Why British detective shows reign supreme
The great mystery of these series is not the crimes being solved, but how each new production of such a hackneyed and exploited genre seems new and bold
Freddie Highmore says goodbye to ‘The Good Doctor’: ‘It has given me stability in years of great uncertainty’
In the show’s seventh and final season, the protagonist, a doctor with autism, has become a father. ‘It’s like a graduation. It’s a bittersweet sensation,’ says the actor
Julianne Moore: ‘I have always, always, always wanted to work with Pedro Almodóvar’
The actress now stars in the miniseries ‘Mary & George,’ a palace intrigue based on the true story of a woman who raised her son to be the lover of King James I of England
‘Shōgun,’ James Clavell’s novel brought to life by a passionate historian and traditional theater actors
The ambitious FX historical series, available on Hulu in the U.S., is set in the time of the samurai and tells the story of courtly intrigue and a throne at stake. Matters are complicated even further by the arrival of the British and Western capitalism in Medieval Japan
The sinister glamorization of narcos
Drug trafficking and use is often glorified and trivialized in pop culture, but even feminists who protest this portrayal ignore how their own drug use fuels human trafficking and the arms trade
‘The Long Shadow’, the story of a serial killer
Far from a morbid retelling of death, the series features notable sets and costuming — and does not shy from showing the machismo that permeated the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,’ ‘Red Queen’ and other recommended series for February 2024
We choose a selection of this month’s shows on Netflix, Apple TV+, and other platforms
Netflix rolls out its new 2024 projects with an eye toward Latin America and Spain: ‘100 Years of Solitude’ and a documentary on LaLiga
In Los Angeles and Madrid, the streaming platform presented its main offerings for the Spanish-speaking market. The Brazilian biopic ‘Senna’ or the Argentine adaptation of the comic ‘The Eternaut’ are among its major investments
The horror of fighting in a Flying Fortress: ‘Masters of the Air’ shows aerial warfare as it has never been seen before
The magnificent series, in the wake of ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’, reconstructs the daring World War II American B-17 bomber missions with shocking realism
‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ trades in the clones for human organ printing
Cult sci-fi series expands its universe with a sequel that delves into human identity
‘Miracle Workers,’ a roguish tribute to God’s helpers
The low-profile but hilarious TV series featuring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi provides a modern-day lesson on exploited workers everywhere
Taylor Tomlinson, the religious comedian who has taken over James Corden’s late-night time slot
The 30-year-old comic’s comedy quiz show just premiered on the CBS network
75th Emmy Awards Winners: The complete list
‘Succession’ won best drama series, ‘The Bear’ won best comedy, and both dominated the acting awards at this year’s Emmys
The hidden side of fashion’s Cristóbal Balenciaga: From his despotic nature to his relationships with Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s elites
A new Disney+ series sheds light on the brilliant legacy of Spain’s most celebrated designer of all time, but also hints at the genius’s shadows. Actress Nine d’Urso brings to life the iconic dresses re-created for this biopic
75th Emmy Awards: How to watch live and everything else you need to know
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will honor the most outstanding TV shows that were released from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023
How to remedy an injustice ignored by politicians: make a good television series
‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ shines a spotlight on a U.K. scandal that ruined dozens of people’s lives and resulted in four suicides. Prime Minister Sunak promises to compensate the victims
Five great series of 2023 that have gone too unnoticed
It has been a good year for television fiction. Proof of this are some productions that have missed out on the lists of the best of the year. We recover five of them
‘For All Mankind’: Things could be different. We could have been on Mars decades ago
The alternate past of the Apple TV+ series covers several decades in which everything we thought that shouldn’t have happened, did
Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
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The show proved a turning point in television history, with its sharp eye for pop culture trends and young rock stars, and its daring sketches which found an immediate audience with young baby boomers
Katie Holmes at 45: The story of an actress who seemed destined for stardom until she met Tom Cruise
The ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star is still an enigma: after a promising start that included working with Hollywood’s most renowned directors, the most talked-about marriage of its time altered her plans
‘Alphonse’ ponders love as a profession
In the six episodes of the entertaining Prime Video show starring Jean Dujardin and Charlotte Gainsbourg, not everything is sex
James Burrows and ‘Frasier’: a TV legend directing the comeback of a series that made history
The man who has directed more than 1,000 episodes spanning his career steps behind the camera for the return of the drama starring Kelsey Grammer
Contests, adventures, dating and true crime: Popular TV around the world
The MIPCOM television content market highlights international trends on the small screen
Wendy Guevara: ‘Trans people are normal. We love, feel and cry just like everyone else’
The actress and content creator returns to the small screen after her reality TV success with a new show that reveals her day-to-day life
Sir Mark Thompson, the English gentleman who wants to turn around CNN
The journalist who transformed the BBC and the ‘New York Times’ is now in full control of the news network
Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff
The writers last week struck a deal with an alliance of Hollywood’s biggest studios, streaming services and production companies
‘Cangaço Novo’ or violence in the Brazilian desert
The series on Prime Video is an entertaining show that takes place far from the stereotypes of palm-tree lined Rio de Janeiro