'Squid Game' success shines a light on how cheap it is to make TV shows outside the U.S.

In the streaming wars, one company’s hit is another company’s failure. Netflix’s “Squid Game” is an exception. Netflix has its biggest hit ever with “Squid Game,” the gory dystopian South Korean series that has taken the world by storm. More than 111 million viewers globally have already watched at least two minutes of the show.
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It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' answered the ultimate question

The first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it's still relevant.
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'SNL': Rami Malek, Kenan Thompson and Daniel Craig Compete in “Prince-Off”

Kenan Thompson, Rami Malek and surprise cameo guest Daniel Craig were jockeying against one another for the coveted role as Prince in a Jordan Peele-directed horror film/biopic during one of the more memorable sketches from the third episode of SNL‘s new season.
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First look at Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer in Netflix’s The Sandman

Not exactly the TV’s Lucifer you might be imagining
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Kumail Nanjiani on Becoming A Superhero: 'I Wish Nobody Would Ever Talk About My Body Again'

“If I was a fan of a nerdy stand-up comedian and one day he showed up and he was muscular,” the ‘Eternals’ star says, “I would be like, “Fuck this guy!
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Massive strike averted: Hollywood crews reach a new three-year deal with studios

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced a new three-year contract.
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Michael Caine says he's retiring from acting

Caine notes that his Aubrey Plaza two-hander Best Seller is likely to be his final acting role
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