“Bugonia” opens not with action, but with a conversation: two men, Don and Teddy, talking about bees. Teddy explains colony collapse disorder: a phenomenon where bees abandon their queen, leaving the ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Pluribus” Episode 9. “Pluribus” put its two unlikely heroes on the path to saving the world in the Season 1 finale, but not without some messy bickering first.

Classified as post-apocalyptic science fiction, Vince Gilligan's "Pluribus" does have mystery elements, particularly surrounding the alien virus that has transformed the rest of humanity. During a ...

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This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

Sign up to receive our weekly cultural-recommendations newsletter. Vince Gilligan’s new show, “Pluribus,” opens with an unconventional apocalypse. A benevolent ...

‘Alien: Earth’ will return for a second season. Creator Noah Hawley has signed a new deal with FX. The new season will start shooting next year. As one of the biggest, buzziest TV hits of the year, ...

Apple TV+'s Pluribus is only a few episodes in, but has already sparked endless discussions thanks to its unique concept. Debuting last week, the latest show from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul's ...