More from Daniel Fienberg
The 10 Best TV Episodes of 2024
THR critics run down their favorite small-screen installments of the year, including an impassioned and insightful documentary, a breathless Christmas detour, a brilliant fake finale and a couple of real ones.
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‘Laid’ Review: Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet Liven up Peacock’s Uneven Sex-and-Death Comedy
A 30something woman discovers that her exes are dying off one by one in a series created by Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna ('Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23').
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best TV Shows of 2024
Favorites include a surreal trip through New York, a sweet slice-of-life comedy, a heartfelt sports doc and a slew of sumptuous literary adaptations.
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TV’s Current Craze Is The Comedic Weepie
From ‘Somebody Somewhere’ to ‘A Man On The Inside,’ laughing while crying is the trend this season.
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‘No Good Deed’ Review: Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano Bring Humor and Pathos to Netflix’s Chaotic Comic Mystery
Creator Liz Feldman returns to her 'Dead to Me' bag of tricks for the twist-filled story of a couple navigating grief, a failing marriage and the brutal challenges of the Los Angeles real estate market.
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‘Dream Productions’ Review: Disney+’s ‘Inside Out’ Spinoff Won’t Stir Big Emotions
Set between the two Pixar movies and featuring the voices of Maya Rudolph and Paula Pell, the animated series follows the goings-on at the studio responsible for crafting Riley's reveries.
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‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Review: Netflix’s Gorgeous, Ambitious Adaptation Captures Some of the Novel’s Magic
Based on Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez's 1967 masterpiece, the Colombian drama follows several generations of the BuendÃa family and the fictional town of Macondo.
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‘The Sticky’ Review: Margo Martindale Anchors Amazon’s Watered-Down Maple Syrup Heist Comedy
Chris Diamantopoulos also stars in the Blumhouse-produced series, loosely inspired by a multimillion-dollar theft that took place in Quebec between 2011 and 2012.
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‘Black Doves’ Review: Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw Shine in Netflix’s Darkly Festive Spy Thriller
A group of operatives working for private espionage organizations attempt to prevent an international incident around the holidays, in a six-episode drama created by Joe Barton ('Giri/Haji').
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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Review: Jude Law in Disney+’s Charmingly Amblin-esque Adventure
Co-created by Jon Watts ('Spider-Man: No Way Home'), the family-friendly series follows four youths on an unexpected space adventure through a certain galaxy far, far away.
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‘The Madness’ Review: Colman Domingo Achieves Stratospheric New Levels of Cool in Netflix’s Otherwise Bland Conspiracy Thriller
The 'Euphoria' Emmy winner plays a television pundit whose proximity to the death of a high-profile white supremacist leads to wrongful accusations and an unraveling plot.
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‘The Agency’ Review: Michael Fassbender Leads a Stellar Cast in Paramount+ with Showtime’s Promising but Disjointed Spy Thriller
Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere also star in the drama created by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, which looks at the world of international espionage through the London CIA station.
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