1 in the U.S. It topped the charts in all 94 countries where Netflix has a top 10 list. It was, in short, an international phenomenon. ‘Squid Game’.Netflix Squid Gameaccomplished a lot inbringing Korean representation into mainstream pop culture. It introduced well-known Korean stars likeLee Jung-jaeto a global audience. But it turns out the killer robot was almost even more traumatizing than how it actually appears onscreen. Lee Jung-jae on ‘Squid Game’....

Once they decided on a vampire/werewolf love story, the stage was set. I love that it exists for no reason. We have to do it sometime, somewhere. The kickball scene from season 3 of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’.FX Networks It felt right for the story and I just personally wanted to see it." She played with the idea of other “stupid vampire/werewolf sports” prior to landing on her final draft....

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You established Otis' crush on Maeve pretty instantly in the series. Were Otis and Maeve always going to be a will-they-won’t-they for the show? But at the same time there is just something so lovely about a good will-they-won’t-they. Asa Butterfield and Emma Mackey on ‘Sex Education’.Sam Taylor/NETFLIX I really wanted to have that and pay homage to that at the core of the show. Did you ever consider having them kiss sooner?...

Gillian Flynn recalls her editor’s response toGone Girlwith a hearty chuckle. Ultimately, of course, those narrative elements were what drove the 2012 thriller to phenomenon status. But the editor wasn’t quite wrong to bring them up, either. After all,as the 2010s began, they were hardly common in suspense fiction. More specifically, they weren’t exactly indicators of commercial success. 2 on theNew York Timesbest-seller list. It’d reach No. 1 the next week....

Plus: Check out the movie puzzle game he created exclusively for EW. EW: You’ve had a lifelong love of solving puzzles. What compelled you to start researching these puzzles for the book? Lem Lattimer; Crown Jacobs:Well, like you said, I am a lifelong puzzler. That’s not a bad deal. They’re not a waste of time, they’re not a trivial pursuit. Everett Collection The little puzzles help us solve lifes big puzzles....

Calling allSaulfans: The first trailer for the final season has arrived. After a two-year hiatus, it will soon be resolution time forBetter Call Saul. Game-changing lawyer Kim (Rhea Seehorn) turns her head as if sensing danger. ‘Better Call Saul’.AMC (2) “You ever feel like you’re being followed?” “Well, you know what they say,” he replies. “The wicked flee when no man pursueth.” AMC “You think we’re wicked?” “You’re the guy, right?...

Peter Gould offers insights into the first two episodes of season 6, including that intriguing opening sequence. A reminder of what once was? Whatever the case, Kim lives on. Rhea Seehorn and Bob Odenkirk on ‘Better Call Saul’.Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television In Jimmy/Saul’s mind, at the very least. And so they began building their Rube Goldberg Scamtraption. Meanwhile in Mexico, cartel player Lalo (Tony Dalton) swore revenge on the Chicken Man, a....

Peter Gould drops key hints for the final season, including for Jimmy, Saul, and Gene. And I’m just hoping that folks love this particular present the way I do. " (And yes, we counted Jimmy, Saul, and Gene as three different characters. Tony Dalton, Rhea Seehorn, andBob Odenkirk on ‘Better Call Saul’.Credit: Warrick Page/AMC; Greg Lewis/AMC (2) Also: How does she square the contradiction of doing evil to do good?"...

Jimmy and Kim set the final pieces of their plan in motion. Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) doesn’t talk much about her childhood. Or did she become her? Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) sits alongside her client (Christopher Kelly) on ‘Better Call Saul.'.Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television The answer is… it’s complicated. As this week’s episode opens, we see Kim once again as a young teenager. Moments later, in the car, Kim’s mom cackles “See?...

The con is on: Grab a root beer and enjoy the show. Well, almost all. But we won’t be back here until the end of the episode. Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman on ‘Better Call Saul’.Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television He’s wearing Howard’s signature colors. And then you see his face, andoh my God. To say that Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) is dressed like Howard does not do it justice. Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring on ‘Better Call Saul’....

Let’s talk about the game, and whether or not Kim Wexler is in it. Jimmy insistedlast weekthat she’s not “She’s not even game-adjacent!” and granted, he might really believe that. Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television She’s bound to it because she’s bound to him, legally and emotionally. He walks and walks; she waits and smokes. She takes a pill; he swigs from his pee-bottle. Jimmy takes back the extra, his cut, and Lalo strides out, free to flee to Mexico....

Howard gets wise to Jimmy’s antics, while Lalo Salamanca goes international. A silver space blanket. An onyx pinky ring. Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler and Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman on ‘Better Call Saul’.Greg Lewis/AMC The cap from an expensive bottle of tequila. A curved shard of glass half-buried in the dirt. In Liebe… Deine Jungs. And just like that, Gus has a plan again. You are like little baby....

The story of Jimmy McGill is about to start slipping away for good. The 13-episode season 6 will bring the shows episode count to 63, which is more thanBad. (Or tied, if you count the recently releasedBreaking Badmovie,El Camino.) Michele K. Short/AMC/Sony Pictures Television The show also claimed a Peabody Award in 2018. I always caveat it with never say never… but you dont want to drive it into the ground....