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Murder comes to the White House in 'The Residence'

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Murder comes to the White House in 'The Residence'

In the new Netflix series The Residence, a dead body shows up in an awkward location: the White House. A sprawling list of suspects try to outsmart a brilliant detective played by Uzo Aduba. She's joined by a cast that includes Giancarlo Esposito, Ken Marino, Randall Park, Kylie Minogue, and many others.

Murder comes to the White House in 'The Residence'

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Tuesday

In 'Dope Thief,' Brian Tyree Henry messes with the wrong drug lord

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In 'Dope Thief,' Brian Tyree Henry messes with the wrong drug lord

The Apple TV+ series Dope Thief is a great high-stakes crime thriller to stream now. It stars Brian Tyree Henry as a man running a risky con: Robbing small-time drug dealers by posing as a DEA agent. His luck runs out, however, when he and his buddy-in-crime (Wagner Moura) mess with the wrong house.

In 'Dope Thief,' Brian Tyree Henry messes with the wrong drug lord

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Monday

'Severance' delivers woe, dread, malice and even a tiny bit of frolic

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'Severance' delivers woe, dread, malice and even a tiny bit of frolic

In season two of Severance (streaming on Apple TV+), we got a blowout finale with answers to mysteries and even more layers of weirdness. The show stars Adam Scott as an employee of a sinister corporation called Lumon. He has undergone a process called severance, which separates your work self and home self.

'Severance' delivers woe, dread, malice and even a tiny bit of frolic

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Amanda Seyfried plays a police officer investigating the disappearance of her sister in Long Bright River.

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A police officer investigates her own sister's disappearance in 'Long Bright River'

Set in a Philadelphia neighborhood that's been ravaged by opioids, Amanda Seyfried stars in this heartfelt Peacock series that centers wounded communities and families.

'Long Bright River' review: Amanda Seyfried stars in a heartfelt mystery

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Thursday

John Mulaney hosts Everybody's Live with John Mulaney on Wednesday night. The program runs on Wednesdays starting at 10 p.m. Eastern for 11 more weeks.

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John Mulaney is experimenting with late night. It's not quite working – yet

Comedian John Mulaney is going live on Wednesday nights for 12 weeks on Netflix. NPR's TV critic says that in the first episode, Mulaney seemed to be enjoying the absurdity of the whole setup much more than any of the actual content he was presenting.

Thursday

Terrible but bingeable TV shows

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Terrible but bingeable TV shows

What is it about a show that turns you into a bitter-ender, that keeps you dutifully watching every last episode, long after the train has jumped the tracks? Even when you know it's not good, but, for you anyway, it's just good enough to muddle through, all the way to the finale? Today, we're revisiting our conversation about terrible but bingeable TV shows

Terrible but bingeable TV shows

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Wednesday

Our favorite 'SNL' musical moments

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Our favorite 'SNL' musical moments

Perhaps you've heard that Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 50th anniversary — they've mentioned it once or twice. From Lazy Sunday to Domingo to a ton of iconic musical performances, SNL's had a long and fascinating relationship with music. Today, we're talking about some of our favorite SNL musical moments.

Our favorite 'SNL' musical moments

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Thursday

'Paradise' gives us Sterling K. Brown, action hero

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'Paradise' gives us Sterling K. Brown, action hero

In Hulu's twisty drama series Paradise, Sterling K. Brown plays a Secret Service agent caught up in a web of intrigue after the president of the United States (James Marsden) is assassinated, with no suspect in sight. But at the end of the first episode, we learn this show is about way more than the murder of the head of state. Paradise was created by Dan Fogelman, who created the hit show This Is Us.

'Paradise' gives us Sterling K. Brown, action hero

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Tuesday

In 'Zero Day,' a stellar cast struggles through a silly story

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In 'Zero Day,' a stellar cast struggles through a silly story

The Netflix series Zero Day begins with a terrifying moment in which everything in the United States goes briefly offline. Thousands of people die, and even after everything is restored, a widespread panic leads to a government investigation of who did it. With a cast headed by Robert De Niro and Angela Bassett, the show hopes to be a paranoid political thriller for our times.

In 'Zero Day,' a stellar cast struggles through a silly story

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