Talk Fuse

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.

Elle review – this Legally Blonde prequel recreates the genius of Reese Witherspoon’s performance

July 1, 2026

The original star is behind this TV spin-off, and the casting of charismatic Lexi Minetree. Sadly, the tropey script and lack of campness mean it fails to really sparkleIt’s 25 years since you became a bona fide film star. In the intervening quarter of a century you have stayed a respected actor and become a…
GTA 6 developer Rockstar accused of enforcing crunch, weaponising bonus payments, and ignoring a widening gender pay gap

July 1, 2026

As Rockstar employees move to pursue official union recognition following a series of high-profile sackings in 2025, new allegations are emerging related to Rockstar’s treatment of its staff. In a new report published by Game Developer, multiple Rockstar developers have accused the company of failing to address gender-based pay inequity, actively pursuing and facilitating crunch…
Liverpool complete £60m signing of Jérémy Jacquet from Rennes

July 1, 2026

Liverpool saw off competition from Chelsea for defender20-year-old set to recover from injury in time for seasonJérémy Jacquet has officially completed his £60m move to Liverpool, with the defender signing a five-year contract at Anfield, plus the option of an extra year.Liverpool beat Chelsea and Bayern Munich to the signature of the highly rated Rennes…
Persona is getting the live-action show treatment at Netflix, Star Trek: Picard and 9-1-1 writer attached as showrunner

July 1, 2026

With Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 on the horizon, fans of the long-running RPG series will be eating well in the near future, but a live-action Netflix show might be a more divisive offering. Read more
Dishonored developer Arkane is reportedly one of five studios Microsoft is targeting to close down as part of its big ‘reset’

July 1, 2026

Arkane Studios, the developer behind the Dishonored series and the upcoming Blade, is among the studios Microsoft is currently considering closing down. That’s according to a new report from The Verge, citing sources familiar with the plan. Read more
Enola Holmes 3 review – Netflix mystery franchise is starting to lose steam

June 30, 2026

Millie Bobby Brown returns, along with the creative team behind Adolescence, for an often thoughtful yet ultimately lesser threequelDespite the ever-increasing size and dominance of Netflix, the streamer has continued to struggle with its most obvious aim. While viewers might flock there for smooth-brained dating shows, tawdry true crime, Harlan Coben thrillers and junky romcoms,…
Green Suits is a surreal platformer stroke JRPG filled with Escher architecture and paranormal investigators

June 30, 2026

Sometimes I feel that my taste in media is a bit hard to pin down, given that I like shows like Twin Peaks and manga like Chainsaw Man, two series where their similarities mostly stop and start at featuring governmental figures. Enter Green Suits, a game whose dev describes it as those two things fused…
Forest Green Rovers scrap women’s team to ‘concentrate resources’ on men’s side

June 30, 2026

Men’s team relegated to National League in 2024Club hope women’s football will return in futureForest Green Rovers have disbanded their women’s team for the 2026-27 season so that they can “concentrate their resources” on trying to return their men’s team to the English Football League.The Gloucestershire club’s women’s side finished second in their regional division…
Everton close in on deals for Tyrique George and Hayden Hackney

June 30, 2026

George played for club on loan from Chelsea last season Middlesbrough’s Hackney expected to have medicalEverton are close to agreeing a fee with Chelsea for the winger Tyrique George as Hayden Hackney puts the finishing touches to his move from Middlesbrough.George made 11 appearances for Everton last season after joining on loan in February. That…
Nivalis has a new name and a release date that will make your autumn backlog even bigger

June 30, 2026

It’s looking like autumn will be a nice little season for the cyberpunk genre. There’s the long awaited Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, which got a lush looking trailer earlier this week. And now, Cloudpunk developer Ion Lands are here with a concrete release date for Nivalis, and a slightly new game for the futuristic restaurant managing…