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Gervais and BBC Mark The Office 25th With Parallel Retrospectives

Simultaneous July 8 releases pit Ricky Gervais’s David Brent YouTube special against a BBC reunion that foregrounds Martin Freeman’s different account of how the show was made.

Trying Returns for Season 5 on Apple TV With Birth Mother Plot at Its Center

The Neighborhood Ends With Planned Finale After Eight Seasons

Anna Konkle Publishes ‘The Sane One,’ a Raw Memoir Beyond ‘Pen15’

SNL U.K. Sets Writers' Room Ahead of March 21 Live Launch

Animal Control Season 4 Returns to Fox Tonight With Next-Day Hulu Streaming

SNL Promotes Erik Kenward to Head Writer as Erin Doyle Joins Top Producer Tier, Bryan Tucker on Leave

FUBAR Season 2 Debuts on Netflix With Elevated Action and a Cold War Twist

HBO’s Hacks Renewed for Season Five as Creators Weigh Series Finale