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Sabrina Carpenter Teases Tonight's 'SNL' in Behind-the-Scenes Photos
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Sabrina Carpenter Teases Tonight’s ‘SNL’ in Behind-the-Scenes Photos

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With just hours to go until Sabrina Carpenter takes over SNL, the singer reminded fans to tune with an Instagram post full of backstage snapshots.

“TONIGHT,” Carpenter captioned her photo post, tagging @nbcsnl and topping it off with a red lips emoji.

The pics give viewers a glimpse at her dressing room and outfit options. There’s also a peek at what looks to be a table read or writing session, and at the actual cue card that was used filming this week’s promo spot — all at SNL‘s 30 Rock headquarters in New York City.

Saturday night (Oct. 18) marks Carpenter’s first time hosting SNL, and her return as musical guest. The “Manchild” hitmaker performed during a May 2024 episode and was featured on February 2025’s SNL50 special, for which she sang a duet with Paul Simon and co-starred in one of Marcello Hernandez’s “Domingo” sketches. (She’d already had a run-in with Domingo at one of her concerts on the Short n’ Sweet Tour, during her “Juno” bit; he was the crowd member arrested for being too hot at a Los Angeles stop.)

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With a background in sitcoms, plenty of experience on the live stage and a knack for penning punchy song lyrics, Carpenter is primed to let her comedic side shine Saturday night.

As musical guest she’s promoting her latest album, Man’s Best Friend, which made its debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in August.

Scroll through Carpenter’s Instagram snapshots from her SNL rehearsal week below.

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Morena Baccarin Teases CBS Spinoff and 'Fire Country' Crossovers (Exclusive)
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Morena Baccarin Teases CBS Spinoff and ‘Fire Country’ Crossovers (Exclusive)

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The actress details her personal journey from ‘Fire Country’ to darker police-drama spinoff ‘Sheriff Country’

Before strapping on the holster of Sheriff Mickey Fox for CBS‘s Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country, Morena Baccarin was, to say the least, gun-shy. “I had told my agent I’m not doing a network show,” the Gotham and Deadpool favorite readily admits while casually chilling on a comfy chair inside TV Insider’s Midtown Manhattan office. “I don’t want to work for 10 months out of the year. It’s going to be shot in a different country. I can’t do this. I have three little kids!”

Undaunted, her agent urged the actress to “just have a meeting with” Tony Phelan and Joan Rater, the exec producers who had cocreated Fire Country with series star Max Thieriot. She had already done a pair of guest spots on the show, so she agreed and that’s when the spark was first lit. “They literally made me fall in love with this character. In the first five minutes of the conversation, they pitched such a complicated, interesting, vulnerable, hard-ass woman that you just don’t see out there.”

During her first appearance, in 2024’s Season 2 episode “Alert the Sheriff,” it became clear to Baccarin that Mickey was designed to be more than a one-shot deal. Not only did the deputy sheriff of the fictional Edgewater, California, share ties to some Country folk — she’s the stepsister of Cal Fire chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr) and aunt of firefighting ex-con Bode (Thieriot) — but CBS was also hot to capitalize on the popularity of its runaway hit. “I knew when I went in to play Mickey,” she continues, “not that [a spinoff] was officially picked up, but that was a potential thing that was happening. So I had to really wrap my mind around it, [the] possibility of something becoming your own show that may or may not happen, but you have to be ready for it.”

To make sure she was locked and loaded, Baccarin did her research via a ride-along with officers in her upstate New York hood. “It’s a small town, so it’s kind of perfect,” she recalls. “There’s not a lot going on sometimes, but then it changes on a dime. But I was more fascinated by the little things when there’s not much going on. Do you take your belt off when you sit in your office? Things you wouldn’t think about, like when you are writing endless reports, do you take a coffee break? Do you go break it up with, oh, an eviction notice? If you want to make something happen, do you search for people to pull over?”

Another weapon in her arsenal was husband Ben McKenzie‘s past gigs as an LAPD cop on Southland and Gotham‘s Detective Jim Gordon. “Oh, he had a lot of tips,” she slyly quips, adding that she now reminds him that she’s playing the sheriff and not just a future police commissioner “all the time.”

Baccarin returned to Fire for a second appearance in Season 3, and it was that episode, “Dirty Money,” that really set the stage for Sheriff, with the introduction of the Leone ladies’ marijuana-farming father, Wes (W. Earl Brown), as well as references to Mickey’s rehab-frequenting daughter, Skye (Amanda Arcuri). Not exactly the family tree one would expect from such an ethical officer of the law.

“They’ve surrounded this woman that is fiercely black-and-white about what’s right and wrong with these characters who are very gray. Skye is struggling with drug addiction, and to have a mom who’s a cop, I can’t imagine anything worse for a child that age with the troubles that she’s having. And then Mickey’s dad grows weed illegally. It’s like you can’t make this stuff up!” Baccarin laughs. “It gives such a complex dynamic to all of her relationships.”

As Sheriff kicks off several months after her last visit to her Fire stepsister, we see that Mickey is more than the capable cop who helped catch their dad’s homicidal cannabis buddy. She’s also incredibly lovable (showrunner Matt Lopez likens Baccarin’s ability to be comedic, dramatic, and drop-dead gorgeous to Ava Gardner), at times inspiring and unapologetically enmeshed in the lives of her Edgewater neighbors, which lends the show a cozier vibe than its often incendiary forebear.

“It is very much a salute to small towns,” agrees Lopez. “One of the things we talk about is, I live in Los Angeles, and if I call the police and they come to my house, they don’t know me, and I don’t know them. It’s a very transactional sort of exchange. So what is it like to police a community in which you know everyone and everyone knows you? In part, that’s Mickey’s superpower. But we’ll also see that it can be a little bit of a blind spot for her.”

So don’t expect a Mayberry P.D. meets She’s the Sheriff. “I don’t discount the focus on community, but starting in Episode 2, one of the things we will do in Sheriff Country is show viewers some of the darker corners of Edgewater that [viewers] may not have seen before on Fire Country. It is a crime show, it is a police drama. In Fire Country, the enemy or the adversary, if you will, is the elements, right? It’s fire. It’s fire and nature in many ways. Here, it is human beings. And as soon as you enter that into the equation, it takes you to some very interesting places.”

Despite not having previously worked on Fire, Lopez was well aware that he’d need to import some aspects of the O.G. to make sure the two shows felt like they existed in the same universe. That meant coordinating production schedules that would allow for an array of crossovers — Thieriot’s Bode pops up in the premiere and Lopez promises “some really fun crosses coming up” — and scouting out spots in Toronto, where Sheriff shoots, that match the look and feel of the Vancouver-based Fire‘s locations. Thankfully, Lopez reports that they were able to find a “pretty good match” in some “little towns around Ontario, kind of at the fringes of Toronto.”

And of course, he’d have to infuse the series with a similar appreciation for the unsung heroes who happen to live outside of major metropolitan areas. “I had seen Fire, obviously I had been a fan, and so I was very excited when they reached out to me about Sheriff Country,” he admits. With only two prior TV shows under his belt and one unsold pilot (starring Ben McKenzie!), the writer of theatricals like Race to Witch Mountain and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice raves that it’s been a “wonderful experience” working with Fire‘s exec producers to “create this show that, on the one hand is very much part of the Edgewater–Fire Country universe and delivers what people love about that universe—the hope of community, all that great stuff—but at the same time carves out its own identity. And that’s kind of what we’re in the process of in Season 1.”

The series premiere hits the ground running with a crisis that leans into the small-town vibe as Mickey, currently the interim sheriff, and her partner Nathan Boone (Matt Lauria) attempt to de-escalate a deadly face-off between two brothers who have just buried their mom.

“To use a phrase that they used to use in the Old West, your six-shooter was called a ‘peacemaker.’ And Mickey Fox is perfectly willing and able and prepared to use a peacemaker, but she’s also, when the situation calls for it, able to be a peacemaker,” notes Lopez. “We see that in that first scene.”

The sequence also illuminates the differences between Mickey and the more trigger-happy Boone. “Our tech adviser, who’s a retired Sonoma County sheriff, was telling us, that first encounter you see in the pilot where she’s confronting those two grieving brothers, he said basically that most cops, the verb he used is ‘would vaporize those guys,’” says Lopez. “And that’s Boone.” He reveals that we’ll later learn that the character is “actually from big city Oakland, where policing is very different” and that their conflicting approaches to enforcement help foster “the part odd-couple, part dynamic-duo thing they’ve got going on…that push-and-pull between them as we get deeper into the season will be really exciting.”

Exciting romantically? Baccarin doesn’t see that happening. Yet. “We’re going to find out stuff about Boone, even more stuff that creates another wall between them,” she teases. “They really are great partners at work, and you get the sense that there’s something else underneath, but neither of them, no…it’s just not even on the table.”

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That’s probably a good thing, since Mickey has enough on-the-job drama as it is. In addition to dealing with the Boone of it all, she has taken Edgewater P.D.’s deputy sheriff Cassidy (Michele Weaver) under her wing. A young woman who, like Mickey, spent some time in the foster care system, “Cassidy really looks up to Mickey,” Baccarin explains. “I think Cassidy had a rough past, and Mickey gave her confidence and gave her purpose. And she’s female, and there aren’t a lot of females at the station.” But if you think that means the Girl Code will be enforced, think again.

Off duty, Mickey’s life is just as hectic. The pilot reveals that her father Wes has finally gone legit, and with that comes his newfound interest in reconnecting with his daughter and granddaughter. What the hour doesn’t reveal, but Lopez does confirm, is that Wes may be finding a new drug in Edgewater P.D.’s comic-relief administrator Gina (Caroline Rhea) after moving in with Mickey. “We’ll find out she and Mickey’s dad have a little bit of a history in Episode 2, and those two are so fun together.”

Less fun: The fact that Mickey must convince the good people of Edgewater (and even herself) that she deserves to be the town’s full-time sheriff, while coparenting a troubled kid with her ex-husband, Travis (Christopher Gorham), a well-connected lawyer from Edgewater’s first family. “Travis is a Fraley and the Fraleys are the old money in town,” Lopez confirms. “They made a fortune in lumber.” At first glance, it seems that the former couple is on the same page, but “they have their little differences,” previews Baccarin. “We get in some pretty drag-out fights as the season goes on. There’s a lot of resentment there [because] she wanted to keep working on the marriage, and he’s the one who wanted it to end. There’s a lot of wounds that are still kind of left open.”

Expect some new ones, as well, once Mickey realizes that she and Skye aren’t the only women in Travis’s life, and that someone very close to her has committed a massive betrayal. Someone, it turns out, who will be vital to the future of Mickey’s family after Skye is implicated in a shocking situation in the premiere’s final moments.

“The first four episodes are really about that story,” hints Baccarin, who relished the chance to explore just how principled Mickey can be when it’s her own child at risk. And even though the huge smile on her face reflects a burning desire to spill the deets, she knows not to shoot off her mouth when it comes to spoilers. “I guess I can’t give too much away, but it gets much more complicated.”

Guess even the sheriff has the right to remain silent.

Sheriff Country, Series Premiere, Friday, October 17, 9/8c, CBS

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Wicked: For Good director teases "extraordinary" reveal
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Wicked: For Good director teases “extraordinary” reveal

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It’s only a matter of weeks until the release of Wicked: For Good, the anticipated follow-up to the box-office-smashing Wicked: Part One.

The film will see Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande reprise their leading roles as Elphaba and Glinda, with this second instalment set to be more emotional than the first. The recently released trailer surprised many fans with just how much was included, including the appearances of the Tin Man and the Scarecrow.

And it’s those character reveals that are really set to take viewers’ breath away, according to director Jon M. Chu.

Speaking during a panel talk at the London Film Festival 2025, Chu shared: “Wait until you see the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. These are not digital effects. These are real, physical makeup and hair. And it is extraordinary.

“I couldn’t show anybody here, but when you see it, when you look at it, know that there was no room for error on it. And the team that did it is just incredible.”

The glimpses we get of both characters in the trailer are definitely ones for the books, and the fact that they’re not digital effects makes them that bit more impressive. We’ll just continue patiently counting down the days until the release of Wicked: For Good for now!

After the dramatic ending of Wicked: Part One, things took quite the turn for Elphaba and Glinda as the true intentions of both the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) became all too clear.

With the whole of Oz being indoctrinated to think of Elphaba as wicked, this upcoming second film will dig even further into the consequences for both women, who were once best friends.

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Cynthia Erivo told Variety of the second part: “We’re diving deeper into the consequences of the characters’ choices. The story is richer, and the stakes are higher. It’s not just a continuation; it’s a transformation.”

Speaking about what it was like to shoot the second film, Ariana Grande also told Variety: “Shooting For Good was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.

“It was such a long and emotional process. I kind of left my body. We filmed it over the course of a week, and it stayed with me. I haven’t even seen the final cut yet because I’m not sure I’m ready to feel all of it again.”

Wicked: For Good is scheduled for release on 21st November 2025.

Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

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David Henrie Teases Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 2 Finale
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David Henrie Teases Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 2 Finale

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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place has spent the better part of its first two seasons mounting some very big questions, particularly about its main character Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown) and her involvement in the Wizard World.

Well, viewers will finally be getting some answers when Season 2 debuts on Disney+ tomorrow.

“I can’t wait to see people’s reaction to that ending. We really went for it,” star and executive producer David Henrie teases to Deadline.

The season, which has been rolling out weekly on Disney Channel since September 12, picks up with Roman (Alkaio Thiele), Milo (Max Matenko) and Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown) officially competing to retain their wizard powers into adulthood, after the Season 1 finale revealed the boys’ magical abilities. But, the Family Wizard Competition has been far from the only obstacle in their way this season as a mysterious new threat has begun to emerge over the course of the first six episodes.

While episodes have been airing on cable, Wednesday will mark their streaming premiere — and all 10 episodes will come available, meaning that fans won’t have to wait much longer to see how the rest of the season pans out.

But, make no mistake. The series is just getting started. So, while the Season 2 finale might answer one of the biggest questions Wizards Beyond has posed so far, it will also leave viewers with a ton more, according to Henrie.

“For me, the second season is really where the show begins,” he said.

In the interview below, Henrie discusses what to expect from the remaining episodes of Season 2 and where it’ll lead the story next.

DEADLINE: How is Season 2 expanding on the story you started telling last season and what can we expect, especially in those final episodes that no one has seen yet?

DAVID HENRIE: For me, the second season is really where the show begins, because the first season we really looked at like the prequel. The family didn’t know about magic. They didn’t know the kids had powers. There was no Wizard Competition. This season, the competition begins in our own way. We’re really excited about it because we answer a lot of questions unique to our series that were lingering from last season, like, is Alex Billy’s mom? So we answer that question this season, and we also bring in some big easter eggs that I think will leave a lot of lingering questions as to Alex’s character, her backstory in the lore.

DEADLINE: We found out that Milo and Roman have powers at the end of last season, so similarly to Wizards of Waverly Place, these kids are now competing to see who will get to retain their powers as an adult. How have you tried to keep things fresh while also incorporating these familiar elements from the original series?

HENRIE: What I love about this show is it takes the feeling and the heart and the themes of the old show and it represents them in a fresh way. I like that word, fresh, because the driving engine of this show is different than the other show. In the other show, we had a family who were all blood and always had each other’s backs. In this show, we have a found family. So we bring in this new girl who doesn’t understand what family is like the Russos do and also doesn’t trust family like the Russos do. So it’s a wonderfully fresh engine and a fresh way to tell family stories for 2025.

DEADLINE: How have you continued to reflect on the experience you want to create for these kids on set in Season 2?

HENRIE: I think a lot about my own experience as a kid on set, which is why I try to create the culture that I always wanted when I was a kid actor on various sets. Growing up, I always studied different sets and different cultures and learned. So now that I’m in a position of power here, I try to create the most fertile environment for mental health and for the kids to thrive. We’re all imperfect people. So everyone has their moments. But in general, I’m incredibly proud of the culture on our set. It is a professional, loving atmosphere that recognizes the reality that we have children on set, and they need to be treated like children. They’re not adults, and we need to respect that. It really is meaningful to me.

DEADLINE: You directed this season. Was that something you’d been thinking about since boarding the project?

HENRIE: I’ve directed films before. I’ve never directed TV. This is my first time directing TV. I was really excited to do it, because I’ve done hundreds of episodes of sitcoms from the original show, and others, and know the format so well. It really just works with my psychology or cognitive style, whatever you want to call it, it just is how I think. I loved every second of it. I got to do things that I haven’t gotten to do in single cam that I’ve always wanted to do, like I’ve always wanted to do the Spielberg push-pull shot, where you compress the background image. We got to do that here, because there’s a big comedic moment with Janice where she screams, ‘What?’ And I got to do this big Spielberg zoom in push-pull, which was such a fun shot and heightened the moment in a really great way. I got to have some heartfelt moments as well. The Christmas episode that I directed is the first time we’re introducing Christmas to the Wizards world, and it speaks to the kids that maybe feel lonely on Christmas. So we got to put a really nice message into this Christmas episode. I think the fans are gonna love it. I really do. I’m excited for them to see it.

DEADLINE: When you think beyond Season 2, how energized are you about the longevity of the story you’re telling here?

HENRIE: We end this season on the biggest cliffhanger the wizards universe has ever known. So what energizes me is to explore the questions that we provoke at the end of the season — very big ones, some questions that really speak to the overarching lore of the show, especially Selena’s character. So I’m really excited to explore those thoughts and ideas into this next season, because [in] Season 3, [we] are really going to lean into the questions of identity, belonging, legacy, universal questions that will really come to the forefront at the end of the season, which I can’t wait for people to see.

DEADLINE: The kids really come into their own this season. How has it been for you to watch them grow on this set and settle into their characters?

HENRIE: Selena said the same thing. She’s like, ‘Man, the kids are soaring.’ When we did the original show, the first season, you’re figuring out who you are and what your character is, and you’re finding yourself. Everyone’s finding themselves. The writers are finding their voice with each character, and it’s an exploratory process in any first season of any show. The second season, you start to find your thing. You start to really know what works for you and what doesn’t work for you, and you start to add in nuance that you didn’t have before. All the kids did that. They doubled down on their strengths. They did such a great job growing from one season to the next, and they’re soaring. They really are soaring. I’m so proud of them for growing and trusting their instincts.

DEADLINE: What are you most looking forward to about the release of those final episodes tomorrow?

HENRIE: I can’t wait to see people’s reaction to that ending. We really went for it. We really pushed the envelope. We swung for the fences. I mean, it turns into a drama and a heartfelt one, and Janice and Selena both give career-best performances. So I can’t wait for people to see all that they put into it, and I’m just so excited to see their reactions.

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Grace Van Patten Dives Into Amanda Knox Finale, Teases 'Tell Me Lies'
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Grace Van Patten Dives Into Amanda Knox Finale, Teases ‘Tell Me Lies’

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[This story contains spoilers from the season finale of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, “Libertá.”]

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox intentionally kept the camera pointed away from the person who is heard in the Hulu miniseries’ final scene. After eight episodes of a dramatic retelling of Amanda Knox’s harrowing legal journey to freedom, the final two episodes followed Knox, played by Grace Van Patten, as she tried to reclaim her life following her murder conviction being overturned on appeal and regaining her freedom after years spent in prison and in the courts. Part of that journey was Knox traveling back to Italy to confront her former prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini (which happened in real life), but the series stops short of confirming that it is Mignini who steps into the confessional booth to end the series; the show leaves the person’s identity a mystery, and ends before that person speaks.

“I’m so obsessed with that ending. I think it’s so smart,” Van Patten tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s so common that shows and movies are wrapped up in a bow for the audience, and the fact that this gives space for an interpretation, I think, is so smart. I am curious to hear what people think: Who that is, what are they about to confess?” She adds, “Everything’s out in the open now. Amanda’s side is out in the open.”

Below, Van Patten dives into her process to play Knox — her first role embodying a real person — to explain how her firm belief in her innocence brought a newfound depth to the series, and shares set stories of her relationship with Knox herself. She also teases her other Hulu series Tell Me Lies, which just wrapped production on its highly anticipated third season: “Buckle up,” she says. “Buckle. Up.”

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Where were you in Tell Me Lies world when this show about Amanda Knox first came to you?

I was in between seasons two and three. I had first heard about it while we were filming, and I knew it was going to be a Hulu show, and I was like, “Does that mean maybe I could be considered?” But then I didn’t hear anything about it for months and months, and completely forgot about it until I saw that Amanda Knox had started following me on Instagram. That’s when my stomach dropped, and I reached out to my agents right away like, “What does this mean?!” That’s when the process began.

Did the timing line up with scheduling so you could film both series?

It worked out perfectly. It was a couple of months after we wrapped season two [of Tell Me Lies] when I found out about Amanda, so it was: go, go, go. I left for Italy two months later. Then, when I wrapped, I had about two and a half weeks and went right into Tell Me Lies, and we just finished filming a few days ago. So now I’m a free woman!

Tell me everything you just filmed.

You don’t want to know. It’s scary. For different reasons, both of these shows are terrifying!

What was that adjustment like, to go back into Tell Me Lies mode two weeks after absorbing yourself in the world of Amanda Knox?

I was really nervous at first. Since I’ve started Tell Me Lies, it’s only been Tell Me Lies. I haven’t had to go from another character to Lucy, so I didn’t know what to expect. But that’s the beauty of doing something for three seasons, which I didn’t know, but it’s just kind of in your body more and something you can switch on as opposed to having to find every time and every season. Lucy, unfortunately, is in my body! So it was more about igniting her, as opposed to figuring out who this person is again.

Jackson White as Stephen DeMarco here with Grace Van Patten as Lucy Albright in Tell Me Lies.

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When it came to figuring out Amanda, from what I’ve read, you had an awareness but were not the expert that I imagine you are now. Would you say you had an opinion about her innocence or guilt going in?

I remember it being controversial. I know people felt very strongly about if she was innocent or if she was guilty, and there were both existing opinions. But I didn’t have one. I just didn’t know. And then, as soon as I started doing research, I gathered a very factual opinion, which is: No, this girl did not do this. And that it’s a way deeper and more complicated story than what I realized, and I think what people realize. Doing that research made me even more motivated to help tell her side of the story.

At what point in that research process did you then get to meet Amanda and have the choice to collaborate closely or keep some distance? How did you approach that relationship?

I was figuring it out as I went along. I had no plan. I had never played a real person before, so everything was new to me. I didn’t know how involved she wanted to be. The first time I met her was really discovering all of these things; discovering that she does want to be involved and that she is willing to speak to me, and that was so reassuring. The fact that she was so open and vulnerable with me and I felt like I could ask her a million questions and she was willing to give me the answers. I felt so thankful that I could use her, as opposed to guess. I had two months before we went to go shoot, so that was filled with speaking to her and learning Italian as much as I could.

I was going to ask if you had spoken any Italian before the show.

No. None. That was the main skill I had to work on. Those two months were definitely crammed with talking to her, and learning Italian and doing as much research as I possibly could.

You read her book, so you had read her perspective before doing the show, but as you were going through the filming process and asking questions, was there anything that stood out to you as a misconception or something the public didn’t know?

What’s crazy is that the whole thing was a misconception. Learning the details were shocking, like the amount of the lack of evidence. It’s not like there was a little bit of evidence — there was no evidence, which is crazy that two people are being accused of murder with zero evidence. But I would say the most surprising thing and the most beautiful thing I learned was who Amanda was as a person who went through this thing, and how still, to this day, after going through something so horrible and tragic, she has maintained positivity and hope and compassion for people. I could imagine that after going through something like that it could be very easy to slip into a life filled with a lot of resentment and anger, and she did not let that defeat her. She really is such a strong woman. I’m really inspired by her mentality.

Showrunner K.J. Steinberg said the show could have ended at episode six, but that going beyond the verdict and following Amanda home was always part of the plan. Why did you think it was key to tell that after story, especially with these final two episodes?

It’s so important to see her readapt to normal life. She was still only 24, and so to watch the discomfort of that reentry and figure out how to navigate real life again… I know I’ve never seen that play out in a show. That was so fascinating to me to talk to her about and read in the scripts. The build of watching Amanda decide how to regain control of her life — whether that’s writing the book or writing that first letter to her prosecutor, and how this whole show up to this point is leading up to her regaining control of a life that has been completely out of her control. It gives it a hopeful end. It shows a continuation of an existing person who actually went through this, and that that’s not the story — the story is who she is now. That’s what I hope people take away from it.

With Amanda co-writing the last episode, “Libertá,” viewers get a lot of insight into her via her inner monologue in your finale scenes. What was that experience like, and was she on set for any of that final episode?

She was. She was there the last two or so weeks of filming, so she was there with the big Mignini scene at the end, which was super emotional and shot over two or three days. It was a scene we all really wanted to get right. It’s a very long, complex scene with so much going on between two people. So that one was tedious and emotional, and the fact that she was there for that made me feel very emotional doing it.

Were there any big questions you had for her when making the finale?

Any time she gave me validation that I was portraying her emotions authentically meant the world to me. She said that a few times throughout, and it made me feel so good that I was able to give her that. That was my main goal through all of this — to help her feel understood and for people to hopefully, by watching this, understand her more. To feel seen by her was really flattering and such an honor for me.

Grace Van Patten as Amanda Knox in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.

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The final words from Amanda in the show are that there will be some people who will believe her and think she’s innocent, and some who still won’t. Do you feel Amanda has an acceptance that even after you release this show and put it all out there that there might still be people who think she’s guilty?

I don’t want to speak for her, but I do know from getting to know Amanda that she’s very confident in who she is, and has never strayed away from who she is, which unfortunately, in the time of her being accused for murder, was used against her. But she is so true to who she is, and I am so inspired by that. Making this show, and having a platform to help somebody tell their story, was so meaningful to me. But I’m sure this helped her. Everything’s out in the open now. Her side is out in the open. So knowing her, she’s approaching it with positivity and acceptance.

Have you been following along with the viewer response and engaging on social media?

No. It’s probably partly a defense mechanism! But what’s helped is that I’ve been shooting Tell Me Lies as the show has been coming out, so it’s been a nice distraction of not reading things. It’s the first thing I’ve ever been a part of where I’m just so proud of what we did. Not even necessarily the outcome; it’s such a great show. But I’m so proud of the actual product and of everyone who came together to make this, and the reason we all made this. So I’m kind of with Amanda where people can hate it or love it, but I feel like we did something really important and good. There’s less weight to the response because of that.

In the final scene of the series, we don’t see who has arrived to confess. We only hear them breathe and see that it’s someone the priest recognizes. Do you all want people to make their own opinions about who’s in that confessional booth?

I’m so obsessed with that ending. I think it’s so smart. It’s so common that shows and movies are wrapped up in a bow for the audience. And the fact that this gives space for an interpretation, I think, is just so smart. I am curious to hear what people think: Who that is, what are they about to confess? I’m curious for that reaction.

What do you hope people take away from that final scene?

I hope that through watching this show, they really see who Amanda is, and can gather and form an opinion based on understanding her more and based on the facts. I really think it’s a story about this young girl regaining control of her life and never giving up, and being extremely resilient through it all and not letting a bad thing define and destroy her. That’s really inspiring to anybody, no matter what scale of tragedy you’ve gone through, or trauma. You can take that and use that mentality through any aspect of your life. I think that’s so beautiful.

This story also brings both Raffaele Sollecito and Meredith Kercher into the forefront. KJ has called them both the “oft-forgotten” victims in this story. What was it like to be a part of getting their stories out?

There is no doubt that this story involves so much pain and so much tragedy from multiple people and families, and that’s why we approached it with as much sensitivity as possible. I hope people see this was a tragic story on so many different levels, and that it is not one person’s story. It’s, unfortunately, the pain and tragedy of a lot of people involved.

What was it like working with Monica Lewinsky [who is a producer] on this project, and how did she help steer what you all hope to accomplish?

I look up to her so much. I think she’s so extremely smart and cool, and what she’s doing with her life, reclaiming her own story in her own way, is so inspiring. The team of Amanda and Monica is so badass. Honestly, just being able to talk to Monica about not only this show but her life and life in general, I learned so much from every conversation.

Looking ahead to what’s next for you, what is the most non-spoiler tease you can share about season three of Tell Me Lies?

Buckle up. (Laughs.) Buckle. Up. I mean, it’s absolute chaos in the purest form, with everybody. People can get excited about the drama for every character — everyone’s going through it.

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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox is now streaming all episodes on Hulu. Read THR’s recent cover story with Amanda Knox and Monica Lewinsky.

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Arbaaz Merchant Opens Up About Aryan Khan After Years, Teases The Ba***ds of Bollywood Season 2

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Aryan Khan’s friend Arbaaz Merchant has shared a heartfelt appreciation post for the director after the release of his show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood. This marks the first time since their 2021 cruise ship case that Arbaaz has spoken so openly about Aryan. He shared photos from the premiere night and reminisced about their childhood.

Arbaaz began the note by writing, “To Aryan – I remember when we were kids and I asked you, when do we expect to see you in the movies and you said it straight up, “I don’t want to be in the movies, but one day I’ll be making the best movies out there.” And Now, you have taken your first steps as a professional Film Maker. Not only it’s awesome, but it’s also the best show on Indian soil, By far. I’m so damn proud of you. May you continue to bring the best out of your scripts, actors, crew and everyone around you, just like you have, since the last 28 years of your life. Wishing (more like predicting) that you have the best career of all time. Now go and impress the world brother, we really can’t wait for more. (sic)”

He then appreciated Aryan’s co-writers and associates, Manav Chauhan, Ankit Dahiya and Ujwal Gupta. Arbaaz also extended the congratulatory message to the crew and ended his note by teasing season 2 of the show. He wrote, “To the crew, rest up, season 2 starts soon B****ds of Bollywood, out now on Netflix.”

Take a look at his post:


The first photo in the carousel is a solo still of Aryan from the day when his show was announced. It is followed by more photos from the premiere night, along with reviews of the show. This post comes after years of silence following the drug-related case in October 2021, when Aryan, Arbaaz, and others were detained during the NCB cruise raid. Since then, Arbaaz has rarely spoken publicly about Aryan.
Meanwhile, The Ba**ds of Bollywood, which marked Shah Rukh Khan’s son’s directorial debut, stars Lakshya, Sahher Bambba, Bobby Deol, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Rajat Bedi and others.

It is streaming on Netflix.

Also Read: Shah Rukh Khan’s Work-focused Still From Aryan Khan’s The Ba***ds of Bollywood Set Goes Viral

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Ressa Da Gwoat! Claressa Shields Sparks Reactions Teases New Song & Music Video She's Got OTW (WATCH)
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Claressa Shields Teases New Song & Music Video OTW (WATCH)

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Claressa Shields has sparked reactions after teasing a song and music video she’s got on the way.

RELATED: Mic On?! Claressa Shields Sings ‘Session 32’ Alongside Summer Walker At Breezy Bowl ATL (WATCH)

Claressa Shields Teases New Song And Music Video OTW

Earlier this week, Shields took to Instagram Live to sit down for some chat time with her followers. During her stream, Shields revealed that she’s hopping back into her pastime bag of making music. Specifically, Shields explained that she just finished shooting a music video. Additionally, she explained that she’ll be releasing the song for the footage as soon as “this weekend.”

“For y’all who don’t know, my rap name is Ressa Da Goat… and the song is gonna be called ‘Poke Da Gwoat,’” she explained to viewers.

Check out the clip from her livestream below.

To note, for those unaware, Claressa Shields has been releasing songs and publishing freestyle clips through her YouTube channel. It appears that her most recent song release, ‘Pop My Sh*t,’ was in March 2024.

Watch the NSFW footage here.

Social Media Shares Reactions

Social media users slid into TSR’s comment section with reactions to Claressa Shields teasing her new song & music video.

Instagram user @loquacious_taupez wrote, “Please stop 🛑. Stay in your lane. Doing far too much and this feel fake asf.”

While Instagram user @duchess_wu added, “She is so strange, like very obsessed with Remy .”

Instagram user @tyronebee wrote, “Girl just box”

While Instagram user @neeshnickk__ added, “I have yet to see her being posted for boxing and boxing only”

Instagram user @dollfacebreeeeee wrote, “Everything remy say & do, she wanna do too 🙄”

While Instagram user @xdejamonaeee added, “I never screamed so loud 😭😭😭 girl what? Lmaoooo”

Instagram user @datgirldolly wrote, “Keep it!…..keep it….we didn’t ask for it….keep it”

While Instagram user @_serenity_klf added, “And im sure Papoose wrote every line”

Instagram user @stephg wrote, “Lmaoooo I like her cuz she doesn’t care she gon do shyt whether ya like it or not 😭😭😭”

While Instagram user @kamilekharles added, “What has she done to copy Remy? I really haven’t seen it.”

Instagram user @homiesexual wrote, “So Papoose gon write her raps to diss Remy.”

Before Claressa Shields Teased New Song And Music Video OTW, She Celebrated THIS Milestone

Before Claressa Shields a.k.a. Ressa Da Gwoat teased her new song and music video, she was celebrating a sentimental milestone. As The Shade Room previously reported, earlier this week, Shields and Papoose took to social media to celebrate their 1-year anniversary. Ultimately, they both shared sweet posts that left social media users chiming in.

RELATED: In Bliss! Claressa Shields & Papoose Celebrate Their 1-Year Anniversary With Sweet Social Media Posts (PHOTOS)

What Do You Think Roomies?

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The Next Big Threat: James Gunn Teases Brainiac's Arrival In Superman: Man Of Tomorrow | Glamsham.com
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The Next Big Threat: James Gunn Teases Brainiac’s Arrival In Superman: Man Of Tomorrow | Glamsham.com

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Following the massive success of Superman earlier this year, James Gunn has completed the second draft of the highly anticipated sequel, Superman: Man of Tomorrow. The film will once again star David Corenswet as Superman and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, and is set for release on July 9, 2027.

Gunn, who serves as co-head of DC Studios, took to social media on September 22 to share a sneak peek of the screenplay. He posted an image of the script’s cover, crediting himself alongside Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. However, it was a subtle illustration in the post that sent fans into a frenzy: a drawing of a brain.

Many fans believe this is a clear hint that the film’s villain will be Brainiac, one of Superman’s most iconic enemies. Social media was quickly flooded with reactions. “BRAINIAC???” one user exclaimed. Another added, “Brainiac in live action? I’ve been praying for a time like this.”

Brainiac, created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, first appeared in Action Comics #242 in 1958. He’s known as a hyper-intelligent alien android from the planet Colu, notorious for shrinking cities to preserve in bottles aboard his skull-shaped ship, then destroying their home planets.

Fans are excited about the potential storyline, with some suggesting Gunn could adapt arcs like Ghost in the Machine from Superman: The Animated Series or Divided We Fall from Justice League Unlimited. Others are already fan-casting the role, with many calling for Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito to portray the villain.

Also Read: Superman Fans Are ‘Rubbing Eyes In Disbelief’ Over James Gunn’s Latest Announcement – What’s Coming Next?

While Gunn hasn’t confirmed Brainiac’s appearance, the cryptic hint has certainly sparked excitement. With the screenplay progressing and hype building, Man of Tomorrow is shaping up to be a major DC event.

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Welcome To Derry Trailer Teases “Something Bad Is Coming”

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Derry, Maine, may have the facade of a quaint, picturesque town, but with Pennywise lurking below, its residents would likely argue otherwise.

The new trailer for HBO‘s IT: Welcome to Derry, starring and executive produced by Bill Skarsgård in his return as the terrifying killer clown, gives viewers another terrifying glimpse at what they’re in for when the prequel series hits the small screen next month.

“Do you think somebody could kidnap a kid and keep him underground? In the sewers?”

The question that has plagued Derry residents for decades floats over the trailer from one of the young kids trying to understand how and why his friend disappeared. It’s 1962, and this has never happened before. Little do they know what they’re going up against.

The trailer also finally includes a look at Skarsgård’s Pennywise, hiding his face behind the infamous red balloon as he lurks in the shadows. Cut to a young girl shrieking, her face covered in blood.

If the trailer is any indication, viewers are in for a pretty disturbing ride in this 9-episode series. One this is for sure, as the trailer teases: “Something bad is coming.”

Watch the full trailer above. IT: Welcome to Derry will launch on October 26 on HBO Max.

IT: Weclome To Derry

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Set in the world of Stephen King’s It universe, Welcome To Derry (wt) expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films, which amassed a combined $1.17 billion worldwide.

The series stems from a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs based on King’s novel It. In addition to Skarsgård, the cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso.

Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti executive produce through their Double Dream production company alongside Fuchs through his FiveTen Productions banner, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Skarsgård, Shelley Meals, Lee and Dan Lin. Fuchs, who wrote the teleplay for the first episode, and Kane serve as co-showrunners.

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