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Peacock's The Miniature Wife might be the most unexpectedly timely show on television right now.
It stars Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen as a married couple at a total impasse: she feels unseen, he feels unheard, and neither is doing anything about it. Then a technological accident shrinks her, literally, and suddenly all that avoidance becomes a lot harder to maintain.
It sounds absurd because it is. That's the point. As Banks told me, "All of us can relate to feeling a little diminished in a relationship." The shrinking is just the metaphor made visible. And as Macfadyen put it, when something is funny enough to get you laughing, you're also listening, which is when you can really say something.
Both stars serve as executive producers on the series, and my chat with them goes deep on what the show is really about: the trauma we inherit from our parents, the ego we refuse to examine and the work it actually takes to see each other clearly. Oh, and why Macfadyen thinks Les and his Succession character Tom are basically the same guy.
It's funny, it's sharp and it's worth your time.

H. Alan Scott is Newsweek’s Senior Editor for Entertainment, host of the celebrity interview podcast ‘The Parting Shot’, and author of the entertainment newsletter For The Culture. Follow H. Alan Scott on Twitter and Instagram at @HAlanScott.
Industry Tea
Survivor 50’s Dee Valladares: ‘I Wasn’t Going Down Without a Fight’
Survivor 50 just had its biggest Tribal Council in the show's history, and it claimed one of the season's most exciting players.
Dee Valladares, winner of Survivor 45 and the last former winner standing, was voted out in a chaotic, messy, deeply entertaining fight that felt like peak old school Survivor. And true to form, she did not go quietly. She got up mid-Tribal, started whispering in ears and nearly flipped the whole thing.
Nearly.
I sat down with Dee to talk about what it's like playing with legends like Colby and Coach, the gender dynamics shaping this season, and why she thinks Survivor 50 is only going to get better from here. Plus, she told us about the moment she told Rick Devens to shut up at Tribal, which she had completely forgotten about. Very her. You need to check out this chat!
Spotlight
Zendaya Teases ‘Closure is Coming’ Ahead of ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Premiere
After years of delays, strikes, and uncertainty, “Euphoria” is finally back!
The hit HBO series, which first premiered in 2019, was originally scheduled to return with Season 3 in 2025 before a string of obstacles pushed production back, including creator Sam Levinson's commitment to “The Idol” and the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in late 2023.
Lead actress Zendaya also hinted that this will be the last season of the show, stating that “closure is coming,” on The Drew Barrymore Show.
While most of the core cast is returning, a few familiar faces won't be making the trip back to East Highland during Season 3’s premiere this Sunday, April 12.
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Who Is Sara Cohen? ‘The Housemaid’ Author Reveals Identity After 23 Years
The bestselling author known to millions of readers worldwide as Freida McFadden has revealed her real identity after more than two decades of writing under a pen name.
The writer behind The Housemaid—the 2022 novel that became a global publishing phenomenon and a 2025 box office hit movie—has disclosed that she is, in fact, Sara Cohen, a 45-year-old physician who specializes in traumatic brain injury.
McFadden said the decision to go public comes after years of deliberate anonymity, as well as major professional changes in her life.
The Royal Report
Prince Harry's Obsession With Security is Destroying What Matters Most
Prince Harry wants an invite to Sandringham to see his father, King Charles III, but only if he is given police security, turning what sounds like an olive branch into a new source of distrust.
Newsweek’s chief royal correspondent Jack Royston explores whether Harry's hardline stance on security for his family could destroy his relationship with his father.
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