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Entertainment - Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Entertainment headlines for Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Entertainment headlines for 2026-05-26 focused on 3 major developments: 1) Everything We Know About ‘The Boys’ Prequel Series ‘Vought Rising’ So Far (Deadline) 2) Yoshihiro Nishimura, ‘Tokyo Gore Police’ and ‘Welcome to Japan’ Director, Dies at 59 (Variety) 3) ‘Chess’ to Close Early on Broadway, Timed to Lea Michele’s Exit in June (Variety) Across these stories, coverage emphasized high-impact updates, policy shifts, and events with broad audience relevance. Together they provide a representative view of the day in entertainment news before diving into each full report.
Why it matters: This snapshot shows where entertainment attention concentrated on 2026-05-26, highlighting the themes, entities, and geographies that dominated publisher coverage. Because ranking blends freshness, engagement, and source diversity, it helps separate signal from noise. Use it as a quick daily briefing and then open the top stories for fuller context.
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Everything We Know About ‘The Boys’ Prequel Series ‘Vought Rising’ So Far
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Yoshihiro Nishimura, ‘Tokyo Gore Police’ and ‘Welcome to Japan’ Director, Dies at 59
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‘Chess’ to Close Early on Broadway, Timed to Lea Michele’s Exit in June
Sources: #3 Variety
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#1 Score 78Everything We Know About ‘The Boys’ Prequel Series ‘Vought Rising’ So FarVought Rising marks another spinoff series in the world of The Boys, expanding off of Eric Kripke’s mothership series, which is currently unfolding in its fifth and final season. The prequel series was first announced over a year ago during San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash will lead the show with a […]
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#2 Score 77Yoshihiro Nishimura, ‘Tokyo Gore Police’ and ‘Welcome to Japan’ Director, Dies at 59Yoshihiro Nishimura, the director behind films like “Tokyo Gore Police” and “Welcome to Japan,” died Monday in Tokyo following a nearly two-week hospital stay for liver disease. He was 59. Nishimura’s career began in the early 2000s, during which he directed and created effects for a number of short films before directing “Tokyo Gore Police,” […]
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#3 Score 70‘Chess’ to Close Early on Broadway, Timed to Lea Michele’s Exit in June“Chess” will close early on Broadway, with the buzzy revival ending its run on June 21. Although Lea Michele was scheduled to depart the production in late June, the musical had intended to remain on Broadway with Joanna “JoJo” Levesque set to take over the lead role of Florence Vassy through at least September. Instead, […]
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#4 Score 70‘Chess’ To Close Early On Broadway Next Month With Departure Of Lea MicheleChess, the Broadway musical revival, will close June 21, three months earlier than expected and the final performance of star Lea Michele. The show, which also stars Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, had been expected to sell tickets through at least September 13 with singer-songwriter Joanna “JoJo” Levesque having been announced as a replacement for […]
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#5 Score 62LISTEN: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ and a Magnificent ‘Obsession’ Drive the Box OfficeOn today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our box office segment, Variety‘s Rebecca Rubin carefully measures the turnout over the Memorial Day weekend holiday for Disney’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” It was a big test for Disney and Lucasfilm and the strength of the Star Wars franchise at the turnstiles. Meanwhile, Focus Features’ horror […]
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#6 Score 61Clarence B. Jones Dies: Attorney Who Helped MLK Draft “I Have A Dream” Speech & Focus Of Sundance-Winning Short Film Was 95Clarence B. Jones, a key adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. who helped organize the March on Washington and assisted King in drafting the Civil Rights leader’s “I Have a Dream” speech, has died. His family says the attorney and academic “passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, in Cupertino, California” on May 22. He was […]
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#7 Score 59‘Backrooms’ Star Mark Duplass Slams Rumor That Kane Parsons Didn’t Actually Direct Horror Movie: ‘Kane Was 100% in Control’“Backrooms” star Mark Duplass took to X on Tuesday to defend Kane Parsons from rumors that the 20-year-old filmmaker didn’t actually direct the upcoming horror film. Responding to an X user who claimed Parsons “absolutely didn’t direct” A24’s “Backrooms,” Duplass wrote, “Hmmm, with all due respect I don’t remember seeing you on set. When I […]
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#8 Score 56‘Nemesis’ Gains Traction On Netflix As Duffers-Produced ‘The Boroughs’ Debuts At No. 2Nemesis continued gaining traction on Netflix last week, up nearly 61% from its opening to rake in 11.4M views from May 18 to 24. The series, from Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole, easily took over the streamer’s weekly English TV charts soaring past its competition. That competition included the Duffer Brothers–produced The Boroughs, which […]
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#9 Score 56L.A. Philharmonic Names Daniel Harding as Music DirectorThe Philharmonic, taking a more traditional route than in the past, has named the British-born conductor Daniel Harding as its next music director.
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#10 Score 55Billy Joel’s Madison Square Garden Concert Film Sets Blu-ray ReleaseBilly Joel’s Madison Square Garden concert special is getting a physical release. “Billy Joel: The 100th: Live at Madison Square Garden — The Complete Concert” is now available for pre-order on Blu-ray, with the release set for May 29. The one-disc release is listed at $24.98 on Amazon, with a DVD edition also available for […]