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Friday, 7 November 2025

Pluribus is high-concept, low-speed science fiction

Plus: Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair gives camp a bad name, while Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter is simple, silly and lovely

Michael Shannon in Death by Lightning

Michael Shannon in Death by Lightning

Death by Lightning

(Netflix)

Period drama boasting a strong cast. Michael Shannon portrays US president James A Garfield, who is assassinated by Charles J Guiteau, played by Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen.

Squid Game: The Challenge

(Netflix)

Return of the real-life gameshow version of the South Korean dystopian drama in which 456 contestants  compete to win $4.56m. Roll up for plastic pigs full of loot, childlike games and existential despair.

Empire with David Olusoga

(BBC Two)

Historian David Olusoga, recently seen in The Celebrity Traitors, presents his latest docuseries: an in-depth exploration of the British Empire, going back to the 16th century.

Photographs by Apple TV/Disney/Larry Horricks/Netflix

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