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When The Rookie first aired in 2018, it stood out from typical police dramas like NCIS and Law & Order: SVU because it wasn’t focused on a single, standard team. Over the past decade, the show has expanded its storytelling beyond its main character, John Nolan (played by Nathan Fillion), giving other characters engaging storylines that connect to the weekly cases. However, the direction of season 8 suggests the series is losing its momentum and quality.

Paramount responded with a detailed statement, pointing to increasing disagreements between studios and leading actors, writers, and directors.

Ned unexpectedly runs into Peter and shares his unusual mission: he’s trying to find Spider-Man, not to reveal his identity, but to personally thank him for saving his life years ago, during events shown in earlier Marvel movies. Ned explains he believes Spider-Man is either Flash Thompson, an old classmate, or Mr. Harrington, Peter’s teacher from previous films. He jokingly tells Peter that discovering the truth would be incredibly surprising.

Wow, everyone was really surprised when Rhoda was eliminated at the start of this episode, especially after how well she’d been doing! But we were all thrilled Jennifer was safe. Honestly, I thought we might get a lighter week after last week’s crazy waterpark challenge, but no such luck! Kristen announced it was all about barbecue, and skipped the Quickfire. Instead, we got a lot of mentions of the Wells Fargo Active Cash Credit Card – seriously, it got old fast! The chefs split into two teams, and each one had to smoke a whole hog. Each chef then created a dish using a different cut of the meat – shoulder, loin, belly, ham, or chopped – and presented it to the judges and a bunch of pitmasters. The winning dishes each got $5,000, and the chefs also got 2% of a $25,000 prize pool, which is pretty cool. It meant even if your team lost, you could still win money with a good dish, and vice versa. Not a bad deal considering we didn’t have a Quickfire!

At CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas, Sony Pictures showed off the first clips and pictures from Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. The film’s creators – Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Bob Persichetti, and Justin K. Thompson – were there to talk about the movie, which is the exciting conclusion to the Spider-Verse trilogy. Sony also shared some new photos giving fans a better look at both familiar and new characters.

At CinemaCon on Monday, Sony Pictures revealed plans to adapt one of PlayStation’s most popular games into an R-rated animated movie. The film is being made by PlayStation Productions and Lyrical Animation, and popular content creator Seán “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin is also producing.

At CinemaCon 2026, Sony Pictures revealed details about the upcoming Spider-Man movie, “Brand New Day,” including two teaser posters, a sneak peek at some footage, and an official summary of the film’s plot. The studio then shared the posters on X (formerly Twitter), where they quickly gained thousands of views.

The trailer for is out now, giving us a first look at the latest installment in the horror series. Picking up after the events of , the movie centers on a family haunted by three pursuers who drag them into the astral plane. They quickly realize the boundary between the spirit world and reality is breaking down, and they must fight to prevent the two worlds from colliding.

CinemaCon 2026 is happening this week, and Sony Pictures is there to share news about its upcoming movies, including the next Spider-Man film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. ScreenRant is at the event, and Sony’s presentation revealed new details about the Tom Holland-led movie, including two new posters (shown below) and a description of some footage.

The series Rings of Power is visually stunning and has a captivating story. Critics largely agree, with around 84% giving it positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. However, viewers haven’t been as enthusiastic. The audience score is currently at 48%, and many criticisms focus on the show’s departures from and simplifications of J.R.R. Tolkien’s original material. While the show isn’t poor quality, it hasn’t been a massive hit with the general public.