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Jeremy Strong in the series finale episode of Succession. HBO hide caption

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HBO

Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric and Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Disney hide caption

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Disney

Singer Tina Turner performs onstage during the 50th annual Grammy awards. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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Ben Wang as Jin Wang and Jim Liu as Wei-Chen in American Born Chinese. Disney+ hide caption

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Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in the series, XO, Kitty. Park Young-Sol/Netflix hide caption

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Series like Lost and Westworld were made for intense speculation and close audience attention. Above, Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) and James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) in Lost. Mario Perez/ABC hide caption

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Janelle Monáe attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, Calif. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption

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Jason Momoa in Fast X. Peter Mountain/Universal Pictures hide caption

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Ignacio Diaz-Silverio as Rafa and Stakiah Washington as Mya in Primo. Jeff Neumann/Amazon Freevee hide caption

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Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel in F9: The Fast Saga. Universal Pictures hide caption

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Why the 'Fast and Furious' franchise is still speeding

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Mary Steenburgen, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, and Jane Fonda in Book Club: The Next Chapter. Riccardo Ghilardi/Focus Features hide caption

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When stars hit it big just as a generation comes of age, it can create a unique and lifelong bond with their fans. Above, Beyoncé performs in Los Angeles in July 2009. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie star in Barbie. Warner Bros. hide caption

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Warner Bros.

The summer movies, TV and music we can't wait for

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Books We Love: Tales From Around the World. Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

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Books We Love: Tales From Around The World

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Keri Russell in the series finale of The Americans. FX hide caption

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FX

We debate the greatest TV finales of all time

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