Power plays to the fore as Dune spin-off steps back

Power plays to the fore as Dune spin-off steps back

Australian actor Travis Fimmel plays a charismatic soldier with a terrifying dark side in Dune:Prophecy.

  • byMichael Idato

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Hugh Bonneville wades into the culture wars in Douglas Is Cancelled

Hugh Bonneville wades into the culture wars in Douglas Is Cancelled

A social media pile-on upends a TV personality’s life in this comedy-drama written by Steven Moffat,the man behind Sherlock and,for many years,Doctor Who.

  • byBenji Wilson
Local remakes can be great,but there’s still that nagging question

Local remakes can be great,but there’s still that nagging question

NCIS Sydney,The Office Australia and Return to Paradise are the latest overseas TV offerings to get a local version that’s the same,but different.

  • byBen Pobjie
Taut Romanian espionage drama Spy/Master has Le Carre DNA

Taut Romanian espionage drama Spy/Master has Le Carre DNA

Protagonist Victor manipulates the Ceausescus,runs a smuggling ring,works with the Russians and wants to defect to America. Something,or someone,has to give.

  • byCraig Mathieson
Laced with blood and guilt,this five-star drama’s tale is universal
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Laced with blood and guilt,this five-star drama’s tale is universal

Say Nothing,set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles,employs crackling authenticity and gallows humour in a bitterly brilliant portrait of political fanaticism and violence.

  • byCraig Mathieson
James Patterson’s most famous detective finally gets his own TV show

James Patterson’s most famous detective finally gets his own TV show

The star of the new crime drama Cross,based on James Patterson’s novels,brings a methodical,detailed approach to his work.

  • byMichael Idato
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Two decades on,survivors reflect on Boxing Day tsunami in new doco

Two decades on,survivors reflect on Boxing Day tsunami in new doco

Daniel Bogado’s documentary tracks the trail of devastation left by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami,but also shines a light on the goodness of people in the aftermath.

  • byJacqueline Cutler
The Cold War sci-fi drama that’s harder to explain than watch

The Cold War sci-fi drama that’s harder to explain than watch

Set in Berlin,Counterpart features two J.K. Simmons characters in parallel worlds linked by a single crossing.

  • byCraig Mathieson
Forget Timothee or Zendaya,the Dune prequel has space to forge its own identity

Forget Timothee or Zendaya,the Dune prequel has space to forge its own identity

Sturdy and familiar pillars support this origin story behind the science-fiction movies,set 10,000 years earlier.

  • byCraig Mathieson
Consistently compelling,this actor continues to fly under the radar

Consistently compelling,this actor continues to fly under the radar

With credits including The Newsreader,So Long,Marianne,Secret City and Mindhunter,Anna Torv’s impressive CV has steadily grown without attracting a lot of public attention.

  • byDebi Enker
Outlandish! The TV love story that broke the internet

Outlandish! The TV love story that broke the internet

The television series’ global fandom is fuelled by something much more primal than an understanding of history.

  • byJacqueline Cutler