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Launching a series on the same day as the biggest TV event of the year might not seem like the wisest strategy. But when the show is on the same platform as that huge event, it turns out the idea can work. Case in point: The Burbs, which premiered as a binge release on Peacock…

Superstar comic creator Robert Kirkman is returning to the superhero genre for the first since co-creating his hit indie Invincible, and he is bringing along some old school artists with him. Kirkman, who is also the co-creator of The Walking Dead, has teamed up with writer Joe Casey for a new series titled Terminal. And…

In real life, serial killers tend to be non-descript. They can be charming and handsome, like Ted Bundy. Or friendly and jolly, like John Wayne Gacy. Or a bland Midwesterner, like Ed Gein. What they don’t tend to look like is the title character in Gavin Polone’s horror film Psycho Killer. As played by former…

The Federal Communications Commission is asking broadcasters to celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the United States, in what it calling a “Pledge America” campaign. FCC chairman Brendan Carr announced the voluntary effort Friday, asking broadcasters to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary “by airing patriotic, pro-America content that celebrates the American journey and inspires its citizens by highlighting…

At the height of the toy domination of 1980s pop culture, Kenner introduced M.A.S.K., an action line featuring fast cars, powered masks, high-tech weapons and flashy spycraft. While not as ubiquitous as Transformers or G.I. Joe, the line nonetheless got a Saturday morning cartoon series, comics books and a video game. Now, after mostly surviving…

Universal Music Group and its Virgin Music Group subsidiary’s acquisition of Downtown Music has officially been completed, the companies announced Friday, about a week after EU competition authorities approved the deal last Friday. Downtown’s CEO Pieter van Rijn was appointed Chief Operating Officer following the deal, and he will report to Virgin’s co-CEOs Nat Pastor…

Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is known for hard-hitting, evocative dramas set in his native Chad, a country that was embroiled in sectarian conflict for decades. Movies like Dry Season, A Screaming Man (which won Cannes’ Jury Prize in 2011) and Grigris followed men in various states of turmoil, beset by violence and other hardships in the…