Class of ‘09 review – Brian Tyree Henry rises above lackluster FBI drama
The Atlanta alum offers one of a handful of performances outshining a three-timeline thriller series that muddles its many ambitious ideas
October 2022
The real star of The Bear is Carmy’s perfect white T-shirt
The Bear’s fashion choices are no accident, and reflect a market for premium white T-shirts that has recently ballooned
June 2022
TV review
The Old Man review – Jeff Bridges shines in serviceable action series
The 72-year-old actor plays a fugitive of the past in a watchable drama that also works as a fantasy of hyper-competence in the sunset years
April 2022
TV review
Under the Banner of Heaven review – ambitious but uneven true crime series
Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones shine in a mixed adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s 2003 book on a double murder by Mormon fundamentalists
September 2021
‘This is about power’: the truth behind Impeachment: American Crime Story
Reservation Dogs: a groundbreaking, hilarious sitcom about Native American teens
December 2019
2019 in TV
The 50 best TV shows of 2019: the full list
The pick of the year’s top television featured ghosts, gangsters, comedy buffoons – and a hot priest
April 2019
John Singleton: Boyz N the Hood director dies aged 51 – video
Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton dies aged 51
December 2018
2018 in TV
The 50 best TV shows of 2018: the full list
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s femme fatale takes the top spot, above political high camp, breakneck drama and the water-cooler hit of the decade
September 2018
Emmys 2018: Game of Thrones makes triumphant return on TV's biggest night
Netflix and HBO wound up deadlocked with 23 wins each, while The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and The Assassination of Gianni Versace emerged victorious
June 2018
Dazed and confused: why I love the complex world of Legion
Idiosyncratic and unique, Legion is a clear standout in Marvel’s TV canon. But does it matter that its second season was more difficult to grasp than a plume of smoke?
May 2018
American Horror Story and Joan Collins are made for each other
The award-winning TV series has done much for underused older actors, but of them all, Collins could turn her newly announced role into a career highlight
March 2018
Olivia de Havilland, 101, on suing Feud: TV show 'put false words in my mouth'
The last great star of the 1930s condemns hit FX docudrama that depicted her as a gossip who called her sister a ‘bitch’
July 2017
Snowfall review – John Singleton's crack-cocaine drama is messy but magical
A new show tracks the origin story of South Central’s crack-cocaine epidemic, but a brilliant cast sometimes gets lost amid disparate narrative threads
February 2017
Legion review – Marvel takes on mental illness in dazzling new show
Even for those with superhero fatigue, there’s something fascinatingly unconventional about Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley’s ambitious drama
January 2017
TV and radio blog
From killer clowns to juggalos: Baskets' guide to identifying your inner clown
Classically trained clown Chip Baskets – who looks a little like Zach Galifianakis – shares his essential tips on the art of clowning and clown spotting
November 2016
The writers of FX's Atlanta: 'We’re not interested in being Sesame Street'
The team behind one of fall’s most talked about shows tells the Guardian about being inspired by a Bill O’Reilly interview and how they portrayed black lives
October 2016
Atlanta: Donald Glover's show is the smartest – and funniest – on TV
With a black Justin Bieber and a memorable satire on Rachel Dolezal, the show is another instance of young black writers flexing formidable creative muscles
September 2016
Is this a golden age for black TV makers or another false dawn?
With the success of shows such as Atlanta, Empire and Queen Sugar, diversity on TV is supposedly finally here, but history has provided plenty of false starts