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For the first 16 seasons of The Voice, Adam Levine claimed the big red chair facing the right side of the stage. He won three times during his original run with Javier Colon (Season 1), Tessanne Chin (Season 5), and Jordan Smith (Season 9). The Maroon 5 singer left the program rather abruptly prior to Season 17, but he made his triumphant return in the 27th cycle in Spring 2025. Now that the Season 27 blind auditions have kicked off, can Adam prevail for the fourth time on NBC's reality TV show?

Tour our gallery below for a closer look at Team Adam Levine on The Voice Season 27, including photos, bios, and artist rankings. Also see our features for Team Kelsea Ballerini, Team Michael Bublé, and Team John Legend.

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It’s been 10 years since Jordan Smith was crowned the winner of Season 9 of The Voice. With the guidance of coach Adam Levine, Smith was the champion of Season 9. In the years since his time on the show, Smith hasn’t been in the public eye much, but he certainly hasn’t faded into oblivion. Scroll down for everything we know about what the singer is up to today! Where is Jordan Smith now? Smith is still recording music and sharing it with the world! In February 2025, he released his sixth album, The People’s Hymnal. The record doesn’t contain original music, but is a compilation album of songs that he grew up singing. “They feel as much mine as a song could that I didn’t write myself. They’ve just been staples throughout my life, songs that I’ve always known,” he told Parade. He also said...

The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series The Voice returns, with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in its newest season, which premieres Feb. 3 on NBC (8 p.m. Et/Pt).

The show’s unique structure consists of five competition phases: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs, and Live Performance Shows.

Read on for everything to know about The Voice Season 27, including the coaches, premiere date, and more. Bookmark this page for future updates throughout the season.

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Last June, NBC announced that original coach Adam Levine would make his epic comeback to the big red chairs. The Maroon 5 frontman and three-time winning coach departed in 2019 after 16 seasons. He’ll join reigning champ Michael Bublé, who returns for his second season, and Season 16 victor John Legend,...

There have been a lot of rumors surrounding the possibility that an American Idol contestant has been dating a singer from The Voice. While this would be a nice and fun moment for fans of the two shows, in this case, it might not be totally accurate. One of the rumored couple is now speaking out about the rumors.

Here is what you need to know about the rumored couple and their recent collaboration on a new song.

Is An American Idol Alum Dating Someone From The Voice?

There are rumors that American Idol alum Alex Miller is dating The Voice alum Emily Ann Roberts. Alex was on American Idol Season 19 (the Covid-19 season). Miller finished his run during Hollywood Week but has gone on to have a music career.

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Emily Ann Roberts appeared on The Voice in Season 9. He was very successful, making it to...

Imagine landing your first acting gig, the kind you’ve dreamt of for years—only to be told you’re not cut out for it. Now, you don’t need to imagine it, because that’s exactly what happened to Katheryn Winnick. The woman who would later portray Lagertha, the fierce shieldmaiden of Vikings, had a rather bumpy start to her career.

Katheryn Winnick in Vikings | Credit: Tm Productions

The Ontario-born actress, now 47, whose name has been etched in pop culture with unforgettable roles in shows like Wu Assassins and Big Sky, was once given the boot from her very first job. And while she’s now a household name, this early rejection left her in tears—a sobering reality for someone who would go on to carve a legacy in Hollywood.

Katheryn Winnick’s humbling beginning: Fired from her first acting job at 16?

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The Voice Season 26 will build on over ten years of the show and 25 seasons’ worth of talent.

The reality singing competition will feature a new grouping of coaches for Season 26, two of whom are completely new to the red chairs. Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé will join veteran coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani for their turn in the blind audition singing show, which has produced artists like Cassadee Pope, Brynn Cartelli, and Carter Rubin who all won their respective seasons.

Snoop Dogg previously served as a mega mentor during Season 3, and Bublé advised Team Blake back in Season 3. McEntire has coached two previous seasons of the show, and Stefani as seven seasons under her belt. Of the coaches’ panel for Season 26, Gwen and Reba each have one victory in their history coaching on the singing show. Team Reba won last season, and Team Gwen won Season 19.

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HBO is known for some of the greatest dark fantasy drama shows ever made and since all of its content is available on Max (formerly known as HBO Max). From the very brilliant (until its last couple of seasons) fantasy series Game of Thrones and its prequel series House of the Dragon, we have picked out all of the best fantasy shows that are available on Max to binge right now.

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His Dark Materials is a British fantasy and mystery adventure drama series created by Jack Thorne. Based on a trilogy of fantasy novels of the same name by author Philip Pullman, the HBO series is set in an alternate world and it follows the story of Lyra, a young orphan girl who grew up with the scholars of a college in Oxford as she goes on a life-changing adventure to find her missing best friend.

Major Vikings characters like Ragnar Lothbrok, Bjrn, and Ivar are referenced in Valhalla to connect both series. Significant locations like Kattegat and Uppsala's temple link Vikings and Valhalla, enhancing world-building and continuity. The enigmatic Seer and the mysterious connection to Erik the Red bridge the gap between the two series in Valhalla, enriching the viewing experience.

Vikings: Valhalla is set many, many years after the events of Vikings and doesnt feature any of the main characters of the original series, but there are tons of ways Vikings and Valhalla are connected and heres every one of them. Created by Michael Hirst and focusing on the Ragnar Lothbrok family tree, Vikings became one of the most popular historical dramas in recent years, airing from 2013 to 2020 for a total of six seasons. However, six seasons werent enough to tell the most exciting stories from the Viking Age and explore its most notable characters,...

House of the Dragon finally redeemed Game of Thrones for its terrible ending and it seems that the fans of the high fantasy series are getting back up on the Got train. Based on George R.R. Martin‘s book Fire & Blood, the Game of Thrones prequel series takes place 200 years before the events of the original series and it revolves around the internal conflicts of the House of Targaryen. House of the Dragon stars Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Rhys Ifans as Otta Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys Velaryon, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, and Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole. So, if you loved the high fantasy, political drama, brutal violence, and medieval setting in House of the Dragon here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Game of Thrones is an epic fantasy and...

The Voice season 27 has a big name returning to the lineup. For the first time since Season 16, Adam Levine is back as a coach on the hit reality singing competition series. Levine is one of the original coaches and was the second to last original to leave the show before Blake Shelton finally stepped away.

Levine has released a first look at the upcoming season’s coaches, and it has fans excited.

Adam Levine Releases First Look At The Voice Season 27 Coaches

The promotion started on X when The Voice announced, “The Og is back in the building. Join us in welcoming @adamlevine Back to #TheVoice for Spring 2025!” That got fans excited, but then Levine went to Instagram and posted a photo of him and his fellow Season 27 judges.

Adam Levine on The Voice | YouTubeThe photo saw the four judges either sitting on the big red chair or standing around it.

Longtime and original coach Adam Levine returns for The Voice season 27 after a long absence from the reality singing competition series. In addition to Adam, The Voice season 27 coaches are John Legend, Michael Bubl, and Kelsea Ballerini. Before Adam's The Voice season 27 return, season 26 will air in the fall, with coaches Reba McEntire, Gwen Stefani, Michael Bubl, and Snoop Dogg.

Longtime and original coach Adam Levine returns for The Voice season 27 after a long absence, and he'll have something to prove because of his unsuccessful track record with the reality singing competition series. The Maroon 5 frontman was one of the original The Voice coaches when the show premiered in 2011, and, in 16 seasons, he and his contestants won three times. He coached The Voice season 1 winner Javier Colon, season 5 winner Tessanne Chin, and season 9 winner Jordan Smith. Now Adam will reclaim his coaching chair on The Voice season 27.

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If we know anything, it’s that Viking movies and shows can certainly fit into many genres but if we are talking about it seriously, Vikings on its own is a separate genre because there is a different feel to any Viking-related movie or show that can only come from this specific genre. So, if you like Vikings-related movies or shows here are the absolute best movies and shows you can find on Netflix right now.

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Norsemen is a Norwegian historical comedy series created by Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen. The Netflix series is set in the 8th century and it follows the Vikings village people as they experience political rivalries, social change, and the deaths of their fellow warriors in a pretty comedic manner. Norsemen stars Jon Iver Helgaker, Silje Torp, Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Kristine Riis, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Jon Øigarden, Marian Saastad Ottesen,...

Elliot Page's Pageboy Productions to adapt a YA sci-fi novel into a feature film: The Darkness Outside Us series explores a complex love story in space. Elliot Page's experience in the sci-fi genre includes roles in Inception, the X-Men trilogy, and The Umbrella Academy, highlighting his success as an actor.

Elliot Page's production company, Pageboy Productions, has optioned the acclaimed YA sci-fi novel The Darkness Outside Us for a feature film adaptation. The novel, written by Eliot Schrefer, is the first book in the ongoing The Darkness Outside Us series, with the sequel scheduled to be published this October. The sci-fi/romance novel follows two men from warring countries who are confined in a spacecraft on a rescue mission to Jupiter's moon Titan.

The news came via The Hollywood Reporter, with a statement from Elliot Page, Matt Jordan Smith, and Tuck Dowrey, saying, "We are proud to stand behind Eliot’s remarkable work.

Ragnar Lothbrok's son, Sigurd Ragnarsson (David Lindström) was killed in Vikings season 4 by his brother Ivar the Boneless (Alex Høgh Andersen) Sigurd's death in Vikings was a shocking moment, as it proved not even Ragnar's sons were safe from being written out of the show. The death of Sigurd created significant tension between Ivar and his brother, Ubbe (Jordan Patrick Smith), which set the tone for their rivalry in the latter seasons of Vikings.

History Channel’s Vikings sees many characters die in different circumstances – some in battle, others by betrayal, and some others, like Sigurd Ragnarsson, at the hands of a family member. Created by Michael Hirst, Vikings initially follows the life and adventures of legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) and his Viking brothers, from the start of the Viking Age onward. As the series progresses and more characters are introduced, the series shifts its...

Umbrella Academy actor Elliot Page is developing a feature film adaptation of Eliot Schrefer's novel The Darkness Outside. Page founded Pageboy Productions in 2021, and the company has produced films such as Close to You and Blackspot.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Pageboy Productions, which Page runs alongside Matt Jordan Smith and Tuck Dowrey, has optioned the rights to Eliot Schrefer's 2021 young adult sci-fi novel. The Darkness Outside Us is a love story about two young men from antagonist countries put aboard a spacecraft on a rescue mission. Along the way, they learn they must work together, and that love may be the key to survival.

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A joint statement by the Oscar-nominated actor Page, Jordan Smith,...

The Darkness Outside Us is looking to move from the page to the screen.

Pageboy Productions, the shingle run by Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, Matt Jordan Smith and Tuck Dowrey, has optioned the rights to the 2021 YA sci-fi novel.

Author Eliot Schrefer’s The Darkness Outside Us is a love story about two young men from enemy countries put aboard a space craft on a rescue mission. Along the way, they learn they must work together, and that love may be the key to survival.

“We are proud to stand behind Eliot’s remarkable work. The Darkness Outside Us is exactly the type of story we want to champion at Pageboy – it’s subversive and deeply human at its core,” said Page, Jordan Smith and Dowrey in a statement. “It’s a complex love story, inventive thriller, and a space epic with twists at every turn. We cannot wait to...

Originally created in the Netherlands, The Voice has become a global powerhouse in the reality competition genre, with the US remake having sat at the top of millions of fans' watchlists for 13 years. In that time, a number of high-profile winners, such as Jordan Smith and Cassadee Pope, have gone on to have success in the industry, but it is perhaps the famous names that have taken to the spinning red judges' chairs that have made the biggest splash.

Music streaming giant Spotify has announced its decision to shut down some of its platform’s features in June, including web and mobile recording as well as ‘Music + Talk’ an experimental feature that allowed podcasters to include full licenced music tracks in their podcast episodes.

This comes along with the announcement of Spotify expanding its partnership with Riverside and integrating the popular podcast creation service’s tools into the platform for Podcasters.

“As part of that shift, we are discontinuing our web and mobile native creation tools, including recording and editing tools as well as our ‘Music + Talk’ format, beginning this June,” Spotify said in a blogpost.

Introduced in 2020, the feature allows creators to insert licenced, full-length tracks into episodes that run on Spotify.

However, according to Spotify spokesperson Jordan Smith, ‘Music + Talk’ did not have a significant influence outside of the music podcasting niche, reports The Verge.

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Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons is returning. BET+ has ordered a second season of the drama. The four-episode first season debuted on the streaming service in late August 2022.

Starring Lamman Rucker, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Elise Neal, Brian White, Karon Riley, Mike Merrill, Blac Chyna, Aaron Spears, Daya Vaidya, Cameo Sherrell, Franklin Ojeda Smith, Jordan Smith, Jennifer Freeman, and David Andrews, the series follows two prominent Black families living in Sag Harbor in Long Island.

Viewers will see several new faces join the series for season two -- Richard Lawson, Steven Williams, RonReaco Lee, Blue Kimble, Niki Taylor, and Thomas Calabro.

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Evan Rachel Wood has been cast in 'Backspot'.The 35-year-old star will play the role of professional cheer coach Eileen McNamara in the film from D.W. Waterson.The movie will star Devery Jacobs and Kudakwashe Rutendo in the lead roles as queer young athletes as mid-level cheerleaders Riley and Amanda – who are pulled from their team to join McNamara's high-performance Thunderhawks squad.The film has wrapped principal production after weeks of shooting in Toronto and has Elliot Page on board as an executive producer.Matthew Jordan Smith, J.C. Davidson and Katisha Shaw will serve as executive producers alongside Page.Waterson said: "'Backspot' has been five years in the making and now that we've completed production, we can say with all confidence that we have created something very special."Having Evan join the cast was a fantasy fulfilled as she was who we wanted for the role of Eileen from inception.

Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe nominee Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”) has joined the cast of D.W. Waterson’s feature directorial debut “Backspot.”

Executive produced by Elliot Page and starring Devery Jacobs and Kudakwashe Rutendo in lead roles as queer young athletes, the film has wrapped principal production after weeks of filming in the Toronto area. Wood stars as professional cheer coach Eileen McNamara, head coach of the high-performance Thunderhawks squad who pulls Riley (Jacobs) and Amanda (Rutendo) from their mid-level cheer team to be a part of her group of intensely competitive athletes.

Matthew Jordan Smith, J.C.Davidson and Katisha Shaw serve as executive producers alongside page. The film is produced by Alona Metzer, Waterson, Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs and Martin Katz.

“Backspot” will be distributed by levelFILM in Canada and will subsequently stream on Crave, followed by CBC and CBC Gem. The film is produced in association with Telefilm Canada,...

Vikings: Valhalla season 2 continued the stories of Leif Erikson (Sam Corlett), Freydis (Frida Gustavsson), and Harald (Leo Suter), but it also carried on with a big Leif Erikson mistake that season 3 will have to fix. After the attack on Kattegat led by Olaf Haraldsson (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson), Vikings: Valhalla season 2 caught up with the previously mentioned characters as they hid from Olaf’s army and tried to find a safe place. Leif eventually reunited with Freydis and Harald, although briefly as they met a Jomsviking named Jorundr (Stanislav Callas), who took Freydis to Jomsborg while Harald and Leif went on a different adventure.

Although Vikings: Valhalla season 1 ended with Leif unleashing his inner berserker, season 2 left that behind and followed Leif and Harald to Novgorod and then to Constantinople. Season 2 also gave Leif a new romance thanks to Mariam (Hayat Kamille), an astronomer who taught him how to read and...

Dubai, Jan 25 (Ians) Shubhankar Sharma will be the lone Indian in the star-studded field as he gets ready to build on the fine start to his year.

Sharma, 29th in the Dp World Tour rankings in 2022, was tied seventh last week in Abu Dhabi Hsbc Championship, and is now hoping to get a good result in Dubai, where he has never finished in Top-10 in five previous starts.

“I need to set the record right,” said Sharma. “I am feeling comfortable. I was here in Dubai before coming to Abu Dhabi and practiced here. This is a great place and I have a lot of Indian supporters.”

Sharma has also sponsored a bunch of Indian youngsters to come and watch this event as part of his ‘giving back to the game’. “I want them to come and see world class golfers and World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and start dreaming. That...

Abu Dhabi, Jan 15 (Ians) Starting the day with a two-point lead, Continental Europe, led by skipper Francesco Molinari, overcame Great Britain and Ireland 14½ — 10½ in the inaugural Hero Cup. Molinari’s team picked six points from Sunday’s singles session at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

Continental Europe, who led by one point on the first day, extended it to two by the end of the second day and finally finished four points clear.

Molinari received the Hero Cup from Dr Pawan Munjal, Chairman and CEO of Hero Motocorp and he was honoured by the Abu Dhabi Golf Club for his contribution to the game.

While Molinari excelled during the week staying unbeaten with 3.5 points in four matches, Adrian Meronk, the tall Pole, who had lost his three previous matches, picked the winning point beating Callum Shinkwin 1-up.

Captain Molinari set the tone with a 3&2 victory over Irishman Shane Lowry in the...

Abu Dhabi, Jan 14 (Ians) Francesco Molinari, at 40, a three-time member of winning Ryder Cup teams, gave his young teammate, Nicolai Hojgaard, 21, a first-hand exhibition of team play as they won both their matches on the second day of the Hero Cup.

Combined with the half point they got from the first day, they stay unbeaten after two days two and a half points out of three.

The morning session was tied with both teams taking two and a half points each and in the afternoon it was still even till Robert MacIntyre, who had so far not lost a match, and Seamus Power lost 2&1 against the French-Italian pairing of Victor Perez and Guido Migliozzi.

That gave Continental Europe a 3-2 win in the session and took the total score to eight and a half against the six and a half points for Gb & I with 10 singles coming up on Sunday.

Abu Dhabi, Jan 14 (Ians) Thomas Pieters and Alex Noren playing for Continental Europe took down Great Britain & Ireland’s top pairing Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry 1-up in the opening match of the inaugural Hero Cup.

That was followed by another fine result from the Frenchman Antoine Rozner, who won the AfrBank Mauritius Open in his last start in 2022, and Thomas Detry beat Tyrrell Hatton and Jordan Smith 2-up at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

Those two wins played the key role as Continental Europe led Gb&i 3-2 at the end of the first day of the three-day event,

Seamus Power and Robert MacIntyre hit back big and gave Gb&i their only full point of the day beating Sepp Straka and Adrian Meronk 4&3 in the most one-sided match of the day.

Victor Perez-Guido Migliozzi tied with Callum Shinkwin – Matt Wallace while Continental Europe captain Francesco Molinari and Nicolai...

Abu Dhabi, Jan 11 (Ians) Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood are excited to make their captaincy debuts as they prepare to lead their respective Continental Europe and Great Britain & Ireland teams at the inaugural Hero Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

The duo, who forged an exceptional partnership at Le Golf National in 2018 in contributing four points from four towards Team Europe’s triumph in the Ryder Cup, will compete as playing captains this week as they go head-to-head by leading two teams which each contain an exciting mix of Major Champions, proven winners and some of the most promising young players in golf.

“I think both Tommy and I are lucky this week that we have really two good groups of professionals and guys who are motivated,” said Molinari. “They all come here trying to get ready to play some good golf, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and that obviously makes our job a lot easier.

Is the decade-long “The Voice” Instant Save curse about to be broken? If John Legend‘s Florida singer Omar Jose Cardona ends up winning Season 22 during the Tuesday, December 13 finale, he’ll make history as the first artist to prevail who was previously saved by social media users. Since the creation of the Instant Save twist in Season 6, none of its recipients have ever gone on to win “The Voice.” Britton Buchanan (Season 14) and Toneisha Harris (Season 18) came closest by each placing second behind their winners, but all of the other times the saved artist finished near the bottom of their respective finales.

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According to Gold Derby predictions, Omar is predicted to come in fifth place after earning the last Instant Save of the year. This 33-year-old Orlando native has 100/1 odds to win Season 22, compared to 4/9 odds for front-runner Bodie (Team Blake...

Since its debut in 2011, “The Voice” has been responsible for creating some of the biggest chart-toppers in the music industry. Superstars like Jordan Smith, Sawyer Fredericks and Cassadee Pope all have NBC’s reality TV program to thank for making them household names. Several of these top-tier artists didn’t even win the show, but they were still able to find success post-elimination. Scroll through our photos above (or click here for direct access) to see our Top 10 picks for “The Voice’s” most famous contestants ever. Did we leave anybody out?

“The Voice” has aired on NBC for 22 seasons and counting, with Carson Daly hosting every episode. This ratings juggernaut has amassed eight Emmy wins through the years, including four in the coveted Best Competition Series category. Some of the recognizable coaches who have taken part in the competition are Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani.

Since its debut in 2011, “The Voice” has been responsible for creating some of the biggest chart-toppers in the music industry. Superstars like Jordan Smith, Sawyer Fredericks and Cassadee Pope all have NBC’s reality TV program to thank for making them household names. Several of these top-tier artists didn’t even win the show, but they were still able to find success post-elimination. Scroll through our photos below to see our Top 10 picks for “The Voice’s” most famous contestants ever. Did we leave anybody out?

“The Voice” has aired on NBC for 22 seasons and counting, with Carson Daly hosting every episode. This ratings juggernaut has amassed eight Emmy wins through the years, including four in the coveted Best Competition Series category. Some of the recognizable coaches who have taken part in the competition are Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani. Every season begins with the fan-favorite blind auditions,...

Network: HBO

Episodes: 10 (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: August 16, 2020 -- October 18, 2020

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Aunjanue Ellis, Abbey Lee, Jada Harris, Wunmi Mosaku, and Michael Kenneth Williams with Courtney B. Vance, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Jordan Patrick Smith, and Tony Goldwyn.

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A horror drama series, the Lovecraft TV show is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff.

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Scary times are over. HBO has opted not to make a second season of the Lovecraft Country TV series.

A horror drama, the Lovecraft TV show is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff. The series stars Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Aunjanue Ellis, Abbey Lee, Jada Harris, Wunmi Mosaku, and Michael Kenneth Williams with Courtney B. Vance, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Jordan Patrick Smith, and Tony Goldwyn in recurring roles. Set in the 1950s, the story follows Atticus "Tic" Freeman (Majors) as he journeys with his childhood friend Letitia (Smollett) and his uncle George (Vance). They're on a road trip, looking for Atticus' missing father, Montrose (Williams). The trio's search-and-rescue turns into a struggle to survive as they try to overcome both the racist terrors of white America and monstrous creatures that could be ripped from...

Currently every single one of Gold Derby’s Experts predicts “The Crown” will win Best Drama Series at the upcoming 2021 Emmys. Their predictions are no doubt influenced by the Netflix regal show’s domination of the winter awards season, including at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice and SAG Awards. But it’s not a done deal just yet. After all, Emmy voters rarely agree with what the precursors tell them do — that’s part of what makes them so challenging to predict. Sure, “The Crown” Season 4 was arguably its best yet, as the focus shifted to Emma Corrin as Princess Diana, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles and Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher. But which other TV shows actually have a realistic chance of dethroning the odds-on front-runner? Let’s take a look at five more leading Best Drama Series Emmy contenders.

“The Mandalorian” Season 2 (Disney+) — 6/2 odds to win

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When traveling back in time to tell tales that are set in previous decades, or even centuries ago, scripted storytellers often take liberties in their world-building. They might use modern elements, from music to colloquialisms, to reflect how the show’s themes are still relevant to today’s audience and also give that audience something comfortable to latch onto. However, the same cannot be said for production designers.

“We want the audience to believe it and not be distracted by it,” says “Dickinson” production designer Neil Patel. “Partly because of the contemporary language and music, we are very mindful about being in period and very detailed about it, so we at least try to avoid any intentional anachronisms.”

“You are the guardian of the period, as it were,” adds “Bridgerton” production designer Will Hughes-Jones.

Both “Dickinson” and “Bridgerton” are set in the 1800s, with the former following the life and...

Vikings fans holding out to watch the back half of Vikings Season 6B on History Channel, we have some good news.

The cable network has announced the final episodes will begin airing Saturday, June 5th, at 8/7c.

Fans were thrown for a loop in December when Amazon Prime announced it would be taking the rights to Vikings to air on streaming and that it would be launching that month.

"Prime Video has already delighted Prime members with all five and a half seasons of Vikings," said Brad Beale, VP worldwide content licensing at Amazon, said in a statement at the time.

“On Dec. 30, Prime members in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria, and Ireland will be the first to learn the fates of the beloved characters as the epic drama concludes in the final 10 episodes."

"Our monumental Vikings saga is coming to its conclusion, but not before you’ve...

The first 79 episodes of the Vikings TV show aired on History. Then, late last year, it was announced that the final 10 episodes of the series would be released on Amazon Prime Video first, on December 30th. Regular cable viewers would have to wait. The final episodes were then released on Hulu on March 30th and regular cable viewers had to keep waiting.

Well, the long wait is finally over. History has quietly announced that the final episodes of Vikings will begin airing on Saturday, June 5th, at 8/7c.

An action-adventure series, the sixth season of Vikings stars Alexander Ludwig, Alex Høgh Andersen, Peter Franzén, Katheryn Winnick, Jordan Patrick Smith, and Marco Ilsø. Danila Kozlovsky, Georgia Hirst, Adam Copeland, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Ragga Ragnars, Steven Berkoff, and Eric Johnson have recurring roles. The period drama delves into...

When “Stranger Things” won the Screen Actors Guild award for drama ensemble in 2017, it joined the 2006 winner “Lost” as the odd ones out in a sea of standard dramatic fare that typically wins this race. Their sci-fi story elements make them stick out among repeat winners like “ER,” “Mad Men” and “Downton Abbey.” This year we might be adding a third sci-fi-adjacent drama to the winners’ table if “Lovecraft Country” has anything to say about it.

In order to take the prize for Best TV Drama Ensemble, the “Lovecraft Country” cast will have to topple last year’s winner “The Crown,” which also stands above the other cast nominees with the most individual nominations (four). Also contending are two shows each with one prior nomination in the field: “Ozark” and “Better Call Saul,” both first nominated in 2019. The category is rounded out by another first season nominee, “Bridgerton,” which brings...

Hello everyone! We’re back to give you the lowdown on another week of home media releases, and while we don’t have a ton of titles on tap, there are still a few key releases genre fans are going to want to pick up this Tuesday.

If you missed it during its run on HBO, you can finally catch up with the first season of Lovecraft Country, as Warner Bros. is bringing it home on both Blu-ray and DVD. Jay Baruchel’s Random Acts of Violence is also headed to both formats this week, or if you’re in the mood for something a little more old school, both The Unseen and Slithis are getting the Blu-ray treatment on Tuesday as well.

Other home media releases for February 16th include Bad Impulse, Butchers, The Leprechaun’s Game and Mask of Thorn.

Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season

Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff,...

Last year, “Succession” became the fourth drama series from HBO to win the top trophy at the Golden Globes, following “The Sopranos” (1999), “Six Feet Under” (2001) and “Boardwalk Empire” (2010). Missing from that list are some of the most heralded TV shows of all time, including “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld.” In this year’s Globe nominations, the paycaster was recognized for “Lovecraft Country,” the horror series based on writer H. P. Lovecraft‘s fictional stories. Will “Lovecraft Country” become HBO’s fifth Best Drama Series winner for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association?

SEEGolden Globes: 9 new shows nominated at 2021 ceremony including ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Lovecraft Country’ …

In the 10-episode program, Jonathan Majors stars as a man searching for his missing father (Michael Kenneth Williams) in 1950s Jim Crow America. Jurnee Smollett plays his childhood friend and current love interest. The talented supporting cast includes Jamie Chung, Aunjanue Ellis, Jada Harris, Abbey Lee, Wunmi Mosaku and Jordan Patrick Smith.

This Vikings review contains spoilers.

Vikings Season 6 Episode 17

“Of course I do not trust them; they lie about everything.”

While there’s little question it’s King Harald’s mission to conquer Wessex that garners the bulk of our attention in this episode, it’s the final gasp of Ubbe and the Greenland survivors that captures the indomitable spirit of the Vikings. During Vikings six year run, we’ve witnessed unspeakably horrific acts both on the battlefield and behind closed doors, but “The Raft of Medusa” demands we glimpse another dark side of the human condition that transcends the physical plane and puts on display the human cost of the desire for greatness.

It’s easy to forget the consistent excellence Vikings displays in both its extended battle sequences and individual combat fights, and while the brief three minute skirmish between Ivar’s troops and Wessex’s soldiers continues that trend,...

How will the story end in the sixth and final season of the Vikings TV show on History? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Vikings is cancelled or renewed for season seven. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the sixth season episodes of Vikings here. *Status update below.

A History channel action-adventure series, the sixth season of Vikings stars Alexander Ludwig, Alex Høgh Andersen, Peter Franzén, Katheryn Winnick, Jordan Patrick Smith, and Marco Ilsø. Danila Kozlovsky, Georgia Hirst, Adam Copeland, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Ragga Ragnars, Steven Berkoff, and Eric Johnson have recurring...

There's no need to worry about the Vikings TV show being cancelled this time around. History has already announced that that the series ends with season six. While there won't be a seventh season, work is underway on a Netflix sequel series. Will Vikings go out with strong ratings or has it burned out? Stay tuned.  *Status update below.

A History channel action-adventure series, the sixth season of Vikings stars Alexander Ludwig, Alex Høgh Andersen, Peter Franzén, Katheryn Winnick, Jordan Patrick Smith, and Marco Ilsø. Danila Kozlovsky, Georgia Hirst, Adam Copeland, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Ragga Ragnars, Steven Berkoff, and Eric Johnson have recurring roles. The period drama delves into the Viking warriors and their strange, ruthless world. Season six picks up after the battle which has left Bjorn (Ludwig) victorious and a hero to the people...

This Vikings season 6 part two review is based on all 10 episodes and contains no spoilers.

Vikings has always been Ragnar Lothbrok’s (Travis Fimmel) story. First, we witnessed the rise of the man himself from farmer to visionary to earl to king to legend. Post-Ragnar, the show became an exploration of how Ragnar’s legend suffused and inhabited his sons, and the consequences of its interpretation upon enemies, frenemies, kith, kin and Kings the world over. And, now, the saga comes to an end with the second half of Vikings swansong sixth season, ten episodes that drip with all the blood, battles, tears, seers, fears, and philosophy you’ve come to expect from the History Channel’s flagship show (though this season will premiere on Amazon).

It’s tough to write a spoiler-free review of a show like Vikings, especially here at the show’s conclusion where it won’t...

HBO Max’s Green Lantern TV series officially got the green light this month, with Warner Bros. Television announcing the big budget show was moving forward by unveiling the full lineup of Lanterns who will be appearing in it. While Hal Jordan and John Stewart were not listed, a range of iconic GLs from the comics were. Namely, Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz and Alan Scott, the original Golden Age Lantern.

We’ve yet to receive any casting announcements, but insider Grace Randolph has now shared what she’s heard from her sources. The Beyond the Trailer host revealed that she’s been told “a blonde handsome actor from a very popular HBO show that ended recently” is in the running to play Scott in the series. Randolph’s guess is that this is Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Aka Game of Thrones‘ Jaime Lannister, and that seems like a pretty good bet.

Catch up on all ten episodes of the sixth season of Vikings along with new bonus features when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Vikings: Season 6 Vol. 1 on Blu-ray and DVD on October 19, 2020. In its sixth season, Vikings garnered an average of 34 million Total Viewers per episode, garnering an average approval rating of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. To mark the release, we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on Blu-ray.

Season six returns following the battle between brothers, which has left Bjorn victorious and a hero to the people who have been under the tyrannical rule of Ivar for so long. As the new leader of Kattegat, Bjorn struggles to fill his late father’s shoes as king, while facing several dilemmas and wrestling with the idea that power overshadows morals. Meanwhile, Ivar, searching for a new path to separate him from his past, is seen traveling along The Silk Road,...

The following contains spoilers for Lovecraft Country.

We first meet the body that’ll come to be known as Hillary Davenport in “Whitey’s on the Moon”, the second episode of Lovecraft Country. The woman, Dell (Jamie Neumann), guards Ardham’s village jail food storage with two aggressive hounds, while waxing poetic about those meddling “Blacks.” We only see her for a brief few minutes but her disdain for Tic, Leti, and George is clear. The next time we see her in episode 5, she’s waking up in William Braithwhite’s bed, scared, and confused. When she looks in the mirror, she doesn’t recognize herself. She’s Ruby (Wunmi Mosaku).

At some point in the night, William (Jordan Patrick Smith) dosed Ruby with a magical potion that allows her to transform into a white woman. The transformation is purely physical, and utterly painful—”like being unmade”—so she retains...

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 105 of “Lovecraft Country,” titled “Strange Case.”)

Sunday’s “Lovecraft Country” was a day-in-the-limelight episode for Wunmi Mosaku’s Ruby Baptiste that exposed a new side to Leti’s (Jurnee Smollett) half-sister and a new side of the wealthy and mysterious Christina Braithwhite (Abbey Lee). Well, actually, Christina’s other half is a character we’ve seen since Episode 1, but only now learned is actually Christina transformed: William (played by Jordan Patrick Smith).

The big Christina/William reveal comes at the end of the hour “Strange Case,” which is all about Ruby and the choices she makes after William gives her a potion with the ability to change her from a Black woman into a white woman, so that she can see what her life would be like in a very different pair of shoes.

But when Ruby spends her time getting the job...

A review of this week’s Lovecraft Country, “Whitey’s on the Moon,” coming up just as soon as I help a cow birth a monster…

“It’s a spell. Seems the KKK isn’t just calling themselves Grand Wizards anymore.” -Tic

“Whitey’s on the Moon” is a real anomaly as the second episode of a Peak TV drama series. In these days of showrunners treating their seasons as 10-hour movies, or eight-hour premise pilots (like, say, the Lovecraft‘s predecessor in the HBO Sunday drama slot), what happens...

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Airing on the HBO cable channel, the Lovecraft TV show is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff. The series stars Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Aunjanue Ellis, Abbey Lee, Jada Harris, Wunmi Mosaku, and Michael Kenneth Williams with Courtney B. Vance, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Jordan Patrick Smith, and Tony Goldwyn in recurring roles. Set in the 1950s, the story follows Atticus "Tic" Freeman (Majors) as...

The Lovecraft Country TV series is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff. Since it's based on a book, it seems like the show will have a natural conclusion by the end of the 10 episodes. But, if there's enough interest, could Lovecraft Country end up being renewed for a second season anyway? Stay tuned.

A horror drama series, the Lovecraft TV show stars Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Aunjanue Ellis, Abbey Lee, Jada Harris, Wunmi Mosaku, and Michael Kenneth Williams with Courtney B. Vance, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Jordan Patrick Smith, and Tony Goldwyn in recurring roles. Set in the 1950s, the story follows Atticus "Tic" Freeman (Majors) as he journeys with his childhood friend Letitia (Smollett) and his uncle George (Vance). They're on a road trip, looking for Atticus' missing father, Montrose (Williams). The trio's search-and-rescue turns into a struggle...