The blend of horror and comedy — two genres driven by tension that culminates in a cathartic payoff — has thrived in recent years at the box office, championed by auteurs like...
Most spinoffs expand their flagship shows in a direction. That direction could be forward, following a beloved character past the events of the original story, á la “Frasier”; it could be...
In transitioning from a standalone story to a multi-season anthology, all shows in the genre Ryan Murphy took mainstream with “American Horror Story” face the same existential question. If a series...
For a show about men — and some women, but mostly men — working to build the future, “The Audacity” feels a little old-fashioned. That’s mostly a good thing: This ambitious, sprawling,...
If you thought “The Boys” was dark before, just remember that the penultimate season of the pitch-black superhero satire aired prior to the reelection of President Donald J. Trump. That chapter,...
Next month, the “Star Wars” franchise will return to theaters after an astonishing seven-year absence with Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” a feature spinoff of the director’s hit Disney+ series...
I have a pet theory that horror, as a genre, is an awkward fit for television. The tension necessary for effective scares is difficult to maintain over several hours; the mystery...
“The Comeback” is everywhere now. Once a pop cultural Cassandra doomed to swift cancellation after a single season on HBO in 2005, the brainchild of comic actor Lisa Kudrow and veteran...
