The Madness feels like a modern take on Harrison Ford’s The Fugitive – but it’s missing a key piece of spice that made the latter so great. The Madness cast Colman Domingo as Muncie Daniels, a media pundit who is framed for the murder of a white supremacist and forced to go on the run. The series has a lot on its mind about the present state of politics and race relations in the U.S., but the engine that drives the story is very similar to The Fugitive. Just like Harrison Ford’s Dr Kimble, Muncie is framed by an unseen…
Netflix’s action-adventure drama Outer Banks has been renewed for a fifth and final season on the platform. First premiering in 2020, the show is set in North Carolina’s coastal Outer Banks, and follows the conflict between working-class residents (known as Pogues) and wealthy tourists (known as Kooks) in search of a lost treasure. Created by twin brothers Josh and Jonas Pate, and screenwriter-novelist Shannon Burke, the show boasts an ensemble cast and, ahead of Outer Banks season 5, will soon air the rest of season 4. Netflix has greenlit Outer Banks season 5 and confirmed it will be the last, bringing the story to an…
Outer Banks fans have watched the cast change on and off screen since the series first debuted. The hit Netflix series, which premiered in 2020, introduced viewers to a coastal town in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, which is divided into wealthy and working-class sides. Meanwhile, a group of teenagers accidentally find themselves at the center of a dangerous treasure hunt. Outer Banks set the scene for multiple fan-favorite fictional couples with John B (Chase Stokes) and Sarah (Madelyn Cline) kicking things off. As John B and Sarah fell in love while trying not to get divided by their…
Outer Banks season 4, part 2’s tragic and controversial ending lays the groundwork for a season that will be completely different from anything the show has done before. The Netflix action-adventure mystery teen drama series, created by Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke, follows a group of teens (the Pogues of the Outer Banks) consistently finding themselves in trouble and hunting for treasure. Unfortunately, the finale of Outer Banks season 4 features a devastating death that will completely change the show’s course for its fifth and final season. Netflix renewed Outer Banks for a fifth and final season just…
Outer Banks creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke teased the future of the hit Netflix show, after recently receiving an early Season 5 renewal. This comes after the coming-of-age adventure drama just debuted the remaining five episodes of its fourth season, which are now available for streaming on Netflix. Prior to the Season 4 Part 2 release, Netflix announced that the Outer Banks is officially coming back for a fifth and final season, which is now in pre-production with the creative team still working on the scripts. Despite the show’s nearing end, it seems like the Outer Banks…
Will the Pogues be returning for more? The ride really isn’t over yet as – you guessed it – Outer Banks is returning for season 5. The news was announced in November 2024 ahead of the release of season 4 part 2 so there’s plenty to look forward to, but season 5 will be the final outing for Outer Banks. Fans will likely be clamouring to find out what happens next, especially after season 4 ended on such a heartbreaking note for Rudy Pankow’s JJ. It was a shocking end to the season and it’s safe to say that Outer…
From the blackmail plot against Kimmie to the burgeoning romance that Mallory denies, there are a lot of bombshell revelations in the ending of Beauty in Black season 1. Beauty in Black is the latest project that Tyler Perry has created in his multi-year first-look deal with Netflix. The Beauty in Black cast is led by Crystle Stewart and Taylor Polidore Williams, playing two very different women whose very different lives collide in unexpected ways. Season 1 dropped on Netflix on October 24 and consists of eight hour-long episodes (with another eight on the way in spring 2025). The series…
Rain’s character arc in Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black has a lot of shocking twists and turns, and she’s said to have died following some unexpected medical complications, but it’s unclear if that’s true or she survived. Two very different women headline the cast of Beauty in Black: Kimmie, a destitute woman who gets kicked out of her mother’s house, and Mallory, the ultra-wealthy kingpin of a hair care empire. As the series goes on, these two characters’ lives collide in unexpected ways. Rain is the one who kicks off Kimmie’s journey in the series. She gets Kimmie a job…
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, episode 10. Cobra Kai’s final season ended part 2 with an astonishing death, but it also creates a significant issue for the final chapter. Cobra Kai has enjoyed an incredible run on Netflix, becoming one of the streaming platforms flagship shows. Over six seasons, the show returned to the world of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, but with the Karate Kid and his rival fully grown, it was time to pass the legacy down. And that is exactly where the kids who attended Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do dojos…
In 2026, the Avengers will return to the big screen with Avengers: Doomsday, reuniting the original MCU superhero team for the first time since Avengers: Endgame. While concrete story details are limited so far, the Russo Brothers’ return to the MCU with Avengers: Doomsday promises to be a crossover event of unprecedented magnitude, with potentially hundreds of extremely powerful villains facing off against the biggest hero line-up ever united in the MCU timeline within one project. There can be no doubt that blood will be spilled. However, complications for Avengers: Doomsday arose based on Jonathan Majors’ legal matters, as Majors…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Black Doves season 1. Keira Knightley’s Netflix espionage series Black Doves has a major twist that reveals the true identity of her secret love interest, Jason. Created by Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project, Giri/Haji), Black Doves has opened to outstanding reviews, earning a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic score upon its December 5, 2024 release date. Knightley (Atonement, Pirates of the Caribbean) leads the cast of Black Doves along with Ben Whishaw, who is best known for playing Q in Daniel Craig’s final three James Bond movies. Black Doves also features a stellar supporting cast, including…
The Clarks and the Newmans are two feared and dangerous London-based crime family organizations in the Netflix espionage series Black Doves. Created by Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project, Giri/Haji), Black Doves has outstanding reviews, earning a 98% Rotten Tomatoes critic score after its December 5, 2024 release date. Knightley (Atonement, Pirates of the Caribbean) leads the cast of Black Doves along with Ben Whishaw’s Sam Young, best known for playing Q in Daniel Craig’s James Bond films. Black Doves features a stellar supporting cast, including Sarah Lancashire’s Reed, Kathryn Hunter’s Lenny, and Ella Lily Hyland’s Williams. Black Doves follows public…
Warning! SPOILERS about Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8 ahead. What one of Grey’s Anatomy season 21’s main exits caused brought back one sad storyline from the medical drama’s season 8 involving Teddy. Throughout Grey’s Anatomy, Teddy lived through multiple tragedies, whether they directly impacted herself or her loved ones. This was true for the backstory motivating Teddy’s choice to join the army, but also the various times her life was in danger while working at Grey Sloan Memorial. However, one tragedy in particular took Teddy by surprise because of how much it affected her after Teddy had become emotionally…
Keira Knightley was a staple of the big screen in the early 2000s, starting with her big break role in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). That same year, she starred in Love Actually, which is now, for many, a Christmas classic. Knightley rounded out her 2010s with two more Pirates of the Caribbean movies, as well as Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007). Knightley continued to appear regularly in movies throughout the 2010s and into the 2020s, with notable titles including The Imitation Game (2014), Everest (2015), and Boston Strangler (2023), but she…
Netflix’s hit Tyler Perry series Beauty in Black concluded on a shocking cliffhanger, but more episodes are coming in 2025. Leading the cast of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black are Taylor Polidore Williams as Kimmie and Crystle Stewart as Mallory, two women from very different backgrounds whose lives take a turn once they unexpectedly cross paths. Though the show has received mostly negative reviews from critics and audiences, Beauty in Black is a hit on Netflix, having dominated the streamer’s trending titles chart since its premiere on October 24, 2024. Considering Beauty in Black part 1 ends on a cliffhanger…
Warning! This Post Contains Spoilers For The Diplomat Season 2! Netflix’s smash-hit political thriller The Diplomat returned for its sophomore season in late 2024, and now the streamer has renewed the show for season 3. Created by Debora Cahn, the series concerns the American ambassador to the United Kingdom, Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), who is tasked with easing international tensions while dealing with her own crumbling personal life. Balancing the high-stakes tension of political thrillers with the intimate drama of the characters’ lives, The Diplomat made a huge splash when it arrived in 2023. A slew of award nominations and…
Wednesday’s filming update suggests the series might return at a perfect time next year. Season 1 of the Netflix hit series that stars Jenna Ortega as the titular character and Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair aired in November 2022. Though the series was a huge success, due to COVID-19, writers’ strikes, and other roadblocks, production for Wednesday season 2 didn’t start until May 2024. According to WhatsonNetflix’s official X account, Wednesday has wrapped filming for season 2, which seems to indicate the perfect timing for the series’ return. Season 1 of the hit Netflix series wrapped production on March 30,…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for The Madness. A mysterious figure under the online alias Brother 14 is the secret leader of a white nationalist far-right extreme group called The Forge in Colman Domingo’s Netflix conspiracy thriller series The Madness. Created by playwright Stephen Belber of The Laramie Project and Tape acclaim, The Madness follows Muncie Daniels’ rapidly unraveling life after discovering a dead body in a remote cabin neighboring his wooded rental home. Although The Madness pulls a lot of inspiration from reality, or at least reality-based people and ideologies found in the modern American social and political climates, the Netflix…
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Madness Netflix’s recent series The Madness has quickly become one of the streaming services’ most popular shows, and The Madness’s ending leaves several questions open that could lead to further action and suspense for Muncie Daniels in season 2. The series follows Colman Domingo’s Muncie Daniels when he is framed for murder after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In the ensuing madness, Muncie works to clear his name by finding the people who are ultimately responsible for the chain of events while at the same time attempting to reconnect…
Any production that has Tyler Perry’s name attached to it attracts eyeballs. Translated: it’s guaranteed to be a hit. Celebrated as Hollywood royalty, Perry has proven his Midas touch as a writer, director and producer. He’s also left an indelible impression as an actor embodying his Mabel “Madea” Simmons alter-ego in his hit comedy movies. Aside from “Sistas” and “The Oval”, he struck a chord with audiences through poignant features like “Mea Culpa”, “Good Deeds”, “Temptation: Confessions”, “Acrimony”, “Gone Girl”, “A Fall from Grace” or “For Colored Girls”. Not to sound like a fangirl here, but I’ve enjoyed his offerings…
