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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.
Irish reality TV star Maura Higgins has been the talk of the town lately. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Who is The Traitors’ Maura Higgins – and why is everyone obsessed with her?

The Irish reality star was in The Traitors Season 4, Love Island and I’m a Celebrity – and may have Disney and The Bachelorette gigs in the works.

K-drama news

Profile | Who is Byeon Woo-seok, IU’s co-star in romance K-drama Perfect Crown?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Gerran Howell, who plays Dr Whitaker in HBO Max’s The Pitt

American cinema

Zendaya’s Hollywood reign continues in 2026: what you’ll see her in

Zendaya has a busy year ahead, starring in The Drama with Robert Pattinson, Euphoria, and the latest in the Spider-Man and Dune franchises.

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Zendaya attends a special screening of The Drama in New York in April 2026. The actress has a slate filled with high-profile screen projects this year. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Luke Tennie, the Shrinking star who just joined The Pitt

Before landing his role in the HBO Max medical drama, the father of 2 was already an avid fan – and named it as his dream show to star in.

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Disney+

Malcolm in the Middle is back – and the family is as crazy as ever

Frankie Muniz rejoins Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek 20 years later as a grown-up Malcolm with a teenage daughter, on Hulu and Disney+.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Joel Kinnaman, who plays ‘monster’ Robert in Imperfect Women

The Swedish-American actor also stars in For All Mankind and Detective Hole – and is known for blockbusters like The Killing and 2014’s RoboCop.

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Joel Kinnaman, who plays Robert in Imperfect Women, photographed with his wife, Kelly Gale. Photo: @joel.kinnaman.fan.silvia/X, Handout
Fame and celebrity

‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in jail for selling Matthew Perry deadly drugs

Jasveen Sangha allegedly ran an elaborate operation catering to high-end clients like the 54-year-old Friends star.

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Icons and Influencers

Meet Anthony Norman, star of Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat

The second instalment of Amazon’s hoax comedy show stars an unsuspecting Anthony Norman, who believed he was working a temp job and ended up heroically saving the day.

Celebrity children

Meet Sophia Meloni, Christopher Meloni’s daughter, who directed his new film

Sophia debuts as writer/director with Chop Cheese, a New York coming-of-age film starring her father, Law & Order actor Christopher Meloni.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Christopher Meloni and his daughter, Sophia, who has directed a film that features her father. Photo: @chris_meloni/Instagram
American cinema

How Generation Alpha could save Hollywood as PG-rated films lead the way

As PG-rated films outperform other ratings at the US box office, studios are looking to cash in on a growing love of family-friendly films.

A study conducted in 2025 by the National Research Group found that no generational group wanted to watch films on the big screen, as opposed to at home, more than Gen Alpha. Photo: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
Asian cinema: Chinese films

How Gingle Wang went from clueless novice to one of Taiwan’s top young actresses

Wang’s first-ever scene took 33 takes, but now she is a ‘box office guarantee’ in Taiwan and an increasingly familiar face internationally.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Ash Santos, who plays Andrea Cruz in Marshals?

Yellowstone’s spin-off series, Marshals, sees Luke Grimes reprise his role as Kayce Dutton – but what do we know about newcomer Ash Santos?

Fame and celebrity

Style according to ... TV presenter and entrepreneur Georgina Wilson-Burnand

The TV presenter and Sunnies entrepreneur shares her style icons including Carolyn Bessette, Manila hang-outs, and love for gifting locally woven pieces.

Georgina Wilson-Burnand reveals some of her favourite things. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Meet Tatanka Means, who plays Miles Kittle in Yellowstone spin-off Marshals

Taylor Sheridan’s latest neo-Western series is already climbing Paramount+ charts – here’s what to know about Tatanka Means, who’s a regular on the show.

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Tatanka Means plays Miles in Taylor Sheridan’s Marshals. Photos: @tatankameans/Instagram
Netflix

How Netflix is seeking the next Stranger Things after failed Warner Bros bid

Missing the chance to add Warner Bros Discovery’s Harry Potter and Game of Thrones to its IP coffers, Netflix is surging ahead on its own.

K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Park Seo-joon, Park Eun-bin and more

Park Seo-joon has signed up for Born Guilty, while Park Eun-bin is considering The Palace is Home to Dog Flowers.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Irene Choi, the Harvard grad who plays intern Joy on The Pitt

The Harvard grad with a Korean background has enjoyed a string of TV successes including the Emmy award-winning medical drama.

Harvard-educated Irene Choi stars in the new season of The Pitt. Photos: Handout, @irenechoi/Instagram
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

Before working with Taylor Sheridan, Marshall-Green appeared on Law & order, The O.C. and Sex and the City spin-off And Just Like That … – but theatre is his first love.

Mainland China

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

The head of a Chinese micro drama company shares how studios behind short-form shows for phones use data to keep viewers hooked.

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Production of drama filmed in US. Photo: COL Group International
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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Zo In-sung (right) in a still from Humint, a Korean spy movie from director Ryoo Seung-wan that is now streaming on Netflix.
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.

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