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The 10 Greatest Classic Rock Songs That Defined the 1960s
The 1960s was perhaps the most important decade for rock music. By then, the genre had had time to mature, and people were starting to recognize it as a serious form of art. As rock ‘n’ roll became more mainstream, bands and artists all over the world started experimenting and pushing the boundaries of the genre, and many songs from that time period became the foundation for modern music.
British bands like The Beatles, The Who and the Rolling Stones were at the forefront of this transformation, innovating within their art form and channeling their generation’s hopes, fears, and dreams into timeless music. Across the pond, artists like Bob Dylan were writing some of the greatest lyrics in music history, unknowingly influencing writers for decades to come. Here are 10 of the greatest classic rock songs from the ’60s.
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“I Want to Hold Your Hand” — The Beatles (1964)
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” is among the most iconic Beatles songs, mostly due to its significance both for fans and for the band itself. It was the first Billboard U.S. No. 1 by the Fab Four, and it marked a definite change in rock ‘n’ roll forever. The Beatles had been steadily growing as one of the most popular bands in Britain, and their manager and record label were pushing for them to tour the United States. However, the band felt they weren’t ready. They believed that, in order to truly make it in the land that created rock ‘n’ roll, they needed to have a U.S. No. 1. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” was the song that achieved this, and thanks to this song, The Beatles dared conquer America. Their performance of this song on The Ed Sullivan Show was a monumental moment that went down in history, and this song changed the course of the band, and rock music, forever.
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“You Really Got Me” — The Kinks (1964)
“You Really Got Me” is by far the most successful hit The Kinks ever had. The beauty of this song is that, while it’s clearly a staple of its time, it’s also timeless enough that you can play it at a party nowadays, and it would still get people to the dance floor. It’s incredibly modern, and it became a huge influence on later rock movements like punk and heavy metal. The lyrics are very classic, straightforward rock ‘n’ roll. “The inspiration for the lyrics and title came to me one night while playing with Dave Hunt at The Scene Club in Soho,” singer Ray Davies explained. From the stage, he saw a very attractive girl, but she sadly slipped away from him. “When we finished, I went off to find her, but she was gone and never returned to the club. She really got me going.”
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“The House of the Rising Sun” — The Animals (1964)
“The House of the Rising Sun” was not written by The Animals, but it became a rock ‘n’ roll classic thanks to their unforgettable version of it. The first time they performed this traditional folk classic was during a joint concert with Chuck Berry, and it quickly became obvious that the blues rock style fitted this classic perfectly. Eventually, they recorded and released their legendary version in 1964, and it became a huge hit. Nowadays, most people still come back to this version, and some fans even think theirs is the original. That’s how big it became.
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“Like a Rolling Stone” — Bob Dylan (1965)
Bob Dylan shaped not one, but several decades of music, but if we had to choose just one of his countless iconic tracks, “Like a Rolling Stone” would definitely be at least in the top 5. Released in 1965, it has been perceived by a lot of fans as one of the many tracks directed at Joan Baez, as part of their complicated, on-an-off romance. Though Dylan never explicitly said it was about a former lover, he did admit that it was a song about rightful anger, about proving to someone they were wrong about you. Originally, Dylan said, it was 10 pages long, and it was just him putting all his fury into words. He didn’t have plans to turn it into a song, it happened almost accidentally.
“In the end, it wasn’t hatred, it was telling someone something they didn’t know, telling them they were lucky. Revenge, that’s a better word. I had never thought of it as a song until one day I was at the piano, and on the paper, it was singing, ‘How does it feel?’ in a slow-motion pace, in the utmost of slow motion.”
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“Hey Jude” — The Beatles (1968)
“Hey Jude” is a legendary track for many reasons. Its release marked an important moment in the band’s history, since they had stopped playing live two years before, and their appearance on David Frost’s TV show to perform it caused excitement among fans. The song was also 6 minutes long, and it was released as a single at a time when singles were meant to be only 3 minutes. Producer George Martin said in The Beatles Anthology that he tried to convince them not to release it as a single, claiming that no record station would play such a long single, but John Lennon argued that they would play it because it was The Beatles. And he was right. The song reached No. 1 both in the U.S. and the U.K. “Hey Jude” was written by Paul McCartney for Lennon’s son Julian, offering him comfort amid his parents’ divorce, and decades later, it’s still an uplifting anthem of optimism.
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“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” — The Rolling Stones (1965)
This is unarguably the Rolling Stones track. While this band has a long list of hits that have shaped modern music, no song better captures the spirit of this British band, especially at the time. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” established the Rolling Stones as the “bad boys” of the British invasion groups, expressing the frustration and anger at the commercialism of the youth of the 1960s. The hook “I can’t get no satisfaction” is simple enough, but incredibly compelling, and the double entendre made it even more edgy and outstanding. In the song, Mick Jagger sings angrily about invasive false advertising and sexual frustration, and no matter how much time passes, young people always seem to go back to this track.
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“My Generation” — The Who (1965)
Need we say more? “My Generation” by The Who was, explicitly, a song about the youth of the 1960s and their struggle to find their place in a world that had changed drastically from the one their parents knew before World War II. It is, admittedly, very grim, with the band feeling like their generation had no future. Guitarist Peter Townshend explained that he wrote this song about “trying to find a place in society. I was very, very lost. The band was young then. It was believed that its career would be incredibly brief,” he said. Ironically, this song contributed to making The Who’s career timeless, and with his raw and honest music, Townshend helped pave the way for his generation.
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“Light My Fire” — The Doors (1967)
“Light My Fire” is The Door’s signature song, with perhaps the most recognizable keyboard riff in rock history. The song, written mostly by guitarist Robby Krieger, originated from the lyrics of the Rolling Stones’ “Play with Fire.” Keyboardist Ray Manzarek then added his own spin on the song, creating an organ riff inspired by Bach, and a solo inspired by The Sound of Music (if you listen closely, you’ll recognize the song progression of “My Favorite Things”). This innovative melody, coupled with Jim Morrison‘s hypnotic, velvet vocals, made this song into a beacon of 1960s psychedelia.
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“God Only Knows” — The Beach Boys (1966)
Pet Sounds contains countless masterpieces, but “God Only Knows” stands out among them. The complex progression and ambiguous sound make this song sound innovative even now. The Beach Boys were at the top of their game when they released “God Only Knows” in 1966, and Brian Wilson‘s songwriting really shines in this earnest ballad. Paul McCartney called it one of his favorite songs ever written, and said that Pet Sounds, and this track in particular, were what encouraged The Beatles to push boundaries and experiment with harmonies and new sounds. So, this song didn’t just represent The Beach Boys’ incredible range, it also became a key influence in 1960s music.
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“A Day in the Life” — The Beatles (1967)
“A Day in the Life” closes The Beatles’ most groundbreaking album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and it was so mind-blowingly it was even banned by the BBC at the time. “A Day in the Life” was one of the greatest Lennon-McCartney collaborations. John Lennon wrote the opening and closing verses, and Paul McCartney wrote the middle section, which was initially a completely different song. This song feels like a hazy, vivid dream, from start to finish. Lennon’s raspy voice, the crescendo orchestra sections, and the jarring change from the refrain to McCartney’s bridge, marked by an alarm clock, encourage this feeling of standing between dream and reality. This song is considered by many to be The Beatles’ most influential track, which is no small feat, and, much like the rest of the album it belongs to, it changed the rules of rock ‘n’ roll forever.
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While Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller’s love story began over two decades ago, the Dodgeballs stars didn’t always think it would last.
Appearing on the Wednesday, September 17 episode of the “We’re Still Here, Babes” podcast, Taylor, 55, admitted she considered Stiller, 60, to be a “rebound” at first because they had both recently been dating other people.
“We both thought [it] was our sort of rebound romance, ‘cause I had just broken up with someone, and he was just getting out of something,” Taylor said. “We just were having fun, and just having a great time together. We kinda kept it on the down-low, it wasn’t like I was telling — I told my closest friends and family, but not my peripheral group of friends for a while.”
Describing the initial dating period as a “whirlwind romance,” Taylor added, “We took a big leap. And then yeah, then we got married in May of 2000, and then I had our daughter the next year, and then we worked together a bunch. We did Zoolander together, we did Dodgeball together.”
A period of personal growth. Christine Taylor opened up about why she and husband Ben Stiller separated — and revealed what led them back to one another. “We got married very quickly after meeting each other,” the Hey Dude alum, 51, explained during a Tuesday, March 7, appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. “We knew each […]
It hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the couple, however. Although Stiller and Taylor got married in 2000 and welcomed two children (Ella, 24, and Quinlin, 21) during their relationship, they eventually called it quits in 2017. In 2022, the pair confirmed they had reconciled during the Covid pandemic.
“We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that. It’s been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic,” Stiller told Esquire in February 2022.
Taylor spoke about her marriage breakdown and the couple’s ultimate reconciliation while appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show in March 2023.
“Family was always a priority, but I think Ben and I both started to grow in different directions,” she explained of their split. “And when we made the decision to separate, it was not something we wanted to talk publicly about or took lightly. We were at this impasse of, ‘Let’s figure this out, what’s best at this chapter in our lives.’ That’s going back three or four years.”
Christine Taylor candidly discussed how she and husband Ben Stiller reconciled years after their “challenging” 2017 split, crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the pair reconcile. “If there was a silver lining for us during COVID, that was the little gift,” Taylor, 54, said while appearing on the Tuesday, May 26, episode of “The McBride […]
Taylor added that the pandemic’s forced quarantine periods at their uninterrupted time at home gave them unexpected time to work things out.
“We all ended up in our house together with two teenagers and we found this way back,” Taylor said. “We had so much time to talk, there were no other distractions. … It just happened organically.”
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HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Series Will Stay “As Far Away as Possible” From John Williams’ Iconic Score [Exclusive]
There are few pieces of movie music as instantly recognizable as John Williams’ “Hedwig’s Theme.” More than two decades after it first accompanied audiences into the Wizarding World, Williams’ music remains inseparable from Harry Potter, which makes following in his footsteps a fairly intimidating assignment — even when the person doing it happens to be Hans Zimmer.
Speaking exclusively with Collider, Zimmer revealed that his approach to HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series is to stay “as far away as possible” from Williams’ work and find something original. Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music composers Kara Talve and Anže Rozman are creating the music for the HBO adaptation, which premieres at Christmas. But fortunately for Zimmer, he’s already got experience when it comes to following in the giant footsteps that Williams leaves for us all, as he already had the unenviable task of finding a new score for a new Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel:
“Let me tell you a story, a quick story. When I was doing Man of Steel, which, of course, is Superman, for three months I was running around going, ‘I don’t know. I can’t do this. I can’t do this because it’s John Williams. John Williams is — it’s brilliant! It’s brilliant!’ And Zack Snyder and Chris — Chris Nolan actually was the producer — and Chris said to Zack, ‘Have you heard anything from Hans yet?’ He said, ‘No,’ and he says, ‘You’re not going to hear anything unless you go down there.’ And Zack phoned me and said, ‘Can I come down?’ I go, ‘I don’t really have anything,’ and he goes, ‘Well, I’ll be there on Tuesday.’ So I came up with a tune, but I still was incredibly worried about it.”
Zimmer went on to reveal that Snyder gave him some of the best advice he’d received from a filmmaker, that also happened to be some of the simplest advice as well. “Zack just said the simplest thing to me. He said, ‘Hans, it was just a movie. This is just a movie.’ And that was so liberating. It’s just a movie, and my life is all about making music for movies, which I do because I love it,” Zimmer told Collider. “I love the movies, and I love having fun with it. I can’t write like John Williams, but even if I could, I would try to stay away as far as possible and try to be original. So, does that sort of answer your question?” When Collider suggested that the answer was essentially to stay away from Williams because “nobody can get near him,” Zimmer immediately agreed: “Right, exactly. I mean, he is truly real.”
Hans Zimmer Is Taking His Music Back on Tour
Before audiences hear what Zimmer has created for Harry Potter, the two-time Oscar winner is taking decades of his most famous work back on the road. Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level begins its newly announced North American leg on February 17, 2027, in Hartford, Connecticut, with Zimmer performing alongside a 19-piece ensemble. The production combines new arrangements with electronic soundscapes, lighting, and an entirely redesigned stage experience; the existing tour has already played 50 sold-out European shows for around 600,000 fans.
Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level begins its North American run on February 17, 2027. Tickets go on general sale September 25 at 10 a.m. local time. Stay tuned at Collider for more.
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2026 – 2026
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Francisca Gardiner
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Mark Mylod
Brandi Glanville has credited her former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills costar Yolanda Hadid with lending her a helping hand amid her health problems.
“Yolanda’s always been very helpful,” Brandi, 53, shared on the Friday, September 11, episode of her “Brandi Glanville Unfiltered” podcast.
Brandi has been struggling for the better part of three years with a mysterious facial disfigurement, which she said developed after she filmed Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip in Morocco in 2023. (The Morocco season of Ultimate Girls Trip has never aired because of ongoing litigation between cast member Caroline Manzo and Bravo over an alleged incident involving Brandi.)
The RHOBH alum recently received some concrete information about her condition when she was diagnosed with “highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Demodex dermatitis and Mononucleosis” after spending more than $113,000 on treatment options.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville is still trying to figure out the cause of her facial disfigurement years later. “I have to give an update on my face, ‘cause we got a lot of comments last time. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, guys,” Glanville, 53, said on the Thursday, […]
Yolanda, 62, documented her own health woes on RHOBH back in the day after she said she’d been diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease. (The Mayo Clinic says that chronic Lyme disease is a term that refers to “long-term symptoms [people] think may be linked to an earlier case of Lyme disease” but stressed that “that term isn’t well-defined.”)
During last Friday’s podcast episode, Brandi confirmed that Yolanda recently reached out to help put her in contact with doctors.
“Yolanda’s been very helpful and she’s hooked me up with some doctors,” Brandi confirmed. “It’s just spending, spending, spending. If I had her bank account, it would be different.”
She clarified: “Our things are different. She has Lyme disease and I’ve got [my own health issues].”
One of Brandi’s close friends recently launched a GoFundMe to help raise money for the reality star’s treatment and recovery. As of publication, the fundraising appeal has earned more than $19,500 of a $25,000 goal.
Brandi’s former RHOBH costars Kyle Richards and Camille Grammer joined RHOC OG Vicki Gunvalson and RHOA alum Claudia Jordan in contributing to the GoFundMe.
“As I donated to Jeana Keough, I did for Brandi,” Vicki, 64, told Us in an exclusive statement on Saturday, referring to her former RHOC costar’s ongoing tongue cancer battle. “It breaks my heart that both of them who have been used to working to provide for themselves, are not able to at this time. I wish Brandi continued healing.”
On Saturday, September 12, Brandi released a new statement to thank the Bravo community for its support during her time of need.
“I’m honestly overwhelmed by all the love and support,” Brandi wrote via her Instagram Stories. “Thank you to every single person who has donated, shared my GoFundMe, checked on me, prayed for me or sent me love.”
Brandi added, “Asking for help isn’t easy for me, but knowing I have so many people in my corner means more than I can ever explain. I still have a long road ahead, but you’re helping me keep fighting. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. I love you guys.”
Barbra Streisand is calling out President Donald Trump and his “unchecked ego” after he threatened to cancel the Kennedy Center renovation plans if his name isn’t added.
Publishing a statement via her website on Thursday, September 17, Streisand, 84, slammed Trump for his actions, which she claimed are “galling and painful to witness.”
“Now, a thoroughly defeated Trump has announced that the Kennedy Center is being closed for what the completely stacked board describes as a major renovation,” she wrote via her website. “Oddly, when Trump’s name was still on the building, there was no discussion of closing it!”
She continued, “You can easily imagine my indignation at seeing this revered institution become the subject of such a bitter struggle over one man’s name and unchecked ego.”
President Donald Trump is supportive of the Kennedy Center’s renovations — if his name can be added to the landmark. “The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it can begin the process of Reconstruction,” Trump, 80, wrote via TruthSocial on Tuesday, September […]
Elsewhere in the statement, Streisand, who accepted a Kennedy Center Honors award in 2008, explained why she felt so strongly about Trump’s repeated efforts to add his name to the building. (The building was originally named for the late President John F. Kennedy.)
“I was deeply honored to be included in the 31st annual class of Kennedy Center Honorees,” she said. “For me, and for so many artists, that honor represented something larger than a career recognition. It represented a belief in the importance of art to the life of a democracy. That is why what is happening to the Kennedy Center is so galling and painful to witness.”
Earlier this week, Trump announced via social media that he would be supportive of the center’s renovations if his name was added to the building.
Donald Trump. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it can begin the process of Reconstruction,” Trump, 80, wrote via TruthSocial on Tuesday, September 15. “The closing will take place immediately, however, the Renovation and Reconstruction, which is a very large and complex job, cannot begin until such time as the D.C. Circuit rules on the Board’s approved name.”
The former Apprentice host continued, “If the ruling is a negative one, which it should not be, and is not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Reconstruction and the Renovation of The Kennedy Center will not take place.”
In his latest post, Trump claimed $17 million — that he allegedly raised — has already been put into The Kennedy Center account to keep it afloat.
President Donald Trump has even more plans for the Kennedy Center after he worked to rename the landmark. “The Trump Kennedy Center will close on July 4th, 2026, in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country, whereupon we will simultaneously begin Construction of the new and spectacular Entertainment Complex,” Trump, 79, wrote via Truth […]
Earlier in the day, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper explained that Congress would need to approve Trump’s name being added to the Washington, D.C., building.
“Simply put, Defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress’ blessing,” Cooper said in the latest ruling on Tuesday via the Associated Press.
Members of Kennedy’s extended family have previously weighed in on Trump’s attempts to attach his name to the Center.
“Adding your name to a memorial already named in honor of a great man doesn’t make you a great man. Quite the contrary,” Maria Shriver, 70, wrote via X in December 2025. “Putting your name on top of someone else’s doesn’t mean that people will speak of you in the same breath as the other man. Putting your name above another man’s name on his existing memorial… What is that about? Truly? What’s that about?”
JFK’s only grandson, Jack Schlossberg, also previously slammed Trump’s actions.
Carmella Garcia and her boyfriend Danny Hampel have “called it quits.”
Speaking to Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast on Thursday, September 17, the Real Housewives of Orange County star, 44, confirmed the couple had split “months ago” after 10 years together.
Carmella told the outlet she had mixed feelings about the break-up.
“I feel a range of emotions,” Carmella said. “I feel sad. It was a 10-year relationship. It was somebody that was around my children. But, at the end of the day, I needed to put myself first.”
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While Carmella did not specify what exactly caused the split, she claimed that Danny had done something “gravely inappropriate” after RHOC’s season 20 wrapped.
“It was a very difficult situation because it was somebody that I loved very deeply, and I truly did want to get to a place of forgiveness, but I oftentimes ignore my intuition and there was just something deep down that I felt like I just didn’t trust,” she told the outlet. “The dishonesty just continued and I called it quits.”
Carmella added that the split had affected her sons, Jason, 17, and Jax, 15. (Carmella shares Jason and Jax with her ex-husband, former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia. The former couple also share daughters Presley, 18, and Faith, 14.)
Carmella Garcia. (Photo: Bravo / Courtesy Everett Collection)
“I have to be enough for myself and for him and for my children, and I was never enough for him,” she said. “That’s an issue that I feel like is his issue.”
Describing the relationship with Danny as unhealthy, Carmella continued, “If I could change it for him, I would, but I can’t. The ship was sinking and I needed to save myself.”
Carmella admitted it was tough watching their relationship on RHOC and added that she has enlisted the help of therapists to move forward.
“I’ve struggled over the years [with] suppressing pain, and I felt like this is exactly where I needed to be,” she said. “I needed to walk through it, and the only way through it is straight through it.”
Carmella and Danny’s relationship problems have been shown on RHOC, with episode 6 showing some of their issues.
“It’s been about four years since Danny’s infidelity. And, admittedly, I do have a wall of resentment.” Carmella said on episode 6, adding, “But I do love him, I do want to live life with him, I do need to know how to forgive, and not just for him, but for myself. I just have to figure out how to do it.”
For his part, Danny told Carmella during the episode that he wanted to restore the feelings they had in the initial stages of their relationship.
“I just want you back to where you felt like the way you did in the beginning,” Danny told her at the time. “I understand you can’t get there, but.”
Carmella told him, “I’m not getting over it. I made it through it, but I’m not getting over it.”
One of the biggest fantasy franchises of all time is getting a major HBO reboot that has already been greenlit for a second season, and Season 1 hasn’t even released yet! With the second installment in production, fans have begun revisiting the previous adaptation in preparation for the series’ debut.
In April 2023, HBO announced it would release a Harry Potter TV series featuring a brand-new cast and made a bold promise to adapt all seven books, with each season covering a Harry Potter title. The adaptation promised to be a “faithful adaptation to the books,” since the movies cut and altered some content to fit the big screen. While some people were excited about the Harry Potter TV adaptation, it also drew backlash because of J.K. Rowling‘s involvement in the production, especially her views toward the LGBT+ community.
As of writing, Season 2 of the Harry Potter HBO series has entered production and recently announced its newest cast members: Rafe Spall as Arthur Weasley, Molly Hewitt-Richards as Moaning Myrtle, and Jasper Ambrose as Colin Creevey. So, it comes as no surprise that fans have begun to not only revisit the first Harry Potter installment, but the second one as well. The 2002 sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, has recently appeared on the streaming charts, landing at #10 on HBO Max’s Top 10 Movies worldwide, just below Bad Guys. This feature follows 2001’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and explores Harry’s second year at Hogwarts. Since its release, Chamber of Secrets has generated over $883.4 million worldwide, and its success prompted Warner Bros. to adapt Rowling’s third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, released in 2004.
What Do We Know About Season 2 of HBO’S ‘Harry Potter’ Series?
Season 2 of HBO’s Harry Potter TV adaptation will be titled Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Like the first season, it will focus entirely on its corresponding novel, published in 1998. As of writing, a release date has yet to be announced. The second Harry Potter installment will follow Harry Potter, played by Dominic McLaughlin, as he begins his second year at Hogwarts alongside his friends Ron Weasley (Alastair Stout) and Hermione Granger (Arabella Stanton). However, the new school year brings another mystery. A house-elf named Dobby does everything he can to prevent Harry from returning to Hogwarts, but his attempts fail. Harry also learns that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened as students across the school are mysteriously petrified. Several new cast members have already been announced for Season 2, including Lenny Rush as Dobby, Billy Barratt as Tom Riddle, Kit Harington as Gilderoy Lockhart (replacing Nicholas Hoult), and Bonnie Hill as Ginny Weasley (replacing Gracie Cochrane).
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is available to stream on HBO Max. Meanwhile, the HBO Harry Potter series is set to come out this December. Follow Collider for more updates.
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November 13, 2002
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161 minutes
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Chris Columbus
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J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
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David Barron, David Heyman, Mark Radcliffe
When summer ends and the chill in the air sends a shiver down your spine, two types of TV viewers emerge: the ones who toss on their sweaters, warm up the kettle for some tea, and watch some cozy TV, and those who deck out their homes in their Halloween decor, light some candles, and turn on some spooky shows. No matter which one you are, we’ve officially entered the period where TV viewing shifts to fall essentials. Whether set in the fall or evoking the spirit of the season, the shows on this list are essentially fall.
Each year, we tend to get a smattering of new content that helps us prepare. For traditionalists, it’s the old faithfuls we turn to in order to get in the mood. From the quintessential Gilmore Girls to the campy horror live-action teen scream queens like Wednesday and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, we have shows that should definitely be on your fall must-watch list!
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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ (1997–2003)
It’s been nearly 30 years since the world met Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in the iconic supernatural horror series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Created by Joss Whedon, the seven-season series follows a teenager who was picked by fate as the “Chosen One” to fight vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness. Set in the fictional town of Sunnydale, California, the beloved series treats high school as a horror, where real teenage struggles serve as the monsters to be defeated.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer subverts the traditional damsel-in-distress horror by making the titular heroine a strong inspiration. And we all need someone to look up to when it comes to the terrors of high school. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is essential fall viewing thanks to its spooky monster themes and its school setting as its prime locale. Fear not—journeys to the graveyards at night, as creepy beings lurk in the shadows, are the show’s modus operandi. As Buffy grew up, the series allowed her and the gang to embark on fresh starts, just as every fall brings. As you pack away your bathing suits for the season and bring out the leather jackets and chunky sweaters, put on some Buffy the Vampire Slayer for prime cool-weather viewing.
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‘Abbott Elementary’ (2021–Present)
Perhaps the greatest sitcom to come out of the 2020s is the hilarious Abbott Elementary. Created by Quinta Brunson, the hit ABC series follows the dedicated teachers at the underfunded titular elementary school in Philadelphia. The mockumentary-style comedy chronicles the daily struggles and momentary triumphs of the devoted and passionate staff as they battle low budgets, bureaucratic hurdles, and unexpected hijinks. Featuring a stellar ensemble led by Brunson, Abbott Elementary is a feel-good comedy that brings just a tinge of nostalgia from your school days.
Though Abbott Elementary smartly documents an entire school year, it’s still a fall essential because each new season brings a brand-new school year. Though many school years technically begin while the summer sun is still burning, the start of the school year still evokes fall. If you watch the series in real time, you can also follow the real-time progression of Janine (Brunson) and company as they welcome their new class of whipsmart kiddos. And yes, the kids do matriculate to a new grade each year. Abbott Elementary is a simple joy. It’s pure escapism that harkens back to simpler times.
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ (2021–Present)
For decades, we thought we knew who the Three Amigos were, but then Selena Gomez began working with Steve Martin and Martin Short, and a new trio was born. Created by John Hoffman and Martin, Only Murders in the Building has become a long-running masterpiece. Entering Season 6 later this year, the cozy murder-mystery series follows three neighbors—Charles-Haden Savage (Martin), Oliver Putnam (Short), and Mabel Mora (Gomez)—who begin a true-crime podcast inspired by the literal corpses that roll up in their upscale New York apartment, the Arconia. As they dig up crimes, they uncover deep secrets about their neighbors and realize a killer is among them. Alongside a star-studded cast of series regulars and beloved guest stars, Only Murders in the Building is a low-stakes comedic thriller.
Many TV lovers seek something cozy to curl up and watch. Only Murders in the Building is very much that. Through the comforting cadence of poking fun at true-crime podcasts, Only Murders in the Building is the perfect show to watch as the temperature drops. With a usual late-summer or early-fall release, the series has gone hand-in-hand with the season. If fall fashion in New York is your thing, the characters love to layer up in chunky sweaters, heavy overcoats, and stylish hats and scarves. Only Murders in the Building also evokes the season, as its New York backdrop features changing leaves, and warm-toned colors capture the autumn atmosphere. The narrative also happens to pair perfectly with a nice cup of cocoa. Very few true-crime shows are as safe and comforting as Only Murders in the Building.
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‘Wednesday’ (2022–Present)
There are very few families more iconic than The Addams Family. With a plethora of movies and animations based on the IP, a new generation was welcomed into the clan. Tim Burton‘s hit Netflix series Wednesday brings the titular daughter to the forefront as she attends Nevermore Academy. With a dark color palette setting the tone of the series, the Jenna Ortega-led series is the perfect show to binge on an autumn night.
With haunting thrills, chilling twists, and a set of beloved and newfound fan-favorite characters, Wednesday exudes the aura of autumn. Having a spooky background naturally woven in, Burton’s brilliant mind only adds to the flavor and spice. As we’ll often discuss on this list, when a show takes a journey into the woods, it automatically screams fall. When not on school grounds, Wednesday spends much of the action in the forests of Jericho, Vermont, home to terrifying creatures, mysterious creatures, and a mist and fog that lead to a wonderment of danger. Plus, with its two seasons, each featuring a spooky-tinged Lady Gaga track—”Bloody Mary (TikTok Remix)” and “The Dead Dance”—Wednesday is a perfect segue to Halloween.
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‘Pretty Little Liars’ (2010–2017)
Snag your PSL and turn on PLL, aka Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pretty Little Liars. The suspenseful and thrilling series is set in Rosewood, Pennsylvania, as four best friends—Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale), Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson), and Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario)—have their secrets dramatically exposed as they are threatened by the anonymous “A,” who begins harassing the girls after the mysterious disappearance of their clique leader, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse).
With the series set in the fall and winter semesters, the show not only provides fall vibes with its suspenseful storylines, but also the fashion the characters wear. The autumnal atmosphere is only enhanced by those dreary, rain-filled scenes. Although the series didn’t air during the fall, and there are certainly some episodes that veer into wintertime, diehard fans go back to watching the show when the fall season hits, as PLL is a guiltless slasher series for those who like suspense more than screams.
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‘Charmed’ (1998–2006)
It’s the season of the witch, so we certainly couldn’t leave Charmed off the list. Known as The Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, sisters Prue (Shannon Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano), and later Paige Matthews (Rose McGowan), must harness their combined Power of Three to protect the world from evil beings in modern-day San Francisco. During a time in which Buffy the Vampire Slayer was giving teens vampires, Charmed brought the supernatural through magic. With a dominating female-led presence and a cult following of fans, Charmed holds a firm place in television history.
Between the fall vibes and compelling themes, fans often turn to Charmed to get prepared for some cozy nights in. The Halliwell Sisters have become icons in their own right, representing the idea that good will ultimately prevail against evil. There hadn’t been a coven more beloved until we met American Horror Story‘s coven at Miss Robichaux’s Academy. The series did receive a reboot starring Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock, and Sarah Jeffrey, but the new generation didn’t pack as much of a punch.
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‘Twin Peaks’ (1990–2017)
Absolutely, there is a certain audience who will appreciate the brilliance of Twin Peaks. It may be hard to get into, but if you fulfill your destiny of finishing, you’ll understand the decades of hype and lore of Twin Peaks. Filled with signature David Lynch surrealism and eccentricities, Twin Peaks became an absolute game-changer in the type of stories and characters that could be shared on network television. An American horror soap opera, Twin Peaks features a story that must be seen to be believed. From the naked corpse of the homecoming queen to the possession of her father to Log Lady (Margaret Lanterman) is the most wonderfully twisted series that today’s shows aspire to be.
The setting of the fictional Pacific Northwestern town brings fall to the forefront. Through its wickedly dark themes, spooky atmosphere, and now-retro vibes, Twin Peaks has become a fire-lit, rainy night in bingeworthy viewing for fanatics. The series brilliantly weaves mystery, crime, and supernatural elements with that autumnal mist through the leafless trees of Washington.
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‘Virgin River’ (2019–Present)
The cinematography of Virgin River screams fall! The small-town, cozy-feeling series has become a blanket and snuggle show. The romantic drama set in a picturesque northern California town has been compared to “a soap opera in a sweater.” Virgin River follows Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), who answers an ad to work as a midwife and nurse practitioner in a remote northern California town. Believing it to be a perfect place to start fresh and escape a life of trauma, Mel soon discovers that small-town living is not what she thought it might be.
Virgin River is a low-stress, life-lesson-teaching, heartfelt romance that brings Hallmark vibes on a Netflix budget. The series, based on the novels by Robyn Carr, has earned a devoted following that is filled with wholesome charm, exuding escapism. Just imagine being whisked away to Virgin River, looking out at the mountains, with a morning cup of coffee while wearing your cozy sweater. That’s the escapism that Virgin River celebrates.
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‘The Vampire Diaries’ (2009–2017)
Set in the chilling, supernatural hamlet of Mystic Falls, Virginia, The Vampire Diaries exudes the fall. The CW teen drama followed human Elana Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) as she suddenly falls for fellow student-slash-century-old vampire Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). When his brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder) comes to town, the relationship becomes more complicated as he is on a mission to bring back their past love, Katherine Pierce, a doppelgänger of Elena. With an inherent love triangle at the heart of the story, the brothers must keep Elena safe while maintaining their secret identities as vampires.
Based on the books by L.J. Smith, The Vampire Diaries is a guilty-pleasure watch that helped those Twilight fans continue their bloodthirsty desire for more vampire-centric love stories. For those who love campy horror romances, The Vampire Diaries will fulfill your every fantasy. If you’re looking for quality substance, maybe this one isn’t for you. The Vampire Diaries never strays away from what it’s destined to be. From the woods to the graveyard, the fall is screaming out on The Vampire Diaries.
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‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ (2018–2020)
The Archie Comics classic Sabrina the Teenage Witch has seen itself by many generations of consumers. Originally published in 1971, the titular character made her animated debut before Sabrina’s live-action TV debut in 1996, starring Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina. The sitcom was light-hearted and fun, with just enough ’90s magic to make you giggle. However, a generation later, Archie Comics released Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a darker take on the titular character. Writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa took his work from page to screen with a Netflix budget.
The highly anticipated series starred Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman alongside an ensemble cast. The spell-binding world was a much darker adaptation than the ’90s show, but it screamed a gothic, autumn-esque supernatural thriller. Greendale provides that Halloween feel with the mysterious woods and bountiful witchcraft. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a tried-and-true coming-of-age series that brings bold and dark themes through the lens of teenage life.
Kim Kardashian has revealed her health diagnosis that is related to her dad Robert Kardashian’s fatal cancer.
In The Kardashians season 8 trailer that dropped on Thursday, September 17, there is a glimpse of Kim’s health scare.
Kim, 45, is shown in hospital, where she shares that she has “something called esophagitis.” A voice off-screen can be heard asking Kim, “Didn’t your father — isn’t that what he died of?”
The trailer then jumps to a scene featuring Kim’s mom, Kris Jenner. An emotional Kris, 70, says to the camera, “I can’t. It makes me want to cry.”
Mourning the family patriarch. The Kardashian family has opened up over the years about the painful loss of Robert Kardashian. The late attorney, who shared Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Rob with ex-wife Kris Jenner, died of esophageal cancer in 2003 — a devastating loss for all four of his children and his ex-wife. (Robert and […]
Esophagitis is a condition that involves the swelling and irritation of tissues lining the esophagus. Without treatment, esophagitis can lead to a condition called Barrett’s esophagus, which can raise the risk of developing esophageal cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Robert died at 59 in September, 2003 following a battle with esophageal cancer. In addition to Kim, Robert shared daughters Kourtney Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian and son Rob Kardashian with Kris.
Over the years, Kim’s sister Khloé, 42, has been particularly candid about her father‘s death.
“At the funeral, when I saw my father in his casket, I completely fell apart,” Khloé recalled in her 2015 memoir, Strong Looks Better Naked. ”I don’t remember the details, but apparently I was an emotional wreck, and I’m told that I was so distraught I actually passed out. At one point I fell to the floor kicking and screaming, and I had to be sedated. It was really intense. I refused to believe my father was gone.”
Khloé also spoke about how quickly the family lost Robert following his diagnosis during an April 2025 episode of her podcast, “Khloé in Wonder Land.”
“My dad died really quickly,” Khloé divulged. “He had esophageal cancer and I think he died six or seven weeks after diagnosis.”
She added, “I don’t think he could accept himself that it was terminal, but he never used those words with us.”
For her part, Kim has credited Robert, who worked on the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial, as influencing her interest in studying law and giving her advice about the profession.
Kim told Vogue in 2019, “He once said to me, ‘I think you’d be great at it. But I also think that it’s super stressful and exhausting. So, if you want a stress-free life, maybe don’t follow through with law school.”
At the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour in 2020, Kim reflected on growing up around her dad’s work.
“I think that by the time I was a teenager and he was working on the O.J. case, I was sneaking in his office, looking at all of the evidence and things I shouldn’t have been looking at,” she said.
She continued: “Maybe it was in my soul for years that that’s what I would have wanted to do. And I’ve even seen interviews pop up now from six or seven years ago. People ask what I wanted to do if I wasn’t filming my show. I always said I wanted to be a crime scene investigator or an attorney.”
During his time as the de facto architect of the DC Extended Universe, director Zack Snyder managed to make three movies before the reins of the franchise were taken away from him. The reason given at the time was that Snyder was dealing with a personal tragedy and simply could not devote the time necessary to complete work on Justice League. In a new interview, the filmmaker suggested a more sinister reason behind his firing. Warner Bros. infamously hired Joss Whedon to rewrite Justice League and oversee reshoots, resulting in a movie that underperformed at the box office and was criticized for being tonally all over the place. Snyder’s wife forbade him from watching the theatrical version, and he continues to honor her wish.
He told Variety that he still hasn’t seen the theatrical cut of Justice League, but fortunately, he was able to fulfill his vision for the movie thanks to a massive wave of fan support some years ago. He said that the months following the personal tragedy — Snyder lost his daughter while working on the 2017 release — were especially difficult because of the added blow of being removed from Justice League. He confirmed that his time at Warner Bros. during the DCEU era was wrought with tension and interference from the studio. “They had this massive IP that’s worth a ton and I can understand wanting to protect it as best they could since all their jobs depended on it working,” he said.
Zack Snyder’s DCEU Movies Drew a Mixed Response
Admitting that what he was about to suggest was quite “horrible,” Snyder continued, “They’d put (the franchise) in the hands of a madman — or so they thought — so the part of them thinking that, and this is going to sound horrible, ‘This thing that happened to Zack is a window for us to take the movie back now’.” Snyder’s three DCEU movies — Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League — drew mixed critical response, but grossed around $2 billion worldwide. He recently premiered a passion project, The Last Photograph, at the Toronto International Film Festival after a mostly unsuccessful stint making movies for Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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March 18, 2021
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242 minutes
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Zack Synder
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Russell Andrews knows that an ALS diagnosis changes the conversation around the future. But rather than retreat from public life, the actor has chosen a different path, one built around advocacy, visibility, and gratitude for the people standing beside him.
In a deeply personal new interview, Andrews reflected on the uncertainty of living with the progressive disease, the fear he felt for his children, and the emotional reality of watching his fiancée remain committed through a battle neither of them expected.
An ALS diagnosis affects more than the person receiving it, and Russell Andrews is acutely aware of that reality.
While discussing his relationship with actress and fiancée, Erica Tazel, Andrews became emotional as he reflected on what her support had meant since learning he had the progressive neurological disease.
More than a decade younger than him, Tazel has remained committed through a period that has forced both of them to confront difficult questions about the future.
For Andrews, that loyalty was impossible to overlook because he understood exactly what she was giving up.
The actor explained that their profession often demanded complete mental, emotional, and physical focus. Yet Tazel continued to devote time and energy to supporting him and helping his family through an increasingly challenging chapter.
“But to take away from that time, to give that to me, or to be a shoulder or a hug, or some piece for my children, it takes so much away from her,” he told the Daily Mail.
What moved him most was that her commitment had never wavered. He shared, “And then to still be on the same page with me, to still say ‘yes’ in spite of all that’s going on.”
That perspective was what led Andrews to make perhaps his most heartbreaking admission. “I’m kind of on the clock,” he said.
Andrews Turned A Personal Health Crisis Into An ALS Mission
Those thoughts about time have also shaped how Russell Andrews approaches his diagnosis publicly.
Instead of disappearing from the spotlight, the Peppermint” actor has increasingly embraced advocacy work, using his experience to bring attention to ALS and the urgent need for research.
Speaking alongside EverythingALS founder Indu Navar, Andrews explained that he now saw awareness as part of his responsibility.
He referenced the many public figures who had battled the disease, including Eric Dane, while emphasizing that no single person carried the fight alone.
According to him, “I will not say that I grabbed the mantle, if you will, you know, the baton. However, I do understand what my place is right now, and we all need visibility.”
Meanwhile, the 64-year-old refuses to surrender to the idea that ALS will always remain incurable. In fact, he has already mapped out a future for himself that stretches far beyond what many might expect after such a diagnosis.
“I have a 20-year plan,” Andrews revealed. His goal is simple: stay around long enough to witness the breakthrough patients have spent decades hoping for. In his words, “I plan to be here on the day when someone walks in with that bottle and says, ‘We have it. We figured it out.’”
Russell Andrews Kept His Diagnosis From His Children Until He Could Tell Them Face-To-Face
Long before Andrews began speaking publicly, he was carrying the news privately.
After years of unexplained symptoms, including numbness in his fingers, weakness, and repeatedly dropping things, he eventually sought treatment at Cedars-Sinai. Initially, he believed he might have suffered a stroke.
“I thought it was a stroke because my symptoms were dropping things, numbness in my fingers,” he told the outlet
Instead, doctors eventually reached a very different conclusion. He explained, “Through the process of elimination, it ended up being that it was ALS after the final test.”
The diagnosis brought immediate questions about how much time he had left, but doctors couldn’t provide a definitive answer. Yet Andrews said the hardest conversation wasn’t with his neurologist. It was with his children.
He deliberately held onto the diagnosis until he could gather them together in person, unwilling to deliver life-changing news through a phone call or text message.
The actor described his children as his best friends and said they had remained remarkably strong throughout the ordeal. Even so, he knows the burden they carry often surfaces only in private moments, moments no parent ever wants their children to face.
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Andrews Was In Denial Before Deciding To Go Public With Diagnosis
The reality of living with ALS did not hit Russell Andrews all at once. While the actor has been remarkably candid since announcing his diagnosis, he has admitted that accepting the disease was a process.
In fact, after receiving the news, his first instinct was not to become an advocate or public face for awareness efforts. It was to retreat and try to make sense of what had happened.
Speaking to PEOPLE in August, Andrews acknowledged that he struggled to fully believe the diagnosis at first.
“I went home a little numb,” he told the outlet, adding, “I think I was in denial, to be honest. I have to pull the ego out for a moment, but I was. Because I wasn’t showing signs of rapid decline.”
Like many patients, Andrews found himself confronting questions that have no easy answers. He admitted one of his earliest reactions was to ask why this had happened to him.
However, Andrews said his outlook began to shift after attending an ALS event earlier this year.
Instead of focusing on himself, he found himself surrounded by patients, caregivers, and families all navigating the same devastating disease. The experience changed how he viewed his own situation.
The actor ultimately realized that remaining silent no longer felt like an option. “But I ran out of reasons not to,” he shared. That realization ultimately became a turning point.
Eric Dane’s Rapid Decline Became A Sobering Reminder Of What ALS Can Do
Before Russell Andrews’ diagnosis, Eric Dane’s public battle with the disease unfolded in front of millions of people and demonstrated just how quickly life can change after an ALS diagnosis.
In April 2025, the “Euphoria” star publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with ALS.
“I have been diagnosed with ALS,” Dane said in a statement to PEOPLE, adding, “I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter.”
Even after sharing the diagnosis, Dane remained committed to working. He continued filming “Euphoria” and later gave an emotional television interview in which he discussed how rapidly the disease was progressing.
By June 2025, he revealed that he had lost the use of his right arm. In subsequent months, reports documented increasing mobility challenges as the disease advanced.
What made Dane’s story particularly devastating was the speed of the decline. ALS patients can experience dramatically different timelines, and Dane’s became one of the most visible examples of how unpredictable the disease can be.
Tragically, on February 19, 2026, Dane died at age 53, less than a year after publicly disclosing his diagnosis. His family later shared that he spent his final days surrounded by those closest to him.
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