Where editors share their musings on pop culture—and recommend what to watch, read, and listen to right now. This month, we discuss spring TV and The Drama.
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Erica Gonzales, deputy editor, digital content: When it rains, it pours, and this April, we’re expecting a deluge of major TV releases. In the span of one week, we’ll see new seasons of Hacks, Euphoria, and Beef, plus premieres such as Margo’s Got Money Troubles, The Miniature Wife, and a new series from Rachel Sennott. And don’t forget The Pitt’s season 2 finale. Lauren, what are you most excited to watch?
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Lauren Puckett-Pope, senior culture editor:
As a huge fan of the book it’s based on, I’m looking forward to Margo’s Got Money Troubles. I watched some early episodes and spoke with Elle Fanning and the cast and crew for a first look at the series earlier this year, and I like the formula they’re using to adapt the novel: It’s a sort of “epic dramedy,” “social realism with absurdism splashed into it.” I’m also curious about the upcoming adaptation of (yet another) book: Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, her sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. What about you? What are you eager to see?
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Erica: I’m personally excited about more Hacks, but I’m not ready to say goodbye to the show. What will I do without Ava and Deborah’s toxic but codependent relationship? Or Kayla’s definitely-not-HR-appropriate workplace behavior? I trust that the finale will be satisfying, though, because the showrunners knew how the show would end way back when they were first pitching the show. But before then, I’ll be tuning into the Coachella livestream this weekend for Justin Bieber.
Lauren: And I’m headed to the relaunched BookCon in mid-April to chat with Divergent and Seek the Traitor’s Son author Veronica Roth, which you’ll be able to read about on ELLE.com after our conversation. April’s going to keep us all busy!
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While A24 marketed this wedding comedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as an off-kilter rom-com with a twist, it turned out to be much more surprising than some fans expected. (I won’t share the twist here in case you’ve managed to avoid spoilers.) The I-can’t-believe-they-did-that shocker is already dividing audiences: Some have found it offensive; others have appreciated the audacity; and still others wanted much more nuance. (And some have just said, “I enjoyed it, sue me!”) Which end of the spectrum did you fall on? (Tell us at ellespotlight@hearst.com.) Coming from Scandinavian director Kristoffer Borgli, The Drama brazenly pokes fun at the dark reality of American culture and blows up pre-wedding stress to the max. (As a bride-to-be, I was a little triggered.)—EG
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Finally, the time has come. The long-awaited third season of Euphoria is back this month, four years after the HBO series aired its season 2 finale. Fittingly, season 3 takes a time jump, catapulting the main characters out of high school and into adult lives—with adult problems. There’s a lot that Sam Levinson’s acclaimed drama will have to squeeze in to pull off a satisfying ending, but regardless of what happens in season 3, it will be a delight to have some good old-fashioned appointment viewing on Sunday nights. Bring on the memes!—LPP
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Diabolical Lies podcast co-host Caro Claire Burke’s buzzy novel Yesteryear is here at last, reigniting the tradwife conversation with its influencer protagonist, Natalie Heller Mills. (Anne Hathaway is already signed on to play Natalie in the upcoming film adaptation.) ELLE fashion features director Véronique Hyland spoke with Burke in the run-up to the novel’s release, and the author had some fascinating things to say about the tradwife phenomenon: She sees these figures as a sort of portal into “bigger conversations about womanhood in America, womanhood under capitalism, under patriarchy…it almost felt like this door for women to talk about the things that they maybe don’t always feel like they’re allowed to talk about.” Read the book when you’re ready to jump into the discourse.—LPP
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WHAT YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO:
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The self-titled album is a rite of passage, and over a decade into her career, it’s time for Kehlani’s. Debuting on her birthday, the LP comes at the perfect moment, following the massive success of her single “Folded,” an instant R&B classic that earned her her first Billboard No. 1 and two Grammys. This marks a new chapter for the singer, who’s come a long way since SweetSexySavage.—EG
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Arlo Parks’s unique blend of calm, edgy and cool vibes on Ambiguous Desire (out now) Laufey’s dreamy deluxe album, A Matter of Time: The Final Hour (April 10) Jessie Ware’s modern disco dance party, Superbloom (April 17)
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