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Emma Stefansky is a writer whose work has appeared in Thrillist, Vanity Fair, ScreenCrush, and more.

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The Notorious ‘Happy Face Killer’ Gets His Own New Series

WHY SO SERIOUS?

Dennis Quaid plays the serial killer and Annaleigh Ashford his conflicted daughter in “Happy Face,” the new series based on the true, gruesome story.

Emma Stefansky | Published Mar 21, 2025

There’s a Murder at the White House, But Make It Kooky

VETO

Netflix’s latest Shondaland series is sort of like “Downton Abbey” meets “Clue” meets
Hunter Biden?

Emma Stefansky | Published Mar 20, 2025

‘Adolescence’ Is Unlike Almost Anything Else on TV Right Now

MUST-SEE

At a time when most of TV is stale and superfluous, this limited series about a young boy accused of murder is anything but disposable.

Emma Stefansky | Published Mar 13, 2025

Amanda Seyfried Gets Her Own ‘Mare of Easttown’ Show

TREADING WUTTER

The new Peacock show is full of clichés, but it mostly succeeds in spite of them.

Emma Stefansky | Published Mar 12, 2025

The Idyllic Garden Society Rocked by Secrets and Murder

IN BLOOM

NBC’s dark comedy “Grosse Pointe Garden Society” is like a spiritual sequel to “Desperate Housewives” cross-pollinated with “Big Little Lies.”

Emma Stefansky | Published Feb 23, 2025

It’s Christoph Waltz’s Turn to Be an ‘Old Guy’ Hit Man

INGLOURIOUS SENIORS

For all of its thrills, “Old Guy” has more in common with “The Best Exotoic Marigold Hotel” than its AARP shoot-em-up brethren.

Emma Stefansky | Published Feb 21, 2025

There’s a New Cop Show on TV. This One Stars a Gossip Girl.

DETECTIVE GIRL

The new CW procedural “Good Cop/Bad Cop” is pleasant enough, but it borrows every trope in the detective-show guidebook.

Emma Stefansky | Published Feb 19, 2025

This Could Be Netflix’s Next ‘Inventing Anna’ Scammer Smash

BAMBOOZLERS

“Inventing Anna” broke viewership records for Netflix in 2022. Will “Apple Cider Vinegar” and its skewering of an influencer who faked brain cancer follow suit?

Emma Stefansky | Published Feb 08, 2025

Sex, Robots, and Horror: Get Excited for ‘Companion’

HI, ROBOT

It’s not a bad movie by any means, but the ideas about technology in director Drew Hancock’s thriller don’t hold up.

Emma Stefansky | Published Jan 31, 2025

There Was a Llama on the ‘Bachelor’ Premiere

GRANT'S BLOOM

The ladies are “pulling out all the stops” to impress Grant Ellis, a former pro football player from Houston who had to endure an AI-generated slideshow during the premiere.

Emma Stefansky | Published Jan 28, 2025

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