Television

Discovery airs its annual lineup of ocean terrors. And NBC airs the annual firework show in New York City.

“He has an energy that’s fun to hate,” the British actor said of his swaggering vampire character in AMC’s series-length Anne Rice adaptation.

Rhaenyra acts on a risky hope that cooler heads might prevail. But are there really any cool heads left?

Producers of “The Boyfriend” on Netflix hope it will encourage broader acceptance of the L.G.B.T.Q. community in Japan, which still has not legalized same-sex unions.

With Andy Cohen, Hillary Clinton will do shots and Oscar-winners gush about reality stars — all savvy promotion for Bravo’s outrageous TV universe.

An artist and a musician as well, he had a long list of credits that included the sitcoms “Roseanne” and “Veep.”

The return of “Babylon Berlin” was the international TV news of the week, but here are five other recent series to check out.

The French filmmaker Catherine Breillat has been exploring relationships between girls and older men since the 1970s. Her latest, “Last Summer,” flips the script.

A bunch of major titles are leaving for U.S. subscribers this month, including films by George Lucas and Ang Lee. See them while you can.

Even as the technology advances, stubborn stereotypes about women are re-encoded again and again.