• Why Daniel Bruhl was hypnotized for Season 2 of ‘The Alienist’

    Why Daniel Bruhl was hypnotized for Season 2 of ‘The Alienist’

    Daniel Bruhl had some help in preparing for his return as psychiatrist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler in Season 2 of “The Alienist.” “Being married to a real ‘alienist’ made my whole relationship even better,” says Bruhl, 42, using the term for psychiatrists in the late 19th century. “I learned so much from my wife’s [Felicitas Rombold] …
  • Jessica Brown Findlay enters ‘Brave New World’

    Jessica Brown Findlay enters ‘Brave New World’

    English actress Jessica Brown Findlay has become a period-piece staple — but she steps into the future in “Brave New World,” her new series premiering Wednesday on Peacock. “There are some scripts that you just read and immediately know you have to do,” Findlay, 30, tells The Post. “I knew I had to play Lenina …
  • ‘Greenleaf’ star Jennifer Sears breaks down hit show’s family dynamics

    ‘Greenleaf’ star Jennifer Sears breaks down hit show’s family dynamics

    Jennifer Sears has put a charge into “Greenleaf,” the OWN drama series about a family-owned Southern megachurch. Sears — who joins the show in its fifth and final season — plays Tara, the sister of Rochelle Cross (LeToya Luckett). She will impact the family’s ultimate fate when a long-buried secret is revealed. The veteran actress, …
  • Why TLC’s ‘Find Love Live!’ has struck a nerve

    Why TLC’s ‘Find Love Live!’ has struck a nerve

    TLC’s dating series “Find Love Live!” has become an unexpected hit. The reality show (Mondays at 11 p.m.) is now the top-rated late-night (live) show among females, garnering 5 million viewers for its first three episodes — triggering TLC to order an additional nine episodes. “It’s perfect in terms of balancing my own curiosity about …
  • ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ revival adds a new twist

    ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ revival adds a new twist

    “Unsolved Mysteries” returns July 1 on Netflix with a slate of new episodes. The classic series, most memorably hosted by Robert Stack, aired (in different iterations) from 1987-2010 on NBC, CBS, Lifetime and Spike, using reenactments and interviews to document cold cases involving true crime and the paranormal. The new “Unsolved Mysteries,” brought to life …
  • How Patton Oswalt helped turn his late wife’s book into a true crime series

    How Patton Oswalt helped turn his late wife’s book into a true crime series

    “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” is both an examination of the Golden State Killer case and comedian Patton Oswalt’s eulogy to his wife, Michelle McNamara, who wrote the true-crime bestseller upon which the HBO docuseries is based. McNamara died suddenly in 2016 at the age of 46 from a combination of an undiagnosed heart …
  • ‘How to Survive Being Single’ does deep dive into modern dating scene

    ‘How to Survive Being Single’ does deep dive into modern dating scene

    Sebastian Zurita knows a thing or two about “How to Survive Being Single” — the American title of his new Spanish-language ensemble comedy (“Como Sobrevivir Soltero”) premiering Friday on Amazon. “This comes from a guy who’s been single for eight years,” says the Mexican-born Zurita, 33, who stars in the series. “The original idea came …
  • ‘Love, Victor’ star Michael Cimino wants to bridge gap between parents and kids

    ‘Love, Victor’ star Michael Cimino wants to bridge gap between parents and kids

    For 20-year-old Michael Cimino, Hulu’s “Love, Victor” is his breakout role. The Las Vegas-born actor isn’t really new to Hollywood — he’s done stray episodes of shows such as CBS’s “Training Day” in 2017 and short films including “Dog Days” in 2018. But “Love, Victor” marks his first time as a series regular and in …
  • Here’s when Showtime plans to air ‘The Comey Rule’

    Here’s when Showtime plans to air ‘The Comey Rule’

    It’s official: Showtime’s James Comey-Donald Trump miniseries will premiere well before voters head to the polls on Election Day. “The Comey Rule,” initially slated to debut in late November, will now air on Sunday, Sept. 27, and Monday, Sept. 28, at 9/8c, the premium cabler announced Wednesday. The scheduling move comes in the wake of …
  • Mike Rowe takes ‘Dirty Jobs’ back on the road in return to Discovery

    Mike Rowe takes ‘Dirty Jobs’ back on the road in return to Discovery

    “Dirty Jobs” is back on Discovery Channel. Mike Rowe, who hosted the trailblazing series (2003-2012) in which he took a deep (often grimey) dive into everyday occupations, has reunited his old crew for “Dirty Jobs: Rowe’d Trip,” premiering July 7 at 9 p.m. on Discovery. In the four-part series, Rowe and company drive around in …