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Chuck Lorre’s Mom memoir gets an answer from Anna Faris
Lorre says Faris’s departure vindicated his doubts about casting her. Her response shows how much a creator’s memoir can leave out of a show’s history.
Crystal Lake gives Pamela Voorhees more story than she needs
Critics split over whether the Friday the 13th prequel gives Pamela Voorhees depth or buries her in franchise lore. That divide points to the risk of explaining a slasher icon.
True Detective’s Cage and Banderas pairing needs a case to match
Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas will lead Issa López’s Jamaica Bay season. Their first screen pairing gives the anthology a fresh source of tension.
Yellowjackets’ final season may have one last body to find
The season 4 teaser points toward the survivors’ rescue and raises a question that could bring one lingering mystery back into play.
The new X-Files has to make its own strange cases matter
Hulu has ordered Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reimagining to series, with new FBI agents at its center. The fresh characters give the franchise room to build a different kind of partnership.
The Lowdown turns its Tulsa noir toward prison corruption
Season 2 sends Lee Raybon after a missing inmate. The prison investigation gives the Tulsa noir a wider target, while Lee’s new public profile complicates his role as truth-teller.
Girls returns at forty, and five episodes have to earn it
HBO’s five-episode Girls return moves its characters toward forty. The limited run has room for a fresh chapter, if it finds more than reunion nostalgia.
VisionQuest puts Vision’s identity crisis under one roof
A digital manor full of artificial intelligences gives Vision’s search for identity a domestic setting, with Ultron making an especially difficult housemate.
The Diplomat’s season four makes Kate’s home life part of the crisis
The Diplomat returns October 15 with a White House conspiracy, a Russian weapon and two marriages under strain. The political danger works best when Kate’s personal stakes stay tangled in it.
Newlyweds has a showrunner change before its premiere
Gail Lerner has left NBC’s upcoming sitcom over creative differences. A planned production break will now be used to find a new showrunner.
Common Side Effects season 2 keeps its cure on the run
Adult Swim’s animated thriller returns January 24, with HBO Max episodes the next day. Its fugitives face a useful test: can a cure story keep its moral stakes sharp?
Blade Runner 2099 has a case to make beyond its familiar future
Prime Video’s eight-episode Blade Runner follow-up pairs a fugitive Blade Runner with a near-death Replicant. The setup puts the franchise’s old questions back in play.
ABC’s license fight reaches the newsroom, including The View
ABC says an early FCC license review is changing its editorial decisions. The claim puts pressure on political coverage and The View under scrutiny.
Bridgerton’s Violet prequel has a romance worth more than a family tree
Netflix has ordered a limited series about young Lady Violet and Viscount Edmund. Its appeal depends on giving the Bridgerton matriarch a story beyond origin-story bookkeeping.
The Hunting Wives gets season 3 before season 2 has its say
Netflix has renewed The Hunting Wives ahead of season 2’s November 26 return. The early order buys time, but the next season still has to earn a third.
Can eight episodes make Carrie’s world feel larger?
Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode Carrie arrives on Prime Video with room to explore its school setting and online cruelty. The extra space is a creative test, not a guarantee.
Disney’s Netflix deal makes streaming libraries less tidy
Disney is licensing selected series to Netflix while keeping them on Disney+ and Hulu. The extra access is useful, though some titles double as timed promotion.
