Damages

Paramount's $31-a-share takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery is cleared in 68 countries and frozen by a courthouse in Oakland. It is now asking a judge to make twelve state attorneys general post a bond of around $1.9 billion — largely to cover a penalty Paramount invented itself, to outbid Netflix.

The Australian actress looks back at her starring role in FX's Damages, arguing the legal thriller was unfairly overlooked during television's golden era despite influencing countless shows that followed.

The French icon who revolutionized cinema and women's liberation later embraced extremist politics, made racist statements, and rejected the feminist movement she once embodied.