Review: Daphne Palasi Andreades on coming of age in NYC

creator Julian Fellowes’ newest star-studded historical drama,, is breakout star and daughter of a Hollywood icon, Louisa Jacobson. The 30-year-old actress, whose mother is none other than Meryl Streep, plays Marian Brook in the HBO drama alongside Carrie Coon, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. After her father dies in 1882, Brook is forced to move from rural Pennsylvania to New York City to live with her wealthy aunts, Agnes van Rhijn (Baranski) and Ada Brook (Nixon), who are part of an aging class of high society reckoning with the influx of ambitious and self-made newcomers, including railroad tycoon George Russell (Morgan Spector) and his ambitious wife, Berth (Coon). Joining Brook is Peggy Scott (Denée Benton), an aspiring writer who finds herself employed by the aunts, as the two get caught up in a social, class and economic war between old money and new money and question whether they should follow long-standing traditions or forage their own paths. And along the way, Brook and Scott develop their own friendship, even though they must navigate racial and age barriers of the time.

After spending one weekend in second place, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” proved it still had some fight left. Sony's superhero juggernaut swung back to first place in its sixth weekend in theaters and became the sixth highest grossing film of all time, globally.The film topped the North American charts with $14.1 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

New Girl podcast. Definition Please: Per an , this movie “follows Monica (Sujata Day), a former Scribbs Spelling Bee champion who must reconcile with her estranged brother when he returns home to help care for their sick mother.” Streaming on  Welcome to Our Show: In this iHeartRadio original podcast, Zooey Deschanel, Hannah Simone, and Lamorne Morris rewatch New Girl  and offer behind-the-scenes tidbits. Available on and all major podcast platformsThe Gilded Age: , “The Gilded Age begins in 1882 with young Marian Brook (Jacobson) moving from rural Pennsylvania to New York City after the death of her father to live with her thoroughly old money aunts Agnes van Rhijn (Baranski) and Ada Brook (Nixon).

Kathryn Prescott, who was struck by a cement truck while in New York City in September, is finally speaking out amid her recovery.

The US singer and actor Meat Loaf has died.

Cynthia Nixon will be playing another New York City singleton in the upcoming HBO series , a period drama from Julian Fellowes that’s been dubbed, the American Downton Abbey.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDiscovery Plus is launching a “Black Voices” hub that will feature programming spotlighting the African American community, including two new originals: docuseries “Profiled: The Black Man,” featuring commentary from celebrities like Billy Porter and Tina Knowles-Lawson, and “Uprooted,” a true-crime doc about the hanging of Black teen Keith Warren in 1986.Per the Discovery, Inc.-owned streamer, “The hub will live on the platform year-round with curated series, documentaries and specials that will take viewers on an educational, entertaining and exploratory journey through stories of empowerment and entrepreneurship, love and relationships, real estate and design, history and investigation, food and lifestyle and more.” “Black voices should be celebrated 365 days a year,” Lisa Holme, group SVP of content and commercial strategy for Discovery, told Variety. “We are proud to bring universal and relatable stories to the platform that highlight and represent the Black community across genres that we know will resonate with viewers.”“Profiled: The Black Man” is a four-part docuseries that examines the origins of the widespread stereotypes that have permeated society and impacted the lives of Black men in America for centuries.

Cynthia Nixon is opening up about her two very different TV series, “And Just Like”, the continuation of “Sex and the City” nearing the end of its 10-episode run on HBO Max, and creator Julian Fellowes’ latest, star-studded costume drama, “The Gilded Age”, which debuts Monday, Jan. 24 on HBO. 

Cynthia Nixon is opening up about her two very different TV series,, the continuation of nearing the end of its 10-episode run on HBO Max, and creator Julian Fellowes’ latest, star-studded costume drama,, which debuts Monday, Jan. 24 on HBO. On the former, Nixon reprises her role as Miranda Hobbes opposite Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Goldenblatt as the series picks back up with the trio as they continue to navigate love and life in the city.

Julian Fellowes is gearing up to release his latest period drama, HBO’s The Gilded Age, on Jan. 24, and he’s teasing viewers could see a crossover.

Poppy has unveiled details of a full world tour called ‘Never Find My Place’.The tour will kick off on March 8 in the US and will be punctuated by a group of festival appearances this summer, including Roskilde, Welcome To Rockville and When We Were Young.This will be Poppy’s first tour since her ‘I Disagree’ tour was cut short in early 2020 following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.Poppy will arrive in the UK in November and will kick things off in Bristol, before heading out to London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.After much Ado’!I’m delighted to announce the Never Find My Place Tour! ✨Rescheduled shows on sale now! @ https://t.co/3z2NC5hVQ1New shows on sale Friday 9am local timePreviously purchased tickets will be honored! pic.twitter.com/Fz204g302P— Poppy (@poppy) January 19, 2022You can see the full list of UK dates below and purchase tickets for all dates here.NOVEMBER 2020 26 – Bristol, UK – SWX27 – London, UK – Shepherds Bush Empire28 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute29 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz30 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3Earlier this month, Poppy shared a new song, ‘3.14’, written for her cat, who’s named Pi.The track was first released via the artist’s recently launched MetaVerse app ‘PoppySphere’ on January 11, which is described as “a virtual 8-bit universe for fans to explore, with dynamic rooms and secrets to uncover as they navigate a realm of iconoclastic creation”.‘3.14’ marked Poppy’s first original song of the year, although it is unclear if the track will feature on an upcoming project.Prior to the release of ‘3.14’, Poppy began teasing a new era of her career with a series of eerie videos. The first, titled ‘Glass’, landed on December 22.

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired Plaza Catedral, the Oscar-shortlisted film from writer-director Abner Benaim, which looks to represent Panama at the 94th Academy Awards, in the category of Best International Feature. The company’s release plan has not yet been disclosed.

Fans of Netflix are going to love the massive list of TV shows and movies debuting on the streaming service beginning on February 1, 2022.

Harry Styles will be heading to Manchester on June 15, for a show at the Manchester Emirates Old Trafford.

Sister Act and Ghost star Whoopi Goldberg could be set to come to Edinburgh for a new TV series.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter, I Know This Much I True), Aja Naomi King (Sylvie’s Love, How to Get Away with Murder), Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers, The Good Place) and newcomers Amari Price and Aiden Price will star alongside Nnamdi Asomugha in his feature directorial debut, The Knife, which recently completed production in Los Angeles.

Arthur, the longest-running children’s animated series in the history of American television, is coming to an end.

Emily in Paris, we’re also being treated to a fourth!WATCH BELOW: Emily In Paris (Season 2) | TrailerSpoilers ahead for Emily in Paris!With the second season dropping on December 23rd, we’d polished it off before the Christmas leftovers had even gotten cold in the fridge.Light, funny and extremely binge-able, there’s a reason the season debuted in the Global Netflix top 10, and came in on top across 94 countries.

first time since Dec. 18, with a fake President Joe Biden blaming the COVID-19 surge that sidetracked its last episode on the new Spider-Man movie.The show deployed plenty of New York-centric humor after its month-long break — including its first spoof of Mayor Eric Adams — and featured Ariana DeBose of “West Side Story” as host.The screen and stage actress said she was representing Broadway and launched into a medley of tunes from the show like “Tonight Tonight,” “I Feel Pretty” and “America” with Kate McKinnon.“Not many people know this but “West Side Story” is actually based on another classic tale of star-crossed lovers: “90 Day Fiancé,” she cracked during her monologue.Impressionist James Austin Johnson started the show portraying Biden holding a press conference at the White House, telling the country that the Omicron surge was tied to attendance of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” for which he couldn’t get tickets.“Everyone in America has seen ‘Spider-Man’ like eight times.