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The surprising ABC high school comedy series taking inspiration from Chris Lilley
Urvi Went To An All Girls School takes a nostalgic look at what can be a tough time for many young women.
- by Bridget McManus
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White Lotus composer quits, says Mike White was ‘saying no to anything’
The man behind the “ooh-loo-loo-loo” melody compares his experience as “like a rock band I’ve been in before where the guitar player doesn’t understand the singer at all.”
- by Callie Holtermann
The best new TV shows to stream in April
One of 2025’s most stunning shows just dropped in full, Jacob Elordi has a new Aussie series, and Jon Hamm returns with his best role since Don Draper. It’s a great month for TV.
- by Craig Mathieson
Exclusive: Chrishell Stause on finding her 'soulmate' G Flip
Reality star Chrishell Stause opens up about finding love as she returns to screens as reunion host for Stan's hit dating series Love Triangle.
Preening Mussolini resonates with our times in nightmarish study of craven opportunity
Director Joe Wright’s audacious portrait of the dictator in a new TV series recasts the political biopic as a fever dream.
- by Craig Mathieson
Meet the ‘sociopathic’ women of Guy Ritchie’s testosterone-packed new show
Starring Tom Hardy and Pierce Brosnan, MobLand is about tough-talking geezers who shoot first and ask questions later. But is there anything for the women to do?
- by Benji Wilson
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Walton Goggins just wants to be left alone, until he doesn’t
The White Lotus star has a knack for playing misunderstood fringe dwellers. To his surprise, it’s turned him into the most relatable man on TV.
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘A lot of it is coming true’: Inside the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale
After nine years and two Trump presidencies, the darkest show on television is coming to an end. Everyone on set is painfully aware of the series’ relevance.
- by Jacqueline Cutler
Can’t get enough White Lotus? Watch this underrated cult hit from its creator
It may have been “problematic” for HBO at the time, but this series from Mike White and Laura Dern is well worth revisiting.
- by Farz Edraki
‘Pivotal moment’: Patrick Schwarzenegger on The White Lotus scene that had everyone talking
Patrick Schwarzenegger’s character, Saxon, left us shocked – but during a whirlwind visit Down Under, he promised that things are about to change.
- by Louise Rugendyke
‘A real level up’: The confronting encounter that gave Lynne McGranger an insight about on-screen survival
As she prepares to say goodnight, Irene, the Home and Away stalwart, has marked up a rare TV achievement. Just don’t call her a celebrity.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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