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OFCOM is set to regulate streamers for the first time – but isn’t that a good thing?

Streamers are up in arms at the new Draft Media Bill’s threat to put them under OFCOM’s remit, but isn’t this one change that’s long overdue?

I Think You Should Leave season 3 review | Tim Robinson's sketch genius will never die

★★★★☆
In I Think You Should Leave season 3, Tim Robinson continues his run of the best, and dumbest, sketch show on TV. Here’s our review:

Best of streaming this week

The week is already halfway through: here are our top picks on what’s streaming across all platforms this week.

Murder Mystery 2 review | A whodunnit gone wrong

★★☆☆☆ Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler partner up again for Murder Mystery 2, but how mysterious is it? Read our review.

Are celebs cashing in on 'mental health' documentaries? Our writers weigh in...

Are mental health documentaries about celebrities authentic or are they manufactured, cashing in on modern society's compulsion to open up about mental health?

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story review | Malware for the mind

Netflix's porn doc falls short of exploring the industry's darker side, neglecting porn's psychological impacts and exploitation of women.

What happened to the Great British sketch show?

From essential teatime viewing to the bottom of the streaming pile, we ask why no-one makes sketch shows anymore, and are they due for a comeback?

Seven Kings Must Die | The Last Kingdom feature film gets a new trailer

Seven Kings Must Die, a continuation of The Last Kingdom, will stream on Netflix in April and the new trailer looks very promising. 

Creator Neil Cross and director Jamie Payne on Luther: The Fallen Sun | ‘We're never going to be the people that look at what other people are doing.’

We spoke to series creator and writer Neil Cross and director Jamie Payne about DCI John Luther’s journey to the big screen. 

Netflix is working on a Gary Glitter documentary

With a working title of Hunting Gary Glitter, Netflix is producing a three-part documentary series on disgraced pop star Gary Glitter. 

Luther: The Fallen Sun review | DCI Luther is back and better than ever

★★★★☆ Idris Elba returns to his iconic role as DCI John Luther in Luther: The Fallen Sun. Read our review. 

We Have A Ghost review | David Harbour plays dead

★★☆☆☆
In Netflix’s family-friendly adventure We Have A Ghost, David Harbour plays a ghost who goes viral. Read our review. 

Your Place or Mine review | Kutcher and Witherspoon can't connect in split screen bore

★★☆☆☆ Your Place or Mine is a straight-to-Netflix romantic comedy that reunites two likeable performers, Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon. I’m playing fast and loose with the word ‘reunite’ here because Kutcher and Witherspoon aren’t in the same room together for most of the movie.

Idris Elba breaks out of prison in the first trailer for Luther: The Fallen Sun

Netflix has just released the first trailer for Luther: The Fallen Sun, which stars Idris Elba as everyone’s favourite brooding ex-detective.

Gillian Anderson, Rufus Sewell and Billie Piper will star in Netflix’s Prince Andrew film Scoop

Netflix is adapting Sam McAlister’s book into Scoop, telling the story of the infamous Prince Andrew TV interview.

Pamela: A Love Story review | Pamela Anderson reclaims her story in powerful documentary

★★★★☆ Pamela Anderson, the bombshell known for her raunchy Playboy shoots and her role in Baywatch, reclaims her voice in Pamela: A Love Story. 

An interview with the photographer behind Human Playground, Hannelore Vandenbussche

A new photobook, Human Playground, by Hannelore Vandenbussche, offers a fascinating insight into the diversity of sports around the globe, from robot jockeys in Dubai to kite fighters in Rio de Janeiro.

Netflix deny 'Squid Game: The Challenge' is dangerous after contestant stretchered off

Netflix admits temperatures on the UK set were extremely cold but plays down the veracity of serious injury claims.

Vikings: Valhalla season 2 review | Great gore, but where's the drama?

Writer Jeb Stuart’s comeback keeps the killer acting and practical effects yet lacks the action and simplicity that drove his Vikings spinoff’s debut season.

The Pale Blue Eye review | Scott Cooper and Christian Bale reunite for a gothic thriller

★★★☆☆
It’s all about Edgar Allan Poe in Scott Cooper’s The Pale Blue Eye. Poe assists Constable Landor (Christian Bale) in a murder investigation.

Copenhagen Cowboy review | Nicolas Winding Refn’s return to TV

★★☆☆☆
Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn returns to streaming and TV with Copenhagen Cowboy, a visually interesting, but narratively stale limited series. 

Hollywood prepares for a tough 2023

The entertainment industry has been slowly recovering from the pandemic, but it seems that 2023 might be the toughest year Hollywood has faced

Wednesday season two | Will Netflix lose the rights to its hit TV show?

Netflix might lose the streaming rights to its hit TV show Wednesday, which starred Jenna Ortega in the title role. 

Matt Charman on Treason: ‘We are in conversation with the world we live in’

We speak to showrunner Matt Charman how his time with Steven Spielberg shaped Treason and whether Charlie Cox really is just that nice. 

Treason review | Charlie Cox proves he could be James Bond

★★★★☆
Read our review of Treason, a high-stakes spy thriller series about MI6 and the lengths people go to to protect the country.

Harry & Meghan Netflix Vol 2. review | Mind-numbingly juvenile

Harry and Meghan's approval ratings have plummeted in the UK as part two of their £88m Netflix series drops today. This segment makes it even harder to sympathise with two people who bemoan the public spotlight but also have a string of other high-profile media projects.

The Witcher: Blood Origin review I A prequel that lacks ingenuity

The Witcher: Blood Origin is set 1200 years before the events of the main series. Sadly, watching it feels like living through that.

Harry & Meghan Netflix Vol 1. review | Simply astonishing

Part one of Harry & Meghan, the long awaited Netflix show, has finally arrived. We finished it in one morning. Find our review below.

TV You Might Have Missed – November 2022

Sarah Kennedy’s small-screen highlights of the past month, featuring epic heroes and anti-heroes, short and snappy formats, and stories of resilience forged in childhood, and a quick look at December’s highlights.

Sr. review | A moving portrait of an artist and a father

★★★★☆
Netflix has just premiered Sr., Chris Smith’s documentary about Robert Downey Sr., a filmmaker and father to actor Robert Downey Jr.