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  1. tv review
    Surrender to the Batshittery That Is The WatcherThis gleefully over-the-top limited series doesn’t always make sense, but it also embraces the fact that it doesn’t always make sense.
    By Jen Chaney
  2. party report
    The Watcher Cast Had Their Own Share of Creepy Neighbors“I never went back.”
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  3. 657 boulevard
    The Cast of The Watcher on What They’d Do If They Were Being WatchedJennifer Coolidge has given this some thought.
    By Jen Chaney
  4. coming soon
    AHS: NYC? I’m OMWThe new teaser is low on plot but heavy on 80’s-looking cocktails.
    By Zoe Guy
  5. into it
    Serial Killers Are Now Just IP TooRyan Murphy tried not to center Jeffrey Dahmer in Dahmer, but that’s impossible considering he’s the draw.
    By Sam Sanders
  6. it’s hard out here for an ally
    Did Netflix Really Put an LGBTQ Tag on Dahmer?“Dahmer and Heartstopper is a great double feature” — Netflix, probably.
    By Jason P. Frank
  7. coming soon
    Watch Naomi Watts + Bobby Cannavale Watch for the Watcher in The Watcher TrailerOnly Ryan Murphy would harass us with a promo this bewildering.
    By Jason P. Frank
  8. tv review
    The Problem With DahmerThe series states its aim to humanize those affected by the serial killer’s crimes, but it can’t resist a base attraction to its central monster.
    By Jen Chaney
  9. american horror story: titles
    DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Has a Bad Title and a New TeaserThe real horror is the title’s overpunctuation.
    By Jason P. Frank
  10. glee-ality
    The Glee Project Star Lindsay Pearce Still Gets Hate Mail for ItEleven years later, the Wicked actress and Cameron Mitchell accuse the production of manipulation.
    By Jason P. Frank
  11. coming soon
    American Horror Story Finally Has Some Season 11 NewsCongratulations to the fan accounts that went on strike for one day.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  12. human rights
    Over 500 Men Join TV Writers’ Demand for Abortion ProtectionsIncluding Jordan Peele, Taika Waititi, and Jason Sudeikis.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  13. extremely online
    American Horror Story Fans Are UnionizingAgainst the creator’s busy schedule.
    By Meggie Gates
  14. trailer mix
    Bella Thorne and a Creepy Doll Star in American Horror Stories Season TwoAs well as Denis O’Hare, Alicia Silverstone, and Dominique Jackson.
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  15. the streaming wars
    The Murphy-verse Is Moving to HuluIncluding Impeachment: American Crime Story, streaming for the first time.
    By Justin Curto
  16. overnights
    Impeachment: American Crime Story Season-Finale Recap: Monica’s StoryEveryone, to some degree, ends up losing in Impeachment’s finale. But the biggest losers are Monica Lewinsky and her erstwhile friend Linda Tripp.
    By Amanda Whiting
  17. overnights
    Impeachment: American Crime Story Recap: Put Her in a FootnoteThe crimes are Bill Clinton’s, but the punishment is mostly borne by the women unlucky enough to find themselves in his proximity.
    By Amanda Whiting
  18. overnights
    Impeachment: American Crime Story Recap: Introducing Edie FalcoWe already know that Edie Falco can play a woman scorned, but it’s so good to be reminded.
    By Amanda Whiting
  19. overnights
    American Horror Story: Double Feature Recap: One Small StepMamie Eisenhower gives up her body for the national cause.
    By Kelly McClure
  20. overnights
    American Horror Story: Double Feature Recap: Hope for the FutureSarah Paulson says the word “fudge.” More than once. That’s good television.
    By Kelly McClure
  21. overnights
    Impeachment: American Crime Story Recap: The Nightmare Before ChristmasAs Monica looks to make a clean break, Linda goes deeper into a Washington world that had held her at arm’s length.
    By Amanda Whiting
  22. overnights
    Impeachment: American Crime Story Recap: Free MonicaAn episode full of phone calls where Monica and Linda have the same conversation over and over and over again.
    By Amanda Whiting
  23. overnights
    American Horror Story: Double Feature Recap: These Are Winter ProblemsPart one wraps up the bloodier-than-usual winter in Provincetown. Onto Hollywood and aliens, baby!
    By Kelly McClure
  24. overnights
    American Horror Story: Double Feature Recap: Pottery Barn HellBaby Eli is barely five minutes out of the womb, and his sister is chomping his foot, and his mom is turning into a Pale Person? Tough break, kid.
    By Kelly McClure
  25. overnights
    Impeachment: American Crime Story Recap: The Heartbreak DietMonica finally confides the identity of her top-secret boyfriend, and Linda says the most annoying thing Linda could: “I knew it.”
    By Amanda Whiting
  26. american streaming story
    Hold On, Is Impeachment: American Crime Story Not on ‘FX on Hulu’?You might need a cable login for this one.
    By Savannah Salazar
  27. overnights
    American Horror Story: Double Feature Recap: The Occipital LobeAn origin story of the black pills, Belle Noir, and the Chemist satisfies some speculations, but speculating is more fun than getting answers.
    By Kelly McClure
  28. tv review
    Impeachment Asks Us to Gaze Upon Our Own DiscomfortThe newest American Crime Story is imperfect but transfixing, pushing the familiar tale of presidential scandal into the realm of American myth.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  29. trailer mix
    AHS: Double Feature Trailer: ‘Something Weird Is Going On Here’You don’t say? “Part 1: Red Tide” begins August 25.
    By Rebecca Alter and Zoë Haylock
  30. american spinoff story
    The Ryan Murphy-verse Expands With American Love Story and Sports StoryOur latest American Horror Story continues.
    By Justin Curto
  31. shutdowns
    AHS’s Newest Horror Story Is an On-Set COVID ShutdownAn actor tested positive for the virus, pausing production a month ahead of the premiere.
    By Justin Curto
  32. trailer mix
    Pray Away Trailer Features Regretful Leaders of the ‘Ex-Gay’ Movement“A voice inside me said, ‘How can you do this to your own people?’”
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. burn out
    Sarah Paulson Says Filming Roanoke Was Her Personal American Horror Story“I just don’t care about this season at all …”
    By Zoe Haylock
  34. casting call
    Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale Will Be Terrorized by the New Jersey WatcherAdapted from us tastemakers at New York Magazine.
    By Devon Ivie
  35. tv review
    Halston, An Unwitting Cautionary TaleA Ryan Murphy-produced series about a creator whose brand gets diluted to the point it no longer carries a guarantee of his signature style. Hm.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  36. premieres
    Passionate Janet Mock Speech Turns Pose Premiere Into Pulpit: ‘Fuck Hollywood’“This makes you uncomfortable? It should.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  37. fashion
    Ewan McGregor Defends His Casting As Legendary Gay Designer Halston“I suppose, ultimately, I felt like it was just one part of who he was.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  38. casting call
    Evan Peters Will Prowl Around As Jeffrey DahmerIn a new series from Ryan Murphy.
    By Devon Ivie
  39. ahs
    Ryan Murphy Gets You Beach-Ready With AHS Season 10 Theme RevealTime to work on your bodies before heading to Provincetown, and no, we’re not talking about hitting the gym.
    By Halle Kiefer
  40. casting
    Edie Falco to Play Hillary Clinton in Impeachment: American Crime StoryShe joins a cast that includes Clive Owen as President Clinton and Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinksy.
    By Chris Murphy
  41. close reads
    What Happened to Ryan Murphy?With a huge Netflix deal and the power to green-light just about anything, he has become the ultimate insider. And his work is suffering.
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. unruly heart
    The Prom Isn’t the Gift to Queer Teens It Thinks It IsThe Netflix version is a straight person’s imagining of a gay love story for a straight audience … made by a gay person? Make it make sense.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  43. movie review
    Netflix’s The Prom Isn’t the Party We Hoped ForLet’s just say, I think that there’s room in the universe for another attempt at putting this beloved and big-souled property on film.
    By Helen Shaw
  44. dee dee allen
    Happy Thanksgiving, Now Here’s Another Trailer for The Prom“Okay, I admit that got to me.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. netflix
    Ryan Murphy’s New Series to Examine Law Enforcement and Jeffrey DahmerTold from the perspective of his victims, Monster will explore the police incompetence that enabled the serial killer.
    By Halle Kiefer
  46. movies
    The Boys in the Band Play OnThe pioneering gay drama, long dismissed as a relic of self-hatred, is now a Netflix film that remains brilliantly uncomfortable.
    By Mark Harris
  47. tv review
    Ratched Is the Worst Thing That Could Have Happened to Nurse RatchedRyan Murphy’s latest Netflix series is a craven, banal origin story that reduces an iconic character to a vessel for trauma.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  48. origin stories
    How a 25-Year-Old Film School Grad’s Spec Script Became RatchedEvan Romansky explains how his nurse Ratched origin story wound up in the Ryan Murphyverse and how it changed along the way.
    By Jackson McHenry
  49. trailer mix
    Ratched Trailer: One Flew Over Sarah Paulson’s NestDo not … get on her bad side …
    By Devon Ivie
  50. the horror
    Blumhouse, Ryan Murphy (Scream) Team Up for Stephen King’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone If this combo can’t scare you, no evil thing will.
    By Halle Kiefer
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