Low ratings, careerist contestants and influencer overload have done nothing to boost the show’s appeal, and yet it remains as watchable as ever. Plus, fire-breathers return in House of the Dragon

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

A disturbing documentary lifts the lid on the parasitical managers who prey on the adult platform’s content creators. Plus Jon Snow confronts his Alzheimer’s, and Nelson Mandela remembered

The film-maker has ensured the animation’s fifth instalment remains joyful and nostalgic in spite of a theme that reflects modern social anxieties

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

With his breakout hit, Obsession, breaking all records at the box office, the YouTuber turned film-maker is being hailed as the saviour of modern horror

Featuring posh-boy infighting and an overindulged Boris Johnson, Norma Percy’s docuseries feels unfinished and unserious. Plus, Alice and Steve is a ‘wrong-com’ gone wrong

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

Outstanding performances by Alan Cumming and David Morrissey underpin the writer’s portrait of rising bigotry. Plus, Cape Fear and The Vardys

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

The TV adaptation of James Graham’s play is a game of two halves, with a star lead player but miskicks elsewhere; plus Rafael Nadal profiled and Sam Campbell’s new sitcom

Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, an afternoon or a night out to spare

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

Former star of The Office is now one of the most influential figures in US television

Gussy Sakula Barry’s compelling documentary depicts the first likely trillionaire as a fragile tech bro Gatsby.

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

Jeff Pope’s prestige series on ‘black cab rapist’ John Worboys focuses on victims rather than sensationalising the criminal. Plus, the rompy return of Rivals

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming

Neil Forsyth’s new true crime thriller about Thatcher’s war on drugs is grittier than The Gold

The Observer’s TV critic Barbara Ellen on the best new shows airing and streaming