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TV shows and streaming video
All the latest news, reviews and interviews about your favourite television series, as well as shows and films on Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and other streaming platforms.
Hong Kong actor and singer Bowie Woo with his Lifetime Achievement Award at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, on April 16, 2023. Woo set a Guinness World Record in June 2026 as the oldest Chinese artist to hold a solo concert at the age of 94. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How 94-year-old Bowie Woo became Hong Kong’s ultimate evergreen entertainer

Since becoming a film star in 1953, ‘Sau Gor’ has adapted to remain a feature of Hong Kong screens, and his recent concert set a world record.

Korean drama reviews

Dream to You: Lee Hye-ri, Hwang In-youp lead romantic comedy K-drama

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Ted Lasso star Cristo Fernández, a footballer on screen – and in real life

Korean drama reviews

The Apartment Job: crime comedy K-drama juggles genre and social codes

A gangster seeks election as president of his residents’ association so that he can embezzle billions of won in this new Netflix series.

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Ji Sung as cash-strapped gangster Park Hae-gang in a still from The Apartment Job, a new Korean drama on Netflix.
Icons and Influencers

Meet Tefi Pessoa, host of Love Island USA’s companion show Aftersun

The influencer joined TikTok in 2020 and has amassed some 2 million followers there – she’s also been vocal about what it means to her to be Latina.

Fame and celebrity

Meet June Diane Raphael, Elle’s supportive mum in the Legally Blonde prequel

The actress is also the voice of Fawn, the sassy deer in Netflix’s animated comedy Mating Season.

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Fame and celebrity

Gina Rodriguez backs Justin Baldoni – where is the Jane the Virgin star now?

The It Ends with Us actor finally broke his silence about his legal saga with Blake Lively, and he’s getting support from his former co-star.

Gina Rodriguez, pictured with former co-star Justin Baldoni (left), has voiced her support for him after he recently spoke about his legal saga with Blake Lively (pictured right). Photo: @hereisgina/Instagram; AP
Obituaries

Sam Neill, known for roles in Jurassic Park and The Piano, dead at 78

The New Zealand actor’s death was ‘sudden and unexpected’, his family says.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jacob Moskovitz, rising star of the Legally Blonde prequel, Elle

Reese Witherspoon inspired him on her set visit – and he’s in a Netflix film starring Robert Pattinson, Denzel Washington and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Get to Know

Meet The Pitt’s Tal Anderson, who’s been nominated for her first Emmy

The actress, who has spoken openly about being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, has also penned a book – Oh, Tal! Not Like That – for autistic children.

Tal Anderson appears in The Pitt, the hit medical drama series starring Noah Wyle. Photos: @thetalanderson/Instagram
Korean drama reviews

K-drama The Husband: Namkoong Min leads twisty kidnapping thriller

Namkoong Min plays a man about to divorce his wife, played by Lee Seol, when she is kidnapped in this over-the-top potboiler.

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In the K-drama The Husband, Lee Seol (left) and Namkoong Min play a couple whose marriage is unravelling.
Fame and celebrity

The Season’s Yvonne Chapman on choosing acting over a stable career – interview

The Canadian actress with Hong Kong roots rose to fame in The CW’s Kung Fu and Netflix’s Avatar – next, she’ll be starring alongside Willem Dafoe and Michael Douglas in the film White Lies.

Fame and celebrity

‘The Pitt’ leads Emmy nominations, with ‘Hacks’ not far behind

“Pluribus” and “Widow’s Bay” both scored big in their first seasons, while “Beef” earned the most nods in the anthology category.

Taylor Swift

Meet the Paisleys, whose non-profit is backed by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Kimberly Williams-Paisley starred on ABC TV series According to Jim, while Brad Paisley was a successful country music singer in the 2000s … who knew Tay-Tay before she was famous.

“Went to a thing,” Kimberly Williams-Paisley coyly captioned this photo of her and Brad Paisley, referring to Taylor Swift’s wedding on July 5. Photos: @kimberlywilliamspaisley/Instagram, FilmMagic
Britain

ITV and Comcast’s Sky reshape British TV landscape with US$2.1 billion deal

US telecoms giant Comcast will buy ITV’s free-to-air channels and streaming service to create the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster.

Sky television and ITV will merge in a US$2.1 billion deal to compete with ​global players YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney. Photo: Reuters
Asian cinema: Korean films

‘Oldboy’ Choi Min-sik on revenge, craft and Notes from the Last Row

Choi Min-sik points out parallels between 2003’s Oldboy and his new role in Netflix series Notes from the Last Row.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Elle actress Jessica Belkin, who will also star in the Baywatch reboot

Over the years, Belkin has landed prominent roles like Lady Gaga’s daughter in American Horror Story – but what does she and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common?

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Food and Drinks

‘Don’t become a chef’: Napoli Matfia on Hong Kong, time off and more

Korean chef Kwon Sung-jun, winner of Culinary Class Wars season one, reveals why he bought a building in Seoul and his future Hong Kong plans.

Chef Kwon Sung-jun, champion of Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars season one, at Pici in Central, Hong Kong. He talks about Hong Kong, being shy and why “every chef works and dies in the kitchen”. Photo: Jonathan Wong
K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Kim Tae-ri, Lee Min-ho and more

Pachinko star Lee Min-ho is looking at a role in romcom But Your Love, while Kim Tae-ri is considering leading I’m the Queen in This Life.

Disney+

Last call: The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White on what show meant to them

Lead stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri say goodbye to The Bear after five seasons of the food industry-based comedy.

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Korean drama reviews

Agent Kim Reactivated: So Ji-sub leads action K-drama as a one-man army

So’s bank worker with a dark past is forced back into action to find his daughter in this series that quickly sates viewers’ lust for combat.

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So Ji-sub as Manager Kim, a bank worker with a secret past as an elite North Korean agent, in a still from Agent Kim Reactivated. This fast-paced K-drama has not wasted time getting to the action.
Celebrity children

Meet Legally Blonde actress Selma Blair’s son, Arthur Saint Bleick

Arthur is the actress’ son with her fashion designer ex Jason Bleick – he’s clearly close with his mum, and rocked Brooks Brothers at the pop-up event.

Selma Blair’s son Arthur accompanied her to the Legally Blonde 25th anniversary celebration event in New York City, in June. Photo: @selmablair/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is Trent Olsen, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s lesser-known brother?

The twins made a rare public appearance alongside their sister Elizabeth Olsen at the wedding of older brother Trent, who just married Alexis Armistead.

Britain

UK may intervene in Paramount’s US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

The culture chief said the deal, approved by the US and China, could have an impact on news, children’s TV and streaming services in Britain.

Icons and Influencers

Meet the woman who wants to be ‘the female Bryan Johnson’

From fashion industry insider to longevity evangelist … Kate Tolo is the Australian-Bosnian Blueprint co-founder dating the Don’t Die star.

Kate Tolo and Bryan Johnson are united in their mission to live forever or die trying. Photo: Kate Tolo
Australia

Prime suspect: Australia sues Amazon over ‘unfair’ streaming ad terms

The competition regulator said Amazon charged an extra US$2.10 for ad-free streaming on top of the annual subscription.

A building is wrapped in Amazon Prime advertising ahead of Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, on July 22, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meet Lexi Minetree, who plays Elle in the Legally Blonde prequel

The Reese Witherspoon lookalike hails from Atlanta and harboured acting ambitions since she was 10; she was hand-picked by the OG Legally Blonde actress herself.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Nick Robinson, who plays Wes in Voicemails for Isabelle

The actor made his on-screen debut in a TV movie alongside Zendaya and played Margaret Qualley’s ex in Maid; he was last dating musician Samantha Urbani IRL.

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