One of the most shocking moments on Animal Kingdom occurred when the matriarch of the family took a bullet and Smurf died on the series. But, is Ellen Barkin leaving the show for good? The answer to ...

Leave it to Janine “Smurf” Cody to find a way to hiss “Screw you!” to her boys from beyond the grave. In Animal Kingdom’s surprise-filled Season 4 finale, the contents of her will set the stage for ...

Animal Kingdom has always emphasized that Julia (whose death kick-started the saga) had a difficult relationship with Janine “Smurf” Cody, her mother, but it was not until seasons 5 and 6 that the ...

Animal Kingdom's final episode proved to be an unlucky one for the Codys. Pope (Shawn Hatosy) and Craig (Ben Robson) met heartbreaking ends, while Deran (Jake Weary) was left to face the world alone.

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The Cody family really wouldn’t be the Cody family without a few lies. Their whole dynamic involves lying to one another, lying to themselves, and lying to other people. It’s what they do. Sure enough ...

As the season finale of Animal Kingdom kicks off, it's been three days since the robbery—and three days since Catherine, as far as Baz knows, went missing. Baz is frantic, roaming around the house and ...

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Being a woman in the entertainment industry has never exactly been easy, even if you're a successful actor with some star power. One might think that things have changed since the days when network ...