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RNZ News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Telly Taster: Squid Games and Dexter: Resurrection
When Squid Games hit our screens in 2021 it shocked and delighted in equal measure. Now in its third and final season, is it still connecting with audiences? Meanwhile Dexter:Resurrection sees Michael C Hall back and working alongside his son. TV Critic Dominic Curry gives his hot takes on both shows. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
The Trial review — could this parental nightmare revive the one-off drama?
What is this strange thing? A single, self-contained drama that is all neatly done and dusted in less than an hour? No flabbed-out eight-episode box set and then a blatant tee-up for a sequel? Let's hope it catches on, not least because the constant flood of multi-episode series makes heavy work for the poor, square-eyed TV critic. (I'm sure this was at the very top of your worry list.) The Trial was the first of 5's new single-drama strand evoking, for those of us decrepit enough to remember, the BBC's Play for Today, a kitemark for quality writing. It's a great idea to revive a format that brought us such TV gold as Blue Remembered Hills, Scum and Abigail's Party, and this
