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#1 — ‘Law and Order’ to Be Renewed for Season 26 at NBC

“Law and Order” is poised to be be renewed for Season 26 at NBC, Variety has learned from sources. The news will no doubt offer relief to fans, as the show had been firmly on the bubble going into NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation to advertisers on May 11. Last minute details are still being finalized, but

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#2 — ‘9-1-1’ Finale Surprise: Oliver Stark and EP Break Down Buck’s Choice and Athena’s Fate Ahead of Season 10

SPOILER ALERT:This story contains spoilers for the Season 9 finale of ABC’s “9-1-1,” titled “Hearts and Flowers.” “9-1-1” ended its ninth season Thursday with two big changes heading into Season 10: Athena (Angela Bassett) is finally becoming a detective — and Buck (Oliver Stark) might become a father. In the final moments of the “9-1-1”

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#3 — Matt Reeves Reveals Snowy First Look at ‘The Batman: Part 2’ Batmobile

The Dark Knight’s wheels are getting a winter upgrade. Matt Reeves dropped what appears to be the first official look at production on “The Batman: Part 2” Thursday, posting a photo on X of what he captioned “#SnowTires 🦇” — a teaser image of the film’s Batmobile mid-camera test. The details of what exactly is

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#4 — Jon Stewart and Seth Rogen Slam Kanye West for Attempted Comeback: ‘F— That Guy’

Seth Rogen and Jon Stewart are letting loose on Kanye West for attempting a “comeback tour” after years of anti-semitic behavior. At the “Seth Goes Greek” event Wednesday evening at the Netflix Is a Joke festival held at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater, Rogen began to ridicule West and Stewart later unloaded on him as well,

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#5 — The Beatles Drama Series ‘Hamburg Days’ Reveals Key Cast and First Look Images as Shooting Starts

The key cast for drama series “Hamburg Days,” about The Beatles’ early days in the German city, has been revealed as the six-parter started filming in Hamburg, Munich and Liverpool. The series stars Rhys Mannion (“It Is in Us All,” “Freud’s Last Session”) as John Lennon, Liverpudlian singer/songwriter Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney, newcomer Harvey

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#6 — ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Review: Sally Field and Lewis Pullman Help Each Other Heal in a Melodrama of Distinctly Average Intelligence

Are people still firing up “My Octopus Teacher” on Netflix? The viral success of that documentary felt like a peak-pandemic phenomenon, when some of us were sufficiently starved for connection with both the natural world and our fellow humans that its thin anthropomorphic musings rang true. If it has a place in anyone’s heart today,

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#7 — Taylor Swift’s Attorneys Fire Back in Trademark Lawsuit, Calling Ex-Vegas Showgirl’s Claims of Infringement ‘Absurd’

Taylor Swift’s attorneys have slapped back at a lawsuit filed by a former Las Vegas showgirl who claims that the pop superstar’s “The Life of a Showgirl” album title infringes on her trademark for the phrase “Confessions of a Showgirl.” The lawyers call the argument that there could be confusion between the services provided by

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#8 — Stephen Colbert’s Final Weeks: David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and John Oliver to Hit ‘Late Show’ Before Last Episode

Stephen Colbert has set an all-star lineup of late-night hosts as some of his final guests on “The Late Show,” which will conclude on May 21 after being canceled by CBS last year. On May 11, Colbert will interview Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver. As the hosts of their own late-night

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#9 — ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ Singer Bonnie Tyler Hospitalized for Emergency Surgery in Portugal

Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer behind 1980s hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has been hospitalized in Portugal. A statement was shared to the 74-year-old singer’s Facebook and website on Wednesday breaking the news to fans and acknowledging the situation. “We are very sorry to announce that Bonnie

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#10 — Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley to Reunite After ‘Hamnet’ for Benh Zeitlin’s Outlaw Romance ‘Hold On to Your Angels’

Newly-crowned Oscar winner Jessie Buckley is reuniting with her “Hamnet” co-star Paul Mescal for “Hold On To Your Angels,” written and to be directed by Oscar nominee Benh Zeitlin (“Beasts Of The Southern Wild,” “Wendy”) and what promises to be a buzzy film launching in the Cannes market. Plan B (“F1,” “Moonlight”) will produce with

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Updated: May 8, 2026