Topic: TV

TV covers the programmes, creators and industry decisions shaping what people watch, from returning dramas and animated favourites to new adaptations, streaming hits and broadcaster strategy.

The topic also follows the people and ideas behind the screen, including casting, production changes, audience reactions and the wider cultural impact of television.

  • 15 Best Political Thriller Shows of All Time, Ranked

    Collider has published a ranked list of the 15 best political thriller television series of all time, spanning several decades and franchises. The countdown highlights how the genre uses high-stakes power struggles, conspiracies and moral ambiguity to reflect real-world political anxieties, from authoritarianism to the ethics of resistance and revolution. The list runs from newer…

  • Meta faces expensive child safety reckoning

    Meta is facing a mounting series of costly courtroom defeats in the United States over claims it knowingly harmed children’s mental health through addictive platform design and failed to protect young users from exploitation. The rulings, which follow years of scrutiny over social media’s effects on teenagers, could force Meta and other major platforms to…

  • Apple TV’s Twisted Sci-Fi Masterpiece Officially Returns in Just 17 Days

    Apple TV’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter is set to return for its second season on 28 August, arriving just weeks after another of the streamer’s flagship shows, Ted Lasso, came back for its fourth season. The Emmy-nominated series, based on Blake Crouch’s novel and starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly, is one of Apple TV’s…

  • Crystal Palace in talks to re-sign Guessand on loan

    Crystal Palace are negotiating a season-long loan for Aston Villa forward Evann Guessand, seeking to reunite with the player who helped them win the Conference League last season. The Ivory Coast international spent the second half of last season on loan at Selhurst Park after struggling to establish himself at Villa Park, and his potential…

  • Forget ‘House of the Dragon,’ Here Are the 8 Best Fantasy Series To Stream

    Collider has published a list recommending eight fantasy television series for viewers to stream as alternatives to HBO’s House of the Dragon, arguing that the show’s enormous popularity has overshadowed other high-quality fantasy productions. The article notes that House of the Dragon, a prequel to Game of Thrones set 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen’s birth,…

  • How to outlast players at night in Fortnite Chapter 7, season 3

    Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 3’s “Hot Bat Summer” event, tied to a Batman crossover, includes a challenge requiring players to outlast 75 opponents specifically during in-game night-time. Because whether a match starts by day or night is determined randomly and cannot be controlled, this is one of the trickier tasks for players seeking to unlock…

  • Jon Bernthal’s R-Rated WWII Hit Is Officially a Streaming Favorite Again

    Jon Bernthal’s 2014 WWII tank drama “Fury” has surged back into popularity on streaming and digital platforms, coinciding with renewed interest in the war genre following co-star Scott Eastwood’s new film “Lucky Strike” hitting home release. Bernthal, currently enjoying a high point in his career, starred alongside Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman and Michael…

  • The Band America Calls This Song a “Turning Point” in Their Historic Career

    America, the folk-rock duo formed by Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley, has credited outside songwriting with reviving their fortunes in the early 1980s, after years without a hit. Following the 1977 departure of founding member Dan Peek, which reduced the band to a two-piece, the pair moved away from writing exclusively their own material and…

  • Adult DVD face reality on clubby new single ‘Rolling Face’: “A job in a suit can only get you so far”

    Leeds dance-punk sextet Adult DVD have released a new single, “Rolling Face”, the latest preview of their forthcoming debut album. It follows previous tracks “Cowboy On Aisle Three” and “Real Tree Lee”, continuing the band’s rise after two well-received EPs and a standout showing at The Great Escape festival earlier this year. The 12-track album,…

  • Sonic the Hedgehog Is Confirmed to Be Speeding into Fortnite in Upcoming Season

    Fortnite has confirmed that Sonic the Hedgehog will feature in its upcoming Chapter 7 Season 4, dubbed “Override”, which appears to have a games- and digital-world theme. The crossover was revealed via a teaser trailer showing Sonic looping through a Green Hill Zone-style course before Peely joins in, marking the latest in a long line…