‘Stranger Things’ Creators Break Down Their Latest Influences
With a new batch of episodes arriving on Christmas Day, Matt and Ross Duffer discuss the sometimes obscure movie and video game references in the final season so far.
With a new batch of episodes arriving on Christmas Day, Matt and Ross Duffer discuss the sometimes obscure movie and video game references in the final season so far.
Our critic Jason Zinoman describes how the late-night talk show, whose death had been declared by many observers, came back to life this year.
After winning an Emmy, Stephen Colbert spoke about creating a “show about love.” In its homestretch, “The Late Show” is fulfilling that promise.
For years she was pigeonholed as a rom-com star. Her turn as a blue-collar mom with a love of Neil Diamond just might vault her back to the Oscars.
A último momento, CBS News detuvo un segmento sobre hombres venezolanos deportados por el gobierno de Donald Trump a una prisión en El Salvador. Aun así, el reportaje terminó apareciendo en línea.
At the last minute, CBS News held a segment about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. It surfaced online anyway.
Across film (“Sinners,” “One Battle After Another”), theater (“Ragtime”) and TV (“The Lowdown”), four works suggested what achieving racial equality in America would take.
Playing Emily’s spontaneous best friend, the actress discovered where to find good pasta and more when the popular Netflix series moved to Rome this season.
Yes, “KPop Demon Hunters” makes the list. But that was just one of the standouts in a great year.
YouTube’s big streaming lead over Netflix and other competitors stems in large part to its dominance during daylight hours.
Adapted from romance novels, this Canadian series has been a surprise hit for HBO Max.
Several veteran correspondents questioned how Ms. Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, had handled the segment, after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom.
Netflix’s “The Price of Confession” and Hulu’s “Nine Puzzles” are thrillers with complicated plots and complicated protagonists.
A documentary about the journalist Seymour Hersh premieres, and lots of shows wrap up their seasons.
The character actor had grown up in Maryland, where “The Wire” was set, and went on to star in horror films like “It Chapter Two.”
Mr. Kimmel will speak out against fascism and about the importance of free speech in the holiday address, according to a Channel 4 spokesman.
The screenwriter and producer created several television hits about law enforcement. He made one of the first police dramas to star two main characters of color.
Hosted by Ariana Grande and featuring Cher as its musical guest, the show had plenty of holiday tunes and a satirical greeting from President Trump.
“Andor,” “Pluribus,” “Heated Rivalry” and more of our favorite shows.
En todas las disciplinas, estos 10 talentos dieron un salto de fe y lograron un gran éxito.
Yang has been part of the NBC sketch show since 2018, earning five Emmy nominations.
Today, your highly personal, delightfully specific bests of 2025.
The release of a “Spinal Tap” concert film that was filmed at Stonehenge has been delayed.
Nearly a decade after the hit sci-fi horror series debuted, cast members including Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Maya Hawke gathered in New York City.
“Emily in Paris” may have moved to Rome, but a prestigious award and a new book show the series has left a stylish mark on the City of Light. Plus, a fashion innovator on A.I.
A sport once synonymous with cable now finds its biggest matches on Netflix, Prime Video and DAZN, a European-based sports platform.
As the president addressed the nation about the economy, it was “hard to tell if he was giving a speech or having a seizure on TV,” Kimmel said.
See how well you know the television, movie, music and literary figures of 2025 with The New York Times Faces Quiz.
There was a lot of forgettable TV in 2025, but some shows stood out above the rest. James Poniewozik, Chief TV Critic for The New York Times, talks through some of his favorites.
An unlikely movie star in the 1990s, she has weathered ups and downs to find herself, at 55, as busy as ever. Next is a role in “Emily in Paris.”
Our critics picked their favorite moments, not necessarily from their favorite shows of the year — a certain “South Park” episode, for example.
Jimmy Kimmel called the president’s last-minute speech “a surprise prime-time episode of ‘The Worst Wing’ tonight on every channel.”
Ivan Urgant era una megaestrella rusa imparable hasta que expresó su oposición a la invasión de Putin en Ucrania.
The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.
He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981.
El hijo de Rob Reiner y Michele Singer Reiner, quien fue imputado con dos cargos de asesinato en primer grado, ha luchado durante años con su adicción a las drogas.
In life and art, he was the successor to Norman Lear.
Just ahead of the Season 2 premiere, the co-creator Geneva Robertson-Dworet talked about the challenge of finding fun in a nuclear apocalypse.
Jimmy Kimmel was grateful that Susie Wiles, the president’s “future former chief of staff,” spilled the beans on her boss in a Vanity Fair article.
The doctor, Mark Chavez, who had used fraudulent prescriptions to acquire the drug and conspired to sell it to Mr. Perry at inflated prices, was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
The son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, has long struggled with drug addiction.
The lawsuit landed just hours before a once-a-decade review of the broadcaster’s royal charter, which governs its mission, purpose and funding.
Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and Ross Douthat chat with Stephen Stromberg about Rob Reiner’s legacy.
Here are four highlights across TV, film and podcasting from the second half of the year.
Seth Meyers also scorned President Trump’s Truth Social post about the celebrated filmmaker’s death.
Portraying Luke Spencer, he was one of the best-known soap opera stars in American television. His onscreen romance with Laura Webber, played by Genie Francis, changed the landscape of daytime television.
The actor-turned-director spent decades at the forefront of the entertainment world.
Reiner’s “All in the Family” role didn’t just capture the arguments of its time. It gave us a preview of our own.
He played one of the most memorable sitcom roles of the ’70s before going on to direct a string of enduring movie classics. Here are some of his career highlights.
Saltó a la fama con su actuación en ‘All in the Family’ y dirigió ‘This Is Spinal Tap’, ‘Cuando Harry conoció a Sally…’, ‘La princesa prometida’ y ‘Cuestión de honor’.
La familia del director dijo que él y su esposa habían muerto el domingo. La policía dijo que había encontrado dos cuerpos en la casa de la pareja en Los Ángeles.
The potential Warner Bros. Discovery sale might jeopardize a lively outlet for artier stand-up shows like those of Sarah Sherman and Adam Pally.
Across the arts, these 10 performers took a leap of faith this year and stuck the landing in a big way.
A reader with a 9- and 11-year-old wants to branch out from “Traitors” and “The Amazing Race” when the family is together in front of the TV.
The director’s family said that he and his wife, Michele, had died on Sunday. The police said they had found two bodies at the Reiner home in Los Angeles.
The Netflix rom-com series is back for a fifth season, and David Letterman’s interview show returns.
Mr. Reiner, who was in “All in the Family,” directed films including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “The Princess Bride” and “A Few Good Men.”
A strange fog envelops the town, sowing fear and chaos. The monster is loose.
Josh O’Connor hosted this week’s episode, which satirized an airborne news conference and also featured a pair of very sensitive male strippers.
La gira Eras de Taylor Swift concluyó hace un año, pero la superestrella del pop aún no se despide de su espectáculo. Una nueva serie de Disney+ explora la planeación de la gira, y sus dificultades.
Cuando los estudios dejaron de producir películas, los tours comenzaron a sentirse vacíos.
A conversation with seven of the most influential hosts in podcasts and TV news.
Leading the Southeastern Conference for 12 years, he masterminded its rise as a national power, lifted by a flood of money from TV rights, bowl games and other sources.
Ivan Urgant was an unstoppable Russian megastar. Then he expressed opposition to President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Aunt Gladys. Tyler, the Creator. That sex scene in “The Naked Gun.” These are the things Culture staffers couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
A ton of titles are expiring soon for U.S. subscribers. Catch them while you can, including a Scorsese classic and one of TV’s most influential series.
The six-part Disney+ series goes behind the scenes of the pop star’s record-breaking Eras Tour, revealing some of her creative processes and struggles.
La serie de ciencia ficción del creador de ‘Breaking Bad’ plantea una paradoja que la hace no solo enigmática sino interesante.
David Ellison is cozying up to Trump in his effort to save Hollywood. It’s a risky strategy for our democracy.
This month’s picks include an unexpected holiday adventure and a blockbuster body-swapping comedy.
The new visa for rich foreigners had Kimmel rethinking the Statue of Liberty’s inscription: “Never mind your poor and tired. Give us a million bucks — you’re in.”
The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely.
Late-night came roaring back to life, Roy Wood Jr. delivered a must-see special and Amy Poehler made a must-listen podcast.
It’s hard to make a movie studio tour exciting when movies aren’t made there anymore. “A vibe of tiredness, like the end of something,” one guest said.
Among other things, President Trump claimed to be a big hit with Black voters. But Desi Lydic says her potato salad is getting better numbers.
While serving in the L.A.P.D., he began delivering scripts for series like “Dragnet” and “Adam-12.” After retiring, he was a showrunner for “MacGyver.”
Patty Scanlon bought a box of snapshots for $20 at a flea market and was stunned to find family photos of Ms. Lake, whose house burned down in January.
The actor, 60, was struck by a vehicle in Midtown Manhattan late on Monday, her agent and the police said.
Osefo, of “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” faces several counts of fraud. She is the latest in a long line of “Housewives” personalities to face legal trouble.
The onetime cast member was sentenced to six and a half years in 2023 after pleading guilty to participating in a telemarketing scheme that defrauded thousands of victims.
He replaces John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois in one of the most high-profile decisions of Bari Weiss’s early tenure as the network’s editor in chief.
Even the stars people think of as immaculately crafted Hollywood products look wildly, irreducibly human in comparison.
“Pluribus,” “The Beast In Me” and “Die My Love” take viewers inside the minds and egos of their complex protagonists.
Ronny Chieng dissed new fitness plans from the Trump administration for travelers in American airports: “We can’t even walk to the gate. They had to invent floors that walk for us.”
Teanna Taylor, Liam Neeson, Rose Byrne and more of our best actors on how they summon the emotions that move us.
Passing on the classic 555 number, “Stranger Things” is the latest show to offer Easter eggs for viewers who try to call a fictional character.
Top picks for seasonal TV cheer include concerts from Nashville and the Tabernacle Choir, along with a new “Nutcracker” on PBS.
The classic show arrived on HBO Max with an embarrassing remastering error. But the show’s creative mastery remains undeniable.
As Gen Alpha’s attention drifts from TV and movies, video creators like Alan Chikin Chow are eager to fill the void.
“Call me a boomer, but these participation trophies have gone too far,” Stephen Colbert said before presenting himself with the First Annual Stephen Colbert Joke Prize.
The Tony-nominated playwright was arrested last month on suspicion of attempted drug smuggling. He was released on Monday, Japanese officials said.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” became a flashpoint about free speech in the country after it was temporarily suspended this year.
Though its stars are up for acting prizes, the film is not in the running for best musical or comedy, only for box office achievement.
“It spoke to me about these particular times that we’re living in,” the actress said about her first screen role in several years.
The first two episodes of Taylor Swift’s documentary series air, and “South Park” wraps up its 28th season.
The town experiences a tragedy of new proportions. The lead perpetrator this time isn’t Pennywise.
Jost appeared as the defense secretary in a rare role away from the Weekend Update desk while Melissa McCarthy hosted for the first time since 2017.
Netflix’s blockbuster deal to buy Warner Bros., including HBO, is the latest twist in a rivalry that has reshaped the entertainment industry.
Una polvorienta ciudad del árido noreste brasileño se ha convertido en el destino del mundo del espectáculo del país. Pero el cambio climático y la tecnología plantean nuevos retos.
A dusty town in the parched northeast has become the nation’s show business destination. But climate change and technology are posing new challenges there.
Muchas de las mejores series del año parecieron conversar entre ellas, incluyendo ‘Severance’, ‘The Pitt’, ‘Andor’, ‘Pluribus’ y ‘The Lowdown’.
Don’t be shocked: There were Black people and Native Americans during the colonial era.
It was all gratitude for the prehistoric beasts that once roamed the earth at the American Museum of Natural History gala in New York.
The prospect of Paramount’s buying Warner Bros. Discovery had led CNN journalists to wonder if the channel may be combined with CBS News. Instead, CNN will remain in a separate corporate entity.
El acuerdo para adquirir los estudios de televisión y cine del gigante de Hollywood, así como HBO Max, aumentará el volumen del mayor servicio de emisión en continuo de pago del mundo.
The end of year recaps can be dizzying. But they’re also full of gold.
“Spartacus: House of Ashur,” premiering this month on Starz, brings the cult favorite 2010s action series back in an unlikely way.
Paul Williams es conocido por su capacidad para provocar tanto risas como lágrimas. Esta semana, él y sus décadas de música serán celebrados en el centro cultural 92nd Street Y.
The host said he wouldn’t have been the third-most-trending person in Google searches this year “without the support of loyal viewers” like the president.
The actor, born in Japan, starred in dozens of film and television shows, including Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle.” His career spanned more than three decades.
Netflix would acquire Warner television and film studios as well as HBO Max in a deal that would bulk up the world’s biggest paid streaming service.
A medida que se desdibuja la línea entre la vida real y la ficción, el cine y la televisión pueden ayudarnos a entender el mundo cambiante.
As the line between real life and fiction blurs, cinema and television can help us understand a changing world.
Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others.
The president who says he’s killing traffickers “pardoned a man who smuggled in enough cocaine to give every American resting Kash Patel face,” Josh Johnson said.
The doctor, Salvador Plasencia, had asked “I wonder how much this moron will pay” before supplying the drug to Mr. Perry, who became increasingly reliant on it before his death.
The Season 12 premiere got back to the show’s roots, introducing a young cast with the kind of hunger and fresh faces that made the original a hit.
With the “Fresh Prince” reboot ending next week, Morgan Stevenson Cooper looks back on its path from viral video to Peacock hit.
Paul Williams is known for his ability to elicit both laughter and tears. This week, he and his decades of music will be celebrated at the 92nd Street Y.
Across reality shows, social media and best-selling books, women raised in the church have increased its profile across pop culture.
The president posted 160 times on Truth Social in one night, according to news reports. One host says his “thumbs were as swollen as his ankles.”
“F1: The Movie,” “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley” and “The Life of Chuck” arrive, and “Fallout” and “Percy Jackson” return.
A slew of new titles are coming this month, including the latest “Knives Out” mystery and a film starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler.
Created by Aram Rappaport for his streaming service, the Network, the historical drama explores the tensions, sometimes deadly, between art and commerce.
A new show based on a Canadian sports romance novel airs. And a reunion of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ recaps the third season.
Ingrid’s connection to the evil entity known as It is revealed, among other dangerous secrets.
For generations of Algerians, the fierce independence of her persona reflected their struggles in a country torn by civil war and repression.
Los primeros episodios de la última temporada acaban de estrenarse en Netflix. En estas entrevistas, sus jóvenes estrellas recuerdan la serie y cómo los ha marcado.
She won two world titles and six Canadian national championships, and was also a television anchor, reporter and commentator.
Why do we rarely see them leave work to take the kids to baseball practice? Some of it has to do with the nature of police work, but a tortured back story adds intrigue.
Ms. Rooks, a sports journalist, starts her day with matcha and ends with W.W.E. In between? A little glam and fitness.
Wong Kar-wai’s first TV series, streaming on the Criterion Channel, is a lush melodrama about an economic miracle.
The first episodes of the final season just premiered on Netflix. In interviews, the young stars looked back on the show and how it shaped them.
“’Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and in your parents’ house, they put the Peloton in your old bedroom, so you’re sleeping on the couch,” Fallon mused.
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Apple TV postponed the launch of the French-language series following accusations that its creator copied key elements from a 1973 novel.
A nostalgic hit built out of vintage pop-culture references captured the “If you liked that, you’ll like this” spirit of Netflix.
The 99th edition of the New York parade will feature performances from Cynthia Erivo and Busta Rhymes, as well as dozens of floats and balloons.
The president spent so much time talking that Meyers thinks the turkeys would have preferred to be put out of their misery.
Han pasado más de tres años desde la cuarta temporada de la exitosa serie de Netflix, y por fin ha llegado la batalla final. Aquí tienes un repaso rápido.
Over three years have passed since Season 4 of the hit Netflix series, and the ultimate showdown is finally here. Here’s where the young heroes left off.
“What a turn of events!” Kimmel said of the president’s warm words for New York’s mayor-elect. “It was like he was giving a wedding toast to his new son-in-law.”
Samir Shah defended Britain’s public broadcaster at a parliamentary committee hearing on Monday, while apologizing (again) for the misleading edit of a Jan. 6 speech by President Trump.
If you’re a writer or filmmaker hoping to create a hell on earth, might as well start with the most famous city in the world.
D.I.Y. influencers indulge our most ambitious housing fantasies — and cash in on them.
The heart surgeon turned TV star has championed healthy lifestyle habits. But he’s also promoted sham diet pills and ineffective Covid-19 treatments.
La historia interna de cómo Bob Iger socavó y maniobró a Bob Chapek, el sucesor que él mismo eligió, y volvió al poder en Disney.
The inside story of how Bob Iger undermined and outmaneuvered Bob Chapek, his chosen successor, and returned to power at Disney.
John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon were the last presidential candidates to debate with no live audience during a general election.
The first two episodes of the show, which was filmed during the city’s pandemic restrictions, were released last week but were not available there.