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Baby Reindeer (Netflix, series) is the latest hit series from the hottest streaming platform this year by a long way. Thank You Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Disney+, series) features interviews and archival footage with original band members including former guitarist Richie Sambora. After The Party (ABC iview, series) is a brilliant New Zealand drama starring Robin Malcolm which will keep you riveted until the final moments of episode six.
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The New Zealand drama After the Party has just launched on ABC iview where all six episodes are available to watch. TV Gold’s Andrew Mercado called it “one of the best dramas of the year”. Nine Publishing gave it 5 stars and called it a must-watch. TV Tonight called the series “an uncomfortable but utterly compelling ride” and give it 4 1/2 stars.

Robyn Malcolm joined TV Gold hosts Andrew Mercado and James Manning to talk about the Lingo Pictures series she co-created and stars in. Malcolm talks too about one of the best TV series of 2023 she also starred in – Far North. Don’t miss this special podcast episode.
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We start this episode with a very different love story, Alice & Jack (BBC First/Binge/Foxtel, series).

Swift Street (SBS, series) tells the story of petty crime in suburban Melbourne.White Lies (Stan, series) is a crime investigation starring Natalie Dormer set in South Africa.

Sugar (AppleTV+, series) sees Colin Farrell playing LA detective John Sugar.

How to Poison the Planet (Stan documentary) is a brilliant documentary made in collaboration with The Sydney Morning Herald that tells a chilling tale about how we are impacted by poisons let loose by the chemical industry.
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This week’s TV goes from suburban Sydney to Saigon and Paris. Stars in the series include Robert Downey Jr, Sandra Oh, Angus Sampson and Michael DouglasThe Sympathizer (Binge/Foxtel, series) tells the story of a half-French, half-Vietnamese spy during the final days of the Vietnam War.

The second series of Heartbreak High (Netflix, series) starts with a school fire at the end of term. But it’s then back to the start of the school year.

Benjamin Franklin and his diplomatic efforts are the subject of Franklin (AppleTV+, series). Michael Douglas is the lead and the series details the years one of America’s founding fathers spent in France.
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Four very memorable pieces of television this week for very different reasons.

We start with the compelling British crime drama Truelove (BBC First on Fetch, Binge or Foxtel, series.)

Next is Ripley (Netflix, series) with a standout performance from Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in a new version of the Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr Ripley.

The sole Australian production under review this episode is White Fever (ABC/iview, series) which starts off at a furious pace with an episode you are not likely to forget.

Finally, we watch the TV movie Scoop (Netflix) with Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew.

It’s a dramatisation about how the BBC’s Newsnight managed to convince the Prince to be a guest and be interviewed by journalist Emily Maitlis.
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3 Body Problem (Netflix, series) is the much-anticipated new series from the creators of Game of Thrones. This is the first of 4 shows reviewed this week. One of the TV Gold hosts checked out immediately, while the other hung around.

A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+, series) is a stunning piece of television starring Ewan McGregor as a Russian count sentenced to spend his life inside one Moscow hotel after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Steve (AppleTV+ 2-part documentary) chronicles the life of American comedian and actor Steve Martin.

Finally this week, the latest work from Sally Wainwright, the creator of Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack. Renegade Nell (Disney+, series) tells the story of a women who accidentally becomes a notorious outlaw with a magical spirit that protects her when needed. It might sound strange, but Wainwright makes this drama set in 18th century England work.
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