Inside America’s first mission in Afghanistan
The riveting story of America’s plan to quickly strike Al Qaida and the Taliban is told in the first episode of Netflix hit Spy Ops.
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Infidelity, World Cup pregnancy: Beckham doco bares all
What really happened before David Beckham was given a red card for kicking Diego Simeone in 1998? A candid new Netflix series is full of TV moments few of us ever expected to see.
The most satisfying send-off since Succession
The sublime East London crime drama Top Boy stayed thrilling to its bitter end. Just don’t get attached to any characters.
Actor Yael Stone: I gave up my US Green Card for climate change
The Orange is the New Black actor and activist tells how she ‘felt like a total hypocrite’ and decided to make a radical life change.
French TV continues its big moment
If you liked Lupin and The Bureau you’ll love this series on SBS, a complex cop thriller with a neurological twist.
Forever indebted to the super models
Naomi, Cindy, Linda and Christy are the Gen X Beatles of fashion with an enduring X-factor. Now they’re speaking up and out.
Studio bosses fear film crews will be next to strike
With actors still striking concerns among executives are now sharply focused on film crews.
Hollywood writers, studios reach deal
After a 146-day strike that shut down Hollywood, a deal has been reached between striking screenwriters and major entertainment studios.
The comedy genius whose trans views cost him everything
The Father Ted writer Graham Linehan’s tweet about gender ideology launched him into an obsession that has cost him his career and family
Farewell to the most embarrassing show of the decade
Sex Education calls it a day, and Kim Kardashian makes her scripted series debut.
Why are we so fascinated by fraudsters?
Their lack of empathy, manipulativeness and insincere allure seem to possess some kind of odd charm over TV audiences.
Is it time to forgive Mel Gibson?
In new shoot ‘em up series The Continental, Mel Gibson shows what he could have become. It’s a shame he’s only got himself to blame.
Period dramas to binge this spring
The best series take you to another time, whether it’s World War II-era Sydney or 1980s Melbourne.
Barrymore halts talkshow amid strike backlash
The television host drew criticism for taping new episodes of The Drew Barrymore Show amid a months-long writers’ strike, and says she will now pause its premiere.
Not your typical menopause drama
Bridget Christie, who wrote, directed, and stars in The Change, has crafted a mid-life drama unlike anything you’ve ever seen
Want to avoid Australia’s aged care mess? Just live to 100
We can’t stop the biological clock, but according to a new TV show we could be just a few servings of sweet potato away from cracking triple figures.
The Whiteley scandal: Inside the art world’s unseemly side
The story of $3.6m of allegedly forged paintings is just as perplexing, and ultimately concerning, to the art world as Brett Whiteley himself.
The Brady Bunch house sells for $4.97m
The television network HGTV sold the Los Angeles home for roughly 9 per cent less than it paid for the property in 2018
This could be the best TV drama of the year
No actor can make you feel quite like Timothy Spall, and this performance is a tour-de-force.
BBC’s Wolf a riveting and unforgettable thriller
When Jack Caffrey, played by Ukweli Roach, wakes up in his dead brother’s bed he becomes obsessed with finding out what happened all those years ago.
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