SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Rivals,” now streaming on Hulu/Disney+. British author Jilly Cooper is synonymous with sex. In the U.K., the 87-year-old has long reigned as the queen of “bonkbusters” (a.k.a. romance novels), with titles like “Riders” and “Tackle” usually accompanied by saucy jacket covers (one edition of “Riders” features a woman […]
The UFC is headed to the Big Apple this weekend for UFC 309. The main event is a title fight between American Jon “Bones” Jones (27-1-0) defending his heavyweight championship belt against fellow American fighter Stipe “Stone Cold” Miocic (29-4-0). UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York […]
Joan Vassos concludes her quest for love on Wednesday night as ABC’s first-ever “Golden Bachelorette.” The finale of the “The Golden Bachelor” spinoff will broadcast on Wednesday, Nov. 13 on ABC at at 8 p.m. ET. But cable-cutters can tune into the episode live online on Hulu + Live TV, currently offering a free trial. […]
The lines between Hulu and ABC (already programmed jointly under head Craig Erwich) continue to blur, as the Alphabet web unveiled a midseason schedule heavy on repurposed hits from the streamer. That includes the addition of Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” which will air on Mondays at 10 p.m. starting Jan. 27 following […]
Hulu’s Amanda Knox series is causing an uproar in the Italian city of Perugia, where the show – executive produced by Knox herself – has been filming 17 years after the murder of Meredith Kercher. The arrival of the show’s cast and crew last week in the university town, where Knox’s British roommate was found […]
Sam Nivola is set for a lead role in the Hulu comedy pilot “Phony,” Variety has learned exclusively. Nivola will star in the pilot alongside Connie Britton, whose casting was announced in October with the pilot order. The pilot is described as a coming-of-age mystery. The official logline states that it follows “a teenager (Nivola) […]
Enlarge/ Dr. Ann Burgess helps the FBI catch serial killers in Hulu's Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer. (credit: YouTube/Hulu)
Fans of the Netflix series Mindhunter might recall the character of Dr. Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), a psychologist who joins forces with FBI criminal profilers to study the unique psychology of serial killers in hopes of more effectively catching them. But they might not know about the inspiration for the character: Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess, whose long, distinguished career finally gets the attention it deserves in a new documentary from Hulu, Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer.
Burgess herself thought it was "fun" to see a fictional character based on her but noted that Hollywood did take some liberties. "They got it wrong," she told Ars. "They made me a psychologist. I'm a nurse"—specifically, a forensic and psychiatric nurse who pioneered research on sex crimes, victimology, and criminal psychology.
Mastermind should go a long way toward setting things right. Hulu brought on Abby Fuller to direct, best known for her work on the Chef's Table series for Netflix. Fuller might seem like a surprising choice for making a true crime documentary, but the streamer thought she would bring a fresh take to a well-worn genre. "I love the true crime aspects, but I thought we could do something more elevated and cinematic and really make this a character-driven piece about [Ann], with true crime elements," Fuller told Ars.
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