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The season 3 premiere of The Diplomat has been revealed.

Netflix has announced that the third season of the political drama will debut on Oct. 16.

The streamer released the season 3 premiere date in a video shared to YouTube. It showed off the cast of the new season, which includes Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford.

“A terribly flawed woman is now the president,” Russell says in character as Kate Wyler. “And only we know just how flawed.”

Season 3 picks up after Kate accused Vice President Grace Penn (Janney) of hatching a terrorist plot. The president has died, Kate’s husband Hal Wyler (Sewell) may have inadvertently been responsible and Grace is now the leader of the free world.

“Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn (Whitford),” according to an official description from Netflix.

Ali Ahn, Ato Essandoh and Rory Kinnear also return for the cast of season 3.

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Some familiar faces may just be headed back to Middle-earth.

Sir Ian McKellen has revealed new details about the upcoming film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

The actor, who played Gandalf the Grey in the original The Lord of the Rings trilogy, spoke about the new film while on stage at the For the Love of Fantasy fan event in London on Sunday.

“I hear there’s going to be another movie based in Middle-earth, and it’s going to start filming in May. It’s going to be directed by Gollum, and it’s all about Gollum,” McKellen said.

McKellen also shared a couple of new details regarding who will appear in the movie.

“I’ll tell you two secrets about the casting: There’s a character in the movie called Frodo, and there’s a character in the movie called Gandalf,” McKellen said. “Apart from that, my lips are sealed!”

Warner Bros. has yet to confirm these new details.

While McKellen said Gandalf and Frodo would return in the film, he did not say if he or Elijah Wood would reprise their respective roles.

Andy Serkis is set to direct and star in the film based on the character he portrayed throughout the original franchise. The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is set to produce this new live-action film.

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is expected to release in December 2027.

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Fall for the first-look photos of Fallout season 2.

Prime Video has released the first images showing off the second season of its series based on the popular video game franchise.

Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the first season’s finale for a journey through the Mojave Desert to the post-apocalyptic city called New Vegas.

Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias and Frances Turner star in the hit series.

The show tells the story of the haves and the have-nots in a world that’s rebuilding 200 years after an apocalypse.

“The gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them,” according to an official description.

Fallout season 2 premieres on Prime Video in December.

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It’s the start of something new. Disney Branded Television has greenlit a brand-new series from the creator of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Coven Academy will premiere in 2026 on Disney+ and Disney Channel. The series is set in New Orleans and follows a trio of teenage witches-in-training who are bound by destiny to guard their city …

Liz Kingsman is the latest to join the upcoming Pride and Prejudice adaptation at Netflix. Deadline reports she will play Anne de Bourgh, the daughter of Lady Catherine, in the series. Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman star in the series, which is currently in production …

Chris Columbus doesn’t think anybody else should try to tell Kevin McCallister’s story. The Home Alone director told Entertainment Tonight a reboot of the Christmas classic film would be a mistake. “I think Home Alone really exists as, not as this timepiece, but it was this very special moment, and you can’t really recapture that,” Columbus said. “I think it’s a mistake to try to go back and recapture something we did 35 years ago. I think it should be left alone.” …

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Scares once again beat out comedy at the box office this weekend. The horror thriller Weapons earned its second weekend at #1, bringing in $25 million for a total box office tally of just over $89 million in two weeks, according to Box Office Mojo.

The film, featuring Julie Garner and Josh Brolin, saw an almost 43% decrease at the box office from its debut, but it was still enough to hold off the Jamie Lee Curtis/Lindsay Lohan comedy Freakier Friday. That film landed at #2 for the second straight weekend, with $14.5 million.

This weekend’s only new wide release, the Bob Odenkirk sequel Nobody 2, earned $9.25 million to debut at #3, with The Fantastic Four: First Steps and The Bad Guys 2 rounding out the top five, with earnings of $8.8 million and $7.5 million respectively.

The only other new release to land in the top 10 this weekend was the Indian-language action thriller Coolie, which brought in $2.45 million to land at #10.

Here are the top-10 films at the box office:

1. Weapons — $25 million
2. Freakier Friday — $14.5 million
3. Nobody 2 — $9.25 million
4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps – $8.8 million
5. The Bad Guys 2 — $7.5 million
6. Superman — $5.28 million
7. The Naked Gun — $4.8 million
8. Jurassic World: Rebirth — $2.9 million
9. F1: the Movie — $2.66 million
10. Coolie — $2.45 million 

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British actor Terence Stamp, best known for playing General Zod in 1978’s Superman and its sequel, 1980’s Superman II, has died at the age of 87.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved uncle and brother, Terence Stamp,” read a statement provided to ABC News from the actor’s family. “He died peacefully this morning, 17th August 2025.”

“He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come,” the statement added. “As his family we ask for privacy at this sad time.”

In addition to playing the villain opposite Christopher Reeve’s Man of Steel, Stamp is also known for starring in 1994’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, where he played transgender woman Bernadette, opposite actors Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving.

“Fairwell dear Tel. You were a true inspiration, both in & out of heels,” Pearce wrote in a tribute on X. “We’ll always have Kings Canyon, Kings road & F’ing ABBA.”

Stamp made his film debut in 1962’s Billy Budd, which earned him an Oscar nomination.

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Anna Faris and Regina Hall are ready to scare again.

The actresses are returning for the next film in the Scary Movie franchise. Marlon Wayans made the announcement in a post shared to Instagram on Friday.

The post featured a photo of Faris and Hall on the set of the original Scary Movie film. The caption included the eyes emoji and “SM6,” which seemingly stands for Scary Movie 6.

Hall and Faris shared a statement first reported on by Deadline about returning to the franchise.

“We can’t wait to bring Brenda and Cindy back to life and be reunited with our great friends Keenen [Ivory Wayans], Shawn [Wayans] and Marlon — three men we’d literally die for (in Brenda’s case, again),” Hall and Faris said.

The Wayans brothers are returning to pen an original, all-new script with Rick Alvarez. Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote and directed the first two films in the franchise, which Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans also wrote and starred in.

Scary Movie 6 is set to arrive in theaters on June 12, 2026.

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Carrie Bradshaw, the character made famous in Sex and the City, took her last spin in a tutu Thursday night with the series finale of And Just Like That… .

The series, which premiered in 2021 as a revival of Sex and the City, the beloved show about four women in New York City, ended its third and final season on HBO Max with a nod to the independence of its main star, Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker.

In the final scene, Carrie is seen sitting at her famous laptop, typing out the words, “The woman realized she wasn’t alone. She was on her own,” before dancing down the hallway in a red dress with a tutu skirt.

In an interview published Friday in The New York Times, Parker said she was “absolutely” happy that her character ended up on her own.

Parker added that she “did not think” her character would end up with her on-again, off-again love interest Aidan Shaw, played by John Corbett.

She also spoke about her decision, made alongside showrunner, writer and director Michael Patrick King, to end the series.

“Because that’s where the story ended,” Parker said. “We felt this was the honorable thing to do. It’s very easy to stay. It’s where we’re all happy. But you have to be principled when you make these very difficult, agonizing decisions because there’s a lot of people who are affected.”

King announced the end of the series in a statement shared on social media on Aug. 1, writing at the time that he came to the conclusion while writing the final episode of season 3.

“SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season,” King wrote, referring to Parker. “It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.”

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A new version of The Traitors is on its way.

NBC has announced that an all-new civilian-only version of the Peacock reality competition show is headed to the network.

Instead of having celebrities and socialites compete for the top prize, everyday people are invited to apply for the game of strategy.

The Emmy-winning host of The Traitors, Alan Cumming, will also host this version of the show. He’ll invite the group of civilians to his castle in the Scottish Highlands and ask them if they want to play as a Faithful, or if they want to play as a Traitor.

“We’re excited to bring along The Traitors’ highly addictive fan base as we discover the next generation of legendary gamers and schemers,” Sharon Vuong, the executive vice president of unscripted programming at NBCUniversal Entertainment, said. “With our resident host and gameplay master of ceremonies, Alan Cumming, on board to introduce complete strangers to new epic missions and twisted gameplay, this new version for NBC offers a unique opportunity for the cast and audience to meet each other for the first time and we know it will be incredible to watch.”

This new version of The Traitors will begin production in 2026.

The fourth season of Peacock’s The Traitors will premiere in 2026 on the streaming service. It has already been renewed for season 5.

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At long last we can watch Halsey‘s acting debut, which she filmed 3 1/2 years ago.

The black comedy, Americana, hits theaters on Friday. It finds Halsey playing single mom Mandy, who’s one of several people trying to steal a valuable Native American artifact. Her co-stars include Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and Eric Dane.

Halsey writes on Instagram that making the film was “an absolute honor,” adding, “This film represents such a memorable time in my life. I signed on before I got pregnant [with son Ender]. Filmed it with a 6 month old baby (still nursing!). … A whirlwind to say the least.”

She adds, “I made so many friends and learned so many things. It was a world of firsts for me and I am so proud.”

Separately, in a promotional interview, Halsey said Americana is “a Western and a heist movie, and also a coming-of-age drama, and also a ‘return home prodigal son’ story. … It’s kind of sexy but also kind of dirty. It’s just so many things all wrapped into one.”

Halsey recalled that when she joined the cast, she asked the director, “Aren’t you nervous I’m going to be terrible and I’m gonna suck? What if I ruin this whole thing?”

“He was like, ‘No, I have faith in you, it’s gonna be awesome,'” she said.

Of course, it helped that Sydney is one of Halsey’s best friends in real life, having appeared in Halsey’s video for “Graveyard.” 

“She’s so sweet, she’s so professional. She was so awesome and gracious to me,” noted Halsey. “I asked her a lot of questions about acting since this was my first movie and she answered all of them and really helped me feel more calm.”

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