the perfect feel-good watch.
Here at Watch With Us, we love the ’80s. With the recent premiere of Stranger Things‘ final season, we’ve got the best of the ’80s on the brain. Watch With Us wants to celebrate some of the decade’s cinema offerings by highlighting five particularly rewarding movies that we feel are worth checking out a second […]
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Emerging from the West Texas desert is an unkempt man named Travis Henderson (Dean Stanton), who appears to be unable to speak. When he’s found after fainting in a convenience store, a doctor phones his estranged brother Walt (Dean Stockwell), who awkwardly reunites with the sibling who had been missing for four years. Things only become stranger when Travis is reunited with his young son, Hunter (Hunter Carson), and together they embark on a road trip to find Travis’ wife, Hunter’s mother, Jane (Nastassja Kinski).
Profound, melancholic and visually stunning, Paris, Texas reigns as an enduring cult classic. The film thoughtfully explores themes about loneliness, love and redemption, expressed with deep emotional nuance through Stanton’s haunting performance as Travis. Cinematographer Robby Müller captures a neon-drenched urban Americana and the expansive desert that surrounds it, using shades of red and blue to evoke the characters’ emotional states.
English teacher John Keating (Robin Williams) begins work at the prestigious Welton Academy, an all-boys prep school that is iconic for its long-standing traditions and rigorous standards. While a Welton alumnus himself, Keating utilizes unorthodox methods to teach his students, encouraging them to “seize the day” and live life to the fullest in spite of the overbearing pressures they face from the school and their parents. Together, a group of students, including Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard) and Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke), take Keating’s teachings to heart as they learn to embrace their individualism.
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Dead Poets Society is a feel-good classic, led by a scene-stealing turn by Williams. The movie’s final “O Captain! My Captain!” scene is iconic, but if that’s the only part of the film you’re familiar with, then you need to get to educating yourself. Dead Poets Society is a moving coming-of-age story about discovering your true sense of self and learning to challenge rigid institutions of authority. At the end of the day, the film is a heartwarming, mainstream movie-making at its very best.
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Based on Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon, of the same universe as The Silence of the Lambs, Manhunter precedes the story of Clarice Starling and Buffalo Bill by focusing on FBI criminal profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) and his hunt for the elusive “Tooth Fairy” killer, Francis Dollarhyde (Tom Noonan). Called out of early retirement, Graham enlists the help of notorious, convicted serial killer and cannibal Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox) to better understand the way Dollarhyde thinks. Soon, Graham finds himself in a twisted game with Dollarhyde, Lecter and a nosy reporter named Freddy Lounds (Stephen Lang).
Years before Hannibal made the character of Will Graham a beloved television icon through his portrayal byHugh Dancy (and five years before Anthony Hopkins would prove to be a more memorable Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs), the characters of Red Dragon were first put to the silver screen in Michael Mann‘s seminal neo-noir. Incredibly stylized and superbly acted, Manhunter is probably the most underrated gem of the Hannibal Lecter-verse, yet it’s easily one of the best, with its unique synth soundtrack, moody atmosphere and strong psychological thrills.
Jada Wallace Shares Photo Of Her & Chris Brown’s Newborn Son
On Tuesday, May 5, Jada Wallace took to her Instagram Story to share a photo. Furthermore, the flick showed her and Chris Brown’s newborn son bundled up in a white blanket and a hospital hat. Additionally, the newborn appeared to be holding on to Wallace’s finger.
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Social media users entered TSR’s comment section with reactions to the photo of Jada Wallace and Chris Brown’s newborn son.
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Instagram user @sdot.noir wrote, “4 Broken homes. I see why he Needs to Tour.”
While Instagram user @jessica__rochelle added, “Imagine willingly being baby mama number 4.. just so willlllld to me.”
Instagram user @ahshaytherebel wrote, “Black men don’t see themselves as husbands.”
While Instagram user @tayuania added, “Honestly I was not expecting this to be his life 🤣… he got like 4 baby mamas huh ???”
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Instagram user @bad_aza.aa wrote, “I can’t tell the baby mamas apart”
While Instagram user @babyfacesluggzz added, “They all look like Karrueche lmao”
Instagram user @tobiiseverthing wrote, “Chris brown has a lot going on baby mama drama and attention seeking baby mama 😂😂😂”
While Instagram user @shantay_monea added, “Damnnnn wish the man a happy birthday before y’all be messy”
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Instagram user @_.janaaee_ wrote, “yall mad in the comments but he def told us he was tryna make room for some more”
While Instagram user @b.i.g.r.e.g.g added, “This man is having the craziest promo run of all time 😂”
Instagram user @island_md wrote, “Diamond about to spazz out”
While Instagram user @kyyyraaa._ added, “Anyways… happy birthday Christopher 🙄 this like the ummteenth child on me but go off”
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Before Jada Wallace & Chris Brown Welcomed Their Newborn Son, Diamond Brown Filed A Paternity Suit Against The Singer
As The Shade Room previously reported, on Sunday, April 26, Jada Wallace took to social media to share the arrival of her and Chris Brown’s son. However, at the time, Wallace did not reveal the baby boy’s name. Nonetheless, Brown himself reacted to her post, and his mother, Joyce Hawkins, even chimed in as well.
“CONGRATULATIONS!!! HE’S JUST PERFECT! SENDING LOVE ALWAYS!!” Hawkins had written in Wallace’s comment section at the time.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, it was revealed that Diamond Brown, the mother of Chris Brown’s daughter Lovely, filed a paternity case against him in early April. Diamond is reportedly seeking custody of their daughter and legal fees for the case to be paid by Chris.
If there’s one thing most Marvel fans can agree on, it’s the impeccable casting of Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock. Like Christopher Reeve, Robert Downey Jr., and Hugh Jackman before him, Cox’s name is synonymous with superhero excellence; few actors have inhabited the tormented skin of their comic book counterparts with more authenticity, passion, or pathos. To the joy of casual and aficionado fans alike, that casting coup didn’t go quietly into the night following Netflix’s cancellation of the original Daredevil series in 2018. Between the recently premiered Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, as well as Murdock’s cameos in Spider-Man: Far From Home and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Cox has now been playing the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen for over a decade.
However, the England-born performer was already establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with before 2015’s Daredevil, leaving a trail of memorable performances that culminated in his ongoing MCU role. Roughly four years after the third and final season of Netflix’s Daredevil, Cox swapped out his red devil costume for a different kind of suit as the lead of the streamer’s original spy series, Treason. The role of Adam Lawrence, an MI6 agent devoted to protecting his country and family while harboring the weight of past indiscretions, proves an ideal vehicle for Cox’s defining traits as an actor, and cements him as more than just that guy who wears devil horns.
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What Is ‘Treason’ About?
Created by Matt Charman, the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter behind Steven Spielberg‘s 2015 historical drama Bridge of Spies, Treason is a non-stop thrill ride reminiscent of BBC classics Spooks, The Night Manager, and Daniel Craig‘s era of James Bond — not to mention modern espionage hits like Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and Netflix’s own Black Doves. After being dismissed, Russian spy Kara Yerzov (Olga Kurylenko), poisons the head of MI6, Sir Martin Angelis (Ciarán Hinds), and second-in-command Adam Lawrence is thrust into the intelligence agency’s leadership vacuum. Angelis has mentored the up-and-coming Lawrence for years, prepping the younger man for a role of such power, responsibility, and influence.
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Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
😈Daredevil
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🤖Iron Man
💀Punisher
⚡Thor
🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
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Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
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🕷️ Spider-Man
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
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😈 Daredevil
You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
Stark Industries, Malibu
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🤖 Iron Man
Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
New York City
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💀 The Punisher
You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
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⚡ Thor
Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
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🛡️ Captain America
You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
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Still, the sudden nature of Lawrence’s promotion carries no shortage of expectations. Adam must juggle seemingly irreconcilable goals: conflicts as mundane as his jealous colleagues, and as immense as being the United Kingdom’s first line of defense against international enemies intent on destabilizing England amidst the turbulent state of worldwide politics. Worse still, the personal becomes political when Kara blackmails Lawrence about their old affair, triggering a CIA investigation into Lawrence’s loyalties, as he simultaneously races to protect his wife Maddy (Oona Chaplin) and their two children. Fearful and flailing in the wind, Adam has no choice except to clear his name, expose the true traitor, and defend those he loves.
Charlie Cox Brings Emotional Maturity to His Roles, Including ‘Treason’
Treason allows Cox to channel the individual qualities that make him a compelling figure into one role. In particular, we see his earnestness, ferocity, and ability to walk the fine line between a good man with noble intentions and a flawed human with ongoing failures. No matter the character or the size of his part, Cox brings emotional maturity and an almost visible weight to the material. An inherent commitment simmers beneath his body language and expressions — a sense that the actor is excavating deep inside his imagination to find each character’s truth. In short (and to be a little frank for fun’s sake), there’s no half-assing it with Cox. In Daredevil, his resolute, angry tension allows no doubt about Matt’s passion for protecting the helpless and redeeming his home, nor aboutthe depths of his barely restrained rage.
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When Treason opens, Lawrence’s life is idyllic: a loving wife and kids, a cushy job, and even a fancy house. It’s relatively rare to see a devoted family man in the spy genre, and Cox’s performance reflects this. Lawrence is relaxed and assured, whether he’s tenderly and playfully reassuring his worried children or issuing severe orders to his staff. That safety line quickly unravels as his past indiscretions catch up with him and cast suspicion — both the audience’s and the characters’ — on the image Lawrence projects. There’s more to uncover about Lawrence’s scenario and Lawrence himself than the recycled trope of a wronged man seeking justice. He feels burdened by the constant conflict between his good intentions and darker weaknesses, and that flavor of relatable moral ambiguity is (pardon the pun) one of Cox’s superweapons.
After 20 years onscreen, Cox isn’t coasting. With Disney+’s ‘Daredevil: Born Again,’ he’s making vulnerability a superpower.
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That said, despite Lawrence’s questionable actions and the uncertainty surrounding him like a hovering dark cloud, if the audience is meant to question his devotion to king and country, Cox’s natural sincerity makes Lawrence’s ultimate integrity almost a foregone conclusion. Adam isn’t the type to sacrifice his loved ones for the greater good. Rather, he prioritizes them so highly that he commits treason to rescue his kidnapped daughter, Ella (Beau Gadsdon). With her life at risk, he can’t focus on the larger threat even though he’s leading MI6. Shame, not self-preservation, prompts him to keep secrets from his wife, fidgeting and staring agitatedly into the middle distance. When he begs Maddy to understand that his love for her has never wavered, all of Cox’s earlier intensity transforms into something quieter, if no less vehement. It’s a sincerity rooted in the same gentle and steadfast love as Matt Murdock’s encounters with his closest compatriots, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll).
The same energy applies when Lawrence reunites with Ella or comforts his son Callum (Samuel Leakey). Cox rarely raises his voice in Treason and doesn’t need to. The thrumming energy in his physicality says enough. As a character, Lawrence feels lived-in despite Treason‘s fast-paced plot, and Cox demonstrates those consistent characteristics sets him apart as an adept actor. Taken in the context of his past roles, that easy truthfulness isn’t a surprise. Daredevil could be a ludicrous series in different hands, but Cox contributes to its grounded style by never overactingwhile still rising to the emotional level a scene requires. Whether it’s questioning his lifelong faith or fighting an array of evil ninjas, Murdock’s pain is visceral in every punch and broken rib, as is his repeated heartbreak. Hatred, remorse, and love all echo off the screen — and, where Treason is concerned, organically transfer into applicable instances.
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‘Boardwalk Empire’ Was a Breakout Role for Charlie Cox
Charlie Cox as Owen Sleater, smiling slightly in Boardwalk EmpireImage via HBO
For another example, take HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, where Cox portrays IRA member Owen Sleater, the right-hand man to main character and criminal Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi). Sleater is armed with sharp intelligence and a ruthless willingness to assassinate enemies. He’s a man made rough around the edges by poverty. Yet in true Cox form, an unexpected sensitivity underscores his illicit romance with Nucky’s wife, Margaret (Kelly Macdonald). His demeanor softens at their first meeting, and as their affair progresses, it’s clear he adores her enough to move heaven and earth if she asks. He doesn’t conceal his disarming infatuation, and his yearning disarms everything the audience previously assumed about Sleater.
If only Owen’s optimism weren’t at the mercy of an HBO series. After a mission, he returns to Margaret and Nucky as a corpse in a box, but his goofy smiles and belief in love remain unique to Boardwalk Empire‘s world and help distinguish Cox’s strengths as a performer. Owen, Matt, and Lawrence are all victimized by their romantic and familial fidelity, and Cox’s sheer commitment guarantees audience engagement with his heartfelt efforts.
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Charlie Cox’s Star Is Born in ‘Stardust’
Yvaine (Claire Danes) standing behind Tristan (Charlie Cox) as they both look ahead in StardustImage via Paramount Pictures
The same skills hold in a different — and surprisingly happy — way in the 2007 fantasy adventure film Stardust, a cult classic that doubles as Cox’s breakout role. A besotted young man who promises to retrieve a fallen star for his lady love, Cox’s Tristan instead falls in head-over-heels love with the star herself, Yvaine (Claire Danes), over a series of shared adventures. Cox and Danes’ instantaneous chemistry sparkles with classic enemies-to-lovers banter buoyed by Tristan’s bright, winsome romanticism. He’s the ideal floppy-haired hero for the genre: a swashbuckling swordfighter, a dedicated lover, and a dancer smooth enough to make Yvaine literally glow with happiness. Even in 2007, Cox’s innate presence and emotional substance distinguished him from the many young men of the early 2000s who starred in similar fantasy ventures.
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Give Charlie Cox All the Roles, Please
charlie cox on the red carpetImage via Janet Mayer/INSTARimages.com
Time after time, Cox has proven he has more to offer the world than Daredevil. Having said as much, it’s safe to assume most fans would happily watch Cox play Hell’s Kitchen’s most conflicted Defender for as long as Marvel allows. One might even dare to call his Daredevil: Born Again return a gift — but roles like Treason are a different kind of recognition, and just as deserved. Cox combines fervor with honest fragility, and Treason leaves no doubts about whether he has the caliber required to lead any series or film, just like Cox’s performance leaves no crumbs. In an ideal world, Marvel keeps him booked and busy for a long time. Whenever he has a free moment, however, the wider industry needs to let this man keep cooking.
AMC’s horror anthology The Terror has quietly gained a stellar reputation since its premiere in 2018. The acclaimed first season adapted Dan Simmons‘ history-inspired fiction novel of the same name to frigid perfection, infusing a catastrophic 19th-century naval expedition with supernatural dread. Season 2’s original concept, subtitled Infamy, drew from Japanese folklore and centered on Japanese American individuals forcibly confined inside a World War II-era internment camp.
Season 3, Devil in Silver, returns to the series’ bookish origins by way of award-winning author Victor LaValle‘s (Apple TV’s The Changeling) 2012 bestseller. LaValle serves as a writer, co-creator, and executive producer alongside Christopher Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire), Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets), and Ridley Scott. As for other significant names, Dan Stevens — who’s become something of a genre regular since his Downton Abbey days — assumes Season 3’s leading man mantle. It’s suitable casting in several ways; for one, Devil in Silver unfolds in a similar setting as Stevens’ mind-melting FX series Legion. Location comparisons aside, the third installment’s synthesis of unsettling anxiety, character-first psychological horror, and piercing contemporary social critique makes Devil in Silver a gratifying watch for both returning Terror fans and devotees of shows like American Horror Story or From.
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What Is ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’ About?
Rarely seen without his well-worn Iron Maiden shirt, punk-rock Queens resident Pepper (Stevens) helps support his loving partner Marisol (Juani Feliz) and her daughter by teaching one-on-one drumming classes and driving a moving van. When Marisol’s belligerent ex-boyfriend harasses her yet again, Pepper’s self-restraint snaps. A one-sided fist fight ensues until three police officers (Michael Aronov, Marin Ireland, Philip Ettinger) intervene and arrest Pepper. Rather than filling out overtime paperwork at the police station, they select a more convenient option — committing their detainee to New Hyde Hospital’s Behavioral Unit.
Despite Pepper’s hot temper, he poses zero threat to himself or others. Nevertheless, the psychiatric ward’s supervisor, Dr. Anand (Aasif Mandvi), places Pepper in a 72-hour hold. If Pepper doesn’t obey the rules, they’ll extend his stay until he can successfully “play nice.” When Pepper’s first sedative dose plunges him into days of impenetrably deep sleep, Anand prolongs Pepper’s stay by two weeks. The fact that Pepper was too unconscious to take his mandatory daily medication wouldn’t matter to New Hyde’s executives, so Anand doesn’t even try advocating on Pepper’s behalf.
As Pepper rebels against his unjust circumstances, Dorry (Judith Light), a long-term patient, greets him with an ominous proclamation — a mysterious force has “summoned” Pepper to its domain. Eerie slithering sounds and disturbing visions seem to substantiate her theory. Pepper’s drive to escape becomes a battle to unearth the truth behind New Hyde’s sordid history and survive the alleged malevolent forcelurking behind one locked, silver door.
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Systemic Evil and the Demonic Collide in ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’
A male and female police officer escorting Pepper into the institution in The Terror: Devil in SilverImage via AMC
Rest assured, Devil in Silver humanely repudiates ableist stigmas rather than retreading One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‘s inaccuracies. No matter the severity of a character’s mental health condition, they don’t exhibit violent behavior (countless statistics have disproven this damaging rhetoric). Although the season’s runtime requires Devil in Silver to reserve its most substantial nuances for its main quartet, the show avoids reducing the neurodivergent spectrum down to two-dimensional stereotypes. Every patient has a layered past and a poignant perspective on their profoundly lonely circumstances; they encourage one another’s individuality and build communal friendships on tenets like understanding, empathy, respect, selflessness, and speaking truth to power.
Likewise, New Hyde’s employees aren’t unethical or irredeemably imperfect. Gaslighting, negligence, and violation undoubtedly exist in the medical field, but it’s disingenuous to paint every professional with that brush. At best, the burned-out attendants provide as much compassionate support as their underfunded, understaffed resources allow. At worst, they’re too resigned to the bureaucratic red tape undermining their efforts to keep fighting for sufficiently healing care.
Season 1 is currently available to binge on Paramount+.
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As long as they meet individualized needs, prescription medications and structured psychiatric facilities aren’t destructive. Dehumanizing systems that abuse their power, and the specific people profiting from said exploitation are more heartless, sinister villains than whatever demonic entity might stalk the facility’s white-gray walls. New Hyde remains a place where society discards those whom they disdain and consider inferior. Considerable healthcare reform aside, such insidious systemic violence spans every corner of America — from mental health to racism, domestic abuse, state-sanctioned incarceration, and police corruption. To paraphrase Pepper’s roommate, Coffee (Silo‘s Chinaza Uche), the “broken” system works precisely as its architects intended.
‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’s Mesmerizing Cast Anchors an Occasionally Bumpy Plot
Running at a trim six episodes (all provided for review), Devil in Silver qualifies as a slow burn similar to the creeping eeriness of Jaws before the film reveals its bloodthirsty predator in full. Emmy-nominated director Kusama directs the first two episodes, establishing a menacingly claustrophobic tone. Filmed in Staten Island’s Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, the same location used for Orange Is the New Black, the over-bright and flickering fluorescent lights, seeping black mold stains, powerless confinement, and visual motif of a floor bifurcated by a single red line resembling a pristine blood trail, feel oppressive, abrasive, and infested with heinous intent.
The stacked ensemble cast heightens these strengths until the performers materialize into Devil in Silver‘s predominant selling point. Stand-outs consist of Uche (sensational), Light (a tragic chameleon), Mandvi (subtly intriguing and a treat for Evil fans), and CCH Pounder, an icon who’s always a superb joy to watch. Stevens, meanwhile, tracks Pepper’s contrasting permutations with compelling force and ever-ratcheting fervor. All things considered, it’s a demanding arc; introduced as a casual, cool dude who believes himself a protective unsung hero, Pepper’s past mistakes and callous attitude toward his fellow patients testify otherwise. Confronted by inner demons he can no longer outrun, he must either embrace emotional growth or perish. Stevens unlocks Pepper like a Rubik’s Cube, including frenzied volatility, distraught paranoia, wearied resentment, defiant fury, and compassionate vulnerability.
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Although Devil in Silver‘s parallel themes are complementary and arguably The Terror‘s most chillingly resonant scenario yet, the series doesn’t always place them on equal footing. The potent social condemnation packs a weightier blow than the mythological lore, which isn’t necessarily a flaw, but does cause an occasionally unbalanced feel with moments hovering near (if not reaching) formulaic. Never fear, however, for The Terror‘s third entry boasts effectively grisly supernatural moments, especially one devastating occurrence. Season 3 might not quite reach the spectacular first season’s overall heights, but it’s still a disquieting, philosophical dissection of human nature that simultaneously proves this anthology’s flexibility and its staying power.
The Terror: Devil in Silver premieres May 7 on AMC.
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2018 – 2025-00-00
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AMC, Shudder, AMC+
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David Kajganich, Soo Hugh, Christopher Cantwell
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Tim Mielants, Edward Berger, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Fred Toye, Karyn Kusama, Michael Lehmann, Josef Kubota Wladyka, Lily Mariye, Toa Fraser, Meera Menon
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David Kajganich, Shannon Goss, Tony Tost, Steven Hanna, Andres Fischer-Centeno, Benjamin Endsley Klein, Danielle Roderick, Alessandra DiMona, Josh Parkinson
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Pros & Cons
Dan Stevens leads a sensational cast.
Director Karyn Kusama establishes a menacing and claustrophobic tone.
The patients are three-dimensional human beings rather than stereotypes.
The underlying social critique holds profound relevance.
The supernatural mythology doesn’t hit quite as hard as the cultural criticism.
Everyone who tells a time-travel story has to deal with the inevitable thought process, “Why not go back in time and change everything?” The most common thought is to go back and kill Hitler, thus preventing World War 2, but a 1980s sci-fi military classic took a different spin, and asked, “Could a single modern aircraft carrier prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor?”
The Final Countdown, a gorgeously shot time-travel film, is about that very thing, with the U.S.S. Nimitz, a real ship, standing between the Japanese fleet and Hawaii. Even though they can prevent the attack, should they?
It’s The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown makes a mystery out of where the Nimitz ended up after passing through a strange vortex, though the use of a recon plane shown reveals, based on the state of Pearl Harbor and the ships present, that they’ve landed before December 7, 1941. How far is the question, but soon the crew is rescuing civilians from an attack by Japanese planes, one of whom happens to be a United States Senator who disappeared just before the attack. With it clear that they are in the past, the crew slowly starts to split between those who want to stop the Japanese and those who want to find a way home, worried about altering the timeline.
It would have been simple for The Final Countdown to focus on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier single-handedly defeating the Japanese Pacific Fleet, a scenario tabletop wargamers have been playing out for decades, but the film decides to instead lean into the philosophical drama of the situation. Kirk Douglas plays Captain Yellen as the stern commander who doesn’t want to change the future, while Commander Laskey (James Farantino) thinks it’s foolish not to try and save as many lives as possible, and both men are shown to be right and wrong as the film progresses. Ultimately, there is a choice.
Time-Travel Adventure Ahead Of Its Time
Kirk Douglas isn’t the only Hollywood legend to appear in The Final Countdown; Martin Sheen plays Lasky, a civilian contractor who joins the Nimitz for the mission and serves as the audience surrogate into the world of the United States Navy. That’s important, since the film was made with the full cooperation and support of the U.S. Armed Forces onboard the actual Nimitz, complete with servicemen as extras and a real emergency landing making it into the film. Before Top Gun, this was the film the Navy wanted to use to drive recruitment, and they helped ensure that every fighter-jet sequence was gorgeous from start to finish, with cinematography that had to have influenced, even a little, the Tony Scott classic.
Ahead of its time, The Final Countdown was unappreciated at the box office, earning only $16 million, and though it was profitable thanks to a budget of $12.5 million and strong VHS sales for years, critics lambasted it. Deemed slow and boring by no less than Siskel and Ebert, the film eventually became a success thanks to its focus on naval war machines and its time-travel plot, which became relevant with the release of Back to the Future in 1985. Today, it’s a cult classic notable for the thoughtful approach to sci-fi, the pairing of Sheen and Douglas, and, of course, the planes.
Last month, Matt and Ross Duffer officially packed up their Upside Down Productions banner and headed off to new frontiers with Paramount after spending ten years building Stranger Thingsat Netflix. The brothers’ newest four-year overall deal kicked in with the end of their old pact in April, though they’ll still be involved with their original streaming home for a while. While they’ll focus on other feature films, television, and streaming projects under the now Skydance-owned banner, existing projects, like the recently renewed animated spin-off Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, will still be part of their itinerary. One such remaining series, an entirely new IP created and showrun by The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance helmers Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, is set to debut this month.
The Boroughs is another sci-fi horror mystery series executive produced by the Duffer Brothers that, as they previously teased at SCAD TV Fest last year, shares plenty of DNA with Stranger Things and a bit with Ron Howard‘s Cocoon. Instead of Hawkins, Indiana, the story unfolds in the New Mexico desert where the titular Boroughs lie. An idyllic retirement community where senior citizens can enjoy their golden years with some level of freedom, it seems like heaven, with pristine homes, well-manicured lawns, and plenty of activities. Alfred Molina‘s Sam Cooper sees it as little more than a well-dressed prison, but it soon proves to be much more terrifying than he could imagine.
With just over two weeks until the premiere, Netflix shared a new trailer set to David Bowie‘s “Golden Years” that pulls back the curtain on more of the monsters that come out at night. Like the first footage, it shows Sam’s begrudging arrival in the community, where everyone else has otherwise seemingly found happiness in what the Boroughs have to offer. However, his annoyance turns to fear as he starts seeing “impossible things” and nobody, save for a band of neighborhood misfits, believes him. Spindly hands and inhuman clicks hint at something otherworldly lurking just within the shadows. Sam joins with the other outcasts of the Boroughs to find both the wonders and the dark secrets of their community, knowing full well that knowledge of what’s really happening could put them all in grave danger.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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To bring The Boroughs‘ formidable residents to life, a formidable ensemble was recruited for the occasion. Joining the Emmy-nominated Molina are Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, Bill Pullman, Carlos Miranda, Jena Malone, Seth Numrich, and Alice Kremelberg. Additional cast members include Ed Begley Jr., Dee Wallace, Eric Edelstein, Rafael Casal, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Beth Bailey, Karan Soni, and Jane Kaczmarek. For Molina, this will be his first leading live-action television role since he starred in Prime Video’s short-lived mystery series Three Pines. It’s also a reunion for him and Netflix, after he lent his voice to the animated Greek mythology series Blood of Zeus as the titan Cronus.
The Boroughs open on Netflix on May 21. Check out the new trailer in the player above.
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Release Date
May 21, 2026
Network
Netflix
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Directors
Augustine Frizzell, Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Ben Taylor
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