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Vertical micro-dramas are booming.

‘So bad, it’s good’: The two-minute soap operas changing the way we watch TV

With romance and “crazy shenanigans”, vertical dramas such as Captured and Bound by My CEO are a multi-billion-dollar business – and Australia is on board.

  • Nell Geraets

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Scott Cam on the upcoming season of The Block in Daylesford

‘It can get out of control’: Why The Block is getting back to basics

Scott Cam admits “we probably had a little bit too much drama last year”. So what can we expect from this year’s season?

  • Nicole Elphick
Cynthia Nixon in And Just Like That.

And Just Like That recap: Silly sex, big decisions and a time ‘pre-Lena Dunham’

Our girls are flirting with disaster this week.

  • Brodie Lancaster
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been cancelled.

Stephen Colbert delivers devastating update on future of The Late Show

The news comes just weeks after CBS agreed to settle Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview with former vice president Kamala Harris.

Stranger Things is coming to a close. Or is it?

The wait is over. Here’s your first look at the final season of Stranger Things

This Netflix hit is finally preparing for its end. But, nine years on, the kids are looking very different.

  • Nell Geraets
Lucy Boynton stars as Ruth Ellis in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

The incredible true-crime story that changed UK legal history

This magnetic, if occasionally hollow, four-part drama tells the tragic story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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Mark Humphries presents new documentary Sold: Who Broke The Australian Dream?

Is property investing ‘morally wrong’? Inside Mark Humphries’ biggest project yet

The comedian known for his short political sketches has turned his sights on the housing crisis in this new doco.

  • Meg Watson
Wold Creek’s Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) and real-life killer Bradley John Murdoch.

‘A nasty, horrible human being’: Wolf Creek’s John Jarratt on Bradley John Murdoch

Any similarities between Wolf Creek’s psycho killer and real-life backpacker killer Bradley John Murdoch are purely coincidental, says the franchise’s star.

  • Karl Quinn
Dominic McLaughlin has officially landed at Hogwarts.

New cast members and first looks revealed as Harry Potter TV series begins production

Production has officially begun on the highly anticipated HBO TV series. So, who will be in it, what will it be about, and when can we watch it?

  • Nell Geraets
This image released by Apple TV+. shows Adam Scott, left, and Britt Lower in a scene from “Severance.” (Apple TV+ via AP)

Severance, The Studio, The Penguin and The White Lotus sweep Emmy nominations

The 2025 Emmy nominations are a mixed bag of safe choices, surprise inclusions and a couple of very strange decisions.

  • Michael Idato

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