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Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

9 July 2025

Foundation's new series is full of new characters and dramatic potential. But instead of mining those rich seams, too many plotlines have become shallow and absurd. It's hard to see a good show go bad, says Bethan Ackerley
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Black Mirror returns full of delights and disappointments

16 April 2025

Black Mirror's new season is a mixed bag, ranging from a sublimely plotted romp to one of the worst episodes to date. And it's still playing fast and loose with its sci-fi concepts, finds Bethan Ackerley
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Rediscover The OA, a TV show with echoes of late director David Lynch

5 March 2025

The death of David Lynch, who shaped decades of film and TV, is bound to hurt. Rediscovering a show called The OA helps, with its Twin Peaks-style echoes of small-town US and other Lynchian themes, says Bethan Ackerley
My Husband, the Cyborg

Documentary-maker films the fallout as her husband opts to be a cyborg

12 February 2025

Scott chooses to be a cyborg by implanting a piece of tech that vibrates whenever he faces north; Susanna copes by filming the effects on their marriage. Is this what modern love looks like?
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The best sci-fi TV shows of all time, according to ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ

1 January 2025

We asked our writers to pick their favourite science fiction television series. Here are the results, from Battlestar Galactica to Futurama
Netflix handout still: Supacell. SUPACELL is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

The best science fiction TV shows of 2024

4 December 2024

From an Earth that has become a nuclear wasteland to one threatened by extraterrestrials, there was some standout sci-fi TV in 2024. Our columnist Bethan Ackerley reveals her top five shows
Netflix handout still: Supacell. SUPACELL is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends new superhero drama Supacell

11 September 2024

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