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Joe reveals the amazing results of his 400-lb weight loss
Joe reveals in the time he's lost over 400 lbs he's also found love on My 600Lb Life Where Are They Now?
At 777 lbs, Joe is ready to kickstart his weight loss journey
Joe works to lose over 100 lbs to qualify for weight loss surgery on My 600Lb Life Where Are They Now?
Breathless: gripping drama shows a Spanish hospital on life support
Ethical issues abound as medical staff debate whether to go on strike, but this series also has a soapie side.
- by Tom Ryan
With Kevin’s help, Grand Designs’ new local host shows his credentials
A professor of architecture, Anthony Burke has an unpretentious bounce and cheer that make him ideal for the Australian edition of this prestige series.
- by Ben Pobjie
Amp up the Marvel hubris 12 per cent and you’ve got The Franchise
With creatives from Succession and Veep, this movie set satire perches uneasily between the current reality and plausible excess of superhero film making.
- by Craig Mathieson
Here’s one they made earlier: Previous shows by current TV hit makers
If you need a new binge, try dipping into the back-catalogue of some of this year’s hottest TV creators.
- by Craig Mathieson
In Eve of Destruction, Shaun Micallef evokes the spirit of Parky
The zany framework of the comedian’s show - asking guests about an impending disaster - provides revealing moments.
- by Debi Enker
Netflix loses first battle in $170 million Baby Reindeer defamation case
The Scottish woman who outed herself as the real-life “Martha” has a reasonable chance of succeeding in her defamation claim, a US judge has ruled.
- by Karl Quinn
Sophie Turner trades Game of Thrones gowns for shoulder pads in Joan
This cracking story is based on the real-life story of Joan Hannington, a master jewel thief in 1980s London.
- by Kylie Northover
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Third time’s a charm: How Industry quietly became the best show on TV
Once considered a risky investment for HBO, the network’s sexed-up series about the world of high finance is finally blowing (and growing) up.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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