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Wellness guru Masha Dmitrichenko is up to her same mysterious ways during the Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 premiere — but this time, she’s in a colder climate and her guests appear to be more connected to one another.During the Wednesday, May 21, episode, Masha (Nicole Kidman) reveals that she is under investigation by the federal government for her controversial drug practices after being arrested during the season 1 finale for giving her California retreat guests’ psychedelic drugs initially without their consent.
Despite the stress, Masha is continuing to make strides in the use of psychedelics to see dead loved ones and process trauma — plus, she’s still seeing visions of her late daughter and keeping it a secret.
To recalibrate, Masha agrees to go to Zauberwald and team up with Helena (Lena Olin), who was vital in her own health journey a decade prior. While at the Austrian Alps retreat, Masha plans to guide nine new strangers on their own wellness journey using mushrooms and other experimental treatments.

“None of you are safe,” Masha ominously warns the group during their first meeting. She then pivots the plan and plays coy about her intentions for the retreat to Helena and Martin (Lucas Englander), the on-site scientist.
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Peter

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Peter (Henry Golding) kicks off his journey around a campfire with hikers claiming he is going to a “rustic cabin” next. His cover is blown when a driver from Zauberwald in a Mercedes picks him up in the woods. Throughout the episode, Peter tries to get a call out to see if his father, David (Mark Strong), is coming like he agreed but there’s no service.
Imogen

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Imogen (Annie Murphy) is quiet and a bit snarky when she rides the ski lift with Brian (Murray Bartlett). During their brief discussion in the tram, Imogen hints that she knows of Brian’s past, but he doesn’t recognize her. It is later revealed that Imogen came to the retreat to work on her issues with her mother, Violet (Christine Baranski), who she claims was “neglectful” and “smothering” and a “monster.”
Brian

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Brian is the third guest to arrive. His fear of heights is evident as he and Imogen ride up together on a ski lift to the lavish estate. Brian is frustrated after his luggage gets stuck on the lift and even after retrieving it one piece has gone missing, which causes him extra stress.
Agnes

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Agnes (Dolly De Leon) is mistaken for a worker by Brian upon his arrival since she’s wearing the employee uniform. Agnes doesn’t correct him and instead takes Brian’s luggage to his room. During the first day, it is revealed that Agnes is a nun that is famous.
Violet

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Unlike the other guests, Violet has been to Zauberwald before for various wellness treatments over the years. While she was supposed to come alone, Violet brought her new boy toy, the much younger Matteo (Aras Aydin), which angers her daughter, Imogen, even more.
Matteo

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While Imogen is surprised to meet her mom’s new boyfriend, Masha tells Am that Matteo must stay because he’s part of the “plan.” Matteo is foreign, unaware of Violet and Imogen’s family issues and is up for anything.
Wolfie

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Wolfie (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) is a British musician who arrives at the retreat with her partner, Tina (King Princess), who has no idea what is about to happen.
Tina

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When Tina gets to the retreat, she is happy about the accommodations but her tone changes when she sees a piano in her room. The instrument appears to be a sore spot for Tina, and it sends her into a spiral.

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David

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David, Peter’s father, is spoken about but not seen for most of the premiere as he’s MIA. When Masha meets the guests on night one, she reveals that they can’t start the “protocol” until everyone is there, noting that David’s presence is necessary to proceed.
At the end of the episode, viewers learn that David is a billionaire who Masha knows from the past. Helena admits she is worried about what his arrival will do to Masha and the group, but Masha claims she’ll “remain in the present.” David, meanwhile, is in Munich working on a business deal which has delayed his arrival.
Nine Perfect Strangers airs Wednesdays on Hulu.

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The FBI: International series finale took Fly Team leader Wes Mitchell far from Budapest — but not everyone on his team helped him from overseas.Warning: Spoilers below from season 4, episode 22 of FBI: International.
During the Tuesday, May 20, finale, Wes (Jesse Lee Soffer) traveled to Tokyo to track down the second serial killer suspected of kidnapping at least six Americans. (The Fly Team in Budapest previously apprehended a Japanese assailant guilty of killing an American working as a prostitute but before they could find his partner, the criminal killed himself.)
Keeping in line with Japanese rules, Wes flew solo to Tokyo to solve the case. He teamed up with local detective Reiko Isokawa (Yoriko Haraguchi) to try and navigate the nuances of the country while saving the latest victim, an American named Hannah (Ferin Bergen), who was abducted during a cab ride following her shift as a hostess in Japan’s capital.

After his team back home did a deep dive into the first assailant’s search history, they found the mastermind behind the international killing spree: Lloyd Acuff (Tom Ashton).
When Wes and Reiko confronted Lloyd about his suspected crimes, he played coy about his whereabouts when Hannah was abducted. Wes decided to break a few rules — which got Reiko suspended — and had to go it alone to get his man.

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Ultimately, Wes made a deal with Lloyd, who was later accused of killing more than 50 women, promising to let him die by cyanide in exchange for Hannah’s location. Once Hannah was safe, Wes gave Lloyd his “button” as promised but he took the cyanide out, leaving Lloyd to face the consequences of his actions.
While Wes solved the case and saved Hannah, the finale left a lot of questions unanswered. Unfortunately, since FBI: International was canceled in March, fans may never get the closure they want. (FBI: Most Wanted was also canceled.)

“Of course I’m sad the show must come to an end, but I want to thank Wolf Entertainment and CBS for everything: in particular the incredible tour of Europe!” FBI: International star Eva-Jane Willis exclusively told Us Weekly in a statement at the time. “We have memories to last us a lifetime!”
Scroll down to see where each FBI: International character ended the series:

Wes Mitchell

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Wes joined the cast during season 4, and after leading the Fly Team for a year he solved the serial killer case in Tokyo almost single handedly. Once the case was closed, he flew to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he met his half-sister, Delila, after learning of her existence a few episodes prior.
Andre Raines

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Raines (Carter Redwood) has been part of the team since day one. After nearly dying on the job a few seasons prior, he threw his name in the ring for a promotion to GS14 alongside Cameron Vo (Vinessa Vidotto). The series ended with Raines and Vo standing together as they got the call about who won the spot.

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Cameron Vo

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After becoming Wes’ right-hand agent during season 4, Vo decided to go out for the GS14 promotion along with Raines. While she was worried it would ruin their friendship, fans saw the pair holding hands in solidarity as they prepared to learn their fate. The episode, however, didn’t reveal who was promoted.
Megan ‘Smitty’ Garretson

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Smitty (Willis) joined the team during season 2 as the FBI’s Europol liaison. In a surprising move, Smitty was noticeably absent from the finale.
Amanda Tate

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Amanda (Christina Wolfe) became the team’s go-to tech girl during season 3 and a confidant for Wes throughout season 4. Even though she was stuck in Budapest, Amanda was an integral part of bringing down Lloyd in the finale.

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The cast of Cheers is paying tribute to costar George Wendt after the actor died on the same day as the anniversary of the show’s finale.Wendt’s family confirmed to Us Weekly on Tuesday, May 20, that the actor died peacefully in his sleep while at home. He was 76. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,” a rep for the family said. “He will be missed forever.”
Wendt’s death also corresponds with the 32nd anniversary of Cheers’ series finale airing on NBC. During the show’s 11-season run, Wendt was nominated for six Emmys and became a fan favorite as the lovable, beer-drinking every man named Norm, who frequented the Boston bar daily.
Wendt starred alongside Ted Danson, John Ratzenberger, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson, the late Kirstie Alley, Shelley Long and Bebe Neuwirth, leaving a lasting impression on his castmates and viewers alike.
Scroll down to see which of the Cheers stars have paid tribute to Wendt:

Ted Danson
Danson, who played Sam Malone, told Us on Tuesday that he is “devastated to hear that Georgie is no longer with us.” The actor added, “I am sending all my love to [his wife] Bernadette and the children.”
He confessed, “It is going to take me a long time to get used to this. I love you, Georgie.”

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John Ratzenberger
Ratzenberger, who played Cliff Clavin, told the outlet he was “heartbroken to hear about the passing of my friend George Wendt.”
He recalled working with Wendt for 11 years, sharing a stage “a lot of laughs and a front-row seat to one of television’s most beloved friendships.” Ratzenberger gushed, “George brought Norm to life with a subtle brilliance — the kind that made it look easy. That was his gift.”
Ratzenberger continued: “He was a true craftsman — humble, hilarious, and full of heart. What you saw on screen was exactly who he was off screen with impeccable comedic timing and a deep loyalty to those he loved. I’ll miss our conversations and the quiet moments of friendship that meant the most.”
He concluded by sending love to Wendt’s family, saying his “thoughts are with his wife Bernadette, their children, and everyone who loved him.”

Eric Allan Kramer
After guest starring on a 1989 episode of Cheers, Kramer still remembers how kind Wendt was on set. “Was hard to hear of his passing … First met George Wendt on the set of Cheers … One of the warmest, funniest guys I’ve ever come across,” Kramer wrote via Instagram. “Welcoming as the star he was, incredibly giving as an actor in rehearsal (and when the cameras were rolling).”

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He recalled Wendt being “the first one to make sure I had a beer in my hand at the end of the night.” Kramer continued, “We shared a history of work with the Calgary Stampeders and exchanged many stories over the week … Cheers, indeed … Many thanks for the laughs and the education … RIP.”
Rhea Perlman

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Perlman gushed about her friend in a statement shared to Us on Tuesday.
“George Wendt was the sweetest, kindest man I ever met. It was impossible not to like him. As Carla, I was often standing next to him, as Norm always took the same seat at the end of the bar, which made it easy to grab him and beat the crap out of him at least once a week. I loved doing it and he loved pretending it didn’t hurt. What a guy! I’ll miss him more than words can say,” the actress wrote.

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It was all hands on deck during the FBI: Most Wanted series finale — but did everyone make it out unscathed?Warning: Spoilers below from season 6, episode 22 of FBI: Most Wanted.
During the Tuesday, May 20, finale, the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force, led by SSA Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott) hunted down two former government workers who were involved in a drive-by shooting and paint attack on the Bureau of Government Overreach (BOGO), killing a woman.
Upon further investigation, the team learned that the shooting was a hit so that two separate rogue government operatives could steal data and sell it to the highest bidder.

Remy turned to his agents Sheryll Barnes (Roxy Sternberg), Hana Gibson (Keisha Castle-Hughes), Ray Cannon (Edwin Hodge) and Nina Chase (Shantel VanSanten) to track down the assailants before they could sell the data — called an “internet kill switch” — and give it to the Russians, who would have used it for a terrorist attack.
The finale ended on a high note with a celebratory team dinner after its abrupt cancellation earlier this year caused an uproar among fans. CBS announced in March that the FBI spinoff, which premiered in 2020, would not be returning for a seventh season. (FBI: International was also canceled.)

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“It’s bittersweet, but we are invigorated and determined to close out season 6 with hard work and love and give you the best season yet,” Castle-Hughes exclusively told Us Weekly at the time, promising this season was for the fans.
Scroll down to see what happened to every FBI: Most Wanted character during the series finale:

Remy Scott

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After hinting earlier this season that he was getting too old for the job, Remy told his team that he was officially retiring to spend time with the “love of my life,” Abby (Susan Misner). The couple hosted the Fugitive Task Force at their new bar, The Muster Room, and toasted to the end of an era.
The series concluded with Remy lighting the sign outside the bar and raising a glass of champagne with his team, saying, “To family!”
Sheryll Barnes

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Sheryll was offered the position of Task Force Supervisor in Washington, D.C. earlier this season, which would bring her closer to her two children. While fans thought she accepted the role due to a closed-door conversation she and Remy had at the beginning of the finale, that wasn’t the case.
During the Muster Room’s soft launch, Remy announced Sheryll as his successor, the new head of the New York Fugitive Task Force. He handed her a pair of handcuffs to make it official. Sheryll, who is one of the two original members of the team, had Remy’s badge and shield framed as a thank you.
Hana Gibson

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Hana is the second original task force member and the resident tech master. After toying with the idea of whether she should reunite with Ethan (Michael Raymond-James) — who lied about his drug problem — Hana revealed they were, in fact, back together. She told her friends at the dinner that Ethan was officially done with rehab and that they were going to move in together.
Ray Cannon

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Amid all the drama and fighting bad guys, Ray took a moment to tell Nina the good news about his wife Cora‘s (Caroline Harris) pregnancy. Ray, who joined the team during season 4, was beaming with pride as he showed off the ultrasound. Ray is already the stepfather to Cora’s son, Caleb (Ja’Siah Young), but this is their first baby together.

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Nina Chase

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Nina was the newest member of the task force coming over from 26 Fed (and FBI) during season 5. In addition to helping thwart a potential cyber war, Nina made amends with her father, Jackson (John Finn), after butting heads for years.
Nina began the finale episode in Houston where she helped her sister, Tink (Hannah Adrian), pack up her things and get ready for a new life in Dallas without her deadbeat husband. Before catching a plane back to New York, Nina had a heart-to-heart with her father — who basically left her to raise her sister after their mother died — and he apologized for his past actions.
“You know when I’m happiest? When somebody asks me what you do,” her father gushed. “I am so dang proud of you.” The two hugged and cried together before she returned to her team.

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FBI has been renewed for an eighth season — but based on the season 7 finale, one main cast member might not be returning.Warning: Spoilers below from season 7, episode 22, of FBI.
The season 7 finale, which aired on Tuesday, May 20, was a giant game of cat and mouse and nonstop action. The episode began with ASAC Jubal Valentine (Jeremy Sisto) going to an undercover FBI meeting location to speak with a defense department employee named Kevin Saxton (Kevin Sussman), who claimed to have knowledge of an attack on 26 Fed.
While trying to figure out if the intel was legit, the building was attacked by individuals wearing FBI jackets. Jubal was the only survivor from the shooting, fleeing to a nearby bodega.
Before he could call his team for backup, an FBI agent came into the store claiming she heard his distress signal over the radio. When Jubal noticed her wrist tattoos, he tackled her through the window, and they fought for her gun.

Jubal narrowly survived the second attack and was able to identify the Forefront — a terrorist group who has infiltrated the FBI — as the people behind the attempts on his life.
When Jubal made it back to 26 Fed to debrief his boss SAC Isobel Castille (Alana De La Garza), their superior ADIC Reynolds (Ben Shenkman) made it seem like Jubal could be the traitor. Deputy Assistant Director Simon Keane (Campbell Scott), meanwhile, watched the interrogation beside Isobel and seemingly agreed with her that Jubal was clean.

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Throughout the episode, Jubal and Isobel worked to figure out what the Forefront wanted and which FBI agents among them were compromised. As Isobel went to tell Reynolds that there are incendiary devices in some of the FBI-issued phones, the office blew up, killing Reynolds.
While Special Agent Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrym) was inspecting the scene and trying to get a pulse for Isobel, Keane and another agent came into the room. She managed to hide but overheard Keane saying the mission was a success in killing Reynolds and Isobel was just collateral damage.

Keane then went to Jubal and the rest of his team and put them on leave, which he was able to do as the interim ADIC. He claimed his reasoning was in hopes of figuring out who in fact was pulling the strings.
Maggie, meanwhile, told the rest of the agents that Isobel was one of the agents killed with the phone bombs and then passed a note to Special Agent Stuart Scola (John Boyd).

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When Maggie and her partner, Omar Adom “OA” Zidan (Zeeko Zaki), met up with Scola and his new partner, Dani Rhodes (Emily Alabi), in an abandoned part of the subway, she revealed that Isobel survived the explosion.
Isobel, Jubal, the four main special agents and their tech team agreed to work together to take down the Forefront and Keane, who they were confident was on the inside. Isobel then showed up to Keane’s office to call his bluff and lay a trap.

Isobel revealed that Jubal’s team was still on the hunt for the traitors and gave Keane their location to stop his efforts. When the men showed up to take them out, Jubal’s agents were ready, picking off one dirty cop after the other.
Once they had Keane’s right-hand man in custody, Isobel flipped the script, arresting Keane as the traitor among them.

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The episode concluded with Isobel and Jubal reuniting with their team back at 26 Fed to celebrate their massive win. During Isobel’s speech, she began to slur her words and repeated herself several times before passing out and falling to the ground. (She never saw a doctor after the explosion knocked her out.)
“She doesn’t have a pulse,” Maggie told Jubal, who yelled for help before the credits rolled.
FBI has been renewed for season 8 — FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International were cancelled in March — so fans will have to wait until fall to see if Isobel survives.

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Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name — or in the case of Cheers, watch a show where you feel like family.
The critically acclaimed sitcom Cheers aired from 1982 to 1993, following a group of locals who hung out at a Boston bar of the same name. “Everything I do is because of the popularity of that show,” Ted Danson told Entertainment Tonight in September 2022. “It still makes me laugh when I watch sometimes. It’s funny and it’s great to see my friends and they make me laugh.”
Danson played the bar’s owner and head bartender, Sam Malone, a former Boston Red Sox relief pitcher. For the first five seasons, his character had an on-off relationship with Diane Chambers (Shelley Long). During one of their off periods, Diane dated psychiatrist and bar regular Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer). Sam, for his part, pursued savvy businesswoman Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley) after Long left the show during season 5.

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Despite the lead characters’ undeniable chemistry, Cheers was first and foremost an ensemble show. Nicholas Colasanto, Rhea Perlman and George Wendt rounded out the original main cast.
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