• Hilary Swank and crew shine in ‘Away’

    Hilary Swank and crew shine in ‘Away’

    Hilary Swank makes a triumphant return to series television in “Away,” a combination outer-space/terrestrial drama that strikes a nice balance on both ends of that storytelling spectrum — never an easy task. The 10-episode Netflix series, created by Andrew Hinderaker, finds Swank in the role of Emma Green, a NASA astronaut who’s commanding the first …
  • Why ‘Ratched’ Jon Jon Briones trusts Ryan Murphy’s vision

    Why ‘Ratched’ Jon Jon Briones trusts Ryan Murphy’s vision

    Jon Jon Briones returns to Ryan Murphy’s eerie, surrealistic world in “Ratched,” his prequel series about villainous “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” nurse Mildred Ratched. The eight-episode drama starts in 1947, as the evil Ratched (Sarah Paulson) wheedles her way into a job at a California psychiatric hospital run by Dr. Richard Hanover (Briones) …
  • ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ revival adds a new twist

    ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ revival adds a new twist

    “Unsolved Mysteries” returns July 1 on Netflix with a slate of new episodes. The classic series, most memorably hosted by Robert Stack, aired (in different iterations) from 1987-2010 on NBC, CBS, Lifetime and Spike, using reenactments and interviews to document cold cases involving true crime and the paranormal. The new “Unsolved Mysteries,” brought to life …
  • ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ trailer: Viewers guide story in interactive special

    ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ trailer: Viewers guide story in interactive special

    Kimmy Schmidt might be unbreakable, but she can also be seriously indecisive — and that’s where you come in. Netflix on Monday released a full-length trailer for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend,” an interactive special that will let viewers decide how Kimmy’s final adventure shakes out. Premiering Tuesday, May 12, “Kimmy vs. the …