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Taron Egerton as arson investigator Dave Gudsen in the twisty thriller Smoke.

Taron Egerton is a master of flawed men. He’s done it again in this fiery thriller

In the unconventional drama Smoke, the British actor plays an arson investigator who believes he’s the hero of his own story.

  • Craig Mathieson

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Dr Liz Burgess (Jo Joyner) talks to new mum Jess (Diane Kruger) in Little Disasters.

Secrets and lies: This ABC thriller will make you look at your mother’s group differently

The darker side of new motherhood, once barely whispered about, has proven a fruitful starting point for any number of psychological parenting dramas.

  • Bridget McManus
Charlie Vickers as Kieran in The Survivors.

Powerful acting keeps Netflix’s Australian coastal crime drama from sinking

Despite the now ubiquitous small-town-big-secrets premise, The Survivors has enough going on to keep you watching.

  • Kylie Northover
What to stream this week (clockwise from top left): Pernille; Ange & the Boss: Puskas in Australia; Bono: Stories of Surrender; Towards Zero; Mix Tape; and Rick and Morty.

What to stream this week: Teresa Palmer’s Gen X drama and five more to add to your list

Our picks include an Australian-Irish romantic drama, an Agatha Christie adaptation and documentaries about an eccentric football legend and U2’s Bono.  

  • Craig Mathieson
Robert De Niro as former president George Mullen in Zero Day.

Watched everything? Here are seven hidden gems you might have missed

A couple of US presidential thrillers, a drama from the creator of Adolescence and a shocking Norwegian drama lead our list.

  • Debi Enker
Marta Dusseldorp as Stella in season two of Bay of Fires.

Marta Dusseldorp’s ABC crime thriller recaptures its nutty spirit

The actor managed to outwit, outrun and outplay everyone in season one of Bay of Fires, but will her luck run out in season two?

  • Debi Enker
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What to stream this week (clockwise from top left): The Better Sister; She Came to Me; Mike Birbiglia; The Mortician; Dept. Q and Stick.

What to stream this week: Netflix thriller Dept. Q and five more to add to your list

This week’s picks include a thriller that matches Mare of Easttown, a golf comedy for fans of Ted Lasso and a pulpy drama starring Jessica Biel.

  • Craig Mathieson
Amita Rao as Issa

Adults rocks: This share-house comedy is one for the age(s)

It owes much to Girls, Friends and even The Young Ones, but Adults also goes its own very funny way.

  • Karl Quinn
Owen Cooper plays Jamie Miller, who is arrested for murder, in the Netflix drama Adolescence.

The best TV of the year (so far)

From returning favourites to the resuscitation of Noah Wyle’s medical career, this year’s TV offerings have been a mix of the familiar and the thrillingly unexpected.

  • Louise Rugendyke, Meg Watson, Kylie Northover, Karl Quinn, Craig Mathieson and Debi Enker
Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Seema (Sarita Choudhury) in season three of And Just Like That...

And just like that, the Sex and the City spin-off has rediscovered its zing

Yes, it still probably has too many puns, but you know what? If you want serious drama, go elsewhere. We don’t need your cynicism here.

  • Louise Rugendyke

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