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Daisy Haggard as Ally and Martin Freeman as Paul in season four of Breeders, which has skipped ahead five years.

Gut-wrenching, real and a bit mean: Breeders is the best show about parenthood there is

Starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard, the sharp comedy will take your breath away and bring tears at the same time.

  • Ben Pobjie

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Charlie Cox is suited up as Daredevil/Matt Murdock in Daredevil: Born Again.

What to stream this week: Five shows and a stand-up special to add to your list

Bryan Tyree Henry’s compelling drug drama, blind superhero Daredevil’s second chance and comedian Andrew Schulz’s goes deep.

  • Craig Mathieson
Cosmo the robot (voiced by Alan Tudyk) and Millie Bobby Brown as Michelle in The Electric State.

This Netflix adaptation of a beloved book isn’t just disappointing. Expect angry fans

The streaming giant gave a nuanced, melancholy story by a Swedish artist, and a reported $500m to adapt it, to the Russo brothers, best known for their brash Marvel action films. This is the result.

  • Kylie Northover
Some of the options for your Monday night footy viewing.

I watched four footy shows on Monday night, so you don’t have to

Footy is back, and with it the onslaught of footy shows. Who won Monday night’s hotly contested midfield battle?

  • Karl Quinn
Stephen Amell is the squared-jawed lawyer Ted Black in Suits LA.

It’s cheesy and there’s no Meghan Markle, but Suits LA is still throwback fun

Those of us who grew up on The Practice or even Ally McBeal will find it intensely familiar. Everyone else may find it bafflingly false.

  • Ben Pobjie
Nominated: Demi Moore in The Substance.

What to stream this week: Two movies and three shows to add to your list

This week’s picks include two Oscar-nominated movies, Chris O’Dowd’s crime comedy and an all-star Olympic documentary. 

  • Craig Mathieson
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Vinette Robinson as Carly in Boiling Point.

If you liked The Bear, you really should try this English kitchen drama

Boiling Point bears more than a few similarities to the hit American show. But it’s far from a pale imitation.

  • Karl Quinn
Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon, Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon and Drew Carver as Sandy Gordon in Running Point.

What to stream this week: Five new shows and a movie to add to your list

Our picks include a basketball comedy with Ted Lasso vibes, a globe-trotting cooking show with a Queer Eye star and an Australian-made comedy with a Northern Exposure feel. 

  • Craig Mathieson
Julianne Nicholson as Kate, who opens a nightclub in Soho in 1918 in <i>Dope Girls</i>.

Cocaine, electronica and glamour: This is not your average World War I drama

This new BBC drama’s set in Soho at the end of WWI, but is full of music, colour and style.

  • Kylie Northover
Daisy May Cooper is astonishing as Nic in the dramedy Am I Being Unreasonable?

Looking for the holy grail of TV dramedy? This is as close as you’ll get

Starring Daisy May Cooper, the second season of Am I Being Unreasonable? seamlessly interweaves gut-busting comedy and heartbreaking drama.

  • Ben Pobjie

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