A man was arrested after his deceased mother’s body was found inside a living room freezer in Porthcawl, Wales, in February. Christopher Phillips was arrested after the South Wales Police found the dead body while conducting a welfare check.

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Phillips Kept Deceased Mother’s Body Inside Living Freezer

Christopher Phillips, 60, was arrested on February 17 after the South Wales Police found his deceased mother’s body inside a chest freezer. While responding to a welfare call at a home at 29 Poplar Crescent at approximately 7:00 p.m., officers found his mother’s body, Sylvia Phillips, inside a freezer in the living room.

According to the police department’s press release, medical professionals hadn’t seen the 89-year-old woman since 2022. However, her prescriptions were still filled for three years. Phillips claimed that she’d was in London, but apparently could not support the claim.

“A search of the house identified a freezer with flowers laid on top,” it reads. “Further officers attended and the body of a woman in her 80s, now confirmed to be Sylvia Phillips, was found inside.”

Philips reportedly said to his girlfriend over the phone that the “police are going to arrest me, you’ve got the will,” according to the BBC.

Per the outlet, authorities found the 89-year-old completely frozen. Time had to pass before an autopsy could be conducted. Although the mother’s cause of death could not be determined, suspicious circumstances are not suspected.

BBC reports that it is believed Sylvia died on March 8, 2023. Her son had been her sole caregiver.

Phillips Reportedly Said He Wanted More Time With Mother

Phillips’ lawyer, Ruth Smith, reportedly argued that he was close to his mother and struggled to accept her death. The lawyer alleged her client told police he “did not want to let to let her go.” Per the BBC, Phillips had told doctors he “wanted more time” with his mom after her death.

Sylvia was found wrapped in a leopard print silk blanket. In addition, pink and yellow roses were laid on her body, along with a birthday card signed by Phillips, per the outlet. He also included the family dog, Tina.

“To Mum, from Christopher and Tina,” he wrote.

His lawyer added that Philips would talk to his mother and even open the freezer to hold her hand. She reportedly said he “had almost created a false narrative that she was still alive.”

Phillips Continued To Collect Mother’s Government Check

Phillips pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body on March 20. In addition, he pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation.

Furthermore, Phillips was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. He allegedly collected £78,190.92 of Sylvia’s pension, which is more than $105,000.

Senior Investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector Claire Lamerton had little sympathy for Phillips, despite his claims.

“This is an extremely sad case where Phillips concealed his own mother’s death and financially profited for a significant period,” Lamerton said per the press release.

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Chicago Fire has weathered multiple cast exits ahead of season 15 — but is Taylor Kinney returning to the show?

As season 14 of the hit NBC series came to an end in early 2026, Deadline confirmed that Kinney, 45, secured a new deal to keep leading Chicago Fire as Kelly Severide. Negotiations began after One Chicago — the TV universe which includes Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. — were renewed for more seasons. The outlet noted that Kinney was the last of the group to close his deal.

Kinney is an OG cast member, making his first appearance when the show debuted in 2012. He previously stepped back for a temporary “leave of absence” during season 11 in January 2023. On screen, Severide went to Alabama to help participate in an arson investigation training program.

A source close to production told Us at the time that Kinney was leaving to deal with a personal matter. Kinney ultimately returned to Chicago Fire for the start of season 12 later that year.

The One Chicago franchise has made headlines over the years as cast members often come and go across all three shows. Before season 15 of Chicago Fire, multiple outlets confirmed that Joe Miñoso was leaving the hit NBC series, but he is still expected to appear in several episodes when the show returns.

Showrunner Andrea Newman also exited after spending more than a decade behind the scenes.

Newman, who worked on Chicago Fire for its entire 14-season run, confirmed her departure in April, with co-executive producer Victor Teran taking over the role. Newman joined Chicago Fire after the pilot as co-executive producer before being promoted to executive producer. She was then named co-showrunner and became the sole showrunner in 2023.

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“Working at Chicago Fire, with the absolute best cast and crew in the business, has been the highlight of my career,” Newman said in a statement. “Like so many others, I was inspired to get into TV writing because of Dick [Wolf], so what a thrill it’s been to work with him and the amazing Wolf team of Peter Jankowski, Rebecca McGill and Anastasia Puglisi. I’m so grateful to them, Derek Haas and the NBC and Universal execs who have been so supportive of the show all along the way. After 14 years, you really do become a family and working with this group will always feel like home.”

Jankowski, meanwhile, released a separate statement, which read, “We’re sad to say goodbye to Andrea. She’s been at the center of the heart and soul of Chicago Fire since the beginning, and the show thrived under her watch. We’re grateful for her commitment to the development of the next generation and know the show will be in great hands with Victor taking the reins.”

News later broke that Dermot Mulroney is also leaving following his brief return in the season 14 finale earlier this year. Mulroney’s Dom Pascal was noticeably missing for several episodes throughout the season, with Rob Morgan (Andre Hopkins) taking over his position as chief at Firehouse 51.

More than two decades after its debut, the beloved sci-fi television series Farscape still stands apart from nearly everything else in the genre. The grand space epic remains a beloved and enduring favorite thanks to its excellent cast, imaginative visual effects, and remarkable creature puppetry by The Jim Henson Company. However, what truly set Farscape apart were the charismatic performance of Ben Browder as John Crichton, Crichton and Aeryn Sun’s (Claudia Black) whirlwind romance, and the way its nonhuman and alien creatures became effervescent, three-dimensional personalities rather than elaborate background dressing.

What Is ‘Farscape’ About?

At the heart of Farscape is the show’s long-suffering protagonist, John Crichton. In the series premiere episode, Crichton is an astronaut and scientist about to test his interstellar theory during a shuttle launch. During the process, he gets caught in a cosmic wormhole and is flung across space. Launched into a whole other galaxy, Crichton finds himself the unwitting passenger aboard a ship of fugitives: a Luxan soldier framed for his wife’s murder, Ka D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe); an ethereal Delvian, Zotoh Zhaan (Virginia Hey); and a deposed Hynerian monarch, Rygel (Jonathan Hardy). The group is on the run from the ultimate power in this corner of the universe, the Peacekeepers, who act as the galaxy’s authoritarian, fascistic security force.

Did we happen to mention that the group is on a ship that’s alive? The ship is called Moya, part of a race of sentient interstellar ships known as Leviathans, capable of faster-than-light travel. Moya is bonded to her ship’s pilot and navigator, called Pilot (Lani Tupu). Also onboard the ship as an unwilling prisoner is the Sebacean Peacekeeper warrior Aeryn Sun, who is eventually forced to become a reluctant member of this crew of misfits after she is excommunicated by her own military and branded a fugitive by association. Each member aboard the Leviathan Moya is a lost soul suffering from personal trauma. They all long for a place to call home and the freedom to live without Peacekeeper persecution.

For several seasons, John Crichton desperately searches for a way to return home to Earth while he and his friends are relentlessly chased across the galaxy by Peacekeepers, bounty hunters, bandits, marauders, cutthroats, tyrants, and eventually the Scarrans. Through Crichton’s scientific expertise and eventual contact with a race of aliens called the Ancients, he gains knowledge of the wormhole phenomenon. However, the Peacekeepers and the Scarrans are locked in a winner-takes-all conflict and will stop at nothing to obtain Crichton’s knowledge of wormholes and turn it into a weapon of mass destruction, with potentially catastrophic consequences on a galactic scale.

John Crichton Experiences a Major Character Evolution in ‘Farscape’

Ben Browder brought tremendous charisma and likable charm to the role of John Crichton in Farscape. John comes off as a blue-collar astronaut, but he’s also a talented scientist. Despite his experience, he’s constantly in over his head and must escape danger by the skin of his teeth. Crichton’s journey over four seasons is very much an odyssey in space. John is constantly and tirelessly searching for a way home, but along the way, he forms new bonds and creates a new family with the shipmates aboard Moya.

Eventually, John does return home in the fourth season, where he’s reunited with friends and family — but he’s no longer the same man. The events and traumatic experiences he endured in space weigh heavily on him, and Browder portrays these scenes with incredible subtlety. When Crichton finally returns to Earth, he and the audience discover that Earth is no longer his home and that he cannot find peace there. Ultimately, John and the crew of Moya return to space, and his path back to Earth is cut off permanently.

John is a character of many facets. Browder is fearless in the role as Crichton endures one hardship after another throughout the series. He often relies on jokes and comedy as a self-defense mechanism, but Browder also nails the show’s serious, dramatic, and tragic moments. Farscape fully exploits Browder’s versatility, and his performance helps bind the entire story together.

John and Aeryn Have a Whirlwind Romance on ‘Farscape’

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Another key aspect of Farscape was the romance between its two lead characters, John Crichton and Aeryn Sun. Browder and Black exhibit tremendous chemistry throughout the series, and their characters’ romance is a crackling, epic, sometimes frustrating, but always compelling experience. The tension between them is always palpable, and creator Rockne S. O’Bannon knew exactly how to put a wrench in the works and keep them apart despite their mutual attraction.

Aeryn and John’s romance is seemingly stuck in a perpetual state of two steps forward and five steps back. Whenever they make progress, something catastrophic usually happens to tear them apart again. However, even when the relationship is at its most frustrating, that’s largely the point. Early on, it’s clear that Aeryn and John are the endgame pairing for the story, but without significant conflict, the series would have been far less compelling. The constant tug of war in Aeryn and John’s relationship makes Farscape that much more of a harrowing and intense sci-fi drama.

Another major reason their romance remains so indelible is that, during the show’s heyday, it was not commonplace for such a deep sci-fi series to place a romance at its center. Farscape had no problem juggling its interstellar plot, action, and relentless pursuit by the Peacekeepers alongside the intrigue of Aeryn and John’s deeply intense relationship. Their evolving romance gave the characters and the series added texture, creating a more immersive experience and making Farscape one of television’s best space operas.

‘Farscape’ Boasts Excellent Creature Effects

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Aside from Browder’s performance and John and Aeryn’s epic romance, enough cannot be said about the artisanal creature effects and puppetry work conducted by The Jim Henson Company. The show featured plenty of aliens with a more humanoid appearance, similar to the nonhuman and extraterrestrial characters of the Star Trek franchise. However, the creators and The Jim Henson Company were not content to rest on their laurels. They let their imaginations run wild, and decades later, Farscape still has a look and feel unlike any other sci-fi series.

The biggest takeaway is that even when the show deals with elaborate animatronic characters such as Pilot and Rygel, they become fully realized personalities rather than goofy gimmicks or sight gags. They are integral members of the core cast and are given fleshed-out character arcs of their own. Considering the premise, the alien worlds and beings encountered across Farscape make the show feel far more immersive and organic. The influence of Farscape can clearly be seen in popular modern-day sci-fi franchises such as Guardians of the Galaxy. Characters like Rocket Raccoon and Groot easily could have failed, and audiences might have struggled to accept their odd nature, but they were imbued with such rich characterization that audiences fell in love with them. Even when the Moya crew encounters strange new alien races, The Jim Henson Company always strives to truly bring its creations to life. These characters are not merely window dressing. They are functional, living, breathing beings with hopes, dreams, and flaws of their own.

In scenes where alien and nonhuman characters require extensive special-effects makeup or animatronic work, the characters always provide a vibrant screen presence. The creature and effects work in the show has a natural, organic quality. Although the series is set on planets and in far corners of a galaxy unfamiliar to Earth, the various aliens always move and behave in ways that deepen the show’s immersion. In the years since The Peacekeeper Wars aired, very little has truly come close, other than perhaps the big-screen Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.

Now Is the Perfect Time to Revisit ‘Farscape’

While The Peacekeeper Wars acts as a formal ending to the series and is viewed as its true finale, there has long been talk of a continuation that sadly never came to fruition. Considering that nearly every notable property or IP eventually receives some sort of update, it would not be surprising if Farscape received another shot at revival someday. It would be exciting to check in with Aeryn and John, see how their son D’Argo Sun-Crichton has turned out, and discover what has happened throughout the galaxy since John brought an end to the Peacekeeper-Scarran conflict. Perhaps that story will be told someday, but for now, Farscape remains more than worthy of a first-time watch — or a rewatch — for anyone who wants a sci-fi series with fearless performances, a sweeping romance, and creatures that feel as alive as the human characters.

All four seasons of Farscape, along with the subsequent Peacekeeper Wars miniseries, are available to stream.

Denise Richards is getting honest about the ups and downs of the complex co-parenting dynamic she built with her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen. 

Following a highly public divorce, the actress prioritized sheltering her children from the surrounding media frenzy and personal conflict. 

Now, as their adult daughters navigate their own relationships with their father, Richards is opening up about her efforts to preserve their father-daughter connection.

Appearing on a recent episode of Bunnie Xo’s “Dumb Blonde” Podcast, 55-year-old Richards offered a candid look into how her daughters, Sami and Lola, relate to their father, Charlie. 

The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, who was married to Charlie from 2002 to 2006, emphasized that throughout their widely publicized divorce, her primary focus was protecting her children. 

She noted that she always encouraged her daughters to know Charlie simply as “dad” rather than the Hollywood figure dominated by tabloid headlines.

“During our divorce, which was so public, I wanted the girls to have their relationship with him without any negativity around it,” she said. 

While she shielded Sami and Lola during their formative years, Richards believes her now-adult daughters would benefit from having direct, transparent conversations with him about their past. 

She expressed hope that as time goes on, her daughters will feel secure enough to ask Charlie open questions about their upbringing, addressing the unresolved moments from their childhood directly with him.

“In my opinion, I feel there’s still like the elephant in the room that they’re all not addressing,” Richards confessed. 

“And I hope one day that they feel comfortable enough and safe enough where they could just be open and say certain things,” she concluded.

Charlie Sheen’s Daughter Reveals The Truth About The Nepo Baby Allegations

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While Richards continues to advocate for open family dialogue, financial issues have already created personal distance between Charlie and his eldest daughter. 

According to The Blast, the 22-year-old content creator rejected online assumptions that her father has funded her lifestyle. 

“These comments make me so frustrated because this man has not given me a dime in over four years,” she lamented. 

Pushing back against comments implying she relies on a trust fund, Sami noted that her independent career as an adult content creator fully covers her bills and housing.

Sami Sheen Got Emotional Watching Charlie Sheen’s Documentary

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Despite past financial disputes and lingering distance between Sami and Charlie, an unexpected turning point emerged through a shared look back at Charlie’s turbulent past.  A wave of hope for a future reconciliation washed over fans following the premiere of aka “Charlie Sheen.” 

The project gave viewers an intimate look into the personal toll of Charlie’s past behavior. Among those deeply moved by the release was Sami, who took to social media to share her raw emotional reaction to the moving project.

Posting a TikTok video of herself in bed shortly after watching the series, she wrote, “I didn’t know I was the reason he got sober,” per The Blast.

The touching post quickly drew over a thousand comments from fans urging the two to mend their broken bond.

Sami Sheen Shared What Seems To Be A Heavenly Sign From Patrick Muldoon

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In addition to navigating complex dynamics with their father, Sami also had to process profound personal loss within their inner circle. 

Her family’s deep support system extended to Richards’ long-time confidant, Patrick Muldoon, who was a prominent figure in Sami’s life. 

Following Muldoon’s sudden passing, Sami publicly paid tribute to the late star on Instagram. She posted a photo of the sky featuring clouds that appeared to form a heart shape, as reported by The Blast.

The caption read, “Right after he passed, I was sitting outside begging for a sign from him to let us know that he’s okay and made it to the other side, and then a couple of minutes later, I looked up and saw this in the sky.”

Inside Charlie Sheen & Brooke Mueller’s Child Support Settlement 

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Months after Sami shared the emotional tribute on Instagram, her father found himself dealing with loss too, albeit a different kind.  

The Blast reported that in early July, Charlie resolved a major financial dispute with his third ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, agreeing to pay her a significant lump sum of money. 

The former couple, who share two sons, reached a formal agreement following months of court proceedings over long-standing child support claims. 

Mueller had initially asked for over $15 million. However, following negotiations, the “Two and a Half Men” star committed to paying $250,000 on or before Friday, July 10, with the remaining $250,000 balance due by September 1.

Prime Video has had a successful year so far with some massive new movie and TV releases, but the biggest show on everyone’s radar coming before the end of the year is Reacher. Alan Ritchson leads Season 4 of the hit action/conspiracy thriller show, and he’ll also reprise his role in the Neagley spin-off set to air on September 16. Prime Video came into 2026 hot with the sophomore season of Fallout, which first arrived at the end of 2025 but finished its run early this year. Prime Video has also become the #1 home for fans looking to rent or purchase movies fresh out of the theater before they arrive on streaming.

Prime Video has plenty of flagship shows that frequently return with new seasons and episodes, but one of its most successful properties is The Chosen, the religious series written and directed by Dallas Jenkins. The Chosen Season 5 aired last summer, and it’s already been announced that Season 6 will arrive in theaters on November 16 before it begins streaming on Prime Video. However, fans won’t have to wait that long for The Chosen to return to Prime Video. Last week, Prime Video announced a new Chosen spin-off, a reality TV show titled The Chosen in the Wilds with Bear Grylls. Before the show premieres this Sunday, August 9, Collider is thrilled to partner with Prime Video to exclusively preview a new clip of Grylls and Jonathan Roumie from the reality spin-off show sitting and discussing how they stay grounded in life. The official synopsis for the new series reads as follows:

“The series follows the cast of the groundbreaking historical drama The Chosen as they take on challenges across forests, deserts, and canyons. Cast members Jonathan Roumie (Jesus), Paras Patel (Matthew), Elizabeth Tabish (Mary Magdalene), Noah James (Andrew), and Luke Dimyan (Judas) join series creator and executive producer Dallas Jenkins as Bear leads them through Utah’s treacherous Castle Valley, Canyonlands, the Ausable River, the Colorado River, the Great Basin Desert, and the Adirondack Forest.”

How Can You Watch Past Episodes of ‘The Chosen’?

The first five seasons of The Chosen are available to stream on Prime Video, which has been the main home for the religious drama for years. All five seasons of The Chosen are also available to rent or purchase on other VOD platforms, but the cost of a Prime Video subscription brings much more value than renting or purchasing the show one season at a time. The Chosen does not have an official critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but it’s one of the highest-rated shows of the last few years on the audience-driven Popcornmeter, where it holds a strong 97%. Hollywood blockbuster star Chris Pratt also once called the show “incredible pop-culture canon.”

Check out old episodes of The Chosen on Prime Video and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the franchise.

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Hilaria Baldwin has pushed back against accusations she’s a “gold digger” in her marriage to actor Alec Baldwin, declaring that she’s “not like that.”

The “Dancing With The Stars” alum pointed out that they’ve welcomed seven children during their 14-year marriage, saying that’s an awfully large family for an alleged gold digger to have.

However, the couple continues to face rumors of marital troubles, with Hilaria previously admitting they sought therapy because of their 26-year age gap.

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Hilaria Baldwin is setting the record straight on long-standing criticism surrounding her marriage to Alec Baldwin.

During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio, the 42-year-old mother of seven acknowledged that critics have long claimed she married the veteran actor for his money.

However, she firmly rejected the accusation, insisting their relationship has always been genuine and revealing that she often refused expensive gifts when they first started dating.

“Yes, it hurt initially,” she said, referencing the narrative that she married for money. “Because I’m not that way. He, from the beginning — I don’t think I’ve ever said this — but he would always try to buy me things, and I would be like, ‘No, I don’t want this.’”

Hilaria Explains Why She Refused Alec Baldwin’s Gifts

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The couple first met in 2011 at a Manhattan restaurant when Hilaria was a 27-year-old yoga instructor, and Alec was 53.

They married the following year and have since built a large family with children Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, Eduardo, María, and Ilaria. Alec also shares daughter Ireland with his ex-wife, Kim Basinger.

Hilaria recalled living in a small New York City apartment at the time and even using an old laptop to warm her hands at night. Despite her modest lifestyle, she consistently turned down lavish gifts from the “Beetlejuice” star because she wanted to be certain her feelings for him had nothing to do with money.

“I was like, ‘I don’t want you to buy me something, because I want to know that I like you for you, because I don’t want to be a prisoner either,’” she said. “Like hello, it’s two ways: People who go into that, they get stuck in a really bad situation. And I was like, ‘I need to know that I want to be here.’”

The Mother Of Seven Opens Up About Parenting Reality Check

Elsewhere during the interview, Hilaria turned her attention to motherhood, revealing that she recently traveled with her children without Alec or a nanny.

While she admitted the trip became overwhelming at times, it also made her realize there are still basic life skills her children need to learn.

She said it dawned on her that they don’t know how to do simple household tasks on their own, including loading the dishwasher, cleaning the floor, and eating without making a “big mess.”

“I had to bring them back to my roots, where I met Alec, and being like, ‘Hey, you know what? You need to learn how to do things on your own so you don’t get stuck in something,’” Hilaria said.

“Now it’s not their fault. They don’t have a choice. This is how they’ve been raised,” she added. “So now we’re in a process of going back to that. And they know not to put all the cups right side up in a dishwasher.”

Alec And Hilaria’s Marital Troubles

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Alec and Hilaria have continued to face speculation about the state of their marriage following several difficult years, including the actor’s involvement in the fatal 2021 “Rust” set shooting.

Early last year, the couple fueled fresh rumors during an awkward interview with Extra while discussing the possibility of renewing their reality series, “The Baldwins,” for a second season.

When Alec attempted to answer a question, Hilaria cut him off and told him, “When I’m talking, you’re not talking.” After he continued chiming in with unrelated comments, she added, “…You’re annoying me. Stop. It’s not cute.”

Alec Baldwin Accused Hilaria Of Gaslighting During Candid Exchange

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The strain in their relationship was further highlighted on their TLC series, where Alec claimed Hilaria always wanted things her way and no longer respected his opinions.

“You and I used to be more collaborative. We’d argue. We’d discuss. We’d have some accommodation. One day, you changed. No matter what I said, (you said) no,” he said, per the Daily Mail.

Hilaria pushed back, replying, “I agree that’s your reality of it. But what I used to do is say yes and do whatever I wanted and keep it from you.”

“You gaslit me,” Alec responded.

During a 2025 appearance on the “Uncut and Uncensored” podcast, Hilaria also acknowledged that the couple’s 26-year age gap created challenges in their relationship and revealed they sought therapy.

“I don’t believe that age is just a number, at least in our situation. There are certain things where I have to look at him and say, ‘He has 26 more years of experience,’” she explained, per Page Six.

“And sometimes that’s a flex, and sometimes that means that we need to do a little therapy,” Hilaria added.

HBO’s Harry Potter series may still be months away from introducing audiences to its new Golden Trio, but work on the show’s second season is already gathering momentum. With production expected to begin before the end of the month, the young cast is preparing to return to Hogwarts—and one of its biggest stars has just given fans an early glimpse of what’s to come.

Arabella Stanton, who’s taking on Emma Watson‘s role of Hermione Granger in the new adaptation, has taken to Instagram to show off what she’s describing as a “fresh new look ahead of Season 2”, so it looks like she’s preparing for an imminent return to Hogwarts to film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

The post arrives just days after reports that HBO is wasting no time with the next chapter of the Wizarding World. According to ProductionList.com, Season 2 is currently scheduled to begin filming in August, despite Season 1 not premiering until Christmas Day, December 25, on HBO Max, which is a seriously aggressive turnaround but, as has been noted in the past, the cast need to shoot while they’re young because we can’t have a 33 year old Ron going for a pint before his next Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson.

Who Stars in ‘Harry Potter’?

Season 2 is adapting J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, following Harry’s second year at Hogwarts as mysterious attacks begin petrifying students throughout the castle. The novel introduces characters including Dobby, Gilderoy Lockhart and Moaning Myrtle, while also expanding the role of Lucius Malfoy, who will already have been introduced during the first season.

The cast of Harry Potter includes Dominic McLaughlin (Grow) as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, John Lithgow (Conclave) as Albus Dumbledore, Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz) as Hagrid, Janet McTeer(Ozark) as Professor McGonagall, and Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) as Severus Snape.

Other Hogwarts students include Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown, and Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley. Additional cast members include Bel Powley as Petunia Dursley, Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley, Bertie Carvel as Cornelius Fudge, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, Louise Brealey as Madam Hooch, and Leigh Gill as Griphook.

Harry Potter will premiere on Christmas Day 2026 on HBO Max.

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In case you didn’t get the memo, white sneakers are ‘out’ and chic suede sneakers are ‘in.’ With fall just around the corner, these stylish seasonal shoes add instant polish with its soft texture, rich color and designer‑coded vibe. If you want to incorporate quiet-luxury vibes and rich-mom style into your fall wardrobe, these elevated suede sneakers are an effortless way to do so.

While suede might have a reputation for being insanely pricey, we did some digging and found 13 expensive-looking sneakers below, starting at $27. Trust Us, everyone who sees these shoes will think you’re wearing a high-end designer pair. We don’t blame them. Grab these suede sneakers from Puma, Vans, Quince and more  to get that sleek, smooth style that’s perfect for fall.

13 Expensive-Looking Suede Sneakers For Fall

1. Our Favorite: Genuine suede sneakers for $60? Unheard of. These lightweight, cushy suede sneakers earn rave reviews for everything from the roomy toe box, stylish design and versatility.

2. Easy-On: Not only do these suede slip-ons deliver top-tier comfort, they also feature a cozy sherpa lining for warmth. This shoe staple is one you’ll reach for daily due to its quietly elevated finish.

3. Sporty Chic: You can’t go wrong with a classic Puma suede sneaker. The fabric and the brand go hand-in-hand, delivering that sleek, heritage‑sport vibe that also looks expensive.

4. Trusted Brand: Who knew Birkenstock also made sleek suede sneakers. Even better, they deliver the same comfort and durability as their classic sandals, wrapped in a minimalist, expensive-looking silhouette.

5. Throwback Style: We’re getting varsity‑babe vibes from this platform suede sneaker. Instead of an all‑over suede finish, the vintage‑style shoe features suede panels to break up the texture and create a retro look.

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While I wish that summer would last forever, I must admit that I’m extremely excited for fall fashion. Nordstrom apparently feels the same way. The retailer couldn’t wait until the official end of summer to start adding some of the most gorgeous sweaters I’ve ever seen on the site, and these 15 are my favorite. […]

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6. Luxe for Less: Affordable luxury atelier Quince has a sleek $94 Italian suede sneaker. The best part is how closely it mirrors Tory Burch’s luxe suede styles, however, this pair has the added bonus of Ortholite comfort.

7. Feminine Fashion: For a more feminine take on sneakers, rock these suede Mary Jane shoes. They’re just as chic styled with jeans as they are with breezy summer dresses.

8. Take It High: Should your aesthetic lean more street style, these suede high‑tops have you covered. They channel the same laid‑back, cushioned feel as Ugg’s famous Lomel sneaker, only at a budget‑friendly price.

9. Bright and Beautiful: Stand out from the monochrome masses in these Gola suede sneakers. Adorned in head-turning hues like bright pink, coral, light blue and sun yellow, they add energy to your expensive-looking style.

10. Affordable Pick: If you love suede but not the high price tag, consider these under‑$30 inspired sneakers. They’re sporty, polished and surprisingly luxe, which is why you’ll think they’re designer.

11. Statement Maker: Look like you have money to spend in these Madden Girl suede sneakers. Not only are they colorful, chic and coordinated, they’re majorly discounted.

12. Easy Wear: Quiet luxury is on full display in these suede mule sneakers. Adorned in a polished cream, these slip‑on shoes have a soft, elevated ease you can pair with anything from tailored denim to breezy maxis.

13. Trusty Fall Shoe: Simple but chic, these Keds suede sneakers are the very definition of an everyday shoe. Comfy, easy to style and endlessly versatile, they fit seamlessly into a pared‑down wardrobe.