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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Watched everything? Here are seven hidden gems you might have missed
So many options but nothing that floats your boat? Can't find anything new and exciting to dive into? Despite the monthly drops of titles from the band of streamers, wading through the hype and the home pages can be oddly frustrating and frequently unrewarding. So here are some suggestions, recent drama series that you might've missed that could fit the bill and warm the winter nights. Or at least keep you happily absorbed through the chills. Toxic Town (Netflix) Jack Thorne wrote Adolescence, one of the year's standout drama series. Here he tackles a different social issue in a four-part drama based on an actual case in the UK. In 2009, a group of mothers from the Northamptonshire town of Corby took legal action against a local steelworks, claiming its harmful waste had caused limb deformities in their babies. In the mould of Mr Bates vs The Post Office, this quietly powerful drama chronicles an historic legal action in which working-class litigants, initially unprepared for the entrenched opposition they're facing, refuse to give up the fight. Directed in low-key style by Minkie Spiro, its top-drawer cast is headed by Jodie Whittaker (Dr Who, One Night) as feisty Susan McIntyre, who meets the more reserved Tracey Taylor (Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus, Sex Education) in a hospital labour ward. Key supporting roles are capably filled by Brendan Coyle, Robert Carlyle and Rory Kinnear. Caught (Netflix) Over the past decade, novelist Harlan Coben has become a TV darling involved in a host of crime thrillers, some adapted from his books and others original screenplays. His fast-moving, deftly plotted mysteries (including Fool Me Once, Stay Close, Safe, Just un regard and The Five) make for ideal TV fodder, although the quality of the productions varies. Loading Most have smart set-ups, so it's easy to get hooked, but some quickly fade into the forgettable category. This one (original title Atrapados), based on his novel, is set in the Argentinian lakeside town of Bariloche and focuses on hard-charging investigative journalist Ema Garay (Soledad Villamil). She hosts a true-crime show online and has built an admiring following, in part because she live-streams her capture of culprits. Now she's hot on the trail of a rapist who grooms teenagers using a popular video game to establish relationships. But things get messy when she publicly outs a suspect and it emerges that she might be mistaken. Caught raises questions about citizen journalists and the rules that they play by, as well as the impact that their work can have. The Stolen Girl (Disney+) Given the title, it's not a spoiler to reveal that a child disappears early in this five-part drama, shattering her distraught parents, Elisa (Denise Gough, Andor) and Fred (Jim Sturgess). Elisa impulsively agrees to an invitation from another school mum (Holliday Grainger) for her nine-year-old, Lucia (Beatrice Campbell), to have her first sleepover. But when she returns to collect her daughter, the house is empty. It's a nightmare scenario played at a melodramatic pitch as Elisa becomes increasingly frantic and frustrated by what she sees as a lack of progress in the police investigation. As questions pile up in the twisty thriller developed by writer Catherine Moulton from Alex Dahl's novel, it emerges that the past is an important player and little is as it initially seems. La Palma (Netflix) This compact, four-part Norwegian series, built around the 2021 volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands, initially views the calamitous event from a tightly focused pair of perspectives. Fredrik and Jennifer (Anders Baasmo and Ingrid Bolso Berdal) are struggling with marital tensions when they arrive for their summer holiday with their sensitive teenage daughter (Alma Günther) and autistic son (Bernard Storm Lager). Meanwhile, a keen trainee (Thea Sofie Loch Naess), who has joined the local geological research team, identifies disturbing shifts in the areas being monitored, spurring a debate between the scientists about the implications of the discovery and the need to alert authorities. The tale subsequently opens out to include local officials concerned about sounding alarm bells at the height of the tourist season and the foreign affairs department in Oslo responsible for assisting its citizens. The build-up is handled with skill, and when nature unleashes its devastating power, the impact is suitably shocking and spectacular. Think Jaws with a volcano rather than a shark. Zero Day (Netflix) Loading Robert De Niro's first starring role in a TV series casts him as a respected former US president summoned from retirement after the country suffers a devastating cyberattack. The incumbent president (Angela Bassett) appoints him to lead a commission investigating the cause of the attack, identify its perpetrators and protect the nation from another one. His unit is given unprecedented powers to arrest, detain and question suspects. De Niro resembles an ageing lion, a once-esteemed king of the jungle now plagued by cognitive problems that he's endeavouring to conceal. Series creators Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim and Michael Schmidt use the country-under-siege set-up as a springboard to explore how panic and pragmatism can drive a political agenda, and how that fear can be exploited, which seems an especially timely topic. The supporting cast is loaded with talent, including Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Kaplan, Connie Britton, Dan Stevens, Joan Allen and Gaby Hoffman. Paradise (Disney+) Writer-producer Dan Fogelman and actor Sterling K. Brown worked together on the beautifully crafted family drama This is Us. Here, they venture into different territory with an eight-part series that introduces Brown as Xavier Collins, a dedicated secret-service agent assigned to protect the US president (James Marsden). He's also the devoted dad of two children, the fate of their mother emerging in flashback as the drama unfolds. A murder on Xavier's watch casts suspicion on the highest levels of government but, beyond that, this is a series where the less you know about the plot, the better. One teaser should be enough: a zinger of a twist ends the first episode. Marsden is well-cast as a Kennedy-esque POTUS, as is Julianne Nicholson as an icily controlling powerbroker. Prime Target (Apple TV+) This eight-part thriller intriguingly ponders whether scientists and mathematicians can be held responsible for the ways in which their discoveries are deployed. Gifted Cambridge mathematician Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall) is obsessed with his study of prime numbers and it emerges that his work has the potential to cause chaos: he could unearth a code that can crack any digital system. Loading It's a significant threat to a range of entities that come gunning for him. Taylah Sanders (a magnetic Quintessa Swindell), an American government agent, comes to his aid and their partnership creates an odd-couple-on-the-run scenario, with Ed as a tunnel-vision academic and Taylah a gutsy tech wiz who can run like an athlete, shoot like a pro and hotwire a car. They're a dynamic, if perpetually vulnerable, duo. What TV shows have you watched recently that you think deserve extra recognition? Please let us know in the comments below.
The Age
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Watched everything? Here are seven hidden gems you might have missed
So many options but nothing that floats your boat? Can't find anything new and exciting to dive into? Despite the monthly drops of titles from the band of streamers, wading through the hype and the home pages can be oddly frustrating and frequently unrewarding. So here are some suggestions, recent drama series that you might've missed that could fit the bill and warm the winter nights. Or at least keep you happily absorbed through the chills. Toxic Town (Netflix) Jack Thorne wrote Adolescence, one of the year's standout drama series. Here he tackles a different social issue in a four-part drama based on an actual case in the UK. In 2009, a group of mothers from the Northamptonshire town of Corby took legal action against a local steelworks, claiming its harmful waste had caused limb deformities in their babies. In the mould of Mr Bates vs The Post Office, this quietly powerful drama chronicles an historic legal action in which working-class litigants, initially unprepared for the entrenched opposition they're facing, refuse to give up the fight. Directed in low-key style by Minkie Spiro, its top-drawer cast is headed by Jodie Whittaker (Dr Who, One Night) as feisty Susan McIntyre, who meets the more reserved Tracey Taylor (Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus, Sex Education) in a hospital labour ward. Key supporting roles are capably filled by Brendan Coyle, Robert Carlyle and Rory Kinnear. Caught (Netflix) Over the past decade, novelist Harlan Coben has become a TV darling involved in a host of crime thrillers, some adapted from his books and others original screenplays. His fast-moving, deftly plotted mysteries (including Fool Me Once, Stay Close, Safe, Just un regard and The Five) make for ideal TV fodder, although the quality of the productions varies. Loading Most have smart set-ups, so it's easy to get hooked, but some quickly fade into the forgettable category. This one (original title Atrapados), based on his novel, is set in the Argentinian lakeside town of Bariloche and focuses on hard-charging investigative journalist Ema Garay (Soledad Villamil). She hosts a true-crime show online and has built an admiring following, in part because she live-streams her capture of culprits. Now she's hot on the trail of a rapist who grooms teenagers using a popular video game to establish relationships. But things get messy when she publicly outs a suspect and it emerges that she might be mistaken. Caught raises questions about citizen journalists and the rules that they play by, as well as the impact that their work can have. The Stolen Girl (Disney+) Given the title, it's not a spoiler to reveal that a child disappears early in this five-part drama, shattering her distraught parents, Elisa (Denise Gough, Andor) and Fred (Jim Sturgess). Elisa impulsively agrees to an invitation from another school mum (Holliday Grainger) for her nine-year-old, Lucia (Beatrice Campbell), to have her first sleepover. But when she returns to collect her daughter, the house is empty. It's a nightmare scenario played at a melodramatic pitch as Elisa becomes increasingly frantic and frustrated by what she sees as a lack of progress in the police investigation. As questions pile up in the twisty thriller developed by writer Catherine Moulton from Alex Dahl's novel, it emerges that the past is an important player and little is as it initially seems. La Palma (Netflix) This compact, four-part Norwegian series, built around the 2021 volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands, initially views the calamitous event from a tightly focused pair of perspectives. Fredrik and Jennifer (Anders Baasmo and Ingrid Bolso Berdal) are struggling with marital tensions when they arrive for their summer holiday with their sensitive teenage daughter (Alma Günther) and autistic son (Bernard Storm Lager). Meanwhile, a keen trainee (Thea Sofie Loch Naess), who has joined the local geological research team, identifies disturbing shifts in the areas being monitored, spurring a debate between the scientists about the implications of the discovery and the need to alert authorities. The tale subsequently opens out to include local officials concerned about sounding alarm bells at the height of the tourist season and the foreign affairs department in Oslo responsible for assisting its citizens. The build-up is handled with skill, and when nature unleashes its devastating power, the impact is suitably shocking and spectacular. Think Jaws with a volcano rather than a shark. Zero Day (Netflix) Loading Robert De Niro's first starring role in a TV series casts him as a respected former US president summoned from retirement after the country suffers a devastating cyberattack. The incumbent president (Angela Bassett) appoints him to lead a commission investigating the cause of the attack, identify its perpetrators and protect the nation from another one. His unit is given unprecedented powers to arrest, detain and question suspects. De Niro resembles an ageing lion, a once-esteemed king of the jungle now plagued by cognitive problems that he's endeavouring to conceal. Series creators Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim and Michael Schmidt use the country-under-siege set-up as a springboard to explore how panic and pragmatism can drive a political agenda, and how that fear can be exploited, which seems an especially timely topic. The supporting cast is loaded with talent, including Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Kaplan, Connie Britton, Dan Stevens, Joan Allen and Gaby Hoffman. Paradise (Disney+) Writer-producer Dan Fogelman and actor Sterling K. Brown worked together on the beautifully crafted family drama This is Us. Here, they venture into different territory with an eight-part series that introduces Brown as Xavier Collins, a dedicated secret-service agent assigned to protect the US president (James Marsden). He's also the devoted dad of two children, the fate of their mother emerging in flashback as the drama unfolds. A murder on Xavier's watch casts suspicion on the highest levels of government but, beyond that, this is a series where the less you know about the plot, the better. One teaser should be enough: a zinger of a twist ends the first episode. Marsden is well-cast as a Kennedy-esque POTUS, as is Julianne Nicholson as an icily controlling powerbroker. Prime Target (Apple TV+) This eight-part thriller intriguingly ponders whether scientists and mathematicians can be held responsible for the ways in which their discoveries are deployed. Gifted Cambridge mathematician Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall) is obsessed with his study of prime numbers and it emerges that his work has the potential to cause chaos: he could unearth a code that can crack any digital system. Loading It's a significant threat to a range of entities that come gunning for him. Taylah Sanders (a magnetic Quintessa Swindell), an American government agent, comes to his aid and their partnership creates an odd-couple-on-the-run scenario, with Ed as a tunnel-vision academic and Taylah a gutsy tech wiz who can run like an athlete, shoot like a pro and hotwire a car. They're a dynamic, if perpetually vulnerable, duo. What TV shows have you watched recently that you think deserve extra recognition? Please let us know in the comments below.
Metro
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
'Dark' ITV true crime drama quietly added to Netflix soars up chart
Netflix viewers are bingeing a crime drama detailing the horrific crimes of serial killers Fred and Rose West. The harrowing Netflix documentary Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story has brought renewed interest to the frightening serial killer case that gripped headlines in the 90s. Viewers are now turning to a dramatisation of the grim case, Appropriate Adult, which was recently added to Netflix and is now ranking in the streaming platform's top 10. The two-part mini series focuses on how Fred and Rose West were brought to justice, first airing on ITV in 2011. As the opening credits state: 'This is a true story. What follows is based on extensive research, interviews and published accounts. Some scenes have been created for the purposes of dramatisation.' Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. The drama follows Gloucester social worker Janet Leach (Emily Watson) and her pivotal role in discovering the bodies of women the couple had killed and buried on their property. Dominic West plays Fred West in the drama, while Mr Bates vs The Post Office star Monica Dolan plays his wife Rose. Across the two episodes, we follow Fred's arrest, his subsequent suicide and the lifetime conviction of Rose. West went on to win the Best Actor Bafta for his turn in the chilling drama, while Emily Watson took home the Best Actress gong. Leach became Fred West's 'appropriate adult' – hence the show's title – and sat in on police interviews with him. During these interviews, he revealed in terrifying detail the horrors his victims had faced. Police officers tapped Leach in order to avoid any future insinuation Fred West had not understood the charges he was under investigation for. The Crown star said at the time that inhabiting the serial killer was so difficult it gave him nightmares. 'I have this recurring dream where I'm perched on a wall and Fred West is trying to grab me and pull me down,' he told the BBC. He also defended the drama against accusations it would prove triggering to the victims' families. 'I think it's effective without being sensational in any way,' he continued. 'Thousands of people still go missing in this country every year and are never found. 'Fred West preyed on runaways without being caught for 25 years. We should not forget this case, because there could be others like him. Netflix subscribers have been returning to the drama since the true crime documentary dropped on the streaming service – and it now ranks fifth on the platform's ranking of top TV. Sharing their reviews on IMDB, @truecrimeallthetime said the drama is 'seriously gripping', writing: 'Excellent dramatisation of this deeply disturbing case. Respectfully done with classy performances and simple but effective direction.' @Aimeemcdonald-55532 wrote it is 'definitely a must-see', adding: 'I was very moved by this dramatisation. Brilliant acting which left me with chills. I had to keep reminding myself that these events actually happened, because it's so stomach churning.' More Trending However, not everyone was taken with the dramatisation as @rupie had issues with the apparent sympathetic portrayal of Fred West. They wrote: 'It was repellent – as well as incomprehensible – to watch Leach's developing interest and fascination with Fred West. 'Anyone watching this movie should first do some Googling to find out the details of what Fred and Rosemary West perpetrated. If anyone deserves to be called human monsters, it is this pair. In the light of this knowledge, the script's clear intention – to me anyway – to actually make West into a figure of sympathy is disgusting.' Appropriate Adult is available to stream on Netflix. This article was originally published on May 27, 2025. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. View More » MORE: Rose West has new grandchild after son welcomes baby with former model MORE: British Soap Awards 2025 afterparty evacuated due to security alert MORE: Netflix viewers rush to watch 'astonishing' drama starring Sheridan Smith as beloved British icon
Wales Online
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Lorraine show cut as ITV announce daytime TV shake up
Lorraine show cut as ITV announce daytime TV shake up ITV have announced a big shake up to their morning scheduling, meaning we'll see less of Lorraine Kelly on our screens. Lorraine is seeing a big change in 2026 as ITV shift morning programming (Image: ITV ) ITV will be making some big changes to their morning programming, with scheduling and production of their daytime shows taking the hit. From January 2026 shows like Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women will face major changes. The main impact on the daytime schedule will be Lorraine, the 9am chatshow hosted by veteran host, Lorraine Kelly. As Good Morning Britain is due to run for 30 minutes longer, from 6am to 9.30am, Lorraine's airtime will be cut by 30 minutes. With the changes it will run for 30 minutes from January. ITV have said that the efficiencies gained from the changes in the production of these shows will be reinvested in other genres like drama after the success of Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Other genres they plan to invest in are sports, reality and entertainment. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter . As well as its change of run time in the new year, Good Morning Britain (GMB) will be produced by ITV News at ITN by a dedicated team at their base at Gray's Inn Road in London. It is said that this change will see ITV bring all its national news gathering into one hub. This means that the journalistic and production resources will already be in place for national news bulletins and for their digital platforms including ITVX. Article continues below Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women will continue to be produced by ITV Studios, although they will be broadcast from a new location in central London. The studios are consulting with its daytime teams about a proposal that from 2026 would see the three shows produced by one team. Lorraine's new slot, 9.30am-10am, will run on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year. This is said to align with the lead Daytime presenters who host their shows around a seasonal pattern rather than throughout the year. During the weeks Lorraine is not on air, Good Morning Britain will run for an additional half an hour from 6am to 10am. This Morning will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays throughout the year. On the other hand, much like Lorraine, Loose Women will also be on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year and air between 12.30pm and 1.30pm . This was how it was originally scheduled until 2016, when they changed it to become an all year round chat show. Managing Director of ITV's Media and Entertainment Division, Kevin Lygo explained: "Daytime is a really important part of what we do, and these scheduling and production changes will enable us to continue to deliver a schedule providing viewers with the news, debate and discussion they love from the presenters they know and trust as well generating savings which will allow us to reinvest across the programme budget in other genres. "These changes also allow us to consolidate our news operations and expand our national, international and regional news output and to build upon our proud history of trusted journalism at a time when our viewers need accurate, unbiased news coverage more than ever." It is said that the changes will allow for more investment in coverage of the biggest sporting events like next year's football World Cup as well as the UK's biggest reality and entertainment shows, and will strengthen ITV's ability to continue to attract the biggest commercial audiences both on linear channels and online through ITVX. Kevin added: "I recognise that our plans will have an impact on staff off screen in our Daytime production teams, and we will work with ITV Studios and ITN as they manage these changes to produce the shows differently from next year, and support them through this transition. "Daytime has been a core element of ITV's schedule for over 40 years and these changes will set ITV up to continue to bring viewers award winning news, views and discussion as we enter our eighth decade." These changes will form part of a renewed agreement between ITV and ITN, for ITN to produce national, international, London and digital news for ITV for at least the next five years. Article continues below
Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 16 May 2025Untitled Story
What: Orange Juice Where: 9, Dhan Mill When: May 16 to May 18 Timing: 7:30PM Entry: Free Nearest Metro Station: Chattarpur Mandir (Yellow Line) What: Rabindranath Tagore's The Post Office (Daakghar) Where: Lok Kala Manch, Lodi Colony, New Delhi When: May 16 Timing: 7:15pm Entry: Nearest Metro Station: Jor Bagh (Yellow Line) What: Tara Sitara Night ft. Suryaveer at Khubani Where: Khubani, Aerocity, New Delhi When: May 16 Timing: 10pm Entry: Nearest Metro Station: Delhi Aero City (Airport Express Line) What: Maheep Singh Live Where: The Laugh Store, CyberHub, DLF Phase II, Sector 24, Gurugram When: May 16 Timing: 9:30pm Entry: Nearest Metro Station: Cyber City (Rapid Metro) What: Handloom Saree Festival Where: Handloom Haat, Janpath When: May 9 to 17 Timing: 11am to 8pm Entry: Free Nearest Metro Station: Janpath (Violet Line)
