Review
The best new shows to stream in July
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air this month.
- by Craig Mathieson
Latest
The top 10 TV shows to put in your diary for the second half of the year
From Vince Vaughn to Keira Knightley and Cate Blanchett, TV has some treats lined up over the next six months.
- by Craig Mathieson
Nicole Kidman deserves more than this insipid Netflix romcom
The Oscar winner co-stars with Zac Efron in the sort of formulaic romance that is fast becoming a streaming staple.
- by Karl Quinn
The Bear is back on TV and it’s hectic, melancholy and incredible
The much anticipated third season of the award-winning series is another wild ride.
- by Kylie Northover
★★★★
Game of Thrones
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.
- by Karl Quinn
This under-the-radar Netflix show is ‘like Monkey on steroids’
Critics have likened this humble detective turned judge to a Chinese Sherlock Holmes. If you liked a certain vintage 1980s series as a kid, this is for you.
- by Stephen Brook
Netflix made us wait a month for more Bridgerton. Was it worth it?
The first half of season three reached all sorts of heights. But with the same old secret and a resoundingly boring man now at the centre of the story, how can it continue pleasing us?
- by Nell Geraets
Dumb and dumber: These characters are why TV is sometimes called the idiot box
Deliberate stupidity has fallen out of fashion on TV, but we can still celebrate the brilliance of these seven buffoons.
- by Ben Pobjie
★★★★
Streaming
Kathryn Hahn’s thrilling performance in Tiny Beautiful Things will have you in tears
Hahn gives one of her best performances playing a 50-year-old who has lost control of her life and family until she begins writing an advice column.
- by Craig Mathieson
Jake Gyllenhaal is made to squirm in every frame of Presumed Innocent
The TV remake of the 1990 Harrison Ford thriller ups the tension and tightens the screws on its lawyer suspect.
- by Karl Quinn
★★★★
Spectrum
This is the most surreal comedy you’ll see this year
Julio Torres has created, directed and stars in this masterpiece of absurdist comedy that can’t quite be explained.
- by Kylie Northover
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