Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle is adding another role to her accomplished resume: Vogue editor. Specifically, she’s the very first guest editor of British Vogue‘s September issue—the biggest one of the year. The magazine and the palace both announced the news on Sunday evening (July 28) via social media.
“Introducing the September 2019 issue of #BritishVogue, guest-edited by HRH The Duchess of Sussex @SussexRoyal,” British Vogue wrote in an Instagram post with the issue cover. “Entitled #ForcesForChange, the cover features 15 world-leading women who are reshaping public life for global good, and were personally chosen by The Duchess of Sussex, and British Vogue’s editor-in-chief @Edward_Enninful.”
Included among the many women on the cover are Gemma Chan, Yara Shahidi, Greta Thunberg, Laverne Cox, and Jane Fonda, with one space seemingly left open—and it turns out Markle had an inspired reason for that.
“The sixteenth space on the cover, a mirror, was included so that when you hold the issue in your hands, you see yourself as part of this collective,” the caption for @royalsussex’s Instagram announcement reads.
The royal family also released another photo of Markle, who looks to be hard at work on the issue (and also very chic in her tweed Gucci dress).
The wait is over, people: A Star Is Born, the highly-anticipated remake directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Lady Gaga (and Cooper!), comes out this Friday, October 5. What? You haven’t been counting down for this moment since June? Just me? Cool.
In all seriousness, this movie is going to be all anyone talks about after the weekend. With an impressive 94 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s already won the hearts of critics, not to mention Gaga’s legion of fans. How will it fare with the general public, though? We’ll have to wait and see.
There are other exciting movies and TV shows dropping this week, as well. Below, a non-exhaustive list.
God Friended Me: An atheist receives the surprise of a lifetime when actual God sends him a friend request in Facebook. Yeah, the title is pretty on the nose. 8:30 P.M. ET on CBS
[embedded content]
Queen of the World: Meghan Markle and her wedding dress make an already-iconic appearance in this new documentary about Queen Elizabeth II. 8 P.M. ET on HBO
[embedded content]
Broken Things: From bestselling author Lauren Oliver comes this new mystery about three young women whose friendship is tested after suspicious events happen in their town. Book available now
[embedded content]
RBG: This moving documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is now available for your streaming pleasure. Streaming on Hulu
Will & Grace: Season two of the insanely popular Will & Grace reboot kicks off tonight. Here’s hoping it includes another episode of Will explaining to 23-year-old gays why Madonna is important (something I, a 25-year-old gay, do on a daily basis). 9 P.M. ET on NBC
I Feel Bad: The first season of NBC’s new show, from producer Amy Poehler, about a mom constantly plagued with unnecessary guilt, officially begins tonight after a preview from September 19. 9:30 P.M. ET on NBC
[embedded content]
In the Dark: From Jason Blum comes a new anthology horror series that will air new super-sized installments every month. Good luck sleeping. Streaming on Hulu
The Man in the High Castle: This dystopian alternate history series is truly nerve-wracking, and it starts its third season today. Alexa Davalos and Rupert Evans star. Streaming on Amazon
Super Mario Party: Because who doesn’t need another Mario game to pass the time?! Video game now available
A Star Is Born: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper star in the fourth remake of this classic story about a male star on the decline who helps a female performer achieve fame beyond her wildest dreams…at a major cost. In theaters
[embedded content]
Falling for You: A local radio DJ hosts a Bachelor Bake-Off to raise funds for her station in this charming new movie from Hallmark. 9 P.M. ET on Hallmark
It’s official: All your favorite TV shows are back. OK, maybe not all of them—but certainly a good bit. This Is Us! Grey’s Anatomy! The Good Place! All three of these shows kick off their new seasons this week, alongside some new promising projects like A Million Little Things, Manifest, and the Murphy Brown reboot. Seriously, good luck trying to watch all 16 (sixteen) of the shows, below. Thank God streaming and DVR exist.
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: These will be the first post-humous episodes of Bourdain’s popular CNN series, which features the chef traveling to lesser-traveled areas around the world and trying their cuisine. 9 P.M. ET on CNN
9-1-1: Ryan Murphy’s gripping procedural drama is back for another heart-pumping season, this time with Jennifer Love Hewitt in a starring role. 8 P.M. ET on Fox
[embedded content]
Jane Fonda in Five Acts: Jane Fonda’s illustrious life and career is explored in this HBO original documentary. For more information on the actress, read the profile we recently published on her for our Icons Week. 8 P.M. ET on HBO
The Big Bang Theory: The 12th and final season of this successful CBS sitcom kicks off tonight. Here’s to one last hurrah with Sheldon, Penny, and all your favorite characters. 8 P.M. ET on CBS
Manifest: This NBC show follows the passengers on Air Flight 828, which goes tragically missing but reemerges after just a few hours. Back on the ground, though, time has jumped five years. Spooky! 10 P.M. ET on NBC
[embedded content]
This Is Us: Season three of NBC’s hit weep-fest begins tonight. Tune in to see how Kate and Toby are adjusting to married life, plus the next chapter of the flashbacks following Jack’s death. 9 P.M. ET on NBC
[embedded content]
A Million Little Things: Straight out of the This Is Us playbook, this heartfelt slice of melodrama tracks the lives of a group of friends who realize they don’t know each other as well as they thought after one of them dies by suicide. 10 P.M. ET on ABC
Single Parents: A group of parents (including a very non-Blair Waldorf Leighton Meester) aim to help a single dad (Taran Killam) regain his life, which has been taken over by his fatherly duties. 9:30 P.M. ET on ABC
[embedded content]
Murphy Brown: Candice Bergen returns to her rightful place (in the middle of primetime) with a reboot of the series that made her a household name. 9:30 P.M. ET on CBS
The Good Place: Kristen Bell is about to be super busy. Not only is Veronica Mars getting the reboot treatment over at Hulu, the new season of her wildly successful series about the after-life is back (and funnier than ever). 8 P.M. ET on NBC
Mom: Allison Janney and Anna Faris deliver feels and laughs for the sixth season in a row, starting with an episode directed by one of Mom‘s main auteurs, James Widdoes. 9 P.M. ET on ABC
How to Get Away With Murder: Shondaland won’t be the same without Scandal, but at least you have a new season of HTGAWM and Grey’s Anatomy to look forward to! Annalise Keating will help us through this difficult time. 10 P.M. ET on CBS
Grey’s Anatomy: Have you seen the trailer for the newest season of Grey’s? It’s going to be nuts. 8 P.M. ET on ABC
[embedded content]
The Cool Kids: This delightful new series centers on four older folks (David Alan Grier, Leslie Jordan, Vicki Lawrence, and Martin Mull) as they adjust to their new lives in a retirement community. 8:30 P.M. ET on Fox
Night School: Tiffany Haddish plays a no-nonsense night school teacher who must help Kevin Hart receive his GED. Of course, shenanigans ensue. In theaters
[embedded content]
Saturday Night Live: Adam Driver hosts and Kanye West performs in the season opener of Saturday Night Live. 11:30 P.M. ET on NBC
Upset about the weekend ending? Don’t be! There are so many great new movies and TV shows airing this week that make returning to work on Monday a little less stressful. From the return of hit series like Total Divas and The Circus to new releases on Netflix , here’s everything to earmark for this week to make the days go by a little faster.
The Circus: Season three of this docuseries exploring the cult following around President Donald Trump and his politics kicks off tonight. The title of the show certainly lives up to what actually happens. 8 P.M. ET on Showtime
[embedded content]
70th Primetime Emmy Awards: Michael Che and Colin Jost host this year’s Emmys, which sees Atlanta,The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story with the most individual nominations. 8 P.M. ET on NBC
The Paley Center Salutes ‘This Is Us’: This special pays tribute to NBC’s hit drama series with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast members, including Sterling K. Brown, Mandy Moore, Justin Hartley, Milo Ventimiglia, and Chrissy Metz. 10 P.M. ET on NBC
Sorry for Your Loss: Elizabeth Olsen plays a woman grieving the loss of her husband in this new drama series from Facebook Watch. Star Wars breakout actress Kelly Marie Tran also stars. Streaming on Facebook Watch
[embedded content]
Total Divas: With the first WWE all-female pay-per-view event set, there’s a whole new layer of excitement surrounding this long-running E! reality show. 9 P.M. ET on E!
I Feel Bad: From executive producer Amy Poehler comes this laugh-out-loud new series about a mom (Sarayu Blue) who’s tired of feeling guilty over the small things in her life and decides to live on her own terms. 10 P.M. ET on NBC
[embedded content]
Dead Lucky: Six Feet Under and Brothers & Sisters star Rachel Griffiths helms this Australian series about two detectives tracking down a cop killer. It’s coming to American television for the first time through Sundance Now. Streaming on Sundance Now
[embedded content]
Love, Gilda: This moving documentary film explores the life and career of comedy icon Gilda Radner through her personal diary entries, home videos, and testimonies from her admirers, including Bill Hader and Amy Poehler. In theaters
Maniac: Emma Stone and Jonah Hill reunite for this Netflix series about two friends who become guinea pigs in a pharmaceutical trial. Streaming on Netflix
Nappily Ever After: This film centers on a woman who reaches a breaking point at work and in her personal life and decides to completely shave her hair off: the thing she worked tirelessly to keep “perfect.”
We’re fully into September, so you know what that means: a new season of American Horror Story, beauty pageants, and the return of some of your other favorite TV shows. This week’s docket of new films and shows to watch is pretty stacked, from the Miss America pageant to A Simple Favor and a new series starring Dan Humphrey. Below, here are the things you must tune into this week.
The 2019 Miss America Competition: It’s a pageant! So watch if you like pageants! 9 P.M. ET on ABC
You: Penn Badgley is Dan Humphrey 2.0 in this new thriller series about a guy who cyber-stalks a woman he’s interested in. 10 P.M. ET on Lifetime
[embedded content]
Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age: From HBO comes this new documentary about how dating culture is now, by and large, exclusively on your cell phone. 10 P.M. ET on HBO
[embedded content]
Flipping Out: Because what better way is there to unwind than watching people get worked up over interior design? 10 P.M. ET on Bravo
[embedded content]
American Horror Story: Apocalypse: Murder House and Coven cross over in this hybrid season of AHS, which takes place literally at the end of the world. 10 P.M. on FX
[embedded content]
Flip or Flop Atlanta: Again, watching home renovations is fun! Especially in Atlanta, where it should be a crime if houses don’t get turbo AC installed. 9 P.M ET on HGTV
The Land of Steady Habits: A wealthy financier abandons his cushy life in Westport, Connecticut and goes down a path of self-destructive behavior that threatens his family life. Streaming on Netflix
A Simple Favor: Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick star in this adaptation of Darcey Bell’s novel about a woman whose new friend goes missing after she asks her to pick her son up from school. In theaters
[embedded content]
Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers : A documentary special about the late Jessica Chambers, a 19-year-old woman who was burned alive in rural Mississippi. 7 P.M. ET on Oxygen
Kick off September by watching these 10 new TV shows and movies this week. From quirky Netflix rom-coms like Sierra Burgess Is a Loser to season premieres of Model Squad and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, there’s a little something for everyone this week. Peep the most important things to take note of, below.
Dinner for Two: Tristan “Mack” Wilds (The Wire, 90210) and Nashville’s Chaley Rose star in this new drama film about an old couple who reconnect for one last dinner to reflect on their highs, lows, and what ultimately drove them apart. 7 P.M. ET on TV One
[embedded content]
Bachelor in Paradise: Obviously, you’ll have to tune in this week to see Jared propose to Ashley. This has been many years in the making, after all. 8 P.M. ET on ABC
[embedded content]
The Purge: The popular horror film series is getting adapted for the small-screen. How will people deal with one crime-free night in this universe? Tune in to find out. 10 P.M. ET on USA
Model Squad: E!’s annual event series takes you behind-the-scenes of models’ hectic schedules during New York Fashion Week. 8 P.M. ET on E!
[embedded content]
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Danny DeVito returns in the belated 13th season of this popular series. However, Glenn Howerton’s character has been moved (permanently?) to North Dakota, so let’s see how that story unfolds. 10 P.M. ET on FXX
[embedded content]
I Love You, America: Season two of Sarah Silverman’s cross-country talk show returns today on Hulu. Streaming on Hulu
Jordin Sparks: A Baby Story: This Lifetime special tracks pop singer Jordin Sparks’ journey to giving birth to her first son in May. Sparks had an all-natural child birth and revealed over the summer her son was born with his umbilical chord wrapped around his neck. 10 P.M. ET on Lifetime
Peppermint: Jennifer Garner plays a woman who seeks revenge after her daughter and husband are killed by criminals. Think Alias 2.0 In theaters
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser: Shannon Purser and the Internet’s boyfriend Noah Centineo star in this high school re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac, in which a hot jock starts texting a girl in the marching band thinking she’s a head cheerleader. Streaming on Netflix
[embedded content]
Wedding of Dreams: The sequel to Summer of Dreams has a brand new challenge for Debbie Taylor (Debbie Gibson): Now that her latest song is a success, will she go back to Hollywood to pursue music or stay where she is now for love? It’s so cheesy, and I’m into it. 9 P.M. ET on Hallmark
.jpg)
