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TV shows and streaming video

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.

Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘One Battle After Another’. Photo: Ghoulardi Film Company

‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 9 nods

Paul Thomas Anderson’s film earns momentum for Oscar season, while Chinese-born director Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet scores six nominations.

9 Dec 2025 - 2:52PM

Paramount counters Netflix with US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros

9 Dec 2025 - 9:42AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Xochitl Gomez, the Marvel actress rumoured to be dating Robert Irwin

8 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Who plays Scott Hunter on Heated Rivalry? Meet François Arnaud

The Canadian actor fell in love with the craft when he was nine, landed his first major role on The Borgias in 2011, and is openly bisexual in real life.

8 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM

Canadian actor François Arnaud stars in ice hockey romance Heated Rivalry. Photo: @francoisarnaud/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Who is Connor Storrie, the actor behind Ilya Rozanov in Heated Rivalry?

Storrie was in Joker: Folie à Deux with Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix before his role in the Crave ice hockey romance with Hudson Williams – with whom he has amazing chemistry.

8 Dec 2025 - 11:45AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Hudson Williams, who’s stealing hearts as Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry

He played basketball, aspired to reach the UFC and was a stuntman once – but what did he say about his special chemistry with co-star Connor Storrie?

7 Dec 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

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Latest K-drama casting news: Yuna of Itzy, Jung So-min and more

K-pop star Yuna will play an actress in My Favorite Employee, while Jung So-min and Ryoo Seung-bum are looking at roles in Dealer.

6 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM

Yuna of the K-pop girl group Itzy is set to star in the upcoming K-drama series My Favorite Employee. Photo: Instagram/igotyuandme

How Sony’s PlayStation changed gaming and entertainment forever

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in North America and Europe, the PlayStation brand has penetrated popular culture like few others.

6 Dec 2025 - 5:49AM

Netflix’s US$72 billion Warner Bros deal to reshape streaming landscape

Netflix’s acquisition gives it control of HBO Max, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones, reshaping Hollywood and raising antitrust concerns.

5 Dec 2025 - 9:31PM

Korean drama reviews

Review | The Price of Confession: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in binge-worthy K-drama

Bold performances and punchy scripting keep this murder mystery Korean drama engaging from start to finish.

5 Dec 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Jeon Do-yeon as accused murderer An Yun-su in a still from The Price of Confession. Kim Go-eun and Park Hae-soo co-star. Photo: Netflix

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Cantopop icon Alan Tam: from Leslie Cheung’s rival to fans smashing albums

‘Principal Tam’ ruled Cantopop in the late 1970s and ’80s but later vexed fans with his offstage actions. Still, he’s going strong today.

5 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

Canto-pop singer Alan Tam Wing-lun

The Star Wars of Netflix: how Stranger Things changed the streamer forever

The sci-fi series was instrumental in growing new branches of business for Netflix, from spin-offs to live events to merchandise and more.

4 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM

Fame and celebrity

Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry gets 2½ years in prison

Salvador Plasencia did not provide the drugs that killed the actor, the judge says, but he exploited Perry’s addiction for his own profit.

4 Dec 2025 - 1:46PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who plays Stranger Things’ Karen Wheeler? Meet prolific actress Cara Buono

The actress behind ‘Karen wine ‘em down Wheeler’ has appeared in Mad Men and The Sopranos, among over 80 other acting credits – she is also a Columbia grad.

2 Dec 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Cara Buono at the world premiere of Stranger Things’ fifth season in Los Angeles, in November. Photo: AP

New BBC series shows China’s Guangdong province as a wildlife wonderland

From pangolins to pink dolphins, BBC co-production China’s Wild Guangdong shows how animals live in China’s most populous province.

2 Dec 2025 - 9:34AM

A Chinese pangolin is seen in a still from China’s Wild Guangdong. The critically endangered pangolin is the world’s most trafficked animal, thanks not least to the demands of traditional Chinese medicine, but the new series, co-produced by the BBC and Guangdong Radio and Television, makes little mention of its perilous position. Photo: BBC Studios

One-take wonder: the making of One Shot with Ed Sheeran in New York City

In the show, helmed by Adolescence director Philip Barantini, Ed Sheeran is filmed roaming New York City in the afternoon before his gig.

1 Dec 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Stranger Things star Priah Ferguson, who plays Erica Sinclair

Ferguson has acted since she was 4, appearing in Donald Glover’s Atlanta, alongside Tiffany Haddish in The Oath, and with Millie Bobby Brown and Caleb McLaughlin on the Netflix show.

1 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM

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Video killed the radio star and now streaming has killed MTV across Europe

MTV Music, MTV Hits and its 80s and 90s music shows will be shut down in the UK and other European countries in the coming months.

30 Nov 2025 - 3:20PM

Fame and celebrity

Q&A | Eugenio Franceschini on fashion and his role as Marcello on Emily in Paris

The Italian actor talks about landing the Netflix show, working with Lily Collins, and what it’s like being a ‘heartthrob’.

30 Nov 2025 - 12:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna in Stranger Things

He made his acting debut in Sweeney Todd with Johnny Depp, and starred in franchises like Twilight and Harry Potter before the Netflix hit.

29 Nov 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

American cinema

How Daniel Craig has evolved detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out

Benoit Blanc, the detective with the ‘Kentucky-fried Foghorn Leghorn drawl’ played by Daniel Craig, is the beating heart of the film series.

29 Nov 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Daniel Craig (right) and Josh O’Connor in a still from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Of the film’s many delights is seeing Craig continue to find new wrinkles to Blanc, evolving the character with each film in the series. Photo: TNS

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in December 2025

December brings a raft of thrilling new K-dramas, such as Made in Korea with Hyun Bin, and romcoms like I Dol I with Choi Soo-young.

29 Nov 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

Hyun Bin in a still from Made in Korea. Photo: Disney+

The Beatles Anthology gets new episode with unreleased archive songs

Giles Martin, son of famed Beatles producer George, remixed the Anthology collection and added a new fourth compilation of songs.

27 Nov 2025 - 3:15PM

Korean drama reviews

Taxi Driver 3: Lee Je-hoon and co kick new season off in style in Japan

The third series following the Rainbow Taxi vigilantes gets off to an action-packed start as the gang takes on the yakuza in Japan.

26 Nov 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Celebrity children

Meet Landman star Sam Elliott’s only daughter, musician Cleo Rose Elliott

The 41-year-old released her debut album No More Lies in 2008, and recently supported her father at the Landman season 2 advance screening.

26 Nov 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Cleo Rose Elliott is close with her Hollywood legend father, Sam Elliott. Photos: @cleoroseelliott/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Who is Paulina Chávez, who plays Ariana in Landman?

The Texas-born starlet was in Fate: The Winx Saga before she was cast in Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ series with Demi Moore and Billy Bob Thornton.

25 Nov 2025 - 11:42AM

Paulina Chávez is a star in the making. Photo: @paulinafchavez/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jay Will, who plays Tyson in Tulsa King with Sylvester Stallone

The Juilliard graduate starred in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Rob Peace before Tulsa King – but just what has Stallone said about him?

24 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM

T-shirts, TV fame and now a village art takeover: Dominic Johnson-Hill’s wild ride

The entrepreneur behind irreverent brand Plastered 8 talks about serendipity, celebrity, and leaving his colourful mark on Hong Kong.

23 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM

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