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Netflix has done it again in a few ways. The streaming service has both scored viewership again in the rom-com department, and they’ve stirred up some controversy in the process with Nobody Wants This, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. In this series, Bell portrays an agnostic sex-podcaster (what a set of words that is), and Brody signs on as a single Jewish rabbi.

The series launched on September 26, and by September 28, the kiss to end all kisses was circulating on social media, but not everybody has been enthused by this love story. In particular, the show has been accused of pulling a bit of a Sex and the City (with Charlotte and Harry‘s romance, she literally had the door slammed on her while attempting to convert to Judaism) by portraying some Jewish women as hostile to those not of their faith.

We’ll discuss that in a moment, but the streaming numbers (and not necessarily the controversy) will likely matter most on whether this story will continue, so let’s get to that question.

Will There Be A Nobody Wants This Season 2?

Before the series premiere, series creator Erin Foster revealed to Indiewire that discussions were already in process:

“We’re getting a really positive response. And so I think the conversations have definitely started to happen about a potential Season 2. The story in Season 1 unfolds really slowly. And so I think if there is a Season 2 I would want to just kind of pick up where we leave off and continue to take it slow, because I don’t want us to get too far ahead of ourselves. I mean, I want my show to be on the air as long as possible!”

Further, Foster told Netflix, “The show is not making any political statements because I’m not the person to make that statement. I didn’t grow up Jewish, I converted as an adult. I wanted to tell a Jewish story, but from an outsider’s perspective for someone who chose Judaism.”

However, Glamour‘s Jessica Radloff (author of The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series) takes issue with how one Jewish woman appears “to exist” solely “for the purpose of nagging her husband.” Radloff further argues that, as a whole, “We come off as controlling, marriage-hungry women who want to plan dinner parties and alienate anyone who doesn’t share those same dreams.”

Foster, however, has countered to LA Times that she wishes only to “shed a positive light on Jewish culture.”

The ball now sits in Netflix’s court for a potential renewal.

Faye Webster’s album Underdressed At The Symphony has a definite highlight of the first half of 2024. She’s not letting her run of new music this year stop there, though: Today (October 2), she unveiled “After The First Kiss,” a new single.

The song is the sort of lush and languid tune she does well, and the accompanying video is also a good time. The visual was directed by Kyle NG and it features warring LARP factions who find themselves in a heated battle.

It’s been a big year for Webster. Right at the top of January, she announced Underdressed At The Symphony by sharing the Lil Yachty collab “Lego Ring.” Then, she announced a tour in support of the record, a run that wrapped up recently. Webster also popped up on the Noise For Now, Vol. 2 compilation, sharing a live version of “Lifetime” in support of reproductive healthcare.

The most fun news, though, came a few days ago, when she hosted the Faye Webster YoYo Invitational, “a special event that will see a dozen of North America’s best Yoyo masters showcase their skills in a no-rules, no-limitations exhibition of their best tricks and routines.”

Watch the “After The First Kiss” video above.

The racketeering trial against Young Thug has slogged into its 140th day, and while not much of note has happened for the past 9 months since the last update, in the past month or so, there have been enough updates to fill a new primer. So, here’s everything that’s happened so far in the trial.

What Is Young Thug Charged With In The YSL RICO Trial?

Young Thug is accused of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The state argues that Young Stoner Life, Thug’s label, is actually a cover for Young Slime Life, a violent street gang responsible for assault, dealing drugs, and murder in the Atlanta area. Thug was also charged with possession of illegal firearms and possession of drugs with intent to distribute after a raid on his home.

What Are The Updates In Young Thug’s YSL RICO Trial?

In June, Young Thug’s defense attorney, Brian Steel, was charged with criminal contempt of court and taken into custody after refusing to tell Judge Ural Glanville how he found out about a meeting between the judge and the prosecution that took place without the defense present.

The resulting kerfuffle led to a number of attorneys in Georgia banding together to petition for a mistrial while helping Steel prepare his appeal. The uproar prompted a recusal hearing on July 1, resulting in Glanville being removed from the trial. His immediate replacement, Shukura Ingram, also recused herself, citing a situation in which her court deputy was discovered to have had an inappropriate relationship with one of the defendants in the case. She was replaced by Judge Paige Reese Whitaker.

This turned out to be a setback for the prosecution, as on September 30, Whitaker criticized Chief Assistant District Attorney Adriane Love for her handling of the case so far. Whitaker chastised the prosecutor for “hiding the ball” and “throwing this case together as you try it.” While Whitaker did not grant a mistrial — the latest round of motions for mistrial in the longest trial in Georgia history — it’s clear that even the court itself is beginning to lose patience with the case.

That’s where things stand as of this writing. The trial is still expected to continue into 2025, with more than 100 witnesses yet to testify.

The Las Vegas Aces are one loss away from their hopes of winning a third straight WNBA championship coming to an end. The Aces lost to the New York Liberty in Brooklyn on Tuesday night in their best-of-5 semifinal series, which put the Liberty ahead, 2-0, as things shift back to Vegas.

While the Aces have an uphill climb ahead of them, this is a team with championship experience, a deep roster, a great coach, and the best player in the world. And yet, in the aftermath of Game 2, Becky Hammon spoke candidly with the media about how difficult it is to win three titles in a row, and how distractions have followed the team throughout the year.

“Well, quite frankly, we haven’t had the edge all year,” Hammon said. “Now, we found it the last month, I feel like we’ve gained a lot of ground, but the feel was different from the jump. And this is why three-peating is hard. Let’s be real. The whole league has been pissed off for the last eight months, and my players are in commercials and this and that, and being freakin’ celebrities. And you get distracted. That’s why it’s hard. Because human nature is distracting.”

Hammon drew a parallel between the Liberty and her old team, the San Antonio Spurs, namely their series against the Miami Heat in 2013 which they lost in large part due to Ray Allen’s legendary shot at the end of Game 6.

“They lost it that year, the next year, they came back with so much drive, so much discipline, so much focus, that there was no way someone was beating them in 2014,” Hammon said. “That ball was popping. But they took a huge loss. Liberty took a huge loss last year, and I liken it to that a little bit where they had it, they felt like they had it, and we walked away with it. I did think we were the better team, but we were dealt a really freakin tough hand last year in the Finals, losing Chelsea and Kiah. So, I’m sure they feel like something was stolen, a little bit.”

The Aces will try to get the series back on track on Friday night, when they play host to the Liberty in Game 3.

Netflix is out there resurrecting interest for concluded shows right and left. Suits is the most obvious example with Dexter coming in a close second, although both have spin offs coming soon with Dexter even has both prequel and sequel series on the way. Then there’s FOX’s Prison Break, which ran for five seasons and ended seven years ago but is currently occupying three separate slots on Netflix’s current Top 10 Shows (English) roster.

With plenty of new eyeballs on the show, questions began to surface regarding a possible sixth season with the original cast, and that’s definitely not happening, especially since Wentworth Miller previously declared that he wasn’t interested in portraying Michael Scofield again,” and “I understand this is disappointing. I’m sorry.” However, better news for fans can be found in Hulu’s in-the-works reboot of Prison Break from an FX veteran showrunner. Let’s roll with what we can expect next.

Plot

Mayans M.C. co-creator Elgin James, who became the sole showrunner of the Sons Of Anarchy spin off after Kurt Sutter left the building, is executive producing a new Prison Break series, for which he’s also credited as lead writer. The show will be part of James’ overall continuing deal 20th Television deal and will stream on Hulu.

The show has been in the works since fall 2023 following James’ bloody end to his leg of the biker saga. Presumably, the show will leave the Wentworth Miller/Dominic Purcell dynamic fully behind, and the Hulu series will be what Deadline describes as both “a new chapter” and “a new incarnation” of the world in which Michael attempted to prove his brother’s innocence by landing himself in Fox River State Penitentiary as part of an intricate plan:

Described as a new chapter, the new installment is set in the world of Prison Break, sources tell Deadline. Details are being kept under wraps but it is not expected to involve the characters who were at the center of the original series and its followups on Fox, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln Burrows’ (Dominic Purcell), we hear.

Will the show air on FOX or FX, too? Hulu hasn’t let those details slip yet, but we should be hearing more details as James brings his vision full circle.

Cast

You gotta imagine that Elgin James would bring in a few of the Mayans M.C. crew members for this series. Emilio Rivera? Clayton Cardenas? I’d be seated for either or both options.

Release Date

No pinpointed release date has been publicized by Hulu.

Trailer

Does Elgin James know how to do prison fight scenes? Hell yeah.

Hopefully, Danny Pino wasn’t too sore after this shoot, but this scene does serve as a fine sample of what Elgin brings to the table.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that Sydney Sweeney is the new face of Dr. Squatch. The Euphoria actress was enlisted as the “Body Wash Genie” for a series of commercials for the soap brand. In one spot, she says “guys only want one thing” as she appears in a poof of smoke in a man’s bathroom (that “one thing” is a natural body wash). In another, she strips a fella’s clothes off with a snap of her fingers just as his girlfriend walks in on them.

The most wink wink nudge nudge ad of the campaign, however, has Sweeney soaking in a bathtub, like Margot Robbie in The Big Short. “Hello, you dirty little boys,” she says. “Are you interested in my body… wash?”

You can watch that one above, and the rest of the spots below.

“She’s not only a rising star, but someone who resonates across broad demographics – especially with women who are often the ones purchasing grooming products for their male partners or kids,” John Ludeke, Dr. Squatch’s vice president of marketing, told Marketing Dive. “We always want to be a meaningful contributor to culture, and having her personality drive this message for us through marketing is huge.”

Maybe once she’s done filming her “female Rocky” biopic, Sweeney can reboot everyone’s favorite movie about a charismatic genie: Kazaam.

It has been a minute since rap fans last heard from Dreamville’s Atlanta standout JID. Perhaps it’s due to the pugnacious energy that’s been floating around hip-hop all year, or maybe it’s due to the advice he got from Top Dawg Entertainment President Punch, but JID’s only real musical releases in 2024 after setting the year off with “30 Freestyle” have been features for Lyrical Lemonade and BIA.

However, it looks like he’s ready for a comeback, dropping a follow-up freestyle, “31,” with a video embracing the pugilistic theme of the year by combining his performance with clips from various combat sports. Lyrically, he also gets into the competitive spirit of 2024, throwing out such lines as “Place your top five in the archive” and “I could say I’m better than- hmm, but you already know.” Given how Dreamville’s head honcho J. Cole bowed out of his proposed battle with Kendrick Lamar, it looks like JID is picking up the label’s standard and out to avenge their honor.

If he really is coming back, he’s given fans plenty to look forward to, even without an official release on the books. In addition to the album he’s supposedly cooking up with Metro Boomin, he teased a collaboration with Atlanta up-and-comer Anycia that has fans salivating over the future.

Watch JID’s “31 (Freestyle)” video above.

Back in the day, Netflix was a reliable source for picking up currently running shows (for new seasons) that were recently cancelled by networks, but over the past few years, the streaming service’s power to resurrect “concluded” series has gone unrivaled. As a result, Showtime will soon bring us two new Dexter spin offs and NBCUniversal is preparing to debut an official Suits offshoot, so there’s a valid question to ask: will White Collar be next?

The slick, stylish, Matt Bomer-led series ran on USA Network for six seasons and landed on Netflix for streaming back in April, and it was off to the irresistible races for those who hadn’t yet watched Bomer’s angelic face doing the con man thing, and people who simply wanted a second trip into his newly FBI-informing world. That’s even more the case with the show’s cast also excited about what co-creator Jeff Eastin has been working up, so let’s gather up the smoke signals on what to expect.

Plot

As viewers will recall, White Collar followed Bomer as charmingly handsome thief Neal Caffrey, who made a deal to become an FBI criminal informant for Tim DeKay’s Special Agent Peter Burke. The late Willie Garson portrayed Neal’s shady friend, Mozzie, also an informer, and the series co-starred Tiffani Thiessen as Peter’s wife, Elizabeth Burke, and Hilarie Burton as Neal’s love interest and an insurance agent. Additionally, the show introduced Sharif Atkins as Clinton Jones and Natalie Morales as Agent Lauren Cruz, among others. And back in June 2024, Variety reported that Jeff Eastin declared that “we’re gonna reboot” with Bomer exclaiming, “I’m in!”

Soon enough, multiple cast members (including Thiessen) began to rave about Eastin’s return-pilot script honoring Willie and Bomer adding that the new story feels “organic.” Eastin also recently revealed that he had been revising, and as he posted on X/Twitter, “[T]he studio is very happy with the new White Collar script.” A photograph of that script revealed that the title of the reboot would be White Collar Renaissance with the first episode titled, “Masquerade.”

What could come next? NBCUniversal giving this an official reboot proclamation. [Taps both feet and checks watch.]

If anybody up there on the studio level needs more persuading, Sharif Atkins noted that Eastin told him (via TVLine) that “Jones is still in the world.” He added, “I’ve heard that the script is top-notch. It pays homage, beautifully, to the late Willie Garson, and it just really picks back up where it left off in terms of the wit and the excitement and the relationships. I’m looking forward to it myself.”

How long would it take Bomer to slip back into those suits? Not long, although he previously did admit that this part of the job didn’t always come easy:

Cast

Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Tiffani Theissen, Sharif Atkins have declared themselves onboard for this effort that will honor Willie Garson in spirit. More announcements to come, no doubt.

Release Date

Suits: LA‘s impressive turnaround proves that once NBCUniversal gives the go-ahead to relaunching a USA Network series, it’s full steam ahead. If they could hurry up and announce that this reboot is official, we can expect the reboot to arrive within a year, especially since multiple script drafts have already landed with executives.

Trailer

Since there’s no earthly way that a reboot trailer exists yet, here’s a blast from the past with the first pilot trailer:

Kanye West’s Malibu “Bat Cave” continues to deliver headaches for the controversial rapper, even after he sold it this summer (at a massive loss). He was previously sued by the property manager, who alleged unsafe working conditions after Kanye demanded some unusual renovations. Now, he’s also being sued by the former security guard, who claims West never paid him, then fired him after he complained.

According to TMZ, Kanye hired Jonathan Monroe when he first purchased the property back in 2021 for a little over $57 million. Monroe says West offered him $30 an hour, at which he worked for between 36 and 50 hours a week, but that he never received payment and was fired just a month later, in October 2021. He also believes his firing was prompted when he brought up the unpaid wages. Monroe is suing for the unpaid wages, plus interest, as well as punitive damages.

Among the changes West had requested were disconnecting the home from city power and water, removing the windows, prompting the old manager to call it a “bat cave” and accuse Kanye of wanting an art project more than a home. He sold the boxy beachfront mansion, which was made mostly of concrete, in August for around $21 million — a $36 million loss — due to the damage done to the architecture. Its new owner is, Belwood Investments, whose CEO, Bo Belmont, complained about the renovations to the Los Angeles Times, calling them “dumb” and promising to restore the building to its former glory.

There is a world in which Art Of The Unseen Infinity Machine doesn’t exist. Near the end of writing material for her fifth record, indie-folk songwriter Allegra Krieger barely survived a fire in her NYC fifth-floor apartment caused by a lithium battery explosion on the first floor’s e-bike shop. The remaining sessions for Infinity Machine sped by, not hurried so much as completed with a recognition of life’s exigencies.

Throughout the album’s 13 tracks, Krieger wrestles with themes of life and death; fate and absolution; infinity and transience. It’s headier than it lets on, as breezy acoustic guitars and Krieger’s buoyant timbre carry the music forward and impart a levity to otherwise heavy subject matter. This balance underlines the artistic strengths of Krieger, someone who is able to convey difficult truths through her own lived experiences.

Following the record’s release last month, Krieger sat down with Uproxx to talk about Elliott Smith, The Chicks, the lameness of AI, and more in our latest Q&A.

What are four words you would use to describe your music?

Angular, bittersweet, lyrical, cyclical.

It’s 2050 and the world hasn’t ended and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?

I’d just be happy to know people were still listening.

Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?

Elliott Smith, he kept it very real and has a pretty singular voice.

Where did you eat the best meal of your life and what was it?

Grandma’s spaghetti & meatballs in her house. Love that

Tell us about the best concert you’ve ever attended.

Charmaine Lee playing on Oliver Street. Short and sweet, outside on a beautiful day – experimental, weird, intense and FUN! She’s pretty legendary.

What song never fails to make you emotional?

“Top Of The World” by The Chicks – so many connections there, truly heart-wrenching.

What’s the last thing you Googled?

“Is it ok to put a pole in a hotel room?”

Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?

Above a miso factory!

What’s your favorite city in the world to perform and what’s the city you hope to perform in for the first time?

NYC or Chicago; I would love to play in Tokyo!

What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?

Cool it you freak!

What’s one of your hidden talents?

I’m pretty good a doing a pistol squat.

If you had a million dollars to donate to charity, what cause would you support and why?

I would probably give it directly to individuals or families in need. Or community mutual aid.

What are your thoughts about AI and the future of music?

Lame!

You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you and the location it would be held.

Lucinda Williams, SZA, Björk, Laurie Anderson on large a rooftop in NYC

Who’s your favorite person to follow on social media?

veronika_iscool makes me laugh out loud — love her stuff.

What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?

I don’t have any tattoos actually.

What is your pre-show ritual?

Water, stretch and a little bit of wine.

Who was your first celebrity crush?

Christian Bale in Newsies.

You have a month off and the resources to take a dream vacation. Where are you going and who is coming with you?

My boyfriend, and we are going to some quiet island in Greece to swim and lie in the sun. eat feta and olives, and drink wine and stuff.

What is your biggest fear?

I’m afraid of how randomly violent life can be. People, disasters, explosions, accidents.

Art Of The Unseen Infinity Machine is available now via Double Double Whammy. Find more information here.