Exclusive: Jennifer Connelly in Negotiations to Star in Apple TV’s International Spy Series 'Safe Houses'

Happy Tuesday, folks!

Today, I turn 42 years old, and in lieu of birthday presents, I’m asking you unpaid subscribers to sign up for a premium subscription for a month, out of the kindness of your hearts, and so the IRS doesn’t drag me to jail come tax time in April.

Reflecting on my life thus far, since I suppose I’m middle-aged now, I’m incredibly grateful to be able to write about film and television for a living. I don’t know what I’d do without my paying subscribers — probably get a job at McDonald’s or something. But thank you to everyone who reads this newsletter, even if it’s just the free portion at the top, as I could not do what I do without your support. It means the world to me.

While film is my main expertise, and I’ll be writing about Crime 101 later this week, I watch a ridiculous amount of television each year, so today, I bring you The Television Issue, an issue entirely devoted to — you guessed it — television!

Not only do I have a list of my Top 25 TV Shows of 2025 and my Top 40 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2026, but I also mention the notable shows that I missed last year, as well as the ones I started watching but never quite finished — and why.

Plus, I’ve got a hot Apple TV scoop about Jennifer Connelly, and a look at the trailer for Steve Carell’s new HBO series Rooster.

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