Entertainment Writing

Entertainment writing covering television, film, and pop culture, with an emphasis on sharp editorial voice and audience relevance. This work spans news, features, and service-driven content.

Everything to Know About ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Season 27

A reported article outlining what to expect from Law & Order: SVU Season 27, including release date information, cast updates, and early details about the upcoming season.

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Everything to Know About ‘Law & Order’ Season 25

A reported entertainment article outlining what to expect from Law & Order Season 25, including release date information, cast updates, and early details about the upcoming season.

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Everything to Know About ‘Chicago Fire’ Season 14

A reported entertainment feature outlining what to expect from Chicago Fire Season 14, including release date information, cast updates, and early details about the upcoming season.

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Everything to Know About ‘Chicago P.D.’ Season 13

A reported entertainment feature outlining what to expect from Chicago P.D. Season 13, including release date information, cast updates, and early details about the upcoming season.

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Everything to Know About ‘Chicago Med’ Season 11

A reported entertainment feature outlining what to expect from Chicago Med Season 11, including release date information, cast updates, and early details about the upcoming season.

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Everything We Know About ‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’

A reported entertainment feature outlining what to expect from the NCIS Tony and Ziva series, including release timing, cast updates, and early details about the spinoff.

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14 End-of-the-World Movies for When You Want an Apocalyptic Stream

An editorial guide to end-of-the-world movies for Netflix Tudum, blending genre insight with sharp, binge-ready recommendations.

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“What’s Leaving Netflix”: Ongoing Editorial Coverage

For Tudum by Netflix, I wrote the recurring “What’s Leaving Netflix” editorial series—monthly coverage detailing which titles were exiting the platform and when, helping viewers prioritize what to watch before it was gone. Project overview “What’s Leaving Netflix” is a high-utility, audience-driven editorial franchise that updates monthly using a single evergreen URL. While the live […]

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12 Animated Holiday Movies to Stream with Your Whole Festive Family

An editorial guide to animated holiday movies for Tudum by Netflix, curated for cozy, family-friendly, and nostalgia-forward viewing.

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Stream These 10 Hallmark Channel Holiday Movies All Season Long

An editorial guide to Hallmark-style Christmas movies streaming on Netflix, curated for cozy, feel-good holiday viewing.

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‘Project Runway’ TV news and interviews

As a staff editor at Entertainment Weekly, I was the main reporter for Project Runway and all of its spinoff shows. Because of that, I covered the show’s news—including anniversary coverage—and interviews previewing the seasons and discussing the finales. Project Runway evergreen content Where are they now? Catching up with 24 past contestants Project Runway […]

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‘Project Runway’ recaps

I covered Project Runway with weekly recaps while I was a recaps editor at Entertainment Weekly. This was predominantly during seasons 13-16, which aired on Lifetime. Season 13 Episode 1: “Final Audition” Episode 2: “Unconventional Movie Night” Episode 3: “Past, Present, and Future” Episode 4: “Remixing an American Classic” Episode 5: “The Klum of Doom” […]

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Dan Brown doesn’t mess with his formula in ‘Origin’

Over and over Origin asks the questions Where do we come from? Where are we going? They are questions about humanity — but they could just as easily be questions about Robert Langdon. The Mickey Mouse watch-wearing, claustrophobic, always-near-trouble symbology professor is back in Dan Brown’s latest book. And just like he was in his original exploits (Angels & […]

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‘The 100’ news, postmortem and preview interviews

While I was a TV recap editor at EW.com, I served as the primary reporter for The 100, a TV drama that aired on The CW from 2014 to 2020. Published articles include news coverage, sneak peek video write-ups, and interviews with actors and the director as both episode previews and postmortems. Season 5: Meet […]

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Latest season 19 ‘Big Brother’ evictee reveals who can go farthest

After trusting her alliance to keep her safe in the house, Dominique Cooper was betrayed by a “snake” and others. Even though she had the opportunity to make it back into Big Brother season 19, Cody Nickson took that coveted spot and dashed her chances for a longer summer run. Entertainment Weekly caught up with […]

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Julie Chen weighs in on who will win Battle Back in season 19

With the fourth person eliminated from the Big Brother 19 house, things are just starting to heat up. Even though Dom was eliminated from the house on Thursday, she has a chance to re-enter thanks to Friday’s special Battle Back showdown. We caught up with host Julie Chen to ask who she thinks might win, plus her […]

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‘Project Runway Junior’ recaps and news coverage

Serving as the primary Project Runway reporter at Entertainment Weekly, I covered two seasons of Project Runway Junior when it aired on Lifetime in 2015 and 2016. In addition to weekly recaps, I wrote news posts and interviewed the finalists. Project Runway Junior season 1 recaps Episode 1: “Welcome to New York” Episode 2: “All […]

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‘Big Brother: OTT’ interviews and news coverage

I served as the primary reporter for Big Brother: Over the Top, when it aired on CBS All Access (now known as Paramount+) in 2016. This included writing news posts for the reality show and interviewing Julie Chen and the evicted houseguests each week. Julie Chen discusses ‘Big Brother: OTT’ finale Julie Chen on Danielle’s […]

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‘UnREAL’ recaps

UnREAL was a scripted drama that aired on the Lifetime network in 2015 for three seasons before the fourth (and final) season moved to Hulu. I recapped the first two seasons for Entertainment Weekly, as listed below. Season 1 Episode 1: “Return” Episode 2: “Relapse” Episode 3: “Mother” Episode 4: “Wife” Episode 5: “Truth” Episode […]

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‘Quantico’ season 1 recaps

During my time as a TV recaps editor for Entertainment Weekly, I wrote weekly recaps of Quantico in its first season on ABC. Episode 1: “Run” Episode 2: “America” Episode 3: “Cover” Episode 4: “Kill” Episode 5: “Found” Episode 6: “God” Episode 8: “Over” Episode 9: “Guilty” Episode 10: “Quantico” Episode 11: “Inside” Episode 12: […]

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Dalene Rovenstine

Writer, editor, and content marketing leader with a journalism background and experience across media and brand platforms