2025 is a year of on-screen superheroes – but where are they? With Thunderbolts*, Superman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps and more, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of superheroes across film and TV. But Daredevil: Born Again shows a hesitance to embrace the hero in superheroes. Eric Deggans
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union. Elizabeth Blair
'SNL' photographer reflects on iconic celebrity portraits Mary Ellen Matthews has been SNL's photographer for 25 years. In a new book, The Art of the SNL Portrait, she shares her most iconic celebrity photos, like Pete Davidson eating pasta. Ari Shapiro
Netflix's comedy 'Running Point' based on LA Lakers President Jeanie Buss A new Netflix comedy series - "Running Point" - is based on the life of L.A. Lakers' president Jeanie Buss, who inherited the team from her flamboyant father and had to contend with her brothers in the front office. A Martínez
From the creator of 'Peaky Blinders', a new show about an all-female crime gang "A Thousand Blows" is set in 1880s London and features bare-knuckle boxing and an all-female crime gang. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Stephen Graham, who plays aging boxer Henry "Sugar" Goodson. Ayesha Rascoe
Natasha Rothwell on checking into 'The White Lotus' Thailand: 'It felt like home' In the new season of The White Lotus, Rothwell reprises her role of spa manager Belinda, a woman "on the precipice of change" as she straddles the line between guest and staffer. Tonya Mosley
First new daytime soap on major network in 25 years to focus on wealthy Black family There hasn't been a new daytime soap opera on a major broadcast TV network in 25 years — until today. "Beyond the Gates" debuts on CBS, focusing on a Black family living in a wealthy D.C. suburb. Eric Deggans
Robert De Niro stars as a former president confronting a cyber attack in 'Zero Day' In Netflix's six-part political thriller, a crippling attack on American communications and infrastructure leads to abuse of power, political overreach and questionable decisions. David Bianculli
Don't call him a sociopath: Here's how Andrew Scott humanizes 'Ripley' Scott (aka the "hot priest" from Fleabag) is nominated for a SAG Award for his portrayal of a con man in the Netflix adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Originally broadcast April, 8, 2024. Terry Gross
Veteran performers shine in 'Planet Earth: Asia' and 'Star Trek: Section 31' From grand and elusive creatures to small and bizarre ones, David Attenborough's BBC docuseries offers wonders in every frame. Michelle Yoeh plays an evil emperor in a new Star Trek made-for-TV movie. David Bianculli
