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When it comes to prestige television, one of the first things that comes to mind for us is HBO. The premium cable channel and its streaming service HBO Max have maintained a history producing top-tier television. Simply put, the best HBO original series of all time also stand among the best television programming ever produced.…

You know what time of year it is—it’s spooky season, which means it is my job to recommend thescariest shows to check out this season.

When it comes to legacy sequels, “Cobra Kai” delivers a massive roundhouse kick to the vast majority of them. For six seasons, this show brought you back to the glory days of “The Karate Kid,” and even though the show’s over, there are plenty of similar series to give you the same adrenaline rush.

The sweaters and jackets are out of storage, the furnace is rumbling, and Netflix’s October slate of TV shows is heating up, with returning hits likeThe Diplomat on the way, as well as some anticipated new documentaries.

Alan Cumming as Leo and David Morrissey as Clive in “Tip Toe.”Credit: Starz / Channel 4

The temperatures are finally cooler, every single store near you is putting out Halloween decorations, and fall is finally, officially here. If you don’t feel like going apple-picking or out on a hay ride, though, how can you commemorate the second weekend of October? You can watch some movies and TV shows on major streaming services.

Listeners are consuming more spoken-word audio than before and are increasingly using it in place of screen-based entertainment, according to global research commissioned by Audible and released at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The findings cover how audio works alongside print and digital reading, why people are turning to audio, what drives their choice of titles…

Films and shows for the spooky season should be scary, but they should also be fun, says Beretta Smith-Shomade, Emory professor of film and media. “You want those movies or shows that you can scream at with friends,” she says, adding that scary movies create their own kind of camaraderie.

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Editor’s Note:This article is part of a series examining how television has portrayed policing over the decades. From cultural upheaval to procedural realism, each installment will explore how TV crime dramas reflected — and shaped — their times.