It was something that his us all hard atHomeland. Gansa previously spent years as a writer-producer on another terror thriller, Foxs24. Each episode of Jack Bauers ticking-clock race to stop domestic threats took place during an hour of screen time. Credit: Jim Fiscus/Showtime But this year itsHomelandthat seems its somehow unfolding in real time. ALEX GANSA: When David made those statements he hadnt yet heard our pitch. [A story] that was maybe not so Muslim-centric was a possibility....

It will be set domestically. It will be set primarily in the New York area, but not exclusively. Also, I think the actors will be happy to be back in the U.S. For a year. Credit: Stephan Rabold/SHOWTIME Might the seasons new story have anything to do with Donald Trump, or Muslim immigration fears? A critic asked why shows likeHomelandandGame of Throneshave been cliff-hanging with characters who may or may not be alive....

Warning: This story contains a major spoiler from the season finale ofHomeland. Peter Quinn is the new Jon Snow. The current TV trend of wait, so are they dead or not? Credit: Stephan Rabold/Showtime Showrunner Alex Gansa is not doing interviews about theHomelandfinale. Quinns current diagnosis The doctor was pretty clear: Quinn almost certainly has major brain damage. So even if he lived, its hard to imagine him playing a role withinHomelands espionage-driven storytelling....

A look at Louis C.K. ’s new ‘TV’ show What is a comedy and what is a drama? Whats a TV show and whats a play? Credit: louisck.net And, whatever the answer, is it worth $5? These are all questions one might ask when encounteringHorace and Pete, Louis C.K.s surprise weekend release. Oh, and Paul Simon sings the theme song. So its covered in prestige. Each pair of owners have had the same two names, all of them descendants from the original pair....

Director X also talks about the version of the video you’ll never see. Between the minimal set design and Drakes candid dancing, Hotline Bling became perfect fodder for memes.A lotof memes. Hes a good dancer, man, he told EW Wednesday. Credit: Getty Images Read on for more on Drakes dancing (and, you know, the rest of the video). ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:What direction did you give Drake? DIRECTOR X:Nothing. So I just turn on the camera and let them do what theyre going to do....

Why would anyone vote for this terrible man? The odds are against him. But tis the season for improbable things. Credit: David Giesbrecht/Netflix Just look at the polls. Which makesHouse of Cardsa fitting if imperfect comment on our now. We find Frank as we find ourselves, flailing through a topsy-turvy primary season. The public hates him for soaring gas prices. A righteous opponent (Elizabeth Marvel) is slagging his rotten character and scoring points....

Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Thursday’s episode ofHow to Get Away With Murder. Read at your own risk! We finally know who killed Wes' mother! Credit: Richard Cartwright/ABC (Read our full recaphere.) Rose promised to testify, but actually planned to run until Christophe fled her car. In turn, Rose took her own life, ensuring that Christophe would always be safe. “That said, if anyone can take down Philip, it’s Annalise....

I pull the classroom door open. Being the new girl is like having a target on your forehead. People either mess with you or make bets on who will hook up with you first. I scan the room and bite my lip. Not in the way I do with ripped jeans, but more gothic chic. Lace blouses, black blazers, and skinny jeans. I slip into the seat next to the blond girl in all black....

You dont need to be a fan of Brownsteins seminal 90s band, Sleater-Kinneyor know how manyrs are supposed to go inriot grrrlto love her frank, funny, fantastically smart memoir. Over the course of 21 snapshot-dotted chapters, she recounts how music offered her a way out of the bland Seattle suburb she grew up in and the broken family she couldnt fix. Rock & roll saved herbut success, she found, wasnt an easy panacea for the anxiety and self-doubt that rarely left her....

An inside-out girl, an invisible helicopter, and two kinds of tests for survival. Presenting: the unfilmable book trailer! But directors by e.E. Krista Schumow Charlton-Trujillo (who also produced it) and James Bailey met the challenge. Entertainment Weekly: What kind of guidelines did you give the creators of this trailer? I gave them no guide at all. Krista Schumow I gave them the book. It was suggested, Maybe we could make a trailer....

Bombshells, assemble: TheSmashcreator is once again training her shrewd spotlight on the inner workings of the entertainment industry, introducing a new cant-help-but-cheer-for-her ingenue. Meet hotheaded but Midwestern-nice Alison Moore, a fledgling actress who leaves her large family and high school sweetheart, Kyle, behind in Ohio to pursue her craft in New York City. Despite the distance and her rising-star status, Alisons and Kyles lives continue to intersect in surprising (and sometimes sexy) ways....

If youve seen Tig Notaros Netflix documentaryTigor her HBO stand-up special, or listened to her comedy albumLive, then youre likely already familiar with her story: During four months in 2012, she contracted a painful intestinal disease, her mother died suddenly, she went through a breakup, andthen, after all that, she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Whats almost as impressive as Notaros now-thriving career and personal life is the fact that shes still finding new ways to approach the same dreadful subject with her deadpan wit....

Spiegelmans family story has been told before, as a footnote in her dad Art Spiegelmans Pulitzer-winning graphic novel,Maus. But here, she dives into her matriarchal lineage through wine-soaked discussions with her mother, longtimeNew Yorkerart editor Francoise Mouly, and her French grandmother, Josee. Nadja finds herself looking through a fun-house mirror of her familial past and her own confusing adolescence, which was overshadowed by her successful parents and the trauma of 9/11....