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Justice always exists in a delicate balance and the best TV crime dramas thoroughly explore those moral gray areas that come with enforcing the law, with shows often depicting corrupt police officers and detectives as antiheroes or adversaries. To be clear, these narratives obviously don’t celebrate or encourage corruption or graft within law enforcement, but…

First airing in 1966, “Star Trek” perfectly showcased everything sci-fi TV could achieve, as one of the best shows set in the future, sending the crew of the Starship Enterprise into encounters with strange new worlds, mysterious alien beings and different civilizations. The ingenuity of “Star Trek” has helped ensure the series’ longevity,” “Star Trek:…

Gwen Stacy’s spider-powered alter ego, Spider-Gwen, will return three times in 2027. For many years, Gwen Stacy’s main purpose in the Marvel mythos was to be Peter Parker’s first long-term girlfriend, who died of a broken neck after a tragic fall caused by the Green Goblin, a plot point adapted in The Amazing Spider-Man 2…

HBO Max is home to dozens of great series that are part of the prestige TV canon. Shows such as Succession, Game of Thrones and The White Lotus have earned respect from fans and critics alike, but the platform is constantly serving up new options to the streaming masses.

The success of many TV shows is often determined by their cast of characters. Without compelling figures to keep audiences returning for each new chapter, a TV show is practically doomed. The very nature of TV storytelling requires strong writing when it comes to the characterization of a show’s core cast, and many of the…

Kaya Scodelario in The Gentlemen season 2 on Netflix | Christopher Raphael/Netflix

In the nonstop flow of watching and discussing new TV that has been the mark of the streaming era, Prime Video is sometimes underdiscussed as one of said era’s most consistent and dependable hubs for quality programming. As the most unsung great Prime Video shows prove, the streamer has a deep vault of strong original…

Television shows about drug addiction have approached the devastation of substance abuse from nearly every imaginable angle, showing us the people who get high, the people who sell the drugs and the families, friends and communities left to absorb the consequences.

Over the hottest British summer since records began, the notion of rain (what is that?), chilly nights, indulgent knitwear and cosying up in front of the telly felt very far away. But the leaves have started to fall from the trees, and the new season is officially here, bringing with it a terrific roster of…

From a Hawkins return to a chocolate factory competition series (that looks unhinged in the best way), here’s what you should add to your queue.