Month: June 2026

Some actors belong to certain generations of fans. Morgan Freeman belongs to every generation of fans. Today, Freeman turns 89 years old. Even though he’s looked old for most of his life, Freeman is actually starting to get up there in years. His star has hardly faded with time, only shining brighter as a Hollywood legend.

With decades on the big screen going back to the 1970s, Freeman has been a remarkable part of cinema’s history and played a variety of roles that have shown his talent and the ability to go from a supporting actor to the biggest star and sometimes something in between.

Freeman’s most unique attribute has to be his velvety voice. He’s been asked to narrate numerous documentary films throughout his career, with the most famous being March of the Penguins, Life on Our Planet, and The Story of God with Morgan Freeman. That last one is fitting since Freeman actually did voice a higher power in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty.

Freeman’s tone and reassurance just seem to be what we imagine a deity sounding like, and it must feel like the ultimate compliment for the superstar actor. He says that despite his association with religious figures, he’s actually agnostic in real life.

Freeman still works today as he approaches 90 years old. His latest film, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, just came out at the end of 2025. Other stars in that one were Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson.

He won an Academy Award for the 2004 boxing drama Million Dollar Baby. This is one of five Oscar-nominated roles he’s played in. His other nominated films were Invictus, The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy, and Street Smart. Freeman’s role in The Shawshank Redemption is perhaps the defining one in his career, as that film is often called one of, if not the best, films of all time.

Heading into Sunday night’s season 3 finale of the HBO hit series Euphoria, it was not clear whether or not there would be another season. However, shortly after the final episode of season 3 premiered, the network confirmed that there will not be a season four.

Following Sunday night’s episode, HBO has confirmed that Euphoria – one of the network’s most popular shows of all time – has officially come to an end.

Euphoria Has Been a Hit

Euphoria is an HBO drama following Rue Bennett (Zendaya), a teenage recovering addict navigating addiction, identity, and fractured relationships alongside a group of high school friends. Created by Sam Levinson and based on an Israeli miniseries, the show is known for its raw, stylized storytelling and immersive score.

The series has become one of HBO’s biggest hits, finishing second all-time in network viewership behind only Game of Thrones.

The show has been a hit with critics, as well, as the series collected nine Primetime Emmy wins, including two Lead Actress awards for Zendaya, who became the youngest actress to win that category twice. Season 3’s premiere drew 12.3 million viewers — up 44 percent from Season 2.

Officially the End

Though Zendaya had indicated in interviews that she believed the season would come to an end after season 3, Levinson would not commit one way or the other, telling the New York Times that he did not know whether or not there would be a fourth season and that he writes “every season like it’s the last.”

“I don’t know,” Levinson said. “As of right now, all I want to do is hang out with my wife and kids and read some Elmore Leonard and watch ‘Mrs. Miniver’ again.”

Even before the final episode of season 3 premiered, there was still no official confirmation as to whether or not it would be the series finale. However, shortly after the conclusion of Sunday’s episode, Levinson confirmed on Popcast, New York Times’ music podcast, that the series had indeed come to an end and there would not be a fourth season.

With that, Euphoria is not officially over after seven years and 26 episodes stretched across three seasons.