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New international series include a drama about Jane Austen and her sister, a Netflix reboot of a French institution and a whimsical sci-fi anime.

The major outlines of the prosecution of the music mogul Sean Combs have taken shape in a Manhattan courtroom. But several issues at the core of the case remain unanswered.

"Listen, he's only corrupt in his free time, guys," Kimmel said of the president. "When he's in the Oval Office, he's by the book. This is all completely on the up and up."

Paul Reubens's performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans "license to be weird." At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades.

The strange mash-ups in What the Clash?, which could require sliding slot cars past insouciant black cats, are reminiscent of WarioWare microgames.

Tech power players and the global far-right are learning all the wrong lessons from "The Lord of the Rings."

New hours from Sarah Silverman, Mike Birbiglia, Jerrod Carmichael and others range widely in subject and style. But they all provide laugh-out-loud moments.

One of the industry's biggest stars is also its most enthusiastic evangelist. He is hoping it pays off for the eighth "Mission: Impossible" film.

Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

The New York City Ballet principal Andrew Veyette is retiring after 25 years: "My path had a lot of peaks and valleys. Some very deep and some very high."