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Lexi Underwood, who plays Pearl Warren on “Little Fires Everywhere,” says she almost gave up on her dream of acting before landing the role on Hulu’s hit drama. “I lost this [other TV] pilot the day before the audition and I was completely ready to get out of the business,” says Underwood, 16. “I didn’t …
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Raven-Symoné is among the celebrities featured in Fox’s new series “Celebrity Watch Party.” The reality show (8 p.m. Thursday) gives viewers a peek behind the scenes as celebrities watch TV and react to topical shows. It’s based on “Celebrity Gogglebox,” a UK series with the same premise. “This is during quarantine,” Raven-Symoné, 34, tells The …
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Veteran “Dateline” correspondent Josh Mankiewicz has gone digital with his first podcast. In “Motive for Murder,” Mankiewicz takes a deeper dive into the twisty tale of two Houston murders featured on a Friday-night “Dateline” episode he anchored last November on NBC. The first two “Motive for Murder” episodes, available Thursday, are already #1 on Apple’s …
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The world might be on pause for now but the streaming wars continue. With people stuck inside in the wake of the global pandemic, more people than ever are watching TV. Netflix reported a record 16 million new subscribers, while Disney+ added 50 million subscribers in its first five months. HBO Max hopes to grab …
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Hulu’s new ‘toon “Solar Opposites” will benefit from the fandom of “Rick and Morty,” Adult Swim’s extremely popular animated series that’s stamped itself into pop culture and even has its own line of merchandising — the mark of a keeper. “Solar Opposites,” premiering Friday, springs from the minds of “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland …
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Novice directors don’t usually get advice from the legendary David Lynch — unless you’re “Riverdale” star Madchen Amick, who makes her debut behind the camera for Wednesday night’s Season 4 finale. “David [Lynch] actually sent me a really sweet email the night before my first day of directing,” Amick, 49, tells The Post. “He said, …
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Alice Wu’s film “The Half of It” was set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival. It had a prime spot on opening weekend and it was good to go for a theatrical release but then COVID-19 happened. Like all festivals, it was canceled, but Wu just rolled with the punches. “I’m bummed that my …
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Fans of the new Netflix romantic comedy “The Half of It” are hoping the film actually is only half of the story. The movie premiered Friday and has not only wowed critics — it currently has a 95% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes — but also found a fan following that is already screaming for …
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Film star Natalie Wood has been dead nearly 40 years, but her ghost still casts a long shadow — and it’s going to walk the earth again as her eldest daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, simultaneously releases a new memoir and a new documentary. The documentary, “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind,” debuts May 5 on HBO …
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Move over, Gordon Ramsay — it’s Nadiya Hussain’s “Time” to shine. Hussain, who won the “Great British Bake Off” in 2015, has changed the world’s perception of TV chefs. Now, she brings her down-to-earth style to Netflix in “Nadiya’s Time To Eat.” The cooking series follows Hussain, a self-taught cook and mom of three, as …
Lexi Underwood, who plays Pearl Warren on “Little Fires Everywhere,” says she almost gave up on her dream of acting before landing the role on Hulu’s hit drama. “I lost this [other TV] pilot the day before the audition and I was completely ready to get out of the business,” says Underwood, 16. “I didn’t …
