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HBO Max What I Learned From My Guest Role on Succession
Behind the scenes of the show’s big Election Night episode
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Macall Polay / HBO It’s Just a Fascist President, Kendall; How Bad Could It Be?
When the fate of the country depends on a rich boy’s childhood trauma, we’re all doomed.
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Mark Peterson / Redux The Worst Thing to Come Out of Trump’s Town Hall Didn’t Come From Trump
When CNN treated its event as a means of making news, it had already lost the battle.
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Claudette Barius / HBO The Sad, Sad Life of Tom Wambsgans
After living to serve, the most pathetic character on Succession finally finds himself on the outs.
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Apple TV+ A New Look at Frog and Toad
In the Apple TV+ adaptation, additional characters only emphasize the central duo’s profound companionship.
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Illustration by Oliver Munday / The Atlantic. Sources: … Call of the Wild
The enduring appeal of watching human beings attempt to master the Alaskan backcountry
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Colin Hutton / Apple TV+ Ted Lasso Has Lost Its Way
As it’s racked up viewers and accolades, a charming workplace sitcom has transformed into a bloated prestige drama.
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Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times / Getty Why You Should Pay Attention to the Hollywood Writers’ Strike
“For a week or two, it’s kind of annoying ... But after several months, it can be disastrous.”
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Sergei Bachlakov / AMC Can This Dinosaur Change?
Lucky Hank stars Bob Odenkirk as a sympathetic fossil: a college professor.
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David Russell / HBO Succession Just Delivered Its Most Terrifying Episode Yet
The show brilliantly deconstructed tech’s unruly optimism.
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Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: … Jerry Springer Explained It All
The talk-show host, who died today, defined the American ’90s—and predicted our current moment.
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Netflix A Splashy Drama About the Diplomacy of Marriage
On Netflix’s The Diplomat, relationships and geopolitics are similarly hard to wrangle.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Jason Koerner / … Tucker Carlson’s Final Moments on Fox Were as Dangerous as They Were Absurd
The host spent some of his last minutes on the network mocking a cult. He did not seem to appreciate the irony.
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Graeme Hunter / HBO Welcome to the Creepiest Corporate Retreat Ever
This was one cold-blooded episode of Succession.
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Mingasson / ABC Abbott Elementary Lets Black Kids Be Kids
It’s one of the show’s grandest and most moving gestures.
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Clémentine Schneidermann The Most Quietly Radical Writer on Television
Alice Birch has brought her scabrously funny writing to shows such as Succession, Normal People, and now Dead Ringers.
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David Russell / HBO Succession Unlocks a New Stage of Grief
After acceptance comes the sales pitch.
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Will Heath / NBC SNL Has Struck Gold With ‘Lisa From Temecula’
A second appearance from Ego Nwodim’s instant-classic character felt significant.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Apple TV+. The Real Hero of Ted Lasso
Nate Shelley’s descent into villainy has been jarring and a little bit heartbreaking. It’s also an apt rejoinder to the show’s fantasies.
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Macall B. Polay / HBO Succession Finally Did It
Notes on a jaw-dropping development
