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Netflix’s new making-of documentary reveals the Duffer Brothers once planned a Demogorgon-egg nest sequence for #StrangerThings 5’s Abyss battle but ultimately scrapped it.

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📸 Netflix
January 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
HBO Max’s #ThePitt Season 2 will roll out 15 weekly episodes from Jan. 8 to April 16, bucking the binge-drop trend to stretch the series across the first quarter of 2026.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3N4zDdH
📸 HBO Max
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Less than a week after ordering a strike to capture Nicolás Maduro, Trump said the U.S. will install an interim government in Venezuela, “run it very fairly” and reap profits from its oil industry.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3Na7i5E
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January 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM
#BeastGames debuted as Prime Video’s highest-rated reality show ever when it premiered back in December 2024 — and @mrbeast is ready to do it all over again with Season Two.

See more from TheWrap's coverage on ‘Beast Games’ Season 2 premier: https://bit.ly/4qgRDA6
January 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
#KathrynHahn is in talks to star as Mother Gothel in upcoming live-action adaptation of the 2010 animated film “Tangled,” with Michael Gracey (“The Greatest Showman,” “Better Man”) attached to direct.

Read more: https://bit.ly/451EyCf
📸 Getty Images
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
At Oxford Union, Conan O’Brien warned that comedians who lean on nonstop “F Trump” chants have traded their “best weapon”—humor—for empty anger.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3Ls8kJx
📸 Getty Images
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Gal Gadot is producing “Recovery Agent,” a book series by Janet Evanovich. Paramount Pictures will develop and produce with Ellen Shanman attached to adapt the script ("Voltron," "Tiger & Bunny")

Read more about the project: https://bit.ly/49e0zQE
📸 Getty Images
January 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“The Pitt” and “The Bear” have netted two nominations apiece from the Directors Guild of America, while SNL also dominated the category of best directing of a variety show.

Read the full list: https://bit.ly/3YpVqPk
📸 HBO, Hulu, NBC
January 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “get the f–k” out of the city after a video showed an ICE agent shooting a woman attempting to flee with her car during an immigration stop.

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January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The Reiner family expressed support for defense attorney Alan Jackson’s exit from defending Nick in parents Rob and Michele’s murder trial and shared that they “trust in the legal process.”

Read more: https://bit.ly/49aDf6p
📸 Getty Images
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
#TheWrapMagazine: Director Guillermo Del Toro spoke with TheWrap alongside Jacob Elordi, who plays #Frankenstein’s creature opposite Oscar Isaac.

🔗 Read the full interview: https://bit.ly/4bmiKF6

Photographer: Christopher Proctor
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Paul Thomas Anderson's epic #OneBattleAfterAnother has been crowned Best Picture of the year at the 31st Annual #CriticsChoiceAwards.

See all the winners: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6

📸 Warner Bros.
January 5, 2026 at 3:11 AM
In a promising development for his #Oscar chances, Timothée Chalamet's #MartySupreme performance won him Best Actor at the 31st Annual #CriticsChoiceAwards.

Keep up with the winners: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6

📸 A24
January 5, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Jessie Buckley's performance in #Hamnet is shaping up to be one beat this awards season, as she wins Best Actress at the #CriticsChoiceAwards.

Keep up with all the action:https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6
📸 Focus Features
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Just before she won at the #CriticsChoiceAwards, #KatherineLaNasa talked to TheWrap about keeping it old school and how #ThePitt's commitment to realism occasionally gets her in trouble on Reddit.
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
#PTA is sensei tonight: Paul Thomas Anderson wins Best Director at the 31st Annual #CriticsChoiceAwards for #OneBattleAfterAnother.

Keep up with all the winners: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6

📸 Merrick Morton/Warner Bros.
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
After winning in two big acting categories, #ThePitt takes Best Drama Series at the #CriticsChoiceAwards.

Follow along with all the night's winners: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6

📸 John Johnson/HBO Max
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Rhea Seehorn and Noah Wyle are big winners for their performances on #Pluribus and #ThePitt at the #CriticsChoiceAwards.

See more: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6
📸 Apple TV+/HBO Max
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 AM
#Severance's Tramell Tillman takes home Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 31st Annual #CriticsChoiceAwards.

Keep track of all the night's winner's here: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6

📸 Apple TV+
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Jacob Elordi wins Best Supporting Actor at the 31st Annual #CriticsChoiceAwards for his performance as the Creature in Guillermo del Toro's #Frankenstein.

Catch up on the awards: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6
📸 Netflix
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Witchy woman: Amy Madigan wins Best Supporting Actress at the #CriticsChoiceAwards for her one-of-a-kind performance in #Weapons.

Follow along with the winners: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6

📸 Warner Bros.
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
#NickOfferman revealed which of his #DeathByLightning costars is his personal acting hero at the moment talking with TheWrap's Daren DeFrank on the #CriticsChoiceAwards red carpet.
January 5, 2026 at 1:48 AM
#TheStudio is in its heyday at the #CriticsChoiceAwards, adding another trophy to its already impressive haul.

Keep up with the winners: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6
📸 Apple TV+
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Seth Rogen: Best Actor in a Comedy Series winner for #TheStudio at the #CriticsChoiceAwards.

Catch up: https://bit.ly/4aJHiI6

📸 Apple TV+
January 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Long may the Skarsgård Dynasty reign.

For about 1:26, #SentimentalValue star Stellan Skarsgård had absolutely no idea that his son Alexander Skarsgård is fully breathing down his neck at the #CriticsChoiceAwards on Sunday evening.
January 5, 2026 at 1:14 AM