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Rachel Reid’s queer ice hockey romance series is an erotic power play. She explains why it has started conversations that are long overdue

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

The controversial star’s ‘freak show’ is heading to London. But is it time to stop giving him chances?

The Baby Reindeer creator’s new show explores masculinity with his trademark unique blend of funny and disturbing

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

Returning with lurid, vapid and dull storylines, how did Sam Levinson’s magnificent show about waster teenagers become such a waste of major talent? Plus, Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Big Mood

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

The film-maker has ensured the animation’s fifth instalment remains joyful and nostalgic in spite of a theme that reflects modern social anxieties

A disturbing documentary lifts the lid on the parasitical managers who prey on the adult platform’s content creators. Plus Jon Snow confronts his Alzheimer’s, and Nelson Mandela remembered