• Prime Video's "The Boys" will end with its upcoming fifth season.
• "Supernatural" stars Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins will have roles in the final season.
• There's no release date yet, but filming is underway and expected to continue through mid-2025.

All good things must come to an end, including Prime Video's popular superhero satire series "The Boys."

The show was officially renewed for a fifth season in May 2024. Two days before the season four premiere, creator and showrunner Eric Kripke revealed via X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram that the upcoming fifth season would be the show's last.

"#TheBoys Season 4 Premiere Week is the perfect time to announce: Season 5 will be the Final Season! Which was always my plan, I just had to be cagey about it until I got final permission from @voughtintl,'" Kripke wrote on Instagram.

"But I'm thrilled to bring this story to a gory, epic, emotional climax. So check out Season 4, premiering THIS THURSDAY, because the end has begun! Hop in for the ride. Which will be bumpy. And probably a little moist. @theboystv @primevideo."

Here's everything we know about season five of "The Boys," so far.

Season 4 is designed to be a darker, more introspective season ahead of the all-out action of season 5

Season four explores the characters' biggest fears and unresolved traumas. Kripke compared the show to a three-act film and said that season four serves as act two.

"It's like the darkest point, the most introspective point," he told Deadline. "It's the one where the characters have to emotionally face their existential trauma. So then they're able to jump onto the roller coaster ride that is the climax of the movie."

In an interview with LADbible, Kripke said that the season four finale makes the five-season plan even clearer.

"There's no way a show goes one more season after the events of that finale," the showrunner said.

"As far as we're concerned, it's our show's version of the apocalypse," he said of season five.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan hopes to return as Joe Kessler

Morgan joined season four of "The Boys" as one of Butcher's old buddies who reenters his life. It's not until episode six that fans learn that the real Joe is actually dead, and Butcher has been hallucinating the whole time — a side effect of his brain tumor.

In season four, the hallucination version of Joe serves as the manifestation of Butcher's bloodthirsty side, the part of him that wants to wipe out all supes. During the last moments of the finale, Butcher is seen driving off with the last dose of the supe-killing virus, with Joe smiling with satisfaction in the rearview mirror.

"I don't know how you do season five without an appearance, at least," Morgan told Variety when asked if he'll return for the final season. "That's my feeling. I've never had any official talks about it, but I think it'd be really hard to carry on without some sort of resolution — and hopefully that'll be a whole season!"

Jensen Ackles will return as Soldier Boy, and he'll be joined by his 'Supernatural' costars Jared Padalecki and Mischa Collins

Jensen Ackles joined "The Boys" during season three as Soldier Boy, an obnoxious supe and the biological father of Homelander (Antony Starr). Ackles was absent from season four but had a cameo at the very end of the season.

Ackles made a surprise appearance at a panel for "The Boys" at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024, where it was announced that he would be a series regular for season five.

"You know, what we realized was we really hadn't explored the father-son relationship much between Homelander and Soldier Boy," Kripke told video game blog Gamesradar+ at SDCC. "There's a lot of material there, how Soldier Boy feels about Homelander, how Homelander feels about his dad, and so we really wanted to dig into that relationship."

There's also going to be another "Supernatural" reunion.

In February 2025, the social media accounts for "The Boys" posted a video revealing that Ackles' "Supernatural" costars Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins will also appear in season five.

Additional new cast members for season 5 include "Hamilton" star Daveed Diggs and "Stranger Things" actor Mason Dye.

Variety reported that Diggs will be a series regular. Dye will play a supe named Bombsight, who's already been referenced in "The Boys" as one of the oldest known supes in history.

Kripke already has ideas for the series finale ending

Kripke told Deadline that the writers' room spent weeks discussing the show's mythology and broad ideas for season five, and he has a good idea of how the series will conclude.

"I know that moment where the title card comes up, and it says six months later, and you see where everybody is," he said. "I know that. I can really write the last 10 pages of this story right now."

He explained to The Hollywood Reporter that everything hasn't been mapped out in detail yet because he wants to allow the writers to suggest ideas and twists.

"I don't totally know how we're going to get there, but I know the destination," he said.

Season 5 of 'The Boys' will definitively wrap up the show's story

"The Boys" juggles many characters and storylines, but the heart of the show is the dynamic between sworn enemies Butcher (Karl Urban) and Homelander (Antony Starr).

Homelander already teased a "scorched" earth" destiny for him and Butcher in the season three premiere. It looks like fans will likely see that play out in season five.

"The show is a serialized story that is about Butcher and Homelander slowly crashing into each other, and the show doesn't work without either of those," Kripke told The Hollywood Reporter. "So, you just can't keep that going on forever, you have to let them smash into each other."

"What I would say is, this particular story is ending, the Butcher-Homelander is ending," he told Variety. "But there can be other stories and other corners of the universe."

There are already various "Boys" offshoots in different stages; the college-set "Gen V" was renewed for a second season in October 2023, and a Mexico spin-off is in the works. There's also the prequel spin-off series "Vought Rising," which will star Ackles and Aya Cash, reprising her role as Stormfront. Entertainment Weekly reported that Dye will return as Bombsight in "Vought Rising."

But the upcoming fifth season of "The Boys" will be the end of the road for the show.

"This story of 'The Boys' will not continue on," Kripke told Entertainment Weekly, adding that some other potential spin-offs in development have yet to be announced.

There's no release date yet for season 5

In July 2024, Kripke told Variety that season five would begin filming around mid-November.

"And I don't know when it'll premiere yet, but we'll be shooting well into middle of '25," he said.

The showrunner added that, like past seasons, the final installment will be comprised of eight episodes.

Since season five is anticipated to film through 2025, that means it likely won't premiere until 2026.

Lizzy Caplan doesn't mind that she's known for playing sharp, sardonic brunettes.

It wasn't always that way. Two decades ago, when she donned heavy eyeliner and extra-dark hair to play the vengeful high school outcast Janis Ian in the 2004 film "Mean Girls," she worried the instantly iconic role would lead to her being typecast as the "goth best friend."

"I completely changed my look so that I wouldn't get pigeonholed," Caplan, now 42, told Business Insider. Then she didn't work for a year.

"My phone was not ringing off the hook," she recalled.

After trying to run in the opposite direction, Caplan learned to lean into her strengths, gravitating towards layered, sometimes misunderstood characters — minus the goth eyeliner.

That includes real-life human sexuality pioneer Virginia Johnson in "Masters of Sex," an opinionated magazine writer trapped in suburban hell in "Fleishman Is in Trouble," a murderer in season two of "Castle Rock," and a modern version of Glenn Close's mentally unstable character from "Fatal Attraction" in the 2023 reimagined series adaptation.

"Eventually, I just kind of started going back to the acerbic, dark-haired girls and really, that's my preferred place to be," Caplan tells Business Insider. "So it all ended up working out."

The two-time Emmy nominee plays another strong-willed character in Netflix's new political thriller "Zero Day," centered on a deadly cyberattack that ignites chaos in the US.

In the limited series, she stars as Alexandra Mullen, a congresswoman who lives in the shadow of her father, George Mullen (Robert De Niro), the former president of the United States. Alexandra represents the new blood in politics who does things differently than her predecessors.

Aside from the honor of going head-to-head with De Niro, Caplan relished the opportunity to embody someone who exists in a morally gray area.

"I always gravitate toward very complicated characters, characters who, maybe, if you objectively looked at some of the decisions they made, it would be easy to categorize them as the bad guy, as the villain, as evil," Caplan said. "But I think that the most exciting challenge of tackling one of those characters is that nobody actually sees themselves as the bad guy when they're making these decisions. They see themselves as the hero."

For the latest interview in Business Insider's Role Play series, Caplan reflects on the ubiquity of "Mean Girls" in pop culture, why she's partially relieved the scrapped Channing Tatum-led "Gambit" movie never came to fruition, and the role she's still shocked that she landed.

On trying on tons of goth wigs to convince 'Mean Girls' bosses she was right for Janis

Business Insider: "Mean Girls" is obviously one of your most iconic roles, but I remember reading that you had to fight for that part because they had a look in mind. How did it feel to face that pushback, and what was the audition process like to prove yourself for that role?

Lizzy Caplan: Yeah, it was a fight. I think every single girl who auditioned went in for the Lindsay Lohan character, and then they sort of started bringing us back for the different characters.

I loved the character of Janis from the beginning. I always wanted to be Janis. They thought they had somebody else, or other types of people in mind for that role. I do remember that somebody from the hair department flew down from Canada, and we went to a cheap wig store, and I tried on all these black goth wigs, and we took all these pictures to try to convince them.

I don't know what eventually pushed it in my direction, but I do remember where I was when I got the phone call, and how excited I was, and how fun it was to make that movie. It's a very lovely memory for me.

How did being part of a film that went on to be so successful affect your career trajectory? Did you get an influx of offers for roles after that movie came out, and similarly, did you feel pigeonholed into Janis-type roles?

Yes to the second question. I definitely was very nervous about being pigeonholed. And you have to remember that 20 years ago when that movie came out, if you were the goth best friend, that was a lane that you could very easily get trapped in. The goth girl was not the main protagonist of any story back then. Winona Ryder did it, and then it stopped happening for, like, 20 years, and now it's like those sort of darker, more alt, left-of-center female characters are once again getting to be the main characters, which is great. That was not the landscape when "Mean Girls" came out.

The movie, I feel like it was a success at the time. Since then, it's become this cultural touchstone for people. It's really taken on a whole other life, I think, post-internet. But no, I did not get an influx of offers at all. I didn't work for a year after "Mean Girls."

Talking about "Party Down," you've said that playing Casey was one of your favorite roles ever. How did you feel when the show was originally canceled, and how did you deal with that disappointment?

It was horrible. It was so sad. We kind of saw the writing on the wall — it was a complete failure in the ratings. Nobody watched it. We talk, still, us "Party Down" people, we kind of marvel at the fact that it had a zero share in the Nielsen ratings.

But it was so unbelievably fun to make, and we all loved each other so much, and got so so so close. It was made on this shoestring budget, and it felt like theater school. It was the most fun thing to make, as well as being something that we all really, really believed in.

Still, I'll watch an episode every now and then, and I will just die laughing. The caliber of comedy from my costars in that show still blows my mind. But again, it had bad ratings. Adam Scott had taken the job on "Parks and Recreation," which also felt like, 'Oh, this apparently doesn't bode so well,' and it was really depressing.

We were really sad. But that was also back in the day when your show getting canceled was like death. I think the longer I've been in this business, things feel a little bit more right-sized.

On the role she still can't believe she landed and the scrapped 'Gambit' movie with Channing Tatum

A lot of people know you from "Masters of Sex," which lasted four seasons on Showtime and was very popular at the time. When you were on that show, did you feel like you had stability in your career? Did it affect how you saw your career going at the time?

For sure, it completely changed how I saw my career more than anything else I did. I always knew I wanted to try more dramatic roles. I was pretty resigned to the fact that that probably wasn't going to be my path. If you had established yourself in comedy, chances were you were going to stay in comedy. And I think just because the creator of that show had no idea about my comedy work, that's the only reason why I probably was even seen for it.

I loved it. It was before streaming, so personally, the pinnacle of success for me was to be on an HBO show or a Showtime show, a respected drama. I didn't think I would ever get that role. The fact that I did still kind of blows my mind, and it completely changed my career. It offered me so much stability. I don't think I had ever done a show that had gotten [more than] two seasons before then. I loved it. I bought a house. I got to stay in LA, where I was living at the time.

I'm actually now, probably for the first time since that show, really ready to do an ongoing series. I would love a little of that stability again. But, yeah, I truly, truly loved making that show.

A while back, I remember that you were rumored to be cast in this "Gambit" movie with Channing Tatum, but it ended up getting scrapped. What do you remember about the character you were supposed to play and the concept of the movie?

It was a really cool idea. It's kind of odd that it got scrapped [laughs]. Those movies don't seem to ever get scrapped, but it did.

We got down the road, we were gonna shoot it. I think there was a start date. I had had meetings with Channing, we had a director, then we didn't. But I had multiple meetings with Channing and the other producers. And the idea was great. They wanted to do a '30s kind of screwball romantic comedy set in that world, which would have been really fun.

Are you interested in the superhero genre at this stage, or are you looking toward getting a show that you can do for many seasons?

I think probably more the show. Let's just say that was, like, so many years ago. The "Gambit" thing, that's when those movies were, I guess, probably the best they were. That's when they were dominating in every possible way. And I had a lot of stress about doing that kind of movie even then. So now I'm pretty OK not doing one of those movies. I can hear my manager screaming in the other room [laughs.].

"Now You See Me 2" is one of my favorite projects of yours. Are you coming back for the third movie that's out in November? I've seen mixed things and some unclearness.

I'm as curious as you are about that.

On the business decision that 'tortured' her and her favorite under-appreciated roles

Speaking more broadly about your career, what's the best business decision that you made for yourself?

God, that is a good question. I think one of the hardest decisions I had to make — I do think it was the right decision, but it was brutal and remains a source of pain for me — I had to choose between doing the third season of "Party Down" and "Fleishman Is in Trouble."

I did "Fleishman Is in Trouble" and I was tortured over that decision. I don't think there was a wrong answer, and I don't think there was a right answer.

Is there a particular role of yours that you feel is underrated or you wish got more love from fans or more attention?

I'll say two things. One, I feel like people really liked this animated show I did for Netflix called "Inside Job," and I really loved that project, too. I feel like it didn't really register with a lot of people, but the people that did see it seemed to really like it.

And then I'm really proud of the show "Castle Rock," and I think that that one kind of flew a little bit under the radar, but I loved making that, and it was a really huge challenge. I'm very proud of that one.

This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

"Zero Day" is now streaming on Netflix.

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• The ultimate achievement in Hollywood is achieving an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (an EGOT).
• There are only 21 actors, producers, directors, and composers who have been awarded all four.
• Songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul most recently earned an EGOT at the 2024 Emmy Awards.

Very few celebrities in Hollywood can brag about being an EGOT winner.

Achieving an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT) is a feat so difficult that only 21 stars have earned it. Among them are Rita Moreno, Whoopi Goldberg, Audrey Hepburn, Elton John, and John Legend. There's also one person, Robert Lopez, who is a double EGOT winner and the youngest celebrity ever to win all four awards at 39 years old.

Here's the full list of every EGOT winner.

Palmer Haasch contributed to an earlier version of this story.

Mel Brooks

Emmy Awards
Outstanding writing achievement in variety, "The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special" (1967)
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, "Mad About You" (1997)
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, "Mad About You" (1998)
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, "Mad About You" (1999)

Grammy Awards
Best spoken comedy album, "The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000" (1998)
Best long-form music video, "Recording The Producers – A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks" (2001)
Best musical show album, "The Producers" (2001)

Academy Award
Best writing, story and screenplay – written directly for the screen, "The Producers" (1969)

Tony Awards
Best book of a musical, "The Producers" (2001)
Best musical, "The Producers" (2001)
Best original score, "The Producers" (2001)

Whoopi Goldberg

Emmy Awards
Outstanding special class special, "Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel" (2002)
Outstanding talk show host, "The View" (2009)

Grammy Award
Best comedy recording, "Whoopi Goldberg – Original Broadway Show Recording" (1985)

Academy Award
Best actress in a supporting role, "Ghost" (1991)

Tony Award
Best musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (2002)

Richard Rodgers

Emmy Award
Outstanding achievement in original music composed for television, "Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years"(1962)

Grammy Awards
Best show album, "The Sound of Music" (1960)
Best show album, "No Strings" (1962)

Academy Award
Best original song, "State Fair"(1945)

Tony Awards
Best musical, "South Pacific" (1950)
Best producers, "South Pacific" (1950)
Best original score, "South Pacific" (1950)
Best musical, "The King and I" (1952)
Best musical, "The Sound of Music," (1960)
Best original score, "No Strings" (1962)
Special award (1962)
Special award (1972)
Lawrence Langner memorial award for distinguished lifetime achievement in the American theatre (1979)

Helen Hayes

Emmy Award
Best actress (1953)

Grammy Award
Best spoken word recording, "Great American Documents" (1976)

Academy Awards
Best actress in a leading role, "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" (1932)
Best actress in a leading role, "Airport" (1971)

Tony Awards
Best actress in a play, "Happy Birthday" (1947)
Best actress in a play, "Time Remembered" (1958)
Lawrence Langner memorial award for distinguished lifetime achievement in the American theatre (1980)

Rita Moreno

Emmy Awards
Outstanding performance by a supporting actress in variety or music series, "The Muppet Show" (1977)
Outstanding lead actress for a single appearance in a drama or comedy series, "The Rockford Files" (1978)

Grammy Award
Best recording for children, "The Electric Company" (1972)

Academy Award
Best actress in a supporting role, "West Side Story" (1962)

Tony Award
Best featured actress in a play, "The Ritz" (1975)

John Gielgud

Emmy Award
Outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a special, "Summer's Lease" (1991)

Grammy Award
Best spoken word, documentary or drama recording, "Ages Of Man – Readings From Shakespeare" (1979)

Academy Award
Best actor in a supporting role, "Arthur" (1982)

Tony Awards
Special award (1959)
Best direction of a play, "Big Fish, Little Fish" (1961)

Audrey Hepburn

Emmy Award
Outstanding individual achievement – informational programming, "Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn" (1993)

Grammy Award
Best spoken word recording for children, "Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales" (1993)

Academy Awards
Best actress in a leading role, "Roman Holiday" (1953)
Jean Hersholt humanitarian award (1993)

Tony Award
Best actress in a play, "Ondine" (1954)

Marvin Hamlisch

Emmy Awards
Outstanding individual achievement in music direction, "Barbra: The Concert" (1995)
Outstanding individual achievement in music and lyrics, "Barbra: The Concert" (1995) Outstanding music and lyrics, "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies" (1999)
Outstanding music direction, "Timeless: Live in Concert" (2001)

Grammy Awards
Album of best original score written for a motion picture or a television special, "The Way We Were" (1974)
Best pop instrumental performance, "The Entertainer" (1974)
Best new artist (1974)
Song of the year, "The Way We Were" (1974)

Academy Awards
Best original dramatic score, "The Way We Were" (1974)
Best original song score and/or adaptation, "The Sting" (1974)
Best original song, "The Way We Were" (1974)

Tony Award
Best original score, "A Chorus Line" (1976)

Jonathan Tunick

Emmy Award
Outstanding achievement in music direction, "Night of 100 Stars" (1982)

Grammy Award
Best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocal(s), "No One Is Alone" (1988)

Academy Award
Best adaptation score, "A Little Night Music" (1978)

Tony Award
Best orchestrations, "Titanic" (1997)
Best orchestrations, "Merrily We Roll Along" (2024)

Mike Nichols

Emmy Awards
Outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie, or special, "Wit" (2001)
Outstanding made for television Movie, "Wit" (2001)
Outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie, or dramatic special, "Angels in America" (2004)
Outstanding miniseries, "Angels in America" (2004)

Grammy Award
Best comedy performance, "An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May" (1961)

Academy Award
Best director, "The Graduate" (1968)

Tony Awards
Best direction of a play, "Barefoot in the Park" (1964)
Best direction of a play, "Luv" and "The Odd Couple" (1965)
Best direction of a play, "Plaza Suite" (1968)
Best direction of a play, "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1972)
Best musical, "Annie" (1977)
Best direction of a play, "The Real Thing" (1984)
Best direction of a musical, "Monty Python's Spamalot" (2005)
Best direction of a play, "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman" (2012)

Scott Rudin

Emmy Awards
Outstanding children's program, "He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'" (1984)

Grammy Award
Best musical theater album, "The Book of Mormon" (2011)

Academy Award
Best motion picture of the year, "No Country for Old Men" (2008)

Tony Awards
Best musical, "Passion" (1994)
Best play, "Copenhagen" (2000)
Best play, "Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?" (2002)
Best play, "Doubt" (2005)
Best play, "The History Boys" (2006)
Best play, "God of Carnage" (2009)
Best revival of a play, "Fences" (2010)
Best musical, "The Book of Mormon" (2011)
Best revival of a play, "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman" (2012)
Best revival of a play, "A Raisin in the Sun" (2014)
Best play, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" (2015)
Best revival of a play, "Skylight" (2015)
Best play, "The Humans" (2016)
Best revival of a play, "Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge" (2016)
Best revival of a musical, "Hello, Dolly!" (2017)
Best play, "The Ferryman" (2019)
Best revival of a play, "The Boys in the Band" (2019)
Best play, "The Inheritance" (2020)

Robert Lopez

Emmy Awards
Outstanding music direction and composition, "Wonder Pets!" (2008)
Outstanding music direction and composition, "Wonder Pets!" (2010)
Outstanding original main title theme music, "Agatha All Along" from "WandaVision: Breaking the Fourth Wall" (2021)
Outstanding short-form program, "We the People" (2022)

Grammy Awards
Best musical theater album, "The Book of Mormon" (2011)
Best song written for visual media, "Let It Go" (2014)
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media, "Frozen" (2014)

Academy Award
Best original song, "Let It Go" (2014)
Best original song, "Remember Me" (2018)

Tony Awards
Best original score, "Avenue Q" (2004)
Best book of a musical, "The Book of Mormon" (2011)
Best original score, "The Book of Mormon" (2011)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Emmy Award
Outstanding variety special (live), "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" (2018)

Grammy Awards
Best cast show album, "Evita" (1980)
Best cast show album, "Cats" (1983)
Best contemporary composition (1986)
Grammy legend award (1990)

Academy Award
Best original song, "You Must Love Me" (1996)

Tony Awards
Best original score, "Evita" (1980)
Best musical, "Cats" (1983)
Best original score, "Cats" (1983)
Best musical, "Phantom of the Opera" (1988)
Best musical, "Sunset Boulevard" (1995)
Best original score, "Sunset Boulevard" (1995)
Lifetime achievement in the theatre (2018)

John Legend

Emmy Award
Outstanding variety special (live), "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" (2018)

Grammy Awards
Best new artist (2006)
Best R&B album, "Get Lifted" (2006)
Best male R&B vocal performance, "Ordinary People" (2006)
Best male R&B vocal performance, "Heaven" (2007)
Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals, "Family Affair" (2007)
Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals, "Stay With Me (By the Sea)" (2009)
Best R&B song, "Shine" (2011) 
Best traditional R&B vocal performance, "Hang on in There" (2011)
Best R&B album, "Wake Up!" (2011)
Best song written for visual media, "Glory" (2016)
Best arrangement, instrumental or a cappella, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (2025)

Academy Award
Best original song, "Glory" (2015)

Tony Awards
Best revival of a play, "Jitney" (2017)

Tim Rice

Emmy Awards
Outstanding variety special (live), "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" (2018)

Grammy Awards
Best musical theater album, "Evita" (1981)
Best musical album for children, "Aladdin" (1994) 
Best song written for visual media, "A Whole New World" (1994)
Song of the year, "A Whole New World" (1994)
Best musical theater album, "Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida" (2001)

Academy Award
Best original song, "A Whole New World" (1993)
Best original song, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1995)
Best original son, "You Must Love Me" (1997)

Tony Awards
Best book of a musical, "Evita" (1980)
Best original score, "Evita" (1980)
Best original score, "Aida" (2000)

Alan Menken

Emmy Awards
Outstanding contribution to the success of the Academy's anti-drug special for children, "Wonderful Ways to Say No" from the TV special "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue" (1990, non-competitive)
Outstanding original song in a children's, young Adult or animated program, "Waiting in the Wings" from "Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure" (2020)

Grammy Awards
Best recording for children, "The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack" (1991)                                                     
Best song written specifically for a motion picture or television, "Under the Sea" (1991) 
Best album for children, "Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (1993)
Best instrumental composition written for a motion picture or for television, "Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (1993)
Best song written specifically for a motion picture or television, "Beauty and the Beast" (1993)
Song of the year, "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (1994)
Best musical album for children, "Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (1994)
Best instrumental composition written for a motion picture or for television, "Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (1994)
Best song written specifically for a motion picture or television, "A Whole New World" (1994)
Best song written specifically for a motion picture or television, "Colors of the Wind" (1996)
Best song written for visual media, "I See the Light" (2012)

Academy Awards
Best original score, "The Little Mermaid" (1989)
Best original score, "Under the Sea" (1989)
Best original score, "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
Best original song, "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
Best original song, "Aladdin" (1992)
Best original song, "A Whole New World" (1992)
Best original musical or comedy score, "Pocahontas" (1995)
Best original song, "Colors of the Wind" (1995)

Tony Award
Best original score, "Newsies" (2012)

Jennifer Hudson

Emmy Award
Outstanding interactive media for a daytime program, "Baba Yaga" (2021)

Grammy Awards
Best R&B album, "Jennifer Hudson" (2009)
Best musical theater album, "The Color Purple" (2017)

Academy Award
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role, "Dreamgirls" (2006)

Tony Award
Best musical, "A Strange Loop" (2022)

Viola Davis

Emmy Award
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series, "How to Get Away With Murder" (2015)

Grammy Award
Best audiobook, narration, and storytelling recording, "Finding Me" (2023)

Academy Award
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role, "Fences" (2017)

Tony Award
Best featured actress in a play, "King Hedley II" (2001)
Best leading actress in a play, "Fences" (2010)

Elton John

Emmy Award
Outstanding variety special (live), "Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium" (2024)

Grammy Award
Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal, "That's What Friends Are For" (1987)
Best instrumental composition, "Basque" (1992)
Best male pop vocal performance, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1995)
Best male pop vocal performance, "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1998)
Grammy legend award (1999)
Best musical show album, "Elton John & Time Rice's Aida" (2001)

Academy Award
Best original song, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994)
Best original song, "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)

Tony Award
Best original score, "Aida" (2000)

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Emmy Award
Outstanding original music and lyrics, "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" from "Only Murders in the Building" (2024)

Grammy Award
Best musical theater album, "Dear Evan Hansen" (2018)
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media, "The Greatest Showman" (2019)

Academy Award
Best original song, "City of Stars" from "La La Land" (2017)

Tony Award
Best original score, "Dear Evan Hansen" (2017)
Best musical, "A Strange Loop" (2022)

• Kate Hudson and Brenda Song star in Netflix's new comedy series "Running Point."
• The season one finale ends on a cliffhanger, leaving the door open for more episodes.
• Netflix hasn't announced a second season yet.

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for season one of "Running Point."

Netflix's new comedy "Running Point" is a slam-dunk.

The 10-episode series stars Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon, an executive who becomes the president of the fictional basketball team the Los Angeles Waves after her older brother Cameron (Justin Theroux) steps down to attend rehab for drug and alcohol addiction. (In case the premise sounds vaguely familiar, it's because the Mindy Kaling-created comedy is loosely inspired by the life of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss.)

Going from the coordinator of the Waves' charitable endeavors to the boss of the family business is a big adjustment for Isla. Although she makes some mistakes, by the end of the season, Isla is confident that she knows how to run the team — until an unexpected visitor drops by her office, setting up a potential second season.

Here's what we know so far about if "Running Point" will return for a season two.

The 'Running Point' finale ends with a surprise visit from Isla's brother Cam Gordon

After an eventful season for the Waves, the basketball team makes it to the playoffs. In the finale, the Waves participate in Game Seven of the Western Conference Semifinals against a Portland team.

The game is the Waves' biggest and most important one in five years, and despite playing well, they narrowly lose the game, cutting their victory run short.

The loss is devastating for the everyone, but especially Isla, who fought all season to prove herself capable of running the team. She also prioritized the team at the expense of her relationship with her fiancé Lev (Max Greenfield). After a month of separation, Isla learns that Lev is planning on taking a job in Minneapolis and makes one final plea to him. Lev is last seen telling Isla that he needs some time to think things through.

Things get a little complicated in Isla's love life, though.

After losing the semifinals, LA Waves coach Jay Brown (Jay Ellis) comforts Isla and says the team wouldn't have gotten this far without her. Then Jay, who was released from his Waves contract early so he could take a job in Boston and be closer to his kids, kisses Isla.

The following day, Isla shows up to work in high spirits and a newfound self-assuredness, despite the team's crushing loss.

"Last night was kind of weird. A lot of stuff I didn't see coming. I don't know where I stand with Lev," Isla says in a voiceover, referring to her and Lev's relationship being in limbo. "But in life, as in sports, the minute one season ends, the next one begins. You know, I got this. This is mine now. I can do it."

A confident Isla walks into her office and sees a cleaned-up Cam comfortably sitting in her chair, feet propped up on her desk.

"Hey, what's up sis? I'm back," he tells Isla, smiling.

The finale concludes with a flabbergasted Isla at a loss for words.

"What the…?" she says in the voiceover.

Netflix hasn't announced a season two of 'Running Point' yet

Since the show was just released on Netflix Thursday, there's no word yet on whether "Running Point" will be back for more.

If renewed, there's plenty of fodder for a second season given the final episode's cliffhanger involving Isla and Cam.

Cam's return to the office may have taken Isla by surprise, but for audiences, it was clear that he was quietly working in the shadows to regain to his Waves job.

It seems that while in rehab, Cam became jealous of Isla's ability to turn the Waves' season around and wanted to swoop back in.

At the end of episode six, it's revealed that Cam is the person who leaked a tip that Isla might trade Waves player Marcus Winfield (Toby Sandeman), which sends her into a frenzy because it's untrue. In the following episode, Cam is seen angrily shutting off the TV at rehab after seeing a news anchor praise Isla for leading the team on a winning streak.

This culminates in Cam meeting with the rehab facility director during episode eight and negotiating a deal to get him out early. In exchange for releasing Cam months ahead of schedule, he promises to upgrade the facility using his wealth and make the place more luxurious, which will bring in high-end clientele.

The facility director seemingly agrees, resulting in Cam's appearance in the final scene.

If "Running Point" continues, Isla will have another huge challenge ahead.

"Running Point" is now streaming on Netflix.

• Lizzy Caplan said the Channing Tatum-led "Gambit" movie she was set to costar in had "a really cool idea."
• Caplan said the film was going to have a '30s screwball romantic comedy vibe set in the superhero world.
• The movie was scrapped after the 2019 Disney-Fox merger, but Tatum played Gambit in "Deadpool & Wolverine."

Lizzy Caplan says the scrapped stand-alone "Gambit" movie with Channing Tatum would have been entertaining, but a project in the superhero genre isn't in the cards for her right now.

"It was a really cool idea," Caplan told Business Insider in the latest installment of our Role Play interview series. "It's kind of odd that it got scrapped. Those movies don't seem to ever get scrapped, but it did."

Tatum's uphill battle to get a movie about the X-Men character Remy LeBeau/Gambit (aka the Ragin' Cajun) off the ground has long been documented.

Five years after the character was portrayed by "Friday Night Lights" star Taylor Kitsch in the 2009 movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," Tatum, who previously expressed interest in playing Gambit, was confirmed to be taking over the role in a coming stand-alone film.

In the ensuing years, the movie was delayed by script rewrites and multiple director exits. Tatum, who was set to produce, even reportedly threw his hat in the ring for the director position.

Then, in 2017, Variety reported that Caplan was in talks to play the female lead in 20th Century Fox's "Gambit" film, though additional details were sparse.

Caplan told BI that not only did she sign on for the movie, but she also attended meetings with Tatum and others involved in the project.

"We got down the road, we were gonna shoot it," Caplan recalled. "I think there was a start date. I had had meetings with Channing, and there were a couple different... we had a director, then we didn't, but I had multiple meetings with Channing and the other producers."

Producer Simon Kinberg told IGN in 2018 that the "Gambit" movie would have a "romantic or sex comedy vibe," to fit with the New Orleans thief's persona.

"They wanted to do, like, a '30s kind of screwball romantic comedy set in that world, which would have been really fun," Caplan added.

It wasn't meant to be. The movie was killed after the 2019 Disney-Fox merger. Tatum told Variety in 2022 that the yearslong ordeal left him "traumatized."

"I shut off my Marvel machine," he said. "I haven't been able to see any of the movies. I loved that character. It was just too sad. It was like losing a friend because I was so ready to play him."

Tatum's efforts weren't for nothing, though.

The actor finally got to suit up as Gambit and fight baddies with a kinetically charged deck of playing cards and a glowing staff in the 2024 movie "Deadpool & Wolverine," to much fanfare.

Tatum's comedically over-the-top performance and sometimes indecipherable accent were a resounding hit with audiences, and the actor told Variety he's praying for another chance to play Gambit.

In a lengthy post shared on X days after the release of "Deadpool & Wolverine," Tatum thanked Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds for giving him the opportunity to play Gambit.

"I thought I had lost Gambit forever. But he fought for me and Gambit," Tatum wrote, in part. " I will owe him probably forever. Cause I'm not sure how I could ever do something that would be equal to what this has meant to me. I love ya buddy."

While Tatum is itching to reprise his superhero role, Caplan has made peace with how things ended up.

"Let's just say that was, like, so many years ago," she told BI. "The 'Gambit' thing, that's when those movies were, I guess, probably the best they were. That's when they were dominating in every possible way. "

Caplan added that she's content to have avoided the pressure of being in a Marvel movie.

"I had a lot of stress about doing that kind of movie even then," she said. "So now I'm pretty OK not doing one of those movies. I can hear my manager screaming in the other room."

• Jon Stewart's impassioned "Daily Show" monologue ended with an on-air injury.
• Stewart began by suggesting ways that DOGE could cut costs and save money.
• As he criticized government-funded pharmaceutical subsidies, Stewart smashed his mug and cut his hand.

Jon Stewart's fiery "Daily Show" monologue criticizing DOGE's cost-cutting measures briefly went off the rails, leaving the host with a bloody hand.

In his Monday night monologue, Stewart called out the recent actions of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is run by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

"Cutting money shouldn't be this hard," Stewart said. "I'm starting to think that we as a country don't understand where the real waste fraud and abuse in our system really is."

"Let me join DOGE. I'm gonna see if I can noodle some ideas here," Stwart said, putting a bunch of props, including a "word's most dad" mug, a calculator, and a notepad, on his desk.

"How about we just take $3 billion in subsidies we give to oil and gas companies that already turn billions in profits," Stewart sarcastically suggested. "How long did that take?"

The host didn't stop there. Instead, he continued to offer alternative ways to save money.

"Oh, wait! How about we just close down the carried interest loophole on hedge funds? That's $1.3 billion a year," Stewart continued. "How about we stop the $2 trillion dollars we've given to defense contractors to build a fighter jet that blows, when everybody knows the next war is going to be fought with drones and blockchains, whatever that is! Holy shit! I can't believe it! I just saved us billions of dollars in 11 seconds!"

Stewart said that pharmaceutical companies receive plenty of government funding, and in exchange, people pay "the highest drug prices in the Western hemisphere."

"But you know what's so horrible about our system now? And the corruption that lays within it?" Stewart asked. "We're so fucking numb to it, we actually tout tiny cracks in that exploitation as victory."

Stewart showed an old clip of former US President Joe Biden celebrating negotiations with Medicare to lower the cost of 10 drugs to illustrate his point.

"Ooh, can it be? The companies we subsidize with billions of dollars are allowing us the privilege of negotiating the price of 10 of their drugs," Stewart said sarcastically.

"And 10 is all of them, right? It would be embarrassing if it was a small drop in the bucket and that the American people didn't expect that we should negotiate for all their fucking drugs! Because we've already paid for 'em with our subsidies!" Stewart said, smashing his mug with his right hand around the 17:00 mark of the monologue.

Then, Stewart briefly glanced at his bleeding hand and hid it behind his desk to continue the segment.

"I'll be going to the hospital soon," he joked, before continuing with his rant about pharmaceutical companies. Later, near the end of the monologue, Stewart pulled his hand back up on the desk, and the crowd reacted to the sight of it completely covered in blood.

"It's fine!" he yelled with a laugh.

Whatever happened to his hand, Stewart has seemingly lived to tell the tale. Stewart poked fun at the mishap on X, writing: "We're back! New Daily Show tonight! It's a bloody good episode…emphasis on bloody…I'm an idiot…"

• Juliana Pasquarosa is one of the contestants on Grant Ellis' season of "The Bachelor."
• She caught Grant's attention on night one, but doesn't go on a one-on-one date until week five.
• Juliana is a 28-year-old client service associate based in Newton, Massachusetts.

As the competition heats up on season 29 of "The Bachelor," contestant Juliana Pasquarosa is quickly becoming a strong contender for Grant Ellis' heart.

"It has been so long since I have had a big crush or felt the butterfly feelings for a man. It's a little bit of a fairytale and my heart's happy," Juliana, 28, says during week three.

By week five of the show, Juliana is one of the seven remaining women. After patiently waiting all season, she finally gets to spend solo time with Grant during a one-on-one date in Scotland on Monday night's episode, and their connection grows even stronger.

Here's everything to know about Juliana.

Juliana has a job in finance

Grant is a day trader, and Juliana also has some ties to the financial sector. According to her LinkedIn profile, Juliana has been working as a client service associate at Winthrop Wealth, a wealth management firm, since May. She's also a social media manager for La Beautique Salon.

She graduated from Lasell College with a degree in marketing in 2018.

Juliana's family is the most important thing to her

In her intro package during the season premiere, Juliana says, "My family is like the center of my life."

"We're big, Italian, loud, crazy,'" she adds. "We really support each other."

Juliana also explains that she was cheated on a lot during a long relationship, which led her to a "dark place," but she credited her family with picking her up.

Juliana's ABC bio says that her parents were high school sweethearts, and she hopes to similarly find lasting love.

Based on the caption of one of her Instagram posts, Juliana's older sister signed her up for "The Bachelor" without telling her. Given how things are going with Juliana and Grant so far on the show, she may have to thank her sister.

She loves dogs

Juliana has a dog named Charlie and her ABC bio says that she "wants to own a dog-friendly bar one day."

"For a random $5-Walmart-parking-lot purchase, you sure turned out to be one of the biggest blessings," Juliana wrote in part on Instagram.

Juliana's bubbly disposition gets Grant's attention from the start

After sharing a cannoli with Grant during her limo entrance on night one, Juliana impresses the Bachelor with her piano skills later that evening.

"Juliana immediately has my attention," Grant says. "She has some skills that I definitely don't have. Not to mention, she's gorgeous. She's a talented woman and I love that."

Juliana also tells Grant that she's a bubbly person because of the love she got from her family. Although the competition begins with 25 women, Grant tells her that he has his eyes on her.

"I like your personality and you're beautiful," he tells her before they share their first kiss.

Their connection gets overshadowed by some of the drama throughout season 29, but Juliana does eventually get to spend time with Grant at a castle in Scotland.

"I just feel like a princess," Juliana says. "Cinderella can take a full backseat because this is like, next-level type of love."

New episodes of season 29 of "The Bachelor" premiere on Mondays.

• Fyre Festival 2 is a go, according to the original event's founder Billy McFarland.
• The original Fyre Festival was a disaster, resulting in McFarland serving several years in prison for financial crimes.
• The new festival is set to happen in Isla Mujeres from May 30 to June 2.

It's been eight years since the disastrous Fyre Festival, but founder Billy McFarland insists that a second attempt is still in the works, though details are scant.

"FYRE 2 is real. My dream is finally becoming a reality," McFarland told NBC's "Today" show in an interview that aired on Monday.

The original Fyre Festival took place on the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas. "Took place" is loose parlance — sure, people arrived in the Bahamas for a music festival. But they were famously greeted with catastrophe: The promised "luxury lodging" was actually tents, "gourmet food" was haphazard cheese sandwiches, and the artists set to perform simply weren't there.

The infamous event was chronicled in two dueling documentaries: Netflix's "FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened" and Hulu's "Fyre Fraud." McFarland himself was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges tied to the festival. He was released in March 2022 after serving less than four years.

McFarland first announced his intent to engineer a second Fyre Festival in an April 2023 post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Then in August, McFarland announced in a video uploaded to his personal YouTube channel that tickets were on sale despite no details about what the event would entail. McFarland claimed his first batch of 100 tickets sold out.

More than a year after McFarland's initial announcement, plenty of questions still remain about the festival and the founder still has limited answers.

Here's everything we know about Fyre Festival 2.

Why is Billy McFarland organizing another Fyre Festival?

After the disastrous results of the original festival, McFarland seems determined to redeem himself.

"FYRE 2 really isn't about the past, and it's not really about me. It's about taking the vision, which is strong," McFarland told the "Today" show.

McFarland spent time in solitary confinement in 2020 and 2021 after participating in an interview on the podcast "Dumpster Fyre," his attorney told Business Insider. It was there, McFarland said, that he dreamed up his new venture.

"It really all started during this seven-month stint in solitary confinement," he said in the Fyre Festival 2 announcement video. "I wrote out this 50-page plan of how I would take this overall interest and demand in Fyre, and how I would take my ability to bring people from around the world together to make the impossible happen, but how I would find the best partners in the world to allow me to be me while executing Fyre's vision to the highest level."

McFarland also said in an April 2023 X post, after announcing Fyre Festival 2, that it was "in the best interest" of the people to whom he owes money for him to continue working.

McFarland was released from federal prison in March 2022 and transferred into "community confinement" in New York. Entertainment Weekly reported that he's since been on supervised release.

When and where is Fyre Festival 2?

Fyre Festival 2 will take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico from May 30 to June 2.

It's not surprising that the festival won't take place in the Bahamas again. The country's Ministry of Tourism previously told CBS News in a statement that the "government of The Bahamas will not endorse or approve any event associated with" McFarland, saying that he's "considered to be a fugitive" in the nation.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, conducted in June 2024 and published in September 2024, McFarland said that his festival partners would be scouting locations in Honduras, Belize, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, and Panama. The Journal reported that discussions about the festival taking place in Honduras have been ongoing since February, Coral View Beach Resort owner Heath Miller said.

This time around, McFarland will be working with a production company that bought a 51% stake in Fyre Media, a talent management company, and a US festival operator. An Instagram post shared by McFarland on Monday revealed that the three-day festival will be produced by live event producer Lostnights. The partners SoldOut and FriendlySky will handle ticketing and hospitality packages for the guests.

McFarland will be more hands-on with the festival's marketing and promotional events.

"I'm sure many people think I'm crazy for doing this again. But I feel I'd be crazy not to do it again," McFarland said in a statement included in his Instagram post. "After years of reflection and now thoughtful planning, the new team and I have amazing plans for FYRE 2. The adventure seekers who trust the vision and take the leap will help make history. Thank you to my partners for the second chance."

How to get Fyre Festival 2 tickets

People interested in attending the festival should be prepared to shell out a hefty amount of money, even for the cheapest tickets. On Monday, McFarland announced that 2,000 tickets ranging from $1,400 for general access to $1.1 million for the highest tier were now on sale.

When the first batch of tickets was released in 2023, the festival website and McFarland himself said that tickets had already sold out — but it's difficult to verify that claim. At least a couple of people seem to have genuinely bought tickets, though: The Washington Post and CBS News both spoke to Victoria Medvedenko, who purchased tickets for her and her boyfriend at $549.89 each.

Medvedenko, a 20-year-old nursing student, told the Washington Post she wasn't very concerned about how the festival might turn out. "I'm sure I'll get my money back so I don't really see it as much of a loss either way."

Her boyfriend, Cooper Sinkiawic, told CBS News the couple's biggest worry was whether major acts would be willing to sign on to the festival. While they're "optimistic," he said, they're not ruling out the possibility of "some cheese sandwiches."

McFarland announced in a since-deleted statement on his Instagram in August 2023 that all revenue from ticket sales would be held in escrow until the announcement of the final date — meaning that a third party will hold them until that condition is satisfied. In his interview with the Journal, McFarland reiterated that the money from the aforementioned sales remains in escrow.

In a statement provided to Business Insider on February 24, 2025, Fyre 2's head of sales said, "We've already sold over $1,500,000 of tickets."

Who's on the lineup for Fyre Festival 2?

There isn't one yet. So, again: TBD!

"We're going to have artists across electronic, hip hop, pop, and rock," McFarland told the "Today" show. "However, it's not just music. We might have a professional skateboarder do a demonstration. We might have an MMA champion teach you techniques in the morning."

McFarland skirted around follow-up questions regarding the lineup before saying that the festival still hasn't secured any artists yet but he's hopeful.

His Instagram post said that there would be "international and emerging talent, taking guests on boundary-pushing excursions by day and uniting for intimate beach-side performances by night."

As for other events, McFarland said in his previous announcement video that he was working with "one of the biggest and best TV companies in the world" to produce yet another documentary titled "After the Fyre." He also said he was working with "one of the biggest production companies" on a deal to produce "Fyre Festival: The Broadway Musical," which is admittedly much more intriguing than the prospect of another Fyre Festival itself.

McFarland said there will also be pop-ups and events "around the world" in the lead-up to the festival — at least four, per the festival site.

Only time will tell if everything manifests — and McFarland knows his reputation for follow-through isn't the best.

"I think it's always a risk," he told the "Today" show. "You're taking a risk because I made a lot of bad decisions and messed up the first festival. Until it's experienced, there is a risk component to it."

Palmer Haasch contributed to an earlier version of this story.

• Alec and Hilaria Baldwin have been married since 2012 and share seven kids.
• The couple's eldest child was born in 2013, and their youngest was born in 2022.
• The family of nine will star in the new TLC reality TV series "The Baldwins."

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are pulling the curtain back on their bustling family life.

The "30 Rock" star, the yoga instructor, and their seven kids are taking the spotlight in the new TLC reality TV series "The Baldwins."

"We're inviting you into our home to experience the ups and downs, the good, the bad, the wild, and the crazy," Alec said in an Instagram video announcing the show in June.

The reality series promises to give an intimate look at the life of a couple who's been the subject of public interest and some controversies over the years.

The trailer for "The Baldwins" revealed that the show will address the difficulties of parenting in the aftermath of the 2021 accidental shooting that occurred on the set of Alec's movie "Rust," which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The movie's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and Baldwin was acquitted of the same charge after pleading not guilty.

"Honestly, from the bottom of my soul, I don't know where I'd be if I didn't have you and these kids," Alec tells Hilaria at one point in the trailer.

Here's everything you need to know about the couple's kids before the series premiere of "The Baldwins."

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin's first child together, Carmen, was born on August 23, 2013

Alec and Hilaria met at a restaurant in New York City in 2011 and married in 2012. The following year, Hilaria gave birth to their first child together, Carmen Gabriela.

It wasn't the first child for Alec, who was previously married to the actor Kim Basinger. The pair share a daughter named Ireland Baldwin, who was born in 1995.

They welcomed four sons between 2015 and 2020: Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, and Eduardo

Alec and Hilaria's first son, Rafael Thomas, was born on June 17, 2015. Hilaria shared the news with fans on Instagram at the time.

"We are happy to announce the birth of Rafael Thomas Baldwin 💙," Hilaria captioned a photo of her holding hands with the baby.

Leonardo Ángel Charles followed on September 12, 2016.

"We are so pleased to introduce you to our new baby, Leonardo Ángel Charles Baldwin. It was such a special day bringing him into this world 💙," Hilaria shared on Instagram that year.

Hilaria gave birth to the couple's fourth child, Romeo Alejandro David, on May 17, 2018. The wellness enthusiast shared a photo of her and Alec with the newborn on Instagram, writing: "He's here! He's perfect! 8lbs 2oz 💛 #wegotthis2018."

Alec and Hilaria's fifth child, a son named Eduardo "Edu" Pao Lucas, was born on September 8, 2020. "We had a baby last night. He is perfect and we couldn't be happier 🌟," Hilaria wrote in part on Instagram.

Alec also shared the same photo of him and Hilaria with their newborn baby on his Instagram account. "I love you, @hilariabaldwin," he wrote in part. "My karma is your karma. Your karma is mine."

Their sixth child, daughter María Lucía, was born via a surrogate on February 25, 2021

Alec and Hilaria welcomed María Lucía Victoria, nicknamed Marilu, several months after the birth of Edu.

A few days after her birth, Hilaria shared a photo of the newborn on Instagram with the caption: "We are so in love with our daughter, Lucia. Just like your brothers and sisters, you are a dream come true."

Hilaria, who previously opened up about miscarrying at four months pregnant in 2019, refers to Edu and Marilu as her "two rainbow babies."

"We are living each day, bonding, and grateful for all of the very special angels who helped bring Lucía into the world," Hilaria wrote in part in another Instagram post after Marilu's birth. "María Lucía Victoria and Eduardo Pau Lucas: our babies who bring light into our lives—almost like twins, we love you so much."

Their youngest child, daughter Ilaria, was born six months later

Ilaria Catalina Irena was born on September 22, 2022.

Hilaria referred to the newborn as their "tiny dream come true," in an Instagram post.

"How grateful we feel to welcome our newest little daughter into this world," the couple told People magazine that year in a statement. "Just as magical and filled with love as every other little person we have been blessed with."

"The Baldwins" will feature all seven children and give a more personal look at Alec and Hilaria's parenting styles.

Alec said he and his wife decided to participate in a reality show "in place of doing a movie or a play."

"Now I think to myself, 'Am I going to be away from my kids five nights out of the week until 11 o'clock at night?'" Alec told People magazine earlier this month of the decision to star in a reality TV show with his clan. "For me, work-related things really aren't that critical anymore. I thought, 'I get to spend time with my family.'"

"The Baldwins" premieres on TLC on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET.

• HBO renewed Sam Levinson's "Euphoria" for a third season in February 2022.
• The show is still eyeing a return in 2026 and began filming in February 2025.
• Barbie Ferreira and Storm Reid will not reprise their roles as Kat and Gia, respectively.

HBO's popular drama series "Euphoria" will be back for another installment — but the characters will no longer be in high school.

The show, which is created, written, and directed by Sam Levinson, centers on a 17-year-old drug addict named Rue Bennett (played by two-time Emmy winner Zendaya).

In early February 2022, amid a bonkers and wildly memed second season, HBO announced that "Euphoria" was renewed for a third season.

Here's everything we know so far about season three. 

The season 3 cast will consist of core characters, with a few shake-ups

On February 14, 2025, HBO announced that Zendaya, Hunter Schafer (Jules Vaughn), Jacob Elordi (Nate Jacobs), Eric Dane (Cal Jacobs), Sydney Sweeney (Cassie Howard), Alexa Demie (Maddy Perez), and Maude Apatow (Lexi Howard) will reprise their roles.

Colman Domingo, who won an Emmy for his performance as Rue's NA sponsor Ali, will return as a guest star. Martha Kelly, who played a drug lord named Laurie, and Chloe Cherry, who appeared as Faye, have been upped to series regulars.

Season three will feature two new series regulars, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Toby Wallace, and a slew of guest stars: Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch, Kadeem Hardison, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Priscilla Delgado, James Landry Hébert, and Anna Van Patten.

The same day, Variety reported that Dominic Fike will reprise his role as Elliot. The musician joined the show during season two, with his character driving a wedge between Rue and Jules. He also enabled Rue's addictions.

HBO reps didn't immediately respond to a request for comment regarding Fike's reported involvement.

Don't expect to see everyone back, though.

Barbie Ferreira (Kat Hernandez) was the first to exit the show in August 2022, months after she reacted to rumors and reports of on-set tension with showrunner Sam Levinson during an interview with Business Insider.

"I've seen so many different things and a lot of it is untrue and some of it's kind of like mundane little things," she told BI in March 2022.

During an appearance on the podcast "Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard" in April, Ferreira said that her exit was a "mutual decision" because her character's arc ran its course.

Storm Reid, who starred as Rue's younger sister Gia, recently told TMZ that she wouldn't return due to scheduling conflicts. It's unclear if Nika King will reprise her role as Leslie, Rue and Gia's mom.

Eric Dane said that his character, Cal Jacobs, will get redemption 

In a 2022 interview with Variety, Dane said that Cal's story would continue in season three.

Cal was last seen getting arrested after his son Nate called the police on him. 

"There's gonna be redemption," Dane said. "I mean, that's the trajectory he's on. I can't imagine Cal's life from solitary confinement. It's tough to work Cal into the storyline when he's behind bars."

However, Dane's promise of redemption for his character should be taken with a grain of salt since his comments were made long before the plan for season three was solidified.

There will be a time jump, showing the characters out of high school

Heidi Bivens, a stylist and the costume designer for "Euphoria," spoke about her work on the series in an April 2023 interview with Vogue and said there was "talk of it being about five years in the future, and that they're not in high school anymore."

A time jump would also make sense considering that Zendaya, a producer on "Euphoria," previously told The Hollywood Reporter that she hoped the next season would show Rue's life beyond high school. Plus, most of the stars are in their 20s, unlike their teenage characters.  

"I want to see what Rue looks like in her sobriety journey, how chaotic that might look," Zendaya said. "But also with all the characters, in the sense where they're trying to figure out what to do with their lives when high school is over and what kind of people they want to be."

Elordi also expressed skepticism that season three would pick up exactly where fans last left the high school-aged characters. 

"I'm assuming that we'll have to go forward, otherwise it's going to seem like a weird bit," Elordi said during an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in January. 

"I'm going to have a bad back walking down the hallway, you know?" he joked. 

In March 2024, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported that season three would include a time jump. HBO and Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys confirmed this during an interview with Variety in June. 

"One of the issues I think that Sam is thinking about is that he doesn't want to have it in high school anymore," Bloys said. "That's where it was set and what made sense then. So when you take it out of that, there's a lot of back and forth about where to set it and how far in the future to set it and all that stuff. But I think he's got a take that he's excited about, and he's busy writing."

Levinson previously said he envisioned season 3 as 'film noir,' but this could have changed

In Zendaya's Elle cover story in August 2023, Levinson said that season three will "explore what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world."

It's important to note, however, that Levinson productions famously change direction on a dime, even during filming. In a press junket interview for season two, Elordi told Business Insider that the scripts for those episodes were "changing pretty regularly for the longest time." 

The direction for season three is still up in the air.

Variety reported in March 2024 that HBO wasn't pleased with Levinson's revised scripts that he submitted in late 2023 and early 2024. Those new scripts reportedly had Rue working as a private detective, an idea that HBO shut down.

Variety said that Zendaya pitched her character as a sober twentysomething surrogate mom. Insiders told Variety that her idea was also turned down because it didn't feel aligned with the show's tone. The publication added that even though Zendaya is an executive producer, "she doesn't have veto power over the scripts."

Per a report published by THR in July 2024, Zendaya was opposed to Levinson's private detective pitch. Sources told the publication that Zendaya and Levinson's once-close working relationship has become strained and tense amid the show's delays.

'Euphoria' won't return until 2026, and it'll probably be the final season 

The show's production was delayed by the 2023 Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes.

In a January 2024 interview with TheWrap, Bloys said that Levinson was "in the thick" of writing season three. 

Two months later, Deadline reported that season three was delayed again — this time due to Levinson's scripts not being completed. Deadline said that filming was supposed to start "within the next couple of months." With the indefinite delay, the stars were allowed to take on other jobs. 

In July, HBO confirmed that production on season three would begin in January 2025. 

During a 2025 slate preview event in November, Bloys said that season three will be comprised of eight episodes.

At a tech and media conference in December 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery global streaming chief JB Perrette said "Euphoria" was eyeing a 2026 return.

Filming for season three finally began in February 2025, and HBO shared a first-look image of Zendaya as Rue. Shortly after, Orsi told Deadline that nothing's confirmed yet regarding the show's future beyond season three, "but it's been discussed that this is the end."

"I think you will be very satisfied with this season, and how we bring each of the characters' whole narrative," Orsi said.

• Season four of "Bridgerton" is in the works, and will likely arrive in 2026.
• The next season will focus on Benedict Bridgerton's love story with Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha). 
• Returning cast members include Luke Newton, Nicola Coughlan Jonathan Bailey, and Simone Ashley.

"Bridgerton" fans have been patiently waiting, and Benedict Bridgerton's season is coming.

Season three of the Netflix series, centered on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington's (Nicola Coughlan) relationship, concluded with the release of part two in June.

In giving Polin a happy ending, "Bridgerton" also teased that Benedict (Luke Thompson), the second-eldest sibling, would get the main character treatment next season. His status as the lead has officially been confirmed, and new details about Benedict's season were just revealed at the "Bridgerton" virtual fan event called "Season of Love" on Friday.

Here's everything we know about season four of "Bridgerton" so far.

Benedict's love story will be the focus of season 4

An official announcement about Benedict being the season four lead was made in July. In a video posted by Netflix, Thompson is handed a suit for the masquerade ball. But eagle-eyed fans weren't surprised, because this was all teased in the season three finale that aired in June.

As Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) prepared to head off to Scotland with Francesca Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd), John Stirling (Victor Alli), and Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza) in the episode, she assured Benedict that she'd only be gone until next year.

"Do you think Mama would ever let me miss her Masquerade Ball?" she said.

Benedict, still not ready to settle down, replied: "I will be there, hiding out behind a mask, avoiding eligible ladies like the plague."

That not-so-subtle moment was a nod to Benedict's novel "An Offer From a Gentleman," which is part of Julia Quinn's "Bridgerton" book series.

In the third, "Cinderella"-inspired book, Benedict meets a woman named Sophie Beckett at a masquerade ball. Unbeknownst to him, Sophie is a servant to a rude stepmother named Araminta Gunningworth. By the end of the novel, they express their love for each other and get married.

Netflix's official logline for next season reads: "The fourth season of 'Bridgerton' turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict (Luke Thompson). Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down — until he meets a captivating Lady in Silver at his mother's masquerade ball."

'Dune: Prophecy' actor Yerin Ha will play Sophie Baek, Benedict's love interest

Ha was most recently seen on the Paramount+ TV series adaption of the "Halo" video game franchise and HBO's "Dune" spin-off series "Dune: Prophecy."

Netflix's editorial site Tudum reported that "Bridgerton" showrunner Jess Brownell changed Sophie Beckett's surname to a Korean name to fit Ha, a Korean actor from Australia.

"A name is the first bit of identity that you share with the world, and that's why changing a name can be so powerful," Ha told Tudum. "To make Sophie's name fit someone who looks like me is really empowering. All credit to Jess Brownell, our showrunner."

Sophie and Benedict are also confirmed to meet at a masquerade ball, just like in the book series.

Despite the character being based on Cinderella, Brownell assured fans that Sophie "is no damsel in distress."

"She is someone who has chess moves and is always thinking two, three steps ahead," Brownell said at the virtual fan event in January 2025. "So she's absolutely gonna throw Benedict for a loop."

'Harry Potter' actor Katie Leung is among the new cast members

Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang in the "Harry Potter" film series, will portray Lady Araminta Gao.

Her character description reads: "Twice-married and twice-widowed, Araminta has two daughters debuting on the marriage mart this season and she's feeling the pressure to get at least one of her girls married off. Fabulous, discerning, and blunt, Araminta does not respond well when anything — or anyone — threatens her standing in society."

Michelle Mao will play Rosamund Li, Araminta's eldest daughter who's "beautiful, vain, and eager to please her mother." According to her official description, Rosamund will be vying for Benedict's heart when she hits the marriage mart.

Isabella Wei will play Posy Li, Araminta's youngest daughter who's described as kind and chatty.

Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan are back as Colin and Penelope Bridgerton in season 4

At the "Season of Love" event in February, Brownell said that the new installment will show Colin as a "wife guy" and the couple raising their baby, whose name has yet to be revealed.

Brownell previously told TheWrap that she'd like the pair to continue on the show beyond season four because she thinks there are more stories to be told. Newton similarly told Teen Vogue that he's committed to staying on the show indefinitely.

Brownell elaborated on Polin's place in season four in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying that the couple will shift to being part of the larger ensemble.

"I do think that there is a bit more to tell story-wise with Whistledown," she said. "Whistledown has been the narrative glue of every season. Now that Penelope's out publicly as Whistledown, I want to see more of what that's like. So, we will continue with them next season for sure."

In addition to the confirmed returns of Coughlan and Newton, Julie Andrews will also be back as the voice of Lady Whistledown.

Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley will also appear as Anthony and Kate Bridgerton

Kanthony fans have been wondering how long Kate (Simone Ashley) and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) will stay on the show after leading season two.

Previous season leads have largely stepped away after their story arcs concluded, but Anthony and Kate are the new heads of the Bridgerton household, which means they have to stick around.

In season three, Anthony and Kate show up in four episodes, often disappearing on trips around the world. The show writers likely did this to explain the characters' disappearance so Ashley and Bailey could film other projects (Bailey, in particular, was pulling triple duty, also working on "Wicked" and "Fellow Travelers").

In season three, episode seven, Anthony and Kate leave for a trip to India so Kate can visit her home and give birth to their first child. Though this looks like a convenient way to write the couple off the show entirely, that's not the case.

Brownell told Entertainment Weekly in June that Anthony and Kate heading to India allows the two actors to work on other projects "while still leaving the door open for them to return when and if they're able."

"So the India send-off is a plot device in certain ways that allows us to leave the door open," she said.

And the "Bridgerton" virtual event in February officially confirmed that Bailey and Ashley are indeed returning, including both in the official cast list for season four of "Bridgerton."

Fans will see "more of their marital bliss and seeing their baby as well," Brownell said.

Season 4 will expand the storylines of other 'Bridgerton' characters

At the virtual event, Brownell teased where fans will see the "Bridgerton" characters at the start of season four.

The showrunner alluded to Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) continuing her flirtations with Lord Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis) and moving beyond the giggling that defined their season three interactions.

Violet will also be busy trying to prepare her unmarried kids for the future. While Francesa got married last season, her siblings Eloise and Hyacinth (Florence Hunt) haven't reached that milestone yet.

"Violet is once again trying to put Eloise on the marriage mart and she's absolutely dreading it," Brownell said.

On the flip side, Hyacinth "is desperate to pre-debut early. And the two of them get paired together this season for comedic results."

Meanwhile, Gregory (Will Tilston), the youngest son, is "going to get sent off to Eton for a little while, but that gives him time to come back no longer a gangly teenager but a young man."

As for the rest of the Ton, Brownell said that fans will see more of Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel), who has a new dynamic with Penelope now that she knows who Lady Whistledown is. Additionally, season four will expand on Queen Charlotte and Lady Agatha Danbury's (Adjoa Andoh) relationship.

Lady Danbury, who often vacillates between meddling and advising other characters, will help Will (Martins Imhangbe) and Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi) navigate a new challenge as they settle into being members of society.

This isn't the last we've seen of Cressida Cowper

Season three of "Bridgerton" gives more insight into Cressida's (Jessica Madsen) difficult home life and the lengths she'll go to in order to get out of her situation.

During the season, she attempts to take credit for Lady Whistledown so she can receive the reward money and avoid marrying an older man, but the plan backfires. Then, when she learns that Penelope is Lady Whistledown, she attempts to blackmail her with the intention of using the money to escape town and avoid being sent off to live with her aunt in Wales.

But Cressida is outsmarted and is last seen being sent away in a carriage to live with her relative after tarnishing the Cowper family's reputation.

In separate June 2024 interviews with The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, and The Los Angeles Times, Brownell said that Cressida's story isn't over yet.

"It felt a little early in this season for her to get a happily ever after just because we've watched two seasons of her being a real bully to Penelope. She has a little bit more growth to do, but I do want to give her a happy ending eventually," she told EW.

"We want to see more from Jessica Madsen," Brownell told THR. "So we wanted to leave her story a little bit more open-ended so that we can craft an ending for her in future seasons."

Showrunner Jess Brownell said the season 4 theme is 'forbidden love'

At the virtual event, Brownell said that every season follows a romantic trope, and season four is all about "forbidden love."

"That class clash gives us a very serious obstacle and the stakes could not be higher this year, so it's really a juicy one," she said.

"The theme of the season is really about true love being somewhere in between fantasy and reality," Brownell added.

The new season will delve into Benedict's status as a member of high society and Sophie's role as a maid. And after spending three seasons focusing on the happenings of the wealthy characters, season four will broaden the world to follow the working-class characters below them.

"Because you are now so familiar with the upstairs, I think viewers know just how difficult a pairing between a gentleman and a maid will be," Brownell said.

Ha said that Sophie's job as a maid at Penwood House, where she works for Lady Araminta, is high stakes.

"Living under that Penwood House is a mode of survival for her because if she doesn't, then she has nowhere else to go," Ha said. "I think it also highlights just how hard it was being a maid in that era. You mess up and your life can turn upside down in a second, and I think we're trying really hard to portray those dynamics."

Brownell said that the all-important masquerade ball where Benedict and Sophie meet will be "a very large chunk of the first episode." She also said that the aesthetic of the ball was inspired by William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and the vibe is "dark and mysterious and fairytale-like."

Aside from the masquerade ball, season four will pull additional elements from the book, like My Cottage — which is Benedict's countryside home — and a nearby lake that fans of the novel will be familiar with.

"I do think that this season is the most faithful to the book," Brownell said. "It really lends itself to adaptation plot-wise. It's very similar."

Still, some aspects were changed for the Netflix adaptation, like character motivations.

"Benedict is quite different from the book just in that Luke Thompson brings this wonderful sensitivity and self-awareness to the character," Brownell said. "So in Benedict's story of trying to woo Sophie, I think the character is a bit more delicate and thoughtful, perhaps, about the way he goes about it."

The 'Bridgerton' season 4 premiere probably won't be until 2026

In June, Brownell told The Hollywood Reporter that fans will have to wait two years for the next season.

"We are working to try and put the seasons out more quickly, but they do take eight months to film and then they have to be edited, and then they have to be dubbed into every language," Brownell said. "And the writing takes a very long time as well, so we're kind of on a two-year pace, we're trying to speed up but somewhere in that range."

Production on season four began in September and Brownell told the Los Angeles Times and said that they chose to film during the fall partly for storytelling purposes but also out of practicality.

"It's still going to be just as lush and colorful, but just more in those warm fall colors instead of the pastels," she said. "There will still be some pastels, so it won't look like a totally different show."

Netflix confirmed that there will be eight episodes, just like the past installments. As of mid-February, they're still in production on season four. This means that the new season is likely to premiere at some point in 2026, but there's no confirmed release date yet.

• Millie Bobby Brown said that being a child actor affected her social skills.
• Brown became famous through "Stranger Things" and said she has few friends "because of who I am."
• Because she didn't go to school like people her age, she said she lacks social skills.

Millie Bobby Brown was 11 years old when she first filmed her breakout role as Eleven on "Stranger Things." But stealing scenes on a smash-hit Netflix series as an adolescent has its downsides, some of which still affect the 20-year-old today.

"I don't have many friends, because of who I am," Brown told Vanity Fair in a cover story released on Wednesday. "I didn't go to school, so I don't have the best social skills when it comes to people my own age and friendships. I struggle with that quite a bit. I missed out on a few things. But I'm working through them."

"Stranger Things," which debuted in 2016 and will release its fifth and final season this year, has become one of Netflix's most popular shows of all time. Brown has previously spoken about the challenges of becoming famous in adolescence and being sexualized in the media, revealing that she started having severe panic attacks around age 15.

"I don't allow many people into my life, and when I do, I think it should be super moderated," she told Vanity Fair. "I started this really young, and I felt that the press specifically was very, very harsh on me. And so I just like to make sure that I'm advocating for myself."

Brown's Vanity Fair profile notes that instead of going to school like kids her age, Brown had private schooling on the show's set and passed the time between filming with her fellow cast mates. The coronavirus pandemic compounded her lack of social interactions outside the show.

Brown now lives on a farm with her husband, Jake Bongiovi, and calls it her happy place.

"My animals are loud, and it's messy and my dogs are crazy. And there is, you know, laughter and a lot of passion and excitement, and it is a very vibrant place," she said. "There is so much chaos, and that is where I thrive."

• Season three of HBO's "The White Lotus" premieres on Sunday night and features a new cast.
• The new season includes stars like Patrick Schwarzenegger, Parker Posey, and Jason Isaacs.
• Lalisa Manobal, a member of the K-pop group Blackpink, makes her acting debut on the show.

HBO's hit anthology series "The White Lotus" is back for season three with a fresh group of guests checking in.

The latest season of the show, which was created, written, and directed by Mike White, follows vacationers at the titular resort chain's Thailand location over the course of a week. With the exception of Natasha Rothwell reprising her season one role as Belinda, the rest of the core cast consists of actors who are new to the "White Lotus" world.

Ahead of the season three premiere on Sunday, here's a rundown of who's in the cast and what you might recognize them from.

Natasha Rothwell returns as spa manager Belinda Lindsey.

In the first season, set in Hawaii, Belinda aspired to run her own wellness center someday. One of the rich White Lotus guests, Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge), led Belinda to believe that she'd fund her dream. But Tanya ultimately backed out of the agreement. Tanya then died after falling overboard from a yacht in the season two finale of "The White Lotus."

Rothwell, who earned an Emmy nomination for her performance in season one, is known for playing Kelli Prenny in the show "Insecure," which was created by and starred Issa Rae. Rothwell also served as a supervising producer.

In recent years, Rothwell has appeared in movies like "Wonder Woman 1984," "Wonka," and "Sonic the Hedgehog." Her most recent show, "How to Die Alone," was canceled after season one but is being shopped around for another home.

"Mission: Impossible" star Michelle Monaghan portrays a vacationer named Jaclyn.

Monaghan was first introduced as Julia Meade, a nurse and fiancé of Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt in the third "Mission: Impossible" movie. Although Julia and Ethan broke up sometime after getting married, Monaghan reprised her role in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" and "Mission: Impossible — Fallout."

Monaghan starred in season one of HBO's "True Detective," the Hulu drama series "The Path," and the horror movie "MaXXXine." She's also appeared in romantic movies like "Made of Honor," "Playing It Cool," and "The Best of Me."

Leslie Bibb, who recently appeared in Clint Eastwood's film "Juror No. 2," plays Jaclyn's longtime friend Kate.

Bibb has been acting professionally since the '90s.

She played a journalist named Christine Everhart in "Iron Man" and "Iron Man 2" and played a superhero in the 2021 Netflix series adaptation of the comic book series "Jupiter's Legacy."

Bibb also starred alongside Kristen Wiig and Ricky Martin in the Apple TV+ dramedy "Palm Royale."

In the legal drama "Juror No. 2," she played jury foreperson Denice Aldworth.

"The Gilded Age" star Carrie Coon plays Laurie, who's on a girls trip with Jaclyn and Kate.  

Coon is a two-time Emmy nominee thanks to her roles on the FX anthology series "Fargo" and the HBO period drama "The Gilded Age." She also earned a Tony nomination for her performance in the Broadway revival of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

The actor also starred as Nora Durst in the TV series "The Leftovers" and was unrecognizable as Proxima Midnight, the adoptive daughter of the villain Thanos (Josh Brolin), in "Avengers: Infinity War."

Coon recently starred alongside fellow Marvel actor Elizabeth Olsen and "Poker Face" actor Natasha Lyonne in the family drama "His Three Daughters."

"Fallout" actor Walton Goggins portrays Rick, a rough-around-the-edges vacationer at the resort.

Walton Goggins has built up a robust career as a character actor. He then landed a starring role on the FX drama series "The Shield," which ran for seven seasons between 2002 and 2008. That led to being part of another successful FX show, "Justified."

Goggins is also known for starring in the HBO shows "Vice Principals" and "The Righteous Gemstones" and for his appearances in two Quentin Tarantino films: "Django Unchained" and "The Hateful Eight."

He's also played bad guys in the "Maze Runner" franchise and "Ant-Man and the Wasp."

Goggins currently portrays a bounty hunter named the Ghoul in Prime Video's TV show "Fallout," based on a popular video game series of the same name. He earned an Emmy nomination for his performance and will reprise the role for season two.

"Sex Education" star Aimee Lou Wood plays the free-spirited Chelsea, Rick's much younger girlfriend.  

Prior to her film and TV roles, Wood starred in theater productions.

The Netflix series "Sex Education," which ran for four seasons between 2019 and 2023, marked Wood's screen debut. She played a high school student named Aimee Gibbs.

Jason Isaacs, known for portraying Lucius Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" movies, stars as Timothy Ratliff, a businessman.

Isaacs has more than 150 credits to his name, ranging from movie and TV roles to voice work for video games like "Baldur's Gate III" and "Marvel's Midnight Suns." He's also recognized for playing the villain of the 2000 movie "The Patriot."

In recent years, Isaacs guest starred in "Sex Education" and "The Great" and played Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the Netflix sci-fi series "The OA."

Parker Posey plays Timothy's wife, Victoria Ratliff.

Posey rose to fame in the '90s through roles in independent films like "Dazed and Confused" and "Party Girl." She also portrayed Patricia Eden, a publisher and girlfriend to Tom Hanks' Joe Fox, in the classic rom-com "You've Got Mail."

Since then, Posey has portrayed a record label CEO in "Josie and the Pussycats" and has appeared in movies like "Scream 3," "Blade: Trinity," "Superman Returns," and "Beau Is Afraid."

She recently starred alongside "Gladiator II" actor and "White Lotus" season one alum Fred Hechinger in the 2024 movie "Thelma" and guest-starred on season one of Prime Video's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" TV series.

"Gen V" star Patrick Schwarzenegger portrays the couple's eldest child Saxon Ratliff, who works for his dad's company.

Schwarzenegger, the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, has gained more recognition as an actor in recent years through roles on the HBO miniseries "The Staircase" and the Prime Video show "Gen V," which is a college-set spin-off of the streamer's hit superhero satire series "The Boys." He also portrayed NFL star Tim Tebow in "American Sports Story."

After appearing in the "Cruel Intentions" TV show, Sarah Catherine Hook joined "The White Lotus" as Piper Ratliff, the middle child.

Piper is a college senior who's a religion studies major.

Hook recently starred as Caroline Merteuil in the "Cruel Intentions" show, which was released on Prime Video in November.

Prior to that, she had roles in "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It," season three of "American Crime Story," and the Netflix supernatural series "First Kill."

Fresh off his role in the Netflix series "The Perfect Couple," Sam Nivola is playing Lochlan Ratliff in "The White Lotus."

He's the youngest Ratliff child and a senior in high school.

Nivola, who's the son of actors Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola, is a rising star with a few acting credits.

He previously starred in Noah Baumbach's 2022 film "White Noise" and portrayed Bradley Cooper's on-screen son Alexander in the biopic "Maestro," based on the life of famed composer Leonard Bernstein.

Most recently, Nivola played Will Winbury in the Netflix ensemble series "The Perfect Couple," which also starred Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber.

Thai actor Lek Patravadi stars as Sritala, one of the owners of The White Lotus in Thailand.

She developed the Thai resort's wellness program.

Patravadi is known for her contributions to theater, both as a playwright and a teacher of the arts at the Patravadi Theatre, which she founded.

She previously starred in the Thai drama series "In Family We Trust."

Blackpink's Lalisa Manobal makes her acting debut as Mook, a health mentor at the resort.

"The White Lotus" marks Manobal's first acting role, but she's no newcomer to Hollywood.

Manobal is best known as a member of the K-pop group Blackpink, where she goes by the stage name Lisa. Her debut solo studio album, "Alter Ego," will be released on February 28.

Tayme Thapthimthong portrays Gaitok, a security guard at The White Lotus.

Thapthimthong is a London-born actor of Thai descent.

Prior to acting, he had a background serving as an infantryman in the Royal Thai Army and in private security.

He landed his first acting role in the 2014 action movie "Skin Trade" and most recently appeared in an episode of the Netflix limited series "Thai Cave Rescue."

• "Captain America: Brave New World" includes a cameo from Sebastian Stan, who reprises his role as Bucky.
• Bucky gives Sam Wilson a pep talk and assures him that he's worthy of being Captain America.
• The scene also teases Stan's return as Bucky in "Thunderbolts*."

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Captain America: Brave New World."

"Captain America: Brave New World" is filled with heroic moments from Anthony Mackie's titular superhero, Harrison Ford transforming into the comic book character Red Hulk, and a surprise cameo from a fan-favorite Marvel character.

The fourth "Captain America" movie follows Mackie's Sam Wilson after he inherited Steve Rogers' (Chris Evans) shield and the title of Captain America in "Avengers: Endgame."

In Sam's first solo outing as Captain America, the everyman character struggles with the pressure and responsibility of saving the world despite not having superpowers or special abilities. But a visit from an old friend reassures him that he was chosen as Steve's successor for a reason.

Here's everything to know about the movie's standout cameo.

Sebastian Stan returns as Bucky Barnes to give Sam Wilson a much-needed pep talk

Sebastian Stan was last seen as Bucky Barnes in the 2021 Disney+ miniseries "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," which costarred Mackie.

In "Brave New World," Sam successfully stops rogue US fighter pilots from attacking a Japanese fleet. But in the process, his sidekick Joaquin Torres/The Falcon (Danny Ramirez) gets injured mid-flight and crashes into the Indian Ocean. After being rescued, Joaquin is immediately taken to the ER.

Sam, feeling guilty for what happened, watches through a window as doctors attend to Joaquin's extreme injuries. Then, Bucky arrives in a suit and stands next to Sam.

"Hate to admit it, but I'm glad you're here," Sam says, as the two hug.

After Bucky tells Sam that Joaquin's accident isn't his fault, Sam replies, "It makes me think of Steve."

The two talk about how Steve successfully stopped two alien invasions, and Sam, by comparison, feels unqualified and unworthy of being Cap.

"What made me think I could follow that?" Sam says.

Sam adds that he should have taken the super-soldier serum like Steve and Bucky did because all of this is bigger than him and his human limitations.

"Steve made a mistake," Sam says.

"You're a human being," Bucky replies "You do your best. Steve gave them something to believe in. You give them something to aspire to."

To emphasize his point further, Bucky concludes, "He gave you that shield not because you're the strongest, but because you're you."

"Did your speechwriters help you with that?" Sam jokes.

Then, Bucky leaves for a political campaign obligation.

Once he exits, Ruth Bat-Seraph (Shira Haas), the security advisor to US President Thaddeus Ross (Ford), refers to Bucky as "future congressman James Buchanan Barnes."

Stan's cameo sets up his appearance in the next Marvel movie, 'Thunderbolts*'

Stan will return as Bucky in the film "Thunderbolts*," set for release in theaters on May 2.

Eagle-eyed fans already picked up on Bucky seemingly wearing a US Congress pin in the most recent trailer for "Thunderbolts.*" His cameo in "Brave New World" tees up this surprising pivot from an assassin to a congressman.

"Thunderbolts*" centers on Bucky and a group of misfit Marvel characters who team up to stop a mysterious new threat.

The ragtag team of unlikely world-savers consists of Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ava Starr/Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), John Walker/US Agent (Wyatt Russell), and Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko). The movie also stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the enigmatic Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and MCU newcomer Lewis Pullman as Bob/Sentry.

"Captain America: Brave New World" is now playing in theaters.

• "Captain America: Brave New World" has one post-credits scene.
• The scene features Sam Wilson/Captain America and Samuel Sterns/The Leader.
• Their conversation alludes to the next big Avengers team-up.

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Captain America: Brave New World."

If you head to the theater to watch "Captain America: Brave New World" this weekend, you may want to stick around until the very end.

The fourth "Captain America" movie stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America after Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) passed the shield to him in "Avengers: Endgame."

Sam accepted the position and got a Cap suit of his own in the 2021 Disney+ miniseries "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier." But in "Brave New World," Sam is still grappling with his role as a hero without superpowers — while also ending up in the crosshairs of an international incident.

After all the credits roll, the movie concludes with a scene that teases action to come in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Sam Wilson pays the villain, Samuel Sterns, a visit at the Raft

In the MCU, the Raft is a maximum security prison where super-powered or enhanced individuals are incarcerated. Thaddeus Ross (then played by late actor William Hurt) previously locked up Sam and some of the Avengers at the Raft after the events of "Captain America: Civil War."

But by the end of "Brave New World," the tables are turned, and Ross (now played by Harrison Ford) is imprisoned inside the Raft after he transforms into Red Hulk and causes destruction in Washington, D.C.

Samuel Sterns/the Leader (Tim Blake Nelson), the antagonist who orchestrated a string of events to destroy Ross' legacy, is also sent to the Raft for his actions.

In the end-credits scene, Sam visits Sterns at the prison and tells the brainiac character that he's not in the mood for his jokes.

"You killed a lot of good men trying to get your revenge," Sam tells him. "Trust me, we don't share the same sense of humor."

Sterns, who can predict what will happen by calculating statistical odds, then shares a warning for the hero.

"We share the same world, don't we? This world you would die to save, it's coming," Sterns says. "I've seen it in the probabilities, seen it plain as day — all you heroes protecting this world. You think you're the only ones? You think this is the only world? We'll see what happens when you have to protect this place from the others."

The scene ends with text that reads: "Captain America will return."

The next Avengers team-up is coming

Near the end of "Brave New World," Sam tells Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez), his mentee and the new Falcon, that Ross was right about one thing: the world needs the Avengers. The end-credits scene reiterates this point without offering much else.

Plus, Sterns' tease about the next superhero team-up isn't brand-new information to fans.

Since "Endgame," the MCU has been expanding the storylines for the more recent additions to the Avengers lineup and introducing new characters to rebuild the team in the absence of people like Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Steve Rogers, and Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson).

It'll culminate in the next two "Avengers" movies, which are part of the MCU's Multiverse Saga: "Avengers: Doomsday," set for release on May 1, 2026, and "Avengers: Secret Wars," scheduled for May 7, 2027. Both will be codirected by sibling duo Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed the last two "Avengers" movies.

Details about the "Doomsday" plot are unknown, but the ensemble film will star Mackie, Downey Jr. as the villainous Doctor Doom, maybe (or maybe not) Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange, and the cast of the upcoming "Fantastic Four" reboot.

Evans will reportedly appear in "Doomsday," though he denied his involvement in a recent interview with Esquire.

"Captain America: Brave New World" is now playing in theaters.

• Millie Bobby Brown criticized leaked salary contracts and said they put child actors at risk.
• She told Vanity Fair that contracts she signed as a child "should have been protected."
• Brown was reportedly paid $10 million for Netflix's 2022 film "Enola Holmes 2."

Millie Bobby Brown says she's learned from her experience as a child actor that salary contracts should be protected rather than leaked because they endanger young actors.

Brown, who rose to prominence playing Eleven on Netflix's wildly popular sci-fi series "Stranger Things," reacted to reports about her hefty paydays (including a reported $10 million deal to return for 2022's "Enola Holmes 2") in a new Vanity Fair cover story published on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old actor said that contracts she signed as a child "should have been protected so that they're not on the record," instead of being leaked.

"It just puts children in a really dangerous situation," she added.

Brown didn't elaborate on the specific dangers of contract leaks for child actors, but she told the publication, "I think everybody's a little bit too lax about the way that children are brought up in the industry."

Brown played Enola Holmes, the sleuthing younger sister of Henry Cavill's Sherlock Holmes, in the 2020 movie and its sequel and also served as a producer for both. But the young star was already Netflix's golden child long before that.

Brown was 11 years old when she first portrayed Eleven. In a cast comprised of veteran stars Winona Ryder and David Harbor and younger rising talents, Brown became the breakout of season one, which premiered in 2016.

By season three of "Stranger Things," the cast had landed significant salary bumps, with Brown reportedly earning at least $250,000 per episode, per Deadline. (Netflix declined to comment at the time.)

For the fifth and final season of "Stranger Things," coming this year, most cast members reportedly earned $6 to $9 million-plus. Brown, however, has a separate, lucrative deal in place that also includes her films for the streamer (like the "Enola Holmes" movies" and the upcoming "The Electric State"), according to Puck's Matthew Belloni.

Speaking to Vanity Fair, the actor credited Netflix and her parents for protecting her during her rise to fame.

"I grew up with a lot of eyes on my parents, but I feel that those were the people that protected me the most," she said, adding that her family taught her to "say no at a very young age" and advocate for herself.

• Warner Bros. Television is working on a scripted "Harry Potter" TV show for HBO. 
• The series was announced at a Warner Bros. Discovery press event in Los Angeles in April 2023.
• The show is eyeing a release in 2026 and will remain "faithful" to the book series.

A "Harry Potter" TV show is in the works.

At a press event in LA in April 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery first confirmed it's expanding the wizarding world with a coming TV series, originally planned for release on its streaming service, Max. But in June, Variety reported that the series would be branded as an HBO original instead.   

The untitled "Harry Potter" series will feature a fresh cast and introduce a new generation to the wizarding world franchise created by author J.K. Rowling. 

Here's everything we know so far about the show.

The series will be a 'faithful adaptation of the beloved original Harry Potter books'

"We are delighted to give audiences the opportunity to discover Hogwarts in a whole new way," said Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO & Max content in a press release shared with Business Insider. "Harry Potter is a cultural phenomenon and it is clear there is such an enduring love and thirst for the Wizarding World." The series will "dive deep into each of the iconic books that fans have continued to enjoy for all of these years."

In the same release, Rowling said: "Max's commitment to preserving the integrity of my books is important to me, and I'm looking forward to being part of this new adaptation which will allow for a degree of depth and detail only afforded by a long-form television series."

Francesca Gardiner will be the showrunner and J.K. Rowling will serve as an executive producer 

Gardiner's previous credits include "Succession," "His Dark Materials," and "Killing Eve."

Mark Mylod, most recently recognized for his work on "Succession," will direct multiple episodes of the show. 

The show's executive producers include Gardiner, Mylod, Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts. "Harry Potter" franchise producer David Heyman is also in talks to executive produce.

Users on X (formerly known as Twitter) took to the platform to criticize Max for its decision to involve Rowling, who has been accused of making transphobic comments, in the project. 

Max did not respond to a previous request for comment. 

John Lithgow is reportedly in talks to play Albus Dumbledore

On Wednesday, Deadline reported that John Lithgow was in final negotiations to star as the Hogwarts headmaster. The actor is known for roles in "Terms of Endearment," "The Old Man," "The Crown," and "Dexter." He most recently starred in the Oscars contender "Conclave."

HBO declined to comment, telling Deadline in a statement: "We appreciate that such a high-profile series will draw a lot of rumor and speculation. As we make our way through pre-production, we will only confirm details as we finalize deals."

Variety also previously reported that Paapa Essiedu was being considered for the role of Severus Snape, though no deal has been made yet.

The show is eyeing a release in 2026

Warner Bros.'s eight "Harry Potter" films comprise one of the studio's most successful franchises, grossing over $7 billion worldwide at the box office. The TV show, which is aiming to release in 2026, will stream on the service in the US and globally. 

In December, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that the show will start filming in Leavesden, where the previous "HP" movies were made, in the summer of 2025.

WB Discovery CEO David Zaslav shared details about the expected debut during an earnings call in February 2024, per The Hollywood Reporter. Zaslav said that he, Bloys, and WBD TV chief Channing Dungey met with Rowling and her team to discuss the show.

"Both sides are thrilled to be reigniting this franchise," Zaslav said. "Our conversations were great, and we couldn't be more excited about what's ahead. We can't wait to share a decade of new stories with fans around the world."

This story was originally published in April 2023 and has been updated to reflect recent developments. Kirsten Acuna contributed to a previous version of this article.

• Renée Zellweger reprises her role as Bridget Jones in "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy."
• Hugh Grant also returns as Daniel Cleaver after the character was revealed to be alive in the third film.
• Colin Firth's Mark Darcy is killed off, but the actor still shows up in a few scenes.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy."

Renée Zellweger is back as the titular heroine in "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" — this time as a widow juggling work, raising two kids, and dating.

"Mad About the Boy," the fourth and final movie in the rom-com franchise, centers on Bridget Jones as a single woman following the death of her husband, Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), four years earlier.

With the help of her friends, family, and ex-boyfriend Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), Bridget gets her groove back and works through the stages of grief.

Even though Firth's character is dead, the actor still makes a few appearances throughout the movie. Meanwhile, Grant seamlessly slips back into his womanizer character, who was revealed to be alive at the end of the third movie, "Bridget Jones's Baby."

Here's how "Mad About the Boy" incorporates Firth and Grant's characters.

Colin Firth reprises his role as Mark Darcy in the form of hallucinations

The movie opens with the revelation that Mark was killed four years ago in a deadly explosion while on a humanitarian mission in Sudan. Since then, Bridget has primarily focused on raising the couple's two kids, 9-year-old Billy (Casper Knopf) and 4-year-old Mabel (Mila Jankovic).

Firth first appears as a hallucination when Bridget imagines Mark accompanying her to a small gathering in honor of his birthday. He also shows up when Bridget tucks her kids into bed.

Firth pops up one last time near the end of the movie when Billy performs during his school's Christmas concert. After finishing his performance, Billy earns applause and a standing ovation from the audience. While clapping, Bridget looks over and hallucinates Mark standing nearby and doing the same.

By the film's conclusion, Bridget and her kids have fully grieved Mark's death, and the heroine realizes they'll all be okay.

"Mad About the Boy" closes with a New Year's Eve party set one year later. In a tribute to Mark, Billy is seen wearing the same green turtleneck sweater with a reindeer on it that his dad wore in the first "Bridget Jones" movie.

Bridget Jones and Daniel Cleaver don't end up together. Instead, they maintain a close friendship.

Bridget attended Daniel's funeral at the start of "Bridget Jones's Baby," after he was presumed dead following a plane crash. However, the film concluded with the revelation that Daniel was found alive and living with a remote tribe in the Australian outback one year after the crash.

Although the past "Bridget Jones" films showed Bridget in a love triangle with Mark and Daniel, the latest movie squashes any chance of romantic reconciliation between her and Daniel.

The pair are now friends. While Daniel is still up to his womanizing ways, he also steps in to babysit Bridget's kids when she needs help. Daniel also has a child, a 15-year-old son named Enzo, whom he's estranged from and hasn't seen since he was 2. Enzo also lives with his mom in Bologna, Italy.

Later in the movie when Daniel has a heart issue and ends up in the hospital, Bridget visits him. He tells her that his life flashed before his eyes and when he was asked to list a next of kin, the only person he could think of was Bridget.

Daniel then tells Bridget that seeing her with her kids made him contemplate what could have been if they ended up together. Bridget isn't interested in Daniel romantically anymore, but she tells him that this health scare could mark a fresh start for him.

At the end of the film, Daniel reconnects with Enzo and introduces him to Bridget at the New Year's Eve house party. Enzo is also seen flirting with a party guest, indicating that perhaps he's not too different from his dad.

"Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" is streaming on Peacock.

• "Bridget Jones's Diary" was released in theaters in 2001.
• The movie starred Renée Zellweger as a 30-something single woman navigating her love life.
• Zellweger and Hugh Grant reprise their roles in "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," streaming on Peacock.

Twenty-four years ago, Renée Zellweger brought the clumsy but charming protagonist from Helen Fielding's novel "Bridget Jones's Diary" to life on the big screen.

The 2001 film adaptation of "Bridget Jones's Diary" starred Zellweger as Bridget Jones, a single woman in her 30s living in London who's on a mission to get her life together — and find her perfect match.

The rom-com was a commercial success, earning $281 million at the global box office on a $25 million budget and leading to three sequels: "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (2004), "Bridget Jones's Baby" (2016), and, most recently, "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" (2025).

"Mad About the Boy," touted as the final chapter in the franchise, was released on Peacock on Thursday and features many returning cast members from the first movie.

Here's a look back at the cast of the original film and where they are now.

Renée Zellweger portrayed the film's protagonist, Bridget Jones.

At the start of the movie, Bridget makes a New Year's resolution to lose weight, stop drinking and smoking, and find a "sensible boyfriend."

Zellweger's performance as Bridget was praised by fans and critics, and she earned an Oscar nomination for best actress at the 2002 Academy Awards.

Zellweger is now a four-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner.

Zellweger was already a recognized actor at the time of the first "Bridget Jones" movie, having starred in films like "Jerry Maguire."

After "Bridget Jones's Diary," she went on to earn an Oscar nomination for her performance as Roxie Hart in the film adaptation of the musical "Chicago."

Then, in 2004, Zellweger won her first Academy Award for her supporting role in the war drama "Cold Mountain." That same year, she also reprised her role as Bridget Jones for the sequel "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason."

After a string of poorly received films, Zellweger took a six-year acting hiatus from 2010 to 2016.

When costar Hugh Grant asked what prompted the break during a recent interview for British Vogue, Zellweger replied, "Because I needed to. I was sick of the sound of my own voice. When I was working, I was like, 'Oh, my gosh, listen to you. Are you sad again, Renée? Oh, is this your mad voice?' It was a regurgitation of the same emotional experiences."

Zellweger told Grant that she spent those years getting healthy and doing non-Hollywood things, like studying international law, building a house, and going on a cross-country road trip with her rescue dogs.

She returned to acting in 2016 with two films: the legal drama "The Whole Truth" with Keanu Reeves and "Bridget Jones's Baby," the third movie in the rom-com franchise.

A few years later, Zellweger won her second Oscar, for her portrayal of the legendary actor Judy Garland in the biopic "Judy."

Now, she's back as Bridget Jones in the fourth movie, "Mad About the Boy." The film follows the character as a mother of two and a widow since the death of her husband, Mark Darcy, four years earlier.

Colin Firth starred as Mark Darcy, a human rights lawyer and one of Bridget's love interests.

Bridget and Mark grew up together and reconnect at a holiday party years later. They're not attracted to each other, but as the movie progresses, they develop feelings for each other and go from enemies to lovers.

Firth is an Oscar winner and two-time Emmy nominee.

Firth reprised his role as Mark for "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and "Bridget Jones's Baby." In the latter movie, Bridget gave birth to their first child, a baby boy, and the couple finally got married.

His rom-com experience extends to the 2003 ensemble holiday movie "Love Actually" and two "Mamma Mia!" films released in 2008 and 2018.

The actor has also starred in action movies like the "Kingsman" franchise and family-friendly films like "Mary Poppins Returns."

A year after landing an Oscar nomination for his performance in "A Single Man," Firth won the Academy Award for best actor for his portrayal of King George VI in "The King's Speech."

More recently, Firth starred in the film "Empire of Light" and the miniseries "The Staircase" and "Lockerbie: A Search for Truth." He earned Emmy nominations for "The Staircase" and "Conspiracy."

Hugh Grant starred as Daniel Cleaver, a womanizer and Bridget's boss at a publishing company.

Daniel, the editor-in-chief at a publishing company, starts dating Bridget, a publicity assistant, early in the film. But the pair don't last long because Daniel is non-committal and cheats on Bridget.

The first "Bridget Jones" movie positions Mark and Daniel as Bridget's main love interests. She ultimately chooses Mark because he accepts her as she is.

Grant has strayed from his rom-com roots in recent years.

In the '90s and early 2000s, Hugh Grant was widely recognized for starring in iconic rom-coms like "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill," "Love Actually," and the "Bridget Jones" movies.

But his recent filmography has been far more unpredictable.

Grant starred as a villain in the family-friendly movie "Paddington 2," had a cameo as Daniel Craig's on-screen partner in "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," acted alongside Meryl Streep in the biopic "Florence Foster Jenkins," played another antagonist in "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," and portrayed an Oompa Loompa in "Wonka."

He's also a two-time Emmy nominee for his performances in "A Very English Scandal" and "The Undoing." For his role as Mr. Reed in the 2024 horror movie "Heretic," Grant earned his seventh Golden Globe nomination.

Grant was absent from the third "Bridget Jones" movie and told Variety that he felt his character "didn't belong." However, he returned for "Mad About the Boy" after writing some scenes for Daniel that enhanced the story.

Jim Broadbent played Colin Jones, Bridget's dad.

Bridget's parents have been married for 35 years, but their relationship hits a rough patch in "Bridget Jones's Diary."

Broadbent's extensive credits include roles in "Game of Thrones," "Moulin Rouge!" and the "Harry Potter" and "Paddington" movies.

Broadbent was already an established actor when he first portrayed Bridget Jones's father. The same year that "Bridget Jones's Diary" was released, the actor starred in two major movies in his filmography: "Iris" and "Moulin Rouge!"

He landed an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role in "Iris" and a BAFTA Award for his performance as Harold Zidler in "Moulin Rouge!"

Broadbent played a professor in the 2005 film adaptation of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," Dean Charlie Stanforth in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," and Professor Horace Slughorn in the "Harry Potter" franchise.

Like Grant, Broadbent is in the "Paddington" movies. He plays Mr. Gruber, the owner of an antique shop and Paddington's best friend.

He also appeared in a couple of episodes of HBO's hit fantasy series "Game of Thrones" during season seven and played the Duke of Leicester in the Prime Video breakout series "My Lady Jane."

Gemma Jones starred as Pamela Jones, Bridget's mom.

Bored by her relationship with Mr. Jones, Pamela takes a job as the assistant to a man who has a cable show on a home shopping channel and has an affair with him. Mr. and Mrs. Jones later reconcile and renew their vows in the second film.

"Harry Potter" fans may recognize Jones for her role as Hogwarts matron Madam Poppy Pomfrey

Jones played Madam Pomfrey in three "Harry Potter" films. She also portrayed Elton John's grandmother, Ivy, in the 2019 biopic "Rocketman," which starred Taron Egerton as the musician.

In 2015, she won a BAFTA TV Award for her supporting role in the TV movie "Marvellous."

Shirley Henderson portrayed Jude, one of Bridget's closest friends.

Bridget's "urban family" consisted of three close friends, including Jude, who often gave practical advice.

Henderson has had roles in franchises like "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars."

A year after the first "Bridget Jones" movie was released, Henderson portrayed Moaning Myrtle, the ghost of a former student who haunts Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in the second "Harry Potter" film, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." She reprised the role a few years later for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."

Henderson also voiced a droidsmith named Babu Frik in the 2019 movie "Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker" and is one of many actors who have guest-starred on the popular sci-fi series "Doctor Who." Additionally, she had a small role in Sofia Coppola's 2006 movie "Marie Antoinette."

Most recently, Henderson returned as Jude for "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy."

Sally Phillips starred as Sharon, aka "Shazza," another of Bridget's pals.

She's a journalist who likes to curse a lot.

Phillips returns as Shazza in "Mad About the Boy."

Since the first "Bridget Jones" film, Phillips has appeared in various shows and films, most notably the HBO series "Veep" and the 2016 action film "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies."

The actor is also an executive producer at the UK production company Captain Dolly, which she cofounded in 2020.

In 2016, Phillips, who has a son named Olly with Down's syndrome and autism, made the documentary "A World Without Down's Syndrome?"

She returned for all the "Bridget Jones" sequels, including the latest one.

James Callis rounded out Bridget's friend group as Tom.

Tom was an '80s pop icon who retired after being a one-hit wonder. Although his music career is dead, he still gets recognized in public for the record that made him famous nine years prior.

Callis is known for his role as Dr. Gaius Baltar in the sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica."

He first portrayed the character in the 2003 miniseries "Battlestar Galactica" and reprised the role for the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica" series and the TV movie "Battlestar Galactica: Razor."

Callis has guest-starred on shows like "Arrow," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Rick and Morty," and "Star Trek: Picard."

In recent years, he has provided voice work for the Netflix animated series "Castlevania" and its spin-off show "Castlevania: Nocturne." Callis also appeared on season four of the Apple TV+ thriller show "Slow Horses," which stars Gary Oldman.

He reprises his role as Tom in "Mad About the Boy."

• "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" is the fourth and final movie in the rom-com franchise.
• Renée Zellweger's titular character struggles with grief after the death of Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).
• She ends up in a love triangle with a 29-year-old named Roxster and a teacher named Mr. Wallaker.

Warning: Spoilers for "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" ahead.

Bridget Jones's story has finally come to an end.

After 24 years, the fourth and final installment of the rom-com franchise, "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," is here.

The movie, released on Peacock Thursday, centers on Renée Zellweger's titular protagonist as she navigates life as a widow and single mother of two kids, 9-year-old Billy (Casper Knopf) and 4-year-old Mabel (Mila Jankovic).

Touted as the popular franchise's last chapter, the movie follows Bridget finding happiness again four years after her husband, Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), was killed in an explosion on a humanitarian mission in Sudan.

In revamping her life, Bridget meets two new love interests: Roxster (Leo Woodall), a 29-year-old park ranger who's studying to be a biochemist, and Mr. Wallaker (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a pragmatic science teacher at the school that Bridget's kids attend. Plus, her former flame, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), returns as her platonic friend after he's confirmed to be alive at the end of the third film, "Bridget Jones's Baby."

Here's what to know about the movie's conclusion — and which character Bridget ends up with.

Bridget and Roxster break up due to their age difference

Bridget meets Roxster at a park when he rescues her and her kids from a tree they get stuck in.

While helping them down, he catches a glimpse of Bridget's Tinder profile on her phone, which her colleague Miranda (Sarah Solemani) set up for her, and decides to make his own profile so that he can find her. After matching on the app, they begin a flirtatious texting relationship and meet for a date.

Roxster assumes Bridget is about 35 and says her age doesn't bother him because he's attracted to older women, who he thinks are wiser, more mature, and more experienced.

At the end of their date, they hook up — but their dynamic is not a one-night stand. Instead, they date over the summer. Still, their relationship goes downhill when Roxster drunkenly tells her he wishes she had a time machine.

After letting it slip that he's bothered by their age difference, Roxster ghosts and ignores all of Bridget's texts. Sometime later, Roxster shows up unannounced at her workplace and explains that he panicked, got scared, and ran away because he thought he wanted to be with someone his own age.

However, after considering his hasty decision, Roxster says that he loves Bridget and is ready for everything that comes with it.

However, Bridget isn't interested in getting back together with Roxster and ends their relationship for good, telling him she wishes he had a time machine to catch up to her.

Bridget chooses to be with Mr. Wallaker, Billy's science teacher

When Bridget and Mr. Wallaker first meet at school during morning dropoff one day, their contrasts are clear. Bridget is outspoken and uncoordinated, while Mr. Walker is a polished rule-follower.

Then, during a class field trip, Mr. Wallaker tells Bridget that he doesn't have kids and never had time to think about having a family as a teacher — but he's OK with that.

Shortly after that conversation, Billy tells Mr. Wallaker that he's struggling with Mark's death and is worried he may forget his dad. In response, Mr. Wallaker reassures Billy that Mark is everywhere and asks him to share his favorite memory of him.

At the school's Christmas concert, Billy delivers a heartfelt solo performance with Mr. Wallaker's help. Bridget, who has seen hallucinations of Mark since his death, sees another vision of her late husband clapping in the audience after Billy's performance.

After the show, Bridget tells Mr. Wallaker that she's touched by how he helped Billy with his grief and taught him to be happy despite Mark's absence. And for the first time in four years, Bridget realizes that she and her kids will be OK.

Bridget invites the teacher out to drinks, but he chickens out of going inside the bar. Bridget spots him through the window, though, and runs after him. He explains that he had something he wanted to tell her, but it wasn't the right setting. Then, he makes a bold proclamation.

Mr. Wallaker references Isaac Newton's third law of motion — for every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction — and says that Bridget is that opposite force to him. He says he's fallen in love with Bridget, and she kisses him. He then tells her that his first name is Scott, so she can quit referring to him as Mr. Wallaker.

In a scene set one year later, Bridget and Scott are happily together at a New Year's Eve party hosted at her home. At the end of the evening, they say "I love you" and kiss.

The movie concludes with a close-up of Bridget smiling while hugging him.

"Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" is streaming on Peacock.