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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.
A Tyrannosaurus rex (right) faces off against a Triceratops. Photo: BBC/Lola Post Production
BBC

Walking with Dinosaurs, new BBC series, mixes fact and emotion

Walking with Dinosaurs: Legends Unearthed fleshes out its fossil stories with hard scientific data and emotional storytelling.

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Korean drama reviews

K-drama casting news about Bae Suzy, Park Bo-gum and more

Korean drama reviews

Nine Puzzles: Kim Da-mi, Son Suk-ku play detectives in Disney+ K-drama

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Who is Julian Cheung? His 3 decades as singer and actor

Fan-favourite Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung, who seems to have become typecast as a policeman, began acting and singing in the early 1990s.

Julian Cheung at a Post interview in 2011. Photo: Nora Tam
Fame and celebrity

Who is Jennifer Love Hewitt’s husband, banker-turned-actor Brian Hallisay?

Having moved from Wall Street to a career in Hollywood, Hallisay, who played basketball in high school, has said he would love to trade places with LeBron James for a day.

Korean drama reviews

The Haunted Palace midseason recap: romance and mystery mixed

Bona’s reluctant shaman Yeo-ri visits royal palace with her childhood friend, who is possessed by a demon that has romantic feelings for her.

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Celebrity style

Pedro Pascal’s hot looks at Cannes – from exposed chest to air travel wear

The 50-year-old megastar was at Cannes to support his new film Eddington – a passionate supporter of trans rights, Pascal also brought his trans sister Lux to the premiere.

All of Pedro Pascal’s hot looks from Cannes – plus a bonus one. Photos: Getty Images, Reuters
Celebrity Families

Who is Rainey Qualley, sister of The Substance’s Margaret Qualley?

Rainey starred as her mother’s on-screen daughter in Mighty Fine and has made appearances in Mad Men and Ocean’s 8 – she’s also a singer-songwriter and has released 3 EPs.

Korean drama reviews

Review | Resident Playbook, disappointing medical romance K-drama spin-off

Carrying on from Hospital Playlist but never living up to it, Resident Playbook is a low-stakes drama with very few surprises.

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Fashion

Story of bitter Adidas vs Puma family fallout to be told in TV series

Series will delve into one of the most fascinating family blow-ups in corporate history, which created the two sneaker and sportswear giants.

A Puma Speedcat OG sneaker. Puma founder Rudolf “Rudi” Dassler fell out with his brother, Adidas founder Adolf “Adi” Dassler, when the two jointly ran a family-owned footwear company. Photo: Reuters
Food and Drinks

From ‘world’s best pizza’ to cocktail making, bartender’s TV tour of Japan

Mr Lyan’s Taste Trips explores the food and drink scene in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo in its first episode, and host creates a Japanese cocktail.

British bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana, also known as Mr Lyan, is presenter of the series Mr Lyan’s Taste Trips. Here he enjoys a nightcap in Tokyo in the show’s first episode, devoted to Japan. Photo: Mr Lyan’s Taste Trips
Fame and celebrity

Who is survivalist Bear Grylls’ philanthropist wife, Shara?

The couple met when Bear Grylls was caught accidentally skinny-dipping on a beach in Scotland, and the pair have been together for more than 25 years.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is former Nickelodeon child star Madisyn Shipman?

The 22-year-old has booked roles ranging from My Little Pony adverts to a recurring spot on Saturday Night Live, although more recently she’s appeared on Playboy’s OnlyFans-esque creator platform.

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Britain

Peppa Pig has a new baby sister, as name and first ‘photos’ revealed

3 months after UK animated show revealed pending addition to family of Peppa, Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig and George, her name and look are out.

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Mummy Pig with Evie in a Facebook post by British television news show Good Morning Britain, which first revealed the baby’s name. Photo: Facebook/Good Morning Britain
Korean drama reviews

Second Shot at Love: Choi Soo-young, Gong Myung in new rural romcom K-drama

Second Shot at Love starts well but time will tell whether its trendy theme of alcohol in Korean society is given the attention it deserves.

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Choi Soo-young (left) as the brilliant but alcoholic mechanic Han Geum-joo and Gong Myung as doctor Seo Ui-joon in a still from the new Korean drama Second Shot at Love.
Fame and celebrity

Meet TV host Carson Daly’s teenage son Jackson, who’s following in his footsteps

The teenager has stepped out with his dad on the red carpet and appears as a correspondent for NBC Nightly News Kids Edition.

United States

‘Sesame Street’ joins Netflix with longer, ‘character-focused’ segments

The streaming deal with Netflix, expands ‘Sesame Street’s’ global reach while retaining its PBS partnership for free access on US television.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano’s 4 children

Romano’s family inspired his hit 90s sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and his children continue to make public appearances alongside him.

Ray Romano with his wife, Anne, and kids Joseph, Matthew, Gregory and Alexandra. Photo: @allyromano/Instagram
Netflix

Forget You Not, Rene Liu’s broad yet relatable drama series on Netflix

Netflix’s Forget You Not stars Hsieh Ying-xuan as a woman who uses comedy to cope with her father’s dementia and life’s trials.

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Poker Face’s Natasha Lyonne is unconventional, and it works for her

Natasha Lyonne on Poker Face season 2 and how she ripped off Steven Spielberg’s Columbo to direct two episodes of the hit TV series.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Adam Driver’s actress wife, Joanne Tucker

Bermuda-born Tucker met the Marriage Story star while both were studying drama at the famous New York performing arts institute; the couple share a son and a daughter.

Meet Adam Driver’s wife Joanne Tucker, who met the Star Wars actor at Juilliard, and once appeared with her husband on Lena Dunham’s Girls. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Meet record producer Damon Dash’s model daughter, Ava Dash

The eldest daughter of record executive Damon Dash and designer Rachel Roy, Ava Dash has modelled nude for Peta, and once dated RFK Jr’s son Conor Kennedy

Ava Dash is the daughter of record executive Damon Dash and designer Rachel Roy. Photo: @ava_dash/Instagram
K-drama news

Profile | Meet Lee Jae-wook, star of Netflix K-drama Dear Hongrang

Lee Jae-wook started acting in K-dramas while at university, and since then the tall, handsome, down-to-earth star has never looked back.

Amazon

Leighton Meester on Hot Rabbi husband, love of Gossip Girl role

Seemingly eternally unfazed by attention, Leighton Meester reflects on fame, family and roles on shows like Gossip Girl and Good Cop/Bad Cop.

Korean drama reviews

Dear Hongrang: Jo Bo-ah, Lee Jae-wook in ravishing period K-drama

A wealthy merchant’s son vanishes. A man appears and is embraced as the long-lost child, except by his stepsister, who sees a schemer.

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Jo Bo-ah (left) and Lee Jae-wook in a still from Dear Hongrang. Photo: Netflix
BBC

Song Ji-hyo on deep dive into a unique Korean culture in BBC documentary

In Deep Dive Korea, Running Man regular Song Ji-hyo trains as a free diver like those depicted in K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines.

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A promotional photo for Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji-hyo’s Haenyeo Adventure. Photo: courtesy of JTBC
Netflix

In quilting they ‘make beautiful things’. They’re also US prison inmates

Discover how inmates in a US maximum security prison find healing and community through quilting in Netflix documentary The Quilters.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Hot Ones host Sean Evans, who eats spicy wings with Margot Robbie

Evans studied broadcast journalism at university and worked as a freelancer before getting his big break with YouTube’s Hot Ones in 2015.

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