Lessons in Chemistry Is Maddeningly InertApple TV+’s handsome adaptation of Bonnie Garmus’s best-selling novel is carefully considered and completely uninterested in challenging its audience.
The Double Loss of Under the BridgeShowrunner Quinn Shephard on the beauty and grief of adapting the Hulu series with the book’s late author, Rebecca Godfrey.
ByJen Chaney
aide de vamp
Armand Comin’What Interview With the Vampire’s last-minute Rashid reveal means for season two.
What’s Next for 3 Body Problem?Liu Cixin’s book trilogy and season one’s hints comprise a map of where a potential second season may be headed.
ByZing Tsjeng
adaptations
3 Body Problem’s Biggest DeparturesHow a notoriously unfilmable book trilogy got whittled down to a season of television while leaving the door open for more.
Reinventing the Wheel of TimeFor the series’ breakout second season, showrunner Rafe Judkins followed a different kind of fantasy.
BySean T. Collins
close read
The Other Black Girl Reads Better OnscreenWith a few key changes to Zakiya Dalila Harris’s story, the TV adaptation is able to address some of the novel’s missed opportunities.
ByIle-Ife Okantah
close read
The Cool Girl Gets Lost in WildernessWith its own version of the famous Gone Girl monologue, Prime Video’s scorned-woman survival thriller undermines its attempt at empowerment.
ByRoxana Hadadi
(un)endings
Foundation Has Immortality IssuesSeason two pushes up against the edge of how long characters can hang around without breaking the stakes.
A Map to One Piece’s Many TreasuresWhat newcomers should know before coming aboard Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the sprawling manga and anime series.
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