TV Drama

Five shows to watch this weekend, starting with a sad dramedy that looks at what happens when children are parentified and takes a page from the Nathan Fielder playbook.

When there are systemic problems, shortages of staff, lack of money, insufficient organ donors, delays in treatment, and over-burdened medical systems with long wait times in or out of emergency systems, doctors and nurses can feel it deeply.

Netflix’s new series once again puts toxic masculinity in the spotlight. But this time, it has a uniquely Australian flavour. 

Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema and LTW are back in season three of this Sex and the City spin-off, and their friendship is back, front and centre. 

Jessica Biel has the perfect life in The Better Sister until her husband is brutally murdered, the Gen Z answer to Girls and a stunning doco about the Kimberley. These are the best new TV shows out now.

Fans of the Handmaid's Tale have taken to social media to express their gratitude, and anger, at the show's creators following the series finale.

There are striking differences between the fanfare and cultural symbolism of earlier seasons of the Handmaid's Tale and its middling finale. How did the show lose its way?

Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock are two estranged sisters split down class lines in the latest drama from Netflix offering schadenfreude as a balm for cost-of-living anxieties.

Tom Ward was living in rural Aotearoa/New Zealand with his young family when he got the call: the creators of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel wanted to work with him.

Jon Hamm returns to what he does best in his latest drama series — with one big twist. Let us tell you about Your Friends and Neighbors and the other best new series ready for streaming this Easter long weekend.

New Zealand actor Morgana O'Reilly has been quietly booking roles for two decades. But with The White Lotus, she's finally made it to the world stage. We chat to the star about Pam the wellness mentor, working with Mike White and the season three finale.

The Last Anniversary is one of Liane Moriarty's earlier novels, and the Nicole Kidman produced TV adaptation drew Australian rising star Danielle Macdonald home from Hollywood.

Australian writer and producer Vicki Madden is bringing the Scandinavian noir style to Australian screens. What makes Tasmania so well-suited to the genre?

Australian Severance star Dichen Lachman, who plays Mark's wife Gemma, takes us behind the scenes as the epic 76-minute series finale, Cold Harbor, finally hits our screens.

Five new shows to watch this month, including the highly anticipated Seth Rogen comedy and a murder mystery set at the White House.

Netflix's new one-take crime drama takes toxic masculinity to a violent extreme. We asked an expert to help us unpack how reflective Adolescence is of our real world.

‘Zero Day’ is a new Netflix series featuring Robert De Niro as a former US president who comes out of retirement to help the current president, Angela Bassett, investigate a devastating cyber attack. Bassett chats with News Breakfast about the series.

British author Lee Child has written more than 20 novels about the adventures of ex-army man, Jack Reacher. Now, a third season of the 'Reacher' TV series is about to be released. News Breakfast chats with Child about why his most famous character remains so popular.

Five new shows to watch this month, from a German sci-fi thriller series that follows a deadly retro virtual assistant to Laverne Cox's warm and fuzzy show about a homecoming.

Holden Sheppard's award-winning novel 'Invisible Boys' has been adapted for a new TV drama. It tells the story of a group of young adults and their struggles with identity, sexuality, and family expectation in the WA coastal town of Geraldton. News Breakfast speaks with two of its stars, actors Joseph Zada and Zach Blampied.