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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.
K-pop star Rain in a still from Bloodhounds season 2. Photo: Soyun Jeon, Seowoo Jung/Netflix
Korean drama reviews

Bloodhounds season 2: K-pop star Rain joins boxing drama as the menacing villain

Rain shines as a fearsome boxer who runs a bare-knuckle fight club in the second season of the Netflix boxing drama Bloodhounds.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Logan Marshall-Green, who plays Cal on Yellowstone spin-off Marshals

Mainland China

‘Like a TikTok trend’: how micro dramas leave big studios in their dust

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Netflix

Review | XO, Kitty season 3: To All the Boys spin-off picks up after season 2 dip

Anna Cathcart’s Kitty Song Covey is back in South Korea for a chaotic parade of adolescent experimentation that improves on last season.

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Anna Cathcart and Sang-heon Lee in a still from XO, Kitty season 3. The new season in Jenny Han’s To All the Boys franchise improves on the lacklustre season 2, even if it moves no closer to emulating a relatable high school experience. Photo: Youngsol Park/Netflix
Fame and celebrity

Meet Gil Birmingham, who’s returning as Chief Thomas Rainwater in Marshals

Perhaps best known for his work on Twilight and with Taylor Sheridan, the Native American former engineer actually got into acting thanks to Diana Ross ….

Fame and celebrity

Meet Morgan Lindholm, who plays Cal’s bartender daughter Maddie in Marshals

She started acting to overcome stage fright, joined improv comedy group The Groundlings, and later landed roles in shows like Leverage: Redemption and Bones.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Shabana Azeez, who plays Dr Victoria Javadi in The Pitt

The Pitt swept Hollywood’s awards season with 5 Emmys and 2 Golden Globes, and is the most-watched show on HBO Max – get to know the actress behind the intriguing Dr Javadi.

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Shabana Azeez plays Dr Victoria Javadi in The Pitt. Photos: @shabanaazeez_/Instagram, Handout
Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Humint: dynamic Korean spy thriller from Ryoo Seung-wan on Netflix

Starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min and Park Hae-joon, Humint rewards patient viewers with some of the best heroic bloodshed in recent times.

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China consumption

China’s sci-fi industry rides a tech wave as revenues hit record high

China’s sci-fi industry has built on the success of breakout hits like ‘The Three-Body Problem’, with revenues up over 15 per cent last year.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Rory Kennedy, and what happened to her wedding after JFK Jr’s death?

John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette – the subject of FX’s Love Story – were on their way to Rory’s wedding when their plane crashed in 1999.

Rory Kennedy at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in January, in Park City, Utah. Photo: Getty Images
K-drama news

10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in April 2026

From The Scarecrow to the second season of Netflix’s Bloodhounds, here are 10 Korean dramas to watch this month.

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IU (left) and Byeon Woo-seok in a still from Perfect Crown, one of 10 new K-dramas to look forward to in April. Photo: Disney+
HBO and Max

Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback tackles AI and ageing in a changing TV world

The third and final season of the sitcom skewers Hollywood’s obsession with algorithms while celebrating human creativity and authenticity.

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Amazon Prime Video

What would you do to be the next James Bond? Riz Ahmed’s Bait dives deep

Riz Ahmed’s sharp comedy on Prime Video explores identity and ambition as a Pakistani-British actor risks everything for a Bond role.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Erich Bergen, who plays JFK Jr’s cousin Anthony Radziwill in Love Story

Bergen plays Prince Anthony Radziwill, who was married to Real Housewife Carole Radziwill – the actor has been open about his own cancer diagnosis and recovery.

Erich Bergen, who plays JFK Jr’s cousin Anthony Radziwill in FX’s Love Story, pictured in Monaco. Photos: @erichbergen/Instagram
Music

Meet Kizuna AI, the virtual YouTuber and idol selling out venues

Created in 2016, Kizuna AI is among the first modern VTubers and has more than 3 million followers on YouTube.

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Virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI performs at a concert in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025. Photo: Kyodo
Fame and celebrity

Meet The Madison director Christina Voros, Taylor Sheridan’s trusted collaborator

She was an indie filmmaker before getting a job as camera operator on Yellowstone – she’s also working on its sequel, The Dutton Ranch.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Michelle Pfeiffer’s Emmy-winning TV writer husband, David E. Kelley

The Madison star has been with Kelley since 1993 – he’s behind the upcoming Margo’s Got Money Troubles and hit 1990s TV show Ally McBeal.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet RoseMarie Terenzio, close friend of JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette

As the obsession over FX’s Love Story continues, some are turning to Terenzio’s books – JFK Jr and Fairy Tale Interrupted – for a more accurate account of ‘America’s prince’ and his wife.

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RoseMarie Terenzio, who wrote JFK Jr: An Intimate Oral Biography with Liz McNeil (right), pictured with JFK Jr in New York (left). Photos: @rmterenzio, @lizmcneil6/Instagram
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop stars BTS are back, with a new album and a Netflix documentary

BTS are back after a nearly four-year gap. Netflix documentary BTS: The Return explores the making of their latest album, Arirang.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Elle Chapman, who plays Paige McIntosh in The Madison

She made her film debut in 2022, in A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks, and has also appeared in one of Bad Bunny’s music videos.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Beau Garrett, who plays Abby Reese in Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison

She was scouted as a model in her early teens and later made the transition to acting, appearing in shows like House, Glee and The Rookie.

Beau Garrett as Abigail Reese in Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison. Photo: @themadisonpplus/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Ben Schnetzer, who plays Van Davis in Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison

The UK-trained actor, who plays opposite Beau Garrett in the Yellowstone creator’s new show, got his big break in 2013 in The Book Thief.

Ben Schnetzer as Van Davis on Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison. Photo: @themadisonpplus/Instagram
Icons and Influencers

Who is Michael J. Berman, who founded the magazine George with JFK Jr?

Berman – played by Michael Nathanson in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story – never reconciled with the Kennedy scion after a serious falling out in 1997.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Constance Zimmer, who plays Carolyn Bessette’s mum in Love Story

The award-winning actress – known for roles on Entourage and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D – also co-hosts a podcast and is a champion for women’s rights.

K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Seo Kang-joon, Ju Ji-hoon and more

Undercover High School’s Seo Kang-joon will star in Another Romance Besides You while Ju Ji-hoon is considering Buy King on Netflix.

Seo Kang-jun on the set of Boyfriend on Demand. Seo has been cast in the coming KBS2 drama Another Romance Besides You. Photo: Kim Jeong-won/Netflix
Fame and celebrity

Meet Alessandro Nivola, who plays Calvin Klein in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story

The Boston native debuted on Broadway opposite Helen Mirren before his breakout on-screen role as Nicolas Cage’s unhinged brother in Face/Off.

Alessandro Nivola, who plays Calvin Klein in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story, wears the designer to the show’s premiere in February, in New York. Photo: @alessandro.nivola/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Noah Fearnley, who plays Carolyn Bessette’s ex Michael Bergin in Love Story

The micro drama star recently met the real-life former Calvin Klein model he portrays in the series – and the internet loved it.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jack Lemmon’s granddaughter Sydney, who plays Lauren Bessette in Love Story

The Yale alumnus, who has appeared on Succession and Fear the Walking Dead, is set to star in The Drama with Robert Pattinson and Zendaya.

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