Can the Bachelor Franchise Heal Its Broken Heart?

Debuting in the shadow of Love Island and before Netflix’s Perfect Match, this year’s Bachelor in Paradise is in a make-or-break moment.

Bachelor in Paradise season 10 opens with destruction. Amidst a sea of overturned lounge chairs, host Jesse Palmer lays out how things have changed this year: Production has swapped the critter-infested bunk beds of Mexico’s Playa Escondida for individual rooms at a sleek, air-conditioned Costa Rica resort. The contestants will be subjected to game show–style challenges and, for the first time ever, the season’s victors could get a cash prize (as well as an engagement ring). Things have shifted so dramatically that at one point during Monday’s premiere, a cast member declares, “I forgot we were on The Bachelor.”

Award Season

2025 Emmy Predictions: These New Shows Will Dominate Nominations

How will beloved breakouts like The Pitt, Adolescence, and more fare at TV’s biggest awards? Vanity Fair’s experts make their final predictions.

By Rebecca Ford

Business

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Are Riding the “Rocket Ship” of the Female Sports Media Ecosystem

Ahead of the WNBA All-Star Game, VF caught up with the couple to discuss their A Touch More live podcast business and the mixed emotions of being former athletes during a surge of interest of women’s sports

By Natalie Korach

Award Season

Too Much Led Emily Ratajkowski to Act Again—and Gave Her the Best Scene of Her Career

The model and author thought she’d left onscreen work behind. Then Lena Dunham came calling with Too Much.

By David Canfield

Hollywood

Christine Baranski Has the Range: On Psychedelics, Trump Resistance, and, Yes, Mamma Mia! 3

She plays elitist matriarchs on HBO’s The Gilded Age and Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, but real-life Baranski is a football-loving grandmother who hits the town with King Princess: “I’ve lived thinking wonderful things were going to happen to me. And they did.”

By Savannah Walsh

Hollywood

Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Chandi Dayle Is Rebuilding After Hitting Rock Bottom

The second season of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts follows Dayle’s unlikely rise to team leader—and her shocking ouster as she grapples with the aftermath of domestic violence.

By Savannah Walsh

Television

Squid Game USA: Everything We Know About The Netflix Smash’s Rumored David Fincher Spin-Off

The season 3 ending of “Squid Game” sets up an American spin-off, one that might dash “Mindhunter” hopes.

By Eve Batey

Hollywood

The 25 Best Shows on Netflix to Watch in July

From comedy classics to underseen dramatic gems, your next binge is waiting.

By Tara Ariano

Hollywood

Brie Larson Can Finally Talk About Her Top Secret Role on The Bear

The Oscar winner plays a pivotal character in the show’s fourth season, which marks her long-awaited return to comedy after a series of “pensive, dramatic” parts.