Reel Perspectives January 28, 2026 Courtesy of Quantrell Colbert/CBS A political fundraiser, legacy alliances, and a shocking twist pull two soap worlds into one explosive night CBS Daytime Titans Share the Screen Daytime soap fans, consider this your official crossover event of the summer. Two CBS worlds are about to collide as The Young and the Restless  and Beyond the Gates  join forces for a special crossover episode set to air in June—bringing Genoa City straight into F

Reel Perspectives January 27, 2025 Boasting impressive ratings among its key demographic, CBS announced last week that it was renewing 10 additional series for the 2026-2027 season, reaffirming its commitment to scripted and non-scripted programming. Justin Hartley and Sofie Pernas -CBS Tracker – #1 series Georgie and Mandie's First Marriage – #1 comedy Matlock is Thursday night's #1 entertainment program Elsbeth Fire Country NCIS NCIS: Origins NCIS: Sydney Survivor The Amazi

Reel Perspectives January 25, 2026 Courtesy of Fox Fox’s Memory of a Killer  flips Patrick Dempsey’s image in a pressure-cooker thriller about lies, loyalty, and forgetting. McDreamy, More Like McStabby Patrick Dempsey’s McDreamy era is officially over. In Memory of a Killer , the longtime heartthrob trades surgical scrubs for silencers, stepping into his darkest role yet—and it fits uncomfortably well. Premiering as a special two-night event on Fox, the crime thriller intro

Reel Perspectives January 25, 2026 Courtesy of Peacock Vic Michaelis and Nicholas “Nic” Podany break down their roles as Cheryl and Ray Szymanski in Peacock’s Ponies . We Learn the Szymanski Marriage Was the Cover Story In Peacock’s Ponies , we’re dropped into 1977 Moscow, where two American secretaries — Bea and Twila, played by Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson — see their lives upended when their husbands die under Cardi B levels of suspiciousness in a supposed “plan

Reel Perspectives January 24, 2026 A24 If you missed the critically acclaimed 2025 biographical film "The Smashing Machine," which stars Dwayne Johnson as former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, it is now available to stream on HBO Max. The film, praised by critics as Johnson's best performance to date, premiered on the streamer on Friday, January 23.   The film is written, directed, and produced by Benny Safdie, and premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film

Reel Perspectives January 23, 2026 Disney / David Bakach With the Golden Fleece unleashed, and the prophecy awakened, Episode 8 delivers victory at a cost, reshapes Camp Half-Blood’s future, and sets the war with Kronos firmly in motion. We Learn Victory Comes With Consequences Camp Counselor Morgan here to remind you that even the most epic of quests must come to an end… We return to a familiar — though not quite what it seems — moment at Thalia’s last stand. Thalia Grace (

Reel Perspectives January 22, 2026 Courtesy of Getty Images From Sinners to K-Pop Demon Hunters, these films and creators show how Black and BIPOC art is shaping the future of film and entertainment. So… Who’s Being Taken Seriously Now? We talk about the Oscars every year like they exist in a vacuum — like the films we  love, argue over, meme into oblivion, and champion on Black and BIPOC Twitter somehow disappear once awards season rolls around. They don’t. And neither do we

Reel Perspectives January 20, 2026 Prime Video The Night Manager  Season 2 is a gripping, stylish return that proves that the world of The Night Manager still has plenty of intrigue left to offer. After an arduous ten-year wait, Tom Hiddleston returned to our screens as Johnathan Pine in the highly anticipated second season of the acclaimed series The Night Manager. This British spy thriller, based on the 1993 novel by John le Carré and adapted by David Farr, follows Pine, wh

Reel Perspectives January 20, 2026 Marissa Lior Winans plays Young Annabeth Chase; Disney / David Bakach With the Golden Fleece in play and war on the horizon, Episode 7 locks in loyalties, exposes betrayals, and sets Camp Half-Blood on a collision course with destiny. This Season on Percy Jackson... Ready to go to war for these kids — Camp Counselor Morgan reporting for duty as we enter the penultimate episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians  Season 2. And folks? The cl

Reel Perspectives January 19, 2026 Courtesy of Steffan Hill/HBO George R. R. Martin's newest book-to-drama HBO show opens with a grounded, character-driven premiere that trades spectacle for sincerity, following an awkward and super tall hedge knight and a persistent orphan as they navigate the unforgiving margins of Westeros.   We Learn Knighthood Is Earned, Not Inherited If you’re coming to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  expecting dragons, dynastic scheming, and a morally