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Fan posters for movies are not a new thing, but with the increased availability of AI tools, it has become much easier for anyone to create some very elaborate and believable creations that fool some people into thinking that new movies in popular franchises are being made. A new poster that has unsettled many on social media is for Princess Bride 2, which comes with images of original stars Cary Elwes and Robin Wright reprising their roles from the classic 1987 fantasy.

Obviously, the poster is a fake, and there is currently no sequel to The Princess Bride in development, but the very idea of it happening has been enough to see fans demanding this non-existent movie be canceled before it ruins the much-loved classic. There are many reasons why some would be tricked into thinking the poster is for a genuine sequel – regardless of how basic it is – as talks of...

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The Residence is a murder mystery comedy-drama series created by Paul William Davies. Inspired by the 2015 book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower, the Netflix series is set mainly in the White House, and it follows eccentric but brilliant detective Cordelia Cupp as she investigates a murder that happened during a state dinner. The Residence stars Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Edwina Findley, Randall Park, Molly Griggs, Spencer Garrett, and Mary Wiseman. So, if you loved the thrilling murder mystery, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in The Residence, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Afterparty is a murder mystery comedy anthology series created by Christopher Miller. The first season...

While each major broadcast network has procedural dramas, CBS is the king of the format, at least in the 21st century. It's mastered the art form of the procedural, specifically focused on crimes of all kind. The "NCIS" franchise alone has spawned a handful of series, each of them taking place in the United States and abroad going as far back as 2003. 

But CBS is no stranger to other long-running procedural crime dramas, including the darker and no less famous "Criminal Minds." When "Criminal Minds" began airing in the fall of 2005, it boasted a unique hook, focusing on the profilers of a specific unit of the FBI and the very grim cases that they would have to solve all across the country. The show has lasted in some form for two decades, although what was once a full-season drama airing on CBS is now a streaming reboot series titled "Criminal Minds: Evolution" on Paramount+.

Criminal Minds takes a lot of liberties when it comes to its characters. With its viewers keeping in mind that the series is based on fiction, it has easily become one of the most beloved crime shows on television. However, its lack of real foundations can make many of its solves seem more like miraculous displays of luck than detective work.

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With this, one cannot help but wonder just how much of these miracles could be counterproductive. In fact, there is one gaping plot hole that could end up destroying years of detective work within the span of a few unveilings. Interestingly enough, it all connects to the beloved Penelope Garcia.

Criminal Minds and Criminal Police Officers?

Penelope Garcia has become a beloved part of Criminal Minds. On top of being a tech genius, she is also a character who played several roles within the series,...

Exclusive: Rachel Zegler, star of Steven Spielberg’s screen version of West Side Story and the soon-to-be-released Disney live-action movie Snow White, will make her London theater debut as Eva Perón in a revival of the garlanded Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita, director Jamie Lloyd confirmed to Deadline on Friday.

The show will play at the fabled London Palladium for a limited 12-week summer season, with performances from June 14 through September 6.

Reached in New York where he’s meeting with actors being considered for other key roles, an excited Lloyd described Zegler as a “phenomenal talent” who will “blow the roof off the London Palladium.”

Complex negotiations to bring Zegler, an American of Colombian and Polish descent, to the West End were completed a few days ago. She will be among the highest-paid stars on the London stage this season.

‘West Side Story’

Lloyd told me that...

Roger Ebert was one of the most prominent voices in the movie industry for decades. A film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, Ebert wrote thousands of film reviews from 1967 until he died in 2013. Filmmakers waited with bated breath for his reviews of their films while readers trusted his every word when deciding which film to go see. Ebert influenced generations of critics and moviegoers not only through his prose but also by helping draw attention to certain independent and international films as well as upstart filmmakers.

Ebert has reviewed films of just about any genre, so it's only natural he'd have reviewed plenty of comic book films along the way. While Ebert reviewed most of them negatively, there were a handful of comic book films he truly enjoyed, giving nine of them a perfect four stars out of four along with a couple that fell short with three and a half stars.

Kahane Corn Cooperman’s engaging and heartwarmingly hopeful “Creede U.S.A.” stars the residents of Creede, Colorado, a sparse place (population: 300) so remote I had to look it up on Google Maps, only to discover that it’s just a three-hour drive west of where I was raised. The last silver boom town in the state, Creede is now home to a 40-foot aluminum sculpture known as the Creede Fork. But the town’s most famous attraction would have to be the thriving Creede Repertory Theatre, which was the focus of an August 2021 article in the New York Times — which is how the nearly 60-year-old institution came to the attention of an Oscar nominee like Cooperman (recognized for her 2016 short “Joe’s Violin”), a self-described “former theater nerd” who’d been longing to escape the “echo chamber” of her big city bubble.

On its surface, the story of how...

Exclusive: Fifth Season has taken worldwide sales on The Artist, the gilded age series starring Mandy Patinkin and Kaos’ Janet McTeer.

The Artist is for Aram Rappaport’s nascent streamer The Network and also stars Danny Huston, Zachary Quinto and Patti LuPone. Additional cast include Hank Azaria, Clark Gregg, Katherine McPhee, Jill Hennessy and Ever Anderson.

In the twilight of the gilded age, the show starts with a murder that strikes the estate of an eccentric and failing tycoon. As he hosts the era’s biggest celebrities including Thomas Edison, Edgar Degas and Evelyn Nesbit, mystery and ambition collide as the truth is shockingly revealed.

The Network founder Rappaport is creator, executive producer, writer and director, with Hilary Shor (Children of Men) producing. The show is Fifth Season’s first from The Network, which was launched last year by Rappaport with content including Steve Coogan’s Chivalry and The Green Veil starring John Leguizamo.

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For many years now, the Kardashian-Jenner family has been slated for their seemingly unrealistic view of the world. All the sisters as well as their mothers are drowning in wealth, so it's easy for certain viewers to roll their eyes at their problems. Not to mention, they have been in the spotlight for so long that some viewers just expect them to roll with the punches.

However, a 2022 episode of the hit TV series, The Kardashians, proves that this family is a lot more in tune with real life than they look. This episode places a great deal of focus on Kim Kardashian as she awaits the results of her Bar exam. As such, this one episode has the potential to completely alter how viewers perceive this iconic family.

It isn’t easy to believe that NBC hasn’t yet renewed Brilliant Minds for a second season. It was a fan-favorite of the 2024 fall season.

While medical dramas are a dime a dozen, Brilliant Minds differed because the series focused on the characters’ quirky personality traits and how those skills helped solve unique medical cases.

Brilliant Minds’ cases were based on Oliver Sacks’ actual cases, which dealt with the brain. He believed in helping his patients adapt to their situation, even if there wasn’t a cure, which is not explored in medical dramas.

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While the medical cases were massively popular, the relationships were also hugely popular. Dr. Wolf and Dr. Pierce’s long-standing friendship remained the heart of the series, especially as it included flashbacks of the early years.

The relationship between Dr. Wolf and Dr. Nichols was one of the best parts of Brilliant Minds...

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This March, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the wacky crime comedy series Deli Boys to the much-anticipated streaming release of Anora. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the ten best films that are coming to Hulu in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

High Fidelity (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Touchstone Pictures

High Fidelity is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay co-written by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, the 2000 film follows Rob, a record store owner who has been unlucky in relationships. However, his bad luck might...

Kevyn Major Howard, the actor and photographer best known for his role as "Rafterman" in Stanley Kubrick's acclaimed film Full Metal Jacket, has passed away. He was 69 years old.

Per TMZ, Howard died on Friday, Feb. 7, while surrounded by loving family and friends at a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. A cause of death was not shared, but the actor's family said he had been hospitalized for weeks with respiratory issues. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Howard's honor directly to FueledBytheFallen.org, a nonprofit established to help provide aid to veterans and first responders in need of assistance.

Howard was born on Jan. 27, 1956, in Montreal, Quebec, but with his dual citizenship, he relocated from Canada to Los Angeles, California, to embark on a career in show business. In 1981, he appeared in the hit TV show CHiPs, and he followed this up...

During a recent episode of The View, Sara Haines cracked a joke using an accent inspired by a well-known movie quote. The reference was clear to those familiar with pop culture, but some viewers misinterpreted it, assuming she was mocking a group of people.

Sara Haines’ Movie Reference on The View

While discussing Temptation Island on The View, Sara Haines made a joke related to a character named José Carlos Montoya. The last name ‘Montoya’ reminded her of the iconic line from The Princess Bride, prompting her to mimic Mandy Patinkin’s accent from the film.

In the movie, Patinkin portrayed Inigo Montoya, a Spanish swordsman known for the famous line, “My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.” The quote, often repeated with Patinkin’s accent, has remained a beloved pop culture reference.

Despite the obvious movie connection, some fans seemed perplexed by Sara’s impression.

“Pretty Little Liars” and “Which Brings Me to You” star Lucy Hale will topline the romantic comedy “Princess” from “The Cooler” screenwriter Frank Hannah.

Daniel Baur’s K5 Intl. has boarded “Princess” as its international sales agent and will commence sales at Berlinale’s European Film Market.

The plot centers on a woman who finally meets the man of her dreams, but first, she must contend with her beloved’s bulldog, Princess, who has a history of destroying any relationship her owner engages in. Think “Monster-in-Law” in tone.

Principal photography is anticipated to commence in Ireland spring 2025.

Best known for her breakout role on the hit series “Pretty Little Liars,” Hale has gone on to become an international star through films such as the romantic comedy “Which Brings Me to You,” Vertical’s “The Hating Game” and Sony’s “Fantasy Island.” Hale will star in Lionsgate and BuzzFeed Studios’ upcoming action comedy “F Marry Kill,...

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In Rob Reiner's beloved 1987 romantic fantasy film "The Princess Bride," the good-hearted kidnapper Inigo Monotya (Mandy Patinkin) is ordered by his boss Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) to dispatch a mysterious Man in Black (Cary Elwes) who has been following them up the Cliffs of Insanity. Inigo is a masterful swordsman, and rarely gets to ply his skills, so he immediately becomes itchy, eager for the oncoming fight. Because he is so polite, Inigo allows the Man in Black to sit and rest for a few moments before attacking, and the two have an amusingly casual conversation about Inigo's motivations and how he got his sword. "You seem a decent fellow," Inigo says, "I hate to kill you." 

"You seem a decent fellow," the Man in Black replies, "I hate to die." 

They then begin. The fight choreography is astounding. Inigo was not just blowing smoke.

Exclusive: Ken Burns’ latest American history series is headed for the London TV Screenings.

PBS Distribution has taken global distribution rights and is bringing The American Revolution to the event, which is held in the UK capital at the end of the month.

Veteran filmmaker Burns directed and produced the epic factual series about the formation of the U.S. along with Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and written by long-term collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward (The Vietnam War).

Show is billed as “an expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America,” following “dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds,” including rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen, Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and civilians living in North America.

Exclusive: Two-time Oscar nominee John Travolta (Pulp Fiction), Emmy and Tony winner Mandy Patinkin (Homeland), and SAG nominee Dermot Mulroney (August Osage County) have been set to headline JFK thriller November 1963 from two-time Oscar nominee Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields).

K5 International has boarded international sales ahead of next week’s European Film Market in Berlin.

November 1963 unfolds within the intense 48-hour period surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The film sheds light on crime group the Chicago Outfit’s alleged involvement in the assassination and draws directly from first-hand accounts, including insights from the family of crime boss Sam Giancana.

John Travolta will star as Johnny Roselli, a key figure in organized crime and the Outfit’s man on the West Coast and Vegas. Mandy Patinkin will star as Anthony Accardo, a powerful and calculating head of the Chicago Outfit, considered one of the most powerful crime...

Throughout the twenty-first century, romantic comedies have experienced a slow death. During this period, major Hollywood studios have focused primarily on action-based blockbusters, leaving little room for high-profile romantic comedies. Recently, when studios do decide to produce romantic comedies, they receive streaming-only releases. These films tend to feature poor acting, subpar screenplays, and corny, cliché-ridden narratives. Major publications such as The Washington Post, Variety, and Parade have all written articles declaring the romantic comedy as a dead genre.

While the current state of romantic comedies seems to be in limbo, the complete opposite was the case in the 1980s. During the 1980s, romantic comedies thrived both critically and commercially. In Hollywood, romantic comedies such as When Harry Met Sally..., Tootsie, and Moonstruck ranked among the most iconic films of the decade. Overseas, romantic comedies like Pauline at the Beach and My American Uncle earned numerous accolades at international film festivals.

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Upload is a satirical sci-fi comedy-drama series created by Greg Daniels. The Prime Video series follows an app programmer named Nathan Brown, who dies under mysterious circumstances, and after his death, his consciousness is uploaded to a virtual reality world specially created for dead people. Upload delves deeply into the topic of death, but it never loses its touch of humor. Upload stars Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards, Zainab Johnson, Kevin Bigley, Andrea Rosen, Owen Daniels, and Josh Banday. So, if you loved the interesting concept, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in Upload, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Good Place is a fantasy comedy series created by Michael Schur. The NBC series follows Eleanor, a recently deceased saleswoman who finds herself in a heaven-like afterlife, even...

Agatha All Along was a fan-favorite series from start to finish — thanks to its unique story, spellbinding cast, and careful integration of comic-book lore. Despite the rave reviews that this delightfully witchy MCU installment received, however, Lilia Calderu actress Patti LuPone has revealed the devastating news that Agatha All Along will not be returning for a second season.

With the incredible reception and high viewing numbers for Agatha All Along, many fans assumed that the show was likely to continue. However, when appearing on the podcast series Andy Cohen Live, LuPone officially shut down these hopes, saying that showrunner Jac Schaeffer herself informed LuPone that Agatha All Along would remain a one-hit wonder. "Jac Schaeffer, the creator, came into my trailer, and she said, 'Patti, I'm just here to tell you that Lilia's going to die,'" recalled LuPone, "and I went, 'But I wanted a second season.'...

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The Night Agent is a conspiracy action thriller drama series created by Shawn Ryan. Based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk, the Netflix series follows FBI agent Peter Sutherland as he begins his job at the White House, but he soon finds himself embroiled in a vast conspiracy involving people high up in the current administration. The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, and Phoenix Raei. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling action, and compelling characters in The Night Agent, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Jack Ryan is a spy action thriller drama series created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland. Based on the characters created by Tom Clancy, the Prime Video series follows Jack Ryan,...

Men in suits of armor. Courtly romance. Raging bouts of plague and pillaging. All these and more are the hallmarks of a good old-fashioned medieval movie. So many of our most enduring legends have their start in the Middle Ages, from King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table to Robin Hood, and for good reason -- their classic tales of adventure and noble battles for justice have won over audiences for hundreds of years.

Although adventures are never in short supply, whether our heroes are off fighting in the Crusades, waging a seemingly endless war in France over the right to rule France, or battling smaller tyrannies on the home front, films set in medieval times aren't just limited to the action genre. We've put together a comprehensive list of some of the best medieval films of all time, running the gamut from dramas and tales of adventures to horror,...

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The Hunting Party is a police procedural mystery crime drama series created by JJ Bailey. The NBC series follows Rebecca “Bex” Henderson, an FBI Special Agent who is recruited to lead a small team of investigators to hunt down and capture some of the most dangerous killers in the world after they escape from a top-secret prison. The Hunting Party stars Melissa Roxburgh, Patrick Sabongui, Sara Garcia, Josh McKenzie, and Nick Wechsler. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, dangerous criminal cases, and compelling characters in The Hunting Party, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Blacklist is a mystery action crime thriller drama series created by Jon Bokenkamp. The NBC series follows Raymond Reddington, an international criminal who is FBI’s one of the most wanted fugitives.

The Eaton Fire has left devastation in its wake, tearing through homes and lives, including those of celebrities. Mandy Moore, star of This Is Us, revealed that while her Altadena home was miraculously still standing as of January 9th, her family’s garage, music studio, and back house weren’t as fortunate.

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Amid the turmoil, Moore also shared a GoFundMe link for her in-laws, Griff and Kit Goldsmith, who lost everything in the fire. However, her well-meaning gesture didn’t come without backlash, as critics questioned her decision to seek public support. But Moore had a response for the doubters. If anything, this situation really sheds light on a grim truth, disasters spare no one.

Mandy Moore’s GoFundMe post sparks a larger conversation

Hollywood star Mandy Moore found herself at the center of a heated conversation after the devastating...

Brilliant Minds has a near-perfect argument for why it should be renewed for season 2. The freshman medical drama stands out because of its focus on neurological cases and its commitment to diversity. Unlike most medical shows, the series is set in an overcrowded hospital in a poor area and features several neurodivergent characters as well as characters of different races and sexual orientations. The first season of Brilliant Minds only had 13 episodes and ended on January 6, 2025, with a two-hour finale.

Although NBC has not made a decision yet about Brilliant Minds season 2, the season finale ended with several cliffhangers, most notably when Wolf (Zachary Quinto) blew off his date with Nichols (Teddy Sears) to see his long-absent father, Noah (Mandy Patinkin) at a diner, where Noah told him he had a mysterious illness he wanted Wolf to look into. It would be disappointing if Brilliant Minds is canceled without resolving this intriguing new storyline.

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about Abbott Elementary, Landman, Monday Night Raw, the Golden Globes and more!

1 | On Silo, at what point does Juliette’s perfectly stylish shag haircut become…. well, just shaggy? And if you read the first Wool novel, are you actually preferring Lukas’ storyline on the TV series?

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Brilliant Minds season 1, episodes 12 and 13 (the season finale)

There are several questions that need answers after the Brilliant Minds season 1 finale. The medical drama ended with a two-part finale that aired on January 6, 2025, and revolves around the crisis at Ericka's (Ashleigh La Thrope) building. This seemingly pointless Brilliant Minds storyline begins with the interns realizing that the collapsing building is the one Ericka lives in. Nichols (Teddy Sears) and Wolf (Zachary Quinto) cross paths with an unnamed doctor (Mandy Patinkin) while assisting in the rescue effort, but Wolf later learns that the man is his supposedly dead father, Noah.

After Ericka is rescued, she deals with Ptsd and survivors' guilt while Wolf has a new case — a pastor whose "visions from God" are really signs of advanced brain cancer — but is distracted by his anger at his parents for letting him think Noah was dead for the past 30 years,...

Criminal Minds is one of the best and most popular police procedural dramas. The show ended after fifteen seasons, only to return as Criminal Minds: Evolution shortly after. And while Evolution has since proven to be just as captivating and dark as the original Criminal Minds, there's a reason why Criminal Minds became such a beloved show in the first place.

Some of the biggest and most disturbing cases in Criminal Minds included shocking twists that many fans didn't see coming. Other times, the procedural drama introduced twists that changed the course of a character's life forever. The many twists and turns in every episode of Criminal Minds helped the show become what it is today and made the audience remain glued to their screens with each episode, knowing that the series would probably deliver a shocking turn in the end. And while there are many twists and turns in the series,...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Brilliant Minds season 1, episodes 12 and 13 (the season finale).Brilliant Minds' season 1 finale may have backed NBC into a corner when it comes to making a renewal decision. Although the finale ends with several significant cliffhangers, NBC hasn't decided whether Brilliant Minds season 2 will happen. The neurology-focused medical drama concluded its first season with a two-hour finale that features a shocking twist. After spending the first hour dealing with the building collapse, the series reveals that a seemingly random doctor (Mandy Patinkin) who was helping treat collapse victims is actually Noah Wolf — Oliver's (Zachary Quinto) supposedly dead father.

During the second half of the finale, Oliver wants to focus on the case of a pastor who is having strange hallucinations and perception issues, such as believing her husband is a hat on a rack. However, his world is turned upside down when he learns his father is alive.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Brilliant Minds season 1, episode 12 and Brilliant Minds season 1, episode 13.

Brilliant Minds ended its season with a two-part finale that contains several surprising developments. The freshman medical drama focuses on unusual neurological cases based on the real-life cases and life of renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks. The special picks up from the cliffhanger of Brilliant Minds' best character, Ericka (Ashleigh Lathrop), trapped in an elevator with several other apartment residents as the building collapses. Wolf (Zachary Quinto) and Nichols (Teddy Sears) rush to the site to help with the rescue effort, while Ericka must help an older man who collapses in the elevator.

Ericka is ultimately rescued but watches helplessly as the elevator plunges to the ground with her patient's granddaughter still inside. The second half of the finale is a more typical episode featuring the real-world issues Brilliant Mind is known for —in this case, a pastor...

When the Brilliant Minds Season 1 finale aired, there were some generous cliffhangers.

Oliver learned his dad was alive, which shook up his world. Carol was put on administrative leave for an ethical conflict of interest. Ericka experienced Ptsd after watching Celia die in the elevator.

Almost everyone’s life was in flux.

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TV Fanatic had the opportunity to chat with EP Michael Grassi about those pesky cliffhangers, Oliver and Josh’s relationship, the chances of a Season 2 renewal, and much more. It was a joy to speak with him.

Check out the interview below.

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So, Michael, that was a cliffhanger. Was it the plan all along to reintroduce Oliver’s father once Oliver was happier?

That was the plan all along. When I first met with Zach [Quinto], I pitched the season arc for his character. When I pitched it, I said, “And then Dad comes back...

Following Brilliant Minds episode 13, the NBC TV show's first season has come to an end, meaning there won't be any more new episodes (for now). The medical drama series, created by Michael Grassi, is partly based on two of neurologist Oliver Sacks' nonfiction books — The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars. Both novels chronicle real-life medical cases, which inspired Grassi to create Brilliant Minds.

Brilliant Minds stars Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, an attending neurologist at Bronx General in New York. Dr. Wolf is quite gifted, eccentric, and defined by his unique approach to his work (which isn't too popular among some of his peers). The series begins with Quinto's character accepting a new job at Bronx General, where he leads a team of interns and takes on unusual and challenging psychological cases. Unfortunately, though, Brilliant Minds season 1 is limited to 13 episodes.

This article includes major Brilliant Minds spoilers.

Brilliant Minds creator and executive producer Michael Grassi shares his detailed hopes for season 2. A medical drama, based on the neurologist Oliver Sacks and his non-fiction books, Brilliant Minds debuted on NBC in September. It stars Star Trek alum Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, spotlighting his work with a team as they use unconventional methods to help treat their patients. The cast of Brilliant Minds also includes Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh Lathrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, and Teddy Sears, with Donna Murphy and Mandy Patinkin in recurring roles.

In an interview with TheWrap, Grassi breaks down the season 1 finale and gives an update on the drama's future. Grassi, who also serves as showrunner, was asked about a renewal. He responds that he hasn't heard anything about season 2 yet but remains hopeful that the series will return.

Not yet, but our fingers dare firmly crossed.

Eden Espinosa as Pastor Maria Thomas and Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 13 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)

NBC’s Brilliant Minds’ first season ends with episode 13, “The Man Who Can’t See Faces.” Episode 13 begins with the doctors getting ready for work. Oliver (Zachary Quinto) and Josh (Teddy Sears) make breakfast together, and Josh surprises Oliver with an invitation to a black-tie gala. Oliver isn’t enthusiastic about a formal event but accepts since Josh is receiving an award.

Josh admits he’s falling for Oliver. Oliver smiles but doesn’t reply.

Oliver’s dad, Noah (Mandy Patinkin), is still hanging out at Muriel’s place and insists he’s taking his meds and “in a good place.” Muriel (Donna Murphy) wonders what they’ll tell Oliver, concerned this news will disrupt his happiness. She’d prefer Noah just leave rather than take Oliver’s happiness away from him.

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episodes 12 “The Doctor Whose World Collapsed” and 13 “The Man Who Can’t See Faces.”] Brilliant Minds ends its first season with two episodes that are filled with action, heart, shocks, and so much more – and it leaves us needing the show to be renewed! In Episode 12, Oliver (Zachary Quinto) and his boyfriend, Josh (Teddy Sears), head to the scene of the building collapse to help patients and find the intern who lived there, Ericka (Ashleigh Lathrop). Ericka survives, though not everyone in the elevator with her is so lucky (the woman who insists she go first to help her grandfather is still inside when it falls), and the finale sees her still dealing with the aftermath of that. Meanwhile, a doctor (Mandy Patinkin) helps out on the scene, and it’s not until the end of the penultimate ...

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “Brilliant Minds” Season 1, Episode 13.

NBC’s “Brilliant Minds” wrapped up its first season with a shocking twist that leads Zachary Quinto’s Dr. Oliver Wolf to “question everything.”

After learning how his dad’s passing traumatized Oliver during his adolescence, the penultimate episode of “Brilliant Minds” revealed that Oliver’s dad, Noah (played by Mandy Patinkin) was, in fact, alive and well. In a dramatic confrontation between Oliver, Noah and Muriel (Donna Murphy), Oliver learns not only that his dad has been alive, but that his mom has known, and lied to him.

“For Wolf, when he learns this huge secret, I think he starts to question everything in his life,” showrunner Michael Grassi told TheWrap. “Everything that he believed to be true is no longer true, and the thing that defined him, which was his dad, and is not what he believed it to be.

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Brilliant Minds‘ two-episode Season 1 finale. Proceed accordingly.

Throughout its first season, NBC’s Brilliant Minds has pivoted on Oliver’s memories of his father, Noah, whose mental illness and subsequent death played a large part in shaping how Oliver approaches both medicine and the world at large.

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But midway through the...

The end of the previous episode told us that Noah Wolf was still alive and back. How did that play out in the Brilliant Minds season 1 finale?

Caution: This post contains Spoilers from the Brilliant Minds season 1 finale

We all knew that Mandy Patinkin had to play someone major to just suddenly show up in Brilliant Minds. By the end of the penultimate episode, we learned that he was Noah Wolf, Oliver’s dad. It left us with a world of questions about what actually happened. Muriel clearly knew her ex-husband was still alive, so why would she lie to Oliver all these years?

Meanwhile, we got to pick up on Ericka after the events of the building collapsing, and we had a chance to see Van as a father. Pierce’s past also came back to haunt her at the end of the finale.

Ericka dealt with her Ptsd...

Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 12 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)

NBC’s Brilliant Minds season one winter finale left off with a cliffhanger showing Ericka’s apartment building collapsing. Episode 12 plunges into the aftermath of the collapse, with first responders looking for survivors amid the rubble.

200 people, including Ericka, live in the apartment complex that has partially collapsed.

Dr. Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto) warns the interns that a flood of traumatized survivors is coming their way. And although it’s against his normal teachings, they need to detach themselves from what’s happening and treat the injured.

The emergency room is quickly jam-packed with patients-some with minor injuries, some critical, and all needing assessment.

Back at the scene, paramedic Katie Rodriguez (from episode 10) is among the first responders helping the injured. A severely injured woman has a skull fracture, as diagnosed by a doctor (Mandy Patinkin...

Brilliant Minds' midseason cliffhanger left the life of one of Dr. Wolf's (Zachary Quinto) interns in danger as part of Ericka's (Ashleigh Lathrop) residential building collapsed. When the show returns with a two-hour mid-season premiere which will also serve as the Season 1 finale on January 6, the Bronx General team will deal with a massive event that rocks the city and their team. Aptly titled "The Doctor Whose World Collapsed," Brilliant Minds Season 1, Episode 12 deals with the immediate events following the building's collapse as everyone jumps into action to search and rescue those trapped in the debris. The arc carries over to Episode 13, "The Man Who Can't See Faces," as the team grapples with the aftermath of Ericka's tragedy. NBC has released some images from the episodes that tease these arcs and more, including guest appearances from Karen Robinson (Schitt's Creek) and Mandy Patinkin (Criminal Minds).

More often than not, fantasy movies include an element of romance in their stories, as these two genres easily go hand in hand. Since the aspects of fantasy that make it otherworldly, like magic and mystery, are used to reflect real-life struggles and topics, it's natural that love and relationships are touched upon as well. However, this doesn't mean that every movie ends happily for its central couple, as fantasy is just as filled with violence and tragedy as it is magic and goodness. This makes it even more exciting when the lovers do get a happily-ever-after.

The best fantasy romance movies ever made are notable for their stories and visuals but are often elevated to classic status thanks to the performances. For audiences to get invested in the romance angle of a narrative, the love interests must have a dynamic and believable chemistry. In the films where the lead...

Criminal Minds’ A.J. Cook stirred up some drama when she cast her own sons in the show. Yep, nepotism allegations made their way into the mix, and Cook wasn’t about to just brush it off. The actress faced some serious heat for bringing her kids on set, but hey, this is Hollywood, where keeping it in the family isn’t exactly rare.

A.J. Cook in Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Studios

Cook defended her decision, making it clear she was just a mom trying to share her world with her kids. Guess she wasn’t too worried about those accusations!

A.J. Cook defends casting her sons in Criminal Minds: No nepotism, just family A.J. Cook in Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Studios

A.J. Cook wasn’t about to let any nepotism allegations stop her from casting her own sons in Criminal Minds. When it came time to cast JJ’s kids,...

In 2020, fans experienced the heartbreaking news that one of their top series, Criminal Minds, had been canceled after fifteen seasons. When the show received a reboot two years later, not all of the cast returned.

Criminal Minds: Evolution brought back some of our favorite profilers, only one of whom had been with the show since the beginning and a few who replaced original team members who had left before the show ended.

One of the most significant losses in the show’s history was that of boy-wonder Dr. Reid Spencer, played by Matthew Gray Gubler.

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During the fifteen-year original run of Criminal Minds, Reid played the nerdy academic with an eidetic memory and a brilliance for profiling criminals.

Fans adored the awkward genius that was Dr. Spencer Reid, whether it was his close relationship with J.J. (A.J. Cook) and her sons, his bromance with former Bau...

Paget Brewster spilled some behind-the-scenes drama about Criminal Minds. She revealed that there were two actresses the show shouldn’t have fired. Now, this wasn’t just some casual gossip; it was a nod to the backstage shake-ups that left fans puzzled over talent exits. Brewster (or Emily Prentiss as we know her), highlighted decisions that felt unnecessary and questionable.

Paget Brewster in a still from Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Studios

It turned out that some departures weren’t for the best, and Brewster wasn’t afraid to call attention to these mishaps. Sometimes, talent losses don’t just affect the cast. They shake up the entire heart and soul of a show.

Behind the scenes drama: Paget Brewster’s Criminal Minds exit A still from Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Studios

“There was a lot of firing that shouldn’t have happened,” Paget Brewster said about Criminal Minds. Brewster, who...

Damian Lewis left Homeland after three seasons but it was too late because of the series’ downfall from fame. The series once stacked up awards for its first two seasons, with series leads Lewis and Claire Danes winning Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. However, Showtime’s desire to continue its golden goose beyond its prime became it’s downfall.

Damian Lewis as Nick Brody in Homeland | Credits: Showtime

Lewis admitted that the series made a major mistake by not killing off his character after the first or second season. When the series started, Lewis’s Nicholas Brody was a U.S. Marine sergeant suspected of being a terrorist by Danes’ character, CIA officer Carrie Mathison.

Even Damian Lewis Agrees That Homeland Should’ve Done One Thing With His Character Damian Lewis in a still from Homeland | Credits: Showtime

The first two seasons of Homeland garnered critical acclaim after the...

Katharine McPhee, Jill Hennessy, Ever Anderson and Ana Mulvoy Ten have joined the murder mystery limited series “The Artist.”

From the free, ad-supported streamer and studio The Network, the Gilded Age-set series also stars previously announced cast members Mandy Patinkin, Janet McTeer, Danny Huston, Patti LuPone, Hank Azaria, Zachary Quinto and Clark Gregg.

The seven-episode series, which will debut in March 2025, follows “an ensemble of the era’s celebrities including Thomas Edison, Edgar Degas and Evelyn Nesbit” as they meet at the home of “an eccentric and failing tycoon,” per the logline. By the end of the night, the mogul is found dead, spurring a historical fiction-themed murder mystery.

McPhee will play early-20th-century vaudeville performer Nora Bayes. Anderson will play Evelyn Nesbit, the woman at the center of the infamous Crime of the Century, while Hennessy will play her mother. Mulvoy Ten will play Lilith, an orphaned dancer from France.

Criminal Minds took the crime genre to a whole new level when it was released in 2005 and also presented a stunning ensemble of actors. But just like any other long-running show, even this series went through a lot of changes in the main cast. While Mandy Patinkin left the project for personal reasons, actor Thomas Gibson was fired in 2016 after his on-set altercation with a writer.

Thomas Gibson in a still from Criminal Minds | Credits: CBS Broadcasting

These exits also overshadowed the departure of actor Shemar Moore who played Derek Morgan on the show. While his exit was due to a lot of reasons, after Criminal Minds he got on board S.W.A.T. which was nearly canceled twice.

After Mandy Patinkin and Thomas Gibson’s Exit Shemar Moore Left Criminal Minds for S.W.A.T.

Criminal Minds with its thrilling plots and storylines can easily be one of the most interesting crime dramas out there.

Exclusive: ABC is developing Devil’s Ranch, a one-hour military procedural from Will Trent‘s Rebecca Murga.

ABC preemptively acquired off a pitch from Murga, who is writing. Heidi Cole McAdams (Death and Other Details) is set as showrunner. The drama follows a group of ex-military personnel who operate a ranch on the Texas-Mexico border by day and conduct various missions across the globe by night.

20th Television is the studio. McAdams will exec produce alongside Trevor Engelson for Underground, with Underground’s Diego Rey serving as co-executive producer.

A military veteran who’s completed two tours in Afghanistan, Murga has history with ABC and 20th, as a writer on the last two seasons of their popular police procedural Will Trent. She’s also written on Apple TV+’s sports drama Swagger and has set up a coming-of-age Rotc drama at Amazon, which Spike Lee will direct and exec produce.

If you're reading this, congrats on having likely finished watching "Bones," whether it's for the first or fifth time. The Fox show about a forensic anthropologist (Emily Deschanel), an FBI special agent (David Boreanaz), and the love and rotting skeletons between them is a daunting watchlist prospect, topping out at a whopping 246 episodes, but it's worth it if you love a good procedural. "Bones" debuted during an arguable high point in crime drama history, premiering in 2005 and wrapping up its lengthy run in 2017. The show isn't often recognized as particularly groundbreaking, but it certainly (re)started a trend toward forensics-based crime sagas led by partners who make moon eyes at each other every episode.

So what do you do when you finish watching a show this long? If you love TV as much as we do, the answer is naturally to find another show that'll make you feel the same thrill as "Bones" did.

Premiering in 2005, Criminal Minds is a police procedural series centered on the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, which consults on local crimes using psychological profiling to find and capture criminals. Actors like Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, Paget Brewster, and Joe Mantegna have starred in Criminal Minds for several years, and some continue to star in the revival series of Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Evolution. However, other stars, like Mandy Patinkin, starred on the show before leaving after only a few seasons.

While the original team was made up of seven core characters; Jason Gideon, Aaron Hotchner, Elle Greenaway, Derek Morgan, Spencer Reid, Jennifer Jareau, and Penelope Garcia, Criminal Minds' cast lineup has evolved over the years. One of those changes involved the seemingly abrupt departure in Season 3 of Senior Supervisory Special Agent Jason Gideon, played by Mandy Patinkin. This left a lot of fans wondering why Patinkin moved on from the show.