Rather than provoking derision, these shows inspire a sense of empathy, a broadening of horizons.

Forgiveness is an underlying theme in the second and latest season of the controversial Netflix teen drama series, “13 Reasons Why.”

Was A.C. Slater really getting baptized in the Jordan River?

The movie about children's TV host Fred Rogers, directed by Morgan Neville (“Twenty Feet From Stardom”), is sturdy and unavoidably sentimental.

ABC faced a decision: invest in stories that speak to our best selves, or make a big splash with a show that draws out our worst instincts.

Sometimes the best way to understand a phenomenon is to look at its parody.