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What Fans Can Expect When 'One Day At A Time' Returns In 2020

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What Fans Can Expect When 'One Day At A Time' Returns In 2020

Pop TV picked up the sitcom One Day at a Time for a fourth season after it was canceled by Netflix. The series' showrunner, Gloria Calderon Kellett, spoke with NPR about what fans can expect next.

What Fans Can Expect When 'One Day At A Time' Returns In 2020

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Friday

Loud But Not Captivating: Drama About Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Falls Flat

The seven-part Showtime series The Loudest Voice traces the rise and fall of Fox News chief Roger Ailes (Russell Crowe). Showtime hide caption

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Loud But Not Captivating: Drama About Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Falls Flat

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Showtime's miniseries chronicles the rise and fall of the cable news mogul. But The Loudest Voice's treatment of the sexual harassment case against Ailes is so lurid it begins to feel exploitative.

Loud But Not Captivating: Drama About Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Falls Flat

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Thursday

'One Day At A Time' Picked Up For Fourth Season Following Netflix Cancellation

Justina Machado (left) and Gloria Calderón Kellett of One Day at a Time take part in the panel discussion August 2018. On Thursday, officials from Pop TV announced it will carry the show's fourth season after it was cancelled by Netflix. Phil Mccarten/Invision/AP hide caption

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'One Day At A Time' Picked Up For Fourth Season Following Netflix Cancellation

Pop TV, a cable channel owned by the CBS Corp., will carry it. The news followed a social media campaign launched by fans to save the beloved Latinx-themed show.

Roger Ailes Had 'The Loudest Voice' — Beth Ailes Had 'A Real Fierce Loyalty'

Sienna Miller plays Beth Ailes, Roger Ailes' wife, in The Loudest Voice on Showtime. JoJo Whilden/Showtime hide caption

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Roger Ailes Had 'The Loudest Voice' — Beth Ailes Had 'A Real Fierce Loyalty'

The Showtime series The Loudest Voice tells the story of media titan Roger Ailes and the meteoric rise of Fox News. Sienna Miller plays his wife, Beth, who lives in the shadow of her husband.

Roger Ailes Had 'The Loudest Voice' — Beth Ailes Had 'A Real Fierce Loyalty'

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Tuesday

From 'Buffy' Superfan To Pulitzer Prize, A Critic Celebrates TV On Her Own Terms

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From 'Buffy' Superfan To Pulitzer Prize, A Critic Celebrates TV On Her Own Terms

Emily Nussbaum's new book, I Like To Watch, is a collection of essays that span her career and the age of prestige TV. She wants to "explode and expand" the types of shows we take seriously, she says.

From 'Buffy' Superfan To Pulitzer Prize, A Critic Celebrates TV On Her Own Terms

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Comic Ramy Youssef On Being An 'Allah Carte' Muslim: 'You Sit In Contradictions'

Ramy Youssef is the co-creator and star of the semi-autobiographical Hulu series Ramy. "From the onset ... we really wanted to challenge our main character," he says. Hasan Amin/Hulu hide caption

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Comic Ramy Youssef On Being An 'Allah Carte' Muslim: 'You Sit In Contradictions'

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In the semi-autobiographical show, Ramy, Youssef plays a practicing Muslim who's torn between his faith and his desire to fit in. "Everyone has a code," he says of the compromises his character makes.

Comic Ramy Youssef On Being An 'Allah Carte' Muslim: 'You Sit In Contradictions'

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Monday

Imagining A Dismal Future, 'Years And Years' Says Plenty About The Present

Emma Thompson plays Vivienne Rook, a plain-speaking businesswoman turned populist politician, in the HBO series Years and Years. HBO hide caption

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Imagining A Dismal Future, 'Years And Years' Says Plenty About The Present

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The six-part BBC series airing on HBO follows one British family over the course of 15 years of upheaval, beginning in 2019. The unsettling show imagines the dismal future that liberals fear.

Imagining A Dismal Future, 'Years And Years' Says Plenty About The Present

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Sunday

'Alternatino' Star Arturo Castro Wants You To Know You're 'Invited To The Party'

"I'm a boring human being that just happens to have amazing writers to make me look really interesting on television," says Arturo Castro, creator and star of Alternatino. Cara Howe/Comedy Central hide caption

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'Alternatino' Star Arturo Castro Wants You To Know You're 'Invited To The Party'

"I really want people to know: You don't have to be Latin in order to enjoy the show," says Castro. His sketch comedy series on Comedy Central pokes fun at supposedly woke white people.

'Alternatino' Star Arturo Castro Wants You To Know You're 'Invited To The Party'

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Friday

'Legion' And 'Jessica Jones' Played The Long Game — And It Paid Off

In the Legion's third (and final) season, it's not clear if the show's central character, David Haller (Dan Stevens), is a hero or a villain. Suzanne Tenner/FX hide caption

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'Legion' And 'Jessica Jones' Played The Long Game — And It Paid Off

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After three seasons, both Marvel TV shows are ending their runs with first-rate acting and storytelling that's strong, ambitious and surprisingly satisfying.

'Legion' And 'Jessica Jones' Played The Long Game — And It Paid Off

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Thursday

On HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Asks, 'Can You Change Your Nature?'

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Hader co-created and stars as a hitman who enrolls in acting classes in the dark comedy series. In the second season, Barry struggled to express himself as an actor — while keeping his past a secret.

On HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Asks, 'Can You Change Your Nature?'

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Wednesday

'Big Little Lies' Returns For A 2nd Season

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'Big Little Lies' Returns For A 2nd Season

When Big Little Lies came to HBO, it boasted a cast full of stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz and Laura Dern. For season two, they upped their game by adding Meryl Streep. The end of season one solved a mystery the show had been circling, and season two is about the aftermath.

'Big Little Lies' Returns For A 2nd Season

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Saturday

Decades Later, 'Tales Of The City' Returns To A New San Francisco

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Decades Later, 'Tales Of The City' Returns To A New San Francisco

A new Netflix series resurrects the house at Barbary Lane, with characters reprised by Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis. Showrunner Lauren Morelli says she aimed to expand the range of queer stories.

Decades Later, 'Tales Of The City' Returns To A New San Francisco

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Friday

Aldis Hodge, A 30-Year Acting Veteran At Age 32, On 'City On A Hill'

In City on a Hill, Aldis Hodge plays Assistant District Attorney Decourcy Ward, who is new to the corrupt criminal justice system of 1990s Boston. Eric Ogden/Showtime hide caption

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Aldis Hodge, A 30-Year Acting Veteran At Age 32, On 'City On A Hill'

In the Showtime drama, the actor plays an assistant district attorney who teams up with a corrupt (and racist) FBI veteran in 1990s Boston. "We play the honesty of it," Hodge says.

Aldis Hodge, A 30-Year Acting Veteran At Age 32, On 'City On A Hill'

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