More from Demetrius Patterson
‘The Chi’ Boss on How That Major Finale Death Sets Up Season 7
[This story contains major spoilers from the season six finale of The Chi.] To say that Otis “Douda” Perry, played by Curtiss Cook, had a target on his back by numerous people on The Chi would be a major understatement. For five seasons on the Paramount+ with Showtime series Douda has served as the ultimate, […]
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‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Star Emma Laird on Her Character’s Disheartening Season 3 Turn
[This story contains spoilers from episode five of season three of Mayor of Kingstown.] When watching the Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon co-created series Mayor of Kingstown on Paramount+, viewers see each week that life is tough for the residents in Kingstown. But for some characters of the show about a fictional prison-industry town and […]
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Rosemarie DeWitt on Her Key ‘The Boys’ Role and What She Wasn’t Prepared For
[This story contains spoilers from episode five, season four of The Boys, “Beware the Jabberwock, My Son.”] From the first episode of The Boys, audiences knew life would be tough to the nerdish and somewhat awkward child-like protagonist Hughie Campbell (played by Jack Quaid). Devoted followers of the Amazon Prime series know that Hughie’s girlfriend […]
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‘The Boys’ Boss on Landing That Surprise A-List Cameo
[This story contains spoilers from episode five, season four of The Boys, “Beware the Jabberwock, My Son.”] Leave it to The Boys to tug on viewer heartstrings while horrifying them at the same time. That’s exactly how episode five of season four, “Beware the Jabberwork, My Son,” was supposed to hit, says Eric Kripke, creator […]
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Every Season 4 Episode of ‘The Boys’ Has “At Least One Totally F***ing Bananas Moment”
[This story contains spoilers from the first three episodes of season four of The Boys.] In the great nation of the United States of America — in The Boys‘ parallel universe where satirical humans and superhero characters coincide — the most powerful “supe” in the world, Homelander, is on trial. In season four’s three-episode opener, […]
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‘The Boys’ Refresher: What to Remember Before Season 4
In the current political climate — which some say is stranger than fiction — you have under 150 days before votes will be cast in the 2024 Election, where the onslaught of a media blitz can tantalize your cerebral cortex. But if you can’t wait that long, June 13 is promising to entangle you with […]
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Eric Kripke on Why ‘The Boys’ Is Ending With Season 5
It’s the beginning of the end for The Boys. The adult superhero universe of humans vs. supes (as superheroes are called in the series) will soon come to end after season five, showrunner Eric Kripke announced on Tuesday, just two days before the hit Amazon series prepares to launch its fourth season with a three-episode […]
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‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Boss Shares the Promise He Made to Jeremy Renner’s Mom With Season 3
[This story contains spoilers from the second episode of season three of Mayor of Kingstown, “Guts.”] If there is one takeaway from the Mayor of Kingstown over its three seasons, it’s that the fictional town of the Paramount+ series starring Jeremy Renner seems to drain hope and dreams out of its inhabitants. Kingstown, Michigan — […]
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Leon on His ‘The Chi’ Fate and Being Drawn to Roles With “Leading Man Qualities”
It’s been about 35 years since a one-name actor known as Leon generated some controversial chemistry with Madonna in her classic “Like a Prayer” video in 1989. Now, while on a Zoom interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 6-foot-3-inch actor whose full name is Leon Preston Robinson — and who walks with the same swagger […]
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Tracy Spiridakos on Her ‘Chicago PD’ Exit and Getting to Her (Eventual) “Happy Sendoff”
[This story contains spoilers from the May 22 finale of Chicago PD, “More.”] Chicago PD’s season 11 finale — titled “More” — gives its viewers more than just an emotional sendoff of longtime fan-favorite character Detective Hailey Upton, played by Tracy Spiridakos, a young, loner police officer who spent nearly eight seasons dealing with deep […]
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Kevin Kane on Mining Trauma and Finding Laughs With Amy Schumer
For Kevin Kane, the endgame never wavered once he set a goal to move to New York in the early aughts to pursue a career in acting. He’ll tell you that luck seemed to always be on his side, as the actor from Philadelphia found work soon after his arrival to the Big Apple. Kane […]
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‘The Chi’ Stars Curtiss Cook, Lynn Whitfield on Their Feud and a “Shakespearean Spiral” Ahead
[This story contains spoilers from the premiere of season six, Part 2 of The Chi.] When the first half of season six of The Chi ran its final episode in September of last year, a high stakes move played out to remove the city’s most feared villain from the Southside, Otis “Douda” Perry, played by […]
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