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James WigneyHit.TV Editor/Scene editor

James Wigney is the editor of the Hit.TV and Scene entertainment liftouts in the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald sun and has been writing about film, music, television and comedy for more than two decades. In that time he has interviewed some of the biggest names in the entertainment world – from Pink Floyd and Pink to Harrison Ford and Jennifer Lawrence – and been behind the scenes on Marvel and James Bond films and backstage with Coldplay and U2. He’s also a pop culture tragic, with a particular interest in sci-fi, and very broad musical tastes (and a particular soft spot for classic rock).

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Henry Golding, a cast member in

‘So good’: Star’s bold pick for Aussie glory at the Emmys

Henry Golding gives an update on the long awaited Crazy Rich Asians sequel and reveals which of his Aussie co-stars in Nine Perfect Strangers should win an Emmy.

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NINE PERFECT STRANGERS - Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru, Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman), to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself. (Disney/Reiner Bajo) NICOLE KIDMAN

Top shows to watch on TV and streaming this week

Award-winning Aussies Nicole Kidman and Murray Bartlett are front and centre for the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers – but how does it stack up against The White Lotus?

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 18: Asher Keddie attends the 64th TV WEEK Logie Awards at The Star, Sydney on August 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Sam Tabone/Getty Images)

New twist in Aussie star’s TV return

Filming Survivor seasons back-to-back was so difficult for host Johnathan LaPaglia that a quick trip home to shoot the new series of Strife co-starring Asher Keddie ‘felt like a holiday’.

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“WELCOME TO WREXHAM” — “All In?” — Season 4, Episode 1 (Airs Thursday, May 15th) Pictured: (l-r) Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds. CR: FX.

What to watch on TV and streaming this week

With the news that Ryan Reynolds’ and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham FC is coming to Australia in July, there is no better time to return to their life-affirming sports documentary.

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COLD CHISEL: THE BIG 5-0 on Channel 7.

Best shows to watch on TV and streaming this week

Aussie rock band Cold Chisel celebrates a massive milestone and turns back the clock with a killer live set; and Logie-winner Asher Keddie shines in homegrown dramedy Strife.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Geraldine Viswanathan attends as Disney & The Cinema Society Host

‘Psychic’ twist in Aussie star’s Marvel role

Australian actor Geraldine Viswanathan reveals why she had to move to the US to get the parts she wanted – including in Marvel’s hugely anticipated Thunderbolts.

From Nicole Kidman’s brilliantly bonkers Nine Perfect Strangers to a Bono documentary, these are some of the streaming highlights you can’t miss this month.

Best TV shows to watch, stream this May

From Nicole Kidman’s brilliantly bonkers Nine Perfect Strangers to a Bono documentary, these are some of the streaming highlights you can’t miss this month.

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Harry Connick Jr, Andrea Lam and Amanda Keller in ABC documentary The Piano.

What to watch on TV and streaming this week

Amanda Keller’s music documentary The Piano is a joyful delight, while the guys from the Inspired Unemployed take their unique brand of idiocy to the world.

Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR Season 2, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

What to watch on TV and streaming this week

It’s a week of farewells with the stunning second and final season of Star Wars spin-off Andor and one of the best British TV detectives of recent years gets a fitting send-off.

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Chilean-US actor Pedro Pascal (R) and British actor Bella Ramsey attend the premiere of HBO's

Bella Ramsey: ‘Hardest time of my life’

The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey explains the downsides of fame – and gives an insight into their close friendship with co-star Pedro Pascal.

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