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In this week's episode of Agatha All Along, it was revealed that Aubrey Plaza's Rio Vidal is really the McU's version of Death. Of course, thanks to an earlier Funko Pop leak, many of us knew this coming.

Regardless, while "Rio" has been collecting the fallen members of the Coven on the Witches' Road, her intentions and history with Agatha Harkness have yet to be revealed.

Talking to Deadline, showrunner Jac Schaeffer (who also directed "Death's Hand in Mine") explained, "She is the personification of Death, and Agatha is a person who has killed a great number of people. It was a discovery in the writers room, or an idea that, if Agatha was going to have someone from her deep past who was really vital, the question was, 'Who would Agatha be attracted to? Who would Agatha be embroiled with? who would kind of turn Agatha’s head?...

[This story contains spoilers through Agatha All Along’s fourth episode, “If I Can’t Reach You / Let My Song Teach You”]

After creating Marvel Studios’ most successful series in WandaVision, Agatha All Along showrunner Jac Schaeffer rewarded herself with the director’s chair. In addition to being Disney+’s most watched new series of 2021, Schaeffer’s show garnered 23 Emmy nominations, three wins and, for good measure, a chart-topping single called “Agatha All Along.” So, when the time came to do a spinoff with Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness in the title role, Schaeffer knew she wanted to reignite her directorial ambitions, which were last on display in 2009’s Timer. (The sci-fi rom-com was led by WandaVision and Agatha All Along actor Emma Caulfield.)

“When you’re lucky enough to have a project be a hit [WandaVision] and you then have some capital, the question becomes: how are you going to spend your capital? And one of the answers to that question was parlaying it into a return to directing,” Schaeffer tells The Hollywood Reporter...

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The following contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 4, "If I Can't Reach You, Let My Song Teach You," now streaming on Disney+.

One of the biggest mysteries in Agatha All Along is the true identity of Teen, who has become the subject of fan theories. This character is very much a wildcard due to his hidden past.

Teen was found kidnapped at Agatha's house in Westview, leaving fans wondering how he got there. Even Agatha can't decipher the truth, or so it seems. He also has a sigil spell on him that prevents his true identity from emerging when he talks about it. Interestingly, the show may well have revealed the twist regarding this young man after four episodes.

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Narcos and Narcos: Mexico showrunner Eric Newman followed up the popular Netflix crime franchise with Griselda, starring Sofía Vergara as notorious Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco. The six-episode limited series premiered Jan. 25 and topped Netflix’s Weekly Top 10 rankings for three straight weeks.

In the series’ penultimate episode “Paradise Lost,” directed by Andrés Baiz, Griselda (Vergara) continues her ascension to La Madrina status. But as she is celebrating the high life with a lavish birthday party for her third husband Darío Sepúlveda’s (Alberto Guerra), unbeknownst to her, law enforcement is hot on her trail.

The celebration is interrupted when Griselda’s most trusted men discover a misstep that could blow the operation. Also, cracks begin to form in her personal life as her husband reveals he’s looking for...

Netflix has dropped its first teaser trailer for “Griselda,” a new limited series starring Sofia Vergara in her first dramatic role. The Emmy nominee also serves as an executive producer alongside “Narcos” and “Narcos: Mexico” creators Eric Newman and Andrés Baiz (who also directs all six episodes). “Griselda” will debut globally on Netflix on January 25, 2024. Watch the trailer below.

According to the streamer, “‘Griselda’ is inspired by the life of the savvy and ambitious Colombian, Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. In the 1970s-80s Miami, Blanco’s lethal blend of unsuspected savagery and charm helped her expertly navigate between business and family, leading her to become widely known as ‘the Godmother.'”

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“Griselda” consists of six one-hour episodes. Starring alongside Vergara are Alberto Guerra (Dario Sepúlveda), Christian Tappan (Arturo Mesa...

We’re seeing the first footage of Sofia Vergara as real-life drug queenpin Griselda Blanco in Netflix’s upcoming limited series, Griselda, which is set to premiere January 25, 2024.

Created by Eric Newman, Doug Miro, Ingrid Escajeda and Carlo Bernard, the six-episode series chronicles the life of Colombian-born Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. In 1970s-80s Miami, Blanco’s lethal blend of unsuspected savagery and charm helped her expertly navigate between business and family, leading her to become widely known as “the Godmother.”

Blanco burst onto the pop culture scene after her exploits were highlighted in the 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowboys and its sequel two years later from Billy Corben. She was portrayed by Catherine Zeta-Jones in the Lifetime biopic Cocaine Godmother in 2018.

Alberto Guerra (Dario Sepúlveda), Christian Tappan (Arturo Mesa), Martín Rodríguez (Rivi Ayala), Juliana Aidén Martinez (June Hawkins), Vanessa Ferlito (Carmen Gutiérrez) also star.