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Sean Bean looking into the distance with a pair of binoculars

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Conquest in Invincible season 3 in a white super suit with large buildings behind him

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Close-up of Lucy Letby being interviewed by police.

Netflix confirms Investigation of Lucy Letby documentary

Kratos staring at Atreus in an icy landscape in God of War: Ragnarök.

Emmerdale and Boots star confirmed for major villain role in God of War TV series

Sophie Turner stood in a group in an office, with her arms raised, and a scared expression on her face. She's wearing a blue shirt

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Alan Carr wearing a beige jacket and smiling in a brown room.

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Streaming

Holly Hunter stars in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy; in this scene, Captain Nahla Ake sits in her chair on the USS Athena's piloting deck

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Alex Horne sitting on Greg Davies's lap, looking thrilled, and Greg is sitting on the Taskmaster throne. The backdrop is bright red.

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Walker Scobell as Percy and Leah Jeffries as Annabeth in Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 3

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Mia McKenna-Bruce in Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, wearing a striped top and speaking on an old-fashioned telephone.

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Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods in Elle lying on her bed wearing pink clothes and holding a pink cord phone to her ear.

Legally Blonde prequel series finally gets release date confirmed – with added good news for Elle Woods fans

Ashton Kutcher as The Corporation in The Beauty, wearing a dark suit and sunglasses and stood in front of a helicopter.

The Beauty release schedule: When is episode 4 on Disney Plus?

Soaps

EastEnders airs surprise early return for major character after 10 years in BBC iPlayer release

A stylised image of five horizontal segments showing Emmerdale's Paddy Kirk, Rhona Goskirk, Marlon Dingle, Laurel Thomas, and Ross Barton, with the figure of Ray Walters forming the background to all combined.

Who killed Ray Walters in Emmerdale? All the suspects' movements revealed

A smiling Carla leading Lisa outside with white decorations around them in Coronation Street

Coronation Street's Carla Connor and Lisa Swain's future takes surprise turn in ITVX release

Entertainment

Nigella Lawson, wearing a black t-shirt and white jacket.

Nigella Lawson tipped to replace Prue Leith on The Great British Bake Off after judge quits

The cast of The Traitors season 4 stood in a row in a green filled with circus furniture.

The Traitors season 4 cast: Confirmed line-up of faithfuls and traitors

Stephen and Jade reaching over to Jack at the breakfast table.

Who left The Traitors season 4? All murdered and banished contestants

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Drama

Manchester United players celebrating with the Champions League trophy in 1999.

Manchester United tipped for The Crown-style drama series about club's history

A crowded indoor setting where a group of people stand close together, many holding smartphones up in the air while also raising their hands. The people appear tense or concerned, dressed in office-style clothing, with large windows and screens in the background suggesting a workplace or public building. A green “RT Exclusive” label appears in the bottom-right corner of the image.

Steal creator reveals unsettling real-life inspiration behind Sophie Turner Prime Video heist thriller

A woman walks alone through a wooded area, her expression solemn. She wears a brown coat over a red top and trousers, with fallen leaves covering the ground beneath her feet and a mossy rock face rising behind her in soft, dappled light.

After the Flood's Sophie Rundle teases potential third season

Sci-fi

Mirelle Enos in For All Mankind, wearing a red beret and red and black uniform.

For All Mankind season 5 release date confirmed with new first look and The Killing reunion

Doctor Who star Carole Ann Ford smiling at the camera with a space-inspired backdrop

Doctor Who's Carole Ann Ford reveals "emotional" reaction to David Bradley’s William Hartnell

Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor in Doctor Who, wearing a white shirt and trousers and stood in the TARDIS.

Doctor Who director says "something went wrong" with Disney deal: "It wasn't a better show with more money"

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Comedy

Riz Ahmed as Shah Latif and Guz Khan as Zulfi in Bait, stood together in a grand hall. Zulfi is wearing a hoodie and Shah is wearing a tuxedo.

Riz Ahmed auditions for James Bond 007 role in first look at new comedy - as release date confirmed

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant laughing.

Stephen Merchant responds to whether he'd work with Ricky Gervais again - and which classic comedy they would never revive

(L-R) Mandip Gill, Dawn French, Mark Heap and Craig Roberts star in Can You Keep a Secret? Their characters are sat around a large duffle bag filled with cash

How Dawn French sitcom Can You Keep a Secret? tackles illness stories in a very different way

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Documentaries

Gordon Ramsay in Being Gordon Ramsay. He is wearing white and sat at a dinner table. There is a woman wearing a green dress stood next to him with her arm around him, a man in a hard hat stood the other side, a child crawling across the table, and various other people stood in the background talking and walking.

Netflix's Being Gordon Ramsay documentary finally gets release date confirmed with first look trailer

Francis Bourgeois stood in a space suit holding a helmet, smiling ahead with one hand on his hip.

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An image of Elizabeth Smart, smiling ahead with her back turned slightly.

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Freddie Draper, in red and white Lincoln City football kit, smiles and raises both fists in celebration.

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Rodri and Antoine Semenyo discuss behind a cupped hand wearing sky blue Man City shirts

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Igor Jesus, in red and white Nottingham Forest football kit, chases a bouncing football on the pitch at the City Ground.

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Youssef Chermiti, in blue Rangers football kit, gives a thumbs up as he watches play on the pitch at Ibrox.

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