Nielsen data stated that the Primetime Emmys, which aired at 8 p.m. ET on ABC on Sunday, garnered 6.1 million total viewers. That’s a sharp drop from the 2019 Emmys’ 6.9 million viewers on Fox. The 2020 Primetime Emmys’ viewership was the lowest since the event began tracking viewership data in 1990. The 2020 Emmys have been Hollywood’s largest awards show since the coronavirus pandemic began impacting daily life in the United States....

“Pearl” is a prequel set in 1919, starring Mia Goth in one of the two roles she originated in “X” — but the form of the film changes to suit its titular character’s origin story. It’s one that’s much more tied to old styles of shooting, where composition, framing, and lighting can tell us everything about how Pearl finds herself trapped on her parents’ farm without the camera having to move an inch....

So begins the tense history of House Targaryen in “Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of the Dragon,” premiering August 21. The 10-episode series is set 200 years prior to the events of “GoT” and centers on the civil war that split the Targaryen clan apart. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the prequel stars Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Paddy Considine, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans....

The Netflix Oscar paradigm launched in 2018, the year “Roma” made its run for the 2019 Best Picture, collecting three statues for Alfonso Cuarón (losing the big prize to “Green Book”), and continued last year with 24 nominations, including 10 for Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (it whiffed on Oscar night), and six for Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” (Best Supporting Actress for Laura Dern) along with Best Documentary winner “American Factory.” Awards aside, the end goal is to convince filmmakers to bring their projects to Netflix....

The first four episodes of the show premiered on Friday. Additional episodes will air weekly leading up to the season finale on November 12. Written and executive produced by Sara Goodman, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” is based on Lois Duncan’s 1973 novel of the same name from which the 1997 film was adapted. The series’ plot centers around a group of teens still haunted by a fatal car crash, one year later....

Anecdotally, “The Queen’s Gambit” inspired more than a few Christmas gifts — a quick Twitter search reveals that chess sets were certainly one of the most popular gifts of 2020. But there’s some real, hard data out there that chess sets have been metaphorically flying off the shelves thanks to Netflix’s limited series about a fictional 1960s chess prodigy. Mary Higbe, director of marketing at Goliath Games, told NPR that while October chess sales were up 178% compared to the year before, the late October release of “The Queen’s Gambit” has led to a 1,048% increase over 2019....

The official “Spencer” synopsis reads: “December, 1991: The Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at Sandringham Estate. There’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. This year, things will be a whole lot different.” “Spencer” is a contained narrative set over the course of a single Christmas weekend as Diana comes to terms with the end of her marriage to Charles....