December 2024
The best TV shows of 2024
The New York Times picks English Teacher, My Brilliant Friend, Shogun, Babylon Berlin and Somebody Somewhere among the series that stood out this year.
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- James Poniewozik, Mike Hale and Margaret Lyons
September 2023
This raunchy TV show about luxury yacht staff is HR’s worst nightmare
Below Deck, a reality television series featuring crews working on expensive boats, pushes the limits of acceptable workplace behaviour.
- Monica Hesse
June 2023
Tour de France: Unchained is must-see for cycling fans (and noobs)
This eight-part series is the latest in a stream of slickly produced behind-the-scenes sports documentaries.
- Matt Teffer
December 2022
The best TV episodes of 2022
From instalments of Amber Brown to Derry Girls, The Simpsons and Station Eleven, these are the best TV episodes of the year.
- Margaret Lyons, Mike Hale and James Poniewozik
October 2022
- Opinion
- Billionaires
The Elon Musk Show is a portrait of a disturbingly boyish billionaire
A new documentary reveals Musk to be more of an overgrown toddler than a visionary. His success seems almost accidental.
- Rachel Cooke
March 2022
‘Killing Eve’ shows the best way to ruin a great show: keep making it
When the critical response and ratings for each season of the BBC program have been worse than the last, there’s a strong argument to be made that “less is more”.
- Jonn Elledge
Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway recreate WeWork rise and fall
Oscar winners Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway star in the new series WeCrashed that follows the rise and fall of the co-founder of workspace startup WeWork.
- Alicia Rancilio
December 2021
10 TV shows you may have missed in 2021
We’ve all spent a lot of time watching telly this year but a few gems may have escaped your notice. Here are our picks.
‘The Lost Leonardo’ reveals the art market’s darkest secrets
Andreas Koefoed’s absorbing documentary is a portrait of a world that will leave outsiders gasping. But does it solve the mystery of ‘Salvator Mundi’?
- John McDonald
- Opinion
- Streaming
Why the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel series matters
This uniquely influential TV programme has reached and affected more Gen Xers and Millennials than Woodstock touched Boomers – and had a huge economic impact.
- Stephen Armstrong
October 2021
Squid Game’s director reveals the secrets of the No.1 Netflix hit
Inspired by his life and childhood, Hwang Dong-hyuk’s creation initially couldn’t get even local funding – and took 10 years to finally make it to the screen.
- Sam Leith
September 2021
Why Omar from ‘The Wire’ is one of TV’s greatest anti-heroes
The late Michael K. Williams brought toughness and tenderness to the brilliantly complex bandit.
- Tim Robey
August 2021
Naomi Osaka doco shows staggering success can be agony
But the three-part Netflix series, which looks at the brief but stellar career of the champion tennis player, only scratches the surface.
- John McDonald
July 2021
Apple’s black comedy Physical makes you feel the difference
New black comedy Physical, starring Rose Byrne, shows just how much Apple TV+ has transformed itself from fledging streamer to a hallmark of quality content.
- David Marin-Guzman
January 2021
‘All Creatures Great and Small’ rehabilitates cows and soothes
An unlikely theme for a TV series – a rural veterinarian in Yorkshire in the 1930s – has turned into a long-running favourite.
- Roslyn Sulcas
December 2020
- Opinion
- Streaming
Ten bingeworthy TV shows you may have missed
Here are 10 under-the-radar series Financial Review reporters couldn't look away from.
September 2020
Hillary Clinton, a politician beaten by politics
This 4-part series is a rollicking overview of just how messy politics can get as seen through one of the most prominent female politicians of our time.
- John McDonald
July 2020
Scooby Doo's enduring appeal
At its core, the message of this 51-year-old TV show is: kids should meddle, dogs are sweet, life is groovy, and if something scares you, you should confront it.
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- Christopher Orr
July 2020
Ten hopes to capture new audience with children's channel
10 Shake will become the ViacomCBS-owned network's third multi-channel, joining 10 Peach and 10 Bold.
- Max Mason
June 2020
Space Force returns Steve Carell to his comedic roots
He might be one of Hollywood's leading actors, but the star of new Netflix comedy 'Space Force' finds it hard to explain the method behind his "process".
- Dave Itzkoff