The Best TV Performances of the Year So Far

Everything we can't stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Manage newsletters View in browser The Best TV Performances of the Year So Far By Kevin Fallon Everything we can't stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture. Netflix's Latest Is 'Squid Game' Meets a Cheesy Heist Movie By Nick Schager This spin-off of the hit Spanish series "Money Heist" is set in a future where North and South Korea have agreed to unify and a gang of misfits are out to steal 4 trillion won. How to Make the Most Horrifying Thriller of 2022 By Coleman Spilde If you've seen Amazon's "Chloe," you might have already deleted your socials and thrown your phone out the window. Here's the story behind its genesis. Advertisement Watch The Problem With Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ AD BY ATV+ Host, writer, producer, director, & advocate Jon Stewart dives into the most complex issues of our time. For your Emmy consideration. Only on Apple TV+ This Gorgeous Gross-Out Erotic Food Movie Will Floor You By Nick Schager Filmmaker Peter Strickland ("In Fabric") remains a true original in a sea of sequels and remakes. Netflix Deaths Prompt Mexico to Investigate Hiring Practices By Laura Bradley, Gilberto Santisteban, Jeremy Kryt, Kate Briquelet If unsafe conditions are identified, a federal official told The Daily Beast, "then the companies will be held responsible." Why Does Hollywood Keep Failing Maya Rudolph? By Kyndall Cunningham The Apple TV+ series "Loot" is yet another project unworthy of the former SNL star's considerable talents. The truth is a Beast. Are you?  Get unlimited access to the Beast's fearless reporting.  Subscribe Jeremy O. Harris Let Go From HBO's 'The Vanishing Half' By Marlow Stern Sources say that the acclaimed playwright and 'Euphoria' co-producer departed the TV series after failing to meet script deadlines. HBO confirmed Harris is no longer attached. The Story Behind the Final Line in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' By Alani Vargas Those two simple words have a a 45-year history—and gigantic fandom—behind them. Advertisement You Know What's Missing From the 'Dobbs' Opinion? Women. The Supreme Court's decision that ended a woman's federally guaranteed right to an abortion barely even acknowledged the people it will affect. Trumpsters Say Dead Cows Proof of a Plot to Starve Americans Sure, the week the cows died temperatures topped 104 degrees in Kansas and ranchers said the heat killed them. But that didn't stop these Trump fans from making other reasons up. Brian Laundrie's Confession Floats Insane Mercy Kill Claim In the eight-page confession, Laundrie characterized Gabby Petito's murder as a "merciful" act to take away her pain after she fell in a creek. The Best Tower Fans to Help You Make It Through the Summer Alive Because sometimes your AC just won't cut it. Learn a New Language Like It's Your First With Babbel Babbel is one of the most convenient and effective ways to learn a new language from anywhere. Save on Pet Essentials During Chewy's Blue Box Sale Chewy's Blue Box Event is marking down major items for as much as 50% off until midnight on June 24th. See More Stories Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. Advertisement © 2022 The Daily Beast Company LLC I 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY, 10011   Privacy Policy   If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. https://elink.thedailybeast.com/oc/5f8e670029136b5cd0145f73gryze.1txg/91eb1ff3