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Vox’s coverage of television shows, from runaway hits to streaming content to obscure titles.


The Bachelorette finale was riveting TV — and unfathomably cruel.


The pods across the pond feel a lot less toxic.


How is a show about banking more fun than anything else?


Writer-star Richard Gadd denies that Fiona Harvey is the basis for the complicated character.


With Kamala Harris’s ascendancy, the series is on everyone’s mind — and the reason it resonates goes deeper than you might think.


Americans are finally falling in love with the US version of the British reality hit. Fancy that!


Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts is a convincing argument that the organization shouldn’t exist


Every dish is beautiful and no one is hungry.


Critic Emily Nussbaum makes the case for the guilty pleasure as an art form.


Why fans keep missing the point of The Boys.


The show’s first queer storylines have been met with backlash, homophobia, and misogynoir.

HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel reveals a period of turbulence and upheaval for Daenerys’s formidable family.


Alicent’s green dress gives us the skeleton key to the Targaryen schism.


Untangling one of Games of Thrones’ biggest secrets.


2024 is the year TV went quiet.


Forgotten shows, chaotic release schedules. It seems like the root of our TV dissatisfaction might be the way we watch.


They span nearly half a century and paint a picture of a serial predator.


It’s okay, we don’t remember who all these characters are either.


HBO’s new miniseries centers Vietnamese voices — and reframes the consequences of war.


Following the Bud Light backlash and inflation fears, the revolution will not be advertised.


The “woke mob” finally comes for Deborah Vance (sort of).


On the financial anxiety dominating the post-Scandoval season.


Bridgerton’s third season is gauzier than ever. Should we still be holding it accountable?


Politics on Eurovision isn’t new. It’s been part of it almost from the start.


What a post-nuclear aftermath could really look like.


Did you see a parent crying today? The brilliant kids’ TV show Bluey is why.


It says more about Netflix than it does about China.


Reality stars are suing Bravo (and each other) while wrestling with their own reality.


Soapy, super-powered, and silly, X-Men ’97 is a Marvel masterpiece.


Carrie Bradshaw is a menace. That’s the point.


Ripley fails to capture what makes Highsmith’s book so compelling.

The FX and Hulu hit depicts a bloody, brutal, mostly thwarted colonial history of Japan. It’s based in the truth.


The documentary details the abuse of Nickelodeon’s child actors in the ’90s and aughts. It’s a far bigger problem.


Would you swear a loyalty oath to humanity — or cheer on its extinction?


Instagram follower counts indicate Bachelor Nation doesn’t care as much about leads and contestants of color.


Jenn Tran, a physician assistant student from Miami, has been named the new Bachelorette.


Netflix’s new adaptation of Liu Cixin’s famous sci-fi series shows us what quantum mechanics might look like in real time.


AD’s journey underscores the Netflix hit’s misogynoir problem.


The offscreen drama of the Netflix reality hit, from Jeramey to Trevor, explained.

Black creativity found a home on Soul Train — and made TV history.