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After eight episodes, Apple TV+'s thriller series Prime Target came to an end with its propulsive season finale that answered all of our questions but left us with some new ones to mull over. It remains to be seen if the winding mathematical story of Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall) will continue with a second season or if this will be the series finale for the thriller.

In episode 8, "The Key," the culmination of the season-long mystery begins as Ed and Taylah (Quintessa Swindell) work with the pressures they find themselves under to expose the truth about the prime finder and the Nsa, while also navigating an impending threat that they soon realize isn't as far off and ominous as they once assumed. Nope, it's closer but still dangerous.

Since the first episode of the series, Prime Target has had its fair share of shocking deaths, as characters began dropping...

The following contains spoilers for Prime Target Season 1, Episode 8, "The Key," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Imagine The Bourne Identity with a mathematician. Prime Target Season 1, Episode 8, “The Key,” does exactly that, giving audiences an academic action hero who can take down nations with his smartphone. Step forward Edward Brooks, fresh out of Nsa incarceration, infiltrating everything and sick of being chased around the world. After seven hours of whiteboards, murder most horrid, and endless international travel, this Apple original is finished. Laying to rest all those academic secrets that have haunted Edward for seven episodes — giving audiences a finale in keeping with the most underrated thriller on AppleTV+.

This is the last chance for audiences to get on board the Prime Target train as it comes to a chaotic conclusion. With origin stories coming out of the woodwork, far-fetched theories being woven into the fabric, and Edward evading capture,...

Are you ready to finally see all of the pieces come together and learn what's next for Ed Brooks? The season finale of the Apple TV+ thriller series Prime Target is coming to wrap up the ever winding equation and answer all of our questions. Although the series premiered after Severance season 2, it's ending a couple weeks before the Emmy-nominated hit its blockbuster new season.

The White Lotus alum Leo Woodall stars in Prime Target alongside Quintessa Swindell as a graduate math student whose research on prime numbers puts him at the center of a global conspiracy that dates back decades. Ed teams up with Nsa agent Taylah and week by week, they unravel the mystery that's full of unexpected plot twists and characters deaths. And it's about prime numbers!

For those who might be wondering when the season finale is coming up and how many episodes of Prime Target there are,...

Apple TV+’s latest thriller miniseries, Prime Target, has captivated audiences with its intricate plot and compelling characters. The series follows Edward Brooks, a Cambridge mathematics postgraduate portrayed by Leo Woodall, who uncovers a prime number pattern that threatens global digital security. This discovery thrusts him into a high-stakes conspiracy, drawing attention from the Nsa and other mysterious organizations.

Release Schedule of Prime Target Episodes:

The first season comprises eight episodes. The series premiered on January 22, 2025, with a two-episode debut, and continues with weekly releases every Wednesday. Below is the complete release schedule:

Episode Number Title Release Date Episode 1 “A New Pattern” January 22, 2025 Episode 2 “Syracuse” January 22, 2025 Episode 3 “The Sequence” January 29, 2025 Episode 4 “Kaplar” February 5, 2025 Episode 5 “House of Wisdom” February 12, 2025 Episode 6 “The Last Link” February 19, 2025 Episode 7 “Prime Finder” February 26, 2025 Episode 8 “The Key” March 5, 2025

As of today, February 18, 2025, the first five episodes are available for streaming, with Episode 6 set to release tomorrow.

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Leo Woodall’s lates project, the Apple TV+ series Prime Target, has started to add up on the streamer since its release in January.

The adrenaline-packed series, produced by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions, takes viewers deep into the world of complex mathematics as well as how mathematicians give the Nsa reason to monitor them.

For the full Prime Target release schedule and more details, read on.

When did Prime Target premiere on Apple TV+?

The first two episodes of the action thriller series premiered on the streamer Wednesday, January 22.

How many episodes are in Prime Target?

The first season of the series contains eight episodes.

When do new episodes of Prime Target arrive on Apple TV+?

After the first two episodes arrived Jan. 22, one new episode will arrive every Wednesday on the streamer through March 5. Find the full release schedule below:

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 – Episode 1:...

Oh Cameron Diaz, how we missed you — your winning comedic timing, your commitment to every role. Diaz was the Mvp of many a film despite, sadly, rarely getting credit for her acting talents before her quiet retirement from the business in 2014. It’s been over a decade since she’s performed in a movie or a TV show, but now she’s finally returned with a Netflix action comedy co-starring Jamie Foxx. And although it’s wonderful to see her back in action in Seth Gordon’s “Back in Action,” the film fails to answer the one very important question the audience will definitely have.

Why?

Why now? Why this film? What was it about this particular project that brought Cameron Diaz back in front of the camera? “Back in Action” has as generic a screenplay as it gets. It’s the same type of cut-and-paste formulaic family adventure you...

At one point in the mid-1980s and even into the early 1990s, NBC's Cheers was the biggest and most popular show on television. For 11 seasons and 275 episodes (including three double-length episodes and a triple-length finale!), Cheers was a phenomenon on the same level as Seinfeld and Friends. Unlike those wildly popular television series, however, about halfway through Cheers' lifespan, the entire game changed.

The first few years of Cheers were defined by one central relationship: that of its co-leads, Ted Danson and Shelley Long, who played Sam and Diane, respectively. Their will-they-won't-they romantic tension kept audiences coming back for more every week, right up until Shelley Long decided to say goodbye to the one place where everyone knew her name.

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Cheers actor Ted Danson regrets his long-time issue with co-star Kelsey Grammer, directly apologizing to Frasier's leading man.

The Romantasy fiction genre is one of the hottest trends in publishing right now with the success of A Court of Thorns and Roses author Sarah J Maas and Iron Flame author Rebecca Yarros.

These books not only sell well but have become huge on TikTok with billions of views of related content.

This has lead Jennifer L. Armentrout, author of the Blood and Ash series of novels which has attracted over 100 million views on BookTok, to combine romantasy and reality.

Armentrout has struck a deal with L.A-based production company Panopticon Media to develop a new reality series set in the world of fantasy storytelling.

The Key mixes a challenge competition with romance. The format sees 15 contestants inhabit a village where they’ll live and compete in immersive, themed challenges for priceless keys. The keys are used to buy luxuries, woo potential romantic partners and build alliances, all in...

Prison Break's popularity stood the test of time despite initial concerns from Fox about its longevity. Season 4's "Quiet Riot" episode impresses with a gripping heist and unexpected twist. Season 1's "The Key" sets the stage for greatness with a rescue mission and key escape plan reveal.

In its five-season run, Prison Break experiences a fair share of highs and lows, where some of its episodes are incredibly memorable while others are easily forgettable. Although Prison Break's popularity has stood the test of time, Fox initially turned down the show because the broadcasting company had several concerns surrounding its longevity. However, the wide success of other offbeat long-running shows like Lost and 24 eventually convinced Fox to give Prison Break a shot.

Like most long-running shows, Prison Break could not sustain its quality throughout its five seasons. But despite this, the series remained interesting enough throughout its runtime...

Filmmakers and students evicted by police in 2022 make a triumphant return to the historic venue after raising funds to buy it for €2.7m

Two years after being evicted by Paris police, a collective of students and film-industry professionals returned to the arthouse cinema they had occupied from 2019 to 2022 on Thursday to reinstall the wheels of a 35mm projector.

The crucial difference is that this time they did so as legal owners of the keys to the 600 sq metre community cinema in the French capital’s Latin quarter, appropriately called La Clef (The Key).

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nominated documentary Four Daughters and Sudanese director Mohamed Kordofani’s Lupita Nyong’o-EPed drama Goodbye Julia lead the nominations in the eighth edition of the Critics Awards for Arab Films.

Hybrid work Four Daughters, exploring the story of a real-life Tunisian mother who lost two of her daughters to Isis after they were radicalized by a local preacher, world premiered in Competition in Cannes last year.

The film won Cannes’ Golden Eye for Best Documentary and also went on to be nominated for Best Documentary at the 2024 Academy Awards.

Kordofani’s Khartoum-set drama Goodbye Julia was also at Cannes in 2023, making history as the first Sudanese film to play in the festival across its 76 editions, with a debut in Un Certain Regard. It represented Sudan at in the 2023-24 Oscar race but was not nominated.

Set against the backdrop of the 2011 South Sudan Independence referendum,...

Netflix has unveiled a suite of Nordic features and series, partnering on projects with the likes of Working Title, Jo Nesbø, Milad Alami, Dome Karukoski and Sf Studios.

Little Siberia, a Finnish film from Finnish-American director Dome Karukoski, whose credits include Goteborg premiere Tom Of Finland and Jrr Tolkein origin story Tolkein, directs an adaptation of Antti Tuomainen’s novel of the same name. The everyday life of the small village of Hurmevaara is shaken when a meteorite falls through the roof of a car one night.

Cast includes Eero Ritala, Malla Malmivaara, Tommi Korpela and Martti Suosal, with Ina Sohlberg,...

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are emerging in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track. That’s why we’re doing the hard work for you.

This week, we make our first trip to Poland, to check out a World War II spy drama. The Bay of Spies draws parallels to the likes of German Oscar Winner The Lives of Others and John le Carré TV adaptations such as The Night Manager. Politically, Poland is a charged place right now. The fact a film noir-influenced story based on real events during the war and with real moral ambiguity is the country’s most talked-about show right now is perhaps no coincidence.

The Key, a historical symbol used by the Palestinian people to represent their diaspora from 1948 until today, is the title given by Rakan Mayasi to his short film presented at the 29th Medfilm Festival. The celebration of Middle Eastern cinema wrapped up in Rome on Sunday, Nov. 19.

In a twist on the home invasion genre, Mayasi’s drama, adapted from a short story by Anwar Hamed, sees an Israeli family tormented by a mysterious and disturbing sound that slowly reveals itself to the audience as the sound of a key in a lock. It’s as if someone outside, who has a key to the house, is trying to return. It’s a clear political metaphor, especially for those, like director Mayasi, who are among more than seven million Palestinians living in the diaspora.

Mayasi spoke to The Hollywood Reporter Roma about The Key and the role of Palestinian cinema...

The Walking Dead franchise may have a crossover in the works, bringing back main cast members and other notable characters from the main series. The characters Georgie, Heath, Morgan, Madison, Alicia, the Bennett sisters, Silas, Davon, Strand, and Troy could potentially make appearances in future spinoff series or crossovers. These characters bring unique skills, knowledge, and storylines that could contribute to the overall narrative and provide interesting dynamics within the expanded Walking Dead universe.

With the main series of The Walking Dead officially over, it's worth wondering which of the surviving characters might return if a crossover were to ever happen. The show ran for 11 seasons between 2010 and 2022, and before the Walking Dead series finale, the show had already released three spinoff series' and announced several more installments. The larger universe of The Walking Dead, which includes Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, and Tales of the Walking Dead...

When the "Frasier" revival series was announced, one of the biggest concerns for fans of the original sitcom was which cast members from the original iteration of the show would be returning. Part of what was so great about "Frasier," which ran for 11 seasons from 1993 to 2004, was the incredible supporting cast surrounding Kelsey Grammer's titular shrink. John Mahoney, who played Frasier's retired cop father, Martin, was the perfect foil for his sons' hifalutin hijinks, while Roz Doyle (Peri Gilpin), Frasier's producer at his radio station, also provided a more down-to-earth energy to help ground the show. The same was true of Jane Leeves, who played Martin's live-in carer, Daphne Moon.

But it was arguably David Hyde Pierce as Frasier's equally pompous-yet-lovable brother, Niles, who was the most memorable supporting character. The chemistry between Grammer and Hyde Pierce was so effective it was as if you were watching two actual brothers banter back and forth.

On Wednesday, Stranger Things: The First Shadow unveiled its entire cast in anticipation of its global live-stage debut at the renowned Phoenix Theater in London's West End.

According to Deadline, the play which is based on the Netflix show, opens on December 14 with previews beginning in two months. The cast will portray characters familiar to fans of television series. It is written by Kate Trefry and helmed by Stephen Daldry, with co-direction by Justin Martin, and boasts a stellar cast.

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The stage is set for Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The all-new play's cast will feature 1959 versions of Henry Creel, Dr. Brenner, Joyce, Hop, Bob Newby, and more! Head to @stonstage for the whole story. pic.twitter.com/WOKR7YAz2p — Netflix (@netflix) September 20, 2023

The lineup features Shane Attwooll as Chief Hopper, Kemi Awoderu as Sue Anderson,...

Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead: Dead City episode 4

A reveal in The Walking Dead: Dead City reveals that one decision made the difference between victory and defeat for Negan during the All-Out War. For a full season, the surrounding communities waged war against Negan and the Saviors. Though not without heavy casualties, Rick and his allies ultimately proved triumphant, with the Saviors surrendering and Negan losing a one-on-one fight with Rick in the season 8 finale.

The battles fought between the Alexandrians and the Saviors happened several years back in The Walking Dead timeline, yet the outcome of the All-Out War remains one of the most important events to occur in the franchise’s history. It continues to be relevant even now, with Maggie and Negan discussing it directly in The Walking Dead: Dead City. When making the point that Croat’s defeat is possible, Maggie argued that rallying others...

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Monica Vitti in Red Desert (1964). (Courtesy of Janus Films)One of the most captivating presences in Italian cinema, actress Monica Vitti has died at age 90. She started as a stage and television actor before becoming known for her roles in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura (1960), La notte (1960), L'eclisse (1962) and Red Desert (1964). After the end of her professional and romantic relationship with Antonioni (the two would return for The Mystery of Oberwald in 1980), Vitti turned to lighter fare by international directors, including a small part in Luis Buñuel's surrealist comedy The Phantom of Liberty (1974). In the official announcement of Vitti's death, Italy’s culture minister Dario Franceschini wrote, “Goodbye to the queen of Italian cinema.”The groundbreaking artist James Bidgood, whose artistic output spanned from photography and music to films like Pink Narcissus (1971), has also died.

The Venice Film Festival’s Virtual Reality section is going entirely online this year, but expanding its scope via a platform and also a satellite network that will make it accessible worldwide.

In normal times the competitive sidebar launched in 2017 by co-curators Michel Reilhac and Liz Rosenthal – who put Venice ahead of the curve in the VR arena – was held on the Lazzaretto, a tiny island a stone’s throw from the Lido that was a leper colony in the 15th century. But due to the coronavirus pandemic this year it’s been rebranded Venice VR Expanded and moved to a digital platform supported by Htc Viveport, Facebook’s Oculus, VRChat and VRrOOm that will allow various types of access using a VR headset and a PC.

Venice VR Expanded will present a total of 44 projects from 24 countries, 31 of which are in competition. These include “Gnomes & Goblins,” co-directed by “The Lion King...

This The 100 article contains major spoilers for Season 7, Episode 7.

While Clarke was only in this week’s episode of The 100 for an emotionally-devastating minute at the end, her presence strongly bookended the portion of “The Queen’s Gambit” that was set on Bardo. At the start of the episode, Gabriel—who panicked and turned in himself and his fellow jailbreakers Echo and Hope, plus Octavia and Diyoza—decides to take Anders’ deal and work for Bardo’s Disciples in trying to decipher the secrets of the Anomaly Stone. While much of the Stone is a mystery, they do know about the existence of a Key: Clarke Griffin. When the legend herself steps onto Bardo in the final minutes, a gleeful Anders goes to wake up Bardo’s VIP: the Shepherd, a.k.a. Second Dawn doomsday cult leader Bill Cadogan.

Surprised to be woken up so early, Bill asks: “Have we cracked the code?...

The Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition, a virtual platform for Russian content hosted by film promotion body Roskino, wrapped this week with a slew of sales and an affirmation that global players are increasingly looking to tap into the Russian market.

The online market welcomed some 600 international participants from 70 countries, with the largest number of buyers coming from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Japan and China. The event attracted leading companies such as Apple TV, France Televisions, Wild Bunch, Lionsgate, Dogwoof, Rtl Group, AMC Networks, Mediaset, Beta Film, Koch Media, iQIYI and others.

Roughly 120 Russian companies participated, presenting 300 film, TV and animated projects while generating more than 600 meetings with foreign execs. Plans are now in place to create a permanent online platform to serve as the main source of information on the Russian film market, including an overview of projects either completed or in production, as well...

Heads remain hopeful of staging physical version of festival later this year.

Tribeca Film Festival organisers announced on Friday (April 3) that select programming from the recently postponed 19th annual festival will be presented online later this month, including two strands open to the public.

Tribeca Immersive, Now Creators Market, Industry Extranet resource hub, Tribeca X programme, and juried and art awards will all proceed in a virtual capacity.

Accredited press and industry will be able to access all five programmes, while the public will be able to view Immersive and Tribeca X content.

“This is not the [rescheduled] postponed festival,” said festival director Cara Cusumano,...

Winner of the Cannes Special Jury Prize in 1960, and of the Best Foreign Film Award from Golden Globes, “Odd Obsession” is one of the most recognizable films by the late Kon Ichikawa. The story is based on Junichiro Tanizaki’s 1956 novel, “The Key.”

“Odd Obsession” is part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme

Kenji Kenmochi is an elderly man, an expert on classical art objects, who is married to a much younger and very beautiful woman, Ikuko. As he is struggling with the lack of sexual drive, Kenji frequently and secretly visits a young doctor, Kimura, who gives him injections to increase his virility. Kimura also has a relationship with Ikuko’s daughter, Toshiko. One night, when Kimura is visiting the Kenmochi residence, Ikuko becomes drunk and laughs with Kimura. When Kenji hears her laughter, he feels jealousy, but at the same time, an extreme plan is shaped in...

Network TV is feeling the pre-Christmas lull, with ABC and CBS airing competing specials on a slow Sunday night, with CBS coming out on top between the two. But of course, it’s still football season and that meant that they were both no match for pigskin action.

As per usual on Sundays, the NFL ruled primetime. NBC finished first and Fox, which had the afternoon’s football overrun, was second. Due to the nature of live sports, the below fast-affiliate Nielsen numbers for NBC and Fox should be considered subject to significant adjustment.

NBC was first in ratings with a 3.2 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 12.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. Those were the averages of NBC Sports’ 90-minute pregame show, “Football Night in America,” and the Kansas City Chiefs-Chicago Bills game itself.

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With season 10 imminent, here's a recap of what happened last time on The Walking Dead. Spoilers ahead...

This Walking Dead article contains spoilers.

The Walking Dead season 9 was all about the battle to achieve Carl’s dream of rebuilding civilization and the many set-backs that threatened that ideal. It started with the symbol of an unfinished bridge and ended with a mysterious radio signal hinting at the wider world.

There was a mighty time-jump - first of eighteen months, then of six years. In that time, the community leaders fell out for reasons undisclosed, and Sanctuary and The Kingdom fell into disrepair, perhaps forever. Now only Hilltop and Alexandria remain.

With the threat from Negan neutralized, a new big bad arrived in the form of Samantha Morton’s Alpha and her group of Whisperers – living people wearing the skins of Walkers and travelling inside herds, steering them like cattle from within.

The 2019 Venice International Film Festival has wrapped, and this year’s edition has announced its award winners. The Golden Lion, the festival’s top laureate, went to “Joker,” which is a strong statement from this year’s competition jury led by Lucrecia Martel. See the complete list of this year’s winners below.

In recent years, the Venice Golden Lion has gone to films that went on to have legs in the awards-season conversation stateside. Last year’s Lion went to Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” which won three Academy Awards for Netflix but lost Best Picture to “Green Book.” The year prior, the Golden Lion went to Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water,” which won Best Picture at the Oscars in 2018.

In a surprise upset over Joaquin Phoenix in hot competition title “Joker” (until it carried off with the Golden Lion), Best Actor went to Luca Marinelli for...

“Joker” from director Todd Phillips won the Golden Lion, and “J’Accuse,” or “An Officer and a Spy,” from director Roman Polanski has won the Grand Jury Prize, the festival’s runner up prize, at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

The comic book film starring Joaquin Phoenix in an origin story of the iconic Batman villain beat out a lineup that also included films such as James Gray’s “Ad Astra” and Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat” for the top prize.

“I want to thank Warner Bros. and DC for stepping out of their comfort zone and taking a big swing on me,” director Todd Phillips said as he accepted the Golden Lion.

Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy” stars Jean Dujardin in a film about the Dreyfus Affair. His presence at the festival generated some backlash, as it’s his first film since the director...

“It needs to be recognised in the way that film is recognised.”

Virtual Reality is taking hold on the Lido as Venice, the only A-list festival which has its own Vr competition, ramps up its Vr offerings yet further.

“[Vr] is a new form of storytelling and art and it needs to be recognised in the same way that film is recognised,” said Liz Rosenthal, co-programmer of Venice Vr alongside Michel Reilhac.

The Venice competition is divided into two strands. Linear and Interactive. There is also an Out of Competition/Best Of Vr section.

“What we felt was that Vr was...

At Sunnydale High, I guess you really can't go back to high school again. The Scoobies capped off the end off the formative years with a bang.

On Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 Episode 22, the final battle against Mayor Wilkins was fought with weapons, fire, and a teenage army of classmates who had never battled a pure demon before. The climax is a Top 5 fight for the ages.

This season finale is one for the record books. Let's find out why by rewatching "Graduation Day (Part 2)"!

Picking up right where we left off on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 Episode 21, Buffy had major "Wtf?!" face. Literally, the solution to Angel's poison drove away on the back of a truck and Buffy looked completely hopeless.

Without Faith's blood, Angel's future seemed grim. However, thanks to that pesky little drowning against The Master, there was another source of Slayer blood walking around Sunnydale.

“Burning Cane” has won the Founders Award for best U.S. narrative feature and star Wendell Pierce has been awarded the top actor in the category for the 18th Annual Tribeca Film Festival.

Haley Bennett won the festival’s award for best actress in a narrative feature for her performance in “Swallow.” “House of Hummingbird” (Beol-sae) took the prize for best international narrative feature, and “Scheme Birds” won for top documentary feature.

The awards were announced Thursday. Rania Attieh won the Nora Ephron Award and a $25,000 prize for Initials S.G. (“Iniciales S.G.”). The award honors excellence in storytelling by a female writer or director embodying the spirit and boldness of the late filmmaker. Tribeca’s Storyscapes Award went to “The Key,” created by Celine Tricart.

“Burning Cane,” set in the Louisiana swamplands, is directed by Phillip Youmans, who wrote, directed and shot the film at the age of 17. He...

The Key, a mysterious virtual reality journey from Lucid Dreams Productions’ director Celine Tricart and producer Gloria Bradbury today announced they have enlisted actress Alia Shawkat to narrate the project.

Shawkat is best known for her roles on Arrested Development and Search Party. Her voice will carry audience members through the interactive virtual reality experience that presents viewers with moments of intense choice to unlock the mystery of the key.

The Key will make its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival as a juried selection in the Immersive Storyscapes category.

The experience shares a journey through dreams, and Shawkat will guide viewers through four different phases as they face challenging moments prompting them to make difficult and dangerous decisions while making their way to safety.

“We are thrilled to be working with Alia on The Key. With her high attention to detail she brings the voice we need to complete this project.

Georgie is a character played by Jayne Atkinson on The Walking Dead. She has only appeared on one episode, but has been referenced in a number of them, particularly through letters to Maggie. Back in Season 8, Georgie, Hilda, and Midge came upon the people of Hilltop. They were stopped on the road, driving a van and acting a bit suspiciously. At least that’s how the people of Hilltop viewed the situation, at first. The episode was called “The Key,” and when Georgie arrives, she offers to trade knowledge and information for food and musical phonographic records. It shows how […]

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Georgie might be the most famous The Walking Dead character that has only appeared in one episode. It took place in Season 8, when Georgie, Hilda, and Midge came upon Hilltop. Georgie appeared in an episode called The Key, where she arrives in a van with Hilda and Midge at Hilltop. She offers to trade knowledge and information in exchange for food and musical phonographic records. At first, a number of people at Hilltop want to take things from Georgie and her group, as they are distrustful of her appearance. It was at this time that Hilltop was struggling to […]

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The Walking Dead season 8 has been described as many things by many people – bloated, exhilarating and at-times infuriating…to name just a few.

It’s a reception that has been reflected in the show’s official ratings, too, which have spent the past number of months vacillating between solid and downright atrocious – not since season 1 has The Walking Dead posted a score below 3.0 among the 18-49 demographic, though its viewership has been rising steadily ever since “The Key,” which certainly bodes well for April’s season finale.

Speaking of which, last week’s episode, “Do Not Send Us Astray,” received a bump in the numbers, too, clinching a 3.0 rating in that key 18-49 demo, with 6.774 million viewers tuning in for what was another solid outing for the zombie drama. Granted, these ratings are still quite a ways away from earlier in the season – especially the premiere – but it’s nice...

The Walking Dead season 8 has been described as many things by many people – bloated, exhilarating and at-times infuriating…to name but three.

It’s a reception that has been reflected in the official ratings, too, which have spent the past number of months vacillating between solid and downright atrocious – not since season 1 has The Walking Dead posted a score below 3.0 among the 18-49 demographic, though the show’s viewership has been rising steadily ever since “The Key,” which certainly bodes well for April’s season finale.

Speaking of which, Melissa McBride recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly (h/t ComicBook.com) to discuss the “unexpected” curtain call – for this season, anyway – and why she’s already mulling over season 9.

What can I say about the finale? It’s a little unexpected. Yeah, I would agree with Norman, but also when I read it I was like: ‘Well, that’s a turn,...

Things really heated up in tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead, “Do Not Send Us Astray.” The Hilltop fell under siege when Simon (Steven Ogg) and Dwight (Austin Amelio) led a troop of Saviors to attack the community in an attempt to stamp out their enemies after negotiations with Maggie broke down. Yet, at the same time, cracks in the Saviors’ management also began to show.

Overall, this was another solid outing that progressed the story in some interesting ways that we look forward to seeing explored in future weeks. Speaking of which, we now have our first glimpse at next Sunday’s episode in the form of the short promo up above, along with a clip down below.

This fourteenth installment of season 8 is set to be titled “Still Gotta Mean Something,” and the previously-released synopsis promises that the survivors will have to get pro-active in order to...

With just three more episode left in Season 8, “The Walking Dead” upped the action quotient for Episode 13, titled “Do Not Send Us Astray.” As The Saviors descend on Hilltop Colony, some characters give their life defending it, while The Widow proves she’s the biggest badass of the apocalypse.

Hilltop Prepares – Hilltop enters battle mode as the troops take their positions. Survivors of The Kingdom have arrived, and Carol (Melissa McBride) is busy convincing Henry to stay out of harm’s way. Siddiq (Avi Nash) sets up shop in the infirmary but is interrogated by a female doctor who isn’t impressed with his lack of experience. I don’t know where this medical expert has been hiding all season, but Siddiq ultimately wins her over by standing his ground. Morgan (Lennie James) is in the woods on lookout duty. He sounds his car horn as rumbling noises grow near,...

[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “The Walking Dead” Season 8 Episode 13, “Do Not Send Us Astray,” follow.]

Whose Episode Is It?

“Do Not Send Us Astray” features the biggest battle we’ve gotten in the back half of Season 8, as the Saviors arrive at Hilltop only to discover that under Maggie’s leadership the Hilltop is not playing around.

The episode has a little bit of everything — human vs. human action, human vs. zombie action, and even some significant character development for Maggie. It’s as busy an episode as last week, but — barring one particularly embarrassing subplot — it’s a much stronger effort.

The War Effort

The action is a cut above this week, as the usual “just shoot from behind cover” approach is replaced by some real strategy. It’s particularly clever to leave the gates open to lure the Saviors into a trap, since it catches the Saviors off guard and ensures the...

A few weeks ago when “The Lost and the Damned” aired, The Walking Dead‘s ratings stooped to their lowest point since the opening season back in 2010.

Per the Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers, the tenth episode of the eighth season only mustered a 2.9 rating among the key demographic (18-49) with a total of 6.8 million viewers. That’s the lowest rating since the first season eight years ago, when “Wildfire” drew a 2.8 rating in that same demo.

Indeed, the last time AMC’s flagship drew less than 7 million viewers was during the second season, when the episode “Better Angels” averaged 6.9 million. Granted, things did pick up a bit last Sunday with “The Key,” but still, it’s been a bit of a struggle all year for the series.

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It’s no secret that The Walking Dead has been struggling all season long, with the show seeing a pretty big drop in ratings and audiences losing interest as time’s worn on. But just this past week, a silver lining appeared as Sunday’s episode, titled “The Key,” saw a boost in numbers.

The real question, of course, is whether that increase in viewership can unlock some momentum for the undead flagship as we approach season 8’s grand finale, one which is expected to see the war between Rick’s group and the Saviors (and Negan!) reach a bloody conclusion. It’s a conclusion that’ll be “very satisfying” as well. Or at least, that’s according to Norman Reedus.

Speaking to EW in a recent interview, The Walking Dead stalwart teased fans with what’s to come, saying:

“There are four things that happen that could be the finale,...

“The Walking Dead” is a show famous for teasing out game-changing deaths — leaving beloved characters in limbo as the credits roll, and perhaps even teasing out their fates for longer than necessary. (Never forget Season 7’s decision to make Glenn into Schrodinger’s cat.) But right now, the fate of one of “The Walking Dead’s” best-established romances currently hangs in limbo.

[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “The Walking Dead” Season 8 Episode 12, “The Key,” follow.]

Sunday night’s episode, “The Key,” exposed perhaps one of the show’s most iconic characters to violence on a life-ending scale. Yes, this might have proven ironic, given how much death has come thanks to this character, but we were still relatively shaken up by this oh-so-important question: Is Lucille the baseball bat okay?

We should have known that Lucille the baseball bat was in for a rough night based solely on our experience with this show, and the...

For the first time since December’s midseason finale, The Walking Dead has notched a ratings boon.

Figures relayed by Headline Planet (h/t ComicBook.com) confirm that last Sunday’s installment, “The Key,” drew 6.66 million viewers in total, alongside a 2.83 rating in that key 18-49 demographic. It’s marginally better than “Dead or Alive Or,” which scored a 2.8 and 6.6 million viewers overall, but considering that The Walking Dead‘s ratings have been on a steady decline for the past three months, this is undoubtedly a small victory for the folks over at AMC.

The real question, of course, is whether “The Key” can unlock some momentum for the undead flagship as we approach season 8’s grand finale, one which is expected to see the war between Rick’s group and the Saviors (and Negan!) reach a bloody conclusion.

Here’s confirmation of season 8’s ratings thus far:

Episode 8×01:...

The Saviors' battle cry might be "I am Negan" but that's a Kool-Aid that Simon is no longer sipping. Simon has long been the most prominent member of The Saviors (besides their leader) but always as Negan's right-hand man. Now, Simon has turned against Negan. As of the episode "The Key," Simon has enacted a mutiny against Negan, leaving Lucille's owner for dead and launching a plan to "expunge" all enemies of the Saviors. None of it looks good for Rick and crew but just because Simon has a plan to kill everyone doesn't mean he'll succeed.

Back in February, The Walking Dead‘s special effects make-up guru and executive producer Greg Nicotero teased a first for the show: a fully nude walker! This didn’t exactly generate a wave of excitement among Walking Dead fans, since it’s hard to get too excited about a naked rotting corpse. What’s more, the actual reveal of the much-touted nude walker was so understated that you could be forgiven for not noticing it at all in the latest episode, “The Key.”...

The most recent episode of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” provided one of the most fascinating scenes in recent seasons. “The Key” introduced us to Georgie and the potential of a greater world. The character presents viewers with a boatload of lingering questions. Number one on the minds of comic book fans: Is the show about to skip several years of major comic book storylines?

I was first drawn to Georgie because she’s played by the wonderful Jayne Atkinson, and I’m thrilled the actress has lined up another high profile gig after years of her underrated performance as Cathy Durant on “House of Cards.” It’s also refreshing to come across a benevolent new group instead of one lead by a psychopath. But more pressing for fans of the source comics is that Atkinson’s Georgie bears some similarities to members of The Commonwealth. And that could signal...

Yes, Rick and friends have been burned in the past by various groups on The Walking Dead. But there have also been good groups out there too. The latest group, lead by a woman named Georgie, is introduced in "The Key." Maggie is hesitant to trust this woman, but in the end, she makes a good decision, which could help with the future of the Hilltop. I think that meeting and trusting new groups and communities is the key to building the future as Carl wanted.

Tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead, titled “The Key,” checked in on a number of different characters as the war with the Saviors continues.

In particular, Maggie (Lauren Cohan), Enid (Katelyn Nacon) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) went on an unexpected trip while Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finally came face to face with his nemesis Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) for the first time since his son Carl’s death at the beginning of season 8B. As you’d expect, it proved to be a nail-biting reunion for the pair.

Overall, this was another solid outing that progressed the story in some interesting ways that we look forward to seeing explored in future weeks. Speaking of which, we now have our first glimpse at next Sunday’s episode in the form of the short promo up above, along with a clip down below.

This thirteenth installment of season 8 is set to...

Rick, you are one crazy Sob!

We all knew that a rematch between Negan and Rick was inevitable, I just didn't expect it to happen on The Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 12. After trudging along since its midseason return and with only four episodes remaining in the season, The Walking Dead desperately needed to kick things into high gear.

And thankfully, that's exactly what "The Key" accomplished.

The confrontation between these two may not have come as much of a surprise to those who saw the preview following last week's episode, but I personally try to avoid episode previews at all costs, as they have the tendency to mislead or give away too much.

I prefer to watch everything unfold naturally without having a tainted viewing experience.

So seeing Rick and Negan square off once again made for one hell of an entertaining episode.

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Programming Note: This week’s screener, according to AMC, made it clear it was not the final version of the episode, noting that scenes might be added or deleted in post. So if Rick suddenly gets Dragon Ball Z powers at the end of the regular airing and it’s not mentioned in this review, that’s why, and we’ll update accordingly.

[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “The Walking Dead” Season 8 Episode 12, “The Key,” follow.]

Whose Episode Is It?

Rick was gone all last week, so he’s back with a vengeance in “The Key,” as he finally gets to square off mano-a-mano with Negan. Naturally that scuffle turns into yet another stalemate, so that story feels like just another stalling tactic before we get to the final conflict between the two groups. There is some intrigue, however, as Simon gently suggests to Dwight that maybe the Saviors should consider getting a new leader,...