Television

Television

Welcome to the latest issue of Stream On, the weekly newsletter from Consequence that answers the eternally confounding question: What films and TV shows should you be watching? (Subscribe here!) We're looking at all the new and recent releases from Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, HBO Max, and more for ideas - not to mention a Blast From the Past and streaming suggestions from this week's special guest: Midwinter Break star Ciarán Hinds!

Tell Me Lies actor Cat Missal has confirmed that she is gay, revealing that she is currently in a relationship with a woman. The 26-year-old American actress plays Bree in hit Hulu series Tell Me Lies, which came to a close following the recently-released third season. Speaking to Teen Vogue about the show's end - the last episode aired on 17 February - Missal succinctly explained why she won't have to deal with the types of toxic men that defined Tell Me Lies.

When Laëtitia Hollard showed up for medical boot camp with her fellow on-screen nurses ahead of filming The Pitt Season 2, she didn't realize the show's doctors would be doing their prep on the same day. "It was literally everybody there. ... Noah [Wyle]'s leaning on his chair, squeezing a stress ball," she tells Bustle over Zoom. "It gave '80s cool-kid corner from a movie. And I was walking in like the geek with my notebook, like, 'Hi, guys!'"

We went to a restaurant the other night, and the waitress kept calling me by my name. She was like, 'Khloé, do you want another drink?' Whatever. And True was going, 'How does she know who you are?' And I go, 'Oh, I just come here all the time.' Which I don't, but they don't realize that we're on TV. Like, they don't know the difference, 'cause I'm not talking about it," she recalled on the On Purpose podcast.

Claudia Winkleman's new chatshow will land next month, and its enthusiast army are already excited. Winkleman herself, who doesn't come off at all breathy, said: I can't quite believe it and I'm incredibly grateful to the BBC for this amazing opportunity. Kalpna Patel-Knight, who commissioned The Claudia Winkleman Show, observed: Claudia is a true national treasure warm, witty and endlessly entertaining.

Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart are proud parents to daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14. A former star on "Grays Anatomy," Dane died at 53 on Feb. 19 following his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his family confirmed in a statement to TODAY.com. "He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the center of his world," the statement said.

The head of the sports division of the Italian public broadcaster Rai has resigned after his gaffe-strewn commentary of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony provoked protests among its journalists. Paolo Petrecca, appointed director of Rai Sport last year, handed in his notice on Thursday after a board meeting, a source within Rai confirmed. The controversy has been seized upon by members of the Italian opposition, who called his appointment an example

For multiple generations of Americans, Johnny Carson is closely linked with the concept of home. Whether his name conjures fuzzy memories of drifting off to the quiet soundtrack of television static and a parent's laughter, or brings to mind tuning in to hear his take on the news after a long work day, many remember Carson as a nightly ritual.

A '90s runway coach who taught supermodels like Naomi Campbell and Kimora Lee Simmons how to walk a catwalk, Alexander shifted careers in 2003 when one of his pupils, Tyra Banks, tapped him to join her on a little UPN show called America's Next Top Model. As a judge and runway coach for a passel of wannabe supermodels, he transformed into "Miss J," bringing drag to the screen at a time when queerness was vanishingly rare on American TV screens.

It's Millie Bobby Brown's birthday! The Stranger Things actress stepped out to celebrate her 22nd birthday with husband Jake Bongiovi on Thursday (February 19) in New York City. For their outing, Millie sported a black leather jacket over a black T-shirt paired with baggy jeans while Jake, 23, wore a green sweater and jeans. Back in August, Millie and Jake announced that they adopted their first child, a baby girl.

In episode four of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World season three, Sminty Drop went on a very rough ride. Coming into the week on a high, after slaying last week's Snatch Game challenge, the Manchester queen was confronted by the 'Girl Groups From Outer Space' challenge; famously, she flunked the girl group challenge during her original run on Drag Race UK season four. Already nervous, Sminty's fears weren't settled by her competitors, who proceeded to make disparaging marks about her performance during the rehearsal.

Trying to watch Doctor Who in the U.S. was a Herculean task for decades. From reruns on PBS to catching up on BBC America to the three different streaming homes for the archive, things just aren't simple. But in 2023, it seemed like those days were finally behind us as the BBC formed a partnership with Disney to not only stream new episodes for American viewers, but make them available at the very same time they aired on British TV.

"We looked and we can't find one example of this rule being enforced for any talk show interview, not only for my entire late-night career, but for anyone's late-night career going back to the 1960s," Colbert said.