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Avatar: The Last Airbender | A strong return for the franchise reboot

Noomi Rapace is excellent in Apple TV series Constellation

Constellation episodes 1-3 review: stars don't align in Apple thriller

Seth MacFarlane returns as the voice of Ted, in the TV series prequel of the 2016 comedy (Credit: NBC/Sky)

Ted (Review) | Seth MacFarlane’s TV prequel fun for fans of his humour

Kali Reis as State Trooper Navarro in True Detective season 4 (Photo: HBO)

True Detective: Night Country review: even better than season 1

Jason Statham stars in action thriller The Beekeeper

The Beekeeper review: Jason Statham Sky original action flick takes on tech bros...

Big Brother 2023 returned to our screens last night for the ITV reboot (Photo:

Big Brother 2023 review: the 'ultimate social experiment' is back

Billy West as Philip J Fry in Futurama S11, stood on his desk dramatically, an image of Hypnotoad on the wall-mounted television behind him (Credit: Hulu)

Futurama Season 11 review: a bumpy start that soon finds its rhythm

Lily-Rose Depp as Jocelyn in The Idol, performing to a sold-out stadium (Credit: HBO)

The Idol’s finale exposed how hollow its big ideas always were

Idris Elba as Sam Nelson in Hijack, flying in business class (Credit: Apple TV+)

Hijack is a tense thriller and compelling star vehicle for Idris Elba

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Secret Invasion, entering a mausoleum (Credit: Des Willie/Marvel Studios)

Marvel’s Secret Invasion is blandly competent and politically noxious

Margarita Levieva as Marina Litvinenko with David Tennant as Alexander Litvinenko in Litvinenko. He is in his hospital bed, and she sits beside him, looking nervous (Credit: ITVX)

Litvinenko is most interesting when it’s least conventional

The poster for Black Mirror Season 6 episode 4 Mazey Day. It depicts Zazie Beetz as photographer Bo, seen obscured through a splayed hand (Credit: Netflix)

Black Mirror returns to its comedy roots with horror story ‘Mazey Day’

The poster for Black Mirror Season 6 episode 3 'Beyond the Sea'. It depicts Josh Hartnett as David Ross and Aaron Paul as Cliff Stanfield, about to confront one another (Credit: Netflix)

Black Mirror’s ‘Beyond the Sea’ asks how people can ever share a life

The poster for Black Mirror Season 6 episode 2 'Loch Henry'. It depicts Samuel Blenkin as Davis and Myha'la Herrold as Pia, obscured by a scratchy static video tape effect (Credit: Netflix)

Black Mirror’s Loch Henry exposes the cynicism of true crime

The poster for Black Mirror's Joan Is Awful. In place of Joan's face is a three-by-three grid made up of close-up images of Annie Murphy as Joan and Salma Hayek as Joan, all on a pink background (Credit: Netflix)

Joan Is Awful shows why Black Mirror can’t take on Netflix and win

Talitha Wing plays Destiny Schofield, the teenage daughter of Gaz (Robert Carlyle) in the new TV series of The Full Monty. Credit: ©Disney+

Talitha Wing and Aidan Cook shine in The Full Monty TV sequel
After more than a quarter of a century, Robert Caryle, Mark Addy, et. al reunite for Disney+ series The Full Monty
Steven Ross

Sharon Horgan as Nicci and Michael Sheen as Andrew in Best Interests, sat together on the train (Credit: BBC/Chapter One/Samuel Dore)

Best Interests is a delicate and complex piece of television

Tom Holland as Danny Sullivan in The Crowded Room, nervous and holding a gun in a brown paper bag (Credit: Apple TV+)

The Crowded Room struggles to justify its own existence

Lily-Rose Depp as Jocelyn in The Idol, singing into a microphone in a home recording studio (Credit: HBO)

Beyond the controversy, The Idol is just dull and superficial

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso Season 3 (Credit: Apple TV+)

How Ted Lasso dropped the ball in its final season

Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy in Succession Season 4 episode 9 'Church and State', avoiding entering his father's mausoleum (Credit: HBO)

Succession review: Kieran Culkin’s crowning moment, if not Roman’s

Eve Best as Rosaline and Suranne Jones as Becca in Maryland, facing in opposite directions (Credit: ITV)

Maryland review: a contemplative drama with moving performances

Stephen Curry as JJ Walker, Finn Treacy as Peter, Hattie Hook as Pattie, Faye Marsay as Annie, Warren Brown as Terry, and Michelle Keegan as Kate in Ten Pound Poms (Credit: BBC/Eleven/John Platt)

Ten Pound Poms review: Warren Brown impresses in engaging BBC drama

Corey Mylchreest as Young King George and India Amarteifio as Young Queen Charlotte in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. He brushes her face as they turn away from his telescope (Credit: Liam Daniel/Netflix)

Queen Charlotte review: deeper and more mature than Bridgerton

UK Love is Blind fans had to wait until Monday night to be able to watch the reunion (Photo: ADAM ROSE/NETFLIX)

Love is Blind’s Live Reunion ‘a disappointing end to knockout season’

Richard Armitage as William and Charlie Murphy as Anna in Obsession, holding hands on a balcony with the sea behind them (Credit: Netflix)

Obsession review: more like Bland, Dull, Slow, and Monotonous

Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy in Succession Season 4 episode 3 'Connor's Wedding', taking a phone call on the dock (Credit: HBO)

Succession S4E3 is one of the best TV episodes of the decade (so far)
Succession rearranges the chessboard in one of the best episodes of TV of the decade
Alex Moreland

Auli'i Cravalho as Jos Cleary-Lopez in The Power, holding a piece of paper on fire in her hands (Credit: Katie Yu/Prime Video)

The Power review: Naomi Alderman adaptation lacks a crucial spark

Sarah Snook as Shiv, Kieran Culkin as Roman, and Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy in Succession Season 4, taking a phone call beneath some palm trees (Credit: HBO)

Succession season 4 episode 1 review: the beginning of the end

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso, answering questions at a press conference (Credit: Apple TV+)

Ted Lasso Season 3 review: Apple TV+ dramedy is still charming

Gary Lineker looks on from the stands during this afternoon's Premier League match between Leicester City and Chelsea FC at The King Power Stadium

Match of the Day review: zombie show proves how magic it usually is

The Apprentice candidates made a dogs dinner of the latest task. Picture: BBC iPlayer

The Apprentice review: candidates make dogs dinner of latest task

Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in You season 4 part 2 (Photo: Netflix)

You season 4 part 2 review: so many twists it’ll leave you dizzy

Cheat is hosted by Danny Dyer and Ellie Taylor

Cheat review: Danny Dyer’s Netflix game show not as bad as you’d think

Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne and Riley Keough as Daisy Jones in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into the same microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Daisy Jones & The Six review: a captivating rock’n’roll drama

The Apprentice fires candidate in lunchbox challenge

The Apprentice review: lunchbox challenge gets Sohail Chowdhary fired

Marnie and Avi bicker about their experience running immersive events. (BBC)

The Apprentice review: Mark Moseley fired after immersive event task

Jessica Barden as Emma, Harry Lawtey as Ben, and Sophia Brown as Jess in a promotional image for You & Me, falling through the sky (Credit: ITVX)

You & Me review: superficial and emotionally manipulative

Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo reunite for 2023 season at Red Bull

Drive to Survive shows why it’s Netflix’ original docuseries

Leila Farzad as Lou Stacks and Andrew Buchan as Col McHugh in Better, reflected through distorted glass (Credit: BBC/Sister Pictures/Simon Emmett)

Better review: BBC One series puts a new spin on crime drama staples

Charlotte Ritchie as Kate, Penn Badgley as Joe in You season 4 part 1 finale (Photo: Netflix)

You season 4 part 1 review: Joe gets a taste of his own medicine

Victoria Goulbourne takes to the waves in Dubai (Image: BBC)

The Apprentice review: guests left gasping in this Dubai away day

Jack Lowden as Kenneth Noye in The Gold, looking at his reflection in a bar of gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)

The Gold review: BBC heist drama deftly captures crime of the century

Siobhan Finneran as Claire and Sarah Lancashire as Catherine in Happy Valley S3 (Credit: BBC/Lookout Point/Matt Squire)

Happy Valley review: BBC drama went out as the best version of itself

Shazia Hussain, Bradley Johnson and Avi Sharma were in the firing line at the end of week 5's electric bike challenge (BBC)

The Apprentice review: chaotic ad campaign gets Shazia Hussain fired

Helena Bonham Carter as Noele Gordon in a promotional image for Nolly, wearing a fur coat against a bright pink background (Credit: ITV)

Nolly is Russell T Davies’ love letter to a forgotten television icon

The Apprentice candidates in Brighton (Image: BBC)

The Apprentice review: candidates confused by paper maps and trugs

Máiréad Tyers as Jen in Extraordinary, at work in the party supplies store (Credit: Natalie Seery/Disney+)

Extraordinary review: Disney+ comedy more than lives up to its name

Harry Connor as Aaron, Kate O’Flynn as Fiona, Simon Bird as David, and Amy James-Kelly as Rachel in Everyone Else Burns, sat on an old sofa (Credit: Channel 4)

Everyone Else Burns review: a cult comedy worth believing in

Team Apex’s Femi & Faye cartoon on week three of The Apprentice (BBC)

The Apprentice review: viewers left dismayed as Gregory exits show

Parminder Nagra as Dr Maryam Afridi in Maternal, attending to a young patient (Credit: ITV)

Maternal review: a strong addition to a growing list of medical dramas

Italys Matteo Berrettini is among those featured in Netflix series Break Point

Break Point review: Netflix tennis series lacks Drive to Survive buzz

The Apprentice review: Shannon’s exit was the most important lesson

Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie in The Last of Us, in black and white against an edited yellow background (Credit: HBO/NationalWorld Graphics)

The Last of Us review: HBO drama is a clear and emphatic triumph

Martin Compston as Fulmer Hamilton in The Rig, wearing an orange boilet suit and looking over a metal railing (Credit: Amazon Prime Video)

The Rig review: evocative thriller marks a strong start to 2023

A composite picture showing images from Wedding Season, Ralph & Katie, Wreck, Then Barbara Met Alan, and The Flatshare (Credit: Disney+; BBC; Paramount+)

The 12 Best TV shows of 2022 you might’ve missed, from Kin to Wreck

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