https://www.scmp.com/rss/512950/feed HBO, or Home Box Office, is a US paid television network that launched in 1972 and went on to become the home of groundbreaking and celebrated shows including The Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, Succession, Veep and Curb Your Enthusiasm. It subsequently offered two digital versions: HBO Go and HBO Now. In May 2020, the firm's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, launched HBO Max, a streaming service featuring original HBO shows plus films and series from across the... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa HBO’s Primetime Emmy award-winning medical drama series The Pitt and its cast returned to our screens for a second season early this year. The new season introduced a host of new characters – including actress Irene Choi’s Joy Kwon, a sarcastic and no-nonsense third-year medical student who goes head to head with one of the least likeable characters on the show, James Ogilvie (Lucas Iverson). View this post on Instagram A post shared by HBO Max (@hbomax) In... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348659/meet-irene-choi-who-plays-intern-joy-pitt-and-who-graduated-harvard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348659/meet-irene-choi-who-plays-intern-joy-pitt-and-who-graduated-harvard?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:12 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Like the mythical city of Brigadoon, Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback has returned to television after many years away. Yet time has not stood still for the show’s inhabitants, older in a changing world that values them less and which they navigate with less assurance. Kudrow, who created and writes the series with Michael Patrick King, was a player during the twilight of network-dominated television, cast in a smart, influential show with wide, multigenerational appeal; in a quantitative sense, at... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347821/lisa-kudrows-comeback-tackles-use-ai-and-ageing-changing-tv-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347821/lisa-kudrows-comeback-tackles-use-ai-and-ageing-changing-tv-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Recently, Steve Carell had a misunderstanding with his adult daughter over whether to give her a ride home. While both preferred she take an Uber, they agreed Carell could go hours out of his way to drive her instead – thinking it was what the other really wanted to do. His wife, Nancy, eventually stepped in, telling them to stop “acting like idiots” and to just be honest. That is when Carell realised he was “trying too hard” to do what he thought was a good dad deed. “She would really have... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3346166/steve-carell-returns-tv-comedy-rooster-hbo-playing-well-meaning-dad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3346166/steve-carell-returns-tv-comedy-rooster-hbo-playing-well-meaning-dad?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:15:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa If you thought you’d seen the last of Westeros, you were pleasantly wrong. Game of Thrones may have ended in 2019, but George RR Martin, the author of the novel series the beloved show is adapted from, continues to bring fans back into his universe with spin-offs. This includes HBO’s House of the Dragon (since 2022), a prequel set around 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and more recently, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The latest series, which premiered on HBO on January 18, is... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3341235/meet-peter-claffey-aka-ser-duncan-game-thrones-spin-knight-seven-kingdoms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3341235/meet-peter-claffey-aka-ser-duncan-game-thrones-spin-knight-seven-kingdoms?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:00:21 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service The overriding theme defining television in recent years has been a fear of the new. This is why reboots and spin-offs continue apace, with old titles brought back from the dead or from the not-so-distant past and intellectual property milked within an inch of its life (somehow HBO has yet another Game of Thrones series coming our way). It is as if everyone in Hollywood ran out of new ideas all at once. Do not blame writers, but executives who are rapidly shepherding their industry towards... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3339259/new-tv-series-watch-early-2026-game-thrones-spin-bridgerton-season-4?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3339259/new-tv-series-watch-early-2026-game-thrones-spin-bridgerton-season-4?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:15:09 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Hacks stars Megan Statler and Paul W. Downs stole the show at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards when they arrived on the red carpet in bright orange ensembles that looked strikingly familiar. The co-stars stepped out in a perfect cosplay of Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner’s viral orange Chrome Hearts looks that they wore to the Marty Supreme premiere in New York last month. The pair worked with stylist Kat Typaldos to recreate the look, and unlike Timmy and Kylie, Statler and Downs were not... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3339063/meet-paul-w-downs-who-cosplayed-timothee-chalamet-while-matching-his-hacks-co-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3339063/meet-paul-w-downs-who-cosplayed-timothee-chalamet-while-matching-his-hacks-co-star?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:00:37 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Heated Rivalry is scoring big with hockey romance fans. Since its debut, the steamy television adaptation of Rachel Reid’s 2019 novel has dominated social media feeds and inspired a growing fan base devoted to the queer romance at its centre. The story traces Canadian Shane Hollander and Russian Ilya Rozanov as they sustain a decade-long secret relationship, mixing slow-building yearning with explicit sexual scenes. Jacob Tierney, who developed, wrote and directed the series, was drawn to the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3338002/how-heated-rivalrys-recipe-hockey-and-queer-romance-made-it-steamy-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3338002/how-heated-rivalrys-recipe-hockey-and-queer-romance-made-it-steamy-success?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:15:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press If you would rather stay in this festive season than brave the elements or deal with holiday crowds, it is a great time to catch up on the year’s stand-out television shows. Several titles got people watching and talking. In no particular order, here are seven shows that broke out in 2025. 1. Dept. Q When it comes to his television credits, Matthew Goode has a history of being a “late add” to shows. He swept in to be Mary’s love interest on Downton Abbey after the death of Matthew Crawley. He... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3337008/7-best-tv-shows-2025-netflixs-adolescence-award-winning-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3337008/7-best-tv-shows-2025-netflixs-adolescence-award-winning-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:15:07 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Adapted from author Rachel Reid’s novel series Game Changers, Crave’s Heated Rivalry is a queer romance series that follows ice hockey stars Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) as they navigate a complicated relationship fuelled by a fierce rivalry on the ice and undeniable attraction off it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Heated Rivalry (@heatedrivalrycrave) Since it premiered with two episodes on November 28,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3337082/meet-robbie-gk-scene-stealer-ice-hockey-series-heated-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3337082/meet-robbie-gk-scene-stealer-ice-hockey-series-heated-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:00:12 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa The latest episode of Crave and HBO Max’s hit queer ice hockey romance series Heated Rivalry just threw another plot twist at fans with Sophie Nélisse’s character Rose Landry. Introduced as a beloved and charming actress, Rose becomes a wedge between the show’s main leads Ilya (Connor Storrie) and Shane (Hudson Williams), two ice hockey rivals who have a complicated and steamy relationship off the ice. Just as things between Ilya and Shane start to become a little too serious, Shane debuts a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3336473/meet-sophie-nelisse-who-plays-rose-landry-heated-rivalry-and-also-yellowjackets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3336473/meet-sophie-nelisse-who-plays-rose-landry-heated-rivalry-and-also-yellowjackets?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:00:25 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Heated Rivalry, a new ice hockey romance series from Canadian streaming service Crave, has become a viral sensation since it premiered with two episodes on November 28. Adapted from author Rachel Reid’s novel series Game Changers, the show follows ice hockey stars Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) as they navigate a thrilling line between rivalry and attraction. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Heated Rivalry... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3335603/who-plays-scott-hunter-heated-rivalry-meet-francois-arnaud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3335603/who-plays-scott-hunter-heated-rivalry-meet-francois-arnaud?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00:42 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press “Welcome to the delicious hell that is high society,” beckons the trailer for The Seduction, HBO Max’s steamy new French-language drama inspired by Dangerous Liaisons. When most of us last saw the Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, she was in her own private hell, wiping white powder off her tear-stained face. This 18th-century Parisian socialite, memorably played by Glenn Close in the 1988 Stephen Frears movie, was ruined every which way – schemes exposed, reputation in tatters, shamed and booed at... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333079/how-hbo-maxs-seduction-inspired-dangerous-liaisons-offers-female-perspective?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333079/how-hbo-maxs-seduction-inspired-dangerous-liaisons-offers-female-perspective?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran After a quiet October, the K-drama schedule is back on track for November, with a mix of new shows dropping just as cooler weather drives us to the comfort of our sofas. Read on to find out what to catch over the next month. 1. Last Summer Lead cast: Lee Jae-wook, Choi Sung-eun Lee Jae-wook (Alchemy of Stars) plays dual roles in the romantic comedy Last Summer, co-starring with Choi Sung-eun (The Sound of Magic). Lee plays twins Do-ha and Do-young, who have lived apart ever since their... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3330854/11-best-new-k-dramas-watch-november-2025-including-nice-not-meet-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3330854/11-best-new-k-dramas-watch-november-2025-including-nice-not-meet-you?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:15:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Medical series The Pitt won best drama series at the Emmys while star Noah Wyle won best actor in a drama on a night that The Studio set a record for the most wins by a comedy series in a single season. Katherine LaNasa also won best supporting actress for the HBO Max medical series that had a Cinderella evening, trumping such heavyweights as Severance and The White Lotus for the top prize. Netflix’s Adolescence dominated the limited-series categories, winning six awards including best limited... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3325538/pitt-and-actor-noah-wyle-win-top-emmy-awards-while-studio-sets-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3325538/pitt-and-actor-noah-wyle-win-top-emmy-awards-while-studio-sets-record?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:04:50 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney Although he isn’t even in The Last of Us, at the HBO show’s season two premiere in Sydney last April, many eyes were on Patrick Schwarzenegger, star of season three of another of the streaming giant’s hit series, The White Lotus. For the occasion, Schwarzenegger paired contrasting pieces from Versace’s spring/summer 2025 collection, including a single-breasted suit jacket in blue with a pair of tailored trousers in chocolate brown, accessorising with loafers in a similar rich hue. Here’s how... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/article/3320662/how-style-patrick-schwarzenegger-star-hbos-white-lotus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/article/3320662/how-style-patrick-schwarzenegger-star-hbos-white-lotus?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:00:11 +0000 Andrew Sun Andrew Sun I GREW UP IN HONG KONG. My father was an interior designer, my mother a housemaker. I went to St Mary’s Canossian College for most of my secondary schooling, until transferring to King’s College for the last two years. Although it’s an all-boys school, for a brief period they accepted girls and I had the privilege to study there during that time. I was a bit of a nerd, a straight A student, good in math and science. I didn’t do much except focus on my exams, but I was never too sure what my... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3319554/film-producer-jessica-kam-engle-talks-disney-john-woo-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3319554/film-producer-jessica-kam-engle-talks-disney-john-woo-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Aug 2025 23:00:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Twenty-six years after Noah Wyle was last nominated for an Emmy – for his role as Dr John Carter on NBC’s long-running medical drama ER – the actor is back with a chance at a golden trophy. The star and executive producer of The Pitt received a nomination for lead actor in a drama series for his role as Dr Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. Overall, HBO Max’s breakout hit received 13 nominations. Wyle will be competing with Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), Gary Oldman (Slow... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3320366/er-and-pitt-star-noah-wyle-his-latest-emmy-nomination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3320366/er-and-pitt-star-noah-wyle-his-latest-emmy-nomination?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Severance separated itself from the field with 27 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, while The Studio led comedy nominees with 23 in a dominant year for Apple TV+. No other dramas came close to the dystopian workplace series Severance, which achieved a convergence of acclaim and audience buzz for its second season. Leading acting nominations came for Adam Scott and Britt Lower for what amounted to dual roles as their characters’ “innie” work selves and “outie” home selves. Tramell Tillman got a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318353/severance-and-studio-lead-emmy-nominations-appletv-dominates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318353/severance-and-studio-lead-emmy-nominations-appletv-dominates?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:52:08 +0000 Hyewon Lee Hyewon Lee Megan Stalter rose to fame after showcasing her natural comedy chops on social media, before landing a role in HBO Max’s Hacks. Now, she’s set to return to the screens with Lena Dunham’s highly anticipated new show, Too Much, which will premiere on Netflix on July 10. The story follows the character of Jessica (played by Stalter) as she moves to London after a messy break-up and ends up meeting a musician called Felix (played by The White Lotus’ Will Sharpe). Stalter, 34, has also starred in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3316647/meet-megan-stalter-star-hacks-and-too-much-besides-hbo-max-hit-tiktok-comedian-turned-actress-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3316647/meet-megan-stalter-star-hacks-and-too-much-besides-hbo-max-hit-tiktok-comedian-turned-actress-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:00:17 +0000 Erika Na Erika Na We are halfway through 2025 and despite a few letdowns, like Season 2 of The Last of Us – and who knows what the final season of Squid Game has in store for us on June 27 – there have been a number of great shows that have generated a lot of buzz. From heartfelt family dramas and tales of growing up to a dystopian workplace sci-fi thriller, here are five top shows that have gained global popularity and received critical acclaim across different platforms this year. 1. When Life Gives You... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3315937/5-most-popular-streaming-series-2025-severance-reacher-and-white-lotus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3315937/5-most-popular-streaming-series-2025-severance-reacher-and-white-lotus?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:15:07 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood have revealed their disappointment that an “intimate sex scene” in The White Lotus season 3 between their characters, Rick and Chelsea, was cut from the final episode. In an interview with Variety, they also went to great lengths to dispel rumours that they feuded off-screen while playing the star-crossed lovers on the hit HBO show. The third season of The White Lotus involved intrigue among several groups of guests at a luxury Thai resort. Goggins played the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3313617/white-lotus-sex-scene-between-walton-goggins-and-aimee-lou-wood-cut-actors-disappointed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3313617/white-lotus-sex-scene-between-walton-goggins-and-aimee-lou-wood-cut-actors-disappointed?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:15:06 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Did you know that White Lotus actress Alexandra Daddario has an equally gorgeous little brother, Matthew Daddario, and a stunning little sister, Catharine Daddario? The genetic lottery definitely favoured the Daddario siblings, not only in terms of their good looks but also their acting talent. All three are in the entertainment industry and making a name for themselves. Middle child Matthew is known for playing the dreamy Alec Lightwood in Shadowhunters, and also appeared in the black dramedy... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3312473/whos-white-lotus-star-alexandra-daddarios-brother-matthew-daddario-hes-also-actor-credits-tv-shows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3312473/whos-white-lotus-star-alexandra-daddarios-brother-matthew-daddario-hes-also-actor-credits-tv-shows?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:00:09 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service If the gruesome setting of HBO video-game adaptation The Last of Us left you reeling for more stories of survival, found family and the haunting beauty of decay, you are in the right place. Whether you are drawn to tales of fungal terror, dystopian futures or post-apocalyptic perseverance, this list includes books that capture the emotional depth, eerie atmosphere and heartbreaking stakes that made the series unforgettable. 1. What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher A gripping and atmospheric... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3312211/if-you-enjoyed-last-us-youll-love-these-8-survival-books?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3312211/if-you-enjoyed-last-us-youll-love-these-8-survival-books?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 May 2025 09:15:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service US television host and comedian Conan O’Brien’s new show on HBO Max plays like a video postcard of silly and enlightening adventures, as he and his crew travel around the world to meet fans and experience different cultures. Season two of Conan O’Brien Must Go lands him in Spain, where the high jinks included cuddling with actor Javier Bardem and doing Spanish voice-overs; and New Zealand, where he got lessons from one of the country’s leading cultural advisers and attempted to break a haka... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3312072/hbo-max-travel-show-conan-obrien-must-go-makes-me-really-happy-says-star-heres-why?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3312072/hbo-max-travel-show-conan-obrien-must-go-makes-me-really-happy-says-star-heres-why?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 May 2025 10:15:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jessie Armstrong isn’t done skewering the rich and powerful. The creator of the acclaimed HBO series Succession, a satire inspired by the Murdoch family and its media empire that ran for four seasons, is back on the premium cable network and its streaming offshoot, Max, with the TV film Mountainhead, which he wrote and directed. Funny and thought-provoking, the film sees four friends – all tech titans – getting together for a poker weekend in the new mountain retreat one of them has had built in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3312110/mountainhead-review-succession-creator-mocks-uber-rich-tech-bros-satisfying-satire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3312110/mountainhead-review-succession-creator-mocks-uber-rich-tech-bros-satisfying-satire?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 May 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service The spell has been cast, and so too have Harry, Ron and Hermione in HBO’s new Harry Potter series. Dominic McLaughlin will sport the lightning bolt scar as the titular chosen wizard, while Arabella Stanton – who recently starred as Matilda in the West End’s production of Matilda: The Musical – and Alastair Stout will round out the trio as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively, Variety magazine reports. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were the first to play the magical... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3312049/hbos-harry-potter-tv-series-producers-cast-harry-ron-and-hermione-roles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3312049/hbos-harry-potter-tv-series-producers-cast-harry-ron-and-hermione-roles?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 May 2025 01:45:28 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Paul Reubens did not tell his director that he was dying. On July 31, 2023, the news of Reubens’ death came as a shock to documentary filmmaker Matt Wolf, who had spent a year trying to convince the actor and comedian to make the ambitious two-part documentary Pee-wee as Himself, now streaming on HBO Max, and over 40 hours interviewing him on camera. But in 2023, the project was in danger of falling apart. The two had been at an impasse for a while over the issue of creative control, and they... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3311825/how-hbo-max-film-pee-wee-himself-about-paul-reubens-came-together-after-comics-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3311825/how-hbo-max-film-pee-wee-himself-about-paul-reubens-came-together-after-comics-death?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 May 2025 10:15:07 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Isabela Merced has come a long way since making her Broadway debut at only 10 years old in Evita alongside pop legend Ricky Martin. The 23-year-old went on to appear in Nickelodeon’s TV series 100 Things to Do Before High School and films such as Instant Family (2018) alongside Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne. She had a stellar year in 2024, starring in Alien: Romulus, and becoming part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney in Madame Webb. But this year is... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3311389/who-last-us-star-isabela-merceds-brother-gyovanni-moner-peruvian-american-one-time-actor-produced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3311389/who-last-us-star-isabela-merceds-brother-gyovanni-moner-peruvian-american-one-time-actor-produced?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 May 2025 11:00:09 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram When Japanese video game company Kotake Create published The Exit 8 in 2023, it became an instant cult hit. Initially released on Steam, and later on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X/S, Android and iOS, this walking simulator was an utter original. Players find themselves in a Japanese metro subway passageway stuck in an endless loop as they try to figure out clues on how to remove themselves from the hellish trap. It is hard to imagine how this might be adapted into a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3311250/exit-8s-director-and-star-turning-video-game-thrilling-film?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3311250/exit-8s-director-and-star-turning-video-game-thrilling-film?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 May 2025 10:15:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Netflix has thrown Sesame Street a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced on Monday. Starting later this year, new episodes will run on Netflix, PBS and the PBS Kids app on the same day. No specific premiere date was immediately announced. Select past episodes will be available on Netflix worldwide. The change for the more than 50-year-old show comes... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310974/sesame-street-finds-new-home-netflix-elmo-and-big-bird-keep-pbs-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310974/sesame-street-finds-new-home-netflix-elmo-and-big-bird-keep-pbs-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 16:00:07 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service When Adam Brody became the internet’s boyfriend a few months back, people started acting weird around Leighton Meester. Of course, long before audiences became obsessed with Brody’s turn as a hot rabbi in Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, both he and Meester were cemented in the pop culture firmament as teen drama icons. She was Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf. He was The OC’s Seth Cohen. And it warmed everyone’s cold little hearts that actors from two beloved mid-aughts shows had ended up together in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3310430/leighton-meester-hot-rabbi-husband-adam-brody-love-gossip-girl-role-and-children?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3310430/leighton-meester-hot-rabbi-husband-adam-brody-love-gossip-girl-role-and-children?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 May 2025 03:15:07 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Henry Golding revealed he has reconnected with several of his Crazy Rich Asians collaborators as the hit film, based on author Kevin Kwan’s book trilogy, gets a future on the small screen. Golding, who starred as affluent heartthrob Nick Young in the 2018 film, this week told the Today show on US television that he recently reunited with co-stars Awkwafina and Gemma Chan, on separate occasions, and discussed the series currently in development at Max. “Everyone is excited,” he said. The Snake... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3308926/crazy-rich-asians-movie-co-stars-excited-max-develops-tv-series-henry-golding-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3308926/crazy-rich-asians-movie-co-stars-excited-max-develops-tv-series-henry-golding-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 May 2025 02:03:53 +0000 It seems Hollywood has a new “it” couple. 3 Body Problem actress Eiza González, who once said she struggled to find roles in Hollywood because she was “too pretty”, was recently spotted enjoying a romantic dinner with actor Fabien Frankel in New York, according to celebrity gossip site Deuxmoi. Frankel is best known for his role in HBO fantasy drama series House of the Dragon. Mexican González, 35, has previously dated the likes of Timothée Chalamet and Jason Momoa and has been linked with Liam... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3306956/meet-eiza-gonzalezs-rumoured-new-flame-actor-fabien-frankel-he-plays-ser-criston-cole-house-dragon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3306956/meet-eiza-gonzalezs-rumoured-new-flame-actor-fabien-frankel-he-plays-ser-criston-cole-house-dragon?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:00:15 +0000 Set five years after the end of the first season’s events, The Last of Us season two picks up in the US state of Wyoming, where Joel and Ellie – played by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, respectively – are settled into everyday life alongside an ensemble of returning characters and new faces protecting their fortress from the infected humans. Ellie is at the centre of season two, now streaming on HBO and Max, as she sets out on a quest for vengeance – to tell you more would be a spoiler. But... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3306528/last-us-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey-their-season-2-growth-and-moments-pride?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3306528/last-us-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey-their-season-2-growth-and-moments-pride?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:15:07 +0000 British actress Aimee Lou Wood got the Saturday Night Live treatment over the weekend – and she was not a fan. The White Lotus Season 3 fan favourite on Sunday aired her grievances about the latest episode of the NBC comedy show after it parodied her looks in a sketch that cast key players of the Trump administration in roles on the hit HBO series. Wood, whose pearly white teeth and White Lotus character were mocked, said in a since-expired Instagram story that she found the sketch “mean and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3306508/aimee-lou-wood-says-snl-apologised-white-lotus-sketch-parodied-her-looks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3306508/aimee-lou-wood-says-snl-apologised-white-lotus-sketch-parodied-her-looks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:59:00 +0000 Now that the explosive finale to The White Lotus has premiered, are you ready to go to Thailand for your experience? Without the killing and bloodshed, of course. One of the main filming locations for season 3 was the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, in the northwest of the island. There are many reasons to go to Koh Samui and it is an ideal location for families, providing parents an environment where they can relax. While southern areas like Chaweng and Lamai are known for their vibrant... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3305980/5-things-do-white-lotus-country-koh-samuis-north-spa-beach-adventure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3305980/5-things-do-white-lotus-country-koh-samuis-north-spa-beach-adventure?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Apr 2025 03:33:36 +0000 Makers of the post-apocalyptic television series The Last of Us say fans are in for extra action and scarier zombies when the show returns for a much-awaited second season, two years after the first season finale aired. The series is based on the video game franchise of the same name and follows survivors Joel Miller, played by Pedro Pascal, and his young protégé Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who fight mutated creatures and other people. The show’s second season takes place five years after the events... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3306070/season-2-last-us-drops-star-bella-ramsey-teases-very-exciting-season-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3306070/season-2-last-us-drops-star-bella-ramsey-teases-very-exciting-season-3?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Apr 2025 01:39:22 +0000 Hit TV show The White Lotus has made numerous contributions to pop culture, but Victoria Ratliff’s North Carolina accent – delivered with aplomb by actress Parker Posey – has certainly been one of its highlights. The accent has taken on a life of its own on social media, and at the season premiere, Posey told Deadline she developed her character’s now iconic voice by drawing on her Southern roots. “It’s from the feeling, right? The sounds come from the feeling,” she said. She elaborated further... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3305988/who-parker-poseys-twin-brother-christopher-lawyer-grew-his-famous-sister-south-inspiring-white-lotus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3305988/who-parker-poseys-twin-brother-christopher-lawyer-grew-his-famous-sister-south-inspiring-white-lotus?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:00:07 +0000 It is a few days before the penultimate episode of The White Lotus season three drops, and Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon and Michelle Monaghan are convening virtually to discuss their fascinating and disturbingly accurate depiction of female friendship. Their characters – Jaclyn (Monaghan), an actress newly married to a younger man; Laurie (Coon), a single mum and lawyer; and Kate (Bibb), a wealthy wife from Texas – are childhood friends on a girls’ trip in Thailand that has all the tension and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3305623/dinner-scene-white-lotus-3-actresses-memes-touching-base-making-friends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3305623/dinner-scene-white-lotus-3-actresses-memes-touching-base-making-friends?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:15:08 +0000 As a producer, director and the lead actress for the Emmy-winning television series The Handmaid’s Tale, Elisabeth Moss is not ready to say goodbye to the dystopian drama series after a six-season-long run. “There’s been a very few periods of my life in the last nine years that I have not been working on this show,” Moss said of the series, showing on Max. “It hasn’t hit me at all yet that I’m not playing her [June Osborne] any more,” she added. The series, created by Bruce Miller and based on... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3305607/end-dystopian-series-handmaids-tale-hasnt-hit-its-star-elisabeth-moss-yet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3305607/end-dystopian-series-handmaids-tale-hasnt-hit-its-star-elisabeth-moss-yet?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:15:09 +0000 Ever since the second season of The Last of Us was announced, fans of HBO’s hit series have been on the edge of their seats in anticipation. The rapidly approaching April 13 premiere has many wondering what they can expect in the coming season. A first-look trailer of Season 2 of the post-apocalyptic drama series – adapted from the popular video game of the same name – dropped in September, giving a few clues, including Catherine O’Hara’s mysterious role and a quick look at Kaitlyn Dever as... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3304728/last-us-season-2-release-date-cast-episodes-and-season-3-plans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3304728/last-us-season-2-release-date-cast-episodes-and-season-3-plans?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:15:07 +0000 When The Last of Us – the smash hit series about a post-apocalyptic society ravaged by a mass fungal infection – arrived on our screens in 2023, the real world was emerging from a pandemic. Its timely premise evidently struck a chord, as the video-game adaptation’s debut season drew a record-breaking 32 million US viewers alone per episode, according to HBO. Now season two, which premieres on April 13 and hinges on themes of conflict and vengeance, will be equally relevant and prescient,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3304546/pedro-pascal-last-us-season-2s-themes-conflict-vengeance-strike-chord?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3304546/pedro-pascal-last-us-season-2s-themes-conflict-vengeance-strike-chord?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Apr 2025 03:45:07 +0000 This is the 46th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Ten years ago, if you asked the average Hongkonger to describe Fala Chen, they would say she was a pretty face on Hong Kong television station TVB, one who joined the city’s entertainment industry after winning a beauty pageant. Now she is known as one of only a few Hong Kong screen stars to have made it in Hollywood, thanks to international blockbusters such as Shang-Chi and the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3302255/fala-chens-journey-american-beauty-queen-hong-kong-actress-hollywood-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3302255/fala-chens-journey-american-beauty-queen-hong-kong-actress-hollywood-star?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:15:08 +0000 When it premiered in 2021, The White Lotus set out to skewer high-end tourism and the elite one-percenters willing to pay US$9,000 a night to relax. Written and directed by Mike White, the darkly comic mystery followed the entitled guests and beleaguered employees at a luxurious Maui hotel, in Hawaii, over the course of an increasingly tense week. A destination that was supposed to be a refuge from the world’s problems instead became a microcosm for them, a place where the class divide and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3301002/white-lotus-skewers-privilege-one-big-holiday-advert-how-does-it-balance-both?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3301002/white-lotus-skewers-privilege-one-big-holiday-advert-how-does-it-balance-both?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:15:07 +0000 If you’ve been eagerly counting down the days for the release of each week’s episode of The White Lotus season three, then you are not alone. If you’ve been Googling the actors playing your favourite characters on the show, then you are also, not alone. One of the more mysterious personalities on the series so far is Rick, an American man who arrives at the fictional resort with his much younger – and much more cheerful – girlfriend Chelsea (played by Aimee-Lou Wood). Portrayed by veteran actor... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3300511/who-white-lotus-star-walton-goggins-wife-nadia-conners-actor-who-plays-rick-show-met-his-director?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3300511/who-white-lotus-star-walton-goggins-wife-nadia-conners-actor-who-plays-rick-show-met-his-director?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Mar 2025 20:00:09 +0000 Black comedy drama The White Lotus’ third season premiered on February 16 with an impressive cast line-up of Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Blackpink’s Lisa, and Patrick Schwarzenegger. But as with previous instalments, this season’s breakout star is a White Lotus resort employee. British-born Tayme Thapthimthong, whose parents are Thai, is taking on the role of Gaitok, a sweet and gentle security guard who’s starry eyed for his colleague Mook, played by Lisa. As the season progresses,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3299853/who-actor-behind-gaitok-white-lotus-born-london-thai-parents-tayme-thapthimthong-was-private?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3299853/who-actor-behind-gaitok-white-lotus-born-london-thai-parents-tayme-thapthimthong-was-private?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:10 +0000 The third season of HBO’s hit series The White Lotus is set in Koh Samui, Thailand, and stars Lalisa Manobal, better known as Lisa from K-pop girl group Blackpink. So the US pay-TV network chose to host its red carpet event for the Asia launch of the third season in Bangkok, Thailand, with Lisa the centre of attention. At the Iconsiam shopping centre overlooking the Chao Phraya River, the singer and now actress told screaming fans that the new season of The White Lotus “is my favourite season”,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3299074/very-clever-lisa-patrick-schwarzenegger-white-lotus-season-3-characters-root?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3299074/very-clever-lisa-patrick-schwarzenegger-white-lotus-season-3-characters-root?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:15:07 +0000 This article contains spoilers. The first episode of The White Lotus’ third season does not feature “Renaissance”, the HBO anthology series’ opening theme song that became a signature of the first two seasons. It does, however, promise just as much suspense, satire and Schadenfreude. In true White Lotus fashion, season three – the series’ first set in Asia – opens with a murder at a White Lotus resort in Thailand. At a one-on-one meditation workshop, a guest hears a series of gunshots that... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3298975/white-lotus-back-season-3-blackpinks-lisa-romance-and-murder-mystery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3298975/white-lotus-back-season-3-blackpinks-lisa-romance-and-murder-mystery?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:15:07 +0000 Actress Aimee-Lou Wood looked ready to check in to the White Lotus as she arrived on the red carpet for the premiere of the beloved HBO series’ third season in Los Angeles on February 10. Wearing a stunning burgundy gown, the 30-year-old actress was joined on the red carpet by her co-stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Blackpink’s Lisa, Sarah Catherine Hook, Michelle Monaghan and Sam Nivola. Paris Hilton, Chris Pratt and Lukas Gage were also among the star-studded guests at the premiere. Wood, who... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3298746/meet-aimee-lou-wood-star-sex-education-and-white-lotus-she-got-acting-make-friends-now-she-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3298746/meet-aimee-lou-wood-star-sex-education-and-white-lotus-she-got-acting-make-friends-now-she-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Feb 2025 04:00:09 +0000 Thinking about toasting Carrie Bradshaw with a cosmo while posing on the front steps of her Manhattan brownstone from Sex and the City? Think again. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved an application for a gate after Barbara Lorber, who has owned the building since 1978, lamented “the endless presence of interest in my celebrity staircase”. The stately three-storey building in Greenwich Village’s historic district was used for exterior shots of the apartment occupied by... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3294969/carrie-bradshaws-house-sex-and-city-have-gate-deter-photo-taking-tourists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3294969/carrie-bradshaws-house-sex-and-city-have-gate-deter-photo-taking-tourists?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:19:59 +0000