A new docu-comedy, The Exhibitionists asks why the dominant image of an artist is a man – and places women back in the frame.
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SBS’s new four part murder mystery examines Chinese experience on the Australian goldfields during the 1850s.
There are few politicians in The Good Fight, but it remains the most interesting American political series of the past few years.
The new ABC drama Fires is a six-part series of interlinked stories inspired by the 2019-2020 Black Summer fire season.
Packed to the Rafters was an authentic TV show about an ordinary family. The new reboot has family at its centre while touching on issues such as climate change and homelessness.
This gripping TV adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1898 novel, updated to a contemporary setting, is more layered, intimate and satisfying than the original story.
The emotional centre of British TV series It’s a Sin is a home. But this home looks quite different to the one our leaders might imagine when they issue stay-at-home orders.
Kath and Kim is being embraced by a new generation and this female-centered comedy series has much to say about Australian life.
In cult Danish TV series The Killing, detective Sarah Lund displays courage in the face of politicians sadly lacking it.
Rutherford Falls shows strained relationships, but also friendships. And above all, it features joy.
Nine Perfect Strangers tries to be a satire on wellness culture — and yet celebrates its trappings all the same.
Helen Vatsikopoulos began her career as a TV journalist in the 1980s. Watching a new ABC drama set in this world brought her a sense of deja vu, with one caveat.
For a woman with brightly coloured hair and enormous earrings, Art Works host Namila Benson is adept at fading into the background and letting the artists do the talking.
Long past Margaret Atwood’s novel, the new season is increasingly violent – and the audience will find themselves increasingly numb.
It may be the greatest robbery you’ve never heard of. In 1990 thieves stole US$200 million worth of art from a Boston gallery. A new Netflix series seeks to find the culprits.
In this new season of The Crown, Queen Elizabeth has two rivals for centre stage: Margaret Thatcher, played dazzlingly well by Gillian Anderson, and Diana Spencer.
This Netflix TV series following an ensemble of young hopefuls in the 1950s is sophisticated, juicy and eye-opening entertainment.
In this new SBS series, four Melbourne families must deal with the ghosts of their past – both literal and metaphorical.
Anaïs Nin’s erotica gets a 2020 update in this new television series.
Television series Stateless examines our treatment of asylum seekers through ‘people like us’. It also highlights how far conditions for people transferred to offshore detention have deteriorated.
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Julian Meyrick is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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