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TV shows and streaming video

TV shows and streaming video
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.
Ella Devi’s content lies at the intersection of fashion and politics. Photo: @ellad3vi/X
Icons and Influencers

Meet Ella Devi, the ‘socialist socialite’ fashion influencer drawing Maga ire

Nicknamed ‘hot girl for Zohran’ for her support of the New York mayor, she has called out Pete Hegseth’s wife and Erika Kirk for their fashion choices.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Josh Heuston, who plays Justin Kohl in Prime Video’s Off Campus

Fame and celebrity

Meet Sam Trammell, who plays Jules’ sugar daddy Ellis in HBO Max’s Euphoria

Fame and celebrity

Meet Nicole Williams English, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2026’s cover star

The model, animal welfare advocate and entrepreneur rose to fame on reality TV show WAGS … and will next be seen on Khloé Kardashian’s The Girls.

Nicole Williams English is a SI Swimsuit cover star for the first time this year. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Meet Natalie Alyn Lind, who plays Carter’s friend Oreana in Dutton Ranch

Natalie, the daughter of One Tree Hill’s Barbara Alyn Woods and sister of Emily Alyn Lind, has joined the Yellowstone universe’s Dutton Ranch.

Asian diaspora

HBO’s The A List explores AAPI stories with stars like Sandra Oh

The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas, a new documentary on HBO, dives into what it means to be of AAPI heritage in the US.

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Amazon Prime Video

Meet Belmont Cameli, who plays Garrett Graham in Amazon Prime Video’s Off Campus

In the wake of the smash hit Heated Rivalry, Amazon Prime Video’s latest series is creating buzz – so just who is the show’s heartthrob?

Belmont Cameli is the resident heartthrob of Amazon Prime Video’s new show, Off Campus, in which he plays hockey star Garrett. Photo: @belmontcameli/Instagram
K-drama news

Profile | Who is Cha Eun-woo, K-pop idol starring in Netflix K-drama The Wonderfools?

Since his 2014 debut, the ‘Face Genius’ has embodied a fantasy figure in many roles. His latest hits screens as he performs military service.

Amazon Prime Video

Meet Karen Fukuhara, who plays Kimiko Miyashiro, aka The Female, in The Boys

The actress is back for the fifth and final season of the Amazon Prime Video series also starring Karl Urban, Erin Moriarty and Antony Starr.

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Music

Why Stranger Things star Maya Hawke actually likes her new album for once

Maya Hawke talks about her fourth album, Maitreya Corso, which she made with husband Christian Lee Hutson, and life after Stranger Things.

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US actress Maya Hawke arrives for the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, on May 4, 2026. Photo: AFP
Korean drama reviews

Review | The Wonderfools: Park Eun-bin lifts fun but flawed superhero K-drama

Korean drama The Wonderfools mixes comedy, romance and action as three misfits gain superpowers and grapple with a sinister conspiracy.

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Park Eun-bin as Eun Chae-ni, a terminally ill misfit who acquires superpowers, in a still from The Wonderfools. Photo: Netflix
Chinese culture

Why Chinese-Canadian Derek Kwan is so much more than a ‘token Asian’ actor

As Hallmark’s mahjong movie faces a backlash, actor Derek Kwan talks about championing authentic Asian narratives by making his own films.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Ella Bright, who plays Hannah Wells in Amazon Prime Video’s Off Campus

Heated Rivalry’s success has seemingly sparked an appetite for hockey romances such as Off Campus – whose leading lady once played a young Kate Middleton in The Crown.

Korean drama reviews

The Legend of Kitchen Soldier: Park Ji-hoon strikes again in winning military comedy K-drama

Park Ji-hoon stars as an army recruit who has hallucinations and is assigned to kitchen duty, where he shows unusual cooking talents.

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Park Ji-hoon as Kang Seong-jae in a still from HBO Max K-drama The Legend of Kitchen Soldier. Han Dong-hee and Lee Sang-yi co-star.
Korean drama reviews

My Royal Nemesis: Lim Ji-yeon leads period-infused fantasy romcom K-drama

Lim Ji-yeon stars as a modern-day struggling actress who becomes unwittingly possessed by the soul of a Joseon royal concubine.

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Lim Ji-yeon as Shin Seo-ri/Kang Dan-shim in a still from My Royal Nemesis, a Korean drama in which a modern-day actress becomes possessed by the soul of an 18th century woman.
Fame and celebrity

Meet Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who plays Alamo in Euphoria

The British actor had a turbulent upbringing that included joining a skinhead gang and making a suicide attempt, before achieving Hollywood stardom.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Euphoria creator, Sam Levinson – and why is his work controversial?

The HBO Max show starring Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney is known for its controversial scenes, but what do you know about its creator?

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HBO and Max

Daniel Dae Kim spotlights Korean culture in new travel show K-Everything

From K-pop and K-film to K-beauty and K-food, actor Daniel Dae Kim’s new travel series examines the global rise of South Korean culture.

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Actor Daniel Dae Kim is the host of CNN’s new travel series K-Everything, available on CNN, CNN International and HBO Max. Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Lena Hall, who plays Coop’s sister Ali in Your Friends & Neighbors

Hall, who started in theatre with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, plays the sister of Jon Hamm’s character Coop in Your Friends & Neighbors.

K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Kim Hee-ae, Noh Sang-hyun and more

Kim Hee-ae and Noh Sang-hyun have signed up for Gold Digger, Kim Rae-won is confirmed for Full Count – check out the latest updates.

Fame and celebrity

As David Attenborough turns 100, the star naturalist’s ‘unequalled’ impact

We look at Attenborough’s unique ability to tell nature’s story through his BBC shows on evolution to ocean plastic as he turns 100 on May 8.

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Naturalist David Attenborough’s documentaries have made generations of viewers “care about nature”. Here’s how, ahead of his 100th birthday on May 8. Photo: Blue Planet II
Fame and celebrity

Ludi Lin – Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat 2 – talks childhood and representation

Before he resumed his Mortal Kombat role, the actor worked on Power Rangers, Monster Hunt, DC’s Aquaman and Netflix’s Black Mirror.

Ludi Lin, the Chinese-Canadian actor, plays one of lead characters in Mortal Kombat 2. Style photographed him at East Hong Kong hotel. Sweater: Tod’s. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Netflix

Weekly releases vs bingeing: what will win? How streamers are changing models

Apple TV and HBO Max are among streamers experimenting with releasing single episodes of series a week, but will the strategy stick?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Wes McGee, who plays Emily’s ex-husband in The Devil Wears Prada 2

The actor, musician and drama school director joins the star-studded cast led by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Drew Tarver, who plays Isla Gordon’s brother Sandy in Netflix’s Running Point

Tarver plays Sandy in the Mindy Kaling-produced show, was in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and his sister Katelyn was on Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush.

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Drew Tarver, who plays Sandy Gordon in Kate Hudson’s Running Point, attends the premiere of the show’s second season at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Photos: AFP, IMDB
China’s soft power

Why are modern Chinese audiences shying away from dubbed films?

Greater subtitle literacy among streaming viewers is among factors chipping away at enthusiasm for dubbed movies in China.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) is among much-loved cinematic classics that have for decades been enjoyed in China dubbed into Chinese. But audiences are shifting away from dubbed productions. Photo: Paris Film Productions
Korean drama reviews

Gold Land: Disney+ K-drama thriller with Park Bo-young lacks urgency

Suspenseful and visually stunning it might be, but Gold Land so far features too vague a narrative and lacks character depth.

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China technology

‘It’s hard to compete’: how China is using AI to churn out 500 dramas per day

In China, micro drama companies are harnessing AI to create shows at jaw-dropping speed and cost – often with the help of lavish subsidies.

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