Television

On the set of East of La Brea at the Islamic Center of Southern California. The Web series, which focuses on two Muslim-American women, is one of a new crop of shows featuring Muslim characters. Leila Fadel/NPR hide caption

Megyn Kelly, who left Fox News last year to work at NBC, has sparked controversy repeatedly, most recently with her remarks about whites wearing blackface. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune hide caption

Robin Wright says people like to describe Claire Underwood as "venal" and "cunning" — but she has a hard time seeing her character that way. "I love her because she's so efficient," Wright says. "I mean, she really gets things done, no matter what it takes." Showrunner Melissa James Gibson adds: "She's just as much of an anti-hero as Francis ever was." David Giesbrecht/Netflix hide caption

In a video produced by ACRONYM, woman calls 911 and informs the police Todd doesn't plan to vote. ACRONYM/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

Actor and musician Riz Ahmed spoke with host Audie Cornish in front of a live audience at Murmrr in Brooklyn, N.Y. Mohamed Sadek for NPR hide caption

Keeley Hawes, Richard Madden and Paul Ready star in the BBC thriller Bodyguard, which comes to Netflix on October 24. Sophie Mutevelian/World Producti/Netflix hide caption

Julia Louis-Dreyfus speaks with reporters on the red carpet for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony, held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Jill Soloway is the creator of Transparent — their new memoir is called She Wants It. Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic hide caption

Netflix's animated series Big Mouth returns for a second season. Netflix hide caption

The animal people in BoJack Horseman are the creation of illustrator and cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt. The bitterness, isolation, melancholy and cynicism are "my half of the equation," says show creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg. Netflix hide caption