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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery: Season 3, Episode 9
December 12, 2020 | Ian Winterton
Discovery takes an unwanted sidestep into the Mirror Universe with the wrong character at the story’s centre. Read More
Catch up TV review: Celebrity Crystal Maze, Love Bites, The Truth About Amazon
December 6, 2020 | David Farnor
What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
Why The Undoing should be your next box set
December 6, 2020 | David Farnor
Would you ever suspect Hugh Grant of committing murder? That’s the question at the heart of The Undoing, David E Kelley’s crime thriller for HBO and Sky Atlantic. Based on the 2014 novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, the answer may … Read More
Why The Good Lord Bird should be your next box set
December 6, 2020 | David Farnor
Ethan Hawke is astonishing in this timely, telling abolitionist romp.Read More
Why you should catch up with Raised by Wolves
December 5, 2020 | David Farnor
Ridley Scott’s polished philosophical sci-fi is an impressive, intriguing affair.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery: Season 3, Episode 8
December 5, 2020 | Ian Winterton
Despite an overload of story strands, some standout scenes make for an enjoyable episode.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron and Battle of the Bands
November 29, 2020 | Matthew Turner
The Secret Warriors gain a new recruit and Ghost Spider faces a personal struggle in this pair of entertaining shorts.
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Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 7
November 27, 2020 | Ian Winterton
The focus on Michael and Vulcan/Romulan unification makes this the best episode of Discovery in weeks.Read More
Why We Are Who We Are should be your next box set
November 25, 2020 | Helen Archer
Director Luca Guadagnino’s first foray into television is something of a triumph, losing neither his renowned aesthetic nor his sensitive characterisation in the translation to the small screen. This eight-part series, set in an American military base near Chioggia, Italy, … Read More
Netflix review: Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine
November 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Sarah Cooper pulls off the jump from TikTok to Netflix with this inventive, amusing satirical comedy special.Read More
