Ask Peter 07/24/26 From subscriber Dr. Joan Bogdanowicz: How many Oscar nominations are you predicting for “The Odyssey?” Is there a chance it can tie or beat the record held by “Sinners” with 16 nominations? Ask Peter Movies Peter Travers Jul 24, 2026 — 2 min read
Noah Wyle carries his baby hit into a smash second season in “The Pitt,” from HBO Max "The Pitt" Season 2 The Emmy-winning medical series fires on all cylinders in its second season and that goes for heartthrob star Noah Wyle, too. Reviews TV + Streaming Peter Travers Jul 23, 2026 — 3 min read
The multi-Emmy-winning Jean Smart is dressed to wow in “Hacks,” from HBO Max "Hacks" Final Season In a final bow for a bracingly funny series, Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder add a dash of sweet to the snark that makes you miss them like crazy. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jul 23, 2026 — 3 min read
Matthew Rhys, Stephen Root and Kate O’Flynn get haunted in “Widow’s Bay,” from Apple TV "Widow's Bay" It’s twice as long as it should be, but this spooky Apple series about a curse in a small New England island town sure knows how to combine mirth and menace. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jul 23, 2026 — 3 min read
Rhea Seehorn is burdened with saving the world in “Pluribus,” from Apple TV "Pluribus" What if a virus made you happy all the time? How fast would you run toward or away from it? “Pluribus” has surprising answers. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jul 23, 2026 — 3 min read
Hostess Jennifer Garner toasts her friends in “The Five-Star Weekend,” from Peacock "The Five-Star Weekend" Jennifer Garner is at the top of her game hosting a girls’ weekend in Nantucket where the lids come off emotions to merry, malicious effect. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jul 23, 2026 — 3 min read
New star Alice Halsey draws a bead on a bunny in “Little House on the Prairie,” from Netflix "Little House on the Prairie" This sincere but sluggish reboot of a children’s classic is stirring up a cultural firestorm about how we really were yesteryear on the wild frontier. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jul 23, 2026 — 3 min read
Washed-up golfer Will Ferrell takes a swing at a comeback in “The Hawk,” from Netflix "Hawk" Move over Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell creates his own “Happy Gilmore” as a delusional golfer. Too bad his comedy swing is way off. TV + Streaming Reviews Peter Travers Jul 23, 2026 — 3 min read
