Netflix
‘I belong in every room I’m in’: The Bridgerton creator on what drives her self-belief
Shonda Rhimes was told to “just make the shows you want to make”. No one was expecting it to be the hugely successful Regency period drama.
- by Decca Aitkenhead
Latest
Did woke culture really kill the sitcom?
Jerry Seinfeld claims that the “extreme left” is to blame for the death of comedy on TV – but is he right?
- by Thomas Mitchell
Baby Reindeer’s victims pile up as internet sleuths hunt for ‘truth’
Despite creator and star Richard Gadd’s pleas, viewers of the hit Netflix series continue to try to identify the “real” people involved.
- by Karl Quinn
Heartbreak High is a global hit. So why aren’t there more Aussie shows like it?
Despite the series’ global runaway success, the future of rich Australian content remains on a knife edge.
- by Calum Jaspan
Desire gaps are common in relationships. Here’s how to talk about them
The latest season of Heartbreak High is shining a light on asexuality and mismatched libidos.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Opinion
Sharemarket
What the Magnificent Seven’s $1.7 trillion meltdown tells us about the economy
The key question for investors is whether this is just a correction in what has been quite an ebullient market – or something more threatening.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Perspective
Film & TV production
Every show ever made is ours on demand. But television has never been so lonely
Having every program, from every era, available when we want has its upsides. But we might have lost something along the way.
- by Cameron Atfield
Harry and Meghan working on TV series about gardening, cooking and polo
The couple have agreed to the projects as part of a five-year $154 million deal they signed with Netflix in 2020.
- by Benedict Smith
Jemma grew up reading and didn’t listen to pop music. Now she’s the musical gatekeeper on a hit show
From Enya’s Orinoco Flow to New Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle, choosing a song for a television show soundtrack is a trickier job that in may seem.
- by Karl Quinn
Sad state of debate and nuance on key matters
Regrettably, conflict and expressions of discontent and anger have become fashionable, prompting discussions to become polarised and a zero-sum game.
She bagged a prized interview with Prince Andrew. Now it’s a Netflix movie
Sam McAlister, the Newsnight booker played by Billie Piper in Scoop, has a theory on why the prince agreed to do it.
- by Benji Wilson