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This is why it’s important to have multiple creators of color across multiple networks.

An actor who reportedly asked to leave The Affair may have been written off the show over pay issues.

Representation alone isn’t enough to make a show political. You have to do something with it. Claws finds a way to tie its characters to a broader political narrative in almost every episode.

Whenever the money-hungry are depicted in film or TV, it just makes the audience hungry. Not so with the HBO dramedy, which captures the emptiness of chasing dollar signs.

Rather than recognizing that animation, like any art form, goes through periods of certain styles being more prevalent than others, some fans appear to be convinced that they’ve uncovered an insidious conspiracy to de-gender cartoon characters.

The show, based on the DC Comics character of Batwoman, will boast the first openly gay lead of a live-action superhero show.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” may have just ended its latest season, but the commentary on female oppression continues on Hulu with the return of “Harlots.” Now in its sophomore season, the drama about warring brothels digs deeper into the underlying issues

“The Question” was a defining moment both within the show and in animated television at large.

It’s about the bonds social gamers form, not about living the game, fighting evil, or hating the outside world.

Mr. Coker, 45, discussed the new season’s female directors and Caribbean influences, his disregard for respectability politics and his unabashed love for all things musical.