Warning: SPOILERS for The Sandman Season 2 are ahead!
Just in the original Sandman comics, Tom Sturridge’s Morpheus met in end in The Sandman TV series, willingly giving up his life in the episode “Long Live the King” in order to save The Dreaming and its remaining inhabitants. Then Morpheus’ funeral was held in the twisty Season 2 finale and attended by many of the characters viewers had become acquainted with over the show’s run. But as I learned from The Sandman co-creator David S. Goyer, there were two especially amazing cameos that were planned for the funeral that didn’t work out, and I really wish these could have happened in the Netflix subscription-exclusive series.
2025 TV schedule, I had the pleasure of speaking with Goyer about his work on this final batch of episodes, amongst other topics (including what he thought of James Gunn’s Superman). Having noticed how many familiar faces were shown at the funeral, including even Arthur Darville’s Ric Madoc from the bonus story “Calliope,” I asked Goyer, who co-created The Sandman with Allan Heinberg, if there were any actors whom they tried to bring back for this event, but weren’t available. Here’s what he told me:
Titans Season 4’s big multiverse sequence with Beast Boy.
Alas, once David S. Goyer had to drop out of doing this cameo because of his work on Foundation (which can be streamed with an Apple TV+ subscription), Allan Heinberg decided not to do it either. It’s a shame, but understandable and a reminder how often scheduling conflicts can put the kibosh on a good idea. And while I certainly would have liked to learn any other names that were in the mix to appear, I don’t blame Goyer for not remembering them considering that, as he pointed out, the funeral scene was filmed a year and a half ago.
Although The Sandman’s main storyline has been completed, the show hasn’t reached its end just yet. That will happen when the bonus episode “Death: The High Cost of Living” is released this Thursday, July 31. After that, take a look at the 2025 Netflix release dates to learn what’s coming to the streaming service later this year.
There is a lot of comedic talent packed into The Pickup, a heist-action-comedy set to hit the 2025 movie calendar next month. Eddie Murphy stars as an armored truck driver alongside Pete Davidson as his colleague and Keke Palmer, who ropes them into a scheme to steal millions of dollars. If you had any doubt that each of these three actors will bring their own unique flavor to the flick, you need look no further than their red carpet attire.
The Pickup is set for release August 6, when it will be available to stream with an Amazon Prime subscription, and ahead of that, its world premiere was held July 27 in Los Angeles. The three stars gathered together for a group shot on the red carpet, looking like quite the motley crew in their individual outfits of choice:
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There have been some great examples of co-stars coordinating their wardrobe to fit the project they’re promoting — take Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s Wicked outfits — but that is definitely not what’s happening here. And while no text chain likely existed between the actors’ stylists, each of the above outfits is actually perfectly suited to the person wearing it.
several exciting projects in the works, looks amazing in a patterned, partially sheer Versace dress. The beaded one-shoulder gown featured abstract cutouts and different shades of silver and gray that looked almost camouflage as it flowed down to the floor. Her glam makeup was perfect, and she wore her auburn hair in a voluminous high ponytail.
Eddie Murphy, for his part, looked quite dapper in all black, with his black suit jacket over a high-necked black sweater.
Then there was Pete Davidson in a tracksuit.
The Bodies Bodies Bodies actor donned a two-toned beige sweatshirt with matching sweatpants from Sergio Tacchini and Under Armour sneakers. The look was casual but on-brand, and he probably got let off the hook for dressing down, at least a little, given the fact that The Pickup premiere was his and girlfriend Elsie Hewitt’s first public appearance since announcing they were having a baby.
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The model opted for a long, sleeveless black dress and matching pointed-toe pumps. (She should have been the one wearing sneakers, in my opinion!)
While Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson didn’t necessarily look like they all belonged in the same photo, I’m pretty excited to see their styles come together in their upcoming movie.
The Pickup trailer promises plenty of action, including car chases and shootouts, and the leading trio is far from the only talent. Eva Longoria plays Natalie, wife to Eddie Murphy’s Russell. Meanwhile, Marshawn Lynch’s comedy was highlighted as part of the cast of Murderville and on plenty of other shows and movies since he retired from the NFL. He’s portraying a character called Chop Shop.
A lot of different styles will combine for the upcoming comedy from director Tim Story, and I’m excited to see what this motley crew delivers when The Pickup comes out Wednesday, August 6, on Prime Video.
The movies have always had a way of making the life of an outlaw look fun. The secret is as easy as defying tradition by making the “bad guy” the protagonist of the story, or even taking innocents out of the equation completely. These classic films will force you to reconsider your moral standards.
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The Godfather (1972)
In addition to being one of the best films about the “family business,” Francis Ford Coppola’s Best Picture Oscar-winning adaptation of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather is a genuine family story all the way to its core, albeit a violent one. It follows Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), who is motivated by the attempted murder of his mob boss father, Don Vito (Marlon Brando), to take matters into his own hands, leading him down a path to become one of the most feared leaders in the world of organized crime.
horror movie classic, Psycho, is unquestionably Anthony Perkins’ Norman Bates. However, what leads Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) to make a fateful stop at the Bates Motel is her decision to go on the run with stolen money.
Matt Damon’s Tom Ripley encounters, it is hard not to fall for his charms.
Pulp Fiction, or in most of Quentin Tarantino’s movies, for that matter. However, there are certainly some characters in the dazzling crime thriller that audiences have more affection for than others, especially Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), who have to be the two most down-to-earth mob hitmen in pop culture history.
live-action Batman movies to address this moral gray area is Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, in which James Gordon (Gary Oldman) is the only cop willing to support the Caped Crusader (played by Christian Bale), but even he has his doubts.
Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas establish a life in the mafia as a childhood aspiration for him. Thus, you almost cannot help but feel proud of Ray Liotta’s character as he rises up in the ranks of the criminal underworld and disappointed when the law knocks him down a peg.
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crime thriller based on an incredible true story starring Al Pacino as an amateur crook whose simple bank robbery plans evolve into a challenging hostage situation. Just like John Wojtowicz, the real person who inspired the film’s main character, Sonny Wortzik, his only reason for committing the crime is to afford his lover’s transgender operation, which I can empathize with.
Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed 2000s-era movie, Catch Me If You Can, is based on the alleged true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., who passed himself off as an expert in multiple fields while living off fraudulent checks while he was barely beyond his teenage years. The casting of Leonardo DiCaprio as the clever crook immediately earns our sympathies, putting Tom Hanks in the rare position of playing the default antagonist as Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent trailing Frank.
Michael Mann’s powerful thriller, Heat, is defined by its moral ambiguity, portraying the story of a group of professional bank robbers tailed by the LAPD from both sides of the law. By the end, it is hard not to feel bad for expert thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) when he is finally cornered by Lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino).
revenge movie favorite, John Wick, and its sequels. Of course, who wouldn’t empathize with a recently widowed man whose new dog was murdered in cold blood by a crew of young punks who also stole his car?
film noir movie genre, Looper, takes place in the future, but still mere decades before time travel has been invented. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Joe, who is hired to kill and dispose of people sent back to his time by the mob, but his career trajectory changes when his latest target turns out to be his older self (played by Bruce Willis).
must-watch ’90s movie centered on a Black character, namely Larenz Tate as Anthony Curtis, who is a Vietnam vet forced to turn to crime to support his family.
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Public Enemies (2010)
Casting Johnny Depp, who was one of the most bankable and beloved movie stars in Hollywood in the late 2000s, as John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s Public Enemies was a stroke of genius to get the audience immediately on the side of the notorious bank robber.
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Hard Candy (2005)
In Hard Candy, Elliot Page plays a teenager named Hayley who is seemingly lured into a trap by a child predator named Jeff (Patrick Wilson). However, we, and Jeff, come to discover that he is really Hayley’s prey when he is subjected to the teenager’s torturous acts.
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Dom Hemingway (2013)
Jude Law stars in writer and director Richard Shepard’s Dom Hemingway in the title role of a former safecracker who is released from a years-long prison sentence and returns to London looking to collect what he believes he is owed.
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Cruella (2021)
Who knew that Disney could make audiences empathize with an attempted puppy murderer? Indeed, they achieve this with Cruella by casting Academy Award winner Emma Stone in the title role, who is portrayed as a tragic figure forced to become a pickpocket as a child after her mother’s sudden murder.
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Take The Money And Run (1969)
Co-writer and director Woody Allen stars in the mockumentary Take the Money and Run as Virgil Starkwell, who is so inept, yet so affable, that you cannot help but hope to see him make a killing as a bank robber.
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Trap (2024)
Josh Hartnett leads M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap as Cooper, a father who takes his teenage daughter to a concert, which he discovers is being used as an elaborate plan to catch a notorious serial killer. This turns out to be a great concern for Cooper because this criminal, known as “The Butcher,” is none other than him.
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Burglar (1987)
Whoopi Goldberg stars in Burglar as Bernice, a non-violent thief who wrongfully becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation when her latest target, the ex-husband of a dentist who just wants her jewelry back, suddenly turns up dead.
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Now You See Me (2013)
The main characters of Now You See Me (played by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco) are a team of magicians who use their skills in illusion to pull off heists and pass off their loot to people in need, like Robin Hood with a few extra tricks up their sleeves.
NCIS: Origins Season 2 premieres on the 2025 TV schedule in October, sandwiched between NCIS Season 23 and NCIS: Sydney Season 3 on CBS. The prequel show’s cast and crew, however, are already back in the swing of things, as Season 2 has begun filming. What’s caught my eye at the start of this production, however, is that there’s already a major update to share about Mariel Molino’s character, Lala Dominguez.
Lala crashed her car in the NCIS: Origins Season 1 finale to avoid hitting a little girl who’d run out into the street, and it was left ambiguous whether or not she survived. Well, fans can take comfort knowing they’ll at least get to see Lala at the start of Season 2. That’s because Molino shared a picture on her Instagram Stories of the area of the Paramount lot where Origins filmed, with a special canine friend of hers in frame:
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Kyle Schmid, who plays Mike Franks on NCIS: Origins, took a video of that same area of the lot, albeit at night, and shared it to his own Instagram Stories. So for those of you who were worried that Lala Dominguez wouldn’t appear in Origins’ next season at all, those worries can now be squashed. The question now is, how exactly will we see her?
Mark Harmon’s older Leroy Jethro Gibbs narrated in the Origins series premiere, this story he’s telling in the prequel is about Lala, and it’s not a story he’s felt comfortable telling until now. It makes sense he’d feel that way if she died, but if she lived and went on to work with Gibbs for several more years, then why would he feel that way about her? Also, if Lala made it through the car crash, why wouldn’t she have told Gibbs right away about how he got Lara Macy to stop going after him? He didn’t learn that information until the late 2000s, as seen in NCIS Season 6.
That leaves the other option: Lala died in the car crash, and she’ll be present in the Season 2 premiere as either a ghost Austin Stowell’s Gibbs sees or through flashbacks. If NCIS: Origins goes this route, it’d be reminiscent of how NCIS killed off Sasha Alexander’s Caitlin Todd in its Season 2 finale, then brought her back one more time in various visions the other characters saw of her. However, if Mariel Molino continues to post behind-the-scenes Origins pictures and videos in the coming weeks, we can rule this option out.
Lala Dominguez’s fate will be fully revealed when NCIS: Origins Season 2 premieres on CBS October 14 at 9 p.m. ET. Season 2 will also see Mike Franks reuniting with his brother, continue following along with Cliff Wheeler and show Gibbs’ first interrogation.
Julia Garner already wowed us when she was cast in Netflix’s Ozarkand won three Emmys for it. Now, the talented actress is exploring a wide range of genres, like taking on The Silver Surfer in The Fantastic FouR: First Steps and starring in Zach Cregger’s horror movie Weapons. However, we can’t forget that the Netflix star is also set to play Madonna in the upcoming music biopic. Garner sure hasn’t forgotten either, as she recalled singing and dancing for the pop star during her audition.
While appearing on an episode of SmartLess, Julia Garner got real with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes about the scary process of auditioning for Madonna. After the then-Universal biopic got delayed and was removed from the studio’s 2023 movie slate, Garner said portraying Madonna for a Netflix limited series is “supposed to still happen.” She also got real about what auditioning for the ‘80s icon was like, and it sounds nerve-wracking:
I kind of just wanted to see if I could do it, because I wasn’t a trained dancer and I had to learn how to dance and then dance in front of her and convince her that I can dance, basically, and sing. And sing with her!
originally supposed to direct her biopic, it makes sense that she’d be in the room to see who can carry her star power potential. Fortunately, Julia Garner impressed Madonna so much with what she brought to her audition that I wish I could see it.
Deadline reported that the limited series is expected to be available to stream with a Netflix subscription. Madonna will also be collaborating with Stranger Things’ Shawn Levy to help bring her story to life. With the series being in early development, we don’t know yet what period of the Evita actress’s life will be depicted. But whatever chapter they choose, I’m confident Madonna’s spirit and girl power drive will make an unforgettable story.
Julia Garner having to sing and dance like Madonna in front of the pop star may have been a terrifying experience, but embracing that pressure would perfectly capture Madonna’s fearless energy. As someone who wasn’t afraid to push the envelope in the music industry, it’s no wonder the “Hung Up” singer was taken with Garner’s audition.
Many of the best sitcoms of all time take place in New York City, and the neighborhoods they’re set in often give them their unique personalities, just like the people who live in those neighborhoods. All over the city, across all five boroughs (though Staten Island is underrepresented, as always), sitcoms draw from their neighborhoods’ character as much as the characters in the shows themselves. This list celebrates those shows and their ‘hoods.
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Seinfeld – Upper West Side, Manhattan
There is no show in TV history that quite represents the Upper West Side like Seinfeld does. The show just oozes UWS vibes in every way. Jerry’s apartment, which, if we’re honest, is one of the more realistic-looking NYC apartments (ahem, Friends), and everything from the restaurants to the shops and the street scenes is just pure Upper West Side.
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I Love Lucy – Upper East Side, Manhattan
One of TV’s earliest and most successful sitcoms is, of course, I Love Lucy. Lucille Ball and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, star in this show about a bandleader (Arnaz) and his wife living on the Upper East Side. Most of the show takes place in the couple’s apartment building, and it was all shot on a soundstage in LA, but it’s still a very New York Show.
John Travolta is famously the biggest breakout star of Welcome Back, Kotter, and even though Travolta is originally from New Jersey, he perfectly embodies a good Italian kid from Brooklyn. The show’s high school, James Buchanan High School, is set in the quintessentially (and appropriately diverse) Brooklyn neighborhood of Bensonhurst.
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Everybody Hates Chris – Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford–Stuyvesant is one of the most famous neighborhoods in Brooklyn, and one that has an amazing history, both good and bad. It has produced a ton of famous actors and musicians, not the least of which is Chris Rock, who grew up in Bed-Stuy. When the comedian co-developed a show based loosely on his life growing up, they just had to set it here.
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Ugly Betty – Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights is one of the most underrated neighborhoods in all of New York. It’s incredible diversity, and its central location in Queens makes it pretty great all around. Setting Ugly Betty is a perfect choice for a show.
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Diff’rent Strokes – Upper East Side, Manhattan
On Diff’rent Strokes, Arnold (Gary Coleman) and Willis (Todd Bridges) are two orphans from Harlem who are taken in by their late mother’s employer, Mr. Drummond (Conrad Bain), in his swanky apartment that is very much the epitome of what people expect from a really rich family on the Upper East Side. Even though much of the UES is just like many other parts of Manhattan with tiny studios and one-bedrooms, it also definitely has huge two-story units like the one here.
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The Nanny – Upper East Side, Manhattan
It’s hardly surprising that The Nanny was set in a townhouse in the tony Upper East Side of Manhattan. Of course, the show is about a nanny to a very rich family, played by Fran Drescher, and most of the show’s shenanigans take place in the Sheffield’s very nice house, the exterior of which is on East 75th St., near Central Park.
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The King Of Queens – Rego Park, Queens
Would it shock you to learn that The King Of Queens, starring Kevin James and Leah Remini, is set in… Queens? Rego Park, to be exact. I’ve always thought of Queens as the most “New York” of the five boroughs, so setting any show here really brings out a true New York City vibe.
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Mad About You – Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Mad About You was one of the most popular sitcoms of the ’90s and helped propel Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser to huge fame. Like a lot of shows on this list, the couple lived in Greenwich Village.
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All In The Family – Glendale, Queens
Glendale, Queens, is right smack in the middle of Queens and Brooklyn, making it the perfect location for one of the most “New York” shows of all time, the beloved All in the Family. Archie Bunker is one of the best (and worst) characters of all time, and there is no more appropriate place for the blue-collar Bunkers to live than in Queens with neighbors like the Jeffersons (who would eventually move on up).
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2 Broke Girls – Williamsburg, Brooklyn
In the early ’00s, Williamsburg got so famous as the home of hipsters that it became the butt of a lot of jokes about those new residents. The quirky neighborhood is a great setting for a show like 2 Broke Girls, following the lives of a couple of 20-something women making their way in the big city.
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Friends – Greenwich Village, Manhattan
It seems like volumes have been written about the apartments where the friends in Friends live and how unrealistic they were on the show. When you consider that they were supposedly living in the Village, it makes it even harder to believe because even in the ’90s, rents in that part of town were astronomical.
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The Cosby Show – Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights is one of my favorite neighborhoods in New York. It’s also never been a cheap place to live, especially in one of the beautiful townhouses near the Promenade, as the Huxtables did in The Cosby Show. It’s a good thing Dr. and Mrs. Huxtable, a doctor and a lawyer, made a lot of money! Raising five kids (or more) in that part of town isn’t cheap!
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – – Upper West Side, Manhattan
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel takes place, mostly, in a neighborhood you would expect, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, though Maisel’s adventures tend to take her all over Manhattan.
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Girls – Greenpoint, Queens
Even with how “hipster” Girls is, it doesn’t actually take place in Williamsburg. No, in fact, by the time Girls was created, Williamsburg was already played out, and its neighbor to the north, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, had firmly become the center of hipster NYC. Hence, that is where Girls is set.
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How I Met Your Mother – “Dowisetrepla”
Occasionally, a TV show has just invented a neighborhood for the show to take place in. “Dowisetrepia” in How I Met Your Mother is one of the more famous examples of a fake neighborhood. Marshall and Lilly live in Dowisetrepla, which is a play on NYC neighborhood names like Tribeca and Dumbo, though most of the show doesn’t really highlight any particular neighborhood by name. Dowisetrepla, by the way, is short for “Downwind of the Sewage Treatment Plant.” That’s not the best to live…
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Barney Miller – Greenwich Village, Manhattan
One of the best cop comedies of all time, Barney Miller, was set in its own time, when New York City was still pretty grimy, especially downtown, where the show’s precinct was located. Greenwich Village is one of the most storied neighborhoods in Manhattan, and at the time, it wasn’t the Village we all know today, for better and for worse.
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Broad City – Astoria, Queens And Gowanus, Brooklyn
There is a proud history of sitcoms about people trying to make it in New York City, shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and even The Jeffersons. One of the more offbeat and quirky versions of the story is Broad City. In the show, the two “broads,” Abbi Abrams (Abbi Jacobson) and Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glazer), live in Astoria, Queens, and Gowanus, Brooklyn, respectively.
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The Jeffersons – Upper East Side, Manhattan
They might have started in Queens as neighbors to the Bunkers in All in the Family, but once George and Weezy Jefferson got their own show, we all know what happened. They “moved on up to the East Side, in a deluxe apartment in the sky.” The Upper East Side is still where many strive to move on up, so that’s the perfect setting for this legendary show.
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Grounded For Life – Staten Island
One of the few shows to actually take place on the oft-ignored borough of Staten Island was Grounded for Life. The show had a checkered ratings history, but it did manage to last five seasons on two networks.
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The Honeymooners – Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
It’s hard to imagine what sitcoms would be like today if it weren’t for The Honeymooners. The classic show set the template for TV comedies in so many ways, it’s impossible to overstate its importance. That includes setting the show in working-class Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
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Taxi – Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Only in the Village in the 1970s would you ever find a collection of weirdos and heroes like the cast of Taxi. Like Barney Miller, Greenwich Village is the perfect place to set the legendary sitcom. It wasn’t the Village we know today. In the seventies, it was the exact kind of business you might find down there.
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High Fidelity – Crown Heights, Brooklyn
The book High Fidelity by Nick Hornby was set in London. The movie, based on the book starring John Cusack, was set in Cusack’s hometown of Chicago. The Hulu show, starring Zoe Kravitz as the owner of a record store, is set in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. In each, the setting is actually perfect for the way the story is told.
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Living Single – Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Prospect Heights has been one of the most popular neighborhoods in Brooklyn for decades, and in the ’90s, that popularity was just starting to take off when the Queen Latifah-led sitcom Living Single.
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Gimme A Break! – Greenwich Village, Manhattan
This is a bit of a weird one, and if you’re a fan of the ’80s classic Gimme A Break!, you might have already noticed what it is. “Wasn’t Gimme A Break! set in California?” is what you might be thinking. You’d be correct, but in the show’s final season, Nell (Nell Carter) moves to New York, following Sam (Lara Jill Miller) to college.
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And Just Like That… – Gramercy Park, Manhattan
In Carrie Bradshaw’s original show, the character, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, lived on the Upper East Side. In the reboot, And Just Like That…, Carrie has moved to a much cooler neighborhood further downtown, Gramercy Park. Good choice, Carrie. Now you need to figure out what to do with Aiden.
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – “East Dogmouth”
In Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) has an apartment in a real building that is located in Greenpoint, but the show is set in the fictional neighborhood of “East Dogmouth.” There is no solid info given on where the fictional neighborhood is, so your guess is as good as ours.
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Park Slope Or Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
The cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine is the best part of the show, but its location is a little confusing. For starters, there is no 99th precinct in New York, Brooklyn, or otherwise, so while that would be one way to figure the neighborhood, it doesn’t help us here. The police station used for the exterior shots in the show is the 78th precinct in Brooklyn Heights. Other fans of the show claim the station on the show is actually in Park Slope or Prospect Heights. So do with that info what you will.
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Nurse Jackie – Manhattan
Edie Falco’s brilliant follow-up to The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie, is a very different show from the one that made her a huge star. It’s also questionable if it’s really a sitcom, but it’s pretty darn funny, if dark. In the show, her character, Jackie, works at a fictional hospital called All Saints Hospital, and while the show was filmed mostly in Astoria, the exteriors were various hospitals around Manhattan.
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Wizards Of Waverly Place – Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Yet another classic sitcom set in Greenwich Village, Wizards of Waverly Place, starring Selena Gomez in her breakout role on the Disney Channel. It’s worth noting that the spinoff, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, was a rare example of a show set on Staten Island.
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What We Do in the Shadows
While the curtains were always drawn tight to keep the sun out in the horror comedy What We Do in the Shadows, based on the movie of the same name, took place in that mysterious borough of Staten Island.
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Car 54, Where Are You? – The Bronx
Without a doubt, The Bronx has been way under-represented in the history of TV. The most notable sitcom set in the northern-most borough has to be Car 54, Where Are You? Even then, the specific neighborhood for the fictional precinct in the show is never identified, so like shows set on Staten Island, we stuck with “The Bronx.”
