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John Rothman as Mortimer Sackler, Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler, Sam Anderson as Raymond Sackler in Painkiller, surrounded by a brass band (Credit: Keri Anderson/Netflix)

Who stars in Painkiller - and what should you watch them in next?

John Rothman as Mortimer Sackler, Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler, Sam Anderson as Raymond Sackler in Painkiller, surrounded by a brass band (Credit: Keri Anderson/Netflix)

Who stars in Painkiller - and what should you watch them in next?

babirye bukilwa as Vanessa in Dreaming Whilst Black, smiling (Credit: Domizia Salusest/BBC/Big Deal Films)

Exclusive babirye bukilwa discusses BBC Three comedy Dreaming Whilst Black

A composite image of a streaming library landing page blurring into a black and white image of an elderly couple watching television, with a cyan and magenta wave through the middle (Credit: NationalWorld Graphics)

Broadcast TV might be struggling, but streaming can’t live without it Alex Moreland

Ukweli Roach as Jack Caffrey in Wolf (Credit: BBC/Hartswood Films Ltd/Simon Ridgway)

A guide to the cast of BBC One crime drama Wolf

Dani Moseley as Amy and Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in Dreaming Whilst Black (Credit: BBC/Big Deal Films/Anup Bhatt)

Exclusive Dani Moseley: ‘Dreaming Whilst Black isn't a show, it's a movement’

Ukweli Roach as Jack Caffrey in Wolf (Credit: BBC/Hartswood Films Ltd/Simon Ridgway)

A guide to the cast of BBC One crime drama Wolf

John DiMaggio as Bender in Futurama S11, typing on a typewriter in a small office with a WRITERS ROOM sign affixed on the door (Credit: Hulu)

John DiMaggio on Futurama S11: ‘It’s like riding a bike, you know?’

Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in Dreaming Whilst Black, his head in the clouds (Credit: BBC/Big Deal Films/Seye Isikalu)

Adjani Salmon on his BBC Three comedy Dreaming Whilst Black

Ella Lily Hyland as Justine Pierce and Harmony Rose Bremner as Renee Okoye in Fifteen-Love, talking over a fence (Credit: Sally Mais/Amazon Prime Studios)

Jess Darrow, Harmony Rose Bremner and Tom Varey introduce Fifteen-Love

Ella Lily Hyland as Justine Pierce and Aidan Turner as Glenn Lapthorne in Fifteen-Love, exchanging a tennis ball (Credit: Rob Youngson/Amazon Prime Studios)

Aidan Turner and Ella Lily Hyland on Amazon Prime Video’s Fifteen-Love

A rally held by actors in June 2008 ahead of contract negotiations between the SAG and the AMPTP (Credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Analysis The four key reasons why actors voted in favour of a strike

L-R: Mo Ryan, pictured outdoors; the front cover of Burn It Down (Credit: RoGina Williams-Montgomery; Harper Collins)

Exclusive Maureen Ryan on Burn It Down, Hollywood’s toxic culture, and more

Vivian Oparah as Stink, Leah McNamara as Tara, Yasmin Monet Prince as Ruth, and Isidora Fairhurst as Nessi in Then You Run, laughing together (Credit: Sky)

Exclusive Behind the scenes with the cast of Sky’s new thriller Then You Run

Ben Chanan in the foreground. Behind him, the key art for Then You Run, depicting Isidorah Fairhurst as Nessi, Yasmin Monet Prince as Ruth, Leah McNamara as Tara, and Vivian Oparah as Stink (Credit: Getty Images; Sky)

Exclusive Writer Ben Chanan introduces his new Sky Max thriller Then You Run

Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike and Rebecca Romijn as First Officer Una Chin-Riley in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Credit: Paramount+)

Exclusive Anson Mount and Rebecca Romijn talk Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Secret Invasion, stood next to a wall of clocks (Credit: Marvel Studios)

Explainer Every Marvel film to rewatch before Secret Invasion
If you don't know your Skrulls from your SHIELD agents, here's your guide to what to watch and what to rewatch before Marvel's Secret Invasion begins on Disney+
Alex Moreland

David Tennant as Alexander Litvinenko. Picture: ©ITV Studios for ITVX.

Litvinenko cast: who stars in ITV true crime drama with David Tennant?

Annie Murphy as Joan, Josh Hartnett as David, and Myha'la as Pia in Black Mirror S6. A cracked glass overlay is across the three images (Credit: Netflix/NationalWorld Graphics)

Explainer All the Easter eggs and references in Black Mirror Season 6

Josh Hartnett as David Ross in Black Mirror 6x3 Beyond the Sea, wearing an orange jumpsuit and sitting in a spaceship, surrounded by switches and dials (Credit: Nick Wall/Netflix)

A guide to the cast of Black Mirror’s Season 6 episode Beyond the Sea

Tom Holland as Danny and Sasha Lane as Ariana in The Crowded Room (Credit: Apple TV+)

Explainer A guide to the cast of Apple TV+ thriller The Crowded Room

Youssef Kerkour as Sam and Katherine Parkinson as Anna in Significant Other, wearing hospital gowns and sat on a park bench (Credit: ITV)

Exclusive Katherine Parkinson and Youssef Kerkour talk Significant Other

SAG-AFTRA members attend a picket in support of striking WGA members in May 2023 (Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Explainer Hollywood directors reach a new deal that makes a strike less likely

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso Season 3 (Credit: Apple TV+)

How Ted Lasso dropped the ball in its final season

Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent, Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard, and Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso (Credit: Apple TV+)

Ted Lasso Season 3 ending explained for each character

Sofia Black-D'Elia as Sam Fink in Single Drunk Female, leaning on a kitchen counter (Credit: Freeform/Danny Delgado)

Exclusive Sofia Black-D’Elia on Single Drunk Female and new Season 2 challenges

Myha'la Herald as Harper Stern in Industry; Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy in Succession; Richard Gere as Max Finch in MotherFatherSon (Credit: HBO/BBC)

9 shows to watch after Succession ends, from Industry to Bad Sugar

Justine Lupe as Willa Ferreyra, Alan Ruck as Connor Roy, Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy, Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy, and Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy in Succession, watching old footage of their father (Credit: HBO)

Explainer Succession finale ending for each character explained
A full explanation of how the Succession finale ended, for those who want to leave the series with open eyes
Alex Moreland

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy in Succession Season 4 Episode 10 'With Open Eyes', holding a piece of tape (Credit: HBO)

How Succession will end - NationalWorld’s theories and predictions

Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy in Succession Season 4 episode 9 'Church and State', avoiding entering his father's mausoleum (Credit: HBO)

Succession review: Kieran Culkin’s crowning moment, if not Roman’s

A simplified version of the Roy family tree, indicating that Logan is the father of Connor, Kendall, Roman, and Shiv (Credit: HBO/NationalWorld Graphics/Kim Mogg)

Explainer Succession family tree: how are the Roys related to each other?

Suranne Jones as Becca in Maryland (Credit: ITV)

A guide to the cast of Maryland and what to watch them in next

Lenny Rush, Kate Winslet, and Anne-Marie Duff with their BAFTAs after the 2023 TV BAFTA ceremony (Credit: Getty Images)

The 2023 BAFTAs: deserving wins, big shocks and one embarrassing award Alex Moreland

L-R: Jessica Henwick as Nymeria Sand; Kit Harrington as Jon Snow; Steve Toussaint as the Sea Snake Corlys Velaryon (Credit: HBO)

Game of Thrones: every upcoming spinoff after House of the Dragon

Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, and Susanna Fogel being interviewed about A Small Light by NationalWorld (Credit: Disney+)

Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, and Susanna Fogel discuss A Small Light

David Weil being interviewed about Citadel by NationalWorld (Credit: Amazon Prime Video)

Citadel writer David Weil on Amazon's spy thriller: 'It's a symphony'

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Joe Russo being interviewed about Citadel by NationalWorld (Credit: Amazon Prime Video)

Exclusive interview: Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Joe Russo on Citadel

Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in Netflix's The Diplomat; Sophie Rundle as Laura Simmonds in Alibi's The Diplomat (Credit: Netflix/UK TV)

Analysis Which series called The Diplomat is better – Netflix’s or Alibi’s?

A crudely drawn snowman, underneath the words "Hello Mr Police", in The Snowman (Credit: Universal/Working Title)

Explainer I Gave You All The Clues: behind the scenes on The Snowman

Writers Guild of America members and supporters picket in front of NBC studios during the 2008 strike (Credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Analysis TV and film writers have voted to strike - what will happen next?

Ronald Gladden in the jury box in Jury Duty, surrounded by other jurors (Credit: Amazon Freevee)

Nicholas Hatton on Jury Duty, finding Ronald Gladden, and more

Left: Anna Winger. Right: Deleila Piasko as Lisa Fittko, Ralph Amoussou as Paul Kandjo, Lucas Englander as Albert Hirschmann, Gillian Jacobs as Mary-Jayne Gold, and Cory Michael Smith as Varian Fry in Transatlantic (Credit: Netflix)

Anna Winger on Netflix's Transatlantic, writing with levity, and more

Naomi Alderman, Raelle Tucker, and Toni Collette at the New York premiere of The Power, in greyscale against a pinkwash background (Credit: Alyssa Greenberg/Prime Video/NationalWorld Graphics)

The Power: behind the scenes on Amazon's Naomi Alderman drama

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy in Succession Season 3, hands raised as if to show he's unarmed (Credit: HBO)

Succession Season 3 recap: was Waystar Royco sold to GoJo?

Christina Ricci as Misty, Steven Krueger as Ben Scott, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty, Tawny Cypress as Taissa, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa, Juliette Lewis as Natalie, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, Sophie Nelisse as Shauna, Ella Purnell as Teen Jackie and Warren Kole as Jeff Sadecki in Yellowjackets (Credit: Brendan Meadows/SHOWTIME)

Yellowjackets is back - here's a recap of where we left each character

Richie Campbell as DS Glenn Branson and John Simm as DI Roy Grace in Grace S3, stood against a soft green background (Credit: ITV)

John Simm and Richie Campbell on returning for Grace Series 3

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso Season 2, pointing right at you (Credit: Apple TV+)

Ted Lasso season 2 ending recap: what you need to know before season 3

Serena Manteghi behind the scenes during filming of The Diplomat (Credit: World Productions / UKTV)

Serena Manteghi on The Diplomat Series 2 and her favourite roles

Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Was Daisy Jones & The Six inspired by Fleetwood Mac?

A promotional image for The Mandalorian S3, depicting Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin in front of a yellow and green sky (Credit: Disney+)

The Mandalorian Series 3: what was the Great Purge of Mandalore?

David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy with Olivia Colman as DS Ellie Miller in Broadchurch, the iconic cliff face in the distance behind them (Credit: ITV/Kudos)

How well do you remember Broadchurch 10 years later?

Camila Morrone as Camila Dunne and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Sam Claflin and Camila Morrone on starring in Daisy Jones & The Six

Serena Manteghi as Alba Ortiz in The Diplomat (Credit: World Productions / UKTV)

Exclusive: Serena Manteghi on The Diplomat and filming in Barcelona

Charlotte Spencer as Nicki Jennings, Emun Elliot as Tony Brightwell, and Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce in The Gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)

Explainer Unbelievable true story behind BBC’s new crime drama The Gold

Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Kris Marshal as Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, and Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins in Beyond Paradise, stood around the Shipton Abbott harbour. They’re in black and white, with a light blue filter over the background (Credit: BBC / Red Planet Pictures / Todd Anthony / NationalWorld Graphics)

Beyond Paradise: behind the scenes on the Death in Paradise spinoff

Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce, Charlotte Spencer as Nikki Jennings, Dominic Cooper as Edwyn Cooper, Jack Lowden as Kenneth Noye, and Tom Cullen as John Palmer in The Gold, their faces reflected in bars of gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)

Explainer Meet the cast of The Gold - and where you’ve seen them before

Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Rita Ora, and Jonathan Ross in a promotional image for The Mased Singer 2023 (Credit: ITV/Bandicoot TV)

The Masked Singer 2023: who are the new characters under the mask?