Laura Hurley
The Background: Laura Hurley is a Senior Content Producer at CinemaBlend. She started at CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 with a strong background in sci-fi and superheroes. She has since gone on to write full time as part of the staff, and covers a wide variety of television across the small screen and streaming. Primetime is her time of day, and she can also be found covering nighttime TV ranging from medical dramas to crime procedurals to sci-fi, and everything in between. She studied English, and is happy to have found a use for it. If it's set in the Dick Wolf TV universe, she watches it.
What She's Into: Laura's lifetime love of fiction set her up for spending her days writing about television, and she continues to enjoy binge-watching, binge-reading, and going to the movies. Her love of underdog stories set her up for a lifetime of rooting for Cleveland sports teams, which has paid off exactly once in her lifetime. (Thanks, LeBron!) She can still quote The X-Files and will happily do so over a plate of pad thai.
What She's Excited About Right Now: Ahsoka, Barbie pink, the day that scripted TV comes back, and the end of the Droughtlander before Outlander Season 7 returns
Latest articles by Laura Hurley
'Worst Heartbreak': Lost's Maggie Grace Explains Why Being Killed Off Was So Devastating
By Laura Hurley published
Shannon had a brief but memorable run on ABC's Lost, and actress Maggie Grace opened up about how being killed off still stings all these years later.
Roseanne And Clue Actor Martin Mull Is Dead At 80
By Laura Hurley published
Martin Mull, known for his skills on the large and small screen as a comedian, has passed away.
Chicago Med Already Resolved One Of Its Finale Cliffhangers With Major Cast Departure, And I Have One Last Hope For Crockett
By Laura Hurley published
Chicago Med losing Dominic Rains as Crockett Marcell resolves one Season 9 finale cliffhanger months before Season 10, leaving me with one hope.
'I Had Tears In My Eyes': House Of The Dragon Director Explains Last Minute Changes To One Of The Show's Most Iconic Scenes Ahead Of New Episode
By Laura Hurley published
House of the Dragon director Geeta Vasant Patel spoke with CinemaBlend about an iconic Season 1 moment ahead of her next episode on June 30.
Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5: What We Know About New-To-Streaming Drama
By Laura Hurley published
Here are the available details so far for Law & Order: Organized Crime moving to streaming on Peacock for the fifth season.
Amidst Law And Order Cast Changes, Mehcad Brooks Landed A New Role On A Very Different Show
By Laura Hurley published
Mehcad Brooks has been playing Detective Shaw on Law & Order for the past two seasons, but his new role should take him in very different directions.
HBO Confirmed More Targaryen Casting News As Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Kicks Off, But Don't Expect To See One Game Of Thrones Element
By Laura Hurley published
More Targaryens have been cast for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, but being set closer to Game of Thrones in the timeline doesn't mean one element.
After Walker's Surprise Series Finale Reveal Of Former CW Icon, Here's What Jared Padalecki And The Showrunner Had Planned For Season 5
By Laura Hurley published
Walker's series finale ended on a great hook for a fifth season that included an icon from CW/WB days gone by, and here's what the show had planned.
32 Of The Most Ridiculous Soap Opera Tropes
By Laura Hurley published
The soap opera genre spans networks, decades, and genres, but there are some tropes that can be found just about anywhere.
After The Acolyte's Deadly Master Reveal, Are The Surviving Characters Already Doomed? I Think Star Wars Rebels Could Offer The Answer
By Laura Hurley published
The Acolyte packed a bunch of reveals after unleashing the Master on the Jedi, but the survivors may not be doomed if another Star Wars show is proof.
After Simon Cowell Stopped America’s Got Talent Singers Mid-Audition, I’m Flashing Back To One Contestant’s Comments On Preparing A Second Song
By Laura Hurley published
Simon Cowell stopped an audition in the latest episode of AGT with a request that really reminded me of another Season 19 standout's comments.
Prison Break And Arrowverse Co-Stars Wentworth Miller And Dominic Purcell Are Reuniting For New TV Show, And The Plot Has Me Stressed
By Laura Hurley published
Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller found a new project to join forces on, and the plot is even more stressful than Prison Break's.
Will Jared Padalecki Become The Boys' Next Supernatural Vet Cast? The Actor Explained Why He's Ready, And It Lines Up With What The Creator Told Us
By Laura Hurley published
Can The Boys fans count on Jared Padalecki joining the show before the end of the fifth and final season? Here's what we know.
After House Of The Dragon's Latest Episode Deaths Confirmed The Wild Card Of Season 2, I Love The Twist On George R.R. Martin's Book
By Laura Hurley published
The body count keeps rising in House of the Dragon Season 2, and I'm pleasantly surprised by the wild card compared to George R.R. Martin's book.
As FBI: International Adds Jesse Lee Soffer For Season 4, Here's How His Former Chicago P.D. Character Already Exists In CBS' FBI World
By Laura Hurley published
Jesse Lee Soffer is returning to the Wolf Ent. world with a role in FBI: International, but the FBIs already have a tie to Chicago P.D.'s Halstead.
After Criminal Minds' A.J. Cook Addressed Voit 'Reveling' In His Power Over The BAU, How Long Can JJ Keep Her Secret?
By Laura Hurley published
Voit got a big win over the BAU in Criminal Minds: Evolution's latest episode, but I'm just wondering about JJ's secret after A.J. Cook's comments.
Night Court Is Making An Intriguing Change Ahead Of Season 3, But I'm More Concerned About The Major Cast Departure
By Laura Hurley published
Night Court was renewed for Season 3 to premiere in the fall, but there are big changes that raise questions for what's to come.
House Of The Dragon Skipped A Lot Of George R.R. Martin's Lore About The North, And It Gives Me A Bad Feeling About The Shorter Season 2
By Laura Hurley published
There was a lot more to the story of the Starks and Jace Targaryen in George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood.
House Of The Dragon’s Season 2 Premiere Tragedy Was No Red Wedding, But Does It Stand Up To A Different Brutal Game Of Thrones Moment?
By Laura Hurley published
House of the Dragon may never get as brutal as the Red Wedding, but I found myself comparing the Season 2 premiere tragedy to a different GOT moment.
After The Acolyte's Big Bad Reveal In Episode 4, Is Sol Doomed? Here's Why Star Wars Canon Is Making Me Nervous
By Laura Hurley published
The cliffhanger ending and reveal from The Acolyte's fourth season left me flashing back to Star Wars canon with a few reasons to be nervous for Sol.
'You Never Know What America Is Going To Want': AGT Singer Breaks Down Challenges Of Performing On A Multi-Talent Show With Superstar Judges
By Laura Hurley published
Exclusives America's Got Talent offers every kind of talent under the sun, and singer Dee Dee Simon shared the challenge in standing out.
House Of The Dragon's Gruesome Season 2 Premiere Ending Included Big Changes From The Book, And Here’s Why That’s A Big Deal For Daemon
By Laura Hurley published
House of the Dragon Season 2 got off to a bloody start with an ending that made a big change from George R.R. Martin's book for Daemon.
Chicago Fire Might Not Be Honoring Boden's Wish For Firehouse 51 In Season 13, But That Could Be A Good Thing
By Laura Hurley published
Chicago Fire seemed to set an existing character up to replace Boden as Chief, but it could pay off that that's seemingly not happening.
Following House Of The Dragon Season 3 Renewal, Matt Smith's Comments Have Me Worried An Epic Fire And Blood Moment Is Coming Sooner Than Expected
By Laura Hurley published
HBO has already renewed House of the Dragon for a third season, and Matt Smith's comments have me thinking farther ahead than the Season 2 premiere.
After CBS' Tracker Added Melissa Roxburgh As Justin Hartley's On-Screen Sister, She Reflected On Her Manifest Days: 'Michaela Was A Hot Mess'
By Laura Hurley published
Exclusives Melissa Roxburgh was leading lady on Manifest for years before coming to Tracker to play Dory Shaw, and she reflected when speaking to CinemaBlend.