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After surviving weeks of mystery boxes, pressure tests and plenty of criticism from the judges, Jake Kelley walked away as the winner of MasterChef: Global Gauntlet. But if you ask Kelley, he certainly didn’t enter the competition expecting to be the last home cook standing. The TV Cave caught up with Kelley to talk about his journey through the competition, the work viewers didn’t necessarily see happening behind the scenes, that memorable finale dessert and what he hopes to

How do you turn a 1989 arcade game about warriors beating their way through a fantasy world into a 10-episode animated television series? For Golden Axe executive producers Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler, the answer started with taking the world seriously enough to expand it but never so seriously that they forgot to have fun. Speaking with The TV Cave ahead of the Paramount+ series premiere, McMahan and Chandler explained that their own history with Sega's Golden Axe made the

For longtime Golden Axe players, Ax Battler doesn't exactly come with decades of complicated character development. The barbarian warrior helped define Sega's original 1989 game, but Paramount+'s new animated series has the opportunity to turn that familiar collection of muscles, weapons and heroics into an actual character. For Liam McIntyre, finding Ax meant looking beyond the warrior exterior. Speaking with The TV Cave ahead of the series premiere, McIntyre revealed that s

One of the best things about The Paper is that you never quite know which character is going to walk into a scene, deliver one perfectly timed line and completely steal it. Travis and Barry have become particularly good at doing exactly that, and Season 2 gives Eric Rahill and Duane Shepard Sr. even more opportunities to show us what makes these two tick. I recently spoke with Rahill and Shepard about the new season, including those scene-stealing one-liners, how much improvi

If you somehow found yourself rooting for Ken Davies during the first season of The Paper, Tim Key would like to remind you of one important detail: the man is terrible. Apparently, Season 2 isn't about to change that. I recently caught up with Key ahead of The Paper Season 2, and when I pointed out that Ken manages to be openly conniving while remaining strangely charming, Key didn't exactly rush to defend his character. In fact, he described Ken as "absolutely despicable,"

More than 30 years after Tommy Davidson walked onto Martin as the wildly confident Varnell Hill and turned a guest appearance into one of the sitcom's most memorable moments, he's stepping back into those shoes. Only this time, Varnell has an entire show of his own. Davidson sat down with The TV Cave for a conversation about The Varnell Hill Show, reuniting creatively with longtime friend Martin Lawrence, expanding Varnell beyond the character audiences remember and the surpr

The mystery is back, the stakes are higher, and quite frankly, Diarra Charles’s nervous system is screaming for a break. Luckily for us, she isn’t getting one. BET+’s hit series Diarra from Detroit is officially sliding back into our queues for Season 2, promising to deliver more twists, more heart, and a whole lot of chaotic adventure. The TV Cave caught up with the people holding the answers, stars Diarra Kilpatrick, Jon Chaffin, Bryan Terrell Clark, and DomiNque Perry to t

When most people hear the words boxing drama, they probably picture championship belts, training montages, and plenty of punches flying. Fightland certainly delivers on all of that, but after sitting down with the cast ahead of the series premiere, one thing became impossible to ignore: this show has far more on its mind than who wins the next fight. Yes, there are knockout moments inside the ring. But outside of it? That's where the real battles begin. Family loyalty gets te

One thing I will say right away is that you can feel the goodbyes in this episode from the very beginning. After eight seasons, The Chi has finally come to an end, and the series finale is packed with surprise returns, a wedding, emotional moments, unfinished storylines, and a lot of characters showing up one last time. The episode starts with Tiff and Keisha being placed side by side, which I thought was interesting. Keisha tells Emmett that she has uninvited Tiff from the w

Tim Robbins is back stirring the pot in Apple TV’s Silo, and if Season 3 is leaning into anything, it’s moral ambiguity with a side of existential crisis. Speaking with me, Robbins opened up about Bernard’s shifting sense of duty, his complicated relationship with power, and why leaders, no matter how noble they believe they are, rarely escape the gravitational pull of self-preservation. And yes, somehow, we also ended up talking about Bernard’s hidden talent for dancing. Fro

The Chi continues to prove that one of the biggest dangers in Chicago isn't violence, it's people who can't keep a secret. "When Truth Thaws" picks up immediately after the shocking events of last week's episode, with Tiffany and Victor dealing with the fallout of Nuck's death. Right from the start, it's clear that neither of them fully thought this plan through. Victor is determined to protect Tiffany no matter what, but every conversation they have feels like another step c

If you're looking for a thriller that keeps audiences guessing while serving up complicated family dynamics and plenty of uncomfortable truths, Strung may have exactly what you're searching for. The new film dives into relationships where trust is fragile, motives are questionable, and nobody seems completely innocent. We love a movie that keeps everyone looking suspicious. During a recent conversation with stars Lynn Whitfield and Coco Jones, the pair offered a glimpse into

As Power Book III: Raising Kanan prepares to close out its story, fans are getting ready to say goodbye to one of the franchise's most beloved characters: Marvin Thomas. Over the course of four seasons, Marvin has evolved from the family's unpredictable enforcer into one of the show's most layered and emotionally complex characters. Now, heading into the final season, actor London Brown says Marvin's priorities have become clearer than ever. Speaking with The TV Cave ahead of

Fairmont Crest is still feeling the loss of Derek Baldwin and if fan reactions are any indication, viewers are nowhere near finished mourning one of Beyond the Gates' most beloved characters. Derek's shocking death sent ripples through the fandom, sparking outrage, heartbreak, and plenty of questions about what could have been. Now, actor Ben Gavin is pulling back the curtain on his emotional departure from the CBS daytime drama, revealing that he was just as surprised by Der

The countdown to Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 5 is officially on, and if fans thought Kanan Stark had already crossed every line imaginable, star Mekai Curtis has a message: whew, think again. During our interview, Curtis opened up about the highly anticipated final season of Raising Kanan, offering insight into Kanan’s mindset as the long-brewing conflict between him and his mother, Raquel “Raq” Thomas, reaches its breaking point. And while viewers may be preparing f

If there is one thing Beyond the Gates viewers can agree on, it is that Anastasia Belle Claire knows how to make an entrance. Whether she is throwing shade at the Dupree family or clutching her pearls like someone personally offended her at brunch, the character has quickly become one of the soap’s most entertaining wild cards. And according to Timeca Seretti herself, that sharp edge comes from somewhere very real. During an exclusive interview on The TV Cave’s Soap Wire Podc

I am not ashamed to let the people know that my love of reading came from a tiny Jack Russell dog with the cutest face. Here we are my fellow millennials, What’s the Story, Wishbone?, the new documentary celebrating the beloved PBS series is finally live and I got to speak to the people that helped define my childhood. During an interview with yours truly, for The TV Cave, producer and voice actor Larry Brantley, writer Stephanie Simpson, and director Joey Stewart reflected o

After weeks of screaming mentors, disappearing proteins and contestants treating the platform like the last helicopter out of an action movie, Next Level Chef Season 5 finally crowned its winner. When Gordon Ramsay announced Darian Bryan as the newest champion, the moment felt bigger than just another reality competition victory. The Jamaican-born chef officially became the first Black male winner in the series’ history and judging by the way he cooked in that finale, nobody

There are television premieres and then there are nights that feel like the television industry accidentally remembered how to celebrate a show before canceling it after two seasons and burying it somewhere deep inside a streaming app menu nobody can find. Wednesday night’s New York City premiere party for the final season of The Chi landed firmly in the second category. The cast, creators, media, influencers, photographers, and what felt like half the entertainment industry

There’s a certain kind of actor who quietly shows up in everything good. You recognize the face immediately, even if you can’t place where you first saw them. Actress Amie MacKenzie fits squarely into that category and after speaking with her, it becomes painfully obvious why directors keep calling. MacKenzie, whose credits include Better Call Saul and the Yellowstone universe series The Madison, has built a career that feels less like a straight line and more like a very ent