https://www.scmp.com/rss/326776/feed All the latest news, reviews and interviews about your favourite television series, as well as shows and films on Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and other streaming platforms. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The highly anticipated Olivier Awards 2026, the UK’s answer to the Tony Awards that took place on April 12 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, was a star-studded affair. Snow White star Rachel Zegler won best actress in a musical for Jamie Lloyd’s Evita. Jack Holden took home the best actor award for Kenrex, beating Tom Hiddleston, Sean Hayes, David Shields and Bryan Cranston. Cranston is known for playing Walter White in the crime drama Breaking Bad (2008-2013) and lovable dad Hal in the 2000s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350136/meet-robin-dearden-wife-malcolm-middle-and-breaking-bad-star-bryan-cranston?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350136/meet-robin-dearden-wife-malcolm-middle-and-breaking-bad-star-bryan-cranston?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:18 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Emmy-winning actress Jean Smart arrived hand in hand with her boyfriend, Joe Pacheco, at the fifth and final season premiere of Hacks in Los Angeles earlier this week. The 74-year-old actress stars as Deborah Vance, a veteran comedian whose humorous dynamic with up-and-coming writer Ava Daniels (played by Hannah Einbinder) unfolds throughout the hit HBO Max comedy series. This is not the first time Smart’s boyfriend has accompanied her on the red carpet. Just earlier this January, Smart and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349848/who-hacks-actress-jean-smarts-boyfriend-joe-pacheco?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349848/who-hacks-actress-jean-smarts-boyfriend-joe-pacheco?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:11 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: IU, Byeon Woo-seok, Noh Sang-hyun, Gong Seung-yeon Latest Nielsen rating: 9.5 per cent With all its slow-motion close-ups, high-society razzle-dazzle and swoon-worthy stars, the new romantic vehicle Perfect Crown, starring IU (When Life Gives You Tangerines) and Byeon Woo-seok (Lovely Runner), has all the trappings of a classic Korean drama, an alternative-history fable the kind of which the industry has been routinely producing for 20 years. On paper, the concept is a winner. Imagine... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3349981/disney-k-drama-perfect-crown-iu-and-byeon-woo-seok-lead-fantasy-romance-far-perfect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3349981/disney-k-drama-perfect-crown-iu-and-byeon-woo-seok-lead-fantasy-romance-far-perfect?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Apple TV’s dramedy Your Friends & Neighbors starring Jon Hamm returned for its second season on April 3. The show follows Hamm’s character Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a divorced former hedge fund manager who becomes unemployed and starts robbing his ultrawealthy neighbours to maintain his lavish lifestyle. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Isabel (@isabel.gravitt) In the show’s second season, we see actress Isabel Gravitt’s character Tori, Coop’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349914/meet-isabel-gravitt-who-stars-your-friends-neighbors-tori-alongside-jon-hamm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349914/meet-isabel-gravitt-who-stars-your-friends-neighbors-tori-alongside-jon-hamm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:14 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Talent clearly runs in the family for Tell Me Lies’ Grace Van Patten. Her younger sister, Anna Van Patten, is currently making waves for joining the latest season of Sam Levinson’s hit HBO drama series Euphoria, which just released on April 12. The much anticipated third season comes four years after its second season wrapped up with a cliffhanger in 2022. The show first aired in 2019 and served as a breakout project for many of its cast members, such as Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349864/meet-grace-van-pattens-younger-sister-anna-van-patten-whos-euphoria-season-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349864/meet-grace-van-pattens-younger-sister-anna-van-patten-whos-euphoria-season-3?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:23 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Sam Levinson’s Euphoria is finally returning to our screens with its third season – four years after its second season wrapped up with a cliffhanger in 2022. The show first aired in 2019 and served as a breakout project for many of its cast members, such as Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer and its biggest star, Zendaya. Many of the original cast members will reprise their roles in the newest season – save for Barbie Ferreira and Angus Cloud, who left the show and who tragically... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349835/meet-chloe-cherry-former-adult-actress-who-plays-faye-euphoria?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349835/meet-chloe-cherry-former-adult-actress-who-plays-faye-euphoria?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:10 +0000 The Korea Times The Korea Times The award-winning Netflix series Beef, which swept categories at the Emmys, Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards, returns on April 16 with its second season. Korean-American director and writer Lee Sung-jin said in an online interview that he was excited but found season two “even harder than the first” season to make as he aimed to “take some big swings and risks while retaining what is special about the show”. Unlike season one’s road rage feud between lonely strangers, season two unfolds... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349605/netflixs-beef-season-2-bridge-between-west-and-east-says-director-lee-sung-jin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349605/netflixs-beef-season-2-bridge-between-west-and-east-says-director-lee-sung-jin?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:15:07 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Reality TV star Maura Higgins, who has long battled cosmetic surgery allegations, is setting the record straight. In an Instagram Q&A, the 35-year-old addressed a question about beauty treatments, clarifying, “I do get Botox every six to eight months, and I had lip filler years ago, but I haven’t had any in over 3.5 years now.” She further emphasised that her appearance may seem altered due to “make-up, lighting, angles” – but the secret to her youthful glow is actually skincare and zero... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349598/who-traitors-star-maura-higgins-and-why-everyone-so-obsessed-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349598/who-traitors-star-maura-higgins-and-why-everyone-so-obsessed-her?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Byeon Woo-seok’s star has been on a sharp rise over the past few years. After sitting out last year’s drama release schedules, he returns this weekend in what is arguably his most hotly anticipated role to date: Grand Prince Ian in the alternate-history fantasy romance Perfect Crown opposite K-pop idol IU (aka Lee Ji-eun). Born in Bucheon, a satellite city southwest of Seoul, in 1991, Byeon spent his early childhood there before relocating to the capital. Influenced by his older sister, he... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3349509/who-byeon-woo-seok-model-turned-actor-starring-opposite-iu-perfect-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3349509/who-byeon-woo-seok-model-turned-actor-starring-opposite-iu-perfect-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:15:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Gerran Howell’s The Pitt character, Dr Whitaker, has gotten some of the most character development on the show since its second season premiered in January. Better known by his nickname “Huckleberry” (a reference to his country bumpkin background), Nebraska-born Whitaker spent the first season of the hit medical drama as a nervous fourth-year medical student at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center working alongside Dr Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (Noah Wyle), Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez) and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349589/who-gerran-howell-welsh-actor-who-plays-dr-whitaker-hbo-maxs-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349589/who-gerran-howell-welsh-actor-who-plays-dr-whitaker-hbo-maxs-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:00:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service What is busier than booked and busy? Whatever it is, Zendaya is exactly that this entire year, with a slate filled with high-profile screen projects, including those dropping her back in the drama of Euphoria and the desert sands of Arrakis in the Dune franchise. The 29-year-old, a Disney Channel star who has become one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actors, kicks off her impressive run this month with the dark romantic comedy The Drama, which co-stars Robert Pattinson, who will also join her for... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349270/2026-year-zendaya-drama-and-euphoria-spider-man-and-dune?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349270/2026-year-zendaya-drama-and-euphoria-spider-man-and-dune?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Season three of Apple TV’s hit comedy-drama Shrinking has come to an end, leaving fans heartbroken. Starring Jason Segel – who co-created and executive-produced the show with Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein – as therapist Jimmy Laird, the series explores themes of grief and found family. Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams star as Jimmy’s colleagues at Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Centre, while Luke Tennie plays his patient, Sean Mitchell, whom he grows close to. By the end of the third... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349494/meet-luke-tennie-shrinking-star-who-just-joined-pitt-dr-crus-henderson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349494/meet-luke-tennie-shrinking-star-who-just-joined-pitt-dr-crus-henderson?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A very grown-up Malcolm turns to the camera at the beginning of the Malcolm in the Middle revival and, weirdly, has nothing to complain about. “Yeah, I look different, but, hey, everything about me is different. I’m happy. I’m successful,” he says. “My life is fantastic now. You want to know how I did it? All I had to do is stay completely away from my family.” That is going to be very hard to do in Hulu’s four-part Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, which reunites one of the zaniest... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349467/how-malcolm-middle-reboot-lifes-still-unfair-came-being-and-keeps-crazy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349467/how-malcolm-middle-reboot-lifes-still-unfair-came-being-and-keeps-crazy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:15:08 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Apple TV’s new psychological thriller, Imperfect Women, has quickly gained traction since its premiere on March 18 – it is the third most-watched TV show on Apple TV at the time of writing. The series, based on a 2020 novel of the same name by Araminta Hall, stars Elisabeth Moss as Mary, Kerry Washington as Eleanor, and Kate Mara as Nancy – long-time friends whose bond is threatened when Nancy is found dead. Shockingly, not long after Nancy’s passing, her wealthy widower, Robert – who is... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349394/meet-joel-kinnaman-who-plays-monster-robert-imperfect-women?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349394/meet-joel-kinnaman-who-plays-monster-robert-imperfect-women?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A US federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling actor Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. “You’re going to have to show some epic resilience,” Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett said to Jasveen Sangha, echoing the defendant’s words earlier in the hearing about her self-improvement. Citing the unique role Sangha admitted to playing in Perry’s death and her broader drug-dealing business, the judge gave the 42-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349433/ketamine-queen-gets-15-years-jail-selling-matthew-perry-drugs-killed-him?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349433/ketamine-queen-gets-15-years-jail-selling-matthew-perry-drugs-killed-him?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:48:02 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, which aired its final episodes on Amazon Prime Video on April 3, features Anthony Norman as its unwitting star. In the eight-episode series, Norman is led to believe he has been hired as an office temp at a hot sauce company called Rockin’ Grandmas, where he finds he must lead his co-workers during a company retreat. The truth? The company is a fictional one, its employees are all actors, and it is all a hoax. View this post on... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349388/meet-anthony-norman-unsuspecting-star-amazons-jury-duty-presents-company-retreat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349388/meet-anthony-norman-unsuspecting-star-amazons-jury-duty-presents-company-retreat?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:11 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Christopher Meloni’s daughter, Sophia Meloni, is set to make her screenwriting and directorial debut with an upcoming indie film called Chop Cheese, which will star the former Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actor alongside Michael Gandolfini and others. The plot follows a 16-year-old boy coming into his own in New York. Produced by Lisa Rudin, the film is based on a short story the 25-year-old actress wrote in college. The protagonist is inspired by her own brother, Dante Amadeo Meloni, 22,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348738/meet-sophia-meloni-christopher-melonis-daughter-who-directed-his-new-film-chop-cheese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348738/meet-sophia-meloni-christopher-melonis-daughter-who-directed-his-new-film-chop-cheese?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Associated Press,Agence France-Presse Associated Press,Agence France-Presse As The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crushed the competition at the North American box office on its opening weekend, with an estimated US$130.9 million in ticket sales, this screen adaptation of the wildly popular Nintendo video game may have succeeded in enticing arguably the most prized film-goers to Hollywood today: children. The five-day opening of the Super Mario sequel reached US$190.1 million domestically, and around US$372.5 million worldwide. “This is a sensational opening for the second... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349137/how-generation-alpha-could-save-hollywood-pg-rated-films-lead-way?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349137/how-generation-alpha-could-save-hollywood-pg-rated-films-lead-way?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Edmund Lee Edmund Lee For an actress often hailed by the Taiwanese press as the “box office guarantee” of her generation, Gingle Wang Ching began her career with a startling lack of vocabulary: she had no idea what the word “action” meant on a film set. Her very first scene in her debut feature, 2017’s All Because of Love, required her to walk down a school corridor, open a classroom door and step inside. What should have taken minutes instead took 33 takes. “I didn’t understand anything at all,” Wang, 28, tells the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348889/how-gingle-wang-went-clueless-novice-one-taiwans-top-young-actresses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348889/how-gingle-wang-went-clueless-novice-one-taiwans-top-young-actresses?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:15:10 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Yellowstone’s spin-off series, Marshals, sees actor Luke Grimes reprise his role as Kayce Dutton, the youngest son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who owns the largest ranch in Montana – Yellowstone Ranch. In the show’s premiere, which aired on March 1, we see Kayce leave behind the ranch life following the tragic death of his wife Monica (Kelsey Asbille), after receiving the offer to join an elite team of US Marshals led by Pete “Cal” Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green), a friend from Kayce’s Navy... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348757/who-ash-santos-who-plays-andrea-cruz-taylor-sheridans-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348757/who-ash-santos-who-plays-andrea-cruz-taylor-sheridans-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:00:21 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso From representing her home country on magazine covers to running a global beauty brand, British-Filipina model Georgina Wilson-Burnand is the quintessential “It” girl in all respects. The former host of Asia’s Next Top Model co-founded Sunnies Studios in the Philippines back in 2013, and has since expanded it from what was once a small line of stylish sunglasses to a full-on beauty brand offering a wide range of eyewear services as well as skincare and cosmetic products. Wilson-Burnand – a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3348471/georgina-wilson-burnand-reveals-her-beauty-secrets-travel-favourites-and-white-lotus-obsession?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3348471/georgina-wilson-burnand-reveals-her-beauty-secrets-travel-favourites-and-white-lotus-obsession?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:00:10 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Taylor Sheridan, the famed creator of Yellowstone and Landman, has a new neo-Western on air called Marshals, and it is the second most-watched TV show on Paramount+, according to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol. Set in Sheridan’s Dutton-verse, the Yellowstone spin-off and sequel follows Kayce Dutton, son of John Dutton III (Kevin Costner). Played by Luke Grimes, Kayce is a US Navy Seal-turned-rancher who leaves the Yellowstone ranch behind to join the US Marshals after losing his... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348819/meet-tatanka-means-who-plays-miles-yellowstone-spin-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348819/meet-tatanka-means-who-plays-miles-yellowstone-spin-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:19 +0000 Reuters Reuters After ⁠losing its bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery and its rich trove of characters and stories, Netflix ⁠is forging ahead with the challenging work of building culture-defining franchises on its own. Chief creative officer Bela ⁠Bajaria says Netflix will keep investing in original ideas, and partner with established studios such as MGM and Warner Bros, to try and produce movies and series that live on for years, in the vein of Stranger Things, Wednesday and Bridgerton. “To me, that’s just... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348894/how-netflix-seeking-next-stranger-things-after-failed-warner-bros-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348894/how-netflix-seeking-next-stranger-things-after-failed-warner-bros-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran As the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, K-drama stars are busy signing on to a variety of coming projects, among them a period crime series, a fantasy romance, a mystery melodrama and a film-industry-set romantic drama. Read on for the latest casting news. Born Guilty Itaewon Class star Park Seo-joon is set to act opposite Uhm Tae-goo (My Sweet Mobster) and Jo Hye-joo (Dear Hyeri) in the coming Disney+ drama Born Guilty. Based on a webtoon of the same name, this crime-action series will be set in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3348891/k-drama-casting-news-about-park-seo-joon-park-eun-bin-lee-young-ae-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3348891/k-drama-casting-news-about-park-seo-joon-park-eun-bin-lee-young-ae-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa HBO’s Primetime Emmy award-winning medical drama series The Pitt and its cast returned to our screens for a second season early this year. The new season introduced a host of new characters – including actress Irene Choi’s Joy Kwon, a sarcastic and no-nonsense third-year medical student who goes head to head with one of the least likeable characters on the show, James Ogilvie (Lucas Iverson). View this post on Instagram A post shared by HBO Max (@hbomax) In... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348659/meet-irene-choi-who-plays-intern-joy-pitt-and-who-graduated-harvard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348659/meet-irene-choi-who-plays-intern-joy-pitt-and-who-graduated-harvard?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:12 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Rain Woo Do-hwan (Mr. Plankton) and Lee Sang-yi (Spice Up Our Love) return as happy-go-lucky bruisers Gun-woo and Woo-jin in season two of the acclaimed Netflix action-drama Bloodhounds, directed by Kim Joo-hwan (also known as Jason Kim). The young boxers have trimmed their locks and risen up in the world, but their good intentions are once again thwarted by the arrival of a money-hungry villain, this time played by K-pop icon Rain (Red Swan). Following their... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3348869/netflix-k-drama-bloodhounds-season-2-k-pop-star-rain-joins-menacing-villain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3348869/netflix-k-drama-bloodhounds-season-2-k-pop-star-rain-joins-menacing-villain?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:15:12 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Created by Spencer Hudnut, Marshals, the latest Yellowstone spin-off, stars actor Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, youngest son of rancher John Dutton (Kevin Costner), and Logan Marshall-Green, who plays Pete “Cal” Calvin, the leader of an elite team of US Marshals. In the show’s premiere, which aired on March 1, we see Kayce leave behind ranch life following the tragic death of his wife Monica (Kelsey Asbille), after receiving the offer to join the team of Marshals led by Cal, a friend from Kayce’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348643/meet-logan-marshall-green-who-plays-cal-yellowstone-spin-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348643/meet-logan-marshall-green-who-plays-cal-yellowstone-spin-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:10 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam Like video games, micro dramas can be super addictive. And Timothy Oh, general manager of the Chinese digital content company COL Group, knows exactly how to get viewers hooked. Also called vertical dramas, micro dramas are a rapidly growing entertainment format featuring serialised short-form videos shot in 9:16 aspect ratio specifically for viewing on mobile devices. Series typically consist of 30 to 70 episodes, each lasting only one to three minutes, designed for fast-paced, addictive and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348612/how-micro-dramas-work-tiktok-trend-leaving-big-studios-their-dust?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348612/how-micro-dramas-work-tiktok-trend-leaving-big-studios-their-dust?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:15:07 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh 3/5 stars Meddlesome matchmaker Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) returns for her senior year at the Korean Independent School of Seoul (Kiss) in the third season of XO, Kitty, Netflix’s Korea-set spin-off series from Jenny Han’s hugely successful To All the Boys film franchise. Chief among Kitty’s goals this year is to define her long-running on-again, off-again “situationship” with wealthy hunk and classmate Min-ho (Sang-heon Lee), but showrunner and chief writer Valentina Garza ensures that... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347968/netflix-drama-review-xo-kitty-season-3-all-boys-spin-picks-after-dip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347968/netflix-drama-review-xo-kitty-season-3-all-boys-spin-picks-after-dip?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa In its first week alone, Marshals, the Yellowstone spin-off series, garnered over 20 million multiplatform viewers and was immediately renewed for a second season after just two episodes aired. Created by Spencer Hudnut, the new Paramount+ series sees actor Luke Grimes reprise his role as Kayce Dutton, the youngest son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who owns the largest ranch in Montana – Yellowstone Ranch. In the show’s premiere, which aired on March 1, we see Kayce leave behind the ranch... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348634/meet-gil-birmingham-whos-reprising-his-yellowstone-role-chief-thomas-rainwater-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348634/meet-gil-birmingham-whos-reprising-his-yellowstone-role-chief-thomas-rainwater-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:00:15 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Hollywood can’t get enough of Taylor Sheridan. The creator of Yellowstone and Landman is the executive producer of two of the most popular TV shows on air at the moment: The Madison and Marshals. According to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol, The Madison, a neo-Western drama that stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, is the third most-watched series on Paramount+ at the time of writing, while Marshals, a Yellowstone sequel and spin-off starring Luke Grimes and Logan... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348611/meet-morgan-lindholm-who-plays-cals-bartender-daughter-maddie-yellowstone-spin-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348611/meet-morgan-lindholm-who-plays-cals-bartender-daughter-maddie-yellowstone-spin-marshals?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:14 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar HBO Max’s critically acclaimed medical drama The Pitt, starring and executive-produced by ER star Noah Wyle, is the most watched TV show on the streaming platform at the time of writing, according to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol. Currently in its second season, the series follows the lives of a group of medical professionals who work at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Major accolades for its first season include five Primetime Emmys, two Golden Globes and four Critics... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348552/meet-shabana-azeez-who-plays-dr-victoria-javadi-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348552/meet-shabana-azeez-who-plays-dr-victoria-javadi-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:00:13 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh 3.5/5 stars The Russian city of Vladivostok provides the setting for Humint, the latest globe-trotting thriller from South Korean action specialist Ryoo Seung-wan. Set in the high-stakes world of international espionage, the film features Zo In-sung (Escape from Mogadishu) and Park Jeong-min (Uprising) as agents from South and North Korea, respectively, who attempt to foil a human trafficking ring. After opening in South Korean cinemas during the Lunar New Year holiday, Humint launches globally... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-movies/article/3348472/netflix-movie-review-humint-dynamic-korean-spy-thriller-ryoo-seung-wan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-movies/article/3348472/netflix-movie-review-humint-dynamic-korean-spy-thriller-ryoo-seung-wan?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:09 +0000 Sylvia Ma Sylvia Ma China is seeing surging public interest in science fiction amid its push for technological development, with revenues reaching a record high and online search traffic more than tripling last year, according to a new report. China’s sci-fi industry saw its gross revenues reach 126.1 billion yuan (US$18.2 billion) in 2025, up 15.7 per cent year on year, according to an annual report released at the China Science Fiction Convention on Friday, as reported by Xinhua. The report also highlighted a... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348421/chinas-sci-fi-industry-rides-tech-wave-revenues-hit-record-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348421/chinas-sci-fi-industry-rides-tech-wave-revenues-hit-record-high?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:02:19 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr and his wife Carolyn Bessette, the subjects of Ryan Murphy’s hit series Love Story, died during a plane crash. Kennedy was piloting the private plane, and crashed it into the Atlantic Ocean. The couple and Bessette’s older sister Lauren, who also passed away in the accident, had been en route to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, to attend the wedding of Rory Kennedy. The youngest daughter of Ethel and Robert Kennedy, Rory was set to tie the knot with writer Mark... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348365/who-rory-kennedy-and-what-happened-her-wedding-after-jfk-jrs-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348365/who-rory-kennedy-and-what-happened-her-wedding-after-jfk-jrs-death?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:00:29 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Spring is here and with it an all-new line-up of tantalising K-drama offerings, ranging from fantasy, action and animation to a wide variety of romance. 1. Bloodhounds season 2 Lead cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Rain Following their first rip-roaring adventure, Gun-woo (Woo Do-hwan) and Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) are back for a second helping of cathartic beatdowns in Bloodhounds 2. Jason Kim is once again at the helm, directing from his own scripts, while this season’s villain is the vicious... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3348069/10-best-new-k-dramas-watch-april-2026-including-perfect-crown-disney?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3348069/10-best-new-k-dramas-watch-april-2026-including-perfect-crown-disney?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:15:10 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Like the mythical city of Brigadoon, Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback has returned to television after many years away. Yet time has not stood still for the show’s inhabitants, older in a changing world that values them less and which they navigate with less assurance. Kudrow, who created and writes the series with Michael Patrick King, was a player during the twilight of network-dominated television, cast in a smart, influential show with wide, multigenerational appeal; in a quantitative sense, at... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347821/lisa-kudrows-comeback-tackles-use-ai-and-ageing-changing-tv-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347821/lisa-kudrows-comeback-tackles-use-ai-and-ageing-changing-tv-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Over the last decade or so, Riz Ahmed has become an actor who was reason enough to give a film or a television series a look. Also a rapper, Ahmed won the Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for his work in the excellent 2016 HBO miniseries The Night Of and earned an Academy Award nomination for best actor for the engrossing 2019 drama Sound of Metal. Now comes Bait, a solid half-hour comedy series in which he not only stars but also serves as an executive producer... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348160/next-james-bond-riz-ahmeds-bait-dives-one-mans-desperate-quest-fame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348160/next-james-bond-riz-ahmeds-bait-dives-one-mans-desperate-quest-fame?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Ryan Murphy’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, one of 2026’s biggest TV sensations so far, aired its season finale on March 26. The FX series chronicles the intensely scrutinised romance between John F. Kennedy Jr – son of former US president John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis – and Calvin Klein publicist Carolyn Bessette. The couple is portrayed by Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon, while JFK Jr’s cousin and close friend, Prince Anthony Radziwill, is played... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348158/meet-erich-bergen-who-plays-jfk-jrs-royal-cousin-anthony-radziwill-love-story?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348158/meet-erich-bergen-who-plays-jfk-jrs-royal-cousin-anthony-radziwill-love-story?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:24 +0000 Kyodo Kyodo With flashing lights, choreographed dance moves and fans singing along to her songs, Kizuna AI commanded two days of sold-out concerts in front of thousands in Tokyo, Japan, like any pop idol. Yet the artist never physically set foot on stage. Kizuna AI is not human, but a two-dimensional, anime-style avatar – known as a “virtual YouTuber,” or VTuber – whose movements and voice are provided by real people behind the scenes. Debuting in 2016 under digital entertainment firm Activ8, Kizuna AI is... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347977/how-popular-virtual-youtuber-kizuna-ai-thrills-fans-provides-jobs-human-talents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347977/how-popular-virtual-youtuber-kizuna-ai-thrills-fans-provides-jobs-human-talents?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:15:10 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Created by the brains behind Yellowstone and Landman, The Madison is Taylor Sheridan’s latest neo-Western drama. The show premiered on Paramount+ on March 14 and follows the wealthy Manhattanite Clyburn family as they navigate the loss of a family member and adjust to a new life in Montana. Season one of the show, which stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Beau Garrett, Ben Schnetzer and Elle Chapman, has already garnered buzz. Filming for the series’ second instalment has already wrapped,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348013/meet-christina-voros-madison-director-and-taylor-sheridans-long-time-collaborator?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348013/meet-christina-voros-madison-director-and-taylor-sheridans-long-time-collaborator?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:00:14 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Yellowstone and Landman creator Taylor Sheridan’s latest drama, The Madison, is the internet’s new obsession. According to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol, the show is currently one of the most-watched TV shows on Paramount+. The series follows the Clyburns – led by Stacy, portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer – who trade Manhattan for Montana after the devastating loss of the family’s patriarch, Preston (Kurt Russell). Beau Garrett and Elle Chapman play their daughters, Abigail Reese and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347986/meet-david-e-kelley-michelle-pfeiffers-husband-who-emmy-winning-tv-writer-and-producer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347986/meet-david-e-kelley-michelle-pfeiffers-husband-who-emmy-winning-tv-writer-and-producer?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:34 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Ryan Murphy’s hit FX series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette has been one of the biggest TV sensations of the year so far. The show, which explores the romance between John F. Kennedy Jr, son of former US president John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and fashion publicist Carolyn Bessette, has left a new generation swooning over the 1990s “It” couple, who died in a plane crash in 1999. The show has taken some creative liberties in its portrayal of the pair and has... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3347934/meet-rosemarie-terenzio-close-friend-john-f-kennedy-jr-and-carolyn-bessette?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3347934/meet-rosemarie-terenzio-close-friend-john-f-kennedy-jr-and-carolyn-bessette?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press All seven members log onto a live stream, broadcast from a beach. A few years ago, it would have been a common image. But since the K-pop boy band BTS pressed pause on their full-band duties for nearly four years, it is revelatory. That is the scene at the start of BTS: The Return, a new Netflix documentary directed by Bao Nguyen (The Stringer, The Greatest Night in Pop) and produced by This Machine (Martha, Karol G) and Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind BTS. The mostly... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347781/netflix-documentary-bts-return-highlights-k-pop-kings-comeback-album?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347781/netflix-documentary-bts-return-highlights-k-pop-kings-comeback-album?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The Madison, a new neo-Western drama by Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, premiered on March 14 – and has already become the most-watched TV series on the Paramount+ streaming platform, according to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol. The show shines a spotlight on a fresh face: Elle Chapman, who plays Paige McIntosh, part of the show’s starring Clyburn family. The show follows the Clyburns’ move from New York City to Montana while grieving the late family patriarch, Preston, played... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347724/meet-elle-chapman-who-plays-paige-mcintosh-madison-also-starring-michelle-pfeiffer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347724/meet-elle-chapman-who-plays-paige-mcintosh-madison-also-starring-michelle-pfeiffer?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:59:16 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa In Taylor Sheridan’s newest show, The Madison, which premiered on March 14, Beau Garrett takes on the role of Abigail “Abby” Reese, the elder daughter of Michelle Pfeiffer’s character, Stacy Clyburn. Recently divorced and a single mother of two young girls, Abigail has her hands full. After patriarch Preston Clyburn (Kurt Russell) dies in a plane crash in the show’s pilot episode, we see Stacy, Abigail and her younger sister Paige (Elle Chapman) move to Montana and begin adjusting to life in the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347587/meet-beau-garrett-who-plays-abby-reese-taylor-sheridans-madison?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347587/meet-beau-garrett-who-plays-abby-reese-taylor-sheridans-madison?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:00:09 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Taylor Sheridan’s latest show, The Madison, is not a Yellowstone spin-off, although it was initially billed as one. Led by Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn – a wealthy Manhattanite who relocates to Montana with her two adult daughters after her husband Preston (Kurt Russell) dies in a plane crash – the show premiered on Paramount+ on March 14, and follows the Clyburn women as they navigate grief and new beginnings. “I don’t know what the intent was in the beginning and what it might have been... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347570/meet-ben-schnetzer-who-plays-deputy-sheriff-van-davis-taylor-sheridans-madison?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347570/meet-ben-schnetzer-who-plays-deputy-sheriff-van-davis-taylor-sheridans-madison?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Ryan Murphy’s hit FX series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette has resurrected interest in a host of cultural obsessions, from the 1990s “It” couple’s minimalist fashion, to JFK Jr’s political lifestyle magazine, George, which he founded with his friend Michael J. Berman. The pair, who met as undergraduates at Brown University, co-founded the magazine in 1995. Two years later, Berman would sell his stake in the magazine and quit, following disagreements and even a reported... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3347325/who-michael-j-berman-who-founded-magazine-george-john-f-kennedy-jr?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3347325/who-michael-j-berman-who-founded-magazine-george-john-f-kennedy-jr?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:00:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa In Love Story, the dramatic retelling of the ill-fated romance between John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette, viewers get glimpses of Bessette’s personal life outside her highly publicised relationship. The show explores Bessette’s career as a Calvin Klein publicist, and her close relationship with her sister Lauren as well as her protective mother Ann Messina – played by Constance Zimmer – who doesn’t seem all too fond of Bessette’s relationship with the so-called Prince of America. In fact,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347321/meet-constance-zimmer-who-plays-carolyn-bessettes-mum-ann-messina-love-story?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3347321/meet-constance-zimmer-who-plays-carolyn-bessettes-mum-ann-messina-love-story?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:00:14 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran In this week’s K-drama production round-up, stars gravitate towards a corporate succession drama, an artificial intelligence-themed vigilante thriller, a heart-warming food-themed gangster comedy and a tale of long-term romance. Read on for the latest casting news. Another Romance Besides You Seo Kang-joon and Ahn Eun-jin have officially been cast in the coming KBS2 drama Another Romance Besides You, as a couple who have been together for 10 years. Despite their enduring loyalty, they are... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3347255/k-drama-casting-news-about-seo-kang-joon-ju-ji-hoon-kim-nam-gil-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3347255/k-drama-casting-news-about-seo-kang-joon-ju-ji-hoon-kim-nam-gil-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:15:09 +0000