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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.
Bob Iger celebrates the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse’s creation in Los Angeles in 2018. The 74-year-old Disney CEO will soon step down for the second time after his successor, Bob Chapek, did not work out. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Disney

Disney needs a new CEO to succeed Bob Iger. Who’s in the running?

Iger, 74, will step down as Disney boss for the second time at the end of 2026. Four internal candidates have been vying for the job.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Finn Bennett, who plays Prince Aerion in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Fame and celebrity

Schitt’s Creek star Catherine O’Hara dies at 71

K-drama news

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in February 2026

Shin Hye-sun and Lee Jun-hyuk lead The Art of Sarah, Yeon Woo stars in Love Phobia and Ryeoun is deadly in Disney+’s Bloody Flower.

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Shin Hye-sun as Sarah Kim in a still from The Art of Sarah. Netflix’s dark mystery is just one of the many new K-dramas to keep you entertained as Lunar New Year approaches. Photo: Netflix
Fame and celebrity

Meet Son Sook, grandma to Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha and award-winning actress

The war survivor fell in love with acting in high school and has won numerous awards, including South Korea’s equivalent of the Oscars.

Tourism

YouTube star IShowSpeed shows ‘another Africa’ on his 20-country tour

African-American influencer has busted cliches by showing a continent ‘on the move’ during his trip, which has resonated with fans at home.

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Fame and celebrity

5 things to know about Bridgerton’s Luke Thompson – and his IRL love life

Bridgerton season 4 focuses on the love story of Sophie Baek, played by Yerin Ha, and Benedict – here’s what to know about the actor who plays him.

Luke Thompson is the leading man of Bridgerton season four. Photos: @bridgerton, @netflix/X
Disney+

Mostly unseen footage shows the crazy year building world’s first Disneyland

The new documentary Disneyland Handcrafted on Disney+ reveals just how fragile the creation of California’s Disneyland was.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jessica Williams, who plays Gaby in Apple TV’s Shrinking

Starting off with improv in school, she joined Amy Poehler’s comedy group and broke through as the youngest correspondent on The Daily Show.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Tell Me Lies’ creator, Meaghan Oppenheimer – aka Tom Ellis’ wife?

The Hulu show starring Grace Van Patten, Jackson White and Spencer House is in its third season – but what do you know about its creator?

Meaghan Oppenheimer, who’s married to Tom Ellis, dishes on season three of Tell Me Lies. Photos: @moppyoppenheimer/Instagram
Hollywood

Breaking into Hollywood was a slog. Ally Pankiw wants to make it easier for you

Ally Pankiw set up Breadcrumbs to give up-and-coming women directors the on-set experience needed to break into a male-dominated industry.

Ally Pankiw speaks at a Women in Film panel at Acura House of Energy, in Park City, Utah, in January 2024. The director, who got her break in the Netflix series “Feel Good”, is now paving the way for other women and non-binary filmmakers with her mentorship programme, Breadcrumbs. Photo: Getty Images for Acura
Fame and celebrity

Meet Peter Claffey, who plays Ser Duncan on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Before this, the Irish ex-rugby player had a role in Small Things Like These alongside Cillian Murphy – and, yes, he’s been talking to George RR Martin.

K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Shin Min-a, Ha Ji-won and more

Shin Min-a is looking at a role in Wed Thu Fri, possibly with Lee Jin-wook, while Ha Ji-won is considering an offer to appear in Affair Hunter.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Alicia Crowder, the actress who plays Diana in Hulu’s Tell Me Lies

The Juilliard-trained talent has a background in theatre and was in a film with Ben Stiller before landing her role in the hit Hulu show.

Alicia Crowder is known for her role as Diana on Tell Me Lies. Photo: @alicialucillecrowder/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is Patrick Ball, the actor who plays Dr Frank Landon in The Pitt?

He was known as the ‘Shakespeare guy’ at Yale School of Drama before playing Dr Langdon in The Pitt – and his girlfriend’s in the show too.

Patrick Ball is known for his role as Dr Frank Langdon on HBO Max’s The Pitt. Photo: AP
Korean drama reviews

No Tail to Tell: Kim Hye-yoon, Lomon lead lively fantasy romcom K-drama

Bright, lively and fun, fantasy K-drama No Tail to Tell follows a self-centred nine-tailed fox demon who clashes with a star football player.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Costa D’Angelo, who plays Alex, the heartthrob drug dealer in Tell Me Lies

D’Angelo, who once auditioned for Angelina Jolie’s film, Unbroken, plays Alex in Hulu’s Tell Me Lies with Grace Van Patten and Jackson White.

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Asian cinema

Why M+ and Chanel are bringing rare Asian avant-garde films to Mubi

Streaming platform Mubi teams up with Hong Kong’s M+ museum and Chanel to put the spotlight on 10 films, including a John Woo short.

John Woo in a still from “Dead Knot” (1969), which is streaming on Mubi as part of its partnership with M+ and Chanel.
Korean drama reviews

Undercover Miss Hong: Park Shin-hye tackles corruption in workplace K-drama

Park plays a financial investigator infiltrating a corrupt firm in Undercover Miss Hong, a ’90s-set drama that also tackles gender equality.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet James Jordan, who plays Dale Bradley on Landman

Texas-born Jordan, a long-time Taylor Sheridan collaborator, shocked fans with his physical transformation on season 3 of the hit show.

Disney+

‘Age of barbarism’: how Made in Korea shows country’s dark 1970s underbelly

Director Woo Min-ho explains why he chose 1970s South Korea to explore themes of power, corruption and ambition for his first TV series.

Hyun Bin in a still from the recent K-drama “Made in Korea”, directed by Woo Min-ho. Photo: Disney+
Fame and celebrity

Meet Sonia Mena, who plays Pippa on Tell Me Lies and is dating Spencer House

Before she starred in Feral and The Deuce, she was a dancer and then a poet – she also co-founded an all-femme non-binary film collective.

Sonia Mena attends the season three screening of Tell Me Lies in New York, on January 12. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Korean drama reviews

Review | Can This Love Be Translated?: Kim Seon-ho, Go Youn-jung in globetrotting romance

Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung star in this globetrotting Korean drama that mixes genres at the expense of the core plot.

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United States

Netflix wins Warner Bros board support over Paramount with amended all-cash offer

Switching to a 100 per cent cash offer, Netflix secures unanimous board backing for its US$82.7 billion deal over rival Paramount.

Paramount

Meet Stefania Spampinato, who’s stealing hearts as Bella in Landman

She had a career in dance and choreography, working on The X Factor and The Voice UK, and played Dr Carina DeLuca on Grey’s Anatomy.

Stefania Spampinato plays Bella in Landman. Photos: @spampistefania/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Colm Feore, who plays Tommy Norris’ lawyer Nate in Landman

His credits include Thor and The Amazing Spider‑Man 2, and he won a Gemini Award for his portrayal of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Colm Feore plays Nate, lawyer to Billy Bob Thornton’s oilman Tommy Norris, in Landman. Photo: Getty Images
Icons and Influencers

Everyone’s talking about Members Only: Palm Beach – and its Trump-loving cast

RHOBH’s Bethenny Frankel compared the Netflix reality show cast to ‘Walmart Birkins’, while a writer called the show ‘The Real Housewives of Maga’.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Spencer House, who plays tortured soul Mike Wrigley in Tell Me Lies

The Texas native was in Space Force, starring Steve Carell, and Netflix’s The Society, with this his biggest role to date – but is he really dating his co-star?

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