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‘The Last of Us’ S2E3 Reactions

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Reactions

The Midnight Boys

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Collateral’

Revisiting ‘Collateral’

By Manuela Lazic and 1 more • 14 min read

Spotlight

(Over)reacting to the NBA Playoffs
Three for Three: What Stands Out From a Trio of NBA Playoff Game 3s
Three for Three: What Stands Out From a Trio of NBA Playoff Game 3s
Rose, Bud, Thorn for a Trio of NBA Game 3s
By Tyler Parker • April 25 • 5 min read
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(Over)reacting to the NBA Playoffs
Three for Three: What Stands Out From a Trio of NBA Playoff Game 3s
Three for Three: What Stands Out From a Trio of NBA Playoff Game 3s
Rose, Bud, Thorn for a Trio of NBA Game 3s
By Tyler Parker • April 25 • 5 min read
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The NFL Draft: How Did Your Team Do?
Shedeur Sanders and the Gulf Between Self-Perception and Draft Reality
Shedeur Sanders and the Gulf Between Self-Perception and Draft Reality
Shedeur Sanders and the Gulf Between Self-Perception and Draft Reality
Shedeur’s Slide Finally Ends
By Steven Ruiz • April 26 • 7 min read
- The Winners and Losers of the First Round of the 2025 NFL Draft
  The Winners and Losers of the First Round of the 2025 NFL Draft
  First-Round NFL Draft Winners and Losers
  Steven Ruiz • April 25 • 13 min read
- Shedeur Sanders’s NFL Draft Slide Shouldn’t Have Been a Surprise
  Shedeur Sanders’s NFL Draft Slide Shouldn’t Have Been a Surprise
  The Truth of Shedeur’s Slide Is in the Tape
  Diante Lee • April 25 • 5 min read
- The Ringer’s 2025 NFL Draft Grades: First Round
  Danny Kelly
- Trading Up to Draft Travis Hunter Was Bold. Time Will Tell Whether It Was Brilliant.
  Trading Up to Draft Travis Hunter Was Bold. Time Will Tell Whether It Was Brilliant.
  The Travis Hunter Trade Jolted the Draft
  Nora Princiotti • April 25 • 5 min read
- Can Cam Ward Finally Make the Titans Exciting?
  Danny Heifetz • April 24 • 6 min read
- LIVE NFL Draft 2nd Round Preview + Analysis!
  The McShay Show
  • April 26 • 2 hr 15 min
- LIVE NFL Draft Day 2 Recap and Analysis! Reaction to Shedeur Falling to Day 3.
  LIVE NFL Draft Day 2 Recap and Analysis! Reaction to Shedeur Falling to Day 3.
  LIVE NFL Draft Day 2 Recap and Analysis
  The McShay Show
  • April 26 • 1 hr 22 min
- LIVE NFL Draft Full Recap With Ryen Russillo!
  LIVE NFL Draft Full Recap With Ryen Russillo!
  LIVE NFL Draft Full Recap With Ryen Russillo!
  LIVE NFL Draft Full Recap With Ryen Russillo
  The McShay Show
  • April 26 • 1 hr 52 min
- 2025 NFL Draft First-Round Recap
  The Ringer NFL Show
  • April 25 • 1 hr 28 min
See the NFL Draft Guide
The NFL Draft: How Did Your Team Do?
Shedeur Sanders and the Gulf Between Self-Perception and Draft Reality
Shedeur Sanders and the Gulf Between Self-Perception and Draft Reality
Shedeur Sanders and the Gulf Between Self-Perception and Draft Reality
Shedeur’s Slide Finally Ends
By Steven Ruiz • April 26 • 7 min read
See the NFL Draft Guide
‘The Last of Us’ Is Going Bigger Than Ever
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: On the Road Again
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: On the Road Again
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap
By Daniel Chin • April 27 • 8 min read
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‘The Last of Us’ Is Going Bigger Than Ever
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: On the Road Again
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: On the Road Again
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap
By Daniel Chin • April 27 • 8 min read
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Special Project

The Ringer’s 2025 NFL Draft Grades

Danny Kelly

The Latest in TV

Special Project

The 10 Best Shows on Streaming Right Now

Special Project

The 10 Best Shows on Streaming Right Now

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: On the Road Again

By Daniel Chin • 8 min read

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: On the Road Again

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap

Daniel Chin

Andor (and ‘Andor’) Is All In

By Ben Lindbergh • 8 min read

Andor (and ‘Andor’) Is All In

Ben Lindbergh

‘Andor’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Deep Dive

‘Andor’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Deep Dive

The Latest in Movies

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Collateral’

Revisiting ‘Collateral’

By Manuela Lazic and 1 more • 14 min read

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Collateral’

Revisiting ‘Collateral’

Manuela Lazic and 1 more

‘The Accountant 2’: More Guns, Fewer W2s

By Adam Nayman • 5 min read

‘The Accountant 2’: More Guns, Fewer W2s

Adam Nayman

Behind the Camera, Movies Are Still #SoWhite

By Ben Lindbergh and 1 more • 18 min read

Behind the Camera, Movies Are Still #SoWhite

Ben Lindbergh and 1 more

Summer Movie Preview, and David Cronenberg Joins

The Summer Movie Preview Game. Plus: David Cronenberg on ‘The Shrouds.’

The Big Picture

The Summer Movie Preview Game. Plus: David Cronenberg on ‘The Shrouds.’

Summer Movie Preview, and David Cronenberg Joins

The Big Picture

The Latest in MLB

The Pirates’ Unique Blend of Bad

The Pittsburgh Pirates Are a Unique Blend of Bad

By Alex Kirshner • 11 min read

The Pittsburgh Pirates Are a Unique Blend of Bad

The Pirates’ Unique Blend of Bad

Alex Kirshner

The Faustian Bargain of the “Sacramento” Athletics

By Dan Moore • 32 min read

The Faustian Bargain of the “Sacramento” Athletics

Dan Moore

Giants and Jets Draft Picks, Knicks Win Game 3, and the Mets Are Hot

What We’ve Learned From the First Two Weeks of the 2025 MLB Season

By Anthony Dabbundo • 9 min read

What We’ve Learned From the First Two Weeks of the 2025 MLB Season

Anthony Dabbundo

NFL Draft

Giants Draft Carter and Dart, Jets Add Membou, and Knicks Respond With Game 3 Win. Plus, the Mets Are MLB’s Hottest Team.

Giants and Jets Draft Picks

New York, New York with John Jastremski • 48 min

Giants Draft Carter and Dart, Jets Add Membou, and Knicks Respond With Game 3 Win. Plus, the Mets Are MLB’s Hottest Team.

Giants and Jets Draft Picks, Knicks Win Game 3, and the Mets Are Hot

Giants and Jets Draft Picks

New York, New York with John Jastremski

New York, New York

The Latest in Music

The Reanimation of TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe

By Eric Ducker • 13 min read

The Reanimation of TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe

Eric Ducker

A Breakdown of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Show

The Definitive Breakdown of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Show

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Show

Dissect

The Definitive Breakdown of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Show

A Breakdown of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Show

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Show

Dissect

Suede: Part 2 With Miranda Sawyer

Bandsplain • 2 hr 35 min

Suede: Part 2 With Miranda Sawyer

Bandsplain

‘Breakout’ | ESA: Miley Cyrus

‘Breakout’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

Every Single Album • 1 hr 13 min

‘Breakout’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Breakout’ | ESA: Miley Cyrus

Every Single Album

‘Andor’ Takes Flight

Andor (and ‘Andor’) Is All In

By Ben Lindbergh • 8 min read

Andor (and ‘Andor’) Is All In

Ben Lindbergh

‘Andor’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Deep Dive

‘Andor’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Deep Dive

TV News Grab Bag, an ‘Andor’ Syllabus, and ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’

The Watch

TV News Grab Bag, an ‘Andor’ Syllabus, and ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’

The Watch

Is ‘Andor’ the Last Vestige of a Once Great Franchise?

By Miles Surrey • 6 min read

Is ‘Andor’ the Last Vestige of a Once Great Franchise?

Shedeur’s Slide, NFL Draft, a Nuggets Code Red, and Brunson Goes Villain

Miles Surrey

Special Project

The NBA Top 100: End of the Season Rankings

Which of our top 100 players are the most important in the playoffs?

Videos

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1:49:00

Shedeur’s Slide, NFL Draft Takes, a Nuggets Code Red, and Brunson Goes Villain

NFL Draft and NBA Playoffs Takes

The Bill Simmons Podcast • April 25

1:49:00

Shedeur’s Slide, NFL Draft Takes, a Nuggets Code Red, and Brunson Goes Villain

Shedeur’s Slide, NFL Draft, a Nuggets Code Red, and Brunson Goes Villain

NFL Draft and NBA Playoffs Takes

The Bill Simmons Podcast • April 25

All the Latest Stories

The Rockets Aren’t Afraid of the Moment

The Houston Rockets Aren’t Afraid of the Moment—or the Warriors

By Logan Murdock • 6 min read

The Houston Rockets Aren’t Afraid of the Moment—or the Warriors

The Rockets Aren’t Afraid of the Moment

Logan Murdock • 6 min read

Behind the Camera, Movies Are Still #SoWhite

By Ben Lindbergh and 1 more • 18 min read

Behind the Camera, Movies Are Still #SoWhite

Ben Lindbergh and 1 more • 18 min read

Garland and the Cavs Are Coming Up Clutch

Darius Garland and the Cavs Are Coming Up Clutch

By Mirin Fader • 15 min read

Darius Garland and the Cavs Are Coming Up Clutch

Garland and the Cavs Are Coming Up Clutch

Mirin Fader • 15 min read

There’s No Safe Distance in ‘TLOU’

There’s No Safe Distance in ‘The Last of Us’

By Katie Baker • 9 min read

There’s No Safe Distance in ‘The Last of Us’

There’s No Safe Distance in ‘TLOU’

Katie Baker • 9 min read

Andor (and ‘Andor’) Is All In

By Ben Lindbergh • 8 min read

Andor (and ‘Andor’) Is All In

Ben Lindbergh • 8 min read

The Rumblings of Giannis’s Future

The Deafening Rumblings Surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future

By Danny Chau • 9 min read

The Deafening Rumblings Surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future

The Rumblings of Giannis’s Future

Danny Chau • 9 min read

The Reanimation of TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe

By Eric Ducker • 13 min read

The Reanimation of TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe

Eric Ducker • 13 min read

The Terrifying Return of Playoff Kawhi

Kawhi Leonard Is Putting the Fear of the Basketball Gods in the Denver Nuggets

By Rob Mahoney • 5 min read

Kawhi Leonard Is Putting the Fear of the Basketball Gods in the Denver Nuggets

The Terrifying Return of Playoff Kawhi

Rob Mahoney • 5 min read

The Faustian Bargain of the “Sacramento” Athletics

By Dan Moore • 32 min read

The Faustian Bargain of the “Sacramento” Athletics

Dan Moore • 32 min read

Can the Knicks Mount Another Playoff Run?

These New York Knicks Are Different. So Are the Expectations.

By Howard Beck • 5 min read

These New York Knicks Are Different. So Are the Expectations.

Can the Knicks Mount Another Playoff Run?

Howard Beck • 5 min read

Is ‘Andor’ the Last Vestige of a Once Great Franchise?

By Miles Surrey • 6 min read

Is ‘Andor’ the Last Vestige of a Once Great Franchise?

Miles Surrey • 6 min read

‘The Last of Us’ Just Leveled Up

By Daniel Chin • 7 min read

‘The Last of Us’ Just Leveled Up

Daniel Chin • 7 min read

Shorts

TITANS DRAFT CAM WARD | The McShay Show

April 25
73s

JAGS TRADE UP FOR TRAVIS HUNTER | The McShay Show

April 25
80s

RAIDERS DRAFT ASHTON JEANTY | The McShay Show

April 25
50s

EAGLES DRAFT JIHAAD CAMPBELL | The McShay Show

April 25
74s

Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Jack Black Joins Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Kathryn Hahn Joins Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Quinta Brunson Joins Good Hang

Quinta Brunson Joins Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Ike Barinholtz Is a Party Pumper

Rashida Jones Joins for a ‘Parks and Rec’ Reunion

Martin Short Joins Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Tina Fey Joins the Debut Episode of Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Jack Black Joins Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Kathryn Hahn Joins Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Quinta Brunson Joins Good Hang

Quinta Brunson Joins Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Ike Barinholtz Is a Party Pumper

Rashida Jones Joins for a ‘Parks and Rec’ Reunion

Martin Short Joins Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Tina Fey Joins the Debut Episode of Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Shedeur’s Slide, NFL Draft Takes, a Nuggets Code Red, and Brunson Goes Villain

Podcasts

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The Bill Simmons Podcast

Shedeur’s Slide, NFL Draft, a Nuggets Code Red, and Brunson Goes Villain

NFL Draft and NBA Playoffs Takes

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Is the Shedeur Thing That Complicated? First-Round NFL Draft Reactions With Albert Breer. Plus, the Nuggets Look Cooked.

Shedeur Slips, First-Round NFL Draft Reactions, and the Nuggets Look Cooked

Reactions to the NFL Draft and NBA Playoffs

The Zach Lowe Show

Huge Playoff Takeaways With Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, a Deep Dive Into Wolves-Lakers With Jon Krawczynski

Kirk Goldsberry on Playoff Takeaways and Jon Krawczynski Wolves-Lakers

Playoff Takeaways and Wolves-Lakers

Plain English with Derek Thompson

Plain English

What Americans Get Wrong About ADHD

The McShay Show

LIVE NFL Draft 2nd Round Preview + Analysis!

Explore All Podcasts

Plain English Goes Deep on Today’s Biggest Questions

What Americans Get Wrong About ADHD

Plain English with Derek Thompson • April 25 • 1 hr 5 min

The “Most Promising” Sign of Alien Life

What Americans Get Wrong About ADHD

Plain English with Derek Thompson • April 25 • 1 hr 5 min

Tech

An Astrophysicist Explains the “Most Promising” Sign of Alien Life

Plain English with Derek Thompson • April 22 • 1 hr 2 min

Tech

An Astrophysicist Explains the “Most Promising” Sign of Alien Life

The “Most Promising” Sign of Alien Life

Plain English with Derek Thompson • April 22 • 1 hr 2 min

How the Tariffs Could Crush the Toy Industry

A Toy Manufacturer Explains How Trump’s Tariffs Could Crush His Industry

Plain English with Derek Thompson • April 17 • 31 min

How the Tariffs Could Crush the Toy Industry

A Toy Manufacturer Explains How Trump’s Tariffs Could Crush His Industry

Plain English with Derek Thompson • April 17 • 31 min

Why the U.S. Will Lose Its Trade War

Why America Will Lose Its Trade War With China

Plain English with Derek Thompson • April 16 • 41 min

Why the U.S. Will Lose Its Trade War

Why America Will Lose Its Trade War With China

Plain English with Derek Thompson • April 16 • 41 min

How Gen Z Sees the World

Plain English with Derek Thompson • March 12 • 55 min

How Gen Z Sees the World

Plain English with Derek Thompson • March 12 • 55 min

Can a Vaccine Help Cure Cancer?

Can a Vaccine Cure the World’s Deadliest Cancer?

Plain English with Derek Thompson • March 7 • 45 min

Can a Vaccine Help Cure Cancer?

Can a Vaccine Cure the World’s Deadliest Cancer?

Plain English with Derek Thompson • March 7 • 45 min

How AI Could Change the Future of Music

Plain English with Derek Thompson • March 4 • 55 min

How AI Could Change the Future of Music

Plain English with Derek Thompson • March 4 • 55 min

The End of Reading

Plain English with Derek Thompson • Feb. 28 • 57 min

The End of Reading

Plain English with Derek Thompson • Feb. 28 • 57 min

How Progressives Froze the American Dream

How Progressives Froze the American Dream (Live)

Plain English with Derek Thompson • Feb. 25 • 52 min

How Progressives Froze the American Dream

How Progressives Froze the American Dream (Live)

Plain English with Derek Thompson • Feb. 25 • 52 min

The Big Picture’s Best Movies of the Century

Best Movies of the Century: ‘Children of Men’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 22, ‘Children of Men’

The Big Picture • April 21

Best Movies of the Century: ‘Children of Men’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 22, ‘Children of Men’

The Big Picture • April 21

The Century’s Best Movies: ‘Something’s Gotta Give’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 23, ‘Something’s Gotta Give’

The Big Picture • April 9

The Century’s Best Movies: ‘Something’s Gotta Give’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 23, ‘Something’s Gotta Give’

The Big Picture • April 9

Best Movies of the Century: ‘The Handmaiden’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 24, ‘The Handmaiden’

The Big Picture • March 26

Best Movies of the Century: ‘The Handmaiden’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 24, ‘The Handmaiden’

The Big Picture • March 26

25 Best Movies of the Century: ‘Michael Clayton’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 25, ‘Michael Clayton’

The Big Picture • March 19

25 Best Movies of the Century: ‘Michael Clayton’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 25, ‘Michael Clayton’

The Big Picture • March 19

The Press Box’s 25 for 25 A Look at Journalism This Century

The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of Blogging

25 for 25: Chris Ryan on the Birth, Death, and Rebirth of Blogging

The Press Box • April 21 • 48 min

The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of Blogging

25 for 25: Chris Ryan on the Birth, Death, and Rebirth of Blogging

The Press Box • April 21 • 48 min

25 for 25: Jamelle Bouie on the Future of the Opinion Columnist

25 for 25: The New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie on the Future of the Opinion Columnist

The Future of the Opinion Columnist

The Press Box • April 10 • 1 hr 23 min

25 for 25: Jamelle Bouie on the Future of the Opinion Columnist

25 for 25: The New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie on the Future of the Opinion Columnist

The Future of the Opinion Columnist

The Press Box • April 10 • 1 hr 23 min

25 for 25 in Memoriam: The Publications Lost in the 21st Century

25 for 25 Industry in Memoriam: Remembering the Publications Lost in the 21st Century

The Publications Lost in the 21st Century

The Press Box • March 31 • 1 hr 56 min

25 for 25 in Memoriam: The Publications Lost in the 21st Century

25 for 25 Industry in Memoriam: Remembering the Publications Lost in the 21st Century

The Publications Lost in the 21st Century

The Press Box • March 31 • 1 hr 56 min

Nick Wright on the Future of Sports Debate

25 for 25: Nick Wright on the Future of Sports Debate

The Press Box • Feb. 18 • 1 hr 22 min

Nick Wright on the Future of Sports Debate

25 for 25: Nick Wright on the Future of Sports Debate

The Press Box • Feb. 18 • 1 hr 22 min

Trump Presses the Press, Luka Doncic and the Fans, and ‘25 for 25’

Trump Presses the Press, Luka Doncic and the Fans, and Introducing ‘25 for 25’

Trump and the Press and Luka Doncic and Fans

The Press Box • Feb. 13 • 1 hr 10 min

Trump Presses the Press, Luka Doncic and the Fans, and ‘25 for 25’

Trump Presses the Press, Luka Doncic and the Fans, and Introducing ‘25 for 25’

Trump and the Press and Luka Doncic and Fans

The Press Box • Feb. 13 • 1 hr 10 min

Watch the Show So You Can Listen to the Podcast

‘Andor’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Deep Dive

House of R • April 25

‘Andor’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Deep Dive

House of R • April 25

‘The Last of Us’ S2E2 Recap and Composer Gustavo Santaolalla!

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: The Most Important Episode of the Show Yet. Plus, Composer Gustavo Santaolalla.

‘The Last of Us’ S2E2 Recap

The Prestige TV Podcast • April 25

‘The Last of Us’ S2E2 Recap and Composer Gustavo Santaolalla!

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: The Most Important Episode of the Show Yet. Plus, Composer Gustavo Santaolalla.

‘The Last of Us’ S2E2 Recap

The Prestige TV Podcast • April 25

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Episode 4: One Birkin Too Far

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Episode 4

The Prestige TV Podcast • April 25 • 31 min

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Episode 4: One Birkin Too Far

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Episode 4

The Prestige TV Podcast • April 25 • 31 min

TV News Grab Bag, an ‘Andor’ Syllabus, and ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’

The Watch • April 24

TV News Grab Bag, an ‘Andor’ Syllabus, and ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’

‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ Recap and ‘Survivor’ News

The Watch • April 24

Survivor

‘Survivor’ Season 48, Episode 9

The Pod Has Spoken • April 24

Survivor

‘Survivor’ Season 48, Episode 9

The Pod Has Spoken • April 24

‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ Recap! Plus, ‘Survivor’ and ‘Bachelor’ News.

‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ Recap

Bachelor Party • April 24 • 46 min

‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ Recap! Plus, ‘Survivor’ and ‘Bachelor’ News.

‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ Recap and ‘Survivor’ News

‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ Recap

Bachelor Party • April 24 • 46 min

Gamer Guide: ‘The Last of Us’ S2, E2

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 2: The Gamer Guide

Button Mash • April 24 • 1 hr 20 min

Gamer Guide: ‘The Last of Us’ S2, E2

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 2: The Gamer Guide

Button Mash • April 24 • 1 hr 20 min

‘Andor’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Reactions

The Midnight Boys • April 23

‘Andor’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3 Reactions

The Midnight Boys • April 23

Tony Gilroy Got Braver for ‘Andor’ Season 2

Tony Gilroy Got Braver and Bolder for ‘Andor’ Season 2

The Watch • April 23