All the cool girls are walking angrily and directly into bodies of water. There’s Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, storming into the Atlantic; Tessa Thompson’s titular character in Hedda ...

Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven' ...

What shows are barreling down the pipeline in 2026? The short answer: a lot. 2026 will see the return of several major series ...

Just when you thought the post-Peak TV glacier of shows had melted into a puddle of mediocre algorithm-feeders, the medium snapped back to form in 2025. We may not be in the midst of a new golden age ...

In real life, 2025 has been a chaotic year. We've navigated the beginning of a divisive presidential term, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, witnessed a pope from Chicago get elected, a ...

Whether or not you love a TV series in particular, it's always great news to hear that an LGBTQ+ show is getting renewed. In recent years, projects like Euphoria, Heated Rivalry, The L Word: ...

In 2025, even a challenged television landscape was rife with transportive stories. From streamers to broadcast networks, these narratives immersed viewers in different time periods, alternative ...

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others. By James Poniewozik and Mike Hale James ...

Fourteen years ago, Emily Nussbaum, one of my esteemed predecessors in the TV-critic chair, notoriously titled her Top Ten list “I Hate Top Ten Lists.” I’ve seldom felt the same. I’m not much of a ...

Favorites include an Arctic-set heartwarmer, the second and final season of 'Andor,' a pair of new animated gems, a bold historical drama and a star-studded Hollywood satire. By Daniel Fienberg, Angie ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After the eye strain, the greatest occupational hazard of being a TV critic is people asking what’s good on ...

The number of transgender-identified characters on TV is on the rise even as many of the shows on which they appear won t ...