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‘Marshals’ Digs Deeper Into Taylor Sheridan’s Past by Channelling ‘Sons of Anarchy’ in the Latest Episode
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Marshals Season 1, Episode 6.Riding off last week’s cliffhanger, Marshals continues to push Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) and his team into the fire as they search for the missing Native girls who have been stolen off Broken Rock. But if last week’s episode, “Lost Girl,” hoped to channel Wind River, this week’s adventure claws further back into Taylor Sheridan‘s filmography to his Sons of Anarchy days. Only, we would have you remember that “Out of the Shadows” is still a product of network television, and thus is nowhere near as gratuitous as the FX classic. If anything, it only teases us with the freedom of cable while reminding us firmly that Marshals airs not on the Paramount Network, but on CBS.
“Out of the Shadows” Continues Where Last Week Left Off
This week’s Marshals begins with a flashback to a year ago. It’s here that we see that first moment when Kayce and Tate (Brecken Merrill) learn that Monica has succumbed to her battle with cancer. Kayce is given her necklace by a nurse and does his best to comfort his son before “Out of the Shadows” pivots back to the present day. Now, Tate rides up to his father and berates him for not saving Hayley Charlo (Isabel DeRoy-Olson) last week — and he won’t be the only one. Sadly, Kayce has no news on her whereabouts, which irks Tate even more. Of course, he’s not the only one irritated with Kayce.
Back at Marshals HQ, Andrea Cruz (Ash Santos) and Pete “Cal” Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green) discuss the latest updates on the case before Miles Kittle (Tatanka Means) wanders in. It turns out that he has been (understandably) putting off contacting Ava’s mother, Sera (Otgadahe Whitman-Fox), about the girl’s death, which they learned of from Hayley. But when Kayce walks in, all Miles can think about is giving him a hard time for letting the girl go. Thankfully, the Dutton heir is saved when Belle Skinner (Arielle Kebbel) enters with an update. It turns out that Kurt Bludsoe, the man trafficking the girls, had visited a mechanic named Eli Craig right before the Marshals took him out — a mechanic who may be in on the whole conspiracy.
But before Miles can get excited, he and Cal head to the Rez to give the overdue notification to Ava’s mother. Cal tells Miles that his first notification nearly broke him, but that it’s a part of the job they simply have to do. Yet, before they’re able to speak with Sera, they are ushered into chairman Thomas Rainwater’s (Gil Birmingham) office, who demands to learn of their progress on the case. When he discovers that Ava has been killed, he’s heartbroken. “Tragedy is one of the few things that Broken Rock has in abundance,” echoes Mo (Mo Brings Plenty). But when Miles tells Rainwater that Kayce let Hayley go after finding her, the chairman’s blood begins to boil. Soon after, Sara arrives, and Miles does his best to relay what they learned about Ava to her, only he breaks down before he can. Cal finishes the notification for him as Rainwater and Mo comfort the grieving mother.
Meanwhile, Belle and Cruz’s research into Craig has proven to be fruitful after all. It turns out that Craig was the last link to Bludsoe before the marshals caught up with him, making his garage the most likely place for the girls to have either been transferred to another vehicle or stashed for the time being. Using a security camera from across the street, they discover that someone in a white van wearing an Iron Sentinels Motor Club jacket drove off soon after — seemingly with the girls inside. “They’re ultra-violent and highly organized,” Belle tells Cal about the biker gang. “If they can profit from it, they’ll do it.” We also learn a harrowing statistic about missing Native American women, as Kayce learns from an analyst that 43 girls have been reported missing from Montana-based reservations over the last two years.
Kayce and the Marshals Head to a Biker Gang Rally
The best way to find out more about the biker gang is surveillance, so Cruz, Miles, and Kayce head to the Iron Sentinels’ local bar. As they wait, Cruz uncharacteristically opens up a little about her personal life, revealing that until she acknowledged her grief, she wasn’t able to shake the pain of losing her father. As she says this, Kayce fumbles about with Monica’s necklace, seemingly absorbing some of her experiential wisdom. Interrupting their therapy session, Miles notes that the best way to watch the biker gang is to draw them out so that they can actually scour the premises for any useful intel. When Cruz asks how, Kayce reveals his inner Dutton by “going after what they love.” Pouring gasoline on their nicely lined-up bikes, Kayce lights them all on fire. The men find their way outside as Cruz and Miles storm the bar in search of the girls. However, they’re nowhere to be found.
Cruz clones a cell phone she finds on the table, which suggests that the girls may be at an Iron Sentinels rally in the Milk River Valley area, which will bring in chapters throughout the country. According to the texts, a club “nomad” called “Brimstone,” real name Keith Stelton (Adam Dunnells), is set to bring the “entertainment.” While it seems like a no-brainer, with Cruz and Belle on board to reactivate one of the latter’s old cover identities to make contact with an old, well, contact, Cal would prefer a state of federal assistance. Of course, they don’t get any, and so, instead, they convince him to use some of their captured meth from a previous case as a lure to bring in her old contact Squirrel. Instead of gearing up for the mission, Kayce arrives home at East Camp to find Rainwater and Mo waiting for him. Rainwater pushes Kayce about letting Hayley go, but he’s already beating himself enough. After their brief (and toothless) tussle, Kayce rides out to Monica’s grave site to find Tate sleeping beside it. “I came out here hoping mom would cheer me up, she usually does,” he says, and though Kayce tries to fill in, Hayley’s predicament has soured his mood. Tate believes that they’ve both disappointed Monica.
Yellowstone Spin-Off ‘Marshals’ is Going “Full Dutton” This Week [Exclusive]
The newest U.S. Marshal is badly outnumbered in this week’s episode.
When Kayce returns to HQ, Cal gives Belle the green light when she confirms that her contact, Squirrel (Derrick Aguis), will be at the rally — and it isn’t long before the marshals make it there. Stashed in a mobile HQ in a small trailer, the team prepares for the operation. Belle transforms herself with an intense makeover as “Brandy,” and uses her new appearance (and personality) to waltz back into Squirrel’s good-graces. When she offers him the meth as a deal, he decides to introduce her to Brimstone, who is interested in moving the product with another shipment set to go out that afternoon to Calgary. But, as the team quickly put together, the moment that his shipment crosses the Canadian border, the girls are as good as gone.
Unfortunately for Belle, Brimstone leaves her alone with another biker (Tim Sitarz) — and things get dicey pretty fast. He recalls having seen her several weeks back at a poker table, with blonde hair and calling herself “Turek.” Kayce knows that her cover is blown, and he goes out to intercept the biker, who now believes Belle to be an infiltrator. Things get especially heated when Squirrel arrives, and Kayce shows up at the eleventh hour — killing the man who tried to harm his teammate.
This Week’s ‘Marshals’ Ends With Kayce Finally Accepting His Grief
When Squirrel reveals that Brimstone is moving product in a truck out back, Belle and Kayce close in on the Iron Sentinel nomad. At the same time, Cal, Miles, and Cruz boldly gear up and head into the middle of the action. Somehow, they manage to make their way through all these uber-violent bikers without so much as a slash or a cut, and, frankly, the whole thing is a bit hard to believe. But as a firefight erupts, Kayce and the team take out Brimstone before they get into the back of his van and begin opening the containers in the back. While they’re disheartened at first to find only drugs, the rest of the containers are full of the abducted girls, including Hayley. It’s a happy ending after all.
In the aftermath, Miles passes on Rainwater’s thanks to the team as Belle does her best to shed her biker persona. Earlier in the episode, Cal asked her how her husband would feel about her going undercover again, something she told him was nowhere near his business. But after Belle offers to be his wingman in trying to reconnect with his daughter, Madison (Morgan Lindholm), at the bar, it appears that she may have some sort of interest in him beyond friendship. At first, we thought that Marshals was setting Kayce and Belle up to be the show’s power couple, but now we’re not so sure.
But that’s not where things conclude this week. After a heart-to-heart between father and son where Kayce informs Tate of their success, “Out of the Shadows” concludes with the Duttons returning to the Rez for Monica’s remembrance ceremony. Upon reuniting with Monica’s grandfather, Felix Long (Rudy Ramos), Kayce and Tate stand to honor their lost loved one — and the rest of Kayce’s new team stands beside him in support. During the ceremony itself, Kayce finally offers his son Monica’s necklace after all this time. “Been clinging to it since mom left, maybe it’s time I start letting go,” he says.
Marshals airs Sundays on CBS and is available for streaming the next day on Paramount+.
- Release Date
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2026 – 2026
- Showrunner
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Spencer Hudnut
- Writers
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Spencer Hudnut, Tom Mularz, Dana Greenblatt
Pros & Cons
- It’s always great when Kayce leans out-of-bounds, especially when explosions are involved.
- Rudy Ramos was a welcome surprise.
- In what world would that biker gang have not ganged up on the marshals in the middle of their rally?
- I get that Kayce made a potentially bad call, but questioning his loyalties to finding the missing girls is a major stretch.
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Josh Dallas reunited with Manifest‘s Melissa Roxburgh but would he consider working with her again — except this time on Justin Hartley‘s hit series Tracker?
Dallas and Roxburgh shared the screen in the neatest episode of NBC’s The Hunting Party, which the actress has starred in since 2025. She also appears as Hartley’s onscreen sister on CBS’ Tracker, which Dallas is a fan of as well.
“100 percent. I’d love if Justin would have me,” Dallas exclusively told Us Weekly during a joint interview. “I’d be there in a second.”
Tracker, which premiered in February 2024, is centered around a survivalist named Colter (Hartley) who travels the country helping to solve a variety of mysteries. Hartley’s role as an executive producer has allowed him to surprise viewers with exciting guest stars such as Roxburgh, Sofia Pernas, Jensen Ackles, Jennifer Morrison and more.
Justin Hartley‘s CBS series Tracker has won over its audience because of the intriguing cases — and the impressive guest stars. Tracker, which premiered in February 2024, is centered around a survivalist named Colter (Hartley) who travels the country helping people and law enforcement tackle a variety of mysteries. As the series unfolds, viewers learn […]
Despite introducing Roxburgh as Colter’s sister, Dory, and Ackles as Colter’s brother, Russell, it remained unclear whether the Shaw siblings could reunite again. By the time production on season 2 started, Ackles booked several other roles while Roxburgh became the lead on NBC’s The Hunting Party.
“I had so much fun on that show,” Roxburgh told Us in February 2025. “Justin is great. It’s such a lovely and warm set [because] Justin does such a good job of making it that way. So I’d love to go back. Justin is a friend and it’s nice to play with your friends and I love the show, so we’ll see.”
Justin Hartley‘s Tracker has gone through some surprising cast changes, so who will appear in season 3? Tracker, which premiered in February 2024, follows survivalist Colter (Hartley) as he travels the country to help find missing people, track down information on criminal cases and more. As the cases have grown more complex, Colter has received help […]
For now, Roxburgh is focused on her show, which has found even more success after streaming on Netflix.
“I was open to anything after Manifest since that was so specific. It was very sci-fi and there were so many extraordinary events happening in that show that I was like, ‘Anything else will be different,’” Roxburgh previously told Us about booking her first role after leading the cast of Netflix’s Manifest. “So when this came up, I thought it was cool. I do love profiling and I love psychology. So this character obviously does that full-time for a job and she does it for very interesting and unique killers.”
The Hunting Party airs on NBC Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET and new episodes are available to stream on Peacock the next day.
The stars donned their Sunday best and celebrated Easter 2026 in style.
“Happy Easter everyone!!! Mummy went all out this year and made sure the Easter bunny was really good to Sidney because he has been such a good boy this year,” Kelly Osbourne wrote via Instagram on Sunday, April 5. “I have [planned] such a special day for him.”
Osbourne, who shares her son with ex Sid Wilson, organized a special Easter egg hunt for Sidney in their backyard before enjoying a boat ride on a lake.
Mariah Carey, for her part, rang in the festive holiday with her kids.
“Happy Easter!” Carey, who shares Moroccan and Monroe with ex Nick Cannon, wrote alongside a pic of her kids meeting a costumed Easter bunny.
Keep scrolling to see how the stars celebrated Easter:
Scottie Scheffler and his wife, Meredith Scudder, welcomed a second baby boy into their family — and what better place to make the announcement than the iconic Masters Tournament?
Scheffler introduced his 9-day-old son, Remy, to the Augusta National crowd ahead of the coveted tournament, according to a Sunday, April 5, report from Associated Press golf writer Doug Ferguson.
The Masters is scheduled to run from Thursday, April 9 until Sunday, April 12.
“Another boy for the Schefflers (Remy),” Ferguson posted via X. “The little fella is 9 days old and already at the Masters.”
After winning his second consecutive Memorial Tournament, Scottie Scheffler had a sentimental — and potentially smelly — celebration. Scheffler, 28, took home the Memorial title at the Muirfield Village Country Club in Dublin, Ohio, on Sunday, June 1, joining Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back champions in the event’s history. In the euphoric aftermath, Scheffer’s […]
Scheffler, 29, told the Associated Press that Remy was born on March 27.
“We just liked it,” Scheffler said about his newborn son’s name. “We didn’t have very many good boy names, to be honest with you.”
He and Scudder also have another son, Bennett, who was born in May 2024. Bennett was born just weeks after Scheffler won his second Masters tournament.
Scottie Scheffler with his wife, Meredith, and son Bennett, after winning The 2026 American Express Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images
At the end of March, the World No. 1 golfer abruptly withdrew from the Houston Open tournament due to the imminent birth of his son. Now that Remy has officially been welcomed into the fold, Scheffler is expected to return to the tee box in time to compete for another Masters title.
He told the AP that, despite having some time off over the last few weeks, he’s found ways to stay sharp.
“I’ve been practicing,” Scheffler said. “I’ve been able to do a good amount at home.”
Scottie Scheffler has given credit to wife Meredith Scheffler throughout his golf career. The couple met when they were teenagers attending Highland Park High School in Texas and then exchanged vows in December 2020. In April 2022, Meredith caddied for her husband during the Par 3 Contest ahead of the 86th Masters Tournament at Augusta […]
According to the Associated Press, the last player to win the Masters after having three weeks off is Adam Scott, who won the tournament in 2013.
Scheffler has separated his personal life with his golf life, but has spoken on the importance of being a dad.
“I love being a father,” he said in June 2025. “I love being able to take care of my son. I love being able to provide for my family out here playing golf. Every day when I wake up early to go put in the work, my wife thanks me for going out and working so hard.”
He continued, “When I get home, I try and thank her every day for taking care of our son. It’s why I talk about family being my priority, because it really is. I’m blessed to be able to come out here and play golf. But if golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, that’s going to be the last day that I play out here for a living.”
President Donald Trump signed a second executive order in an attempt to “fix” college sports — this one coming on the heels of the biggest weekend of the year for NCAA basketball.
The White House announced on Friday, April 3, that the latest executive order is focused on transfer and eligibility rules for college athletes, potentially limiting how those athletes can be compensated for their name, image and likeness (NIL).
The order also creates policies that prevent schools from cutting scholarships or other opportunities for women’s and Olympic sports in order to pay their athletes.
Schools that violate the executive order could face financial penalties from the federal government.
President Donald Trump claims he will sign an executive order to keep the annual Army-Navy college football game in an exclusive time slot, protecting it from any potential College Football Playoff expansion. “The Army-Navy Game is one of our Greatest American Traditions – Unmatched Patriotism, Courage, and Honor! This incredible Tradition is now at risk […]
Whether or not the new executive order is legal is still up for debate.
The order comes just under a month after Trump hosted a college sports roundtable, which included more than 50 people in politics, business, and college and professional sports discussing the future of college athletics.
During that meeting, Trump promised to sign an executive order “because that’s the only way this is going to be solved.”
“So I’m going to sit down, and I’m going to write an executive order based on many of the sentiments made [at the meeting], many of the sentiments I’ve been hearing over the last year about what a disaster this is for colleges, the players, the families, ruining families, ruining everything,” Trump said at the time.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable to “save college sports” on March 6 Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images
Friday’s executive order limits athletes to one unrestricted transfer as an undergraduate student, as well as college eligibility to five years. It would not take effect until August 1.
“College sports cannot function without clear, agreed-upon rules concerning pay-for-play and player eligibility that can’t be endlessly challenged in court, as is the case now,” the White House said in a Friday news release regarding the order.
Multiple lawyers and college sports experts who spoke to ESPN said they believe the executive order will be deemed unconstitutional and unenforceable if – or when – it is challenged in court.
Even Trump himself — during that March meeting with college sports executives — admitted that his administration would likely be sued over the order.
Hockey star Hilary Knight fired back over President Donald Trump’s joke about inviting Team USA’s gold medal-winning hockey team to the White House. “We just thought the joke was distasteful and unfortunate,” Knight, 36, told reporters on Wednesday, February 25. “I think, just the way women are represented, it’s a great teaching point to really […]
It’s not the first time Trump has used the threat of pulling federal funding from colleges as a so-called negotiating tactic. In September, he threatened to withhold funds from Harvard University, but a federal judge deemed the order illegal.
Despite the questions of the order’s legality and enforceability, multiple NCAA conferences have released statements in support of the order, including the Big Ten.
“The Big Ten Conference would like to thank President Trump for his leadership and continuing efforts to protect college athletics and joins him in urging Congress to quickly pass legislation addressing the critical issues undermining its long-term stability,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti in a Friday statement.
He continued, “Consistent with President Trump’s executive order, the bipartisan SCORE Act thoughtfully addresses name, image, and likeness for student-athletes, protecting academic and athletic opportunities provided through women’s and Olympic sports programs, and expands resources to support student-athletes on and off the field. We will continue to work with a broad coalition of college sports stakeholders and members of Congress to enact this legislation.”
Rumer Willis is pulling back the curtain on the realities of breastfeeding a toddler — and addressing those who disagree in the process.
“When someone starts judging my parenting,” Willis, 37, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, April 4, over a video of the proud mom breastfeeding her nearly 3-year-old daughter, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis.
In the video, Willis can be seen holding her child in her arms and stroking her hair while she nurses. (Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, shares daughter Lou with her ex boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas.)
The video then abruptly cuts to a woman in front of a white board, drawing two circles to signify “my business” and “your business.”
“This is my business. And this is yours. I am here,” the woman says, marking an “X” inside one circle. “The problem is, you are also here, when you need to be here.”
The women, who drew another x inside the same “my business circle,” then drew a line and arrow to the empty circle — in other words, people need to stay out of “my business” and solely inside their own.
While the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends moms breastfeed up to the second year of their child’s life — while also incorporating other necessary nutrients, including solid foods and other fluids when age-appropriate — moms are often judged, shamed and ridiculed for openly breastfeeding their infants and children.
In 2019, Coco Austin hit back at critics after they shamed her for breastfeeding her and Ice-T’s daughter, Chanel, when she was nearly 4. (Austin, 47, breastfed her daughter until age 6.)
“[You] need to have a baby to understand it,” the actress exclusively told Us Weekly at the time, days after she shared a candid breastfeeding photo via social media.
“What I think confuses people is they saw the picture and they think Chanel doesn’t eat food,” Ice-T (real name Tracy Lauren Marrow) added in defense of Austin. “And she eats cheeseburgers. She only breastfeeds … like, when she cries [and] she just wants to get close to her mama. She throws the boob out and … holds on. She’s not doing it for nourishment. This chick eats chili fries, OK?”
Rumer Willis is getting real about single parenthood. “Just had a good cry in the woods. Some days being a single mom is hard,” Willis, 37, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, November 19. “[My daughter] is not hard (ever) but some days doing everything alone can be.” Willis welcomed daughter Louetta in April […]
Austin further explained that her decision to continue to breastfeed her daughter well into toddlerhood wasn’t just about nutrition, but about love.
“It’s about giving love to your child and bonding with your child and also giving them good nutrition,” she explained to Us. “Beast milk is like liquid gold. All around, it’s a good thing.”
Brandi Glanville is sharing her reaction to LeAnn Rimes‘ jaw release therapy video that went viral, giving fans a candid glimpse into her thoughts. The two women have a long history, with Eddie Cibrian, Glanville’s ex-husband, leaving her for the country crooner. Glanville’s response adds another entertaining moment to their long-standing public history.
Brandi Glanville Wonders Why The Singer Shared The Video
On March 29, holistic wellness company Human Garage posted an Instagram video of Rimes undergoing deep jaw release therapy, wherein the singer was left in an emotional mess after the process.
Several days later, Glanville talked about the viral video on her podcast, “Unfiltered,” sharing her reaction. “I don’t understand why I saw it,” she told her co-host, James Maas, that she’s had the same procedure done “a million times” for her TMJ disorder, which causes jaw pain and headaches.
The “Real Housewives” alum admitted that the process was “very painful,” but said that she has a high threshold of pain. Maas said that Rimes looked happy and relieved afterward, to which Glanville asked, “I just don’t know why you share that.”
Did The Reality Star Throw Shade At LeAnn Rimes?
Rimes has been open about her dental problems, which she said began in her teens after she received veneers. The deep jaw release therapy may have been part of the singer’s wellness journey, as she also underwent an expensive treatment to “clear micro-toxins” after her teeth fell out during a concert, as reported by PEOPLE.
“She’s sharing all of her health journey at the moment,” Maas told Glanville. After a pause, Glanville said, “Oh, like me.” With a shrug, she added, “So weird.” Maas chose not to comment on his co-host’s statement, instead saying, “And I’m staying right out of that one.”
“Well, I hope she feels better. Um, yeah… and yeah. That was that on that,” Glanville said before moving on to another topic.
Brandi Glanville And LeAnn Rimes’ History
Glanville and Rimes have a rocky history. The former was married to Eddie Cibrian from 2001 until 2009, when they announced their separation. Cibrian admitted to having an affair with Rimes while they worked on a movie together, and they married in 2011.
In an op-ed she wrote for The Sun in 2021, Glanville looked back at that difficult moment. “It was so public. Everyone felt sorry for me and wanted to hug me. But I wanted to punch everyone in the face. I couldn’t turn on the TV without seeing something about them. LeAnn had taken over my life and I didn’t have a voice any more,” she wrote.
It took years, but the reality TV star said she eventually forgave Rimes. “She’s great and we all hang out together. I’ve forgiven her. We’re going to be around each other for ever because of the kids, so why not make the best of it?” she wrote then.
Glanville On Co-Parenting With Her Ex And His Wife
Since burying the hatchet, Glanville said that she and Rimes get on better, at one point even describing their relationship as “like sister wives.” She and Cibrian share two sons together, 22-year-old Mason and 18-year-old Jake.
What opened Glanville’s heart to forgiveness was when their sons said that they just wanted “everyone to get along.” The reality star revealed, “Eddie and I still squabble, but it’s like the three of us are doing the parenting – it’s nice to have a third person and she’s usually on my side.”
They still experience hiccups, however, as Glanville revealed in 2025 that she had a big fight with Cibrian about their younger son’s 18th birthday celebration, which she said she wasn’t invited to. “I wasn’t invited to my own son’s birthday party. LeAnn’s his wife, she takes his side. I texted her about something else, but she didn’t reply,” Glanville shared.
Brandi Glanville Remains Single
Glanville has remained single since her divorce from Cibrian. She dated on and off over the years, but she largely focused on her career and health. As previously reported by The Blast, she underwent life-saving surgery to fix the cause of her years-long health issue.
For years, Glanville didn’t know what was causing the lumps on her face and neck, as well as joint pain. It was eventually discovered that her ruptured breast implant was the problem. Her health has drastically improved after the surgery, and it seems she’s ready to find love again.
Amid the Taylor Frankie Paul fiasco, the 53-year-old tweeted, “Now that I’m all better I think it’s time for me to embrace my age & become the golden bachelorette. I have no rap sheet & no domestic violence charges,” shading Paul.
Nothing beats a good thriller for an adrenaline rush. Over the years, the genre has continually evolved. Whether it’s classic staples like The Silence of the Lambs or more recent whodunits like Knives Out, thrillers give audiences something to latch onto as they follow the lead character working to crack the case. However, a great thriller isn’t necessarily about the case itself.
Blood, weapons, and victims aside, a thriller is a study of human behavior. It’s not every day people are haunted by murder. These situations prompt characters to take on the most questionable choices, which typically result in an unsavory consequence. Although many thrillers have found success on screen, some deserve far more attention in today’s discourse. Without further ado, here are 10 relentless thriller movies that no one remembers today.
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‘The Chaser’ (2008)
A disgraced ex-detective turned pimp, Eom Joong-ho (Kim Yoon-seok), finds himself in a race against time when one of his women disappears after meeting a suspicious client. With more and more of his girls going missing, Joong-ho is pushed deeper into financial trouble. Little does he know that a psychotic killer is on the loose.
There’s a reason why it’s called The Chaser. Given only 12 hours, Joong-ho scrambles to find anything that could put the suspect behind bars. All while this is happening, the suspect waits eerily calm in custody. What makes the film all the more biting is how Joong-ho ends up outpacing the actual police, who are too caught up in bureaucracy to do their job.
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‘Prisoners’ (2013)
After a Thanksgiving dinner, six-year-old Anna Dover (Erin Gerasimovich) and her friend Joy Birch (Kyla-Drew Simmons) vanish. Suspecting Alex Jones (Paul Dano), a mentally impaired RV owner briefly detained and released, father Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) abducts and tortures him for answers. As Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) tracks hidden leads, he learns that Alex might not be the one responsible.
Jackman is arguably most famous for his role as Wolverine in the MCU. While the superhero is already a stern character, few could expect the level of intensity Jackman delivers in Prisoners. Unlike a cop chasing after victims, a father searching for his missing children is a different kind of desperation — one that pushes Keller to break the law in pursuit of justice.
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‘Michael Clayton’ (2007)
Michael Clayton (George Clooney), a burned-out “fixer” for a powerful New York law firm, is sent to contain a crisis when star litigator Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) suffers a breakdown during a $3 billion lawsuit against agrochemical giant U-North. As Arthur insists the company is guilty, Clayton discovers a corporate cover-up and a pool of debt. Unfortunately, he’s got bigger problems ahead.
Michael Clayton is a story of maintaining integrity in one of the most corrupt institutions: corporate America. Clayton himself is no innocent man, as he has a history of doing everything from shoplifting to bending congressmen to get what he wants. But if there’s anything Clayton refuses to be, it’s a scapegoat.
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‘The Pledge’ (2001)
On the eve of retirement, detective Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) vows to a grieving mother he’ll catch her daughter’s killer. Linking similar murders of young blonde girls, he buys a remote gas station to stake out a suspect — a man in a black station wagon called “the wizard.” As he forms a bond with a local girl, he ultimately uses her to bait the killer.
At the core of The Pledge is a detective’s final promise. That promise determines whether Jerry can truly leave his life in law enforcement behind. Although the film revolves around finding a killer, it is ultimately about the weight of a moral obligation. Failure to fulfill it will undo everything he has worked for over the years leading up to his retirement.
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‘Tell No One’ (2006)
Eight years after his wife Margot’s brutal murder, pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) becomes a suspect again when two bodies are found near the original crime scene. On the same day, he receives a video showing Margot alive, with a warning to tell no one. As police close in, Alexandre goes on the run, following secret messages that lead him to a staged death.
Tell No One has a premise similar to Netflix’s His & Hers, in the sense that everyone is keeping secrets from each other. There are many versions of the truth, and each is delivered convincingly. What’s painful is that most of the people involved are victims of the elite, who think they can control anyone they want — until they are bloodily proven otherwise.
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‘Frailty’ (2001)
A man named Fenton Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) approaches FBI agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe), claiming his brother Adam is the “God’s Hand” killer. As told through flashbacks, he recounts a childhood shaped by their father’s belief that he was chosen to kill demons disguised as humans. As Fenton leads Doyle to buried bodies, they learn what’s actually going on behind their father’s “visions.”
Frailty stands out thanks to its use of religious imagery, offering something that feels refreshingly unsettling in the thriller genre. Basing one’s murderous intentions on a sign from “God” can be a touch too blasphemous for audiences, but the risk pays off. Although Frailty takes it to extremes with the concept of being divinely instructed to kill, religious fanaticism is not unheard of.
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‘A Simple Plan’ (1998)
Hank (Bill Paxton), his dim-witted brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton), and their friend Lou (Brent Briscoe) discover a crashed plane containing $4.4 million of what is likely drug money. Hank insists on hiding it until authorities find the wreck. With encouragement from his manipulative wife, Sarah (Bridget Fonda), mistrust grows. After Jacob impulsively kills a passing neighbor, the plan escalates into violence as the FBI pursues an investigation.
They say money is a good servant but a bad master, and that idea plays out clearly in A Simple Plan. The film observes how the bond between three close men begins to dissolve once a large sum of money quite literally falls at their feet, pushing them to betray one another. With $4.4 million, it seems like there’s much to share, but some people just want everything to themselves.
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‘The Secret in Their Eyes’ (2009)
Retired Argentine investigator Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín) revisits the 1970s rape and murder of Liliana Coloto (Carla Quevedo) while writing a novel to find closure. Haunted by the case’s unresolved ending, he reconnects with former colleagues, including Irene Menéndez-Hastings (Soledad Villamil), his longtime unspoken love. As he retraces the pursuit of suspect Isidoro Gómez (Javier Godino), Espósito looks back at a criminal whose fate remains hanging in the air.
The Secret in Their Eyes shows one alarming point about the judicial system: it is not perfect. The bleak reality is that certain individuals within the institution have no real interest in bringing justice. Some are more invested in keeping criminals untouched so they can be used for their own self-interests. More importantly, The Secret in Their Eyes shows that police cases can take years — even decades — to be resolved. Justice is often heartbreaking; rarely is it heroic.
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‘Wind River’ (2017)
On the frozen Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, tracker Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) discovers the body of a young Native American woman. Rookie FBI agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) arrives and partners with Cory, covering everything from the unpredictably harsh terrain to limited authority. As evidence of assault emerges, everything comes down to the victim’s unknown boyfriend.
Wind River addresses one of America’s biggest yet overshadowed crises: missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Many of these cases stem from a lack of authoritative resources and the sheer difficulty of the terrain. It is a no-man’s land in Wyoming, and as shown through Cory’s and Jane’s investigative methods, there is no single “correct” approach to police work in places where the law is no longer relevant.
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‘Zodiac’ (2007)
Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes obsessed with identifying the mysterious Zodiac Killer, who terrorizes Northern California with cryptic letters and murders. As investigators and journalists pursue leads, the case consumes their lives. Cartoonist Robert Graysmith’s (Gyllenhaal) fixation strains his career and family, but he’s already so close to figuring out the decades-long mystery.
Zodiac is more about Robert’s obsession with solving the case than the case itself. Every time Robert seems to gain the upper hand, his efforts ultimately end in failure. Audiences are taken through Robert’s investigative highs and lows, riding on a wild momentum that doesn’t seem to end. Meanwhile, the killer barely makes an appearance, but whether it’s through letters or coded messages, he knows how to make a scene.
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March 2, 2007
- Runtime
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157 minutes
- Writers
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James Vanderbilt
- Producers
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Ceán Chaffin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Bradley J. Fischer
Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie shared a candid Easter 2026 message, questioning the depth of the Christian Jesus’ suffering amid her mother, Nancy Guthrie’s, ongoing disappearance.
“Good morning, everybody. Happy Easter,” Guthrie said while attending Good Shepherd New York’s digital Easter service on Sunday, April 5, per Variety. “And Easter is happy. It is flowers and pastels and baby bunnies. It is sunshine and joy and hope. It is rebirth and second chances and new life and fresh starts. It is the most important day of the year for all of us who believe, even more than Christ’s birth, more than his death. His resurrection, his second birth into a permanent life, that is what is most crucial to us. His revival and resurrection means the same for us. We celebrate today the promise of a new life that never ends in death.”
She continued, “But standing here today, I have to tell you, there are moments in which that promise seems irretrievably far away, when life itself seems far harder than death. These moments of deep disappointment with God, the feeling of utter abandonment for most of us, there will come a time in our life when these feelings hold sway.”
After the Guthrie family’s matriarch went missing on January 31, Guthrie told the congregation that she has experienced her own “season of trial,” much like the Christian Jesus Christ.
Savannah Guthrie opened up about how she’s leaned on her faith amid the ongoing search for her mom, Nancy Guthrie. “My faith is strong and resolute,” Savannah, 54, said during her sit-down interview with Hoda Kotb on the Thursday, March 26, episode of the Today show. “But I early on felt — and I heard […]
“Jesus, in his short life, experienced every single emotion that we humans can feel,” she continued, before she openly “questioned whether Jesus really ever experienced this particular wound that I feel — this grievous and uniquely cruel injury of not knowing, of uncertainty and confusion and answers withheld in those darkest moments.”
Nancy and Savannah Guthrie Courtesy of NBC News
“But after Jesus died, after he breathed his last, what did he actually know on the cross? He cried out, ‘My God, my God. Why have you forsaken me?’ That is the anguished cry of someone who does not know the answers,” Guthrie added. “Where did his soul and his spirit go in those days in between? And what was he thinking? Did he think his time in the grave would be a day or two, or 1000 years in the grave? Does his agony seem indefinite to him? That torment of uncertainty, the way indefinite pain can feel eternal. Perhaps he did know this feeling after all.”
Guthrie, who is scheduled to return to the Today show on Monday, April 6, then openly questioned if her pondering was “too dark a message to share on Easter morning.”
“But I have long believed that we miss out on fully celebrating resurrection if we do not acknowledge the feelings of loss, pain, and yes, death,” she added. “It is the darkness that makes this morning’s light so magnificent, so blindly beautiful. It is all the brighter because it is so desperately needed.”
Shortly after Savannah’s mother was reported missing, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos announced that authorities believe the 84-year-old was kidnapped from her home. Despite multiple so-called ransom letters, home security footage featuring a possible intruder and potential clues left at the scene of Nancy’s Arizona home, no suspects have been identified in the ongoing case.
Savannah Guthrie will share more insight into the disappearance of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, in a new interview more than 50 days after the 84-year-old went missing. During the Wednesday, March 25, episode of the Today show, host Craig Melvin introduced a clip from Savannah’s upcoming sit-down with Hoda Kotb, marking her first interview about […]
Savannah and her siblings — Camron Guthrie, 61, and Annie Guthrie, 56 — have been outspoken since their mother’s apparent kidnapping, pleading for her return via multiple social media posts. Their most recent statement came on March 21.
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends and the people of Tucson. We are all family now,” the family shared in a news special, which aired via Tucson’s local KVOA-TV News channel. “We continue to believe it’s Tucsonians, and the greater Southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding resolution in this case. Someone knows something.”
Taylor Sheridan‘s chokehold over the Paramount+ streaming charts is clear. In the current global TV ranks, five of the ten are Sheridan shows, with one of the most popular continuing to dominate as news of the fourth season continues to arrive. Tulsa King, Sheridan’s hit crime saga starring Sylvester Stallone and Frank Grillo, recently added Flula Borg of The Rookie fame to the cast of Season 4, with the building of anticipation for the Samuel L. Jackson-led spin-off helping keep the series high in the charts.
But the credit for Tulsa King‘s success cannot all be given to Sheridan, with the show unlikely to be as triumphant on the streaming charts without its perfectly assembled cast, one of which is also finding success with a forgotten 2024 action thriller. Directed by John Swab, Grillo stars opposite Andy Garcia and Josh Hutcherson in Long Gone Heroes, a blend of mystery and action that debuted in September 2024. The movie marked Grillo’s fifth collaboration with Swab, with Grillo saying of the director in an interview: “I love this kid. I think he’s dynamite.”
At the time of writing, Long Gone Heroes is one of the ten most-streamed movies on Paramount+ in the U.S., joining the likes of Edgar Wright‘s recent adaptation of The Running Man, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and more on the list. A synopsis for Long Gone Heroes reads:
“Gunner, a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America. As the fight intensifies, Gunner and his team discover that her disappearance is part of a corrupt private operation that hits way too close to home.”
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How Did Critics Respond to ‘Long Gone Heroes’?
Although the film faced an overall mixed response, including a 51% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes from audiences, some critics were pleasantly surprised by this action thriller. Writing for The New York Times, Robert Daniels called it “A tactical and efficient film” and likened it to Commando. Radio Times critic James Mottram was less impressed, writing, “Complete with murky, night-vision-tinged visuals, it’s all action and precious little character development.”
Long Gone Heroes is streaming on Paramount+. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming stories.
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September 20, 2024
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122 Minutes
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John Swab
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John Swab, Santiago Manes Moreno
The mystery genre is a booming art form full of fascination and intrigue. Where can you find better stories that grip you from start to finish than with this one? It’s dominated storytelling for centuries and heavily influenced cinema over the last 100 years. Lately, it’s taken television by storm, delivering pulse-pounding, suspenseful narratives that have kept viewers coming back every episode and each season to figure out what happens next in the story and characters.
Indeed, mystery television is wildly popular these days. From groundbreaking classics like Columbo and Murder, She Wrote to revolutionary game-changers like David Lynch‘s Twin Peaks and the most recent True Detective, the mystery genre has certainly had an impact on broadcasting history. But, it’s only a shame that not all the greatest mystery shows were highly revered at the time or best remembered today. Unlike some of the more iconic shows, their flawless series have captivated us, shocked us, and pulled us into the mystery each week. Here are the marvelous mystery shows that, while they aren’t as highly regarded or memorable today, have proven to be quite impressive and actually get better with age.
‘Top of the Lake’ (2013–2017)
From the combined efforts of Austrian filmmaker Jane Champion and screenwriter Gerard Lee, Top of the Lake is a two-season mystery drama series hailing from Australia. Featuring a stellar ensemble, including Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, and Academy Award winners Holly Hunter and Nicole Kidman, it focuses on a separate shocking crime each season, following the lead detective, Robin Griffin (Moss), as she uncovers who was behind them.
Despite its positive reviews and widespread acclaim, Top of the Lake is a hidden gem that even some hardcore mystery fans haven’t even seen. Perhaps due to it not reaching the level of recognition like other American shows or because there’s just such a vast pool of compelling mystery dramas out there, it quietly faded away after its run, but has still, of course, retained its praise. Watching it today still generates the feeling of intrigue and the need to see every episode to see what shocking reveal will happen next. Along with its elevated cast, near-perfect writing, gripping themes, shocking plot twists, and emotional character drama, Top of the Lake is truly a show you wouldn’t skip out on.
‘Pushing Daisies’ (2007–2009)
Certainly one of the most delightfully bizarre and charming mystery shows to appear here, ABC’s Pushing Daisies was a unique comedy-drama series that aired from 2007 to 2009. It was a show not many people were expecting or were ready for, but it has slowly garnered better recognition it deserves. Lee Pace stars as Ned, an ordinary pie-maker with an ability to reanimate anything with a simple touch. Along with the assistance of a private investigator (Chi McBride), he goes on solving how the murder victims were killed.
With a wildly, one-of-a-kind premise like that, it’s no wonder Pushing Daisies is one of the most oddly fascinating and creative mystery shows ever made. Its uniqueness earned it a claim at the time and plenty of Primetime Emmy nominations, but it couldn’t save it from being cut, as a writers’ strike and low ratings cancelled it far too soon. In the years since, it’s not as memorable or has been ranked alongside other iconic shows, but it’s still quite enjoyable. It honestly gets more fun with every rewatch.
‘Monk’ (2002–2009)
Airing eight seasons on the USA Network from 2002 to 2009, Monk is a comedic drama mystery series that follows the life of Adrien Monk (played by Tony Shalhoub), a gifted San Francisco police detective who is put on leave after the traumatic murder of his wife worsens his Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Now working as a private consultant, he helps the police solve unusual cases while trying to overcome his many tics and phobias.
Monk is the right mix of laugh-out comedy and heartfelt drama, all perfectly combined in an exciting detective mystery narrative that clearly takes some inspiration from Columbo. It’s charming, funny, and incredibly emotional at times, and delights with each episode. It’s a shame Monk isn’t as well remembered now as when it was in its heyday, but it nonetheless continues to be a blast upon rewatches, and keeps on being hilarious and charming even after being off the air for nearly two decades.
‘The Killing’ (2011–2014)
An American retelling of the Danish television series Forbrydelsen, The Killing is a mystery crime thriller show which premiered on AMC in 2011 and was picked up for a third season after cancellation by Netflix in 2014. A tense, dark, and eerily atmospheric story, it stars Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman as Seattle detectives tasked with investigating the murder of a local teenage girl. Through slowly piecing together clues and evidence, the two come to suspect the killer was someone close to her.
The Killing instantly grabs you with a huge question of just who committed this tragic crime, and who was the closest one had their own reasons for harming the girl. Each episode leading to the inevitable reveal is packed with perfect suspense and slow-burning tension. It kept audiences glued to their screens when it first came out, and although the mystery was solved at the end of Season 2, it’s still quite fascinating and interesting to come back to rewatch all the clues that may have been missed upon initial viewing.
‘Wallander’ (2008–2016)
Adapted from the novel series by Swedish author Henning Mankell as well as a TV series from his home country, Wallander is a detective crime thriller show following the cases of the titular inspector Kurt Wallander (played by Kenneth Branagh) as he investigates a series of murders and corruption plaguing the small town of Ystad, Sweden.
Like its source material, Wallander is brilliantly written, expertly paced, and full of excellent character development. Branagh was perfectly cast in the title role, capturing this remarkable detective’s intelligence and the character’s personal struggles with being in such a violent and grim profession. Though some could argue its 2005 counterpart is arguably the definitive version of this gripping detective story, the British version can not be ignored, even though it hasn’t gotten much recognition in recent years. It truly gets more impressive upon a second viewing, and can still grip viewers into the mystery.
‘The Outsider’ (2020)
From the masterful work of horror author Stephen King comes one of his most overlooked but greatest TV show adaptations, The Outsider. Released as a miniseries on HBO, this captivating mystery drama does not let go of your attention for a second, as it grips you with a shocking mystery that needs to be solved. Ben Mendelsohn and Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo star in this story about a cynical Georgia detective who is on the case to solve the gruesome murder of a young boy.
It’s a criminally underappreciated series that encompasses the thrilling mystery and drama of some of the greats, and does something completely unique to stand out thanks to King’s exceptional storytelling and, of course, a little help from the talented cast. You’ll be invested right from the start and never want to miss a second as the mystery is slowly pieced together. It’s only a shame it has been overshadowed by King’s other works, as well as other mystery shows, but despite not making as huge a splash as it should have upon release, it’s more than made up for this by getting better with age, and slowly it’s getting the much-deserved recognition it needs.
‘Sherlock Holmes’ (1984–1994)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s legendary Sherlock Holmes character has become immortalized in the annals of pop culture. He is perhaps one of the most iconic figures in all fiction, and his impact on the mystery genre is truly remarkable, especially since he’s appeared in countless adaptations throughout the last two centuries. Though some were tremendous trailblazers and others were huge flops, one Holmes adaptation that certainly deserves more recognition today was the 1984 TV series simply titled Sherlock Holmes.
This show captures everything that makes Sherlock Holmes such a fascinating literary character, as he and his trusted partner Watson are gloriously brought to the small screen through 41 compelling episodes, mostly all of them featuring plots adapted straight from Doyle’s works. Jeremy Brett is widely considered the definitive Holmes for his superb performance, sparking the right balance of intelligence and grace, and sheer determination to solve a mystery. This encompasses the spirit of Doyle’s character and doesn’t feel dull for a moment. While not many viewers are familiar with it now, it certainly needs to be experienced far more than any modern adaptation of the character.
Sherlock Holmes
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April 24, 1984
- Directors
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Paul Annett, John Bruce
- Writers
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John Hawkesworth, Jeremy Paul, T.R. Bowen, Alan Plater
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Sherlock Holmes
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