Television

A review of this week’s Atlanta, “The Old Man and the Tree,” coming up just as soon as I make sure Doja Cat isn’t doing the same thing… Late in “The Old Man and the Tree,” Darius gets into a philosophical discussion with one of the few other nonwhite guests at the fancy house party our heroes are attending during a tour stop in London. Darius is confused as to why so many of the party’s performatively woke white guests are so quick to accuse others — in this case,...

The story of Kathleen Peterson’s death is returning to the small screen thanks to HBO Max‘s The Staircase, out May 5. On Tuesday, the streaming service released the true-crime drama series’ first teaser, giving the first glimpse of Colin Firth and Toni Collette in the show. The Antonio Campos-directed miniseries follows Michael Peterson (Firth), a crime novelist who’s convicted of murdering his wife Kathleen (Collette) by allegedly throwing her down the staircase of their home. The film follows Michael as he defends himself in court, all while filming a mystery docuseries,...

House of the Dragon, HBO’s much-anticipated prequel series to their hit Game of Thrones, has set the premiere date for its first season: Sunday, August 21. The new show is based on George R.R. Martin’s 2018 book Fire and Blood, a companion to the A Song of Ice and Fire series that inspired Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon — which shared its first teaser trailer in October — is set 200 years before the events of Thrones, focusing on the story of the rise and fall of House Targaryen, the ruling house into which...

Midway through Apple TV+’s new British spy series Slow Horses, veteran intelligence agent Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) studies a dead body at the bottom of the steps to his dingy office. Lamb’s mortified underling Min Harper (Dustin Demri-Burns) insists that he didn’t mean to kill this man. “Of course you didn’t,” Lamb sneers. “If you meant to kill him, he’d still be alive.” Lamb’s contempt for Min extends to all of the agents under his command, and with good reason. The Slow Horses, Lamb included, are all disgraced members of...

The Ozark finale is getting closer and tension is at an all-time high. On Tuesday, Netflix released the trailer for Part Two of Season Four, set to release on April 29. The trailer sees Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) having a heated discussion. “I’m just sick of having blood on my hands, Wendy. It doesn’t bother you?” says Bateman. “You’re so desperate to be the good guy,” says Wendy. Later, she adds: “Why do you choose everyone else over your family? Don’t back out on me when we’re almost...

Midway through the second episode of Disney+’s new Marvel series Moon Knight, mercenary Marc Spector has a heart-to-heart conversation with museum gift shop clerk Steven Grant. This is complicated by the fact that Marc and Steven are two different personalities — both played by Oscar Isaac — of the same man, created by the mental illness known as disassociative identity disorder. Marc lays out the whole Moon Knight premise to Steven, explaining that he serves as the avatar of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu, protecting the vulnerable and delivering justice...

Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock after slapping him during the Oscars on Sunday. The comedian had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, before Smith jumped on stage and slapped Rock. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” Smith wrote in a statement he posted on social media Monday night. “My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jade’s medical condition was too much for me to bear...

John Oliver knew that the fifth episode of this season of “Last Week Tonight” would air at the same time as the Oscars broadcast, but he might have thought he had a shot at drawing some eyeballs thanks to streaming and… well, the Oscars broadcast. Then Will Smith sauntered up on stage and hit — half-slapped? gently punched? over-tickled? — Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. Oliver was never going to top that. But it wasn’t for a lack of trying, because the main...

A review of this week’s Winning Time, “Who the F**k is Jack McKinney,” coming up just as soon as we kill the duck… If not for the unfortunate fact of HBO’s longtime pay-cable rival having the same name, Winning Time would have come into this world known as Showtime. That’s the title of the Jeff Pearlman book from which the series is adapted, derived from the nickname that was bestowed upon this entire Lakers era of Magic and Kareem, the Jerrys Buss and West, Pat Riley, and so on. “Showtime”...

This post contains spoilers for the second season of Starstruck, which is streaming in its entirety on HBO Max, and we highly recommend you watch it before we ruin an utterly hysterical punchline. The clubhouse leader for the funniest TV scene of 2022 does not start out seeming as if it is going to be funny at all. This is crucial to what makes it work. It is the beginning of the fourth episode of the second season of Starstruck, the exceedingly charming British romantic comedy co-created by and starring...

After a four-year wait that felt even longer, Atlanta is finally back. A spoiler-filled review of the third season’s first two episodes, “Three Slaps” and “Sinterklaas is Coming to Town,” coming up just as soon as you get me 300 pieces of fried chicken, all legs… A perverse part of me wishes FX had not opted to debut two episodes tonight — that after this epic hiatus, Atlanta fans would have been greeted with a Season Three premiere completely devoid of Paper Boi, Darius, and anything we have come to...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Lizzo’s been making waves in the music industry and as an advocate for body positivity. She recently took to TikTok to release an exclusive snippet of her new unreleased music as she danced around her apartment in a scintillating camo crop top and black underwear. Lizzo has previously talked about her upcoming music at The Late Late Show with James Corden, telling fans to expect new music dropping...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’re a gamer or spend hours of your time watching popular streamers on Twitch, you know there’s a new Halo TV show being released on Paramount+. Based on the hit Microsoft game series of the same name, Halo plans to bring the same violent war-riddled phantasmic word seen in their gaming saga to our TV screens — albeit with a twist. Excited to learn more? Keep on...

HBO Max isn’t done catching up with Sex and the City’s Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Daivs) on the new original series And Just Like That…, which has been renewed for a second season on the streaming service. “I am delighted and excited to tell more stories about these vibrant, bold characters — played by these powerful, amazing actors,” And Just Like That… executive producer Michael Patrick King shared in a statement. “The fact is, we’re all thrilled. And Just like That… our Sex life...