Evilthoughtfully investigates religious uncertainty and SWEET JESUS, WHAT'S IN THE POOL?

Mike Colter and Katja Herbers star in the incisive new procedural from Michelle and Robert King. Holy hell, kids! And: Holy hellkids! Credit: ELIZABETH FISHER/CBS The CBS drama (airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET) investigates religious mystery with secular science. Terrifying, inexplicable supernatural enigmas have even-more-terrifying high-tech explanations. Toothy hellbeasts are crowdsourced invasions into your personal information. Satan is the internet, kind of, and who would disagree? Evilbegins when forensics psychologist Dr....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Christopher Brown

Eviltwists delightfully in a miraculous, philosophical, partly Lynchian episode

The CBS procedural takes a bold, weird step toward next week’s season finale. Meanwhile, three long-running story arcs boil over in a script credited to Dewayne Darian Jones. Kristen (Katja Herbers) tries to keep the shows very first monster behind bars. Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/CBS Her heart-afflicted daughter Laura (Dalya Knapp) goes to the hospital. And Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson) reveals his unexpected past and an even more unexpected friend. And Justice x 2 benefits from talented guest stars Gbenga Akinnagbe and Emayatzy Corinealdi....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · Jesse Rios

EW celebrates the life and work of Chadwick Boseman in new commemorative edition

Chadwick Boseman’s deathfrom colon cancer at age 43 on Aug. 28 shocked fans and friends alike. The actor did four months of intensive baseball training and met with Robinsons widow, Rachel. That was scary, man, said Boseman in 2013. Credit: EW She showed me pictures and asked me why I thought I should play her Jackie. Theres no answer to that question. If you answer, youre wrong, he said with a laugh....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Melissa Long

EW cover story:Westworldseason 2 is more epic, brutal, trippy

Freeze all motor functions! Heres some scoop about the ultra-mysterious second season of HBOsWestworld. Its so much more expansive, it makes the first season look like a genteel kitchen drama. Carlos Serrao for EW The leashes are off, says Lisa Joy, whos showrunner on the series along with Jonathan Nolan. The hosts are now literally able to define themselves. We want to feel like the show is rocketing ahead, Nolan says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Melanie Pierce

EW is bingingCommunitywith the cast and creator: Watch the first episode now

To celebrateCommunityfinally arriving on Netflix, EW is binging the beloved comedy with the cast and creator. Now, it’s time forCommunityto get the golden ticket. And, for a totally unrelated reason, I was watching one of the episodes. Mitchell Haaseth/NBC The idea forCommunitycame from Harmon’s own experience going to community college in his early 30s. “I was having the greatest time of time of my life,” he says. It’s about the kinds of things that people care about....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Brooke Parker

EW launchingLate Night This Morning, a daily late-night recap show on Quibi

But soon well be offering fans a whole new way to catch up on late-night TVs must-see moments. Our hosts will also provide classically EW commentary, including which show won the night. Late Night This Morningwill run five days a week, Monday through Friday, exclusively on Quibi. Credit: Randy Holmes via Getty Images; Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images; Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Stay tuned to EW for more details to come....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Fred Sims

EW predicts which queen will snatch theRuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 5crown

Will Shea Coulee, Miz Cracker, or Jujubee take the crown among the strongest top three ever? A Coulee victory wouldn’t be pure fan service, however. And then there’s Cracker. Miz Cracker for EW ), which fueled her comeback onAll-Starswith a cutthroat vengeance. In the end, we imagine it will come down to choosing a winner who can check all boxes. One thing we must consider as well is the format of the last episode....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Lisa Goodwin

EW reveals its 2019 Entertainers of the Year: Lizzo, Awkwafina, the cast ofSuccession, and more

Plus: 10 other honorees who blew our pop culture minds. She sat down with EW for her owncover storyto discuss finding her purpose in 2019. Regina King Regina Kingstarted 2019 bywinning an Oscarfor Best Supporting Actress inIf Beale Street Could Talk. Taika Waititi Taika Waititimight be the industry’s ultimate multihyphenate. Hetalked to EWabout all things Marvel andRabbit. The cast ofSuccession Perhaps you’ve heard of a little group of people called the Roy family....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1009 words · Christopher Collins

EW review:Here and Nowis muddled and self-serious

Do you remember that SNL sketch “Funny New Comedy”? Do you remember that SNL sketch Funny New Comedy? The premise was a family of adjunct professors all diagnosed with depression on the same day. Credit: Ali Paige Goldstein/HBO Watch as the gang navigates love, life andbuckle upsex over fifty! the narrator gleefully promises. Its impossible to watchHere and Nowwithout feeling like, on some level, its parodying itself. We first meet him while hes having sex with an escort....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Michael Williams

EW reviewsThreat Level Midnight, Michael Scott's thriller fromThe Office

It would be nice to report all that effort translated into greatness. Instead it translates into, well, what looks like a lot of effort. Still, by films end, viewers will likely find themselves swept along by the absurdity anyway. Credit: Chris Haston/NBC Hes tended to by his unflaggingly intense live-in butler Samuel (D.K. Schrute),Threat Level Midnights most puzzling character. (Thats one of two Joel songs on the films soundtrack. When asked about music clearances in the postscreening Q&A, Scott replied with noncommittal mumbling....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Angela Jones

EW staff playlist: What we're listening to in October 2019

Heres what EW staffers are listening to this month. All for UsZendayaand LabrinthThe song debuted duringEuphorias season 1 finale, suddenly becoming part of the episode. In the show, Zendayas character, Rue, has a trippy out-of-body experience as it plays. Credit: FOX Image Collection via Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/WireImage I dare you not to scream along when Swift shrieks, He looks up grinning like a devil. Go on, I dare you....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Ann Clark

EW talks YA: Celebrating Pride Month with 4 gorgeous queer novels

EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations for the biggest new YA titles. Kalyn identifies as a lesbian; Gus is pansexual, and also has Cerebral Palsy. Its refreshing to read teens having thoughtful conversations without losing their particular voices. Balzer + Bray The ending is slightly disappointing and doesnt hold up as well as the rest of the book. Even the teens themselves are aware of how easy, in retrospect, it all was....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Nathan Walton

EW talks YA: One of our favorite teen tales of the year takes July's top spot

EW is here to provide reviews and recommendations for the biggest new YA titles. She also struggles to navigate the racial prejudices she faces as an Indian-American woman. The cultural undertones are given an additional element of authenticity with the inclusion of Hindi and Punjabi dialogue. Credit: Imprint; Henry Holt and Company Together, they enlist Fies band of Crows to help stop the evil plot of a ruthless Queen. Welcome toThe Merciful Crow....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · James Harris