Now that Smurf (Ellen Barkin) has shuffled off the show's mortal coil, the 13-episode run (and a sixth/final season on the horizon) finds the boys taking charge of their lives and living on their own terms- and finally out from under Smurf's shadow But what's that expression about "heavy is the head who wears the crown"?[...]

With Animal Kingdom set to land back on TNT this summer, the cable network has been rolling out mini-teasers for the Codys (Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole) showing where their heads are at heading into a penultimate fifth season that finds Smurf (Ellen Barkin) having shuffled off the show's mortal coil[...]

Heading into the fifth season that finds Smurf (Ellen Barkin) having shuffled off the show's mortal coil, the boys are looking to remind the world of who the Codys are while also showing that the boys can do just fine out from under her shadow With a 13-episode fifth season and a sixth/final season on[...]

With the Codys (Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole) looking at two seasons ahead of them to make the "family business" their own now that Smurf (Ellen Barkin) has shuffled off the show's mortal coil, TNT's Animal Kingdom is set to return this summer with the fifth season that looks to remind the world[...]

With Smurf (Ellen Barkin) having shuffled off the show's mortal coil, TNT's Animal Kingdom is set to return this summer with the fifth season that finds the Codys (Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole) not just looking to remind the world of who the Codys are but also prove that the boys can do[...]

Don't be sad, 26 episodes left! That's like a thousand hours … see you this summer for season 5!!!" (with the full post below):   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Shawn Hatosy (@shawnyhats) In TNT's Animal Kingdom season five, Pope (Hatosy), Craig (Robson), Deran (Weary), and J (Cole) are still dealing with the fallout from[...]

(Image: TNT) In TNT's Animal Kingdom season five, Pope (Hatosy), Craig (Robson), Deran (Weary), and J (Cole) are still dealing with the fallout from the events surrounding Smurf's death, including family members out for revenge With their kingdom without a leader, the Codys struggle to maintain their fragile alliance and to see which of them will[...]

The celebration kicked off with a look at "The Brewery Heist," followed by "J's First Heist." Then we checked out "Smurf's First Heist" before looking back at "The Concert Heist." So what's been going on since then? Animal Kingdom keeps the heist celebration flowing! (Image: TNT screencap) This time around, we're looking at the past three days[...]

The celebration kicked off with a look at "The Brewery Heist," followed by "J's First Heist." After that, we got back in time for "Smurf's First Heist" and then head on over for a look at "The Concert Heist." Here's a look back at all four heists:     It's been quite some time since TNT first announced[...]

CR: Byron Cohen/FX And as a bonus – how would Smurf and her groovy 70s crew have fit into the first 9 and the founding of the MC? That's how the boys all came to by this MC life – Smurf and her crew were looking for support and linked up with these Easy Rider type[...]

The fourth season introduced the "groovy origins of Smurf" storyline, with flashbacks to the 1970s showing Smurf and her first crew Of course, in present-day timeline, we saw current Smurf get killed after going ballistic and threatening to kill Pope when her scheme to get them both killed didn't pan out I'm sure that's going[...]

It's been over a year since TNT first announced that crime drama Animal Kingdom was returning for a fifth season, and fans have been itching to know how the Codys will handle a world without Smurf (Ellen Barkin) They have control of their lives back, and they also have power But what's that old Spider-Man[...]

So it's summer season but we're lacking in our annual "family reunion." TNT's Animal Kingdom isn't on the radar, and we think we know why.

I know it doesn't feel like summer yet, but that's changing – Animal Kingdom, your favorite summer series on TNT, is back in production with some casting news. And maybe clues to what we get next season? Rigo Sanchez was just announced as series regular for the upcoming season 5, which will be on your screens this[...]

Welcome again to my weekly look at the fourth season of TNT's Animal Kingdom, dear readers! Sadly, this is the last one of the season – but let's not get too sad, because what a finale "Smurf" was! To speak in the surfer vernacular, hella spoilers are ahead, man… in case you're new around here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wao9VI749oQVideo can't[...]