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In the Netflix reality show, the Taiwanese and South Korean actor-singer-musicians visit various destinations, from Bangkok to Bali, meeting fans and, more hilariously, managing their money as they go.
In the Netflix reality show, the Taiwanese and South Korean actor-singer-musicians visit various destinations, from Bangkok to Bali, meeting fans and, more hilariously, managing their money as they go.
The kitchen cupboard-lurking cafetière doesn’t make good coffee. It just makes us fumé.
The kitchen cupboard-lurking cafetière doesn’t make good coffee. It just makes us fumé.
Animator and director Masaaki Yuasa and his Science Saru studio presents another thought-provoking winner in the show that follows a Tokyo family’s struggle for survival after a natural disaster.
Animator and director Masaaki Yuasa and his Science Saru studio presents another thought-provoking winner in the show that follows a Tokyo family’s struggle for survival after a natural disaster.
The six-part series delves into the history of the Tokyo house at the centre of the Ju-On films, exploring human depravity in a way all horror fans will appreciate.
The six-part series delves into the history of the Tokyo house at the centre of the Ju-On films, exploring human depravity in a way all horror fans will appreciate.
All is not what it seems in this sinister fairy tale-meets-love story that combines live action and animation.
All is not what it seems in this sinister fairy tale-meets-love story that combines live action and animation.
Rebecca Lim stars as a reliably smile-free zone police detective in Malay-Singapore crime thriller.
Rebecca Lim stars as a reliably smile-free zone police detective in Malay-Singapore crime thriller.
Mystic Pop-Up Bar’s ghostly hosts bring wit, warmth and wonder to downtown Seoul while Matthew Rhys returns as Perry Mason in a whole new look.
Mystic Pop-Up Bar’s ghostly hosts bring wit, warmth and wonder to downtown Seoul while Matthew Rhys returns as Perry Mason in a whole new look.
One of Japan’s biggest boy bands might have graduated to ‘idol group’ status some time ago, but candid, access-all-areas footage shows why they remain so popular 20 years after they started.
One of Japan’s biggest boy bands might have graduated to ‘idol group’ status some time ago, but candid, access-all-areas footage shows why they remain so popular 20 years after they started.
For his role in the HBO Asia thriller, the Japanese star joins a diverse cast whose quest is to discover who – or what – caused their colleagues to disappear.
For his role in the HBO Asia thriller, the Japanese star joins a diverse cast whose quest is to discover who – or what – caused their colleagues to disappear.
Over the course of 30 episodes, a vengeful princess sets out to settle a score that left much of her kingdom dead.
Over the course of 30 episodes, a vengeful princess sets out to settle a score that left much of her kingdom dead.
We can prove what ‘better people’ we have become by showing compassion towards all animals, beginning with those we incarcerate and torture in the name of ‘research’.
We can prove what ‘better people’ we have become by showing compassion towards all animals, beginning with those we incarcerate and torture in the name of ‘research’.
Jaideep Ahlawat plays officer Hathi Ram Chaudhary, who is headed for oblivion until a career-defining case lands on his desk.
Jaideep Ahlawat plays officer Hathi Ram Chaudhary, who is headed for oblivion until a career-defining case lands on his desk.
The K-drama, which arrived o Netflix in April to much fanfare, is fast approaching its inevitable good-versus-evil climax.
The K-drama, which arrived o Netflix in April to much fanfare, is fast approaching its inevitable good-versus-evil climax.
Billed as a Netflix Original, despite being made by Aha Entertainment in Beijing, the show offers a relentlessly funny satire on the superhero genre.
Billed as a Netflix Original, despite being made by Aha Entertainment in Beijing, the show offers a relentlessly funny satire on the superhero genre.
In the lead role of the Netflix show, Kim Dong-hee plays an unpopular but excellent student who embraces the underworld when not at school.
In the lead role of the Netflix show, Kim Dong-hee plays an unpopular but excellent student who embraces the underworld when not at school.
Despite their get-rich-quick scheming, viewers of HBO Asia’s new comedy-drama inevitably end up rooting for the cast of swindlers trying to beat the system.
Despite their get-rich-quick scheming, viewers of HBO Asia’s new comedy-drama inevitably end up rooting for the cast of swindlers trying to beat the system.
Based on a webcomic of the same name, it follows a former detective’s quest for vengeance, with some bionic action thrown in for good measure.
Based on a webcomic of the same name, it follows a former detective’s quest for vengeance, with some bionic action thrown in for good measure.
Glued to the sofa? Here’s the best of what’s on television right now, from Sunderland ’til I Die to Hong Kong West Side Stories.
Glued to the sofa? Here’s the best of what’s on television right now, from Sunderland ’til I Die to Hong Kong West Side Stories.
An unlikely pair of investigators – a forensic scientist with Asperger’s and a manipulative journalist – team up against a killer.
An unlikely pair of investigators – a forensic scientist with Asperger’s and a manipulative journalist – team up against a killer.
Yes, we must obliterate the illegal wildlife trade and the wet markets, but we must also stop proliferating.
Yes, we must obliterate the illegal wildlife trade and the wet markets, but we must also stop proliferating.
The cultural-assimilation comedy avoids sterotypes to reset mindsets about both the immigrant story and those of weird locals.
The cultural-assimilation comedy avoids sterotypes to reset mindsets about both the immigrant story and those of weird locals.
Starring Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hye-soo, the show makes for an engaging trip through some questionable business practices.
Starring Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hye-soo, the show makes for an engaging trip through some questionable business practices.
Set in the historical kingdom of Joseon, the second season is big in ambition and big-screen quality as its players battle a contagion of epic proportions.
Set in the historical kingdom of Joseon, the second season is big in ambition and big-screen quality as its players battle a contagion of epic proportions.
In the Tokyo-set series, social media makes a star of its protagonists but fails to fill the voids created by the superficiality of it all.
In the Tokyo-set series, social media makes a star of its protagonists but fails to fill the voids created by the superficiality of it all.
The second series of the food show takes in the flavours of Tokyo, Mumbai, Sydney and Los Angeles.
The second series of the food show takes in the flavours of Tokyo, Mumbai, Sydney and Los Angeles.
HBO’s dark science-fiction show brings Aaron Paul and Vincent Cassel into the mix. Plus The Chef Show returns to Netflix, with Roy Choi and Jon Favreau ready to cook.
HBO’s dark science-fiction show brings Aaron Paul and Vincent Cassel into the mix. Plus The Chef Show returns to Netflix, with Roy Choi and Jon Favreau ready to cook.
The wuxia saga looks like Cirque du Soleil meets Journey to the West, with airborne, superhuman displays of martial arts.
The wuxia saga looks like Cirque du Soleil meets Journey to the West, with airborne, superhuman displays of martial arts.
South Korean caper infuses action, espionage and AI into its romantic core, and is the better for it.
South Korean caper infuses action, espionage and AI into its romantic core, and is the better for it.
The six-part series unites bloody drama with documentary interludes to illuminating effect.
The six-part series unites bloody drama with documentary interludes to illuminating effect.
The show follows Pan Li Lan, a young woman chosen to wed Lim Tian Ching, the only catch is that he is dead.
The show follows Pan Li Lan, a young woman chosen to wed Lim Tian Ching, the only catch is that he is dead.