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Daniel Radliffe (left) in the original 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Dominic McLaughlin as the new Harry Potter in the TV series.

Five key plot points the new Harry Potter series should have (that the films didn’t)

The new teaser trailer has given fans hope that key parts of the novels will find new life in HBO Max’s upcoming series.

  • Kayla Olaya and Nell Geraets

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Alyla Browne stars in Whale Shark Jack.

This Aussie teen works with major film stars. Now she’s swimming with whale sharks

Alyla Browne hasn’t even started her final year of school, but she’s doing her own underwater stunts.

  • Bridget McManus
The cast of Jury Duty: Company Retreat, including Anthony Norman (far right), who plays the unsuspecting new “hero”.

Jury Duty was a word-of-mouth hit. Can it keep its high-wire act secret for season two?

The new season swaps the courtroom for a company retreat as it attempts to re-create the outlandish experience of season one.

  • Ethan Beck
Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn.

Hidden gems: 40 underappreciated movies to stream these Easter holidays

From action classics to musical rom-coms, these are the underseen and the misjudged movies ripe for rediscovery.

  • Craig Mathieson
Riz Ahmed (right) plays obscure actor Shah Latif, who flubs a screen test to become the new James Bond - but then the internet loses its mind over a Muslim 007.

Riz Ahmed’s ambitious Bond satire has a licence to thrill

This new series is a whiplash mix of satire and psychodrama, with great actors like Patrick Stewart and Rafe Spall in canny guest roles.

  • Craig Mathieson
School’s out: Heartbreak High’s core gang.

Heartbreak High has been a global hit. Does its final season make the grade?

School’s out in this third and final season of the phenomenally successful reboot of the ’90s classic.

  • Kylie Northover
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Hamish Macdonald travelled to the Philippines for his ABC documentary The Matter of Facts.

‘Facts are being challenged and undermined’: Hamish Macdonald on the biggest threat of our times

When the ABC journalist made headlines for quitting social media in 2021, he was, in many ways, ahead of the game.

  • Louise Rugendyke
New Zealand comedian Tom Sainsbury is the creator and star of true-crime parody series Small Town Scandal.

True crime has never been so daggy. This is NZ’s answer to Only Murders in the Building

Much like other awkward Kiwi comedies, Small Town Scandal will be an acquired taste, but it’s worth sticking with.

  • Meg Watson
What to stream this week (clockwise from bottom left): The Man in the High Castle; The Comeback; Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die; This Way Up; The Other Bennet Sister and The Madison.

What to stream this week: Michelle Pfeiffer saves The Madison, plus five more picks

The creator of Yellowstone has delivered a drama that is magical realism for traditional conservatives, with added fly-fishing.

  • Craig Mathieson
Tina Fey with the band Wet Leg on Saturday Night Live UK.

Yes, it was a risk, but Saturday Night Live UK was much better than it had any right to be

A quaver of Brit self-deprecation ran through the debut episode, which was hosted by Tina Fey and stacked with celebrities.

  • Benji Wilson