The Iranian-American actor on family, fighting extremism and the future of his homeland
‘Widow’s Bay’ is a superb horror comedy; ‘The Cage’ is an assured casino-set thriller; campus drama ‘Rooster’ stars Steve Carell; ‘Half-Man’ is a gruesome drama from the ‘Baby Reindeer’ stable; Whoopi Goldberg and Jason Schwartzman voice animated comedy ‘Kevin’. Reviews by Rebecca Nicholson
Studio’s boss has run into free speech crisis just weeks into his job
Following two casino workers in desperate need of money, Tony Schumacher’s new thriller is self-assured television
The media group cannot easily afford to ditch its profitable linear networks, which limits its ability to defy the FCC
The star plays an oblivious dad baffled by the modern age in this tender college campus series on Sky/HBO
Following a well-meaning mayor of a haunted island town in New England, the show is as funny as it is terrifying
The format is increasingly valuable as digital platforms look for new sources of revenue
Having scored a hit with ‘The Responder’, Tony Schumacher is exposing the realities of gambling in ‘The Cage’
Following the codependent relationship of two men across three decades, Richard Gadd’s show is a cynical exploration of destructive male desires
The HBO comedy, starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, embraces its more sentimental impulses for its finale
Jason Schwartzman and Whoopi Goldberg lend their voices to the story of a pampered cat who breaks up with his owners
The musician makes his acting debut in a modern-day ‘Romeo and Juliet’ from director Charlotte Regan
The autobiography by the star of hit series ‘Girls’ confirms her talent as a writer and proves she is still the voice of her generation
Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman add extra shine — but there’s a squeamishness to the tale of a single mother who turns to producing adult content
The characters are all grown up but the shock factor continues in this wildly uneven third series
The award-winning showrunner on this season’s new feud — and why he gave up finance for writing
His monster Netflix hit sparked controversy — and made Gadd a star. Now the writer/actor is tackling toxic masculinity in a new BBC show ‘Half Man’
The beloved family sitcom returns after 20 years and follows the conventions of the original — much to its success
Co-created by Rachel Sennott, this frantic series follows a pastor and a schoolteacher entangled in the underworld
The jokes are thin and satirical observations gentle in the latest BBC mockumentary
The pair play a couple whose new life in an idyllic suburb is threatened by a sinister neighbour
The Game of Thrones star and climate activist on where to ski, sauna and eat cinnamon buns in the Danish capital
Petty disputes turn nasty in a six-part show that shows how online rage seeps back into the real world
Siobhán Cullen and Paapa Essiedu play a married couple in their thirties who struggle to conceive in this poignant series
