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Miniseries have maximum entertainment value.

The 26 best miniseries ready to binge-watch this weekend

Miniseries have maximum entertainment value.

By Ilana Gordon

Ilana Gordon is an entertainment, culture, and comedy writer originally from Connecticut. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

EW's editorial guidelines

and Declan Gallagher

on May 12, 2026 9:13 a.m. ET

Olivia Cooke as Cherry Laine in 'The Girlfriend'; Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in 'Adolescence'; Jason Bateman as Vince Friedken in 'Black Rabbit'. Credit:

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For those who can’t commit to dozens of 20-plus-episode seasons, miniseries are a major solution. In 2025, audiences enjoyed premium content across a variety of genres, including Netflix's *Death by Lightning *(historical drama),* *Hulu's *Dying for Sex *(dramedy), and Amazon Prime Video's *The Girlfriend *(psychological thriller). Still to come in 2026: Apple TV will release *Cape Fear* (psychological thriller) on June 5, and a new *Pride & Prejudice* adaptation (romance) is slated to hit Netflix at some point later in 2026.

In these busy times, find a series as limited as your attention span. Read on as ** runs down the 26 best miniseries streaming options.

Adolescence (2025)

Mark Stanley as Paulie Barlow, Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller, and Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller in 'Adolescence'.

Courtesy of Netflix

One of the most talked-about pieces of television to emerge in 2025 is *Adolescence**. *A British crime drama about a 13-year-old boy named Jamie Miller who is accused of murdering his classmate, the miniseries offers four episodes, all of which were shot in one continuous take. The technical execution of the project is thrilling, and so is the show’s depiction of how modern media affects the minds and actions of teenage boys.

Young actor Owen Cooper makes a brilliant Emmy-winning debut as Jamie, and the scenes between him and his therapist (Erin Doherty) in episode 3 are some of the most affecting examples of storytelling in recent history. A series that feels especially relevant as talk of incels and loneliness epidemics becomes more mainstream, *Adolescence *gets deep about what teenage boyhood really looks like today. *—Ilana Gordon*

Where to watch *Adolescence*: Netflix

**Cast: **Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, Owen Cooper, Faye Marsay

American Crime Story (2016–present)

Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson and Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran in 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: An American Crime Story'.

Ryan Murphy more or less does away with his signature campy trappings for this riveting fact-based anthology series profiling some of the most notorious crimes in American history. Each of the three seasons so far — concerning O.J. Simpson’s trial; the murder of Gianni Versace; and the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal — are accomplished pieces of television, but the first two installments are particularly well done.

Coming from Murphy’s stable, the miniseries are nothing if not soapy. However, *American Crime Story* takes a much more serious approach to its material, allowing a murderer’s row of talent to dramatize the most notorious period in the lives of those chronicled. *—Declan Gallagher*

Where to watch *American Crime Story*: Hulu

**EW grade:** A

**Cast: **Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown, John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Courtney B. Vance

Angels in America (2003)

Meryl Streep as the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg in 'Angels in America'. HBO/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

Tony Kushner adapted his own Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part play into a six-part HBO miniseries. For the uninitiated, *Angels in America* is a fever dream collision of historical figures and events (Republican lawyer Ray Cohn’s closeted homophobia, the AIDS crisis, the execution of Ethel Rosenberg) and everyday New Yorkers of Kushner’s own design. Director Mike Nichols' televised version breaks the story into six chapters and adds a dash more humor and coherence to appeal to HBO’s audience.

The finished product is an achievement in both acting and writing. EW’s review compliments “Kushner’s language, arias of desire and fury and lamentation,” and gives special praise to Al Pacino’s work as Ray Cohn, and Meryl Streep’s performances. (She plays multiple roles — blink and you’ll miss her as the Rabbi.) *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Angels in America*: HBO Max

**Cast:** Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Patrick Wilson, Mary-Louise Parker, Emma Thompson

Angelyne (2022)

Charlie Rowe as Freddy Messina, Emmy Rossum as Angelyne, Martin Freeman as Harold Wallach, and Tonatiuh as Andre Casiano in 'Angelyne'. Isabella Vosmikova/Peacock

Emmy Rossum gave an astonishing performance in this sweet-natured but pleasantly barbed look at the life of Los Angeles’ No. 1 celebrity, Angelyne. Through a fascinating grass-roots campaign, Angelyne rose to fame simply on the merits of being famous decades before the Kardashians dreamt of such things.

Peacock’s lithe five-part series is a fictionalized version of Angelyne’s rise, but it’s emotionally truthful in its exploration of pre-internet fame (and infamy). Rossum is spectacular here, disappearing into the role in a way she’s not been afforded to do before. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Angelyne*: Peacock

**EW grade:** B+

**Cast:** Emmy Rossum, Molly Ephraim, Alex Karpovsky, Lukas Gage

Baby Reindeer (2024)

Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn in 'Baby Reindeer'.

This Netflix hit is as controversial as it is buzzy, but there’s no denying a terrific miniseries when you see it. Making splendid use of both the short-form medium and the tragi-comedy genre, Richard Gadd’s seven-episode, semi-autobiographical work follows a struggling comedian (Gadd) who can’t shake an increasingly deranged stalker (Jessica Gunning) who inserts herself into all aspects of his life.

*Baby Reindeer* is an excellent example of juggling tone and allegedly true events with dramatizations. That’s caused quite a stir, including a lawsuit, but the combination makes for one of the most daring and bingeable miniseries in recent memory. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Baby Reindeer*: Netflix

**Cast:** Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Nina Sosanya, Hugh Coles

Band of Brothers (2001)

Cast of 'Band of Brothers'. Everett Collection

HBO’s groundbreaking dramatization of WWII takes an ensemble approach to the mayhem, showing many different facets of the American men who served and their disparate experiences fighting abroad.

Created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who are well-heeled in authentic WWII productions, *Band of Brothers* positions itself as overtly emotional and realistic. This is an incredibly harrowing, at times hard-to-watch miniseries, but it’s one of the finest stories ever told about war. The heartbreaking moments feel authentic and well-earned, while the brilliant writing rarely relies on the easy way out. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Band of Brothers*: HBO Max

**Cast:** David Schwimmer, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Peter O’Meara, Matthew Settle

Beef (2023–present)

Ali Wong as Amy Lau and Steven Yeun as Danny Cho in 'Beef'.

Andrew Cooper/Netflix

The first season of Netflix’s astonishing anthology series stars Ali Wong and Steven Yeun as Amy and Danny, two strangers who get into a fender bender and proceed to disrupt each other’s lives to the nth degree. To say any more would ruin *Beef*’s terrific surprises. This is both one of the funniest and most tragic shows in recent memory, one which conveys with unmistakable clarity the low-level anxiety, and perhaps anger, that many people harbor in the modern age. The second season (starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny) premiered on April 16. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Beef*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B

**Cast:** Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, Young Mazino, David Choe, Ashley Park

Black Rabbit (2025)

Jude Law as Jake in 'Black Rabbit'.

Combine *The Bear'*s subject matter with the stress of *Uncut Gems* (2019), and you get *Black Rabbit*. Netflix’s thriller miniseries tells the story of the Friedken brothers, Jude Law's Jake and Jason Bateman's Vince, whose restaurant business is threatened by debt, accusations of sexual harassment, and other criminal activity. As their family, friends, and co-workers get pulled into the madness, Jake and Vince must confront their history and look for a way to save themselves and their restaurant, The Black Rabbit.

The series unfolds over eight fast-paced episodes — New York City culinary and scandal nerds may recognize elements of the story as being similar to those that precipitated the closing of the West Village’s beloved gastropub, The Spotted Pig. And while no one would describe this miniseries as uplifting, it does give Bateman a chance to reunite with former *Ozarks* costar Laura Linney, who directs two *Black Rabbit* episodes. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Black Rabbit: *Netflix

**Cast:** Jude Law, Jason Bateman, Cleopatra Coleman, Sope Dirisu, Amaka Okafor

Chernobyl (2019)

Jared Harris as Valery Legasov and Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk in 'Chernobyl'.

The 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was a situation unlike anything ever experienced on planet Earth. Millions of Europeans were exposed to low levels of radiation, and doctors later linked thousands of cancer cases to the nuclear contamination. Even after four decades, the city of Chernobyl and the surrounding Exclusion Zone remain restricted.

History lovers will be pleased to learn the story of what occurred that April night is available to watch as a five-part miniseries on HBO Max. Craig Mazin (*The Last of Us*) focuses *Chernobyl* on the scientists and government officials tasked with cleaning up after the disaster, and the everyday people who lost their lives and loved ones. Jessie Buckley is a particular standout in her role as Lyudmilla Ignatenko, the wife of one of the first responders. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Chernobyl*: HBO Max

**EW grade: **A–

**Cast: **Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis

Death by Lightning (2025)

Michael Shannon as James A. Garfield in 'Death by Lightning'.

Larry Horricks/Netflix

President James A. Garfield is best known for how he was born and how he died: in a log cabin, and by assassination, only 120 days into his time in office. His truncated presidency meant Garfield was largely overshadowed in the history books, but the 20th President of the United States finally gets his time to shine in Netflix’s *Death by Lightning*.

The four-episode series stars Michael Shannon as Garfield, chronicling his election, civil rights advocacy, and eventual collision with Charles J. Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), the failed lawyer with a mental health condition, who was destined to end his life. Adapted from the 2011 book *Destiny of the Republic* by Candice Millard, *Death by Lightning *is a fascinating historical footnote. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Death by Lightning*: Netflix

**Director: **Matt Ross

**Cast:** Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Bradley Whitford

Dopesick (2021)

Michael Keaton as Dr. Samuel Finnix in 'Dopesick'. Antony Platt/Hulu

Hulu’s distressing miniseries spotlights America’s opioid epidemic, from the Purdue Pharma headquarters to a small middle-American community ravaged by drug abuse. Michael Stuhlbarg stars as Richard Sackler, a modern-day villain if there ever was one, while Michael Keaton plays a well-intentioned GP who is suckered into prescribing OxyContin to a young coal miner (Kaitlyn Dever) with a back injury.

Charting the crisis from the early 1990s to the present day, *Dopesick* lays out in tragic and unambiguous detail how pharmaceutical companies have been allowed to prey upon hapless victims for decades. The series, created by writer Danny Strong, is one of the most compelling and credible modern dramas. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Dopesick*: Hulu

**EW grade:** A–

**Cast:** Michael Keaton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Kaitlyn Dever, Will Poulter, Phillipa Soo

Dr. Death (2021–2023)

Joshua Jackson as Dr. Christopher Duntsch on 'Dr. Death'. Scott McDermott/Peacock

The first season of NBC’s haunting true-crime procedural, based on the Wondery podcast of the same name, stars Joshua Jackson as real-life spinal surgeon Christopher Duntsch, who was eventually found guilty and sentenced to life in prison after maiming 31 of his patients and killing two.

*Dr. Death*’s terrifically satisfying structure pivots around Duntsch’s co-workers, Dr. Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin) and Dr. Randall Kirby (Christian Slater), slowly putting the pieces together which implicate the twisted surgeon in a series of increasingly botched procedures. The series is “part medical drama, part mystery, part *Catch Me If You Can* thriller,” EW's critic noted in a glowing review. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Dr. Death*: Peacock

**EW grade:** A–

**Cast:** Joshua Jackson, Grace Gummer, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, AnnaSophia Robb

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Dying for Sex (2025)

Jenny Slate as Nikki and Michelle Williams as Molly in 'Dying for Sex'.

One woman’s terminal cancer diagnosis prompts her to leave her husband of 15 years and prioritize pleasure in *Dying for Sex*. Based on a true story — which was first shared in a critically acclaimed podcast — this miniseries follows Molly Kochan (Michelle Williams) and her best buddy, Nikki Boyer (Jenny Slate), as Molly tries to find a partner she can have an orgasm with, and Nikki tries to support her sick friend through her sexual exploration.

A story about living and dying on one’s own terms, the series is thoughtfully created, beautifully performed, and uniquely empowering. As EW’s critic writes, “*Dying for Sex* is a heartbreaking (and at times, very horny) story about female friendship, self-actualization, and the realization that it’s never too late to heal.” *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Dying for Sex*: Hulu

**EW grade: **B+

**Cast: **Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney, Jay Duplass

Five Days at a Memorial (2022)

Vera Farmiga as Dr. Anna Pou in 'Five Days at Memorial'.

Russ Martin/Apple TV+

Among the best shows Apple TV has produced thus far, John Ridley and Carlton Cuse’s eight-episode miniseries is an adaptation of Sheri Fink’s non-fiction book, which chronicled a New Orleans hospital left devastated after Hurricane Katrina.

If “agonizing” and “deeply anxiety-inducing” are things you avoid in your entertainment, *Five Days at Memorial* is probably not for you. The title itself is almost a taunt — can you make it through another? However, despite the challenging material, the series is a compelling dissection of the U.S. government’s beyond-blundered response to the natural disaster and an inspiring ode to the first responders who attempted to fill the gaps. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Five Days at Memorial*: Apple TV

**EW grade:** B+

**Cast:** Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Molly Hager, Julie Ann Emery, Cornelius Smith Jr.

Feud: Bette vs. Joan (2017)

Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford and Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in 'Feud: Bette vs. Joan'.

The polar opposite of *American Crime Story*’s (relatively) austere presentation, this is likely the closest Ryan Murphy will ever come to producing an out-and-out WWE battle. Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange play the titular divas, respectively, in this dramatization of their infamous (though largely invented) feud.

Less baroque than its title suggests but just as campy as it needs to be,* Bette vs. Joan* relies less on extended sequences of Sarandon and Lange berating one another (though there are plenty) in favor of more nuanced stories about how hard it was, and still is, to be a woman in a man’s world. There are also fun Easter eggs for film buffs — like John Waters playing schlock-meister William Castle, and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Olivia de Havilland, doing her best *Lady in a Cage* impression. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Feud: Bette vs. Joan*: Hulu

**EW grade:** B

**Cast: **Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Jackie Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, Kathy Bates

The Girlfriend (2025)

Robin Wright as Laura Sanderson in 'The Girlfriend'.

Christopher Raphael/Amazon Content Services LLC

Yes, technically, *The Girlfriend* is a miniseries about two women fighting for a man’s attention, but not in the way that you think. This psychological thriller tells the story of Daniel (Laurie Davidson), who brings his girlfriend, Cherry (Olivia Cooke), home to meet his mother, Laura (Robin Wright), only for the two women to engage in a power struggle for the ages.

Set in London and Spain, the story unfolds across six episodes — Wright directed the first three — and cleverly heightens the tensions sometimes experienced in in-law relationships. The series skews soapy, and Cooke and Wright revel in putting each other through psychological hell. It’s all leading up to what Wright calls a “psychotic" ending, making *The Girlfriend* the perfect binge option. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *The Girlfriend*: Amazon Prime Video

**Directors:** Robin Wright, Andrea Harkin

**Cast:** Robin Wright, Olivia Cooke, Laurie Davidson, Waleed Zuaiter, Tanya Moodie

I May Destroy You (2020)

Michaela Coel as Arabella in 'I May Destroy You'. HBO

Writer-director-actor Michaela Coel’s devastating, terrifically smart miniseries follows a young writer (Coel) who attempts to remount her life after a sexual assault lingers as such a fleeting, dim memory she’s not entirely sure what happened.

Coel’s exceptional, largely autobiographical 12-part series upends the clichés about processing unspeakable trauma. *I May Destroy You* is a vicious satire of modern social mores and a deeply authentic, heartbreaking examination of a life undone just as it was taking flight. Coel has just lined up her next series with Max and the BBC, *First Day on Earth*, and we can’t wait to see what she has in store. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *I May Destroy You*: HBO Max

**EW grade:** B

**Cast:** Michaela Coel, Paapa Essiedu, Weruche Opia, Marouane Zotti

Lady in the Lake (2024)

Mikey Madison as Judith Weinstein and Natalie Portman as Maddie Schwartz in 'Lady in the Lake'.

Apple TV+/Everett Collection

Clear your weekend and find a cozy comforter. Once you begin this magnificently drawn Apple TV miniseries, based on the novel of the same name by Laura Lippman (not Raymond Chandler), you’ll be hooked until its final moments.

*Lady in the Lake *concerns Maddie Schwartz (Natalie Portman), a journalist in 1960s Baltimore who comes up against a community activist (Moses Ingram, in a role originally intended for Lupita Nyong’o) while trying to uncover the culprit responsible for murdering a young girl. As Maddie finds herself drawn deeper into the case, she’s taken further from her domineering husband (an astonishingly repellent Brett Gelman) and her young son (Noah Jupe). *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Lady in the Lake*: Apple TV

**Cast:** Natalie Portman, Moses Ingram, Noah Jupe, Brett Gelman, David Corenswet

Midnight Mass (2021)

Hamish Linklater as Father Paul in 'Midnight Mass'.

Courtesy of Netflix

Mike Flanagan’s stunning Netflix miniseries stars Zach Gilford as a former finance bro who returns to his hometown following a tragedy. His arrival coincides with that of Father Paul Hill (Hamish Linklater), a charismatic priest who is to replace the church’s ailing monsignor. As you may have guessed, Father Hill isn’t exactly who (or what) he appears to be, and his presence has shocking ramifications throughout the close-knit community.

Flanagan is a clear-eyed auteur who rarely puts a foot wrong. With this darkly hilarious, genuinely quite frightening ode to Stephen King and ‘80s supernatural horror, *Midnight Mass** *is unabashedly an homage to the author, but it’s also blessedly and entirely its own beast. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Midnight Mass*: Netflix

**EW grade: **A–

**Cast:** Zach Gilford, Hamish Linklater, Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Samantha Sloyan

Normal People (2020)

Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne and Paul Mescal as Connell in 'Normal People'. Enda Bowe/Element Pictures/Hulu

Sally Rooney writes novels “about what it feels like to be alive right now,” and the miniseries adaptation of her book *Normal People *is bursting with youthful romance and struggle. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal star as Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron, two Irish high school seniors transitioning into college life and young adulthood.

At school, Marianne is the rich outcast and Connell is the working-class jock whose single mother cleans Marianne’s family’s home. In spite of their differences, the two connect emotionally and begin a complicated relationship that continues through their time at Trinity College Dublin. The story is told over 12 episodes, and while binging is definitely an option, *Normal People* is best enjoyed slowly, so you have time to process the show’s vulnerability and nuance. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *Normal People*: Hulu

**Cast:** Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Sarah Greene

One Day (2024)

Ambika Mod as Emma and Leo Woodall as Dexter in 'One Day'.

This adaptation of David Nicholls’ 2009 novel gets the source material completely right, unlike the anemic 2011 film of the same name starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. The Netflix miniseries sees Emma (Ambika Mod) and Dexter (Leo Woodall) meet at their university graduation and proceed to fall in and out of love throughout the next two decades.

*One Day* takes the *Normal People* recipe of sex and tragedy and manages to do the most authentic, interesting version of it since. Nicholls’ novel, and both of its screen adaptations, are upfront about their emotional manipulation. It’s a testament to Woodall and Mod’s undeniable chemistry and the sharp character writing that *One Day* makes those turns not only believable but deeply affecting. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *One Day*: Netflix

**Cast:** Ambika Mod, Leo Woodall, Essie Davis, Eleanor Tomlinson, Amber Grappy

One Hundred Years of Solitude (2024–present)

Claudio Cataño as Colonel Aureliano Buendía in 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.

Considered one of the foremost literary achievements of the last century, Gabriel García Márquez’s magical realism novel, *One Hundred Years of Solitude*, has finally been adapted for television. The series tells the story of the Buendía family over multiple generations and is set in the fictitious town of Macondo, Colombia, which the family founded.

Critics and fans have commended the adaptation for its acting, cinematography, and adherence to the original source material. A TV series with the spirit of the novel, Netflix released the show's first eight episodes in December 2024, with another eight to come this August. A must-watch for literary lovers and TV nerds alike, treat yourself to *One Hundred Years of Solitude*. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *One Hundred Years of Solitude*: Netflix

**Cast: **Claudio Cataño, Diego Vásquez, Marleyda Soto, Viña Machado, Loren Sofía

The Queen's Gambit (2020)

Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon in 'The Queen's Gambit'.

Ken Woroner/Netflix

One of the cultural highlights of the pandemic, *The Queen’s Gambit* is a period drama about an orphan who becomes a chess prodigy in the 1950s and '60s. Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Beth, a young woman who becomes addicted to tranquilizers during her time in an orphanage, and whose substance abuse and mental health issues threaten to undermine her rise through the competitive chess world.

Chess is an internalized and intellectual pursuit, but Taylor-Joy throws her body, face, and soul into it, and the result is a performance that makes a board game feel as exciting as an NBA championship. The show’s success generated a renewed interest in chess, and Taylor-Joy’s performance is almost universally acclaimed. EW’s reviewer highlights the show’s “luscious production design” and notes the “darkly fascinating lead performance duel against mawkish sentiment and a messy final act. It's always fun to watch, even when it's playing emotional checkers.” *—I.G.*

Where to watch *The Queen's Gambit*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B

**Cast: **Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Isla Johnston, Christiane Seidel

Sharp Objects (2018)

Patricia Clarkson as Adora Crellin in 'Sharp Objects'. Anne Marie Fox/HBO

Amy Adams stars as Camille Preaker, a big-city journalist who returns home to her small hometown in Missouri, where a spate of child murders has unsettled locals. In addition to outing the killer, Camille must deal with her icy, high-society mother (the always incredible Patricia Clarkson) and her creepy little sister (Eliza Scanlen), not to mention her own struggles with alcoholism.

The late, great Jean-Marc Vallée directed all eight episodes of this darkly comic, consistently suspenseful adaptation of former EW staffer Gillian Flynn’s 2006 novel. It’s a delight to watch actors like Adams and Clarkson go toe-to-toe, while Vallée, ever a master at capturing the near-imperceptible shifting loyalties amongst society’s ranks, puts his sardonic eye to particularly good use here. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *Sharp Objects*: HBO Max

**EW grade: **B+

**Cast:** Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Eliza Scanlen, Chris Messina, Sydney Sweeney

The Thing About Pam (2022)

Renée Zellweger as Pam Hupp, Judy Greer as Leah Askey, and Josh Duhamel as Joel Schwartz in 'The Thing About Pam'. Frank Ockenfels 3/NBC

Renée Zellweger stars as real-life murderer Pam Hupp in this pleasantly campy six-part series. In 2011, Betsy Faria (​​Katy Mixon) was found slain in her suburban home. A bullish prosecutor (Judy Greer) comes after Betsy’s husband, Russ (Glenn Fleshler), but it’s Betsy’s best friend Pam who was the last person to see her alive.

Much like HBO Max’s *The Staircase*, *The Thing About Pam* uses a star-studded assortment of actors to sketch a lightly fictionalized dramatization of a notorious murder. This miniseries isn’t always beholden to the facts, but it’s pretty close and is certainly one of the most delightfully odd entries in the true-crime television genre. *—D.G.*

Where to watch *The Thing About Pam*: Peacock

**EW grade:** B+

**Cast:** Renée Zellweger, Judy Greer, Katy Mixon, Glenn Fleshler, Gideon Adlon

The White Lotus (2021–present)

Walton Goggins as Rick Hatchett in season 3 of 'The White Lotus'.

The best way to travel these days is through HBO’s *The White Lotus*. The anthology series is set at The White Lotus Resort and Spa, a fictional hotel chain with luxurious locations in Hawaii, Italy, and Thailand (so far — France is next). The staff at The White Lotus is on hand to provide a special experience to the resort’s wealthy, if eccentric, guests, but the hotel is fast becoming known for the strange deaths that keep occurring.

Mike White has established himself as a character study artist, a keen observer of families, friend groups, and social dynamics. The characters on his show are fascinating, flawed people, and White knows exactly where to push to apply pressure and tension. The show is especially beloved for its ensemble casts, which are full of some of the best actors you forgot about. *—I.G.*

Where to watch *The White Lotus*: HBO Max

**EW grade:** B+

**Cast: **Jon Gries,** **Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell

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Murrell did everything for ‘princess’ Sturgeon, says former SNP minister Simon JohnsonMon, June 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM UTC 0 Peter Murrell arrives at the High Court in Edinburgh last month Getty Images Everything Peter Murrell did in his political career was aimed at helping his “princess” Nicola Sturgeon, a former SNP cabinet minister has said. Kenny MacAskill said he had known Murrell, the SNP’s former chief executive, for “many years” and his raison d’être was to “try and pursue the interests of Nicola Sturgeon”.

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Everything Peter Murrell did in his political career was aimed at helping his “princess” Nicola Sturgeon, a former SNP cabinet minister has said.

Kenny MacAskill said he had known Murrell, the SNP’s former chief executive, for “many years” and his raison d’être was to “try and pursue the interests of Nicola Sturgeon”.

Although the former Scottish justice minister acknowledged that only Murrell had been convicted of embezzlement, he said this was a “symptom” of a “wider disease” in the party of “Sturgeonism”.

Mr MacAskill said this created a culture that allowed “no challenge to the leader”, including by senior figures who had been concerned about the SNP’s finances.

He said this had allowed Ms Sturgeon to “shut down debate” in the SNP on opening the party’s accounts, with the former first minister refusing to “consider what was staring her in the face”.

Nicola Sturgeon and Mr Murrell pictured in 2016 at their polling station - Wattie Cheung

His intervention came ahead of another court hearing on Tuesday, at which a “narrative” of Murrell’s theft that has been agreed between prosecution and defence lawyers will be read out.

A former Labour first minister also said there should be a joint Holyrood and Westminster inquiry into Murrell’s crimes, which spanned his wife’s tenure as both SNP deputy leader and leader.

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale called for the Commons public accounts committee and the Scottish Parliament’s public audit committee to look into the scandal together.

Murrell admitted last week to using stolen funds to buy a luxury £124,550 motorhome and two cars, including a Jaguar, and filing false business expense claims worth more than £18,000.

He also spent £139,971 on items from a variety of shops, including luxury purchases and household items from retailers including Montblanc, Fortnum & Mason and Molton Brown.

Ms Sturgeon has vehemently denied knowing that her husband was using SNP funds to purchase the embezzled items, some of which she was pictured with in public.

She said she was unaware of a £124,550 luxury motorhome parked down the side of her mother-in-law’s house for two years until early 2023.

Ms Sturgeon said that for a long time she was unaware of the motorhome parked at her mother-in-law’s property - RUSSELL CHEYNE/REUTERS

Although she said she knew about some of the other items, she said she assumed Murrell had bought them with his salary.

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But she has faced accusations of blocking members who wanted to open the SNP’s books in 2021, thereby allowing her husband to escape detection for a further two years.

Ms Sturgeon told a March 2021 meeting of the SNP’s ruling national executive committee that the party’s finances had never been stronger.

Leaked video footage showed that she warned party members not to go public with any concerns, arguing that this could hit donations.

Two months later, Douglas Chapman, an MP at the time, resigned as party treasurer, complaining that he had not been given enough information to do his job.

Mr MacAskill, who also led the now-defunct Alba Party, said the Murrell scandal was both a “tragedy” and a “travesty”.

Ms Sturgeon and Murrell present the late Queen Elizabeth with a stone bench at a garden party - Andrew Milligan/PA

He told BBC Radio Scotland: “The symptom is the embezzlement conviction by Peter Murrell but the wider disease was Sturgeonism – that was a culture that allowed for basically autocracy, for no challenge to the leader.”

Although she was not prosecuted, he said Ms Sturgeon was now standing in the dock of the “court of public opinion” after “having shut down debate, closed down any argument” about the SNP’s finances.

Ms Sturgeon denied during a TV interview on Sunday that she had closed down any investigation, but Mr MacAskill said this was “just not true”.

Referring to the leaked footage, Mr MacAskill said there was “evidence of her berating members of the SNP national executive” and he highlighted the resignation of the “very principled” Mr Chapman.

He said the treasurer had resigned “because he wasn’t being provided the information by the chief executive [Murrell] and Ms Sturgeon cannot argue that ‘never happened’.

Ms Sturgeon and Murrell attend day twelve of the 2015 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships - Getty Images

“At the end of the day, having known Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon for many years, I’m quite certain that Peter Murrell did absolutely everything for his princess,” he said.

John Swinney, the current First Minister and SNP leader, has rejected calls for a Holyrood inquiry, but the Commons Scottish affairs committee may stage its own investigation.

Lord McConnell said there should be a joint inquiry between the two parliaments to counter any perception that a Westminster investigation would be a “hatchet job” on the SNP.

He said the SNP received millions of pounds in public money when it was the third-largest party at Westminster and there was a “genuine issue to be investigated” over “where that money went and whether any of it was involved in the scandal”.

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Democrats redrew California's map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them

Democrats redrew California&x27;s map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them NICHOLAS RICCARDI Tue, June 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM UTC 2 1 / 0Election 2026 California HouseAmmar CampaNajjar, right, a Democratic candidate for California's 48th Congressional District, speaks with a family as he canvasses in a neighborhood Saturday, May 23, 2026, in San Marcos, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) California Democrats persuaded voters to let them redraw the state&x27;s congressional map so the party could potentially gain five seats in the U.S.

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1 / 0Election 2026 California HouseAmmar Campa-Najjar, right, a Democratic candidate for California's 48th Congressional District, speaks with a family as he canvasses in a neighborhood Saturday, May 23, 2026, in San Marcos, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

California Democrats persuaded voters to let them redraw the state's congressional map so the party could potentially gain five seats in the U.S. House to counter GOP redistricting in Texas. Tuesday’s primary will be the first indication of whether that will pay off.

The state’s unusual primary system, in which the top two vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of party, means Democrats have a chance of effectively missing out on a pickup in the San Diego suburbs, where Republican Rep. Darrell Issa's district was redrawn to give it a slight Democratic lean.

Issa retired, and a Republican San Diego County supervisor, Jim Desmond, stepped in to run. So did an avalanche of nine Democrats — so many that some fear the Democratic vote will be split among them, leaving Desmond and the only other GOP candidate, Jim O’Neil, as the top vote-getters. Under that scenario, Democrats would be locked out of the November general election.

“After millions of dollars and a nationwide effort to redraw these districts in response to Texas, Democrats being shut out would be a nightmare,” said Ammar Campa-Najjar, a former Obama administration official who is one of the Democrats running.

California has been the bright spot for Democrats in a redistricting war kicked off by President Donald Trump to help his party retain control of the House. After Texas redrew its map to make as many as five more seats winnable for the GOP, California voters allowed Democrats to suspend their state’s own independent redistricting commission and create a new map in retaliation.

But when Virginia Democrats tried to replicate that, they were blocked by their state Supreme Court. Meanwhile the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, letting Republicans eliminate some majority-Black congressional districts in the South.

Campa-Najjar, San Diego City Councilwoman Marni von Wilpert and investor Brandon Riker, who is financing his own campaign, are the most prominent Democrats in the race for the seat vacated by Issa. Many Democrats are optimistic their voters will coalesce around one candidate and set up a competitive election against Desmond in the fall.

The 48th district would not be the only competitive fall race for Democrats.

In the Central Valley, they redrew the seat held by Republican Rep. David Valadao to make it even more Democratic. Valadao is a survivor of several targeted Democratic campaigns and one of two remaining Republican House members who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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He's expected to make it to the general election, so the primary will determine which Democrat faces him — state Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, a moderate backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, or Randy Villegas, a political science professor at College of the Sequoias and a school board member who represents the party’s liberal wing.

The schism between establishment Democrats and a younger, insurgent progressive wing is a defining characteristic of many of this year's primaries.

In a safe Democratic district in San Francisco, Scott Wiener, a state lawmaker and former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, is considered likely to make the November race to replace retiring former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The suspense is over whether he will face Saikat Charkrabati, a wealthy former technology entrepreneur who supported Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s insurgent primary in 2018, or Supervisor Connie Chan, who was endorsed by Pelosi.

In Sacramento, city council member Mai Vang is challenging 81-year-old Rep. Doris Matsui, who succeeded her late husband after his death in 2005.

Rep. Brad Sherman, whose Southern California district stretches from the San Fernando Valley to Malibu, is being challenged by Democrat Jake Levine, a 42-year-old lawyer who argues that it is time to move on from the 15-term congressman.

And in a redrawn district that stretches from Napa Valley into conservative Northern California farming communities, 14-term Democratic Rep. Mike Thompson has drawn a younger challenger, former venture capitalist Eric Jones.

California's congressional primaries also will determine the fate of Republicans targeted in the Democratic redraw.

In Southern California, sitting Republican Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim, were drawn into the same conservative district and are battling over their pro-Trump credentials.

In the Sacramento suburbs, Rep. Kevin Kiley, who left the GOP to become an independent and a critic of partisan gerrymandering, hopes to survive in one of the two Democratic-leaning districts where his more conservative district’s voters were scattered.

Meanwhile in the San Francisco suburbs, six Democrats and two Republicans are running for the seat formerly held by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned and ended his gubernatorial bid amid sexual harassment allegations. The top two vote-getters advance to the November ballot to fill the seat starting in 2027, while a special election will be held June 18 for the remainder of Swalwell's current term.

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Only on AP: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history

Only on AP: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a &x27;dig of the century&x27; unearths 1,700 years of history THOMAS ADAMSON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFERTue, June 2, 2026 at 4:04 AM UTC 0 1 / 0France Notre Dame Underground TreasuresArchaeological workers wearing hard hats dig 4 meters (13 feet) underground during excavations outside NotreDame Cathedral in Paris, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga) (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga) PARIS (AP) — Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.

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PARIS (AP) — Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.

Four meters (13 feet) beneath them, a team of archaeologists is digging the other way — straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years ago.

In 2019, fire brought Notre Dame’s spire crashing down as the world watched. The cathedral was rebuilt and reopened in late 2024, and now Paris wants to soften the hot, bare square in front of it with trees and shade.

But in a city this old, the soil cannot be turned until what lies beneath it is excavated, in case it is damaged during works.

So a slice of Notre Dame’s forecourt has become an excavation site — an open pit ringed by barriers and crossed by a wooden walkway, a few steps from the line-up.

A modern Da Vinci Code

French media have dubbed it the “dig of the century.”

“It’s a rare opportunity for us to work on something that’s tangibly going to make a difference to the history of Paris,” Lucie Altenburg, a conservator with the Paris archaeology unit, told The .

Among the hundreds of objects already found: a 4th-century coin stamped with the face of the Emperor Constantine, and shards of medieval pottery painted on the inside with marks no expert has yet deciphered — like a modern Da Vinci Code.

“It makes Notre Dame feel alive again,” said Emily Carter, 34, a tourist from Manchester waiting in line with her two children. “You come to see the cathedral, then realize there’s another city under your feet. That’s almost more moving.”

The first traces appear 50 centimeters (20 inches) down; 4 meters (13 feet) lower, the team is still pulling up the past. Some days they fill 15 crates — from ground that has lain untouched for decades.

Ancient cities have archaeologists monitoring digs

This is the bargain in every old city: the past is not in a museum down the street — it is under the street.

Cities rise. Each age builds on the rubble of the last, and the ground climbs with it; in Rome, it has risen about 9 meters (30 feet) since the empire fell in the 5th century AD.

When Athens built its metro for the 2004 Olympics, it set off the largest excavation in Greek history and turned up tens of thousands of objects, now shown in the stations themselves. Paris is no different.

It all comes from the island in the Seine, the Ile de la Cite, where Paris began.

Centuries later, Notre Dame rose on the same ground.

At the cathedral's birth in 1163, the entire square was packed with medieval houses, split by a single street, said Camille Colonna, the archaeologist leading the dig.

Digging down, her team has reached their cellars — and therefore also the time in history they represent.

Below them lie Merovingian and Carolingian grain pits, from the sixth to the tenth centuries; below those, darker and deeper still, a dense Roman quarter from the fourth and fifth centuries.

Twenty centuries are stacked in 4 meters of earth — or about the height of two-and-a-half Napoleon Bonapartes standing on top of one another.

“Here you can see the layers — medieval Paris, Roman Paris, maybe even before that,” said Yasmine Benali, 22, an archaeology student watching from behind the barriers. “It makes the city feel less like a postcard and more like something still being discovered.”

Coins, ceramics and mysterious markings

The richest finds here come from the foulest place: the deep pits beneath the medieval houses, old latrines that doubled as rubbish dumps.

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Out of them the team keeps lifting whole jugs and cups — thrown away centuries ago, yet still intact — among the broken plates and animal bones.

It’s “rare to find complete ceramics,” said Valentine Breloux, an archaeologist with the unit.

Here the soft waste cushioned them, and centuries later they miraculously came up whole.

Then some other objects came that confounded experts. As conservators cleaned what looked like ordinary medieval pottery, they found faint reddish writing painted on the inside — the same mysterious markings on shard after shard.

What they mean has yet to be deciphered.

Of everything she has cleaned from Notre Dame, Breloux said, these are the most “astonishing.”

Coins can help date the layers

The coins came up as black discs, eaten by rust. But under an X-ray, a face returned: it was Constantine, the Roman emperor who ruled in the early 300s AD.

Such objects also "can be invaluable in giving us the date of the (underground) layer,” Altenburg said.

The Roman finds are the ones the archaeologists value most — the deepest, oldest, and least understood. In Roman times, the town was called Lutetia, and its center lay across the river, on the Left Bank.

As the Roman empire collapsed, people pulled back to the Ile de la Cite, where Notre Dame would later rise, and fortified the island with walls of stone taken from earlier buildings.

Colonna’s team found some proof: a Roman doorstep found in the dig, taken from a much bigger building, carried over, turned upside down, and laid in a road as paving.

Paris houses thousands of finds in an archaeology center

Every find leaves the pit and travels north, to the city’s archaeology center — what Colonna calls “a huge archaeological store," a treasure house of Paris.

For archaeologists, the cathedral dig is a rare treat. In France, like elsewhere, they work only where building work is about to begin — a bit like how industrial quarry workers end up unearthing dinosaur remains.

"This only happens because the city of Paris decided it wanted to beautify the area," Altenburg said.

The new square should be mostly finished by 2028: a kind of woodland clearing, with 160 new trees and a thin film of water sliding over the stone to cool it in summer — part of how Paris is bracing for ever hotter summers induced by global warming.

The tourists who now wait in the bare sun beneath the gargoyles will, in a few summers, line up in the shade.

The old underground parking lot will reopen as a visitor center looking onto the Seine.

Until then, the Notre Dame team wants to go deeper still — past the Romans, toward whoever came before them, the Gauls who gave the city its first name.

“The hope is that we are able to go back in time even further than we’ve ever been before,” Altenburg said.

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Nicolas Garriga in Paris contributed

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Cambodia launches UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand

Cambodia launches UNbacked process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand ReutersTue, June 2, 2026 at 4:13 AM UTC 0 Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Washington to take part in the first meeting of President Donald Trump's Board of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 17, 2026.

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BANGKOK, June 2 (Reuters) - Cambodia said on Tuesday it has informed the United Nations ‌and Thailand that it has launched a ‌compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving a ​long-running maritime boundary dispute with Bangkok.

The move follows a Thai government decision last month to unilaterally terminate a 2001 agreement with Cambodia that provided ‌a framework for ⁠negotiations over the disputed area in the Gulf of Thailand where the two ⁠countries' maritime claims overlap.

"We have taken this step to protect Cambodia's sovereignty and maritime rights in ​accordance with ​international law," Cambodian Prime ​Minister Hun Manet said.

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Thailand's ‌cancellation was part of a campaign pledge by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who won re-election in February on a wave of nationalistic sentiment, after two rounds of deadly military clashes ‌between the countries last year ​along their disputed border.

Under the ​United Nations Convention ​on the Law of the Sea, ‌or UNCLOS, a compulsory conciliation ​process allows ​a panel of independent experts to examine a dispute and make recommendations, although its findings ​are not ‌legally binding on either party.

(Reporting by Panu ​Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by John ​Mair and David Stanway)

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