All eyes were on WNBA star Angel Reese who stunned in a classic black Diotīma SS26 dress alongside Idris Elba at the New York Film Festival’s star-studded A House Of Dynamite premiere in NYC.
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The Mebound maven (who makes a cameo in the upcoming Netflix thriller) extended her winning streak at the glitzy event just weeks after trending during the Canelo vs. Crawford fight in Vegas.
At this point, it’s clear she’s the WNBA’s premier IT-Girlie who ascended to another level with her signature Reebok shoe, McDonald’s meal, Reese’s Pieces collab, and cameo in a streaming blockbuster starring Idris Elba (who’s the President!) and Rebecca Ferguson.
While stunning on the carpet, she had this to say about her first film role.
It was amazing… being able to work with a woman is something I always love to do because women empowerment–that’s something I always believe in and stand on,” she said.
And for [director Katherine Bigelow] to want me in the movie and be myself, my first time was amazing and I’m super thankful for her… and also being on set with Idris was the best, I mean, I’ve watched him since I was a young girl and he’s in all my favorite movies so I was really excited to work with somebody who’s such a great person first and also a great actor.”
In A House Of Dynamite, the world spirals into chaos when a single unattributed missile is launched at the United States which scrambles to determine who is responsible, and how to respond.
Check out the trailer below:
Directed by Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow, the film also stars Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Jonah Hauer-King, with Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke.
Will you be seated for A House Of Dynamite (streaming Oct. 24 on Netflix)? Tell us down below and peep some internet commotion over Angel’s latest moment on the flip.
Alice in Borderland is a Netflix death game series that’s long been caught in the gravitational pull of Squid Game. Its second season dropped in the wake of Squid Game‘s breakout first, and its newly released third followed months after Squid Game‘s. For a time, the two shows felt like twin series with Squid Game as the breakout star and Alice in Borderland as the cult favorite. Their thematic overlap made comparisons inevitable, but also exciting: two cakes, cool.
Alice in Borderland, created by Haro Aso, the creator of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, follows Arisu (Kento Yamazaki), a shut-in gamer who one day is transported into a parallel world with his friends, known as the Borderland. There, Arisu and his love interest, Usagi (Tao Tsuchiya), compete in death games to extend their visas in the mysterious world. If they fail, they’re executed by a laser from the sky.
Initially, Alice in Borderland stood apart. Its games were crueler, more cerebral, and less about class warfare and more about the randomness of the universe, with psychological torment abounding. Where Squid Game leaned into spectacle and capitalism’s failings, Alice explored survival as introspection. Its puzzles were more like pop quiz death traps, inviting viewers to play along, decipher hidden clues, and suffer when characters unceremoniously bite the dust.
Still, the show’s tone managed to be less dour and more communal, with characters forming makeshift bonds that felt more like summer camp camaraderie in hell than a group of assholes bound to double-cross each other and not grumble over doing so. Throughout its seasons, Alice in Borderland gave its cast domestic and interpersonal depth, avoiding the trope of disposable side characters or “fridged” motivators while still engaging in the narrative of the death game.
In its latest season, Alice in Borderland returned with the opportunity to be more than a placeholder, poised to capture those lingering viewer cravings for psychological carnage and narrative closure in a death game. What starts as a gripping evolution of the series slowly morphs into a perplexing imitation of its genre peers, leaving behind the originality that once made Alice in Borderland stand apart.
In a tale set years after the events of season two, Arisu returns to the Borderland to save his wife, Usagi, who’s been abducted and transported back into the sci-fi death game realm. At first, it delivers: its games are inventive, the stakes are high, and Arisu’s evolution from a hikkikomori to a survival-horror husband feels earned. The show’s quickly abandoned amnesia storyline with Arisu and Usagi is clunky, but it manages to serve the show’s sci-fi mystery box well enough, allowing the story to unfold fully as they recall the horrors of the Borderland without dragging viewers through endless memory-recovery scenes.
Yet, as the season unfurls, the similarities to Squid Game‘s second and third seasons go from coincidental to uncanny. For one, Arisu and Usagi’s return mirrors Gi-Hun’s solo reentry. While one can chalk that up to death game series tropes, its story—especially its moral dilemmas and trolley problem scenarios—begins to feel like a copy-paste job. Technically, Alice in Borderland can’t be called a copycat because it was released first, and its manga concluded in 2016, a full four years before the Netflix live-action series premiered. Plus, its second season ended where the manga did.
And therein lies the problem: season three, untethered from source material, veers into canon fanfiction territory. It’s Alice Returns, but more with the slapdash fashionings of Game of Thrones‘ infamous eighth season.
To its credit, Alice inBorderland‘s games—including poisoned bullet trains, explosive kick-the-can, and zombie-infested card wars—are thrilling. But the “why” behind them is foggy as hell. Ryuji (Kento Kaku), the pseudo-antagonist ally to Usagi, offers vague motivations that shift without payoff. The reason behind Usagi’s return to the Borderland, which is revealed to be less an abduction and more a voluntary decision between her and Ryuji, is even less defined.
What’s more, a late-stage love triangle between the three comes off like a desperate gasp for drama, with Usagi and Ryuji displaying more chemistry than the central couple. Arisu and Usagi, despite being married, still feel like they’re in the early awkward stages of dating. And in a show whose whole intrigue is buckling at its very foundation, the one meritorious wink towards something worthwhile to watch as an epilogue to an otherwise great show is a travesty—especially considering that from the halfway point onward, Alice in Borderland goes full Squid Game in the most unimaginative way possible.
Season three’s finale leans hard into Squid Game déjà vu, introducing a defied game master who waxes poetic about nihilism and tosses in a quandary that thankfully spares us a CGI baby, only to replace it with something even more absurd. The philosophical stakes, already murky, become obscured by spectacle. And just when you think it might wrap with grace, the final episode pivots toward franchise expansion with all the subtlety of a death laser from the sky.
It’s the kind of ending that doesn’t leave you breathless—it leaves you slumped, watching the credits roll in quiet resignation. Honestly, Cate Blanchett could’ve walked in wearing an embroidered suit with “IP Synergy” on the front pocket, and it wouldn’t have felt out of place. That’s how proudly the show parades its mimicry, echoing the same unnecessary sequel bloat that’s turned its twin series into a scavenged husk—its once-brilliant premiere now a distant, commodified memory.
And that’s the tragedy. Alice in Borderland had the bones of a standout death game series whose original third season could’ve served as the decadently drawn horse head to complete the whole stallion. Its cinematography is sleek, its CGI polished, and its homage to Cubeand Battle Royale is sincere. Up until now, Alice in Borderland never felt derivative. But in trying to stretch its barely-there ideas into a third season, it became what Squid Game already was: a series bloated by its own success, gorging on spectacle while starving its story.
In the pantheon of death games, Squid Game may have devolved into a child’s sketch of a horse’s head. But Alice in Borderland already had the outline of a complete sketch to adapt—decadent, detailed, and daring. Unfortunately, season three is the epitome of creative greed, and if not that, something as bereft as it, drawing past the finish line and losing the plot.
From inside the pods – which served as the backdrop for the first five of six episodes that dropped on Oct. 1 – it was hard to tell if that sentiment would ring true of the guys cast for this unique matchmaking experiment. In fact, there were few clues at all that these folks lived in Mile High City.
None of the eligible bachelors had large beards or sported brewery T-shirts. Only a few mentioned the outdoors in pod dating conversations, and only one admitted to driving a Toyota 4Runner. (The woman he was courting, on the other hand, owned two different Jeeps.)
“He is not the mountain man I envisioned,” said one woman named Annie after meeting her partner Nick at the highly anticipated post-engagement “reveal,” where couples get to see each other for the first time since they started dating. “I was fully ready for him to have a beard down to his chest and his work boots.”
Still, there were hints of the Colorado aesthetic peppered throughout. One couple hosted a camping-themed date that included s’mores, and in a departure from past “Love is Blind” seasons, it was mostly women who had more than one option to choose for a partner. That led to a couple of guys desperately pitching themselves as “the one” in the final day or so before an expected engagement.
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In all, six couples ended up getting engaged and therefore earned the opportunity to meet their fiancée in the flesh. Only five made it to Mexico for the honeymoon phase of the experiment – more on that in a minute – and that’s where some of the Colorado bro behavior started to peek through.
After a few days spending time as individual couples, the entire cast met up for a pool party and after a few tequila drinks, several of the women were visibly perturbed that their partners were focusing more on their friends than their fiancées. The vibes were officially off with many of the couples and viewers then got to see how they handled conflict. For the most part, it did not go well.
Based on that insight and the initial chemistry, we’re rating how likely it is we think each couple will say “I do” at the altar. Warning: spoilers ahead.
Kacie Mcintosh (left) and Patrick Suzuki got engaged sight unseen on "Love is Blind." But before they could even reach the honeymoon phase of the experiment, they broke it off. But they swear it wasn't because of looks. (Provided by Netflix)
Kacie and Patrick
Likelihood of staying together: 0% chance
Even from within the pods, hair/makeup artist Kacie and construction manager Patrick seemed like an unusual match. Though they both like sports and seemed to laugh a lot, many of their interactions felt forced. Like the time Kacie was dirty-talking Patrick with sexually explicit language that seemed to make him squirm awkwardly. Nonetheless, the two got engaged, and at the reveal, it was clear on Kacie’s face that she had made a mistake. Before they could even get to the honeymoon, the two met in a hotel lobby where Kacie broke off the relationship. Patrick didn’t seem to get the hint, though, probably because she was jumping into his arms, kissing him and telling him it was definitely not his looks that made her want to quit filming. He fully expected to try to continue their relationship off-camera. But based on Kacie telling producers, “I don’t think my attraction to him can grow,” we aren’t buying it.
Edmond L. Harvey and Kalybriah Haskin meet for the first time after being engaged on "Love is Blind." Somehow they knew instinctually to coordinate outfits. (Provided by Netflix)
Kalybriah and Edmond
Likelihood of staying together: 75% chance
Kalybriah and Edmond seemed to hit it off and have natural chemistry. Edmond, who was raised in the foster care system, is a deeply sensitive dude, and that appealed to Kalybriah, who is a social worker. They somehow even showed up in matching red outfits for their reveal. Their candor with one another also showed a genuine willingness to figure out how to do life together. After the pool party, both agreed they were one of the strongest couples. But later in that conversation, things devolved when talking about intimacy. Kalybriah and Edmond were the only couple not to sleep together, and Kalybriah said she would likely wait until after they were married to have sex. Edmond, on the other hand, wasn’t keen on that. The night ended with many tears and much misunderstanding. Still, we think they have what it takes to find a middle ground.
Denverites Joe Ferrucci (left) and Madison Maidenberg enjoy a solo date sailing in Mexico, following their engagement on reality TV show "Love is Blind." (Provided by Netflix)5
Madison and Joe
Likelihood of staying together: 10% chance
From the moment of the reveal, it seemed like Joe wasn’t feeling the relationship with Madison. Perhaps he was unable to adequately express his emotions, but he came off as more surprised than delighted. Things continued to spiral downward in Mexico when he commented about “thinner women” being his usual type. And when Madison tried to confront him about not prioritizing her at the pool party, Joe shut down and went solo back to their room for a nap. The couple continually struggled to communicate thereafter, and given that they haven’t so far been able to resolve conflict effectively, we don’t see this relationship being sustainable.
Nick Amato (left) and his fiancée Annie Lancaster arrive at the group pool party in Mexico, where they connected with all the other "Love is Blind" couples from Denver. (Provided by Netflix)
Annie and Nick
Likelihood of staying together: 50% chance
Judging solely by their interactions together, Annie and Nick seem to have it all. Their chemistry was instant at the reveal and seemed authentic. They also seem to align on their values and enjoy being in the company of one another. However, Nick, a luxury watch dealer, raises a few red flags. For instance, in the pods, he abruptly broke it off with his top choice when she said she wasn’t religious – even after Nick had already said “I love you.” From what viewers have seen so far, he doesn’t appear to have been forthright with Annie with that information. In the pods, Nick says his mom once asked him when he was younger if he was gay. He said no but we’d be lying if we said the thought hadn’t crossed our mind.
Anton Yarosh (left) and Ali Iappe were the first Denver couple to get engaged on season nine of "Love is Blind." (Provided by Netflix)
Ali and Anton
Likelihood of staying together: 50% chance
Ali and Anton are the wildcard couple, who seem like a good match. Ali is a nurse with Brazilian heritage, while Anton works in transportation logistics and has Russian heritage. Both speak multiple languages and seem like well-traveled, well-rounded individuals. They were the first couple to get engaged, in episode one no less. But their time in Mexico showed where there may be a few fractures. When Anton says he spent $5,000 on the engagement ring, Ali insists it should have cost at least $10,000. After all, “it’s an act of appreciation for the future mother of your children,” she says. Still, all the other women were jealous of how attentive Anton is to Ali. We feel like it could go either way simply because the couple didn’t get as much screen time as others.
Jordan Keltner (left) and Megan Walerius enjoy a private date while in Mexico, following their engagement on reality dating show "Love is Blind." (Provided by Netflix)
Megan and Jordan
Likelihood of staying together: 75% chance
Megan and Jordan knew in the pods they were something of an unlikely match, but one that viewers were rooting for. “Sparkle Megan,” as she calls herself, is a wellness entrepreneur with a taste for the finer things in life. Jordan is a no-frills dad to a five-year-old. They bonded over the fact that Jordan’s son has Type 1 Diabetes, which Megan’s late father also dealt with. But at the pool party, Megan was not shy to say she was annoyed with Jordan after finding some of his jokes juvenile. He immediately promised to stop the banter, but Megan didn’t seem satisfied. We’re hopeful this won’t be a serious speed bump and that they can continue to level each other out.
“Love is Blind” drops new episodes on Wednesday, Oct. 8 on Netflix.
This location was used for both interior and exterior scenes depicting Iveagh House, the grand house owned by the Guinnesses. Inside, rooms were used to for scenes set in the Grand Staircase, Corridors, Arthur’s Bedroom and Birthing Room. The exterior of the house was also used for Iveagh House, as well as Jude’s Tavern.
Instead, the house was also used for other locations, including the Hope St Bedroom, the Probate Office and the Temple Bar.
According to director Tom Shankland, who spoke to Condé Nast Traveller, it actually worked better than the real thing. “You’re like, ‘That’s Iveagh House!’ in a way that we could never have achieved at [Dublin’s] St. Stephen’s Green,” he said.
This dock, situated on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, is lined with historic industrial buildings, making it a perfect setting for period dramas. It appeared in Captain America: The First Avenger, Sherlock Holmes, Peaky Blinders and even Taylor Swift’s gritty music video “I Can See You (Taylor’s Version).”
In The House of Guinness, this location doubled as the Guinness Brewery, so you’ll see it cropping up in plenty of shots.
It is also featured in scenes set in the stables, yard, Pneumonia Alley, Edward’s office and Rafferty’s office.
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St George’s Hall
A Grade I listed building in Liverpool, St George’s Hall’s claim to fame is that it is officially the largest tunnel-vaulted ceiling in Europe. It’s often used as a venue for music festivals and also serves as the location of the Civil and Crown courts.
‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ premieres Friday Credit: courtesy Netflix
Premieres Wednesday:
Love Is Blind — An accountant, a social worker and a watch salesman are among the participants in Season 9, which brings the famous dating pods to the lofty altitudes of Denver. Will our cast of hopeful singles be able to find true and lasting love before the National Guard arrives? (Netflix)
Revenge of the Ghoul Log — Fresh from doing production design on I Know What You Did Last Summer, the Andujar Twins favor us with a 60-minute continuous shot of a grinning jack-o’-lantern. And here Nick Fuentes was thinking he finally had that market to himself. (Shudder)
Premieres Thursday:
The Game: You Never Play Alone — A Tamil game developer fights back against a carefully coordinated attack on her safety and identity in a thriller series that Netflix says reflects “the realities of contemporary digital life.” If that’s the case, expect the show to last for four seasons while she waits for her class-action settlement from Facebook. (Netflix)
Cillian Murphy in ‘Steve’ Credit: courtesy Netflix
Premieres Friday:
Monster: The Ed Gein Story — The third season of the Ryan Murphy anthology series casts Charlie Hunnam as the archetypal serial killer who inspired everything from Psycho to The Silence of the Lambs. And also Ted Cruz, but we aren’t supposed to talk about that! (Netflix)
Steve — The season of high-profile Oscar-bait dramas kicks into high gear, with Cillian Murphy taking on the part of a teacher who has to weather multiple crises on behalf of the students at his reform school. But if you’ve ever seen a stag film, you know it’s totally worth it. (Netflix)
V/H/S/Halloween — The latest installment of the found-footage horror franchise centers on a diet soda with some horrifying side effects. And if that sounds bad, try using it to wash down some Tylenol. (Shudder)
Premieres Sunday:
House of David — Season 2 picks up after David has slain Goliath and is looking for new worlds to conquer. Will he get to live out his dream of debating college students on a nationwide tour? (Only available to subscribers of The Wonder Project on Prime Video)
Premieres Tuesday:
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans — The 14 contestants in Season 2 include Orlando’s very own Dollya Black, who made it to the runner-up level on the main Dragula show back in Season 3. “[T]his season is going to be DRAMA,” she promised on Instagram. Which should be very reassuring to everyone who was afraid of a sudden detour into commedia dell’arte. (AMC+ and Shudder)
Matt McCusker: A Humble Offering — In his first special, Shane Gillis’ asshole brother takes aim at such hot topics as race relations and the homeless. Cheer up, Brian Kilmeade; you might not have had the worst take after all. (Netflix)
True Haunting — Producer James Wan goes all Amityville Horror with a docuseries that examines real-life claims of paranormal activity, including interviews with the haunted parties and dramatic reenactments. Featured segments include “This House Murdered Me,” which despite its title is not an exposé of the Florida insurance market. (Netflix)
On Wednesday, Netflix’s stock fell after Elon Musk posted on X that he cancelled his account because he was mad about a show or something. Specifically, he quoted a post that said “Just cancelled my Netflix subscription,” adding “Same.” Later, in response to a post from the infamous Libs of TikTok account on X, Musk posted “Cancel Netflix.”
I think the controversy started because Netflix has a show that some suggested was promoting gender ideology. In protest, Musk and others called for a boycott. Obviously, Musk has a lot of followers on X, and after his post, many of those followers also posted that they were unsubscribing from Netflix. As a result, investors apparently worried that, if enough of Musk’s followers cancelled Netflix, it could actually be bad for the company.
Look, I’m not particularly interested in the culture-war story. I mean, if you don’t like the content on Netfix, it probably makes sense not to give your money to Netflix. That’s just common sense. That said, basically everyone subscribes to Netflix, so I don’t know how many people would have to cancel before it would become a real problem for the company.
It does, however, bring up an interesting point, which is that in trying to get people to boycott Netflix, Musk managed to highlight what I think might be the streaming service’s absolute best feature: Netflix makes it incredibly easy to cancel. Seriously, there’s a giant button right there on your account page that says “Cancel Membership.”
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For most companies that live on subscriptions, the last thing they want to make easy is leaving. You’ve probably experienced this before. You decide that, no, you don’t want to continue using SiriusXM after your free trial is over, since you barely used it when you weren’t paying for it. So, you log into your account and click around trying to find the link to cancel. Or, even worse, you’re told you have to pick up the phone and call to speak with someone in order to cancel.
Amazon, for example, just agreed to a settlement with the FTC for designing an “Iliad flow” that made cancellation intentionally confusing. Gym memberships are notorious for contracts that take certified letters to break. The assumption is that if leaving is hard enough, people will just keep paying.
Maybe that’s true, but they won’t be happy. And unhappy customers don’t stick around forever. They also tell their friends and build resentment. It’s a short-term play that erodes long-term trust.
Netflix went the other direction. Years ago, it decided that canceling should be as easy as joining. Two clicks and you’re done. No pleading, no roadblocks—just a clean exit.
It seems risky. Why let people churn out so easily? Wouldn’t that hurt growth?
It turns out the opposite is true. When you give people freedom, they trust you more. That trust keeps them coming back. Millions of households cycle in and out of Netflix depending on what they want to watch. They leave for a season, then return when the next must-see show drops. Making cancellation painless is the reason they’re willing to come back at all.
That’s what makes Musk’s boycott such an ironic endorsement. He wants people to punish Netflix by leaving. The reality is Netflix has already assumed some people will leave—and built its business around welcoming them back. That big cancel button isn’t a liability. It’s a feature that reflects confidence in the product.
Musk may not have meant to, but by tweeting about canceling, he reminded everyone that Netflix cares enough about its customers that it’s willing to let them quit. He gave Netflix free publicity for something its competitors hope no one notices. The cancel button is the ultimate expression of confidence: if you want to go, go. We’ll be here when you want to return.
That’s the real lesson for every brand. Making it easy to leave doesn’t weaken your business. It shows customers you believe they’ll want to stay. It demonstrates that you’re focused on serving them, not trapping them. It builds a relationship based on respect instead of coercion.
Musk can cancel his Netflix account if he wants. Thousands of others will, too. But because canceling is easy, many of them will be back. That’s the genius of Netflix’s design—and the irony of Musk’s boycott. He thought he was punishing Netflix. What he really did was highlight the very thing that makes it stronger.
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Even if you don’t know his name, you know the macabre legacy of Ed Gein. In 1957, the reclusive farmer from Plainfield, Wisconsin, was unmasked as the most crazed and disturbing serial killer America had ever seen—and arguably has ever seen since. So gruesome and grotesque were the crimes of the so-called Butcher of Plainfield, Plainfield Ghoul, or Grandfather of Gore that more than 65 years of filmmaking haven’t yet imagined much worse.
“You can understand why moviemakers gravitate toward Gein,” says Christopher Berry-Dee, author of Serial Killers at the Movies. “He’s unique, creative, enterprising, and imaginative. We don’t get many killers like Ed anymore.” As yet another version of Gein rears its ugly head into the zeitgeist—this time on Ryan Murphy’s new season of Monster, starring Charlie Hunnam as Gein and Laurie Metcalf as his overbearing mother—here’s a look back at Hollywood’s long and lurid history of borrowing from Gein for the big screen.
Psycho, 1960: “A boy’s best friend is his mother”
Alfred Hitchcock based Psycho on the eponymous 1959 novel by Robert Bloch, who lived just about 35 miles from Gein’s infamous Plainfield farm. According to Ed Gein: Psycho! author Paul Anthony Woods, Bloch penned his novel in a feverish seven weeks, and he was surrounded by sensational press (one headline from The Milwaukee Journal: “Obsessive Love for His Mother Drove Gein to Slay, Rob Graves”), but Bloch always denied his murderous neighbor was the inspiration for Norman Bates.
But viewers couldn’t ignore their parallel psychologies. Edward Theodore Gein (rhymes with “bean”) was born in 1906 to Augusta Gein, a fervently religious mother who taught her boys that modern women were evil seductresses. Augusta favored her second son, Ed—who became, according to Woods, “a mama’s boy from day one.” An avid reader who might have excelled, young Ed dropped out after the eighth grade after being bullied for his speech impediment and lazy eye. Gein lived on their 275-acre farm and did odd jobs for locals—including babysitting—who considered him strange but mild-mannered and nonthreatening.
In five short years, Gein’s father, brother, and mother all died, leaving the then 39-year-old bereft (if only for his mother’s loss) and isolated. Like Norman Bates, Gein kept rooms that his mother used to frequent untouched, boarding up their windows and doors. Gein’s rooms, meanwhile, grew increasingly squalid and crowded, and featured the results of both Bates’s and Gein’s preferred hobby: taxidermy.
Three on a Meathook, 1972: “I ain’t havin’ no trash in your ma’s home”
While Norman Bates is proprietor of the Bates Motel, young moviemaker William Girdler relocated his Gein-like killer to the backwoods fields of Girdler’s own hometown in Louisville, Kentucky. In Three on a Meathook, handsome farmboy Billy Townsend brings oft-topless young women home to his secluded farm, where they meet their gruesome fate at the hands of his fanatically religious father.
As Netflix prepares to release Season 9 of “Love is Blind”, filmed in Denver, Colorado, we look back on the time the reality TV show came to Charlotte, NC. Airing in 2024, the series captured drama, emotional connections and the test of relationships. The common threads in these articles reveal insights into local hotspots, unexpected twists with contestants’ pasts, and the community buzz surrounding the season.
Specific details add color to this backdrop: At Margaux’s Wine, Pizza & Market, Jess and Laura exchanged reflections on appearances and external influences on love.
QC Dance Studio hosted Amy and Johnny for a pre-wedding bachata lesson.
Travis Kelce labeled the season as trash on his podcast, drawing both laughter and attention.
Charlotte’s “Blind” fame brings dating experiments to the forefront, showing both the highs and lows behind closed doors. Episodes feature genuine moments intertwined with unexpected celebrity critiques and internet-fueled scandals. As viewers digest the episodes, they continue to explore love’s visibility — or blindness — in this Queen City tale.
NO. 1: HOW WAS FILMING ‘LOVE IS BLIND’ IN CHARLOTTE? LOCAL STARS REVEAL BEST AND WORST MOMENTS
Spoiler alert: Here’s what some Charlotte “Love is Blind” stars had to say about their time on the reality dating show. | Published February 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
“Love is Blind” Charlotte cast members, from left: AD, Chelsea, Laura and Amy in Season 6 of the reality Netflix show. By Courtesy of Netflix
NO. 2: WOMAN SAYS SHE CAUGHT CHEATING BOYFRIEND ON NEW SEASON OF ‘LOVE IS BLIND.’ IS IT TRUE?
A woman went viral on TikTok after she said she saw her boyfriend dating on the reality TV show. Who could it be? | Published February 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
“Love is Blind” stars Clay and AD at The Goodyear House in Charlotte, NC.
NO. 3: ALL OF THE CHARLOTTE RESTAURANTS, BARS AND DATE SPOTS FEATURED IN ‘LOVE IS BLIND’
Here’s a list of local restaurants and bars you may recognize in the newest season of Netflix’s “Love is Blind.” | Published February 21, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
NO. 4: LOVE IS BLINDSIDED: CHARLOTTE REALITY TV CONTESTANTS FACE CHEATING RUMORS
Several “Love is Blind” stars are being exposed on social media for prior relationships. Here’s a breakdown of the off-screen drama. | Published February 28, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
“Love is Blind” star Amy trying on wedding gowns at Savvy Bride Boutique in Charlotte, NC.
NO. 5: ‘LOVE IS BLIND’ FINALE: WHICH CHARLOTTE COUPLES GOT MARRIED AND WHO BROKE UP?
Here’s a recap of the Charlotte couples who said “I do” in the season finale of Netflix’s “Love is Blind.” | Published March 6, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
“Love is Blind” stars Chelsea and Jimmy at Carowinds in Charlotte, NC.
NO. 6: NEW UPDATES: CHELSEA FROM ‘LOVE IS BLIND’ SPILLS TEA ON CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH JIMMY
Here’s what “Love is Blind” star Chelsea revealed about what went down with Jimmy during the reality dating show. | Published March 6, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
Travis Kelce
NO. 7: ‘IT IS THE WORST TRASH EVER’: TRAVIS KELCE CALLS OUT CHARLOTTE SEASON OF ‘LOVE IS BLIND’
Chelsea responds to Travis’ ”Love is Blind” teasing — with a plea for Taylor Swift. | Published March 21, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
Love is Blind stars Brittany and Kenneth.
NO. 8: ‘Y’ALL WERE ROBBED OF HOW WE REALLY ENDED’: THE ‘LOVE IS BLIND’ SCENE BRITTANY SAYS WAS CUT
Get the details behind a deleted scene after Brittany’s breakup with Kenneth on Netflix’s Charlotte-filmed reality show. | Published March 28, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
Love is Blind stars Amy and Johnny in Season 6 of Netflix reality dating show.
NO. 9: ‘LOVE IS BLIND’S’ AMY & JOHNNY ON BEST DATE SPOTS + THE WORST OF CHARLOTTE’S DATING SCENE
About a year after getting married on the Netflix reality show filmed in Charlotte, Amy and Johnny share more about their experience. | Published March 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
Love is Blind stars Jeramey and Laura in Season 6 of Netflix reality show.
NO. 10: LAURA FROM ‘LOVE IS BLIND’ TALKS ABOUT LOVE TRIANGLE DRAMA, WHO SHE MATCHED WITH ON HINGE
In an interview with CharlotteFive, Laura reflects on overall experience on “Love is Blind” and where things stand with Jeramey and Sarah Ann. | Published April 1, 2024 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
The sixth season of “Love is Blind” on Netflix features 30 men and women from the Charlotte area. By Courtesy of Netflix
NO. 11: ONE YEAR LATER: WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE CHARLOTTE STARS FROM ‘LOVE IS BLIND’ ON NETFLIX?
Where are the local Charlotte contestants from “Love is Blind” Season 6? Here’s an update on who is single and who is taken. | Published February 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Chyna Blackmon
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Talk about a blast from the past. Just look at how much the Stranger Things cast has aged since 1983.
Kidding, just kidding. No, but really, there’s some sort of time warp happening because Netflix had Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, and Gaten Matarazzo, along with Cara Buono (who plays Wolfhard’s mom, Karen Wheeler), react to the star-making first scene. I cannot fathom how this was only nine years ago, since the original Hawkins heroes were just babies, and now they’re full-on adults. Check out the clip below released in the lead-up to the series’ final season later this year.
It’s a delight to witness Wolfhard, McLaughlin, and Matarazzo look back on that fateful Dungeons & Dragons game the night Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) disappeared. Little Mike, Lucas, and Dustin are just so pure! So unaware of just how long they would be making the rest of this show for!
In the clip, the trio shared some fun commentary about whether or not they’ve become casual D&D players since season one, and the answers are not surprising for the Gen Z stars. McLaughlin point-blank shared he hadn’t, while Matarazzo defended the game.
“I feel like it’s such a good game for actors, really, though, because it’s just like—it’s improv. It’s just like you’re playing characters, and you’re playing pretend. It’s really fun,” he said, and we get the sense that he might be a frequent player. His character is into it the most, taking the reins from Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn), the Hellfire Club’s dearly departed (and not forgotten) Dungeon Master.
Wolfhard added, “I played two small campaigns. Honestly, if you’re not the dungeon master, it’s pretty fun because all you have to do is—you just have to be committed to staying with the bit.”
It only took nine years for these boys to become adults… and occasionally D&D ambassadors, to boot. Stranger Things‘ final season will debut in two main parts on November 26 and December 25, with the final episode streaming standalone on December 31.
As KPop Demon Hunters continues to take over the world, dominating the movie and music charts with its infectious songs and badass heroines, it’s no surprise that two empowering women behind the scenes played a major role in bringing it all to life. Director Maggie Kang and songwriter (as well as the singing voice of main character Rumi) EJAE recently sat down with the press to talk about their collaboration in creating the film’s iconic pop idols and their music catalog.
And yes, “Golden” did start off on a trip to the dentist.
EJAE clarified the lore behind the hit song while speaking to io9 and other outlets at a press conference for KPop Demon Hunters today. “It was on the way to the dentist—and guess what I got in the dentist? Gold fillings. Isn’t that insane?” EJAE recalled of the experience, which seemed like one with a huge payoff, as visits to the dentist typically involve a painful cost. This one, at least, would prove worth it. “It was in the car. I got the track [idea],” she continued.
EJAE added that she didn’t know at the time of writing the songs for the film’s soundtrack that “Golden,” among other hits, would go viral after KPop Demon Hunters‘ launch, let alone become one of the songs of the summer. But she did think that golden dentist visit felt like a special moment when she cracked the song’s melody on the drive home.
“I was so excited to get my gold filling done and go home and put it down. [I] had my co-writer [Mark Sonnenblick] come on Zoom, and that’s how we would write. And I was like, ‘Oh my God, Mark, I have this melody. I think it’s pretty epic,” she continued, motioning towards Kang, who also played a pivotal part in the brainstorming of the title track. “It was all meant to be, and then the melody idea came out really fast. But obviously there was fine-tuning that was back and forth. But the main hook idea we got, and we’re like, ‘we’re done with that.’ And we’re like, ‘Wait.’ Literally Mark and I and Zoom were like, ‘Did we just write a hit?’ Like, it sounded so good.”
Kang shared that soon after that, she got to hear the rough early version of “Golden.” “I think it was in Vancouver. I know exactly where I was. I was going to the airport,” Kang recalled, saying that the film’s executive music producer, Ian Eisendrath, had urged her to get on a phone call with him.
“We were on a phone call and he’s like, ‘Maggie, I just want you to, I just need you to listen to it right now,’” Kang continued. “I was like, ‘Okay,’ so I just take my AirPods out, and I’m listening to it. And I’m just like… I heard the few notes in the beginning and then I just had tears. I knew it was it. I was like, ‘this is it.’ It’s so magical; like right from the beginning, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, we finally got it.’ Then I started crying, and then I cried more because it’s getting better and better.”
The process to land on the song as we know it came down to the perfect balance of K-Pop and movie musical magic. “It’s definitely a different approach because you have to follow the story a lot, and you have to understand the characters and what they’re going through [in] each scene,” EJAE said of striking the balance between making a good pop song and a good song for a musical. Kang wanted the trio of Huntr/x—Rumi, Mira, and Zoey—to feel like a fully fleshed-out band, to the point where the co-director requested that EJAE stay on as the singing voice for Rumi.
Kang also closely guided EJAE and Sonnenblick on how to use the music they were creating to propel KPop Demon Hunters‘ story. “I come from a K-pop world, so I’m all about: ‘What’s a great melody? What’s a catchy hook? What’s a good concept?’ That’s always what I’m thinking about,” EJAE explained. “Even with ‘Golden’, I needed a title that just sticks—’Golden’ sticks, you know? That’s what I’m focusing on, and Mark is focusing on the storyline, so it was a lot of us going back and forth, policing each other.”
“I love musicals, by the way, but in pop form, it can get a little different,” she continued. “Sometimes musicals, you could, because you’re saying a lot of things, it could get wordy sometimes. As a pop writer, we try to avoid that.”
Ultimately, EJAE and Sonneblick leaned on each other to remind themselves of balancing the fine line in making the film’s songs. “[I’d] say, ‘oh, that sounds weird’, and then Mark would tell me, ‘Hmm, that’s off the storyline. I know that’s a really cool line, EJAE, but let’s get back to the story,’” EJAE concluded.
“So that was a lot of back and forth; it was really, really challenging, and I remember Mark and I were like, ‘This is so hard, but if we pull this off, we’re freaking geniuses.’ And we pulled it off.”
KPop Demon Hunters, the hit Netflix movie that was released earlier this year, has broken another record.
KPop Demon Hunters was released on Netflix in June 2025. Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the animated musical film has since become the streaming service company’s most popular movie of all time, surpassing 2021’s Red Notice.
What record did Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters break?
Per Variety, KPop Demon Hunters has now remained in the Netflix Top 10 for 15 straight weeks. This makes it the longest-running title on the English-language films charts to ever do so, once again surpassing Red Notice, which charted 14 times total.
“The new achievement is especially impressive when considering that KPop Demon Hunters on the chart has been consecutive, whereas Red Notice originally charted for 12 weeks in a row before making two appearances later on,” the article notes.
A sing-along version of KPop Demon Hunters was released in limited United States theaters for two days in August. During that weekend, the movie grossed approximately $19.2 million in the United States and Canada, making it the first Netflix film to ever finish in first place over the weekend. It has also become the first film soundtrack to have four of its songs on the Billboard Hot 100’s top ten.
The official synopsis for KPop Demon Hunters reads, “When they aren’t selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.”
The voice cast of the movie includes Arden Cho as Rumi, EJAE as Rumi’s singing voice, May Hong as Mira, AUDREY NUNA as Mira’s singing voice, Ji-young Yoo as Zoey, REI AMI as Zoey’s singing voice, Ahn Hyo-seop as Jinu, and more.
KPop Demon Hunters is streaming globally on Netflix.
As excitement builds for Guillermo del Toro‘s stylish Frankenstein movie, Penguin Books would like you to remember where the story began. Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, a pioneering work of sci-fi, is getting a special tie-in release with Jacob Elordi‘s hulking, weirdly glamorous monster gracing the cover.
Frankenstein has, of course, been adapted many times over the years, with Boris Karloff’s Universal Pictures run as the monster providing the most indelible visual. Frankenstein’s monster (or “Frankenstein” if you don’t mind the inaccuracy) has long since become an established part of the creature pantheon, adorning Halloween decorations and popping up at Universal’s theme parks.
A tie-in edition pairing an old book with a new adaptation—which is not a new idea by any means; other recent examples have seen Wicked and The Long Walk get shiny new covers inspired by their respective movies—might make novel fans cringe, but it makes sense. And if Elordi’s (heavily made-up) face gets a casual consumer to read a literary classic, isn’t that the best outcome possible?
It also comes with an introduction by del Toro, offering further incentive.
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, starring Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, and Mia Goth, hits theaters for a limited release October 17; it arrives on Netflix November 7.
The tie-in edition of the book releases October 28; you can pre-order here. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published January 1, 1818.
Emily Bader and Tom Blyth star in the upcoming rom-com as free-spirit Poppy and routine-devoted Alex, two best friends who spend every summer vacation together. Though an unlikely duo due to their differences, their friendship is soon put to the test when they begin to question “could they actually be the perfect romantic match?”
Throughout the trailer, Bader is shown jamming to Robyn’s “Hang With Me” as she awaits her luggage at the airport. Only when her jam session turns into a brief karaoke moment, Bader’s Poppy is surprised to find Blyth’s Alex standing there watching her.
As the two embark on adventures, at one point they’re shown being asked if they’re romantically together to which they quickly awkwardly reiterate that they’re just friends, well “platonic travel companions.”
Directed by Brett Haley from a screenplay from Yulin Kuang and Amos Vernon & Nunzio Randazzo, People We Meet on Vacation was a released in 2021 by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, debuting No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list and having sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S. In her novel, Henry chronicles a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with lots of fun travels.
“I’ve been kind of an anxious wreck about who would play these characters,” Henry told Netflix’s Tudum. “I truly could not feel more confident that my readers and then so many more people who don’t even know about the book are going to completely fall in love with Poppy and Alex.”
“I watched their chemistry read four times in 12 hours, and I loved it more every single time,” Henry added of Blyth and Bader. “The very first time I was laughing out loud, and I got so emotional by the end.”
Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner produce with Laura Quicksilver, Ted Gidlow and Henry executive producing. 3000 Pictures produced the film.
Sarah Catherine Hook, Lucien Laviscount, Miles Heizer, Jameela Jamil, Tommy Do, Lukas Gage, Alice Lee, with Molly Shannon and Alan Ruck also star.
People We Meet on Vacation is just one of the novels from the Henry book universe getting the adaptation treatment. Three of her other novels are in development to become films — Beach Read, Book Lovers and Funny Story — while her book Happy Place is going to be a series on Netflix.
The film will premiere on Netflix on Jan. 9, 2026.
The WWE Monday Night Raw for September 29, 2025, has streamed live on Netflix, and now fans want to know the results. Tonight’s event took place at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, with Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett serving as commentators. There was one title match tonight, and Seth Rollins addressed his upcoming Crown Jewel bout against Cody Rhodes.
Here are the lists of winners and losers from the September 29th edition of WWE Raw.
List of Netflix’s WWE Monday Night Raw matches and winners on September 29
As usual, the broadcast began by depicting the pre-show arrivals of stars such as the Usos, Rusev, and Dominik Mysterio. The live segment started with Tessitore and Barrett talking about the WWE Crown Jewel: Perth, slated to take place on October 11, 2025.
Rhea Ripley took to the ring for the first segment of the night and discussed getting attacked by the Kabuki Warriors last week on Raw. Later, both Rollins and Rhodes appeared in the ring to talk about their history and what lies ahead.
There were five matches tonight: Dominik Mysterio vs. Rusev for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, Raquel Rodriguez vs. Bayley, LA Knight vs. Kofi Kingston, AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs. Los Americanos, and the Usos vs. the Vision.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Rusev
The first match of the night was between Dominik Mysterio and Rusev for the former’s WWE Intercontinental Championship. Mysterio ultimately caught his opponent with a low blow, pinned him, and retained his title.
Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez
In the second match, Bayley took on Raquel Rodriguez. The latter had Roxanne Perez in her corner, and she eventually played a key role in Rodriguez’s win over Bayley.
LA Knight vs. Kofi Kingston
LA Knight wrestled Kofi Kingston in the next match. They put on a great show, utilizing their skills. Knight ultimately won via pinfall.
AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs. Los Americanos
Dragon Lee and AJ Styles took on Rayo Americano and Bravo Americano of the Los Americanos in the fourth bout of the night. Styles pinned Bravo and won the match for his team.
The Usos vs. the Vision
Jimmy and Jey Uso fought Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed in a Tornado Tag Team Match. Roman Reigns arrived and helped the Usos win as the night ended.
The streamer has released the trailer for Who Killed the Montreal Expos? ahead of the film debuting on the platform Oct. 21. Who Killed the Montreal Expos? is set to premiere at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montreal on Oct. 9.
Director Jean-François Poisson’s film centers on the lingering questions and mysteries surrounding the demise of the Expos. The team was the first in Major League Baseball to call Canada home and remains popular with many Quebecois despite playing its last game in 2004.
Hall of Famers and former Expos players Pedro Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero Sr. and Larry Walker are interviewed for the documentary, along with former manager Felipe Alou and a number of journalists, fans and team employees.
“As good as we are in hockey, Montreal is a baseball city,” Martinez says in the trailer.
“The Expos’ death is kind of like a big game of Clue,” one participant explains in the footage. “Lots of motives. Lots of suspects. We have a long list.”
The Expos debuted as a part of the National League East division in 1969. After decades of ups and downs, the MLB purchased the team, and it moved to Washington, D.C., following the 2004 season to become the Washington Nationals.
Who Killed the Montreal Expos? is set to make its streaming release three days before the 2025 World Series begins on Oct. 24. This year’s MLB playoffs begin Tuesday.
The Hollywood Reporter’s youngest critics share their opinions about the big-screen adaptation of Netflix’s popular preschool series starring Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby.
Gabby (Laila Lockhart Kraner) in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie.’
DreamWorks Animation
The Hollywood Reporter‘s official review of Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie declared that the big-screen adaptation of Netflix’s hit preschool series is for the kids. So THR went straight to the core audience of Ryan Crego’s 98-minute cat-adventure, starring Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby (along with Gloria Estefan as her grandma, Gigi, and Kristen Wiig as eccentric cat lady Vera), to ask Gabby’s biggest fans what they had to say about the interactive road trip to “Cat Francisco” — and what magical lessons they picked up along the way.
Lily, 7
I WAS HOPING TO SEE… I couldn’t wait to see the dollhouse go wild on the street. I saw that in the trailer.
THE MOVIE IS ABOUT… When you get older, you can still play with your old toys.
MY FAVORITE PART… When MerCat sang her song [“Kaleidoscope”], because everything got so glimmery!
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY… How did the magic get inside the cat ears?
Savannah, 6
Image Credit: DreamWorks Animation
I WAS HOPING TO SEE… Gabby go to MerCat’s cruise ship and then go underwater and be mermaids.
THE MOVIE IS ABOUT… Missing your old friends, seeing all these new people and trying to make friends.
MY FAVORITE PART… When Gabby had the sparkles in her hands and she threw them out to save them.
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… MerCat. Because someone [Vera] took her and put her in this cool ocean area, and the more she sang the more really cool and magical animals came.
MY FAVORITE OUTFIT… The outfit that Kitty Fairy was wearing.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART… When [Chumsley] put too much magic [in the soup] and the dollhouse went crazy, and everybody was getting sucked in.
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY’S SISTER… They never told us that Gabby had a sister, ever! I think she is the same age as Gabby was when she got her dollhouse. What do you look like?
Ryann, 6
I WAS HOPING TO SEE… The Gabby ferris wheel, and the Gabby stuffy when you win a prize.
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… Cakey, Gabby, Pandy, DJ Catnip and Pillow Cat — and MerCat and CatRat and everyone.
MY FAVORITE PART… When Pandy “hug attacks” Gabby.
MY FAVORITE OUTFIT… The mermaid outfit. I really liked every outfit.
I LAUGHED WHEN… The banana man played with the kids [before the dollhouse rolled away]. And when Vera sang her song!
Meadow, 5
Image Credit: DreamWorks Animation
THE MOVIE IS ABOUT…. Gabby’s dollhouse went rolling down the hill and the bad guy who loves cats took it. Gabby needed the help of her Grandma, Gigi. She has her own cat ears. They both get tiny. When Vera got Gigi’s ears, she also got tiny. Her friend had a hard name to remember [Chumsley, voiced by Jason Mantzoukas]. He reminded me of Lotso [the bear from Toy Story 2]. Chumsley didn’t want to be back in that drawer, so Chumsley was about to not like Vera, but in the end it was happily ever after and she liked him and decided not to put Chumsley in the drawer. Vera wanted to play, even though she’s a grown up.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART…The girl [Vera] was scary in the beginning. But I did like her song. I don’t even know what she was saying, she was too funny! And I loved everything else.
MY FAVORITE PART… I loved Gabby’s outfits. I liked the queen outfit [with Kitty Fairy], the mermaid outfit and Gabby’s regular outfit.
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… Cakey, because she has sprinkles. I liked the part when she couldn’t cry sprinkles!
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY… Can I see your sister’s room?
Liv, 5
I WAS HOPING TO SEE… Gabby, Baby Box, Cakey and Pandy Paws ride on a ferris wheel. And take a ferry to the amusement park.
THE MOVIE IS ABOUT… Somebody drives the dollhouse and then Gabby and Pandy, when they got there, CatRat loses them. The dollhouse was going down the street and Gabby was trying to get it, and then a bad guy comes out, some cat person [Vera].
MY FAVORITE PART… The mermaid part. Because Gabby had paint on her face and a beautiful tail.
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… Gabby. She was wearing my favorite color, pink. My favorite outfit was her mermaid outfit. She also had different hair. I love the song [“Kaleidoscope”]. I just love Gabby.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART… The bad guy [Vera], because she was mean to Gabby.
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY… What is your favorite snack, and do you like jewelry?
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY’S SISTER… Do you have curly hair?
Eden, 5
THE MOVIE IS ABOUT… Gabby’s dollhouse rolled away and Gabby had to run after it and find the dollhouse.
MY FAVORITE PART… I liked when Vera said she had to shower in a high-pitch singing voice (laughs). I am still laughing about it!
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… Kitty Fairy because she has a flower tail and is magical.
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY… I like cats, too! Can I go on an adventure with you?
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY’S SISTER… What kind of dogs do you like?
Tyler, 4
Image Credit: DreamWorks Animation
I WAS HOPING TO SEE… Gabby’s birthday party in the movie.
THE MOVIE IS ABOUT… Someone took the dollhouse and Gabby went to go rescue it. She was driving with Gigi, her grandma.
MY FAVORITE PART… I couldn’t choose, I loved the whole movie! I was so surprised to find out Gabby has a sister!
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… Gabby’s grandma, Gigi.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART… When the gummy worms came out and tried to get the Gabby Cats.
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY… Could you let me borrow the dollhouse with you in it?
Zoey, 4
I WAS HOPING TO SEE… An adventure with CatRat to go see Gabby. CatRat, I’m gonna bring you something shiny!
MY FAVORITE PART… When the whole dollhouse was clean [and back to normal] in the end.
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… CatRat and the little guy [Chumsley] who was making the soup.
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY’S SISTER… Why weren’t you in the movie?
Calvin, 4
I WAS HOPING TO SEE… How Gabby finds the dollhouse.
MY FAVORITE PART… When the baby-toppers flushed CatRat in the toilet!
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… Kitty Fairy because the acorn friends sang about her and thought she was the queen — but she’s actually not!
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART… I didn’t like the scary parts — Vera the Cat Lady and Chumsley the Bear and the teeny-tiny pencil babies. They were acting too crazy!
MY QUESTION FOR GABBY’S SISTER… I’m surprised that Gabby made that dollhouse for her little sister. I want to know more about the doggie friends inside.
Kenzie, 3
I WAS HOPING TO SEE… All of the characters who are in the Gabby’s Dollhouse TV show, especially MerCat and Cakey.
THE MOVIE IS ABOUT… Gabby was trying to get her dollhouse back because someone took it.
MY FAVORITE PART… When Gabby and CatRat were trying to get out of the dollhouse.
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER… MerCat because she was on a boat.
MY FAVORITE OUTFIT… Gabby’s striped shirt, because she loves stripes.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART… When CatRat was hitting people to get his coins back.
I WAS SO SURPRISED… To find out Gabby has a sister!
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As another month is about to begin, many subscribers are asking the same question: What’s leaving Netflix this October? In its regular content refresh, the streaming giant will be removing several TV shows to make way for exciting new arrivals. From nostalgic favorites to series you’ve been meaning to catch up on, now is the perfect time to watch them before they disappear from the platform.
Here’s the complete list of TV series that will be leaving Netflix in October 2025.
List of all TV shows leaving Netflix in October 2025
As October approaches, Netflix is preparing to introduce a variety of new series while simultaneously saying goodbye to several beloved shows. Among the notable TV series leaving the platform this month are The Family Business, Ghost Hunters, White Collar, and many others. Ranging from emotional dramas to captivating thrillers, numerous cherished titles will soon be removed from the catalog.
Below is a full list of Netflix originals and other must-watch TV series that are scheduled to leave the streaming service in October 2025:
October 1
Rubble & Crew (Season 1)
White Collar (Seasons 1-6)
October 2
Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood (Limited Series) – Netflix Original Removal
October 6
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (Limited Series)
October 7
To The Lake (Season 1) – Netflix Original Removal
October 15
Killing Eve (Seasons 1-4)
Some Assembly Required (Season 1) – Netflix Original Removal
October 18
Ghost Hunters (Seasons 3-4)
October 20
October 24
The Family Business (Seasons 1-4)
October 29
Mythomaniac (Seasons 1-2) Netflix Original Removal
As October arrives with its festive autumn and Halloween spirit, it will not only bring fresh entertainment content but also signal the exit of some beloved TV shows. So, now is the perfect chance to stream your favorite shows on Netflix before they disappear.
Here’s the deal: Below are 26 characters, places, quotes, and items from Gilmore Girls. Something from this iconic TV show for every letter of the alphabet, to be precise. Your job? Just correctly guess what each thing is for every letter. It’s that simple.
As October approaches, Netflix subscribers might need to update their watchlists. A new round of departures is on the horizon, with popular movies set to leave the platform. Now is the ideal time to stream them before they disappear for good.
Here’s a complete rundown of the standout movies leaving Netflix in October 2025, so you can plan accordingly and enjoy them while they’re still available.
List of all movies leaving Netflix in October 2025
Explore the full list of films scheduled to depart from Netflix in October 2025.
October 1
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
Alpha (2018)
American Graffiti (1973)
American Pie (1999)
American Pie 2 (2001)
Big Daddy (1999)
Blades of Glory (2007)
Bonnie & Clyde (2013)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Coneheads (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dragnet (1987)
Dune (1984)
Focus (2015)
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Good Burger (1997)
Green Zone (2010)
Grown Ups (2010)
Hop (2011)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Judy (2019)
Kandahar (2023)
Krampus (2015)
Last Seen Alive (2022)
Mary and The Witch’s Flower (2017)
Miss Juneteenth (2020)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)
Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre (2018)
Neighbors (2014)
Now You See Me (2013)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Old School (2003)
Rudy (1993)
Rush (1998)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Slap Shot (1977)
Spoiled Brats (2021) – Netflix Original Removal
Superstar: Dare to Dream (1999)
S.W.A.T. Under Siege (2017)
Talk to Me (2022)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
The American (2010)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Departed (2006)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
The Interview (2014)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
U-571 (2000)
Van Helsing (2004)
Wayne’s World (1992)
Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Wyatt Earp (1994)
Zoolander (2001)
October 2
Òlòtūré (2019) – Netflix Original Removal
October 3
Beth Stelling: If You Didn’t Want Me Then (2023) – Netflix Original Removal
Filth (2013)
The Bricklayer (2023)
The Mole Agent (2020)
October 5
October 6
October 7
Boys on the Side (1995)
Click Click Bang (2022)
Shamwari Untamed (2020)
October 8
Palermo Hollywood (2004)
Shamwari Untamed (2020)
October 9
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy (2020) – Netflix Original Removal
Blippi’s Big Dino Adventure (2023)
October 10
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
GEN HOSHINO STADIUM TOUR “POP VIRUS” (2019)
October 12
Blackout (2022)
Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire (2021)
October 14
Hello School Playlist (2025)
Nyara: The Kidnapping (2020)
Soólè (2021)
October 15
Abandoned (2022)
Beyond Skyline (2017)
Copycat (1995)
October 16
Circle (2015)
Dracula Untold (2014)
Faten Amal Harby (2022)
Wanted (2008)
October 17
Heather McMahan: Son I Never Had (2023) – Netflix Original Removal
October 18
LiSA LiVE is Smile Always, Eve&Birth: The Birth at Nippon Budokan (2022)
October 19
American Ninja
American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja
October 20
Anyone But You (2023)
Freud’s Last Session (2023)
October 24
Empire Records (1995)
Pete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone (2023) Netflix Original Removal
October 25
October 30
Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga (2023) Netflix Original Removal
