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Composer Joe Wong brings his cinematic flair to 'Mere Survival'

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Sara Bareilles, Paula Pell, Busy Philipps, and Renee Elise Goldsberry in a season three episode of Girls5eva. Emily V Aragones/Netflix hide caption

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Jimmy Presnell and Chelsea Blackwell in Love is Blind. Netflix hide caption

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Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga in Shogun. The FX streaming series centers more of the story on the Japanese characters than the original NBC miniseries. Sanada served as a producer on film and advised the cast and crew on period authenticity. Kurt Iswarlenko/FX hide caption

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FX's Shogun Takes A New Approach To An Old Story

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This black and white photo taken in May 1982 shows Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, whose death was announced on March 8, 2024. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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CBS has teamed with the NAACP to develop The Gates, which would become the first daytime soap with a predominately Black cast since NBC's Generations. Here, the CBS logo seen at the CBS Television City Studio in Los Angeles. Getty Images hide caption

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Singer Steve Lawrence (left) and his wife Eydie Gorme arrive at a black-tie gala honoring Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas on May 30, 1998. Lawrence died Wednesday at age 88. Lennox McLendon/AP hide caption

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In the popular reality TV show Love is Blind, contestants date each other while in "pods" where they cannot see each other. Netflix hide caption

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'Love is Blind' says it's an experiment. Scientists say attraction is more arbitrary

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Ashmal in Peacock's Couple To Throuple. Paul Castillero/Peacock hide caption

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Comedian Richard Lewis attends an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Dec. 25, 2012. Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes, has died at age 76. Alex Gallardo/AP hide caption

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Carrie Preston stars an an astute but unconventional attorney in Elsbeth. Elizabeth Fisher/CBS hide caption

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In the mood for a sweet, off-beat murder mystery? 'Elsbeth' is on the case

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The four-part docuseries Where is Wendy Williams? is streaming on Lifetime. Calvin Gayle/Lifetime hide caption

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Anna Sawai plays translator Toda Mariko in the new FX series Shōgun. Katie Yu/FX hide caption

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Sex, violence, 'Game of Thrones'-style power grabs — the new 'Shōgun' has it all

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Busy Philipps attends the Mean Girls premiere in New York City on Jan. 8, 2024. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption

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She missed out on 'Mean Girls' 20 years ago — but Busy Philipps got a second chance

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Kiawentiio as Katara, Gordon Cormier as Aang and Ian Ousley as Sokka. Netlfix hide caption

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Danai Gurira as Michonne on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. AMC hide caption

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Returning characters revive 'The Walking Dead' in 'The Ones Who Live'

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Shane Gillis returned to host Saturday Night Live five years after he was fired from the show. Above, Gillis performs at the Stand Up For Heroes Benefit in November 2023 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation hide caption

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Cillian Murphy accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for "Oppenheimer" during the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption

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Eugénie (Juliette Binoche) and Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel) in The Taste of Things. Stéphanie Branchu/IFC Films hide caption

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