When HBO Max launched in the UK, Netflix lost one of its most-watched shows to the new streaming platform. That show, Friends (began in 1994 and ended in 2004) was constantly rewatched and clocked up 32.6 billion viewing minutes on the platform in a single year. I...
Brie Larson is set to star opposite Olivia Colman in the limited series “Cry Wolf,” which has officially been greenlit at FX. The show was first reported to be in the works in February with Colman attached in one of the lead roles. Sarah Treem serves as writer,...
This review contains spoilers for the entire fourth season of The Bear. The Bear is a show that set such a high bar for itself throughout its first two seasons that the third season felt like a real disappointment. On reflection, I think we all judged it too harshly....
Dawn and Mo join Matt to review 4 shows available this week. First, the BBC's latest tense crime drama, Reunion, centres around a deaf man being released from Prison. Next, Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate shine in Disney+ dramedy, Dying for Sex. Based on the podcast...
Matt is joined by podcast regulars Dawn Glen and Sophie Davies to review dark comedy No Good Deed on Netflix. Christmassy fare Bad Tidings on Sky as well as the final season of What We Do in the Shadows on Disney+.
Based on the best-selling ‘True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland’ FX's adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s 2018 book, Say Nothing excels in its handling of the intricate and bloody memory of The Troubles. Opening with the ‘disappearing’ of Jean...
Matt reunites with Custard TV Podcast royalty Gary as well as Maid for TV's Elaine Gregson to review four shows available this week. First up, Rebecca Hall is a teacher plagued by a 'hum' that only she can hear in the BBC's new thriller The Listeners. Then, Maxine...
November is a surprisingly busy month for impressive new and returning television. So here is a good guide of what to expect so you don't miss the big stuff. Day of the Jackal Thursday 7th November 2024 Sky Atlantic - I recently wrote an opinion piece (which I...
The FX series adapted from the nonfiction best-seller by Patrick Radden Keefe will be coming to Disney+ in the UK this November. Described as a gripping story of murder and memory set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, the limited series spans four decades to...
Disney+ debuted the official trailer for the critically acclaimed, Emmy® Award-winning hit comedy series FX’s The Bear, which will premiere its third season on Thursday, June 27 exclusively on Disney+ in the UK. All 10 episodes will be available at premiere....
Despite being led by The Handmaid's Tale's Elisabeth Moss, new Hulu original series The Veil premiered quietly in the United States last month. A cat-and-mouse spy thriller, the six-episode series centers on MI6 agent Imogen Salter (Moss) and suspected ISIS leader...
As Emmy nomination time approaches, one show being repeatedly mooted for prime spots in every eligible category is season 5 of the anthology crime series, Fargo. This fact may come as a surprise, not because you doubt the show’s quality, but because you weren’t even...
Watching Shōgun can feel a bit like homework - hard work but ultimately rewarding and satisfying. The DIsney+ drama has drawn parallels to Game of Thrones (a similarly brain-intensive programme), which may initially seem odd given that it’s a factually-inspired...
The whodunnit genre will never die off. If executed well, it can still be one of the most engrossing and exciting forms of TV. Earlier this year Poker Face proved that the old-school mystery still had legs and shows like The White Lotus and Only Murders in the...
When I recommend Justified to someone (and I do - all the time) the main way I describe it is by how idiosyncratic it is compared to typical TV crime dramas. It’s not quite on the level of The Sopranos in terms of depth, or even Breaking Bad in terms of...
The second installment of Ryan Murphy’s “Feud” anthology series, titled “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans,” centers on Truman Capote’s inner circle of “swans,” a term he coined to describe his wealthy female socialite friends. Fresh from his role in the second...
Midway through the second season of The Bear, Chef Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) stops his conversation with his second-in-command Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and rubs the palm of his hand on his chest rhythmically. She's initially confused until tells her that he's using...
Ahead of the prestigious BAFTA Television Awards taking place this weekend on Sunday 14 May, where FX’s “The Bear” is nominated in the international category, Disney+ has announced that FX’s “The Bear,” the award-winning hit series is set to premiere its hotly...
When it came time to compile our Best of the Year piece two things struck me. The first was that wasn't one BIG show that resonated with people in the same way Normal People and I May Destroy You did in 2020 or It's a Sin and Mare of Easttown last year. The second was...
It's rare that a TV show feels completely immersive. It's rare that a TV drama can plunge us into a world and not explain how it all works but that's exactly what makes The Bear (all available on Disney+) So special. Set in a family restaurant in Chicago, the first...
Disney+ have confirmed a date for the critically acclaimed US drama The Bear. The series follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), a young chef from the fine dining world, who comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop – The Original Beef of...
After a summer of sport, TV is getting its act together this autumn. Yes, the World Cup will disrupt things in November but the streamers have plenty to keep us non-footie fans occupied. Here are the shows we're looking forward to over the next few months. Minx...
I'm not the biggest fan of Netflix. It's a confused brand that offers so much to every possible viewer, that it's impossible to tell quite who they're catering for. One thing they do that I'll always be grateful for is whenever a new drama, documentary, comedy or...
One of the best recent comedies is ending and it's entirely possible you haven't seen any of it. Pamela Adlon's brilliantly personal Better Things finished with its fifth season earlier this year on FX and is currently quietly airing on BBC Two on Sundays or all on...