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Yellowstone used to be the king of TV’s Wild West, and now, it’s just a dusty tumbleweed refusing to roll off-screen. What started as a gritty neo-Western juggernaut with Kevin Costner growling patriarchal wisdom turned into a long, drawn-out ranch soap opera that forgot when to quit.

With Season 5 split in two like an overcooked steak and stretched thinner than Beth Dutton’s patience, Taylor Sheridan seems determined to milk every drop of cowboy drama. But here’s the kicker, John Dutton’s dead, the ranch is spiraling, and the narrative? Flatter than a prairie.

While Sheridan says there’s more story to tell, fans are side-eyeing the screen like, “Really, bro?” Sorry, Yellowstone, even your best horse can’t outrun stale storytelling. And Kevin Costner? He may have left, but he’s still riding off with the last laugh.

Yellowstone fans criticise Taylor Sheridan’s show Cole Hauser...

Kevin Costner just opened up about the tragic stories he discovered for his new docuseries, Kevin Costner's The West. Kevin is one of the most accomplished actors in the entertainment industry. He has starred in such iconic films as Field of Dreams, The Bodyguard and Dances With Wolves. In recent years, Kevin's become more known for starring in the hugely successful TV show Yellowstone. Now he's got a brand-new docuseries called Kevin Costner's The West, which recounts real tales from the American West.

Kevin Costner couldn't believe the heartbreaking stories he learned while making Kevin Costner's The West.

While speaking with Fox News Digital, Kevin couldn't believe the heartbreaking stories he learned about while making Kevin Costner's The West. "Almost everything I found was tragic. Isn't that weird?" he said. "Every story, there weren't a lot of happy endings, although there were people that made it on the backs of...

Daniel Day-Lewis Wearing Lincoln Costume On Set (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Daniel Day-Lewis doesn’t sign on to a film unless he sees something worth his full immersion. So when Steven Spielberg had his heart set on him for a long-planned film about Abraham Lincoln, the path didn’t prove to be smooth. Spielberg had been circling the idea of a Lincoln biopic for years, but getting the actor to agree took far more than a simple offer.

Steven Spielberg’s Early Pitch Failed To Impress Daniel Day-Lewis

Back when the project was still finding its shape, Spielberg approached Day-Lewis with a version of the script that wasn’t yet rooted in the historical depth it would later have. It wasn’t Tony Kushner’s version, and it wasn’t based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s detailed biography. The script was completely different or in simple words, it was a less focused attempt.

On Friday May 23 2025, ABC broadcasts Good Morning America!

Episode 163 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Good Morning America” promises an exciting lineup for viewers. Actor Courtney B. Vance will make an appearance, sharing insights about his latest projects and experiences in the entertainment industry. Known for his powerful performances, Vance is sure to bring engaging stories and a unique perspective to the show.

In addition to Vance, the episode will feature executive producers Kevin Costner and Doris Kearns Goodwin. Both are well-respected figures in their fields, and their discussion is likely to cover a range of topics, including their current and future projects. Fans of film and history will find their insights particularly interesting.

Music lovers can look forward to a special performance by Jonathan Groff. Known for his impressive vocal talent, Groff is expected to deliver a memorable musical experience that will add to the episode’s appeal.

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John Dutton actor Kevin Costner opens up on the Yellowstoneending, and what he thinks the characters deserved. Premiering in 2018 and airing for five seasons, Yellowstone season 5, part 2 marked the show's conclusion, airing on December 15, 2024. The series' final had a polarized reception, as Costner controversially left Yellowstone, and protagonist John Dutton was killed off the show. Costner's exit was due to myriad reasons, with a major one being his desire to shoot his Western passion project, Horizon: An American Saga.

Costner and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin sat down with Et to discuss their new docuseries, The West, which premieres on History Channel on May 26. In their discussion, Costner addressed the future of his ambitious Horizon project, his legacy in the Western genre, and, most interestingly, how he feels the Dutton family should have ended up in Yellowstone. Costner complimented the show's ability to beautifully capture "modern-day ranching", but acknowledged that the...

Before the bunkhouse drama hit the fan, Yellowstone was galloping full-speed toward Season 6 at least, that’s what Taylor Sheridan had in mind. The Mvp behind the Dutton dynasty wasn’t ready to hang up his cleats just yet. But then came Kevin Costner’s dramatic exit, and the entire franchise took a sharp turn off the ranch trail.

What was supposed to be another explosive season turned into a farewell tour, all thanks to off-screen tensions and scheduling clashes. So, what exactly did Sheridan have planned before Costner quit?

Taylor Sheridan had season 6 saddled up before Kevin Costner rode off Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Network

Yellowstone wasn’t supposed to end with Season 5. Not by a long shot. Creator Taylor Sheridan reportedly had plans for three more seasons before Kevin Costner quit.

So what happened? Drama, of course. Behind the scenes, Sheridan and Costner clashed over contracts and filming schedules.

Kevin Costner has held a lifelong passion for exploring America’s wild west story and while ‘Horizon’ may not have been all that, he’s promising that his latest project will slap. Maybe not literally, but “shock” and “captivate” are words that have been used to describe it.

Kevin Costner’s Eight-part Series Will Explore the Price That America Paid For Westward Expansion

“What do we see when we think of the West?” is the question ‘Yellowstone’ alum Kevin Costner wants us to ask so that his docuseries can answer.

At 70, the Oscar winning actor and director is still as bent as ever towards his goal of exploring the history of the American west, and he gets to do this again through a eight-part docuseries, titled ‘Kevin Costner’s The West.’

In addition to being the executive producer, Costner also appears in front of the cameras as the host of the new show.

Kevin Costner’s docuseries, The West, is officially premiering on the History Channel on May 26. 2025. The eight-episode show centers on the history of the American West and explores a century of historical events that led to the formation of the American identity. Each episode is an hour long and takes the viewers through the stories of iconic figures such as Lewis and Clark and other Native American tribes who defended their ancestral land. The show is hosted by Costner, who also serves as an executive producer alongside historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

The West will make its debut on the network with back-to-back episodes followed by a special presentation of Episode 3 on May 27, 2025, before returning to its regularly scheduled programming on Mondays. In an exclusive History Channel trailer for the series, Costner asks: “What do we see when we think of the West,” before Goodwin steps in and calls it the “essence of the American dream.

Yellowstone star Kevin Costner takes a deep dive into the Old West with his new documentary series, Kevin Costner’s The West. “These stories will captivate us and shock us. Now it’s time to come face-to-face with the real story of our wild past,” says Costner in the first-look promo for The History Channel’s docuseries debuting this Memorial Day.

The eight-episode documentary series will kick off with back-to-back episodes on Monday, May 26, 2025 at 9pm Et/Pt. Episode three will air on Tuesday, May 27th at 8pm Et/Pt. The remaining episodes will be released on Mondays at 9pm Et/Pt.

In addition to Oscar winner Kevin Costner, the docuseries is executive produced by Rod Lake and Howard Kaplan for Territory Pictures and Dave Sirulnick, Meredith Bennett, Jon Kamen, and David Rivera for RadicalMedia. Pastimes Productions’ Doris Kearns Goodwin and Beth Laski also executive produce along with Eric Levin,...

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The Four Seasons trailer unites Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo

Netflix released the trailer for The Four Seasons, a comedy series from creators Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield and based on Alan Alda's 1981 film of the same name. It follows a group of longtime friends in their 50s over the course of four seasonal vacations throughout a year, where they all experience hardships and victories. In addition to Fey, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo, the cast includes Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, and Erika Henningsen. It premieres May 1.

Jesse Eisenberg's A24 musical comedy adds Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, and Bernadette Peters

Jesse Eisenberg's follow-up to his Academy Award-winning film A Real Pain has added Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid), Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms), and Broadway icon Bernadette Peters to its cast. They join Julianne Moore...

Kevin Costner has a start date for his History Channel docuseries about the American West.

Kevin Costner’s The West will bow May 26 with back-to-back episodes followed by a special presentation of Episode 3 on May 27. It then will return to its regularly scheduled time slot of 9 p.m. Mondays.

The eight-episode documentary series will tell the history of the American West through a wide range of conflicts. It is hosted and executive produced by Costner and executive produced by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and RadicalMedia, in association with Territory Pictures, Pastimes Productions and Apx Content Ventures.

Here’s the official logline: Kevin Costner’s The West takes viewers on an epic journey through the birth of the American West, examining the relentless competition for land, power, and identity that forged our nation’s history. With legends born from figures such as Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea to the clashes between lawmen and outlaws,...

The History Channel is set to premiere Kevin Costner’s The West on Monday, May 26 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt with back-to-back episodes followed by a special presentation of episode three on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt before returning to its regularly scheduled airdate and time of Mondays at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

The eight-episode documentary series will provide a fresh look at the sweeping and complex history of the American West through a wide range of conflicts – all driven by the desperate struggle to control the land itself.

Transcending the clichés of the ‘Wild West,’ each one-hour episode will capture multiple perspectives on the stories that not only defined an era but continue to shape our country today.

The documentary series is hosted and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Kevin Costner and executive produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Academy Award-winning production company RadicalMedia...

LAist Studios and American Public Media (Apm) today announced the launch of This Old House Radio Hour, an innovative new series from the creators of the beloved television series This Old House, currently available on The Roku Channel and PBS. The radio show is co-produced by LAist Studios,This Old House Productions and Ember20 and distributed to public radio stations nationwide by Apm. The hour-long show begins airing March 22, and will bring the spirit of home improvement and do-it-yourself culture to radio audiences, inspiring people of all skill levels to take on projects big and small. The Home Depot is the presenting sponsor and launch partner of This Old House Radio Hour and podcast.

This Old House Radio Hour offers listeners a dispatch from the world of home renovation and maker culture, as well as classic “call-in” advice. The show balances practical suggestions with heartfelt storytelling, making it an entertaining...

The properties of A+E Global Media include the flagship A&e, the History Channel, Lifetime and Vice TV, among others.

The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Television’s joint venture A+E Networks has rebranded to A+E Global Media as part of an effort to better emphasis their multi-platform approach to content distribution.

The refreshed brand identity was unveiled on Wednesday ahead of A+E Global Media’s Upfront presentation, and “reflects the company’s continued commitment to bring its award-winning content to viewers across the ever-changing multiplatform viewing universe around the globe,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

The company will continue to operate a number of domestic linear television networks, including A&e, the History Channel, Lifetime, Lmn, Fyi and Vice TV. At the same time, more of an effort is being made to distribute its catalog of knowledge and reality-based shows through other channels, including a growing slate of free,...

Stephen King is one of the most prolific writers in the contemporary literature world. Known for his grueling horror and suspenseful mystery stories and novels, his work has inspired countless film and TV adaptations. The ubiquity of King's presence in the media cannot be understated and insight can be gained into his creative process by examining the media he consumes and resonates with.

Many great writers derive motivation and inspiration for their work from engaging with the art of others, something that King is adamant about in his own craft. King has said, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” Keeping a commitment to reading might seem like an intimidating task, especially with the inherent business of modern-day life. Luckily, Stephen King has plenty of recommendations to help with starting a reading routine.

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The recent era of Steven Spielberg's career has been punctuated by a turn toward more adult and dramatic films, often centering around real-world political events that serve as a perfect allegory for modern issues. Starting with the immense success of movies like Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List, his historical films like Bridge of Spies, The Post, and Munich represent a quieter and more contemplative side of one of the best directors of all time.

Arguably Steven Spielberg's best piece of historical fiction came with his fantastic 2012 drama Lincoln, a biopic centering on the 16th President's attempts to simultaneously end the Civil War and pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, forcing the end of the Confederacy while also securing the end of slavery in America. The film, anchored by Daniel Day Lewis' unbelievable performance as Abraham Lincoln, features a number of fantastic scenes where the characters...

Hulu is about to get a Steven Spielberg movie that many consider one of the best of his filmmaking career. The Academy Award-winning Lincoln is coming to the streamer next month.

Beginning March 1, Hulu subscribers will be able to stream Lincoln. Released in 2012, the biographical historical film focuses on Lincoln's efforts in January 1865 to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude by having the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed by the United States House of Representatives. Acclaimed actor Daniel Day-Lewis gave an Oscar-winning performance as United States President Abraham Lincoln, with Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field receiving nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for their performances as Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, respectively.

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Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have stepped away from creative control of the James Bond franchise, placing Amazon MGM Studios in charge of shaping its future. Under a new agreement, the studio will lead development on upcoming Bond films, marking a departure from the long-standing family oversight that has defined the series for more than six decades.

Wilson, who has been involved in the franchise for nearly 60 years, announced his retirement from filmmaking, stating that he will now focus on art and charitable projects. Broccoli, while remaining active in Hollywood, has shifted her focus to other productions, including a Broadway musical and an adaptation of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s memoir.

The announcement follows a prolonged period of uncertainty surrounding the next installment in the series. Since No Time to Die concluded Daniel Craig’s run in 2021, no script, director, or lead actor has been confirmed. Although a character bible has circulated within the studio,...

Exclusive: Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman have teamed with Eon Productions’ Barbara Broccoli to acquire screen rights for An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s. That is the book historian Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote that debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, about the epic story of the love of her life, Richard Goodwin, peppered with his experiences as a seminal figure in the most turbulent events of the ’60s.

Kearns Goodwin and her Pastimes Productions partner Beth Laski will produce with Broccoli, Hanks and Goetzman.

“Through the eyes of friends Dick and Doris Goodwin, it is our plan to bring an intimate story of the people and events of the sweeping decade of the 1960s to the screen — a time that despite its sorrows was filled with the widespread conviction that individuals could make a difference,” Broccoli told Deadline in a statement.

Well, if you’re reading this, it means that you’ve survived yet another presidential election.

You might be thrilled with last night’s results, or you might be banging your head against a wall, wondering how you’re gonna survive the next four years.

Either way, at least we can all take solace in the fact that the quadrennial barrage of panhandling text messages has now come to an end.

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And now that you can once again turn on your TV without being bombarded by mudslinging political ads, what better time to revisit some of the best presidential biopics?

Politicians and pollsters might tell you they know what the future holds, but that picture is always a murky one.

Thankfully, we can always look to America’s past for encouraging reminders of challenges we’ve overcome and the heroes who have risen to the occasion.

Earthquakes usually happen on the west coast of the U.S., but this weekend’s political earthquake was centered squarely in Iowa.

The Des Moines Register/Selzer poll that showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the political world. And it caused NBC’s Meet the Press to tear up some of its best laid plans.

“When I went to bed last night, I felt really great about where the panel was, and then I looked at it today, and some of those questions just had to change after Iowa,” recalls Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker. “It is an ongoing process right up until we go to air. It’s a living, breathing set of documents and interviews that we are constantly changing and tweaking right up until we go on … the fact that we’re a country that’s very divided, we have a real responsibility,...

“The Bikeriders” is taking a trip from original to adapted screenplay Oscar consideration.

Focus Features’ drama, directed and written by Jeff Nichols, will compete for the Academy Award in the best adapted screenplay category, Variety has learned exclusively.

The movie stars Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy. It premiered at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival, garnering rave reviews despite the ongoing Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild strikes. Initially scheduled for release by 20th Century Studios on December 1, 2023, the film’s launch was delayed. Focus Features later acquired the project and released it in June. Before this acquisition, Variety exclusively confirmed that although the film draws inspiration from Danny Lyon’s iconic photobook, it was initially positioned as an original screenplay. However, those plans have shifted.

Read: You can see Academy Award predictions in all 23 categories on one page on the Variety Awards Circuit: Oscars.

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Two former U.S. presidents, one former first lady and noted historians, authors, academics and journalists gathered Saturday at the Academy Museum for a History Talks event that looked at moments of conflict in the nation’s past to bring perspective to the polarization of the present.

The 2010s were “a decade of indignation,” said David Brooks, New York Times political and cultural columnist. “That decade is now giving way – people want something more joyful.”

The event hosted by A+E Networks’ History Channel featured Q&As with President Barack Obama, who engaged playfully with Malcolm Gladwell, and President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush. That pair opened the half-day event with a wide-ranging conversation conducted by their daughter, “Today” co-host Jenna Bush Hager.

Other speakers at included Kevin Costner, Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington, Kate Winslet, Nicole Avant and John Legend. The event drew a large industry crowd,...

On Friday September 6 2024, PBS broadcasts Firing Line With Margaret Hoover!

Season 8 Episode 10 Episode Summary

Tune in to “Firing Line With Margaret Hoover” for Season 8, Episode 10, airing on September 6, 2024, on PBS. In this episode, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Margaret Hoover to delve into the lessons of history and the complexities of presidential leadership.

Goodwin, renowned for her insightful historical analysis, will discuss her book “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s.” She will explore how finding hope in history can provide valuable perspectives on leadership and personal resilience.

This episode promises a thought-provoking conversation that blends historical reflection with contemporary relevance. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from one of the foremost historians on how the past continues to shape our understanding of leadership and hope. Tune in to PBS for an engaging and enlightening discussion.

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On Thursday, 29 August 2024, CBS Mornings welcomes author Doris Kearns Goodwin to the show. Goodwin will be talking about her new book, Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President. The book provides a front-row seat to the pivotal people—JFK, Lbj, Rfk, and MLK—and events of the 1960s. Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President […]

CBS Mornings: Doris Kearns Goodwin...

The final night of the Democratic National Convention, buoyed by a speech from Vice President Kamala Harris accepting the party’s presidential nomination, averaged 26.2M viewers on Thursday across 15 networks, according to Nielsen.

The audience grew to 28.9M viewers during Harris’ speech, which aired from around 10:31 p.m. to 11:11 p.m. Et.

The DNC’s Night 4 average is nearly a 30% audience increase over the past three nights, which held steady around 20M viewers. Previously, the most-watched night of the 2024 DNC was Wednesday, which brought in 20.8M.

It’s also up from both the 2020 DNC when 24.6M tuned in to watch President Joe Biden accept his nomination, and this year’s Republican National Convention, which drew 25.4M on Night 4 in July.

Related: It’s Kamala’s DNC Now: Doris Kearns Goodwin On Convention’s Historical Context, Lbj ’68 & Joe Biden’s Potus Ranking On ElectionLine Podcast

On Night 4, the 18-34 demo averaged about 1.4M viewers,...

Update, with response statements: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped out of the presidential race, sort of, leaving his rocky Independent campaign behind and aligning the iconically Democrat name with the Republican party of Donald Trump.

“In an honest system, I believe that I would have won the election,” he said today, running counter to polls but sounding very Trumpian, with talks of “sham” primaries and a “palace coup” against Joe Biden. He castigated Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris for not yet granting media interviews, a common Republican talking point in recent weeks.

Kennedy didn’t quite end his campaign, but says he’s merely suspending it and will remain on ballots in some battleground states. While at one point insisting quixotically that it’s still possible he might end up in the White House, he also said, “In my heart, I no longer believe I have a...

Kamala Harris leaves Chicago today with energy and enthusiasm that reached a fever pitch on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, something that would have sounded too-good-to-be-true just over a month ago.

Her speech was biographical, centrist and patriotic, with delegates waving small and large flags on the floor of the United Center. That followed other displays of patriotism throughout the evening, including the appearance of members of Congress who are veterans and the occasional chants of “USA! USA!”

“It was the most Republican Democratic Convention we have ever seen,” Ryan Wiggins, chief of staff of The Lincoln Project, the political action group founded by moderates and conservatives to counter Donald Trump. She compared the exuberance to the GOP convention in 1980 in Detroit, where Ronald Reagan was nominated.

Related: 2024 DNC Celebrity Attendees Photo Gallery: Musicians & Actors Show Up For Kamala Harris On Night 4

Trump has spent the week calling Harris a leftist,...

Running until the final election results come in for the battle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor Dominic Patten, the podcast features commentary and interviews with top lawmakers and entertainment figures. As the VP prepares to give her acceptance speech today, take a listen to the podcast, and follow all the news, DNC and otherwise, on Deadline’s ElectionLine hub.

“They’re all going to have flaws, they’re all going to have mistakes, they’re all going to have strengths. But the balancing act is what historians take a while figuring out,” Doris Kearns Goodwin says of the pantheon of great presidents, her comments coming in a week that has seen two ex-POTUSes, one almost-potus, a Vpotus aiming for the top...

Tonight (Sunday June 23 2024), ABC broadcasts an episode of the series This Week With George Stephanopoulos!

Episode Summary This Week’ w/ Martha Raddatz Sen. Elizabeth Warren Exclusive Doris Kearns Goodwin, Frank Luntz & Jon Meacham Bill Nye on extreme weather Reince Priebus, Asma Khalid, Barbara Comstock and Vivian Salama join the roundtableRick Klein, Rachael Bade, Sarah Isgur & Karen Finney join the roundtable What Time is the Episode On?

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CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earned first place in the late night ratings race on Wednesday, April 17, but shed total viewers from the week before.

According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for April 17, 2024, The Late Show averaged 1,822,000 total viewers and 205,000 P18-49 viewers. That’s -13% and -13%, respectively, from the day before, up +5% but -3%, respectively, from the previous Wednesday episode (April 10). John Lithgow, and Doris Kearns Goodwin were Colbert’s Late Show guests on April 17.

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! took second place at 11:35 p.m. this past Wednesday, both in total viewers and in P18-49. The ABC late-night offering shed -2% in total viewers from the previous night’s episode, and -1% from the previous Wednesday episode.

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Exclusive: Bryan Cranston is adding a little vocal help to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s next book.

Kearns Goodwin is releasing An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s on April 16 and the Breaking Bad star is providing some narration for the audiobook version.

Cranston will read the letters that Doris’s late husband Richard “Dick” Goodwin, a writer and presidential advisor, wrote to family and friends when he was in his twenties.

The book weaves together biography, memoir, and history. It will also feature historic archival recordings from speeches from JFK, Lbj, and Robert Kennedy.

The couple got to know Cranston when he was preparing to star as Lbj in Robert Schenkkan’s play All the Way. They also appeared together on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2018.

Dick and Doris Goodwin were married for forty-two years. Dick named and helped design Lyndon Johnson’s Great...

“Sic semper tyrannis!” With these words John Wilkes Booth fled Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. after shooting Abraham Lincoln in the head with a 44 caliber derringer on April 14, 1865, altering the course of history and prompting a 12-day manhunt that ended when Sgt. Boston Corbett shot Booth in a Virginia farmhouse (he died hours later). The assassination and the pursuit are now the subjects of Manhunt, a brisk new limited series on Apple TV+.

Based on James L. Swanson’s 2007 nonfiction book of the same name, the series, created...

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln exaggerates battle scenes, with a Civil War historian rating one scene a 4/10 for historical accuracy. Despite the film's artistic liberties, Lincoln is generally considered historically accurate in portraying Lincoln's presidency and the passage of Thirteenth Amendment. The film is focused on political maneuvering, with less emphasis on realistic Civil War battles, and Daniel Day-Lewis's portrayal of Lincoln is highly regarded and well-researched.

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln exaggerates certain aspects of its battle scenes, according to a Civil War historian. Released in 2012, the biopic is based on the 2005 biography, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns, and follows the final four months of the former president's life, focusing on his fight to abolish slavery by passing the Thirteenth Amendment. The film's greatness is unquestionable, winning Daniel Day-Lewis his third Academy Award for Best Actor and receiving 11 more nominations, including Best Picture. The film's historical accuracy,...

The History® Channel brings history-shaping presidential legacies to life when The Presidential Legacy Collection: Theodore Roosevelt & Fdr arrives on DVD October 17 from Lionsgate. Executive producer and esteemed author Doris Kearns Goodwin brings her astute and thorough knowledge of the lives of two epochal presidents to bear on these acclaimed miniseries, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper. Starring Rufus Jones (TV’s “W1A”) as Theodore Roosevelt in both series, with Christian McKay portraying Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Alice Bounsall (The Lehman Trilogy) as Eleanor Roosevelt in the “Fdr” miniseries, The Presidential Legacy Collection: Theodore Roosevelt & Fdr will be available for the suggested retail prices of $14.98 for DVD.

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Executive produced by world-renowned historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author Doris Kearns Goodwin along with Leonardo DiCaprio (the Theodore Roosevelt series) and Bradley Cooper (the Franklin Delano Roosevelt series), these acclaimed History® Channel miniseries explore the era-defining, indelible impact of two of America’s most iconic presidents.

“Churchill said about Fdr that it was like opening your first bottle of champagne to encounter him. There was such sparkle,” says leading presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, executive producer of Fdr, a three-part documentary series about America’s longest-serving — and possibly most effervescent — president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt held office from 1933 until his death in 1945 and famously led the nation out of the Great Depression and toward victory in World War II. The sociable, naturally optimistic Harvard grad comes to life in vivid dramatizations based on letters and diaries. Context is provided by archival footage, interviews with historians and scholars, and prized documents — like a draft of his speech after the Pearl Harbor attack, where he crossed out “world history” and wrote “infamy.” The doc (premiering May 29 on the History Channel) also looks at Fdr’s formative years, including as a spunky young boy in elite Hyde Park, New York.

Franklin D. Roosevelt is one of the most influential presidents in U.S. history: He ended the Great Depression through his radical New Deal programs, some of which are still in use today; led the U.S. through the bulk of WWII; unified the American public in unprecedented ways through his Fireside Chats; was elected four times; and was the first openly disabled president. So, when the History Channel announced the three-part presidential docuseries, Fdr, promising to tell the untold story, expectations were understandably high. Unfortunately, the series, which is co-produced by Bradley Cooper and based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Leadership: In Turbulent Times, fails to meet those expectations.

Get on the phone with Ron Bernstein and he’ll happily share his views on who’s up and down at the studios — and inevitably, he’ll talk about his latest deals. On a recent call, he hyped the Redstone family power saga by James Stewart and Rachel Abrams, “Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Hollywood Media Empire”; sure enough, within weeks it sold to producer Steven Paul, who’s developing the juicy Shakespearean drama for television.

Bernstein is Hollywood’s most respected media rights agent. He’s repped the source material for the Coen brothers’ Best Picture winner “No Country for Old Men” (Cormac McCarthy), Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” (Doris Kearns Goodwin), Danny Boyle’s “Jobs” (Walter Isaacson), and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” (Marie Brenner).

Now, he has a new job. After a 23-year run at ICM, which CAA bought in 2022, Bernstein recently joined the Agency for the...

April is here, and if you’re looking for some great new movies to stream, we’ve got you covered. This month there’s a slew of new releases and newly streaming library titles across Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock and Paramount+, and we’ve thumbed through all the new selections to single out the best of the best. Whether you’re looking to catch up on some recent new releases that are now streaming (like “Bros”) or want to know whether that new documentary (“Judy Blume Forever”) or Netflix original (“Chupa”) is worth watching, we guarantee you’ll find something worthwhile to watch in our curated selection.

Check out the best new movies to stream in April 2023 below.

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Kevin Costner has landed a new series amid uncertainty surrounding his “Yellowstone” future. The actor will host and executive produce “Kevin Costner’s The West” (working title) for History Channel, the network announced Wednesday. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will also executive produce.

The eight-episode documentary series explores the clichés and myths of the “Wild West” and features various perspectives that “capture the spirit of opportunity, adventure and peril through the diverse, complex characters and untold stories that defined the era and continue to shape our country today.”

“I am in love with history. I love the rich, heroic and harrowing stories of the West. The people and their stories have always held a fascination for me, but there’s an urgency today to put those times and the men and women who we think we know in perspective, in the context of their times, without judgement,” said Costner in a statement.

A&e Networks has revealed a slate of new projects, with more than 2,500 hours of programming and a star-studded cast on and off screen.

Among these projects, presented as part of the company’s Upfront presentation to advertisers, the History Channel announced a new initiative to reflect American history and stories in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, including Kevin Coster’s “The West.”

According to the show’s logline, the eight-episode documentary series will “transcend the clichés and myths of the ‘Wild West’ to capture the diverse, complex characters and untold stories that defined the era and continue to shape our country today.”

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Among the History Channel’s upcoming offerings:

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The History Channel has greenlit a range of new docuseries and documentaries that are produced by Hollywood stars like Morgan Freeman, Bradley Cooper, and Kevin Costner.

The announcements were made as part of a larger A+E Networks slate reveal ahead of its 2023-2024 upfronts presentation. Additional projects hail from producers Michael Imperioli and Dan Aykroyd.

“Our goal within this media evolution is to meet audiences wherever and however they consume content, by working with great worldwide storytellers to develop and execute their vision,” said Paul Buccieri, president and Chairman of A+E Networks Group. “Over the last four years, we have been on a journey to expand our production capabilities in both scripted and factual, and we’ve established key relationships in the talent management space as well as continued creating compelling content across our brands to further meet the needs of our valued partners and viewers.”

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A+E Networks, the owner of cable brands like A&e, History Channel and Lifetime, is leaning into star power in its 2023 upfront push, touting more than 2,500 hours of programming, and a cadre of notable names both in front of and behind the camera.

“Our goal within this media evolution is to meet audiences wherever and however they consume content, by working with great worldwide storytellers to develop and execute their vision,” A+E Networks CEO Paul Buccieri said in a statement. “Over the last four years, we have been on a journey to expand our production capabilities in both scripted and factual, and we’ve established key relationships in the talent management space as well as continued creating compelling content across our brands to further meet the needs of our valued partners and viewers.”

In fact, those relationships have become a critical piece of the company’s own evolution.

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The History Channel has unveiled its latest programming slate, featuring documentaries from top talent including Kevin Costner and Bradley Cooper.

The network has ordered five new projects as part of an initiative to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

These include Kevin Costner’s The West, Fdr from Cooper, Black Patriots: The 761st Battalion from Freeman, Five Families from Imperioli and The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd.

It comes as parent company A+E Networks is hosting its annual Upfronts event to advertisers. These projects join a slew of series at Lifetime and A&e.

Kevin Costner’s The West (w/t) is an eight-part series hosted by the Yellowstone star. It will explore the American frontier from the literal trailblazers to the law enforcers and the bloody battles for both land and freedom as well as explore how the stories of The West continue to impact the nation today.

Tony Kushner has worked with Steven Spielberg a whopping four times on four completely different movies: 2005’s thorny political thriller “Munich;” 2012’s historical biography “Lincoln;” 2021’s epic musical “West Side Story;” and most recently, 2022’s autobiographical “The Fabelmans,” the story of how Steven Spielberg became Steven Spielberg. Only one other screenwriter, David Koepp, has collaborated with the filmmaker as often (and they had a fifth project in pre-production that fell apart at the eleventh hour). Kushner and Spielberg’s ongoing collaboration is perhaps the most important of either artist’s career.

So sitting down with Kushner to talk about “The Fabelmans” and his journey with Spielberg, it was easy to feel intimidated. (One rarely gets to talk to a Pulitzer Prize winner.) But Kushner was warm and open about their collaboration and its difficulties – including where they might be headed next.

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Paramount Global’s attempt to sell publisher Simon & Schuster to the owner of Penguin Random House has been blocked, a Washington D.C. judge ordered on Monday. The companies replied that they’re evaluating options and are looking to request an appeal.

“Upon review of the extensive record and careful consideration of the parties’ arguments, the Court finds that the United States has shown that ‘the effect of [the proposed merger] may be substantially to lessen competition’ in the market for the U.S. publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books,” U.S. Circuit Court Judge Florence Y. Pan wrote in a two-page order.

In response to the order, a Penguin Random House rep called the move a “setback” and pledged to appeal. “We strongly disagree with today’s decision, which is an unfortunate setback for readers and authors, and we will immediately request an expedited appeal,...

Exclusive: Ashton Gleckman, the director behind Holocaust documentary We Shall Not Die Now, is turning his attention to John F. Kennedy in a new docuseries.

The 22-year old director and composer, who was described by famed composer Hans Zimmer as “the boy with bat ears,” has teamed with RadicalMedia on Kennedy, a series about the 35th President of the United States.

The project, which RadicalMedia is producing alongside Gleckman’s Blackbird Pictures, is designed for a 2023 premiere to mark the 60th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. The companies are in talks with streaming platforms and networks.

The series will seek to share Kennedy’s legacy with a new generation, including his early years, his time in the war, his journey onto the political scene, and his thousand-day presidency.

Kennedy, which is nearing completion, features never-before-seen archival footage, photographs, and audio recordings of Kennedy.

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Acclaimed presidential biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin, who has also exec-produced series on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, is often asked which of those men she wishes could be here today. “In some ways, I think Teddy would be the best,” she says of the 26th president (1901–09). “You need somebody fiery who is fighting for fairness, who could be entertaining. And he had all those clever statements that would be perfect on Twitter.” The two-part special Theodore Roosevelt does justice to the man who gave the White House its name. His journey from sickly, home-schooled son of a beloved New York City philanthropist to relentless leader who once delivered an 84-minute address while bleeding from a gunshot wound to the chest is made vivid. Interviews with Goodwin and other historians combine with scripted scenes that star Rufus ...

This weekend we have a holiday and what better way than to fill that extra day with brand new television? Time to catch up, recharge, and maybe watch that new “Theodore Roosevelt” documentary. It’s what America would have wanted. After the break, the new shows keep coming, from a fictionalized account of the Sex Pistols to the return of “The Boys,” to a spinoff of “Nancy Drew” that seems very, very different. It’s almost Too much good TV.

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“The Boys”

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For some reason, out of the crop of new movies headed to Amazon Prime Video this month, many of them are associated with the 1980s. Not just movies from the Me Decade, although there are certainly a handful of classics from the Reagan era, but also movies that feel like they could have been made in that period – including a creature feature about rampaging dragons and a music-world spoof worthy of the Zaz team.

There’s also, of course, one of Steven Spielberg’s most powerful recent films and a 90s staple too. Either way, this month is best enjoyed with solid access to a time machine of your choosing (DeLorean not required but obviously encouraged).

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