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Kevin Spacey has revived his House of Cards character Frank Underwood for a skit with comedian Tim Dillon.

Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood is back on Netflix. But there’s a catch

Eight years after Netflix cut ties with the House of Cards star, Spacey has revived his character for the streamer ... sort of.

  • Alexander Larman

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George Xanthis the Australian actor who stars in The Chosen, a prestige drama about the life of Jesus Christ, has been watched by more than 280 million unique viewers worldwide.

Bingeing The Bible: How a low-budget TV series about Jesus Christ inspired streamers to look to the heavens

As an out-of-work actor, George Xanthis never imagined that a crowdfunded TV series about the life of Jesus would be his break. Five seasons and 280 million viewers later, his prayers have been answered.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Billy McFarland was handed a six-year term.

Fyre Festival 2 postponed with no new date set

Tickets ranged in price from $2206 to $1.7 million, with no acts confirmed. Now there’s no location.

  • Nell Geraets
John Mulaney has twisted traditional late-night shows with Netflix’s Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney.

Can John Mulaney’s absurdist Netflix masterpiece save late-night TV?

If late-night TV is a sinking ship, this wild show is keeping the party going all the way down.

  • Patrick Lenton
Black Mirror has a lot to say about advancing technologies

From bestiality to AI Miley Cyrus: The best, worst and weirdest episodes of Black Mirror

As a new Back Mirror season lands, we look back at more than a decade of the genre-flipping anthology TV series. It’s a wild ride.

  • Nell Geraets
Easter streaming guide

Stuck for something to watch? Here are 40 of the best movies to stream these Easter holidays

Forget the flipping and dive into our comprehensive guide to the finest films at your fingertips right now.

  • Craig Mathieson
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Owen Cooper stars as 13-year-old Jamie Miller in Adolescence. The series illustrates how vulnerable young boys can be when they fall under the influence of toxic masculinity.

After ‘Adolescence’: How a TV show made Britain confront its problem with lost boys

Boys are falling into a dangerous world full of anger and entitlement, experts say, and it shouldn’t take a TV show to stop it.

  • Rob Harris
HBO’s Casey Bloys with some of its programming’s biggest stars.

Dragons, dynasties and The White Lotus. Inside the HBO hit machine

There are plenty more White Lotus ideas to come, says the boss of award-winning television studio HBO.

  • Calum Jaspan
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, released her own range of jams, honey, tea and flower sprinkles, which have sold out in minutes.

Honey, jam and flower sprinkles: Meghan’s As Ever range sells out in 30 minutes

The Duchess of Sussex launches her first lifestyle brand with items that she promises will “infuse warmth, beauty, and intention into daily rituals”.

  • India McTaggart and Victoria Ward
Netflix has announced a multiplayer online game called Spirit Crossing, developed by Spry Fox.

After dominating television, Netflix is setting its sights on gaming

In a matter of years, Netflix’s new head of games believes we’ll all be playing Netflix games on any device we choose.

  • Tim Biggs

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