Drama

Indian Summers star Art Malik bemoans lack of good roles

Daphne Lockyer Art Malik's role in Indian Summers is a peach. If only there were more of them.

Jacki Weaver on political thriller Secret City's secrets, lies and making Canberra look 'racy'

SARAH THOMAS Secret City peeks behind the walls of Parliament House, as one of the slickest local dramas of the year.

Secret City: First Look review

Brad Newsome Canberra has never looked so malignant.

All the Way showcases accomplishments of the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency

David Hawkings Into the missing Kennedys and other conspicuous elements of the US era shown in Bryan Cranston's new film.

ABC TV's Indigenous superhero Cleverman premieres

TIM RICHARDS Cleverman is the latest in a line of Indigenous superheroes.

Game of Thrones writers' 'apology' in Kimmel skit is a slap in the face of fans

EBONY BOWDEN The more DB Weiss and David Benioff show they can be influenced by Game of Thrones gargantuan following, they lose credibility.

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Bryan Cranston takes his L.B.J. to TV in All the Way

Scott Porch There is no way to spoil the end of HBO's All the Way. The final scene is the same as it was in the 2014 Broadway play on which it's based and the same as what happened in November 1964. Lyndon B. Johnson wins, and it's a landslide.

Hindsight: On screen and off, politics today is a dirty business

Debi Enker A deeply pessimistic view of politics.

New mini-series Secret City puts Canberra on the world stage

KAREN HARDY A fast-paced new political thriller coming to our screens, Secret City, has put Canberra on the world stage.

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A tour of Canberra's own Secret City: Episode 1 in 20km

KAREN HARDY Key locations in the new Foxtel mini-series set in Canberra.

Offspring season six trailer gives few clues about Nina Proudman's future

EBONY BOWDEN After a two-year hiatus and near-death, Ten's beloved drama is imminent with the debut of a two-minute trailer on Friday.

Laverne Cox is the lady of the manor in Rocky Horror Picture Show remake trailer

EBONY BOWDEN The world's most famous Transylvanian transvestite alien scientist is back and she's got a brand new look.

The Good Wife to rise again with spin-off starring Christine Baranski

BHAKTHI PUVANENTHIRAN If it goes ahead, it might explain the CBS show's controversial finale.

Death by frog poisoning? Only in the bizarre world of Midsomer Murders

NICK GALVIN "I can't believe a murder happened here," says one of the characters in Dying Art, an upcoming episode of Midsomer Murders. Really? Really??

The Good Wife: Critics' backlash over 'squandered' series finale

EBONY BOWDEN SPOILERS: The legal drama was praised during its run for challenging female stereotypes, but its appears the finale has come up short.

Ripper Street, the crime drama that literally came back from the dead

Robert Wainwright The Victorian-era whodunit is back with more twists and turns than ever.

Pamela Rabe: from Wentworth's Freak to heart of Tennessee Williams' fragile clan

ANDREW STEPHENS A towering dramatic presence brings a fresh perspective to a classic take on family dynamics.

Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman sorry about cliffhanger at the end of season six

ANDREW STEPHENS It was a risky move for The Walking Dead: a season finale cliffhanger in which a major character dies, but we haven't a clue which one. Even the actors claim they are in the dark.

Outback horror classic: Has Mick Taylor met his match in Wolf Creek's TV offshoot?

SARAH THOMAS TV series Wolf Creek turns the cult horror films inside out.

Game of Thrones: Jon Snow 'twist' magnifies flaws and staleness

CRAIG MATHIESON SPOILER ALERT What was once shocking is now crude, and what was once thrilling is now merely satisfying.

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Game of Thrones season six, episode two: Jon Snow's fate is revealed, internet goes crazy

PETER VINCENT First we couldn't quite believe Jon Snow was dead, then we couldn't see how he could survive, but now we know.

When The Good Wife ends, so too will a seven-year-long ritual of TV viewing

James Croot and Melinda Houston Time to farewell the great storylines and dream cast of a favourite show.

Titus Welliver tells why he and Harry Bosch are not as mean as they can seem

David Dale Titus Welliver says the intensity of his character in the TV series Bosch can give a negative impression.

It's complicated: Jane Fonda on return of Grace and Frankie

MICHAEL IDATO At first glance the set up of Grace and Frankie seemed like a comedy writ large from the modern world's sexual revolution but as season one unfurled it demonstrated a pathos which is hard to capture.