The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards winners are in, and Madonna led the night with seven wins. She took Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter for “Bring Your Love,” while “Confessions II – The Film” collected wins across dance, cinematography, choreography and long-form video. Her album Confessions II also won Best Album. Taylor Swift won Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia” and Best Direction for “Opalite.” She also received the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors. BTS won Song of the Year and Best K-Pop for “SWIM,” along with Best Group, while Sienna ... Read more

Unabomber review: Netflix’s true-crime drama has a compelling question at its center. How does a gifted teenager become someone capable of a prolonged campaign of violence? Director Janus Metz follows Ted Kaczynski through his Harvard years while cutting ahead to the FBI investigation that eventually closed in on him. Jacob Tremblay and Russell Crowe give the earlier timeline real tension, but the film grows less convincing whenever it treats one formative experience as an answer to everything that followed. Spoiler-Light Review This review discusses the film’s premise, performances and storytelling choices without revealing its final scenes. Two Timelines, One Difficult ... Read more

Lanterns Season 1 Episode 7 photos take a closer look at “The Jordan Boys’ Legacy,” which aired Sunday, September 27, on HBO. The penultimate episode brings John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) face to face with a version of Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) preserved in his Green Lantern ring, while Hal’s past comes into sharper focus. Browse the official episode photos below for a closer look at the characters and moments leading into the Season 1 finale. If you have already watched the episode and want the full story, read our Lanterns Season 1 Episode 7 recap and ending explained. When Did ... Read more

Lanterns Season 1 Episode 7 takes John Stewart and a younger version of Hal Jordan far beyond Rushville. “The Jordan Boys’ Legacy” opens a path to the planet devastated by the Manhunter, but its most unsettling discovery is closer to home: the fear Hal inherited from his father. By the time Sinestro appears, John has learned more about his former mentor than he ever did while Hal was alive. Spoiler Warning This recap discusses major plot points and the ending of Lanterns Season 1 Episode 7, “The Jordan Boys’ Legacy.” Young Hal Jordan Learns to Carry Everything Alone The episode ... Read more

Slow Horses Season 6 Episode 3 photos preview “Resurrection,” arriving Wednesday, September 30, on Apple TV. As assassins close in, former members of Slough House return to the fold—including Olivia Cooke’s Sid Baker, whose appearance at the end of Episode 2 marked one of the season’s biggest reveals. Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, with Jack Lowden as River Cartwright and Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner. River now has questions for Sid after years of believing she was dead, while Taverner faces the fallout from her television interview and the threat to Lamb’s team continues to grow. Slow Horses ... Read more

Grimsburg Season 3 premiere photos offer a first look at “The Zast of Zus,” airing Sunday, September 27, from 9:30–10:00 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. The animated comedy opens its new season with an apocalyptic parody: a ruggedly handsome, well-dressed stranger passes through Grimsburg and infects the town with a Zaddy virus. It’s an unusual new problem for the town Detective Marvin Flute calls home. See the premiere photos below, and visit the official Grimsburg page on FOX for more on the series. More FOX Coverage Explore more FOX news, episode photos and previews on Seat42F. Grimsburg Season 3 Premiere Photos ... Read more

Animal Control Season 5 Episode 1 photos preview “Seahawks and Piglets,” the FOX comedy’s season premiere. Joel McHale returns as Frank Shaw, whose attempt to lead the team in a work stoppage runs into a call he cannot resist: finding the Seattle Seahawks’ missing mascot. The premiere photos feature McHale alongside returning cast members Michael Rowland, Grace Palmer and Ravi Patel. They also offer a look at Kyla Pratt and Ken Jeong in the episode. For another look at the returning team, see Seat42F’s Animal Control Season 5 cast photos. When Does Animal Control Season 5 Premiere? “Seahawks and Piglets” ... Read more

Universal Basic Guys returns for Season 3 with “Rhoda,” airing Sunday, September 27, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. The season premiere brings Mark and Hank Hoagies’ mother back to Glantontown, while Tammy takes up painting. Rhoda’s extended visit threatens to upend the brothers’ routines. Mark tries to redirect her attention by encouraging Tammy’s new hobby, but her paintings attract more interest than he expects. Meanwhile, Hank has to contend with his mother’s plans for his life. Who Voices Mark, Hank and Tammy? Co-creator Adam Malamut voices both Mark and Hank Hoagies. Talia Genevieve voices Tammy, while Fred Armisen voices ... Read more

The Simpsons Season 38 Episode 1 photos preview “The Children’s Book Job,” the season premiere airing Sunday, September 27, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. Emma Thompson guest stars as a reclusive British children’s author whose planned visit to Springfield Elementary takes an unexpected turn. Marge invites the author to the school’s book fair, hoping her appearance will help save Springfield Elementary. Homer is supposed to pick her up at the airport, but he botches the assignment and finds himself racing to get her to the school on time. When Does The Simpsons Season 38 Premiere? “The Children’s Book Job” ... Read more

Avengers Endgame: Encore brought the Avengers back to the top of the weekend box office. Disney’s rerelease earned an estimated $26 million from 3,060 locations, edging out last weekend’s champion, Resident Evil, for No. 1. Four titles entered the Top 5 this weekend. Heart of the Beast opened in third place with $20 million, followed by Primetime with $19.198 million and Forgotten Island with $12.8 million. Together, the five films earned just over $101 million for the weekend. 1. Avengers Endgame: Encore — $26 Million Avengers Endgame: Encore led the weekend with $26 million, averaging $8,497 across 3,060 locations. That ... Read more

Saturday Night Live Season 52 premiere photos feature first-time host Jalen Brunson and musical guest KATSEYE ahead of tonight’s episode. The New York Knicks star arrives at Studio 8H after earning MVP honors in the 2026 NBA Finals, while the global girl group makes its SNL debut. Brunson helped lead the Knicks to their first championship in 53 years. KATSEYE joins him following the release of the group’s third EP, WILD, and the start of its WILDWORLD tour. When Is the SNL Season 52 Premiere? Saturday Night Live premieres Saturday, September 26, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. ... Read more

Anna Pigeon Season 1 Episode 8, “The Death Grin,” begins with a body in the river and ends with a shooting that puts someone Anna loves in danger. Between those events, Anna (Tracy Spiridakos) investigates the death of a young man looking for his family and confronts how much her own fear of loss is shaping her relationship with Jesse. Last week’s “The Three Matt Skweikis” recap left Anna’s personal life unsettled. “The Death Grin” gives her little time to sort it out: Jesse finds Buck’s body, Frieda has a personal connection to the victim, and the case leads Anna ... Read more

S.W.A.T. Exiles brings Shemar Moore’s Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson back to Los Angeles with a new assignment and almost an entirely new team. After eight seasons of S.W.A.T., the Starz spinoff faces an immediate challenge: Hondo is a compelling reason to return, but the relationships that made his old squad feel like a family cannot be replaced overnight. Following a fatal decision that ended his career, Hondo gets a chance to build a tactical unit from officers who have struggled to find their place elsewhere in the LAPD. The recruits are played by Ronen Rubinstein, Lucy Barrett, Adain Bradley, Zyra Gorecki ... Read more

Spoiler-light review: This review discusses the film’s premise and performances without revealing how Jo and Raissa’s journey ends. Jo and Raissa have been best friends since childhood. Now they are graduating, and the futures they imagined together are pulling them in different directions. Raissa is preparing to leave the Philippines for college in California; Jo has no equally clear plan. A mysterious portal sends them both to Nakali, an island filled with creatures from the stories they grew up hearing. That premise gives DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island two appealing worlds to explore: the mythology of Nakali and the uneasy space ... Read more

After a season of dangerous alternate realities, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe brings Stuart Bloom back to the place he understands best: his comic book store. There is familiar banter, food that seems to appear when a scene needs it and laughter from somewhere nobody can see. For a moment, the Season 1 finale looks like a return to The Big Bang Theory. Then Stuart (Kevin Sussman), Denise (Lauren Lapkus), Bert (Brian Posehn) and Kripke (John Ross Bowie) start asking how they got from one room to another. “Spoiler: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience” turns the comforting rules ... Read more

Harry Da Souza (Tom Hardy) spent the MobLand Season 2 premiere warning the Harrigans that someone was exploiting their family feud. In “Song 2,” Kat McAllister stops waiting for them to believe him. Her new operator, Frankie Cooper, attacks the people Harry is trying to protect, turning several private crises into one coordinated emergency. Johnny Flynn’s Frankie makes a strong first impression as a man who treats violence like an entertaining problem to solve. Meanwhile, Conrad (Pierce Brosnan) receives troubling news about his health, Maeve (Helen Mirren) pursues another scheme, and Jan (Joanne Froggatt) forces Harry to consider what his ... Read more

Spoiler-light review: This review discusses the film’s premise and performances without revealing its ending. A plane crash leaves former Special Forces officer James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, stranded in the Alaskan wilderness. Getting home will demand more than James’s survival training. He and Odin are carrying the physical and emotional effects of their time in service, and the terrain gives neither of them much room for weakness. That is the straightforward setup for Heart of the Beast, director David Ayer’s survival drama. The film puts its faith in two companions who know each other well enough ... Read more

Spoiler-light review: This review discusses the premise and characters of Primetime without revealing its major developments or ending. Robert Pattinson has played men who want to be admired, feared or simply seen. In Primetime, his Chris Hansen wants all three. Lance Oppenheim’s A24 drama revisits the rise of To Catch a Predator through the eyes of a television host who believes in what his show exposes—and becomes increasingly invested in what it does for him. That tension gives Primetime its charge. The program’s targets are adults who believe they are meeting children, and the reason to confront them is never ... Read more

Evil Dead Burn begins streaming on HBO Max Friday, October 2, 2026, bringing the latest chapter of the horror franchise home in time for Halloween. The film makes its global streaming debut on the service before airing on HBO the following night. If you would rather make a full Evil Dead evening of it, HBO has one planned for Saturday, October 3. The network will show Evil Dead (2013) at 4:45 p.m. ET, Evil Dead Rise at 6:20 p.m. ET and Evil Dead Burn at 8:00 p.m. ET. When Does Evil Dead Burn Start Streaming? Evil Dead Burn will be ... Read more

Avengers Endgame: Encore adds a new ending and post-credits material that connects the Infinity Saga finale to Avengers: Doomsday. The September 25, 2026 theatrical rerelease brings Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and the Avengers ensemble back to the big screen, but the biggest questions concern what happens around the film’s familiar conclusion. Is this a new movie? How many additional scenes are there? And does every screening include the same footage? Here’s what changes in Endgame Encore, what those additions suggest about Marvel’s next Avengers movie, and what to check before booking. Is Avengers Endgame Encore a New ... Read more

What happens to a Jason Dessen who doesn’t get his family back? Dark Matter Season 2 Episode 5, “Love and Be Loved,” follows that question into one of the series’ most moving stories. After so much desperate searching for the right door, this episode considers the harder work of staying somewhere and building a life. It also makes an important distinction: this is another Jason, one of the men left behind when Jason, Daniela and Charlie escaped at the end of Season 1. We aren’t picking up directly with the husband Daniela left in our Dark Matter Season 2 Episode ... Read more

AMC Global Media is bringing a full afternoon of series previews to New York Comic Con on Friday, October 9, followed by two Shudder panels on Saturday. The lineup includes the fourth and final season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 3 of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, new AMC+ thrillers Kill Jackie and YAGA, and a tenth-anniversary celebration for The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. The four Friday series panels will run consecutively on the Main Stage, with cast and creators presenting previews and never-before-seen footage. Shudder takes over two smaller rooms on Saturday for a look at its upcoming horror ... Read more

Emi’s arrest raises the stakes for everyone around her in R.J. Decker Season 2 Episode 3, “Arms and Armadillos.” The new photos and promo preview R.J. and Mel’s search for answers as Emi faces murder charges over her father’s death. R.J. (Scott Speedman) and Mel (Bevin Bru) are convinced there is more to the case than the charges suggest. But the offer of help from a mysterious stranger comes with a price—and an agenda of his own. For Emi (Jaina Lee Ortiz), the investigation has become far more personal than one of R.J.’s usual cases. The episode follows the turn ... Read more

Aggie Wiggs has another story ahead of her. Netflix has renewed The Beast in Me for Season 2, with Claire Danes returning as the author whose fascination with her neighbor Nile Jarvis drove the first season’s psychological mystery. Netflix has not revealed what Aggie’s next story will be or announced a Season 2 premiere date. The renewal does confirm that the series will continue with Aggie at its center after a first season that earned 21 Emmy nominations. What Is Confirmed for The Beast in Me Season 2? Howard Gordon, a writer and executive producer on the first season, will ... Read more

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test returns tonight with 15 celebrity recruits heading deep into the Malaysian jungle. FOX has released photos from the Season 5 premiere, “Jungle Warfare,” which opens with a daunting first decision: plunge backward from a hovering helicopter into the water below or risk failing before the experience has barely begun. The new recruits include Candace Cameron Bure, Ruby Rose, Oliver Hudson, Brandi Glanville, LeSean McCoy and Mauricio Umansky. They join Matt Barnes, Alycia Baumgardner, David Charvet, Collin Gosselin, Maxim Naumov, George Santos, Hannah Stocking, Breana Tiesi and Alexia Umansky for a season built around the heat, ... Read more

October brings two major crime-drama returns to Paramount+, a new trip into the Avatar universe and a busy CBS premiere week. Sylvester Stallone is back as Dwight Manfredi when Tulsa King Season 4 arrives October 16. Michael C. Hall follows on October 30 with Season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection, giving the month a fittingly dark finish just before Halloween. Between those premieres, Avatar: Seven Havens launches October 9. The new animated series takes place in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and introduces another generation to the franchise. Part 2 of the final season of All the Queen’s Men ... Read more

Behind every slot review that reads like a two-minute skim lies a workflow closer to product QA than journalism. Reviewers open a game, run it hundreds or thousands of spins, cross-check the paytable against the provider’s maths sheet, and only then start writing. Readers rarely see this scaffolding, but it decides whether a review is useful or filler. The process has tightened over the past few years as providers push out more titles and players grow more sceptical of generic write-ups. Editorial teams like the one at Clash of Slots now treat each review as a small dossier: mechanics, maths, feel, and ... Read more

Going back to Hillman College comes with a tricky assignment. Netflix’s new A Different World needs to welcome viewers who grew up with Dwayne, Whitley and their friends while giving today’s students a show that belongs to them. Its answer is Deborah Wayne, the daughter of Dwayne and Whitley, arriving on campus with a famous family name and the understandable desire to become her own person. That idea gives the sequel a stronger foundation than nostalgia alone could provide. This is a spoiler-light review of the new season, with no episode-by-episode rundown or major outcomes revealed. Deborah Wayne Has a ... Read more

American Horror Story returns Thursday, September 24, and FX has released 24 photos from its 13th installment. The images were supplied without episode labels, so this gallery brings them together as a look across American Horror Story: 13 rather than assigning individual photos to episodes. The new season reunites several familiar faces from the anthology, including Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe and Leslie Grossman. FX has teased the return of characters and horrors from earlier installments, giving longtime viewers plenty to look for as the story unfolds. The gallery ... Read more

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen begins its next guest lineup with a solo visit from Rob Lowe on Sunday, September 27. Jeff Lewis, Sai De Silva, Mary Cosby and Ricki Lake are also scheduled during the week, before Billie Lourd and Leslie Grossman join Andy Cohen on Thursday, October 1. Here is the complete Sunday-through-Thursday schedule, including episode numbers. Watch What Happens Live Guests This Week Sunday, September 27: Rob Lowe, appearing solo (Episode 23152) Monday, September 28: Jeff Lewis and Joe Bradley (Episode 23153) Tuesday, September 29: Hailey Glassman and Sai De Silva (Episode 23154) Wednesday, September ... Read more

Hell’s Kitchen turns up the heat for its 25th season tonight. Gordon Ramsay welcomes a new group of chefs in “25th Premiere Party,” airing Thursday, September 24, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. The premiere begins with the Signature Dish Challenge, giving each chef an early chance to show Ramsay what they can do. For this group, Hell’s Kitchen has been on television throughout their culinary careers. Now they have to step into the competition that helped inspire them. Since its 2005 debut, the series has tested chefs through demanding challenges, dinner services and Ramsay’s famously direct feedback. The Season ... Read more

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds closes Season 4 with a glimpse of the Enterprise’s future, but “Tomorrow’s Enterprise” belongs to Nyota Uhura. A mission to investigate a white hole puts her in contact with another version of herself, aboard a ship that looks familiar but has changed in ways she is not ready to understand. It is an ambitious finale, with a temporal puzzle, a surprising relationship and plenty for longtime Star Trek fans to notice. Its strongest idea is also its simplest: knowing where your life might lead is different from living it. SPOILER WARNING: The recap below reveals ... Read more

Dark Matter Season 2 Episode 5, “Love and Be Loved,” arrives Friday, September 25 on Apple TV. Apple’s brief description sets up a story about a Jason who lost his family, leaving the episode’s central question deliberately open: which Jason, and what does that loss mean for him? Joel Edgerton has played multiple versions of Jason Dessen as the series explores the lives that might have followed different choices. “Love and Be Loved” brings the focus back to the family at the heart of those possibilities. The photos below offer a look at the new episode without giving away where ... Read more

Real Time with Bill Maher returns Friday, September 25, with Andrew Huberman joining Bill Maher for the one-on-one interview. Jonathan Swan and James Kirchick will take part in this week’s panel discussion. The episode airs at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT on HBO and will also be available on HBO Max. Along with the interviews and panel, the hour features Maher’s opening monologue and his signature “New Rules” segment. Who Is on Real Time With Bill Maher This Week? Andrew Huberman — The host of the Huberman Lab podcast joins Maher for the one-on-one interview. His new book, Protocols: An ... Read more

There is no easy way to tell R.J. Decker that a severed hand has landed in his neighbors’ car. In Season 2 Episode 2, “Manos: Hands of Fate,” the oddball investigation gives Scott Speedman’s private eye plenty of Florida-grade trouble. Then the episode ends with a much more personal problem for Emi Ochoa (Jaina Lee Ortiz). That combination is the show’s sweet spot. A missing man, a cooler and a menacing pickup are enough to sustain an entertaining case on their own. The questions surrounding Victor Ochoa’s death make it matter beyond the week. And between those investigations, Wish (Kevin ... Read more