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All the latest news, reviews and interviews about your favourite television series, as well as shows and films on Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and other streaming platforms.
A still from Ocean with David Attenborough, which will be released in cinemas on May 8 and on the National Geographic TV network on June 7, followed by Disney+ and Hulu on June 8, which is also World Ocean Day. Photo: Instagram/silverback_films
Disney+

Ocean with David Attenborough is a breathtaking feast for the senses

Attenborough’s new documentary, releasing in cinemas and on streaming services, celebrates the oceans as the cradle of all life on Earth.

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Apple TV+

Is Apple TV+’s quality-over-quantity streaming strategy working?

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Fame and celebrity

9 richest stars of The Office in 2025 – net worths, ranked

Fame and celebrity

Who is Jaid Thomas Nilon, son of RHOBH star Garcelle Beauvais?

In addition to being spotted on the red carpet, Jaid also frequently lights up his Real Housewife mum’s Instagram along with his twin brother Jax – who of course shares his good looks.

Garcelle Beauvais and her son Jaid Thomas Nilon turned heads at the world premiere of Thunderbolts* in Los Angeles recently. Photo: @garcelle/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Graham Norton’s husband, Scottish documentarian Jonathan ‘Jono’ McLeod

Before settling down with McLeod, talk show host Norton dated RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tina Burner and fashion consultant Trevor Patterson, who alleged Norton put his dogs before their relationship.

Fame and celebrity

Meet The Last of Us star Kaitlyn Dever’s beau, Ethan Dawes

The low-key couple first sparked dating rumours at a Brunello Cucinelli event in December 2024, and confirmed their romance at this year’s Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

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Star Wars

May the 4th be with you: church in Germany stages cosplay ‘Star Wars’ service

Star Wars Day has evolved over the years into an informal holiday celebrating the space epic.

Pastor Samuel Dorr, left, performs a lightsaber duel with a member of the congregation during a Star Wars-themed church service in Bensberg, Germany on Sunday. Photo: dpa via AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet comedian Seth Meyers’ wife, human rights lawyer Alexi Ashe

Ashe met Meyers at the wedding of his Saturday Night Live co-star, Chris Kattan, to Sunshine Tutt – John Mulaney, Kristen Wiig and Amy Poehler attended the Meyers-Ashe wedding on Martha’s Vineyard.

Ballet

You can’t fake ballet, say Étoile cast and creators about dance drama

Amazon Prime series Étoile, which follows two ballet companies from New York and Paris, shows the athleticism and dedication of ballerinas.

Fame and celebrity

Balkan hotel’s turbulent century, from glamorous guests to Gestapo

Elizabeth Taylor hung out in its bar, world leaders were its guests, wars intruded. The Hotel Esplanade Zagreb has seen a lot in 100 years.

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The Hotel Esplanade in Zagreb. Photo: AFP
Netflix

Why You’s Penn Badgley had to find his ‘violence and rage’ to play Joe

‘There can never be a sixth or seventh or however many seasons,’ says the actor of the way Netflix psychological thriller series You ended.

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Penn Badgley in New York at the premiere of season five of thriller series You on Netflix. The actor reflects on the character he plays, Joe, and why there “can never be a sixth or seventh or however many seasons”. Photo: EPA
Apple TV+

Food, sex and politics? All three are in Apple TV+ show Carême

He went from poor kitchen boy to leading French chef 200 years ago. Apple TV+ drama tells the story of Napoleon’s chef Antonin Carême.

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HBO and Max

With Crazy Rich Asians TV series in the works, stars of film reconnect

Henry Golding recently met fellow cast members Awkwafina and Gemma Chan and movie’s co-writer, says ‘everyone is excited’ about Max project.

Trending in China

Making chess fun: Nemo Zhou is an influencer and woman grandmaster on a mission

Chinese-born Canadian says on visit to Hong Kong that she wants to encourage more people to play – and challenge some stereotypes.

Nemo Zhou makes an appearance in Hong Kong this week. Photo: Hong Kong, China Chess Federation
Asian cinema: Korean films

Netflix effect seen in Korean films’ absence from Cannes festival

This year’s official selection for the Cannes Film Festival has no Korean movies. Streaming platforms have lured talent away, observers say.

Tang Wei (left) and Park Hae-il in a still from Decision to Leave, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022 and won best director. Since then no Korean films have been screened in competition in Cannes, and none are in this year’s official selection for the festival. Photo: CJ Entertainment
Netflix

Asterix and Obelix court new fans with Netflix animated miniseries

The plucky Gauls return to the small screen in Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight, a five-part miniseries streaming globally on Netflix.

Fame and celebrity

Who is The Office actor B.J. Novak’s much younger new girlfriend, Delaney Rowe?

Delaney Rowe trained as a ballet dancer, studied acting, and even worked as a chef for Marvel’s Stan Lee – now she writes content for her millions of followers and is writing a book.

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Apple TV+

Why Ridley Scott chose ‘magnetic’ Philadelphia to film Dope Thief

Dennis Tafoya, on whose Philadelphia-set book the Apple TV+ series is based, shares how executive producer Scott fell in love with the city.

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Wagner Moura and Brian Tyree Henry in a still from Dope Thief. Photo: Apple TV+/TNS
Fame and celebrity

Who is Chris Hughes, JoJo Siwa’s BFF on Celebrity Big Brother?

The Dance Moms star was seen cuddling Chris Hughes on CBB, and she later said she was no longer a lesbian but queer: so what do we know about Hughes, who was also on Love Island with Olivia Attwood?

K-drama news

Weak Hero Class 2’s Park Ji-hoon on finding comfort in Netflix school drama

The K-pop idol turned actor talks about making his character more complex in new season of the school drama and why he cried when it wrapped.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Cooper Koch’s Emmy-nominated editor twin brother, Payton

Payton Koch prefers to stay behind the camera in Hollywood and just picked up his first Emmy nomination – like his brother, he’s open about his sexuality, often referring to it on social media.

Twin brothers Payton Koch (left) and Cooper Koch at a Giorgio Armani event in New York last October. Photo: @paytonjkoch/Instagram
K-drama news

9 of the best new K-drama series to watch in May 2025

From Spring of Youth to Tastefully Yours to Nine Puzzles, here’s our pick of the best Korean dramas coming to screens in May.

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Go Min-si in a still from Tastefully Yours, which premieres on ENA/Netflix on May 12.
Celebrity Families

Who is model Brooks Nader’s equally stunning youngest sister, Sarah Jane?

Sarah Jane Nader looks up to her older sister, model and Dancing with the Stars’ contestant Brooks Nader, and has followed in her footsteps – now the pair are appearing in a TV show together.

Fame and celebrity

Ransom Canyon actress Minka Kelly’s dating history, revealed

Kelly’s longest relationship was with baseball star Derek Jeter, from 2008 to 2011, and she was also linked to John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal, but she’s been going steady with Dan Reynolds since 2023.

Korean drama reviews

The Haunted Palace: Bona, Yook Sung-jae in spirited period K-drama

A shaman’s granddaughter and an official whose body a vengeful spirit has taken over end up in the royal palace. Will romance follow?

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Yook Sung-jae (left) as a royal official whose body a vengeful spirit has occupied and Bona as a skilled artisan and shaman’s granddaughter in a still from Korean drama series The Haunted Palace. Photo: Online
Italy

What is ‘the sisterhood of ill repute’? Ask Amanda Knox

Knox reveals why she felt ‘seen and understood’ by Monica Lewinsky, her co-producer on a TV series about her wrongful conviction for murder.

Monica Lewinsky in 1998 (left) and Amanda Know in 2011. They are collaborating as producers on a coming Hulu series about Knox’s experience being wrongfully accused and convicted. Photo: Reuters
Obituaries

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente dies from infection after leg amputation

Philippines-born Caliente immigrated to US 20 years ago. In 2018 she released a hip-hop album that includes track where she raps in Tagalog.

Netflix

How was Black Mirror’s Hotel Reverie made? Director on AI, love of old films

Haolu Wang, a lifelong cinephile, explains why she hopes ‘people will realise AI is terrible for creativity’ after watching Hotel Reverie.

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