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These 10 series prove Disney+ is more than just childhood nostalgia.

When Disney+ first dropped, I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to find. Like… how many times was I actually gonna rewatch “The Lion King”? But then they started cranking out originals — Marvel shows, “Star Wars” spinoffs, some fun revivals including a “Goosebumps” reboot show — and it finally clicked. The whole strategy is pretty simple: take the biggest franchises in the world and make them feel fresh again. And honestly? It works. And since the platform’s still on the younger side, whenever a truly great show hits, it can instantly shake up the all-time list. So here it is… my personal ranking of the 10 best Disney+ shows ever.

Top 10 all-time best TV shows streaming on Disney+:

No. 10: ‘Goosebumps’

No. 9: ‘Agatha All Along’

No. 8: ‘WandaVision’

No. 7: ‘Ms. Marvel’

No. 6: ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man’

No.

When it comes to awards, Adam Sandler is a frequent loser. But he might be about to get off the snide.

To date, the comedian and actor has lost five Emmys, three Grammys, two Golden Globes, and two Critics Choice Awards, among others. However, Sandler's Emmy losing streak is on track to end this year, as he's the front-runner to win Best Music and Lyrics, per the latest Gold Derby odds.

Sandler and Dan Bulla wrote the music and lyrics for "Adam Sandler's Song: 50 Years," which he performed during SNL50: The Anniversary Special. Jack Nicholson came out of hibernation to introduce his Anger Management costar during the February broadcast. "Let's hear it for Jack, baby," Sandler told the audience at the start of his set. "Jack made it out tonight! Love you, brother."

The lyrics of "50 Years" mention how "everyone in this room has something in common" because their lives...

Disney is shaking things up in its marketing division as it prepares to fully integrate Hulu into Disney+, with chief brand officer Asad Ayaz and Entertainment Television marketing president Shannon Ryan’s roles expanding.

Ayaz will now serve as Disney Entertainment marketing president, overseeing marketing across studios, television and streaming and reporting directly to the division’s co-chairs Alan Bergman and Dana Walden. He will also continue to drive brand strategy under CEO Bob Iger, including leading the company’s in-house creative agencies for Disney Experiences and Disney Entertainment, Yellow Shoes and The Hive.

Meanwhile, Ryan will continue leading marketing for television content and add direct-to-consumer marketing to her portfolio, overseeing a newly integrated team across Disney+ and Hulu. She will report to Ayaz and will remain on Walden’s leadership team. Hulu marketing chief Barrie Gruner and Disney+ marketing chief Samantha Rosenberg will both report to Ryan moving forward.

Viewers flocked back to Arlen, Texas, for the premiere of King of the Hill Season 14.

The premiere episode drew 4.4M views in its first seven days of streaming, marking the most-viewed adult animation season premiere across Disney+ and Hulu in five years, per Disney.

Disney doesn’t report viewership on its titles consistently enough to make a direct comparison here, though the company has shed light on streaming performance for a few other titles over the past several years. When it does release viewership numbers, Disney tends to be inconsistent with the measurement period.

Last year, for example, the first episode of Agatha All Along drew 9.3M views in the first seven days of streaming, according to the company. Meanwhile, The Acolyte hit 11.1M views in five days. More recently, Disney reported that Zombies 4 reached 9.3M views in 10 days. However, none of these titles could help directly illustrate King of the Hill‘s performance,...

Industry insider Alex Perez recently revealed, “Agents of Shield fans will celebrate a (albeit small) win” in the upcoming Vision Quest, potentially implying that the Darkhold could be a key player in the series. Since both AoS and WandaVision have their own portrayal of the book, it could be the bridge between the two. At the same time, the way that both are showcased in the series is very different.

Not only do the books look different, but it is up for debate if Agents of Shield is actually canon to the MCU. In the official timeline of the franchise, the series is not present, making its contents non-canonical and it having no place on the Sacred Timeline. With this, if Vision Quest tries to make a reference or nod to the series, it would suddenly make the show canonical, creating a lot of plot holes about where AoS lies on the timeline.

The Multiverse Saga has been a thrill-ride in so many ways, expanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe beyond its horizons, allowing it to tell new stories across television, standalone specials, and even animation. It showed us all that, regardless of whether the franchise told stories on the big screen or on Disney Plus, the magic of Marvel was present.

Granted, this new four-year-long era hasn't been as smooth-sailing for the MCU as the unchallenged dominance of its predecessor (the 11-year-long Infinity Saga), but there were plenty of highs to make up for some of those lows. You know that the Emmy-winning WandaVision and its beloved spinoff Agatha All Along, as well as the likes of Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic Four: First Steps are among the finest chapters of the McU's long story, and fans will continue to reminisce about the strength of these titles for years to come.

If the Multiverse Saga has been anything,...

All films in the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” films are set to return to the big screen later this month.

Alamo Drafthouse will screen all six films in theaters this August and September. The first film, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” will kick off the screenings beginning Aug. 29.

Fans will have the opportunity to see Freddy Krueger like never before with remastered 4K screenings of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” on Sept. 9, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master” and “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare” on Sept. 12, and “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare” on Sept. 20.

Tickets are now available to purchase on Alamo Drafthouse’s website or in-person.

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‘Wicked,’ ‘Anora’ and ‘Severance’ Among Nominees for Property Masters Guild Awards

The Property Masters Guild announced the nominees for their 2nd annual MacGuffin Awards, which honors...

Aubrey Plaza is set to portray one of Hollywood's most infamous figures, Heidi Fleiss, in an upcoming film, the sensibly titled The Heidi Fleiss Story. Per Variety, theWhite Lotus star will not only lead the project but also produce it under her Evil Hag banner. The feature will be directed by Leah Rachel, the creator behind the polarizing Netflix supernatural thriller Chambers.

Fleiss became a notorious figure in the 1990s due to a headline-making scandal. In 1993, she was arrested and charged for running a high-end ring of sex workers that catered to wealthy and influential clients, some of whom were reportedly big names in the entertainment industry. She was famously dubbed the "Hollywood Madam." Her eventual conviction on federal charges, which included pandering, money laundering, and tax evasion, led to her serving 20 months in prison.

The upcoming film, which is described as a dark comedy, is set to explore a specific period of Fleiss's life,...

Aubrey Plaza’s call sheet is about to get a lot longer, as she’s come on to produce and star in “The Heidi Fleiss Story.”

Plaza will portray the infamous “Hollywood madam” Heidi Fleiss, busted in the early ‘90s for what was said to be the world’s largest high-end prostitution ring – which implicated Hollywood, politicians and other power figures.

The project marks the directorial debut of Leah Rachel (creator of Netflix’s “Chambers”). The film hails from Pinky Promise, Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett’s production company.

Heatseeking actress and Gen Z icon Rachel Sennott co-wrote the script with Rachel and Travis Jackson. Their take on the tabloid sensation follows Fleiss before trial, scrambling around Los Angeles trying to blackmail and leverage various connections to get the case dropped, with the help of an aspiring young writer named Jaclyn.

Production is set for Los Angeles in the coming months.

Over the course of the past year, Marvel Studios has made significant progress in striving to curb its worsening reputation amongst fans and critics alike. Even the head of the studio, Kevin Feige, recently admitted that amidst the brand’s post-Endgame exposure and pivot to encompass regular Disney+ exclusives that it became a case of “quantity over quality” during the early 2020s. It certainly didn’t help matters that there was a global pandemic occurring at the same time, which put the bulk of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s projects on hold and reorganized their entire release schedule. As a result, 2020 was the first year without a Marvel Studios project released since 2009.

Between this unplanned break, the glut of new Marvel content releasing on Disney+, and the lessening quality of the products themselves once they did start hitting theaters again, Marvel had a real problem on their hands. The franchise...

This article contains spoilers for "Eyes of Wakanda."

Everyone knows that Achilles is gay. It's 2025. I don't care what Brad Pitt told you back in 2004, but we live in a different world now — a world where, when you see Achilles in a thing, you should know to immediately start looking for the queer rep. So that's exactly what I did when I saw the famous Greek hero pop up in episode two of Marvel's new "Eyes of Wakanda" animated series.

Now, I know what you're thinking. Achilles and queer storylines go hand in hand. But the MCU? Sort of the opposite. Yes, we all loved "Agatha All Along," which is probably the most explicit, canonical, interesting queer representation in the franchise to date. But other than that, Joe Russo's cringy cameo in "Avengers: Endgame," and a few pride pins that you have to squint to see? It's slim pickings.

In the long pipeline of the MCU’s release schedule, we now finally have confirmation that the production of the WandaVision spin-off series, titled Vision Quest, has completed its cycle (via @Screendaily).

This will mark the second spin-off series from the original WandaVision show in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, alongside Agatha All Along, which will be part of Phase 6 of the franchise. Thus, here are some key details about the show you should know before it arrives on Disney+ next year.

Spoiler Alert !!!This Article Might Contain Spoilers For The Upcoming MCU Series 'Vision Quest'. Reader's Discretion Is Advised. Latest Updates on the Production of Marvel’s Vision Quest Paul Bettany as Vision in a still from Avengers: Age of Ultron | Credits: Marvel Studios and Disney+

As stated earlier, reports claim that the filming of the series has wrapped up, and now, the film will go into post-production.

Between movies, TV shows, and animated series, there have been over 50 Marvel Studios projects since Iron Man blasted onto our screens in 2008.

Ranking them is no easy feat, but Variety has taken a crack at it, and the results have proven hugely divisive. Moon Knight was worse than Echo and Captain America: Brave New World? The Fantastic Four: First Steps is beneath The Marvels and Ironheart? And wait, Avengers: Endgame is the best MCU movie over Black Panther?!

Some of you might agree with those decisions, but you can still probably see why this list has split opinions.

Looking back at these movies and TV shows, it's wild to see how far Marvel Studios has come since Phase 1 culminated with what was then the biggest superhero movie of all-time: The Avengers.

Ultimately, everyone's ranking is going to differ, and one person's favourite movie or TV show could be someone...

Over the last two years, Marvel’s television slate faced a whole lot of shifting, followed by an entire revamping of its structure, and it seems to have finally found its groove. And there’s still quite a few shows on the horizon.

According to Marvel TV head Brad Winderbaum, the studio is now “thinking about television really more like traditional television” — which in some cases means multiple seasons. “Loki,” “Daredevil: Born Again” and “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” are so far the only series to get more than one, though Winderbaum offered hope for “Agatha All Along” and “Hawkeye.”

In the meantime, it’s hard for anyone to keep track of all these series in their head. So, we went ahead and compiled a list for you of every confirmed Marvel TV show currently in the works to premiere on Disney+.

Below, you will find all the information we have...

Fans excited about the Dcu take on the Teen Titansare bound to be disappointed by the latest update from DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn. It was recently confirmed that Ana Nogueira would be penning the script for the Dcu's Wonder Woman. However, Nogueira is not only the writer for the upcoming Supergirl film, but was also hired to pen a script for Teen Titans back in September 2024. This led many to believe that Nogueira got the gig for Wonder Woman following how much both Supergirl and Teen Titans scripts must have dazzled DC Studios.

Unfortunately, it appears that the Teen Titans script is nowhere close to being finished. Gunn said, via Threads, that the script forthe film "does not exist. She's been on WW for a while." Even though the news just broke that Nogueira was working on Wonder Woman just a week ago, Gunn implies that she has been...

Fourth Wing is one of the most highly anticipated fantasy TV adaptations in the works right now. Fans can't wait for the upcoming Amazon TV series based on Rebecca Yarros' first book in The Empyrean series.

For the first time in a while, we have an update to share from Amazon about the hit series. While it's not a "here's when Fourth Wing is coming out," you can tell Amazon cares about how fans feel about this series.

In a Deadline interview, Amazon TV boss Vernon Sanders wouldn't share where exactly things stand with Fourth Wing, but he did make a promise to fans.

Here's what Sanders said:

"We don’t have news to report yet, so I won’t be breaking anything here, but we’re hard at work. We love our relationship with Rebecca Yarros, who has been incredible, and we’re going to get this one right.

There is no doubt that Jac Schaeffer is one of the reasons Marvel Studios’ shows on Disney Plus went from something experimental to a must-have. She started the run with WandaVision, and everyone fell in love. The show wasn’t just funny; it made people think differently about love and power and what people will do with and for both.

Within WandaVision came Kathryn Hahn’s brilliant performance as the super-powerful and long-living Agatha Harkness. Hahn has been a star forever, but the platform of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brought even more eyes to her incredible talent. As she and her character were so beloved, Marvel greenlit spinoff Agatha All Along with Jac Schaeffer. And, shocking to no one, it was a hit.

Agatha All Along combined phenomenal storytelling with equally as good acting, representation, and songs. It’s no wonder that people want more of it in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The final season premiere of Squid Game put the Netflix hit back at the top of the U.S. streaming charts — though with smaller numbers than it had for the show’s most recent run.

The final full week of June also brought another record for Love Island USA and the premiere of The Bear’s fourth season, which like Squid Game opened with lower but still solid viewing figures.

Squid Game racked up 3.2 billion minutes of viewing in the United States for the week of June 23-29; the Korean thriller’s third and final season premiered on June 27. That’s down from 4.92 billion minutes for the week of season two’s premiere in late December, which had an extra day to accumulate viewing time since it debuted on a Thursday rather than a Friday as the final run did (debuting during the holidays probably helped season two some as...

Fans expected him to appear on WandaVision. He was referenced on Agatha All Along. But it wasn’t until Ironheart that the extra-dimensional demon character Mephisto, “a devil who presents Faustian bargains to hero characters,” made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, brought to life on screen by Sacha Baron Cohen, the actor and comedian who’s best known for playing Borat. Deadline reports that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said there are big things ahead for Mephisto, who will be prominent as the next MCU supervillain – and Baron Cohen is ready for action. While preparing to play Mephisto on Ironheart, he reached out to Matthew McConaughey to get the phone number of a personal trainer who might be “capable of getting an actor buff and shredded in a hurry.” McConaughey got Baron Cohen in contact with Alfonso “The Angry Trainer” Moretti. The result of the work Baron Cohen put into...

Margaret Qualley burst onto the scene in 2016 with her early work in The Nice Guys, and she later exploded in popularity even more thanks to her Emmy-nominated work in Fosse/Verdon and Maid. She also earned a name for herself with a smaller role in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, the 2019 Oscar-winner from director Quentin Tarantino.

Qualley is also attached to star in several big upcoming projects. She has a small role in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2, and she’ll also star opposite Glen Powell in Huntington. She has even been cast in a role in Ridley Scott’s next film, The Dog Stars, which is slated for a March 27, 2026, release date. However, there’s one role that fans have claimed she’d be perfect for, and now she’s finally broken her silence about it.

Qualley is one of the most popular fancasts to play Rogue...

Mephisto's future with the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets addressed by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. After an endless amount of speculation, the MCU timeline finally brought one of Marvel Comics' most powerful villains to life in 2025, with the arrival of Mephisto in the Ironheart TV show during episode 6.

Portrayed by Sasha Baron Cohen, who brought the famous supervillain into the franchise, the MCU has just scratched the surface with Mephisto after only a single episode of television. With Mephisto being in the MCU, the natural question is what is next for him after his Ironheart debut, especially after his deal with Riri Williams.

As Mephisto's future with the MCU has just started, GamesRadar was recently part of a press conference where Feige finally spoke more about Cohen's character. Kevin Feige responded with a straightforward "yes" when asked if there were plans to use the character more in the future,...

There is very little disputing it: Avengers: Doomsday will be the cinematic event of 2026. Oh, there will undoubtedly be some stiff competition for that title, from the movie that will share its own release date Dune: Messiah to fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe juggernaut Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but it's clear that the upcoming Avengers reunion has all the makings of a villion-dollar phenomenon.

As Marvel Studios continues to recalibrate ahead of the Multiverse Saga's conclusion, buzz for the upcoming film is continuing to grow. Ever since the studio unveiled that initial cast list, fans have been anticipating all of the surprises and returns - surprises and returns that have and have not been announced. And with that, the speculation for who could still be involved remains at an all-time high.

However, it sounds like one major comeback that was not previously announced may have been spoiled.

Joe Locke's...

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige held a roundtable with members of the press ahead of the July 25 release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and when it comes to small-screen fare, the takeaway seems to be this:

Characters may crossover between TV and film. But storylines…? Not necessarily.

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Marvel Studios’ third WandaVision spin-off is almost ready to move into post-production. After production designer Will Hughes-Jones teased that an unnamed Marvel project would wrap filming in July, it has now been confirmed that Vision Quest is the series that will wrap next week after months of production at Pinewood Studios in London. The series will mark Paul Bettany’s long-awaited return as Vision, continuing the story that began in the WandaVision finale, where the “White Vision” was rebuilt with no emotional memory of his past life.

While Marvel has yet to confirm a release window, the latest update means the series is one step closer to becoming a reality on Disney+, likely during the 2026 release slate. Fans of WandaVision and its first spin-off, Agatha All Along, now have another series to start looking forward to, as Vision Quest promises to explore the themes of identity and self-discovery that mirror...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has endured a major amount of change in the past half-decade. It all really started in 2019's Avengers: Endgame, when the Avengers' victory over Thanos came with some very extreme costs. And as the Marvel Studios franchise moved on from the Infinity Saga to the Multiverse Saga, that changed just continued to expand and evolve.

But with that experimental phase of relying on both movie and television, the MCU began to expand too rapidly, with fans finding it hard to keep up with all of the titles or simply not enjoying the overexposure to their favorite franchise. The studio has since recalibrated, changing things up after a number of missteps resulted in some underperformers. In order to do that, it reportedly had to cancel a number of projects that were in the early stages of development.

That said, Marvel is now reportedly open to the idea...

Don’t wait up, Wongers. Madisynn King wants to party with Eve Tessmacher, in what could be the most awaited Marvel/DC crossover since Deadpool/Batman #1.

Who Is Eve Tessmacher?

Coming out of the first wave of showings for James Gunn’s Superman movie, many were abuzz about Sara Sampaio as Eve Tessmacher. Supervillain Lex Luthor’s superfashionable girlfriend is seen forever snapping selfies, and allegedly has “mutant toes” (per Jimmy Olsen’s Caller ID for her) that “look like someone spilled shrimp cocktail on the floor.”

More from TVLineJames Gunn: Peacemaker Season 2 'Revolves Around' This Major Superman Movie...

In 2013, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. became the first Marvel Television series developed to be part of the sprawling MCU. In the two decades since, more than 20 shows from the company have graced the small screen, all with varying degrees of success among fans, critics, and on the awards circuit.

In fact, six of the series have won Emmy Awards, and more could follow in their footsteps this year.

To date, WandaVision (2021) is Marvel's highest achiever at the Emmys, earning 23 nominations and three wins for its costumes, production design, and music & lyrics (for the "Agatha All Along" song). The limited series, which reunited Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany's Vision from the Avengers movies, was so popular that it spawned a spin-off series, 2024's Agatha All Along.

The spooky comedy-dramed follows Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness as she traverses down the Witches' Road with a gaggle of sorceresses. The...

Agatha All Along's Wiccan may soon be back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Joe Locke is potentially eying his Marvel Studios film debut. One of the big takeaways from the MCU timeline in 2024 was the reintroduction of Billy Maximoff, a.k.a. Wiccan, as Locke brought the character back into the franchise through Agatha All Along.

With the older Billy now established, many have been wondering when the young hero will actually show up next, especially as The Multiverse Saga gets closer to its end. However, Locke's MCU future as Billy may have finally gotten a massive update.

During a recent TikTok live (via @DailyJLocke), Tony and Grammy award winner Steven Sater had been asked about Locke. While keeping it brief, Sater stated that Locke is doing a Marvel movie, which would mark the MCU actor's first appearance in a Marvel Studios film. Check it out below:

I didn't see him,...

After The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in theaters next week, it's going to be a long wait for the next MCU movie. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled for July, while Avengers: Doomsday isn't heading our way until December after moving from its original May release date.

Rumours are bound to be plentiful until then, and we have a possible update for you today about who will lead Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Doomsday. 

Recently, comments from filmmaker Matt Shakman suggesting Mister Fantastic will take charge of the Avengers were taken out of context before going viral on social media (it's likely that he was referring to Reed Richards' comic book journey). Now, that's been backed up by a new post from @MyTimeToShineH.

"Okay, so I just checked with my source," the insider wrote, "and they told me that Reed Richards is Not the leader of the Avengers in Doomsday and Secret Wars.

“The Penguin,” HBO’s limited series set on the gritty streets of Gotham as Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) climbs through the ranks of the criminal underworld in the power vacuum left after the end of Matt Reeves’s “The Batman” film, led all Emmys craft categories July 15 with 24 total nominations and 17 in craft categories. Next was “Severance” (Apple TV+) with 14 craft nominations from its total of 27. Then “The White Lotus” (HBO) with 12. The series with double-digit craft nominations was rounded out by “The Studio” (Apple TV+), with 10 craft-focused nominations out of its total haul of 23, the most for any freshman comedy series.

After that, nominations were spread out among Emmy hopefuls: “Andor” (Disney+) and “The Last of Us” (HBO) each received nine; “Black Mirror,” (Netflix), “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix), and “Hacks” (HBO) all received seven; “House of the Dragon” (HBO) and “The Righteous Gemstones” (HBO) both...

The 2025 Emmy Nominations had seemed rather dull leading up to nomination morning, which, of course, meant we were in for a few surprises. Lo and behold, they came early and often. Below, we’ve got some of the big players and who really missed when it mattered most.

2025 Emmy Nomination Winners and Losers Winner: HBO

A massive haul for The Penguin helped lead the way for the multi-media TV network to secure a total of 142 nominations. This jumps the network up fifty nominations for last year, and even better news, they scored some truly inspired nominations. Alongside The Penguin, Hacks picked up 14 nominations, The Pitt picked up double nominations for Directing and Writing on its way to 13 nominations, and The Rehearsal picked up nominations. Even with underperformance from House of the Dragon and Dune: Part Two, the network was still able to secure 23 total programs with at least one nomination.

A father-daughter composing team was nominated, Hans Zimmer could win his first Emmy, and a music supervisor was nominated for three different shows — just some of the surprises among nominations for the 2024-2025 Emmys unveiled Tuesday morning by the Television Academy.

Thomas Newman and his daughter Julia Newman were nominated for their music for Netflix’s miniseries “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” a first in Emmy history for a two-generation, same-family collaboration on a single television score. And in another musical-family story, Oscar and Emmy winner Michael Giacchino’s son Mick Giacchino was nominated for his original music for HBO’s “The Penguin.”

Zimmer, who has two Oscars and four Grammys, has never won an Emmy but could this year with his nomination in the documentary music category for NBC’s “The Americas” (shared with fellow composers Anze Rozman and Kara Talve).

Music supervisor Gabe Hilfer dominated the...

The numbers are in and there are some winners and losers when it comes to today’s Emmy nominations.

As Deadline reported, HBO scored a record haul of 142 nominations, besting Netflix, which still secured 120 nominations, well up from its 107 last year, and Apple added to its pile from last year.

Elsewhere, there are some interesting numbers for the likes of Disney+ and Peacock, while FX was never going to replicate last year’s outsized success, and there’s another fall for the overall numbers for the broadcast networks.

Related: Emmy Scorecards: Nominations By Program & Network

Disney+ grew from 19 nominations last year to 28 this year thanks to a haul from Andor as well as some love for Agatha All Along and some documentaries including Beatles ’64.

FX couldn’t replicate last year’s success, which saw series such as Shōgun take it to a record haul. It dropped from 93 nominations to...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe was all but shut out at this year's Emmys. Four years after WandaVision earned some major nominations, Agatha All Along just barely squeezed her way into this year's competition.

While Agatha All Along managed to score three Emmy nominations, the MCU show was completely shunned in all the major categories that WandaVision was nominated for back in 2021, albeit for its respective Limited Series or Anthology categories. Agatha All Along was submitted as a comedy series instead of a limited series by Marvel, leading many to speculate that future seasons may be on the way, which meant that it had tougher competition. Ultimately,Agatha All Along was nominated for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour).

Created by Jac Schaeffer, Agatha All Along picks up three years after the events of WandaVision, focusing on...

The 2025 Emmy nominations are here, and while plenty of heavy hitters received the expected nods, there were also a ton of unexpected moments. From the A-list actors who were passed over to the Cinderella stories of the season, campaigning is sure to heat up before the Sept. 14 ceremony. Check out Variety’s list of the biggest snubs and surprises from nomination morning below.

Surprise: No ‘Last of Us’ Season 2 Fatigue for the Show’s Key Players

First season leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who received nominations last year, also picked up nods this season, despite a rockier reception to the second season and an early change in Pascal’s status.

Snub: Patrick Schwarzenegger, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola and Leslie Bibb Didn’t Check Into the Awards Race With ‘White Lotus’ Co-Stars

There was never going to be enough room for everyone in the fêted cast to have a shot,...

HBO and its streaming service HBO Max smashed past Netflix to once again lead the number of Emmy nominations, thanks to hauls from shows including The Penguin, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.

The Warner Bros. Discovery network scored 142 Emmy nominations, compared to 120 for Netflix.

This marks the most Emmy nominations HBO has ever received in a single year, beating its previous total of 140 in 2022. Last year, it received 91 and was behind Netflix and FX.

It was helped in large part by major hauls from The Penguin, which landed 24 nominations – the second most of the year behind Apple’s Severance, which got 27, The White Lotus, which checked in with 23, and The Last Of Us, which got 16. Hacks helped with 14 nominations and The Pitt looked after 13 nominations.

Related: Where’s My Show? Why Some Of Your Favorites Won’t Be Emmy-Nominated This Year

Netflix won’t be unhappy, however,...

Beyoncé has landed an Emmy nomination.

She was nominated in the outstanding directing for a variety special category for “Beyoncé Bowl.” The Netflix special landed a total of four nominations including outstanding variety special (Live). Co-directors of photography Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki and Bruno Delbonnel, prosthetics makeup artist Barrie Gower, and songwriter Nicholas Britell were among the industry heavyweights who led the Creative Arts Emmy nominations on Tuesday morning.

Alfonso Cuaron’s go-to cinematographers Delbonnel and Lubezki were recognized for their work on the AppleTV+ limited series “Disclaimer.” Britell scored a nomination for writing “We are the Ghor” (Planetary Anthem) from Disney+’s “Andor.”

Cinematographers behind the oner trend this season were also nominated. Netflix’s four-part limited series “Adolescence” uses one continuous shot per episode to create intense emotion as it follows 13-year-old schoolboy Jamie Miller, played by newcomer Owen Cooper, who is arrested on the suspicion of murdering his classmate.

The American Film Institute is now accepting applicants for its storied AFI Dww+ program for the class of 2026-2027, as IndieWire exclusively shares.

The tuition-free, year-long directing workshop turns 51 this year and will again shepherd underrepresented and emerging filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film. Since launching, the program, which takes place in Los Angeles on the AFI campus, has trained more than 350 filmmakers and artists.

Alumni include “Coda” Best Picture winner Siân Heder, Ellen Burstyn, Dyan Cannon, Directors Guild of America president Lesli Linka Glatter, Lee Grant, Margot Kidder, “Wednesday” and “Agatha All Along” director Gandja Monteiro, Cicely Tyson, Anne Bancroft, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” director and executive producer Dime Davis. Check out the most recent class of 2026 here.

The program accepts up to eight filmmakers with “a passion for visual storytelling, the tenacity to pursue a directorial career, and a willingness to learn and grow,...

New images from Disney's Tron: Areshave entered The Grid… the Instagram grid, that is. The snaps caused quite a stir on social media as they turned the spotlight on two of the film's major villainous characters, who threaten to be even more evil than Jared Leto's titular antagonist in the highly anticipated third installment of the groundbreaking Tron franchise. Marvel favorite Evan Peters and The X-Files leading lady Gillian Anderson both feature in the photos, offering a better look at their roles as Julian and Elisabeth Dillinger, respectively.

Fans of the Tron saga will recognize the Dillinger name. Ed Dillinger (David Warner) was the ruthless head of Encom in Disney's 1982 film, while his son, Ed Jr. (Cillian Murphy), made a cameo appearance in the 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy. The Dillinger dynasty will live on in the third feature, Tron: Ares, as Peters steps out as Julian, a new addition to the family lineage,...

Past winners like “Hacks” and “The Bear” will battle newcomers like “The Studio,” legends will be bypassed in favor of upstarts, and “The White Lotus” will try its best to hog the supporting actor and actress categories one more time.

That’s the outlook for the 77th Primetime Emmy Award nominations, which will be announced on Tuesday morning by Harvey Guillen and Brenda Song. With the number of entries in many categories slipping for the second year in a row, Television Academy rules dictate that the number of nominees will also drop, leading to pitched battles for the remaining slots and inevitable cries of “Snub!” when the nominations are revealed.

Our stab at prognostication suggests that “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Shrinking” and “The Studio” will all do well in the marquee comedy categories; “The Pitt,” “Severance” and “The White Lotus” will be among the most-nominated dramas; and that “Adolescence” will top “The Penguin,...

Netflix's Heartstopper movie gets an encouraging update from star Joe Locke. Based on Alice Oseman's webcomic of the same name, the fan-favorite teen dramedy has so far run for three seasons. It tracks the blossoming love story between Charlie (Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor), as well as the trials and tribulations of their teen years.

In lieu of a fourth season, Netflix has greenlit a Heartstopper movie that will bring the story to a close. Filming began back in June, with Oseman providing updates on its progress on social media. It is assumed most of the core cast will return alongside Locke and Connor.

Speaking with BBC News to share the announcement of his West End debut, Locke provided his own update about the Heartstopper movie. He revealed where the movie is in the filming process and shared his own brief thoughts on the ending itself, saying:

It's going great,...

In the season finale of Ironheart, Marvel Studios finally introduced the McU's version of Mephisto. Played by Sacha Baron Cohen, he was revealed as the one who'd given Parker Robbins his Hood and ultimately acquired Riri Williams' soul in exchange for the resurrection of her long-dead best friend, Natalie.

The series ended with a post-credits scene suggesting that Parker planned to seek Wong's help to regain what he'd lost, and The Cosmic Circus has now shared some insights into what all this might be leading to.

According to their sources, the idea is to eventually adapt "Damnation," a 2018 storyline revolving around the Midnight Sons. That iteration of the team was comprised of Blade, Ghost Rider, Elsa Bloodstone, Man-Thing, Moon Knight, and Doctor Voodoo.

During the 4-issue event, Mephisto took over Las Vegas, creating Hell on Earth. In doing so, he transformed the Avengers into his demonic, Ghost Rider-like slaves,...

After making his Broadway debut last year, Joe Locke is taking his performing prowess to London’s West End, where he will star in Clarkston, Samuel D. Hunter’s play about two 20-something men from opposite ends of the U.S. who meet while working at a Costco in small-town Washington.

“I’m thrilled to be making my West End debut in Clarkston,” the actor said in a statement, per Playbill. “Samuel D. Hunter’s writing is so deeply human and honest that I immediately connected with the play when I read it. I can’t wait to bring this beautiful story to life and share it with audiences in London.”

The play, which has been previously staged stateside beginning in Dallas in 2015, will mark its inaugural U.K. showing later this fall, after Locke has wrapped filming on Netflix’s Heartstopper film, which serves as a closer to the popular LGBTQ+ rom-dramedy YA series.

The long-awaited second season of Severance scored the most nominations for the annual Television Critics Association Awards.

The Apple TV+ drama leads the 2025 field with five nominations, including for program of the year and best drama. Britt Lower, Adam Scott and Tramell Tillman were also nominated for their individual performances. Netflix’s Adolescence, HBO Max’s Hacks and The Pitt, and Apple TV+’s The Studio were close behind, collecting four nominations each.

“With these nominations, we honor the art of television and the artists who create it,” TCA president Andy Dehnart said in a statement. “Our members independently selected these nominees, having championed these shows and in their writing, reporting and criticism throughout the past year.”

Winners will be announced later in the summer, along with the TCA’s career achievement (for an individual) and heritage (for a program) awards. With the cancellation of the group’s summer press tour,...

Severance leads the 41st annual TCA Awards nominations with five, including Program of the Year. It’s followed by Adolescence, Hacks, The Pitt and The Studio with four each. Winners will be revealed later in the summer

The Television Critics Association’s Career Achievement and Heritage Award winners also are Tba.

Here are the nominees, following by a list of programs with two or more noms:

Program Of The Year

Adolescence (Netflix)

Andor (Disney+)

Hacks (HBO Max)

The Pitt (HBO Max)

The Rehearsal (HBO)

Severance (Apple TV+)

The Studio (Apple TV+)

The White Lotus (HBO)

Outstanding Achievement In Comedy

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

English Teacher (FX)

Hacks (HBO Max)

Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

The Rehearsal (HBO)

Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Somebody Somewhere (HBO)

The Studio (Apple TV+)

What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Outstanding Achievement In Drama

Andor (Disney+)

Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire (AMC)

Industry (HBO)

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The Television Critics Association announced nominations for the 2025 TCA Awards Wednesday, and Apple TV+’s dystopian workplace thriller Severance leads the pack with five nominations — including Program of the Year.

Adolescence, Hacks, The Pitt and The Studio followed close behind with four nominations each, while Andor, Matlock and The Rehearsal netted three nominations apiece.

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The Television Critics Association is putting its chips on “Severance.” The second season of the Apple TV+ original scored a total of five nominations for the organization’s upcoming awards, more than any other single program. Those honors included Program of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Drama and three Individual Achievement in Drama nominations for Britt Lower, Adam Scott and Tramell Tillman.

There were four series that scored four nominations each: HBO Max’s “The Pitt,” HBO Max’s “Hacks,” Netflix’s “Adolescence” and Apple TV+’s “The Studio.” After those series, the most nominated programs were CBS’ “Matlock,” Disney+’s “Andor” and HBO’s “The Rehearsal,” which secured three nominations a piece.

On the network and streaming side, HBO led the pack, but Netflix wasn’t too far behind. Between HBO and Max originals, the Warner Bros. Discovery brand secured 22 nominations to Netflix’s 18. This ranking isn’t especially shocking.

Severance is very much in(nie) with the Television Critics Association. The Apple TV+ drama topped Wednesday’s 41st TCA Awards nominations with five bids.

Its nominations haul includes Program of the Year, drama series, and triple bids in Individual Achievement in Drama for Adam Scott, Britt Lower, and Tramell Tillman.

Four shows are tied with four nominations apiece: Adolescence, Hacks, The Pitt, and The Studio. All four plus Severance will compete in Program of the Year alongside Andor, The Rehearsal, and The White Lotus.

Last year, TCA dropped down to six slots per category after expanding to eight in 2021, but it has now reverted to eight. No reason was given for last year's or this year's change.

There was also unprecedented double-dipping last year by three shows — Baby Reindeer, Ripley, and Fargo — which were nominated in both drama and limited. There is no such case this year.

In drama series,...

“Hacks” Season 4 won big at the 2025 Dorian TV Awards, the 17th annual awards show from Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Altogether, the Max comedy starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder won five awards, by far the most of any one series.

Those wins included Best TV Comedy, Best LGBTQ TV Show, Best Written TV Show, Best TV Performance — Comedy and Best Supporting TV Performance — Comedy. Smart and Einbinder took home the last two awards, respectively. This marked the third time Galeca named “Hacks” the Best TV Comedy. Einbinder’s win for Best Supporting TV Performance is the second time the comedian has won the honor. Additionally, Smart was named this year’s Galeca TV Icon, previous recipients of which include Jennifer Coolidge, Christine Baranski and Carol Burnett.

Though “Hacks” won the most awards this year, three shows this year — Max’s “The Pitt,” HBO and Max’s “Pee-wee as Himself...

There has been a lot of discourse regarding the overall quality of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in recent years, but even then, it can't be denied that the superhero giant has consistently excelled in one particular aspect since its inception: The live-action castings. Just recently, Lewis Pullman and Florence Pugh made waves for their outstanding performances as Sentry and Yelena in Thunderbolts*, Kathryn Hahn stole the spotlight in Agatha All Along, and Channing Tatum finally had the chance to shine as Gambit during Deadpool & Wolverine. Fortunately, this is only the beginning.

Many new heroes and villains are about to make their MCU debut in the upcoming years. Wonder Man will have his own Disney Plus series, Doctor Doom will be positioned as the big bad of the Multiverse Saga, and Marvel's First Family will finally make their (third) live-action debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. To say fans...