TV

Ron Ely, best remembered for his role on the 1960s TV series Tarzan, has died aged 86. (AP PHOTO)
Culture
Andrew Dalton

TV star dies after life of career success and family heartbreak

A tall muscle-bound actor and star of a hit TV series from the 1960s has died aged 86, leaving behind a life of career success and tragic family circumstances.

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Bondi Rescue star Andrew Reid has been charged.
TV
Digital Staff

Bondi Rescue star charged over alleged DV assaults

The lifeguard will ‘vigorously defend’ the claims.

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Bad Sisters returns for a second season on November 13.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Wickedly funny Bad Sisters promises hijinks in season two

Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters returns in three weeks and there’s a new trailer to get us pumped for the trouble-making Garvey sisters.

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Kevin Costner as John Dutton in Yellowstone.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Yellowstone’s confusing trailer for final episodes drops

Kevin Costner is not in the final batch of Yellowstone episodes, but you would never have known that if you just watched its new trailer. What’s the deal, folks?

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Steven Yeun as Danny in Beef.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Rejoice! Netflix cooking up more Beef with second season

Remember that punchy series starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun as two people in a bitter feud after a road rage incident? It’s coming back, and this time, with Oscar Isaac.

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Baywatch star Michael Newman has died at 68.
Culture
Georgie Kearney

Baywatch star dead at 68 after 18-year illness

The star appeared in 150 episodes, the second most of any actor besides star David Hasselhoff. 

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Territory is released on Netflix on October 24.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Shakespeare, cockroach-eaters inspire sweeping Aussie drama

Actor Sam Corlett draws on Shakespeare and cockroach-eating rascals for Australia’s answer to Succession.

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Sissy Spacek in the 1976 version of Carrie.
TV
Wenlei Ma

The horror! TV remake in works for Stephen King’s Carrie

The sight of Sissy Spacek covered in blood may be an iconic image but that won’t stop another version of Stephen King’s novel from being brought to the screen.

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Top End Bub is the series follow-up to film Top End Wedding.
TV
Wenlei Ma

What happens after happily ever after? You do a sequel

If you found yourself moved by the story of Top End Wedding (of course you did, you big softie), Top End Bub will explore what happens next.

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Jeremy Clarkson has had a major health scare.
TV
Dominique Hines

‘Mostly dead’: Jeremy Clarkson in major holiday health scare

TV star Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he was ‘mostly dead’ before undergoing emergency surgery.

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Dune: Prophecy will premiere on November 18.
TV
Wenlei Ma

The long-promised Dune spin-off series finally has a date

Five years after it was announced, Dune: Prophecy is now only a month away, and the first full trailer suggests there’s a lot of action in store.

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The Office Australia premieres on October 18.
review
TV
Wenlei Ma

The Office Australia is here, but is it any good?

Ever since the trailer for the local version of The Office dropped, haters have been piling onto a show they haven’t even seen. We’ve seen all of it, and here’s our verdict.

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Hwei Loke (in the centre wearing white) with onscreen talent.
TV
Wenlei Ma

The new normal in streaming is all about the hub

Customers want consolidation so they don’t have to pay for as many streaming services. The industry isn’t there yet, but now it’s all about the middle ground: the hub.

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That's not his wife.
review
TV
Wenlei Ma

Notorious novel’s bawdy sexcapades brought to small screen

Disney is the last media company you’d expect to release a series with full frontal penis shots, orgies and generous droppings of the C-bomb.

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Slow Horses has scored a season six renewal.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Slow Horses’ rare victory in fickle streaming age

Slow Horses has been graced with an early renewal for a sixth season in a streaming landscape littered with shows that rarely go beyond three years.

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