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Friday, Jun 28

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Critic’s Notebook: CNN’s Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Was a Depressing and Distressing Display

Biden failed badly at optics, Trump was outrageously but calmly dishonest, and moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash barely bothered to do their job.

03

What Critics Are Saying About ‘The Bear’ Season 3

Attention fans of Peak TV: The Bear is back. The reigning champion for the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy has returned for season 3 for more ennui and dark humor with Carmy Berzatto, the show’s prestige chef who returns to Chicago to run…

Thursday, Jun 27

10

‘The Bear’ Season 3 Review: Jeremy Allen White’s Funny, Haunted, Infuriating Return to the Kitchen

Christopher Storer's FX-produced Hulu series continues to be packed with food porn, surprising guest stars and deep thoughts on the magic of cooking and mentorship.

Wednesday, Jun 26

18

‘My Lady Jane’ Review: Emily Bader Reinvents a Luckless Royal in Prime Video’s Amusing if Insubstantial Historical Romp

Everyone knows Jane Grey was beheaded for claiming the throne after the death of King Edward VI. This alt-history fantasy presupposes: Maybe she wasn't?

Tuesday, Jun 25

22

‘Land of Women’ Review: Eva Longoria and Carmen Maura in Apple TV+’s Palatable Comfort-Food Family Portrait

After her husband runs afoul of loan sharks, a wealthy New Yorker flees with her elderly mother and teenage daughter to her family's ancestral home in Spanish wine country.

11

‘Supacell’ Review: Netflix’s South London Superhero Drama Has Potential Despite Its Familiarity

The streamer's new six-part superhero drama, featuring an ensemble led by Tosin Cole, Josh Tedeku and Eddie Marsan, was created by writer-director Rapman.

Friday, Jun 21

17

‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ Review: BBC America and AMC’s Loose Sequel Really Misses Tatiana Maslany

Krysten Ritter, Amanda Fix and Keeley Hawes star in this spinoff about human printing — definitely not cloning — in 2052.

Thursday, Jun 20

10

‘America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ Review: Netflix’s ‘Cheer’ Team Struggles To Dig Deep

Greg Whiteley's latest documentary series follows 'Last Chance U' and 'Cheer' with a look at the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

Tuesday, Jun 18

18

Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 10 Best TV Shows of 2024 So Far

Faves from the first half of the year include a pair of addictively dark Netflix dramas, a heart-tugging sports doc/celebrity bromance and a stronger-than-ever season of 'Hacks.'

Friday, Jun 14

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‘House of the Dragon’ Review: Season 2 of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Nails the Spectacle but Fumbles the Intimacy

War threatens to take over the continent as the late king's two eldest children grapple for control of the Iron Throne in the show's sophomore outing.

Tuesday, Jun 11

16

‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Headlines an Apple TV+ Update That Doesn’t Feel Updated Enough

David E. Kelley tackles Scott Turow's legal thriller (already adapted into a 1990 Harrison Ford movie) about a prosecutor who finds himself accused of murder.

Thursday, Jun 6

20

‘Queenie’ Review: Hulu’s Uneven but Likeable Quarter-Life Crisis Drama

A 25-year-old British Jamaican journalist navigates the wilds of work, love, sex and family in Candice Carty-Williams' series.

‘Fantasmas’ Review: Julio Torres’ New HBO Comedy Is Another Slice of Hilariously Surreal Whimsy

The 'Los Espookys' writer-director-star returns with a six-episode series that's half futuristic quest and half outlandish sketch show.

16

Critics’ Conversation: From ‘Baby Reindeer’ to ‘Fallout’ — Spring TV’s Left-Field Standouts and Shiny Letdowns

THR’s television critics dissect a busy small-screen season that included some unexpected blowout hits and a string of prestige projects with lots of stars but little spark.

‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld’ Review: Daniel Brühl in a Hulu Miniseries That Struggles to Capture the German Designer’s Relevance

The French-language bio-drama charts the fashion icon's rising career and tumultuous personal relationships through the 1970s and into the early 1980s.

Tuesday, Jun 4

19

‘The Acolyte’ Review: Amandla Stenberg in a Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff That Shakes Up the Formula

Set decades before the events of the films, the dramatic thriller follows a Jedi knight and his former Padawan as they search for a mysterious Force user who's killing off Jedi one by one.

Friday, May 31

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‘Ren Faire’ Review: HBO’s Three-Part Doc Is an Entertaining and Exhausting Chronicle of a Somewhat Silly Power Struggle

Lance Oppenheim ('Spermworld') documents the fight to take over the helm of the Texas Renaissance Festival.

22

‘Clipped’ Review: Laurence Fishburne and Ed O’Neill Lead FX/Hulu’s Unwieldy Depiction of the Clippers/Donald Sterling Scandal

Get ready for fictionalized versions of Doc Rivers, V. Stiviano, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and more in the six-part limited series.

Thursday, May 30

16

‘We Are Lady Parts’ Review: Season 2 of Peacock’s Subversive Hit Recaptures the Magic and Deepens It

The all-female Muslim punk band enjoy new heights of success and face fresh competition in the second outing of the London-set musical comedy.

Wednesday, May 29

17

‘Geek Girl’ Review: Emily Carey Shines in Netflix’s Wholesome YA Fashion Comedy

The 'House of the Dragon' star plays a self-described 'geek' who becomes a modeling sensation in this adaptation of Holly Smale's series of novels.

Tuesday, May 28

10

‘Eric’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch Plays a Desperate Dad in Netflix’s Admirable but Unwieldy Mystery Miniseries

In Abi Morgan's new show, a puppeteer sets out to find his missing son — with help from the kid's imaginary monster friend — in 1980s New York.

Thursday, May 23

‘Tires’ Review: Netflix’s Workplace Comedy Sets a Low Bar for Itself, and Clears It

Shane Gillis and Steve Gerben's series is about an anxious man who takes over a failing branch of his father's auto repair chain.

Friday, May 17

04

‘The Big Cigar’ Review: André Holland’s Apple TV+ Huey Newton Series Can’t Decide Whose Story It’s Telling

A team of white Hollywood producers fabricate a movie to help the Black Panther co-founder escape to Cuba in this six-parter.

Thursday, May 16

10

‘Bridgerton’ Review: In Season 3 of Netflix Favorite, the Spell Starts to Wear Off

A wallflower strikes up a romance with a longtime friend while trying to conceal her identity as the anonymous author of high society's most notorious scandal sheet in the new set of episodes.

Thursday, May 9

‘Bodkin’ Review: Will Forte in Netflix’s Low-Key, Ireland-Set Mystery-Comedy About True Crime Podcasts

Barack and Michelle Obama are among the executive producers of the seven-part series about podcasters investigating a cold case in rural Ireland.

04

‘Black Twitter: A People’s History’ Review: Hulu Docuseries Is a Compelling Primer on a Social Media Movement

The three-part show chronicles an online revolution from playful memes to politics and beyond.

Wednesday, May 8

23

‘Doctor Who’ Review: Ncuti Gatwa’s Run Gets Off to a Peppy, Promising Start on Disney+

Russell T. Davies returns to the 'Doctor Who' universe with a 14th season starring the 'Sex Education' breakout.

Tuesday, May 7

16

‘Dark Matter’ Review: Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly in Apple TV+’s Relentlessly Glum Take on ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

Blake Crouch adapts his own novel in this nine-part dimension-spanning sci-fi drama also featuring Alice Braga and Jimmi Simpson.

Thursday, May 2

10

‘A Man in Full’ Review: Jeff Daniels Bellows, but David E. Kelley’s Tom Wolfe Adaptation for Netflix Is Mostly Hot Air

The 1998 novel about excesses in the Atlanta real estate bubble becomes a limited series co-starring Diane Lane and Lucy Liu.

Wednesday, May 1

19

‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Review: Melanie Lynskey and Harvey Keitel in Peacock’s Harrowing Holocaust Drama

An 80something Holocaust survivor relays his memories of Auschwitz, including his romance with a fellow prisoner, in a miniseries adapted from Heather Morris' 2018 bestseller.