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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.
Park Shin-hye in a still from Undercover Miss Hong. While Netflix’s 1990s-set workplace K-drama does tackle serious themes such as gender equality, it seems to be more interested in presenting rose-tinted nostalgia in a colourful package.
Korean drama reviews

Undercover Miss Hong: Park Shin-hye tackles corruption in workplace K-drama

Park plays a financial investigator infiltrating a corrupt firm in Undercover Miss Hong, a ’90s-set drama that also tackles gender equality.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet James Jordan, who plays Dale Bradley on Landman

Disney+

‘Age of barbarism’: how Made in Korea shows country’s dark 1970s underbelly

Fame and celebrity

Meet Sonia Mena, who plays Pippa on Tell Me Lies and is dating Spencer House

Before she starred in Feral and The Deuce, she was a dancer and then a poet – she also co-founded an all-femme non-binary film collective.

Sonia Mena attends the season three screening of Tell Me Lies in New York, on January 12. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Korean drama reviews

Review | Can This Love Be Translated?: Kim Seon-ho, Go Youn-jung in globetrotting romance

Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung star in this globetrotting Korean drama that mixes genres at the expense of the core plot.

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United States

Netflix wins Warner Bros board support over Paramount with amended all-cash offer

Switching to a 100 per cent cash offer, Netflix secures unanimous board backing for its US$82.7 billion deal over rival Paramount.

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Paramount

Meet Stefania Spampinato, who’s stealing hearts as Bella in Landman

She had a career in dance and choreography, working on The X Factor and The Voice UK, and played Dr Carina DeLuca on Grey’s Anatomy.

Stefania Spampinato plays Bella in Landman. Photos: @spampistefania/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Colm Feore, who plays Tommy Norris’ lawyer Nate in Landman

His credits include Thor and The Amazing Spider‑Man 2, and he won a Gemini Award for his portrayal of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Icons and Influencers

Everyone’s talking about Members Only: Palm Beach – and its Trump-loving cast

RHOBH’s Bethenny Frankel compared the Netflix reality show cast to ‘Walmart Birkins’, while a writer called the show ‘The Real Housewives of Maga’.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Spencer House, who plays tortured soul Mike Wrigley in Tell Me Lies

The Texas native was in Space Force, starring Steve Carell, and Netflix’s The Society, with this his biggest role to date – but is he really dating his co-star?

Spencer House plays Mike Wrigley in Hulu’s psychological relationship thriller Tell Me Lies. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Sepideh Moafi, who plays Dr Baran Al-Hashimi in season 2 of The Pitt

The Iranian-American actress started life as a refugee; she was in The Deuce before joining the Emmy-winning medical drama starring Noah Wyle.

Iranian-American actress Sepideh Moafi has joined season two of The Pitt. Photo: @sepidehmoafi/Instagram
K-drama news

Profile | Who is Go Youn-jung, rising star of Netflix’s Can This Love Be Translated?

After starting out as a model, Go rose to K-drama stardom in series such as Alchemy of Souls and Moving. Now she leads her first romcom.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Nancy Sit went from child star to Hong Kong’s most beloved TV matriarch

After leaving the spotlight at the height of her fame, Nancy Sit overcame personal struggles, reinvented herself and returned to superstardom.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Bruna Marquezine – and is she really going out with Shawn Mendes?

The Brazilian star of the movie Blue Beetle has been spotted out and about with singer Mendes – here is everything you need to know about her.

Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and Brazilian actress Bruna Marquezine are rumoured to be an item. Photos: @shawnmendes, @brunamarquezine/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Rebecca Rittenhouse, who plays Lexy in Netflix’s His & Hers

Rittenhouse fell in love with acting at the age of five, but only pursued it after finishing university and failing to find a job.

Rebecca Rittenhouse in a scene from His & Hers. Photo: @rebeccarittenhouse/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Catherine Missal, whose Tell Me Lies character Bree has a toxic love life

Missal began acting at the age of 10, following in sister’s Kelley Missal’s footsteps –Tell Me Lies’ Bree is her biggest role yet.

Netflix

Video | KPop Demon Hunters leads to record export of ramyeon

The surge in food exports from the country comes amid the popularity of Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Bobbi Salvör Menuez, who plays Landman’s first non-binary character

Married to artist Quori Theodor, the trans actor was in films like Nocturnal Animals and My Animal, and worked as a model and costume designer.

Bobbi Salvör Menuez as Paigyn Meester in Landman, which is set for its season finale. Photo: @ hi_its_bobbi/Instagram
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Back to the Past is fuelling nostalgia for 2000s Hong Kong

From viral TVB drama clips to 2000s TV veterans dominating ratings, Hong Kong is looking back fondly following Back to the Past’s success.

K-drama news

The 15 most anticipated K-dramas of 2026, from Scandals to Show Business

Second seasons of All of Us Are Dead and Bloodhounds join new series like Scandals and Show Business in our list of what’s coming in 2026.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Poppy Liu, who plays Helen on Netflix’s His & Hers

After studying theatre and women’s studies at university, they started a sex-positive production company and acted in shows like Better Call Saul – they’re also a trained doula.

Poppy Liu in front of a poster for the Hulu show Deli Boys in 2025. Photo: @poppyliu/Instagram
American cinema

KPop Demon Hunters wins 2 Golden Globes, including best song for ‘Golden’

Netflix’s hugely popular KPop Demon Hunters scooped best animated feature and best original song, beating competition from Avatar and Wicked.

(From left) Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami, who provide the singing voices for the three main characters in KPop Demon Hunters, are pictured at the 83rd Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. The Netflix animated hit picked up two awards at the ceremony. Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Myha’la, who plays Harper Stern in financial thriller Industry

How Myha’la went from Broadway dreams to Bodies Bodies Bodies, Leave the World Behind and Black Mirror … and how she met her future husband through Instagram.

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Netflix

8 new TV series to watch this winter, including Bridgerton Season 4

There’s also The Pitt Season 2, The Night Manager Season 2, Nicole Kidman crime thriller Scarpetta and more to look for in early 2026.

K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Park Min-young, Song Joong-ki and more

Park Min-young is eyeing a role in Nine to Six and Song Joong-ki is considering joining Love Cloud in the latest Korean drama casting news.

Korean actress Park Min-young is in talks to star in the coming K-drama Nine to Six. Photo: Instagram/rachel_mypark
Netflix

Netflix Japanese drama Gimbap and Onigiri serves up romance one meal at a time

Starring Eiji Akaso and Kang Hye-won, Netflix’s Gimbap and Onigiri explores romance and cultural connection through food.

Eiji Akaso (left) and Kang Hye-won in a still from Gimbap and Onigiri. The new Japanese drama on Netflix explores culture, connection and quiet romance. Photo: courtesy of TV Tokyo
Fame and celebrity

Meet Katherine LaNasa, who plays Dana Evans in medical drama The Pitt

The Emmy winner from the HBO Max show starring Noah Wyle, drew inspiration for her role from a ‘really kick-ass’ aunt and battled cancer right before auditioning.

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Korean drama reviews

Spring Fever: Ahn Bo-hyun, Lee Joo-bin in formulaic rural romcom K-drama

Spring Fever pairs Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Joo-bin in a rural romcom that leans hard on the ‘city woman finds love and healing in the countryside’ formula.

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