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During a recent appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Will Ferrell playfully told Oscar documentary branch voters to “suck it” for snubbing “Will & Harper” in the best doc feature race. Although Ferrell was joking, he voiced a sentiment held by a number of doc branch members.

Netflix acquired “Will & Harper” for a reported eight figures after the film’s acclaimed premiere at last year’s Sundance Film Festival. The doc centers on a road trip Ferrell took with Harper Steele after she came out as transgender 30 years into their friendship. Although it covers a controversial, timely subject matter – gender transition – the film was, thanks in large part to Ferrell’s celebrity status, a success. But that success, depending on who you speak to in the doc branch, could be one reason why the film was not nominated.

Over the last several years, some of the most critically acclaimed,...

One of the least-expected, most welcome, and coolest surprises on Star Trek: Discovery was the ongoing, recurring presence of David Cronenberg as the mysterious character, Dr. Kovich, who first popped up in season three of the show. Cronenberg has acted on occasion over the years but is far, far better known as the director of such features as The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, The Fly, Dead Ringers, Crash, Eastern Promises, Cosmopolis, and Crimes of the Future. And now he’s back in the director’s chair for The Shrouds, which, nearly a year after premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, will open in the United States on April 25.

Sideshow and Janus Films, which will release the film, just dropped a brief synopsis and a short teaser trailer. The synopsis reads, “Karsh (Vincent Cassel) is a prominent businessman. Inconsolable since the death of his wife, he invents GraveTech, a...

Dan Fogelman gave us one of the worst movies of the past decade with 2018's "Life Itself." At the same time, he's also responsible for some of the best TV shows to premiere since 2015, like the phenomenal fantasy musical "Galavant," the rather underrated "Pitch," and, of course, "This Is Us." 

Those last two series are significant because they debuted within a couple of days of each other and share one very big thing in common: their pilot episodes end with a pretty big plot twist that radically changes what you think the show you're watching is about. This article will not reveal what those twists are, but suffice it to say that Fogelman has a particular style and has continued this trend with his latest TV show, the Hulu political thriller "Paradise."

"Paradise" reunites Fogelman with his "This Is Us" star Sterling K. Brown. The latter plays Secret Service agent Xavier Collins,...

Hulu's new political thriller, Paradise, is an instant hit, debuting at number one on the streamer's Top 10 chart. The show stars Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) as a Secret Service Agent tasked with guarding the President, played by James Mardsen (X-Men). It's from This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman, who knows how to produce an excellent drama.

Paradise has a sizzling 82% fresh rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and, so far, it holds a 7.8 / 10 rating on IMDb. MovieWeb's own Greg Archer enjoyed the debut, saying, "Paradise is an exceptional series that checks all the boxes viewers crave — great characters, high-stakes drama, plot twists — and gives Emmy winner Brown yet another chance to shine."

The show follows Agent Xavier Collins (Brown) as part of the security detail for President Cal Bradford (Mardsen). As seen in the two trailers for the show, Bradford appears to befriend Collins, then entrusts...

“Paradise” made a surprise early debut across Hulu and Disney+.

The first episode of Dan Fogelman’s new drama series starring Sterling K. Brown began streaming Sunday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. Pt across Hulu and Disney+ in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.

With the first three episodes initially scheduled to debut on Tuesday, Jan. 28, “Paradise” Episode 2 and 3 will now be available on Hulu beginning Tuesday on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally. The show is also set to air its premiere on ABC and FX later this week in an unprecedented cross-platform push.

From there, new episodes of “Paradise,” which also stars James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson, will premiere Tuesdays, leading up to the finale on March 4. The show consists of eight episodes.

Set in an upscale community inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals, “Paradise” follows the community when the tranquility explodes...

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Dan Fogelman is staying in business with Hulu, with the streamer ordering a drama series set within the NFL from the celebrated TV producer.

Exact plot details on the untitled series are being kept under wraps, aside from the fact it takes place in the NFL and has a generational family component, per an individual with knowledge of the project.

Fogelman serves as writer and executive producer on the series. Jess Rosenthal also executive produces via his and Fogleman’s Rhode Island Ave. Productions along with David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, and Jason T. Reed for Skydance Sports. 20th Television and Skydance Sports will produce. Fogelman is currently under an overall deal at 20th TV.

This is now the second series order Fogelman has landed at Hulu. He is also the creator of the upcoming drama series “Paradise” starring Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden, which does not have a premiere...

Concerns about Warren Beatty’s health are nothing new.

After all, the 87-year-old has been a household name since the ’60s, and these days, he rarely appears in public. So it stands to reason that there would be occasional speculation about his overall condition.

The latest round of fears about the screen legend’s well-being began back in March when he was conspicuously absent from daughter Ella’s Broadway debut.

Warren Beatty speaks onstage during the screening of â€.Heaven Can Waitâ€. during the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival at The Hollywood Roosevelt on April 23, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for TCM) Warren Beatty’s Health: Is There Cause For Concern?

That absence led several outlets to observe that Beatty has not made a public appearance since 2022.

“Hollywood insiders can’t help but wonder if he’s Ok or very ill,” an insider recently told In Touch (via Yahoo!

Exclusive: The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival will host the world premiere of American Coup: Wilmington 1898, about a forgotten chapter in American history that saw a white supremacist mob terrorize Black residents of a North Carolina city, overthrowing an elected city government.

The film directed by Yoruba Richen and Brad Lichtenstein is among the highlights of the 33rd edition of Hsdff, the oldest all-documentary film festival in North America. Directors Richen and Lichtenstein and two of the film’s main participants are expected to attend the festival, which runs October 18-26 in the Arkansas resort town. [Scroll for the full lineup]

Hsdff, presented by Oaklawn, will kick off with Space Cowboy, directed by Marah Strauch and Bryce Leavitt, fresh from its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film tells the story of Joe Jennings, a man who has pulled off some of the most amazing skydiving stunts in cinema history, some that...

The character of Adira Tal (Blu Del Barrio) was introduced in "Star Trek: Discovery" in the episode "People of Earth". In that episode, the U.S.S. Discovery had only recently arrived in the 32nd century after being sucked through a time hole from the 23rd century. The Discovery crew eventually found the distant future remnants of the Federation, and submitted themselves for inspection, hoping to learn more about the future. They found that power had changed dramatically in the past 930 years, mostly thanks to a galaxy-wide cataclysm called the Burn wherein all viable starships spontaneously exploded. The Discovery and its crew were to undergo a brand-new mission to restore the Federation and assure the galaxy that Starfleet was still around and eager to return to its utopian ways. 

While the Discovery was undergoing inspection by a militant future organization called the United Earth Defense Force, Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) met the 16-year-old Adira Tal,...

Star Trek: Discovery's series finale ranks in the Nielsen Streaming Top 10. Discovery's final episode, "Life, Itself" ,ranks at #10 with 269 million minutes viewed. Discovery returns to the Nielsen Top 10 after being absent since season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors."

Star Trek: Discovery ends as a Nielsen Streaming Top 10 series as Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself", makes the charts for the show's fourth and final time. Written by Kyle Jarrow and Michelle Paradise, and directed by Olatunde Osunanmi, Star Trek: Discovery's series finale was a super-sized episode that premiered on May 30th on Paramount+. "Life, Itself" concluded Star Trek: Discovery season 5's intergalactic hunt of the Progenitors' technology before warping ahead 30 years to give Admiral Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) a happy ending as she launched the USS Discovery on its final mission.

For the week of May 27 to June 5, Star Trek: Discovery returned to the Nielsen Streaming Top 10 (Originals) chart, with Star Trek: Discovery's series finale,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's finale, "Life, Itself"

The big twists in the Star Trek: Discovery finale may have been too obscure for casual viewers to fully appreciate. The reveal that Doctor Kovich is actually Temporal Agent Daniels from Star Trek: Enterprise may have been lost on some viewers. The epilogue setting up an episode of Star Trek: Short Treks in Discovery's finale left some fans underwhelmed and craving a more satisfying ending.

There's an argument to be made that the big twists from the Star Trek: Discovery finale were too "inside baseball" and obscure to make the desired impact on the casual viewer. Written by Kyle Jarrow and Michelle Paradise, Discovery's finale, "Life, Itself" was both a sequel to Star Trek: The Next Generation season 6, episode 20, "The Chase" and the culmination of five seasons worth of adventures for Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green). Discovery's series...

Crafting a satisfying Star Trek series finale can be challenging, with some failing to meet expectations due to outside factors like network cancelation. The concept of a series finale wasn't widely established until the 1990s, when Star Trek: The Next Generation set the trend with some of the best-loved finales ever. While some series like Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Enterprise struggled with their finales, others like Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine excelled, delivering satisfying conclusions.

It can be a daunting prospect to deliver a truly great Star Trek series finale, which is why a handful have failed to perform to expectations. Occasionally, outside factors can impede the writers' abilities to write a satisfying finale, as a cancelation by the network can abruptly bring a Star Trek TV show to an end. Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Enterprise were afforded the opportunity...

Star Trek: Discovery missed an opportunity by only showing glimpses of Saru and T'Rina's wedding in the series finale. The wedding could have highlighted the show's focus on character growth and relationships, particularly Saru and Burnham's friendship. Despite constraints, a full episode dedicated to the wedding could have been a satisfying and celebratory ending to the series.

It would have been a great idea for Star Trek: Discovery to spend more time at the wedding of Ambassador Saru (Doug Jones) and President T'Rina (Tara Rosling), and I wish a whole episode was devoted to their nuptials. The glimpses of Saru and T'Rina's promised nuptials in Star Trek: Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself", were far too brief, with no time devoted to the ceremony itself. It's an unusual choice, given that Star Trek: Discovery season 5 built up the first Vulcan-Kelpien wedding as an important event with political ramifications for the...

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Star Trek: Discovery surprised fans by tying up its story with Short Treks' "Calypso". Discovery's final mission leads to Zora's thousand-year wait to meet Craft in the 43rd century. Setting up "Calypso" as the real ending completes Star Trek: Discovery's saga with a tragic yet poignant conclusion.

Star Trek: Discovery came to a powerful and emotional conclusion with its season 5 finale, but Discovery's coda establishes that the series' real ending actually happened in 2018. Written by Kyle Jarrow and Michelle Paradise, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 10, "Life, Itself", wrapped up Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery's hunt for the Progenitors technology. But the finale's stunning epilogue flashes forward 30+ years to Admiral Burnham launching Discovery on her final mission - to synch up with the 2018 Star Trek: Short Treks episode,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself"

Star Trek: Discovery's finale disproves the notion that five seasons are the new seven in the franchise. The Berman-era Star Trek shows had the freedom to end on their own terms, unlike Discovery and Lower Decks. Lower Decks will face a similar fate as Discovery, with its upcoming fifth season confirmed to be the last.

Recent developments in the wider franchise have led fans to state that five seasons of Star Trek are the new seven, but Star Trek: Discovery's finale disproves this notion. The Star Trek: Discovery finale, and its epilogue, brought the adventures of Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) to an end, but this wasn't the original plan. Discovery season 6 was in the planning stages before Paramount made the decision to cancel the show. That decision resulted in "Life, Itself", written by Kyle Jarrow and Michelle Paradise,...

Spore drive mystery left unresolved in Star Trek: Discovery finale. Who is now navigating the USS Discovery? Stamets may have returned as the navigator, using genetic engineering for the spore drive. Captain Leto Burnham, with Kwejian empathy, could also be steering the ship through the mycelial network.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for the Star Trek: Discovery series finale, "Life, Itself"

Star Trek: Discovery ends with one more spore drive mystery that remains unanswered. In the epilogue of Star Trek: Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself", which takes place 30+ years later, the USS Discovery is still using the spore drive to jump to the location of Zora's (Annabelle Wallis) final mission in deep space. Discovery's spore drive was a boon to the reduced 32nd-century United Federation of Planets, broken after the Burn destabilized the galaxy's dilithium. As a potential alternative to warp drive throughout Starfleet, however, the spore drive came up...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's finale, "Life, Itself"

Saru's triumph over Primarch Tahal in Star Trek: Discovery's finale showcased immense character growth. Saru's intimidation of Tahal highlighted his evolution from fear to strength. Saru's potential return to the franchise in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is likely, given his popularity.

Star Trek: Discovery's ending beautifully illustrated just how much Saru (Doug Jones) had changed for the better since season 1. Saru has been part of Discovery's cast of characters since the beginning, making his debut in the series premiere episode, "The Vulcan Hello." As the first Kelpian to join Starfleet, Saru introduced the race to Star Trek canon and helped make them one of the most popular and interesting races of any new franchise show to date.

As a main character on Discovery, Saru saw some massive shifts in terms of his arc throughout the show's five seasons.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's Series Finale - "Life, Itself"

Elias Toufexis did not return to play L'ak in the Star Trek: Discovery series finale. An uncredited actor took over the role of L'ak in the final three episodes, wearing the costume and mold of the character's head. The fate of L'ak, his lover Moll, and the Breen civil war is left unresolved, hinting at potential storylines for future Star Trek series.

Elias Toufexis portrayed L'ak in 7 episodes of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, but did he return to play the late Breen rebel in Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself"? Written by Kyle Jarrow and Michelle Paradise, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 10 was a super-sized episode that concluded Captain Michael Burnham's (Sonequa Martin-Green) hunt for the Progenitors' treasure before flashing forward with an epilogue that gives Admiral Burnham and the USS Discovery an emotionally poignant ending.

Warning: This Article Contains Major Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's Series Finale - "Life, Itself"

Star Trek: Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself", offers closure for main characters like Michael Burnham and Cleveland Booker. The epilogue reveals what happens to key characters like Admiral Burnham, Saru, and Rayner after the events of Season 5. The finale hints at potential future storylines for characters like Tilly, Adira, and Moll, setting the stage for new adventures.

The series finale of Star Trek: Discovery, "Life, Itself", explains what happens to Star Trek: Discovery's main characters after the series ends. Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 10, "Life, Itself" was quickly reconfigured from just Discovery season 5's finale into Discovery's series finale after Paramount+ ended the show's run. Principal photography for Star Trek: Discovery season 5 had been completed, so additional scenes were created for "Life, Itself" as an epilogue to Star Trek: Discovery that...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's Series Finale - "Life, Itself"

Discovery Star Trek's series finale set promotion records for Burnham and Saru, both rising from Commanders to Captains to Admirals during the show's five seasons. Burnham and Saru's promotions showed a realistic portrayal of career advancement in Starfleet, with nearly every crew member on Discovery also moving up the ranks. The finale epilogue also introduced Captain Leto Burnham, Michael's son, continuing the tradition of notable promotions in Star Trek: Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery's ending set a record for Star Trek promotions by creating two new Starfleet Admirals. Written by Kyle Jarrow and Michelle Paradise, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 10, "Life, Itself", concluded the series by resolving Captain Michael Burnham's (Sonequa Martin-Green) hunt for the Progenitors' life-creating technology. Discovery's finale also ended with an emotional coda that jumps 30+ years into the...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's finale, "Life, Itself".

Dr. Kovich's office in Star Trek: Discovery is full of Easter eggs, including a vintage bottle of Chateau Picard wine and Geordi's Visor. Kovich's mysterious identity is revealed - he is an older version of Temporal Agent Daniels from Star Trek: Enterprise, with a love for Star Trek history. The collection in Kovich's office also features Captain Sisko's baseball from Star Trek: DS9, a Terran Empire dagger, and a chunky Type 2 Phaser from Tng.

The Star Trek: Discovery finale reveals that the office of Dr. Kovich (David Cronenberg) includes several Star Trek Easter eggs. Star Trek: Discovery's series finale, "Life Itself", written by Kyle Jarrow & Michelle Paradise, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, sees Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) make her decision on what to do with the Progenitors' treasure. Deciding that the Progenitors' treasure is better left undiscovered,...

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Moll's determined pursuit of Progenitors' technology leads to a captivating battle with Captain Burnham in Star Trek: Discovery's finale. Dr. Kovich has mysterious plans for Moll's future, potentially involving time travel and becoming an agent in the Star Trek universe. Moll emerges as one of the best villains in Star Trek: Discovery, driven by love and intelligence, with the potential to join the side of heroes.

Star Trek: Discovery's series finale set up an intriguing future for Eve Harlow's Moll. Moll spent most of Discovery season 5 in search of the Progenitors' powerful technology. She and her Breen lover, L'ak (Elias Toufexis), proved to be incredibly resourceful and determined in their pursuit of the treasure, evading the USS Discovery multiple times. After L'ak's death, Moll becomes even more determined to find the Progenitors' technology, believing...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for the Star Trek: Discovery finale, "Life, Itself".

Captain Burnham leads USS Discovery on a final mission, setting up a meeting between Zora and Craft in Star Trek: Short Treks. New Captain Leto Burnham follows in his mother's footsteps, seeking meaning in his mission while inheriting his father's confidence. Michael and Book have a happy ending on Sanctuary 4, where they have rebuilt and found a new home with their World Tree.

The ending of Star Trek: Discovery introduces the show's next generation in the form of a brand-new Captain Burnham. Written by Kyle Jarrow & Michelle Paradise, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, the Star Trek: Discovery finale, "Life, Itself" ends with an epilogue set decades after Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) made the decision to leave the Progenitors' technology undiscovered. The epilogue opens with Admiral Burnham living in relative peace and quiet on Sanctuary 4 with Cleveland Booker (David Ajala). However,...

Star Trek: Discovery’s journey comes to an end, and it leaves behind a sense of frustration. Spoilers lie ahead.

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The end of Star Trek: Discovery arrives, then, not with a firework display of pop culture anticipation, but rather the whimper of a series that never translated beyond a highly protective core fanbase of viewers. You do or die with Discovery, it seems. Mine, in the end, has been a death by 60+ episodes.

The episode ‘Life, Itself’ by all accounts was never conceived as a series finale, rather Kyle Jarrow and Michelle Paradise’s episode, directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, was meant to wrap up a fifth season. It provided in theory the biggest Discovery plotline yet – the search for the Progenitors, a long extinct race who seeded the known universe of life. It doesn’t get much bigger than Space Gods.

Yet what was promoted in the season premiere,...

The final season of Star Trek: Discovery brought closure to Cleveland Booker's journey with a "powerful" coda. Cleveland Booker's journey with Michael Burnham was transformative, leading to a satisfying conclusion. David Ajala reflects on Book's growth, potential spin-offs, and the importance of connections in the series.

[Warning: The following interview contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's final season.]After a five-season run, Star Trek: Discovery came to an end on May 30, 2023, providing closure for characters such as Captain Michael Burnham and Cleveland Booker, while also offering a further glimpse forward as to what their future could hold. After ordering a 10-episode fifth season in January 2022, Paramount made the surprise choice in March 2023 to make it the last of the series, a decision that came as a shock to both the cast and the crew and resulted in some additional scenes being shot to create a coda to bring the series to a satisfying conclusion.

The Kwejian...

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Michelle Paradise discusses the true identity of Doctor Kovich in Star Trek: Discovery's finale. David Cronenberg, who plays Kovich, was not familiar with Agent Daniel from Star Trek: Enterprise but found it cool once it was explained. The revelation was planned since season four of Discovery, with breadcrumbs dropped in season five.

Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Michelle Paradise explains the shocking true identity of Doctor Kovich (David Cronenberg) in the series finale and how the acclaimed actor-director reacted to his character's link to Star Trek: Enterprise. Paradise co-wrote Star Trek: Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself" with Kyle Jarrow, which concluded the story of Discovery season 5's Progenitors treasure hunt as well as delivering an emotional coda to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery. But "Life, Itself" also dropped a...

This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers.

It’s the end of an era. Or at least, the end of a beginning of one. We’ve now all seen the final episode of Star Trek: Discovery, and no matter how you may feel about that fact, its conclusion still marks an important moment within the larger Star Trek universe.

The show wasn’t always easy to like. It struggled to find and maintain a coherent identity and for every step it took forward creatively, it often felt as though it took another (or two) back. It didn’t always find enough stories for its sprawling cast of characters. Its hyper-focus on Michael Burnham, once a mutineer now a Starfleet captain, and its trademark emotional feel—and love of talking through problems—made for a very different sort of Star Trek show, one that only occasionally managed to capture the adventurous,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the series finale of "Star Trek: Discovery."

After nearly seven years on the air, "Star Trek: Discovery" has come to a satisfying end with this week's series finale, titled "Life, Itself" -- though not without answering a lingering question or two along the way. The galaxy-spanning trail of breadcrumbs has led to the final hiding spot of the Progenitors' lifegiving technology, with Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery successfully flinging the dangerously powerful MacGuffin safely out of reach into the center of a black hole, the threat of Moll (Eve Harlow) handing the weapon over to the Breen having been neautralized. Fans were even given a glimpse of Burnham's blissful life together with Booker (David Ajala) decades in the future, putting a nice and tidy bow on characters we've spent the better part of a decade getting to know and love.

The following contains spoilers from Star Trek: Discovery, Season 5, Episode 10, "Life Itself."

When Star Trek: Discovery debuted in late 2017, it was clear the series was about Captain Michael Burnham most of all. The titular ship didn't even appear until the third episode, after all. In the end, it was just Captain Burnham and her ship setting sail on one final, heartbreaking mission. However, while "Life Itself" ends the story for the USS Discovery and its captain, there is still some wiggle room for them and the rest of the crew to return to Star Trek one day. This makes sense since, according to producers, Star Trek: Discovery wasn't going to end with Season 5, at least not originally. Ironically, the show's cast and crew couldn't have made a better swan song for this crew than most of the season thus far.

The characters crossed a Rubicon this year, becoming the kind...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery's Season 5 & Series Finale - "Life, Itself"

Captain Burnham makes a pivotal choice to banish the Progenitors' technology for the greater good of the galaxy. USS Discovery's epic battle against the Breen pays homage to Star Trek: The Next Generation with a saucer separation. The finale hints at a future for Admiral Burnham and the USS Discovery, leaving the door open for potential sequels or movies.

Star Trek: Discovery's stunning season 5 and series finale concludes the hunt for the greatest treasure in the galaxy, and the extended finale's emotional epilogue finally answers one of Discovery's biggest questions as it says goodbye to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her crew. Written by Kyle Jarrow and Michelle Paradise and directed by Olatunde Osunname, Star Trek: Discovery's finale, "Life, Itself", sees Captain Burnham make a pivotal choice about the Progenitors' treasure while the USS Discovery defeats the Breen.

David Ajala is open to exploring the "lost year" storyline between Michael Burnham and Book in Star Trek: Discovery season 3. The year of adventures with Book and Grudge helped Burnham and Book grow into the individuals they are in the series. Ajala believes that Burnham and Book are meant to be in each other's lives forever, despite the challenges they face in their relationship.

Star Trek: Discovery's David Ajala would love to tell the story of the lost year Cleveland Booker and Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) spent together in season 3. Following Star Trek: Discovery's time jump to the 32nd century, Commander Burnham literally crashed into Book at the start of Discovery season 3's premiere. Burnham arrived in the year 3188 and didn't know if the USS Discovery would make it to the 32nd century. Before Discovery did arrive a year later, Michael and Book spent that time traveling the...

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 finale is a tribute to the crew's found family, emphasizing connections made in space. A 1990s sitcom-style opening credits introduces the USS Discovery's bridge crew to the theme from Family Matters. Director Jonathan Frakes makes a cameo in the hilarious video, showcasing the fun side of the USS Discovery crew.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 gets 1990s sitcom-style opening credits, and they're hilarious. Discovery is about to end with its season 5 and series finale, "Life, Itself", which premieres on Thursday, May 30, on Paramount+. Star Trek: Discovery season 5 has been a thrilling intergalactic treasure hunt, but the true theme of the final season is the importance of the connections made by the found family of the crew of the USS Discovery.

On X, Patrick Kwok-Choon (@KWOK_ROCK), who plays Lt. Commander Gen Rhys, shared a video of Star Trek: Discovery's season 5 cast performing a comedic new opening...

Star Trek: Discovery's five-year mission is at an end, but Michael Burnham may not be around to make the voyage home. As seen in the new trailer for the show's series finale, the USS Discovery's captain is trapped in a strange new world. She may find, however, that it holds all the secrets behind the final episode's title - "Life, Itself".

Get ready for an epic journey through the cosmos with Season 5, Episode 10 of “Star Trek: Discovery” titled “Life, Itself,” airing on Parsho at 8:00 Pm on Monday, June 3, 2024. In this thrilling installment, viewers are once again invited to join the crew of the USS Discovery as they venture into the unknown and encounter new worlds and civilizations.

In “Life, Itself,” the crew of the USS Discovery embarks on a daring mission to explore uncharted territories and unravel the mysteries of the universe. As they navigate through the vastness of space, they encounter strange phenomena, encounter hostile alien species, and confront moral dilemmas that test their resolve and principles.

With its blend of action, adventure, and thought-provoking storytelling, “Star Trek: Discovery” continues to captivate audiences with its exploration of the human condition and the boundless possibilities of the cosmos. From thrilling space battles to poignant character moments, “Life, Itself” promises to...

Star Trek: Discovery ending after season 5 marks a significant shift in the Star Trek universe on Paramount+. Discovery's success set the stage for new series like Picard, Lower Decks, and Prodigy on Paramount+. The decision to end Discovery is part of the evolving business landscape of streaming services like Paramount+.

Star Trek: Discovery ending with season 5 came as a surprise and causes a ripple effect to the Star Trek franchise on Paramount+. On March 2, 2023, the announcement came that Discovery season 5 will be its final season, with heartfelt statements made by executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise, series lead and producer Sonequa Martin-Green, who portrays Captain Michael Burnham, Paramount chief programming officer Tanya Giles, and David Stapf of CBS Studios all praising the success of Star Trek: Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery launched on the CBS All-Access streaming service in 2017 and was originally a prequel series set before Star Trek: The Original Series.

Star Trek: Discovery series finale is confirmed to be a longer episode. Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself" is scheduled to premiere May 30 on Paramount+. Showrunner Michelle Paradise and Sonequa Martin-Green promise emotional, powerful final moments to wrap up the series in a complete way.

Star Trek: Discovery's series finale will be a longer episode, which is confirmed by series lead and producer Sonequa Martin-Green and executive producer and showrunner Michelle Paradise. Star Trek: Discovery's final episode, which is the season 5 finale, is scheduled to premiere May 30th on Paramount+. Discovery's series finale, titled "Life, Itself," is written by Paradise and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.

In an interview with Collider, Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Michelle Paradise verified that the series finale will be an extended episode to accommodate the epilogue that was filmed in spring 2023 after Paramount+ allowed Discovery's cast and crew three more days of production to...

Directing Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in Section 31 was described as "incredible" by Osunsanmi. The first Star Trek movie made for streaming, Section 31, features Yeoh back as the anti-heroine Georgiou. Osunsanmi praised Yeoh's performance, saying it felt like they never stopped filming with her.

Star Trek: Section 31 director Olatunde Osunsanmi says directing Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh's return as Emperor Philippa Georgiou was "incredible." The first Star Trek movie made for streaming on Paramount+, Section 31 brings Yeoh back as Georgiou, the anti-heroine originally introduced in Star Trek: Discovery. Osunsanmi is a producer and director of Star Trek: Discovery who helmed 14 episodes of the show, including the upcoming series finale, "Life, Itself," before directing Star Trek: Section 31.

At WonderCon, Star Trek: Discovery season 5's premiere episode was screened, followed by a panel with showrunner Michelle Paradise and director Olatunde Osunsanmi. When asked about Star Trek: Section 31 and working with Michelle Yeoh again,...

Warning: Minor Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5

Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery premieres on April 4 with Captain Burnham leading an intergalactic treasure hunt. Showrunner Michelle Paradise hints at a super-secret mission and surprises in upcoming episodes of the final season. Prepare for mind-bending adventures, gorgeous locations, unexpected encounters, and classic Tos-style episodes.

Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Michelle Paradise drops some big hints about season 5 by describing each of the final 10 episodes of the series. Star Trek: Discovery season 5 premieres Thursday, April 4, with the first two episodes releasing on the same day on Paramount+. Discovery season 5 sees Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) lead an intergalactic hunt for a mysterious treasure with ties to an 800-year-old Romulan starship.

SFX Magazine features a cover story about Star Trek: Discovery season 5 where Michelle Paradise sheds light on each episode of the final season. Check out her clues below:

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode...

When asked about the long journey to Star Trek: Discovery‘s fifth and final season, producer Alex Kurtzman is honest but optimistic. “It’s been an incredible ride for us,” Kurtzman tells Den of Geek when we chat with him at SXSW 2024. “And yeah, it was an incredibly bumpy first year.”

Kurtzman’s referring to the behind-the-scenes difficulties that plagued the show’s first two seasons. Initially developed by Bryan Fuller, who wrote for Deep Space Nine and Voyager before going on to make fan-favorite shows such as Hannibal and American Gods, Discovery ultimately premiered with Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts as showrunners. By the end of season two, both had left the show, with Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise stepping in as showrunners to right the ship.

But for some Star Trek fans, the problems with Discovery go beyond a troubled production. Initially presented as the adventures of Spock...

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 premieres on April 4, 2024, with 2 episodes dropping on Paramount+. The episode titles and writers for each episode have been announced, promising a tonally different adventure. The 10-episode final season will feature a mix of episodic storytelling and an overall arc, keeping audiences engaged.

Here is when every episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will premiere on Paramount+. The Discovery season 5 episode titles and the writers of each Discovery season 5 episode were previously announced in January 2024, along with a general premiere date of April 2024. Discovery season 5 promises a 10-episode adventure that's tonally different from previous seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, with Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery taking part in a race for what is said to be "the greatest treasure in the known galaxy".

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 premieres with 2 episodes on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Little is known about the plot of Star Trek: Discovery...

Oscar nominee Steve James (Hoop Dreams) has been set to direct Mind vs. Machine, a new docuseries on the lightning rod topic of artificial intelligence from Oscar winner Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions, Closer Media, Anonymous Content, and Emmy-winning producers Alyssa Fedele & Zachary Fink of Collective Hunch.

Gibney comes to the project after working with Closer Media and Anonymous Content on the forthcoming documentary Musk, to be distributed by HBO/Universal. Within the last year, his Jigsaw has also teamed with the companies on the MGM+ acquired documentary In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon and the Raoul Peck-helmed Orwell on 1984 author George Orwell, to be distributed by Neon.

As artificial intelligence bursts onto the world stage – and into our lives – it may seem like a radical new life form has suddenly been created. But as Mind vs. Machine illustrates,...

Steve James, the Oscar-nominated director behind Hoop Dreams and Life Itself, will tackle AI in the docuseries Mind vs. Machine, which has Alex Gibney on board as a producer.

Closer Media and Anonymous Content, which are working with Gibney on his upcoming Elon Musk doc Musk, are financing the project and also producing alongside James and Gibney, Alyssa Fedele and Zachary Fink of Collective Hunch.

New York Times technology correspondent Cade Metz will executive produce with Closer Media’s Zhang Xin, William Horberg, and Joey Marra, and Anonymous Content’s Nick Shumaker, Jessica Grimshaw, and David Levine.

According to the announcement, the project is described as “a five-part, landmark docuseries artfully crafted from a blend of interviews, archival footage, dramatic recreations, AI visualizations, and cutting-edge special effects, is definitive in its unparalleled access to key inventors, scientists, futurists, and thinkers including Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, Ray Kurzweil, Deborah Raji, and Meghan O’Gieblyn.

Star Trek: Discovery star Elias Toufexis recently teased that the fifth and final season of the Paramount+ sci-fi series will be "pure adventure" from start to finish.

The actor, who joined Discovery Season 5 in the antagonistic role of L'ak, opened up during a conversation with TrekCulture (via ComicBookMovie.com) about how he appreciates Discovery for always taking "giant leaps" and not being afraid to shake things up each season. "One thing I always appreciated about [Discovery] was, 'Let’s take these giant leaps of ideas and take these giant leaps'… Like, let’s throw it way in the future [in season 3]. Why not? And then you get all these different ships and what’s the Federation like, and all that stuff. The Burn was fascinating, whether you liked how it ended, whatever, it was a really interesting idea."

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The titles for the upcoming episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 have been revealed.

During the Ccxp event in Dec. 2023, Paramount+ shared a preview of Season 5 along with the announcement that the final installment of the series is set to premiere in April. The Writers Guild of America directory later provided the episode titles and their respective writers. Michelle Paradise, co-showrunner of Star Trek: Discovery, is credited with writing the Season 5 premiere and co-writing the finale, which will also serve as the series finale.

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The list of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 episode titles includes "Red Directive," written by Michelle Paradise, "Under the Twin Moons," written by Alan McElroy, "Jinaal," written by Kyle Jarrow and Lauren Wilkinson,...

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will be the final season of the series and will premiere in April 2024 on Paramount+. The season will have a shift in tone, focusing on Captain Michael Burnham and the USS Discovery's hunt for the "greatest treasure in the known galaxy." The episode titles for season 5 have been revealed, although they may be subject to change before streaming on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5's episode titles have been revealed. The final season of Star Trek: Discovery, the flagship Star Trek on Paramount+ series, premieres in April 2024 following the streaming service's announcement that season 5 would also be the end of Discovery. Star Trek: Discovery season 5, which consists of 10 episodes, will be a shift in tone from the saga's prior galaxy-threatening crises to a hunt for "the greatest treasure in the known galaxy" by Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery.

TrekMovie reports that Star...

American Beauty (1999)A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter’s best friend.Rating: 8.3/10Stars: Kevin Spacey (Lester Burnham), Annette Bening (Carolyn Burnham), Thora Birch (Jane Burnham), Wes Bentley (Ricky Fitts)20th Century Women (2017)The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and...

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A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter’s best friend.

Rating: 8.3/10

Stars: Kevin Spacey (Lester Burnham), Annette Bening (Carolyn Burnham), Thora Birch (Jane Burnham), Wes Bentley (Ricky Fitts)

20th Century Women (2017)

The story of a teenage boy, his mother,...

Welcome to the world of documentaries, where real lives and real stories come to life on the screen. There’s something profoundly moving about witnessing the human experience captured through the lens of a camera – the raw emotions, the untold struggles, and the amazing moments that shape our lives. As a documentary enthusiast who believes in the power of storytelling, I’m excited to share with you a curated list of seven documentaries that offer a deep dive into the complexities of our existence.

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These documentaries are more than just films; they’re windows into the lives of individuals who have experienced the spectrum of human emotions and challenges. From the comfort of your couch, you’ll have the privilege of walking in their shoes, experiencing their journeys, and gaining insights that might just change your perspective on the world.

Each documentary on...

How much longer will the Oscars wait? That is, wait to embrace the quality and sheer brilliance of documentary filmmaking in a significant way, meaning nominating one in the best picture category? Matthew Heineman’s deeply moving “American Symphony,” which follows Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Jon Batiste as he prepares for his performance at Carnegie Hall, is yet another home run for the filmmaker behind “Cartel Land” and “City of Ghosts,” not to mention a singular love story.

Batiste’s larger-than-life personality was on full display following the Telluride screening of the documentary, when he led a band down to the main street of Telluride.

The film doesn’t just follow Batiste in his musical element, such as his work as band leader for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” or when he led the 2022 Grammy nominations and won album of the year. Instead, it’s an intimate portrait of...