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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.
Paramount’s bid still faces hurdles across the Atlantic after a federal judge in California ordered the companies to temporarily pause their merger last month. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK clears Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros

The UK government and the antitrust watchdog both cleared the deal after initially raising concerns over media plurality and competition.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Mark Ruffalo’s son Keen, who plays Connor in Sterling Point

Korean drama reviews

My Bias, My Boss: Kim Hye-jun leads cookie-cutter workplace romcom K-drama

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Gayle Rankin, who plays Alys Rivers in House of the Dragon

The Juilliard-trained Scottish actress earned a Tony nomination for her role in Cabaret before starring in the Game of Thrones spin-off.

Gayle Rankin was involved in a scene in House of the Dragon that shocked viewers recently. Photo: @_____gaylerankin______/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Thad Luckinbill, who plays Zoe Saldaña’s old CIA friend in Lioness

The actor may be best known for his role on The Young and the Restless, but he has also produced films like the Oscar-winning La La Land.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Spider-Man star Jacob Batalon’s interior designer wife, Veronica Leahov

The actor, who plays Ned Leeds in the Marvel franchise, proposed to his Moldovan partner, founder of the home decor brand Veroh, last year.

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Obituaries

Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters, dies at 80

Pastore, who played Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero on the show, also appeared in films including Goodfellas and Awakenings, both in 1990.

Vincent Pastore attends The Sopranos 25th anniversary celebration in New York in 2024. The actor died on Saturday at the age of 80. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Christian Hogue, the model spotted on a yacht with Pedro Pascal?

Having worked with brands such as Vera Wang, Guess and Versace, the 34-year-old is currently embroiled in an aggravated assault case.

K-drama news

7 of the best new K-dramas to watch in August 2026, including Our Sticky Love

August’s hottest K-dramas include Our Sticky Love, A Trap Called Desire, Flex X Cop season 2, and My Bias, My Boss.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet AnnaLynne McCord, the millionaire actress who’s crowdfunding her wedding

The model and Days of Our Lives actress, who’s marrying ex-rugby star Danny Cipriani, has spoken publicly about surviving sexual assault.

Millionaire couple AnnaLynne McCord and Danny Cipriani have been exposed for crowdfunding their upcoming wedding. Photo: @theannalynnemccord/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet ex-ESPN analyst Ryan Clark’s supportive wife, Yonka Clark

The former Pittsburgh Steelers player was let go from ESPN mid-show – here’s what we know about Yonka, who never liked the label ‘NFL wife’.

Yonka and Ryan Clark, pictured at the 2023 ESPYs, have been married since 2004 and have three children. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Meet English actor David Jonsson, Marvel’s new Black Panther

The star of The Long Walk, Industry and Alien: Romulus will portray the son of the first Black Panther, T’Challa, played by the late Chadwick Boseman.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Ben Robson, who plays Oliver on Netflix’s Ransom Canyon

The English actor joins the show opposite Minka Kelly – IRL, he was linked to his Animal Kingdom co-star Leila George, who was married to Sean Penn.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Heidi Grace Engerman, who plays the mysterious Sidney on Ransom Canyon

The University of Miami graduate appeared in Candyman and Chicago Fire before landing her role on the hit neo-Western show.

Heidi Grace Engerman plays Sidney in Netflix’s Ransom Canyon. Photo: @heidiengerman/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Alexis Knief, wife of The Five-Star Weekend’s Timothy Olyphant

The couple met in college and married in 1991 – now they have 3 children, including Grace, who styles her dad for red carpet events, and actress Vivian.

Timothy Olyphant and his wife Alexis Knief at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2017, in Beverly Hills. Photo: Getty Images
K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Jung Ho-yeon, Kim Young-kwang and more

Squid Game’s Jung Ho-yeon is eyeing a role in Netflix show Outback while Kim Young-kwang may lead romcom Queen of Taming with Lee Joo-myoung.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Josh Hamilton, Jennifer Garner’s late husband in Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend

The actor loves photography, and his Instagram is filled with portraits of A-listers such as Sydney Sweeney, Mark Ruffalo and Amanda Seyfried.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet D’Arcy Carden, who plays Brooke in The Five-Star Weekend

The Emmy-nominated breakout star of The Good Place, starring Kristen Bell, was a nanny for comedian Bill Hader’s kids before her big break.

D’Arcy Carden stars in Peacock TV’s The Five-Star Weekend. Photo: @darcycarden/Instagram
Netflix

‘Take the risk’: Matthew Rhys challenges studios after dual Emmy nods

The Welsh actor talks about his roles in Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me, and making original series to ‘challenge audiences’.

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Korean drama reviews

A Shop for Killers season 2: Lee Dong-wook leads action-packed return

Lee is back alongside Kim Hye-jun to take on assassins in this new season that has so far prioritised narrative set-up over splashy violence.

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Korean drama reviews

Spooky in Love: Park Eun-bin, Yang Se-jong lead horror romcom K-drama

Park Eun-bin plays the role Son Ye-jin did in the 2011 romcom Spellbound for this remake that starts flat but has time to turn things around.

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Park Eun-bin as Cheon Yeo-ri, a corporate heiress who can see ghosts, in a still from Spooky in Love. The K-drama remake of the 2011 horror romcom Spellbound has not got off to a particularly compelling start. Can it turn things around during the course of its 12-episode run?
Asian cinema: Korean films

My Sassy Girl at 25: how Jun Ji-hyun’s star turn changed South Korean cinema

Jun Ji-hyun’s role as a brash young woman in the 2001 romcom subverted gender stereotypes, today inspiring actresses like Park Eun-bin.

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Jun Ji-hyun (left) and Cha Tae-hyun in a still from My Sassy Girl. Photo: Film Movement.
Fame and celebrity

Meet Kendall Yates, Luke Wilson’s much younger partner and baby mama

The Old School actor recently took his 24-year-old girlfriend and their newborn daughter to a press event for his new Netflix project, The Hawk.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Regent Hong Kong dishes out Hong Kong cinema at the harbour’s edge

The Lobby Lounge’s lobster wonton noodles, char siu egg rice and French toast are homages to memorable scenes in Hong Kong films.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Kevin Sobieski? Meet Andy Cohen’s new Instagram-official boyfriend

Sobieski had dated Oscar-winning composer Benj Pasek before meeting The Real Housewives executive producer at a July 4th party last year.

Andy Cohen hard-launched his relationship with Kevin Sobieski on Instagram, on July 18. Photo: @bravoandy/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Alice Halsey, who plays Laura on Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie

The 11-year-old made her debut in the 2023 miniseries Lessons in Chemistry and had a role in the long-running Days of Our Lives – and she loves Taylor Swift.

Alice Halsey, who plays Laura Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, is only 11 years old. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Drew Starkey, linked to Margaret Qualley amid her Jack Antonoff split

Starkey is an actor best known for his role opposite Daniel Craig in the 2024 film Queer, and he and Qualley are co-stars in the upcoming horror King Snake.

United States

Paramount and Warner Bros ordered to pause mega-merger

Federal judge issues ruling after a California-led coalition of states argued the US$110 billion deal would irreparably harm competition.

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