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Lucas Till as Garret Van Ness and Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons.

Despite its star power, Netflix’s uninspiring western is a muddled misfire

Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey play frontier rivals from different worlds, but the story struggles to rise above violent pastiche.

  • Craig Mathieson

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James Norton as Harold, king of Wessex, in King and Conqueror. 

‘Who the hell can we trust?’: Succession meets Game of Thrones in real-life historical drama

You may know how the bloody Battle of Hastings ends, but a new drama digs into how it all began.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Shocking TV deaths IndexGrey’s Anatomy, McLeod’s Daughters, The Walking Dead, Love My Way, Game of Thrones.

12 of the most shocking moments in TV history

Have you recovered from the latest episode of The Last of Us? Let’s come together and share our TV trauma.

  • Meg Watson, Nell Geraets, Michael Idato, Andrew Mercado and Garry Maddox
Jon Snow is reunited with his dire wolf, Ghost, in the Game of Thrones finale.

‘Good lord, this thing is huge’: Pups bred using DNA from extinct dire wolf

Two brothers – Romulus and Remus – and a younger female pup called Khaleesi, after the popular Game of Thrones character, were genetically engineered by a US lab.

  • Christina Larson
And Just Like That’s Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon), Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis).

Another big US streamer launches on Monday. Here’s what it means for rivals

The arrival of Max will see some much-loved shows moving platforms.

  • Michael Idato
Did you say subscription or prescription? Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff in The White Lotus.

And just like that … some of your favourite TV shows are moving house

Warner Bros is launching its new streaming platform in Australia in two weeks’ time. So who will air the final episodes of The White Lotus?

  • Michael Idato
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Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee - host Guy Montgomery (left) and sidekick Aaron Chen.

TV of the year: 19 shows and moments we couldn’t stop thinking about

End-of-year critics’ lists don’t always catch what made us laugh, groan or cry. So here’s the best and worst of the rest.

  • Louise Rugendyke, Craig Mathieson, Kylie Northover, Meg Watson, Michael Idato and Debi Enker
Former Nine chief executive Hugh Marks.

Ex-Nine boss Hugh Marks coming in strong for the ABC

The media executive has been linked with the vacant job with the national broadcaster.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Matt Smith as prince Daemon Targaryan in season 2 of House of the Dragon.

‘The quickest way to make a point’: Matt Smith knows Westeros is a violent world

Violence is its own language in the land of Westeros. “It’s how they communicate,” House of the Dragon star Matt Smith says.

  • Michael Idato
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon season 2.

House of the Dragon S2 is slow to take flight but finally catches fire

The second season of the epic fantasy is all about the preparations for a war that seems as inevitable as winter.

  • Karl Quinn

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