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 ...

and what happened to Jed's wife. But those are mysteries that will — hopefully — be revealed during Animal Kingdom Season 5. Word about Smurf's death spread quickly, and many people thought ...

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 ... people. The show’s gonna be fine without Ellen ...

What just happened? My mind is blown. That's what happened. As expected, Smurf made her last stand at Jed's farm on Animal Kingdom Season 4 Episode 12, but how it all went down was completely ...

It's the animal kingdom, so every couple of years someone is going to leave the show ... happened to her, and it's the start of what we plan to play quite a bit of next year. Seeing how Smurf ...

TNT's crime drama Animal Kingdom ... Smurf, and her criminal sons. The series' pilot follows much of the film's story, with some scenes and dialogue replicated beat for beat. With the show ...

As the season finale of Animal Kingdom kicks off ... up and leave without Lena. So, Smurf comes up with a plan that will hopefully benefit everyone. She shows Baz the money they used to pay ...

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There's potential in TNT's new drama based on a 2010 Australian film about a crime family, but the show ... TV universe: Who has the time to wait for greatness? Then again, Animal Kingdom, based ...

What was a surprise, however, was that the show didn’t use any flashbacks of her version of Smurf, […] Animal Kingdom Showrunner Explains Why Ellen Barkin's Smurf Didn't Even Appear in Series ...