Can you believe that Saturday Night Live was almost cancelled in the 1980s? It's a startling thought now, especially as the franchise just came off its milestone 51st season on NBC with a stellar roster of stars like Teyana Taylor, Ryan Gosling, SabrinaCarpenter, and Josh O'Connor, and looking toward its next season. While the recently launched Saturday Night Live UK has received a mixed reception from critics and audiences, its renewal suggests the franchise is still willing to take creative risks — something that's been baked into SNL's DNA from the beginning.

Season 2 ofDune: Prophecy is in the middle of production and has added a handful of actors to its already sprawling cast, including Indira Varma, Tom Hollander, and Ashley Walters — so now marks the perfect time to catch up on the HBO Max series, especially while you’re waiting for Dune: Part Three to hit theaters this winter. In an interview last month with Collider, star JoshHeuston teased that Season 2 will be bigger in scale with grander fights and storylines.