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‘The New Pope’ Trailer: HBO Kicks Off The New Year With A Battle Between John Malkovich & Jude Law

December 10, 2019 12:34 pm

With “Chernobyl,” “Barry,” “Veep,” “Big Little Lies,” and most recently, “Watchmen,” HBO has had a hell of a year. (Sorry, “Game of Thrones,” you didn’t quite make the cut.) And it looks like the premium networ...

55 Best TV Shows and Series of The Decade

The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series’ Of The Decade [2010s]

The Playlist Staff

December 4, 2019 3:22 pm

Features, News, Television

The now-ubiquitous phrase "Peak TV"—coined by FX networks chief John Landgraf— only first appeared in 2015, but it certainly defined the entire decade of television in the 2010s. The streaming wars are upon us ...

‘The New Pope’ Trailer: Jude Law & John Malkovich Battle For The Title In Paolo Sorrentino’s HBO Series

Charles Barfield

November 4, 2019 9:41 am

News, Television, Trailers

“The New Pope” might have a different title than its predecessor, “The Young Pope,” but make no mistake, the new HBO limited series is very much a sequel. Picking up less than a year after the shocking end of “...

‘The New Pope’: The Second Coming Of The Acclaimed Paolo Sorrentino Series Is Dazzling [Venice Review]

Jack King

September 1, 2019 11:30 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews, Television

If you’ve seen his Oscar-winning "The Great Beauty" or last year’s "Loro," you’ll already be aware of Paolo Sorrentino’s directorial MO: he’s a stylistic auteur who readily embraces the ornate, the flamboyant, ...

‘The New Pope’ Teaser: Paolo Sorrentino’s New Series Finds Jude Law & John Malkovich On Very Different Paths

Charles Barfield

August 28, 2019 12:28 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Young Pope” was a surprise hit for HBO when it premiered in early 2017. The, uh, interesting take on the Catholic Church featured actor Jude Law becoming the new leader, with his unlikel...

Jude Law Joined By John Malkovich For ‘Young Pope’ Sequel ‘The New Pope’

Charles Barfield

July 2, 2018 11:30 am

News, Television

Reports of Jude Law's death at the end of “The Young Pope” have been greatly exaggerated, apparently. At the end of the 2017 limited series, which earned Law a Golden Globe nomination, the fate of the actor’s t...

The 25 Best TV Shows Of 2017 So Far

Jessica Kiang, Oliver Lyttelton, Kevin Jagernauth and Rodrigo Perez

June 21, 2017 1:52 pm

Features, News, Television

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If there isn't already, there ought to be an improbably long German compound word to describe the slightly panicky, drowning feeling of overwhelmed anticipation that is one's natural state when contemplating ju...

Jude Law Talks Not Returning For ‘The Young Pope’ Followup ‘The New Pope’

Charles Barfield

May 17, 2017 3:29 pm

News, Television

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“The Young Pope” had a successful first season as a joint venture between HBO and Sky. The drama series tells the story of a young American man, played by Jude Law, who becomes the new leader of the Catholic Ch...

‘The Young Pope’ Is Dead, Long Live ‘The New Pope’

Kevin Jagernauth

May 16, 2017 11:24 am

News, Television

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If you were on Film or TV Twitter this winter, you likely saw Jude Law's performance in "The Young Pope" become something of a sensation. The actor shined in the titular role in Paolo Sorrentino's rather bonker...

2017 Best Limited Series Emmy Awards Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

March 17, 2017 3:54 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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Is it "Big Little Lies" or is it "Feud: Bette and Joan"? It's almost a coin flip at this point. Our gut says HBO takes the big prize here and Jessica Lange upsets Nicole Kidman in the Lead Actress category. Bu...

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