Medieval-style medicine obviously had its limits. But a pivotal moment in the "House of the Dragon" premiere will likely resonate for many in a way that goes beyond the realm of fantasy and touches upon real-world concerns about women's reproductive rights.
Quaden Bayles, an indigenous Australian boy who won the support of celebrities and well-wishers around the globe after being bullied because of his disability, has landed a role in the new "Mad Max" movie.
"Game of Thrones" fans, it's time to put your season 8 trust issues aside and return to Westeros for another emotionally taxing adventure! HBO's new spinoff "House of the Dragon" promises to have all of the rich lore of the original series, plus an extended CGI dragon budget.
Actor Gary Busey is facing sex offense charges that allegedly occurred during the annual Monster Mania Convention hosted at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey last weekend, according to police.
Alec Baldwin says he doesn't believe he or anyone else will face criminal charges in the fatal shooting last year on the "Rust" movie set -- a tragic episode he says "has taken years off" his life and has cost him professionally.
Disney+ debuts a Marvel comedy spin-off featuring Tatiana Maslany as "She-Hulk." Plus, check out the eagerly awaited "Game of Thrones" prequel on HBO and a new album from Panic! at the Disco.
When we first meet Helly R., the indefatigable heroine of "Severance," she's splayed on a conference table in a windowless room carpeted in putrid shades of green. She awakens, for the first time, as an "innie" -- someone who's elected to sever their brain so that they can perform their work duties as a person separate from who they are out of the office -- an extreme means of achieving work-life balance.
HBO has followed the majesty of "Game of Thrones" with what might be called "games of throne" in "House of the Dragon," a series whose epic visual grandeur belies a smaller and less addictive power struggle, more narrowly focused on the Targaryen line. It's not bad, and there are dragons aplenty, but it doesn't produce the sort of characters that defined and elevated its predecessor to prestige-TV royalty.
In a perfect sign of the peak-TV times, a single Friday brings a pair of mystery series devoted to sisters and their unique bonds, including one with (sort-of) evil twins. "Echoes" starts with promise upon which it doesn't deliver, while "Bad Sisters" -- too long, but satisfying at the end -- plays like the never-made third season of "Big Little Lies," where the really "bad" person is the abusive husband who winds up dead.