'Hacks' creators talk about the Emmy-winning show's fifth and final season Emmy-winning "Hacks" follows an old-school comedienne and her young writer. Leila Fadel talks to creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky about its fifth and final season. Leila Fadel
Netflix does Nordic noir right in 'Jo Nesbø's Detective' series A tortured Oslo police detective may be on the trail of a psycho killer in this genuinely suspenseful screen adaptation of Jo Nesbø's The Devil's Star. John Powers
'The Boys' returns for fifth and final season NPR's A Martinez talks to television producer Eric Kripke and actor Jessie T. Usher about the final season premiere of the satirical superhero series "The Boys." A Martínez
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder talk about how 'Hacks' has helped bridge generations NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder about season 5 of their Emmy-winning HBO Max comedy, Hacks. Ashley Brown
A look at the best TV shows coming this week A number of buzzy TV shows are coming out soon — taking on issues from women's oppression in a spinoff of The Handmaid's Tale, to the excesses of Silicon Valley CEOs. Eric Deggans
Now cancer-free, 'Roastmaster' comic Jeff Ross still finds humor in loss Known for his ruthless celebrity roasts, Ross turns inward in his Netflix special, Take a Banana for the Ride, which details the loss of his parents and grandfather. Terry Gross
Actress Chase Infiniti talks about new 'Handmaid's Tale' sequel, 'The Testaments' NPR's A Martínez speaks with Chase Infiniti, who stars in "The Testaments," based on Margaret Atwood's novel that takes place years after the events told in "The Handmaid's Tale." A Martínez
Even when Arsenio Hall's show was a hit, 'everyone wanted it to be something else' Hall's late-night show gave hip-hop a home on TV and helped propel Bill Clinton to the White House. "I wanted to do this show that didn't exist when I was a kid," he says. Hall's memoir is Arsenio. Tonya Mosley
Hollywood studios reach a tentative agreement with writers union The Writers Guild of America went on strike for months in 2023 in a dispute with Hollywood studios. This year the union announced a new four-year contract after just a few weeks of negotiations. Neda Ulaby
From 'The Old Man' to 'Giant,' John Lithgow is still going strong Lithgow, 80, plays an intelligence agent in the FX action series The Old Man, and he's currently starring in the Broadway production of Giant, about a troubling side of children's author Roald Dahl. Dave Davies