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The best new shows to stream in May
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air this month.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Hacks returns for a third delicious season – and does not disappoint
Deborah and Ava are reunited in the comedy-drama’s new season and it’s a thrill to see both their characters evolve (but not too much).
- by Kylie Northover
This satiric series based on Tom Wolfe’s novel unpacks the fault lines of America today
Adapted by the prolific David E Kelley, A Man in Full stars Jeff Daniels as a property tycoon who won’t change with the times.
- by Craig Mathieson
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‘A playground for degenerates’: The dark corners of an Australian streaming giant
Kick.com, the second largest livestreaming platform in the world, was created by an Australian billionaire. It’s increasingly known for content that crosses the line.
- by Patrick Begley
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
The good TV shows you missed in the deluge of streaming
There’s always a buzzy new show demanding your attention, while scores of series previously on your radar are washed away. Here are the shows you may have missed.
- by Debi Enker
We have entered the golden age of Mid TV
TV was great for so long that we were frogs in boiling water, but in reverse. It became lukewarm so gradually that you might not even have noticed.
- by James Poniewozik
How a scam artist who conned hundreds in Hollywood was exposed
Documentary maker Chris Smith spent four years trying to track down the Hollywood Con Queen and found it wasn’t the money they were after.
- by Craig Mathieson
Jerry Seinfeld blames ‘extreme left’ for ruining comedy
The 70-year-old comedian has revealed the jokes he says he couldn’t get away with on his celebrated sitcom today.
- by Thomas Mitchell