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David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown first met on the set of Netflix’s Stranger Things in 2015 when she was 11 years old. Harbour plays Jim Hopper, who is the adoptive father of Eleven, Brown’s character, in the series.

Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour and those bullying allegations

A lot is riding on the final season of Netflix’s juggernaut series. So what happens when it’s hit with alleged scandal days before its premiere?

  • Bronte Gossling

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What to stream this week: (from top left) Bump: A Christmas Film; NFL RedZone; Good Boy; Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember; Last Samurai Standing; and Spaced.  

What to stream this week: Netflix’s samurai extravaganza and five more picks

Don’t miss a Japanese action hit with hints of Squid Game, Chris Hemsworth’s moving road trip and the return of the Bump crew for a Christmas cracker. 

  • Craig Mathieson
Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons.

The best new TV shows to stream in December

New series include Gillian Anderson’s western, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour documentary and a culture-clash crime comedy set in Sydney.

  • Craig Mathieson
Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers in season five of Stranger Things.

Stranger Things’ final season is here – and it’s much darker than you imagined

There’s no escaping that the show has morphed into an allegory about child exploitation and sexual abuse.

  • Karl Quinn
Tim Meadows as Gregg and Harriet Dyer as Colette in DMV.

Skip the obvious. These are the best TV shows you haven’t watched yet – and where to find them

Picks include a European crime drama, an Arctic Circle Sex and the City, a fun throwback sitcom and a double dose of Matthew Rhys.

  • Craig Mathieson
All streamers will be required to fund Australian content for the first time.

Netflix could face $1 billion fine if it falls short on Australian content

Legislation expected to be tabled next week includes huge fines for failing to hit local content quotas.

  • Karl Quinn
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What to stream this week: (clockwise from top left): Happiness; Playdate; He Had It Coming; Love + War; The Beast in Me; and The Big C.

What to stream this week: Claire Danes’ electric thriller and five more picks

Don’t miss The Beast in Me, local black comedy He Had It Coming and Kiwi musical Happiness (with bonus Rebecca Gibney).

  • Craig Mathieson
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry pictured last month.

Meghan tells how she was drawn to Prince Harry’s ‘childlike wonder’

In a gushing magazine interview, the Duchess of Sussex also describes how much she loves working from home, “showing up” for her friends and learning from her mistakes.

  • Victoria Ward
KPop Demon Hunters has taken the world by storm since the film’s Australian release on Netflix in June. But one primary school in England has banned its music.

Primary school bans students from singing hit KPop Demon Hunters tunes

It’s a film about the power of friendship and self-acceptance that has broken viewing records across the globe. But one principal says it makes the community feel “deeply uncomfortable”.

  • Bronte Gossling
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things.

Stranger Things is finally about to end. But does anybody even care?

It was once the biggest show on streaming, but has the Netflix horror sci-fi series left its run too late?

  • Karl Quinn

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