Newsletter / Friday Check-In: Happy trails, 'Hacks' Did the Emmy-winning comedy go out on a high note? Plus, 'Widow's Bay,' 'Star City,' ATX TV Festival, and more By Alan Sepinwall / 29 May 2026
For All Mankind / Review: 'Star City' retells the 'For All Mankind' story for the USSR Can the Soviet-focused spinoff recapture the old 'FAM' magic? By Alan Sepinwall / 28 May 2026
Widow's Bay / Widow's Bay recap, episode 6 & 7: 'Our History' & 'Seasickness' Betty Gilpin stars in a flashback episode, and then Tom and Wyck have an adventure out at sea By Alan Sepinwall / 27 May 2026
/ When the pictures get big: TV shows that continued as movies 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is far from the first big-screen sequel to a small-screen story By Alan Sepinwall / 26 May 2026
TV Is Good / TV Is Good, Episode 2: 'Star City,' 'For All Mankind,' and 'Outlander' Alan and Kathryn talk about cosmonauts and time-traveling Scottish romance By Alan Sepinwall / 25 May 2026
/ Friday Check-In: Did 'Margo' have finale troubles? Checking in on the end of the charming Apple series' debut season, plus 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,' 'The Twilight Zone' at the ATX TV Festival, and more By Alan Sepinwall / 22 May 2026
The Boroughs / Review: 'The Boroughs' is a senior citizen 'Stranger Things' The Duffer Brothers produce another supernatural mystery series with strong roots in Eighties adventure films By Alan Sepinwall / 21 May 2026
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed / Review: Tatiana Maslany is a mom doing crime in 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed' The 'Orphan Black' star gets a terrific showcase in Apple's dark comic thriller about a camboy relationship gone bad By Alan Sepinwall / 20 May 2026
Widow's Bay / Widow's Bay recap, Episode 5: 'What to Expect on Your Trip' In which Mayor Tom gets very, very, very high By Alan Sepinwall / 20 May 2026
Star Wars / Review: 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is a very long TV episode — and just an okay one The first new 'Star Wars' film in seven years is modest in ambitions, uneven in execution By Alan Sepinwall / 19 May 2026
TV Is Good / TV Is Good, Episode 1: 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,' 'Weeds,' and TV Moms Do Crime Alan and Kathryn look ahead to a new Apple series with Tatiana Maslany, then look back at a classic comedy with Mary-Louise Parker By Alan Sepinwall / 18 May 2026
/ Friday Check-In: Can 'Welcome to Wrexham' level up? Rob and Ryan's team moves to a the Championship, plus the 'Rooster' finale, a new podcast, and more By Alan Sepinwall / 15 May 2026
