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This week’s TV: ‘Sex Education’ is back, ‘Still Up’ debuts, and everything we know about the new ‘Frasier’
The upcoming “Frasier” reboot premieres Oct. 12 on Paramount+, and the show’s Boston setting isn’t the only change that’s in store.
Drew Barrymore and ‘The Talk’ postpone their daytime talk shows until after the Hollywood strikes
The actress drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes. Now Barrymore says she’ll wait until the labor issues are resolved.
Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore’s return despite pickets
As long as the hosts and guests don’t discuss or promote work covered by television, theatrical or streaming contracts, they’re not technically breaking the strike.
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Milli Vanilli documentary revisits a sad scandal
Paramount+ is going to chronicle the pop duo’s rise and fall in “Milli Vanilli,” which will premiere on Oct. 24.
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A so-so thriller is lurking in this ‘Wilderness’
The six-parter from Amazon milks the cheated-on-wife trope for all it’s worth.
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Helena Bonham Carter, ‘Nolly’ coming to ‘Masterpiece’
The miniseries, which has already been on in the UK to mostly positive reviews, is based on the true story of Noele “Nolly” Gordon, a popular British TV star in the 1960s and ‘70s.
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With all the heft of a soap opera, ‘The Morning Show’ is too lightweight to be prestige TV
The definition of prestige TV is subjective, of course, but I think it’s safe to say, four years later, that “The Morning Show” does not fall into the most esteemed TV category, despite all appearances.
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Without words, young ‘Alice Hart’ actress speaks volumes
Alyla Browne brings a quiet grace to Alice’s nonverbal phase, with wide eyes and the smallest of telling expressions.