CHARLIE BROOKER’S BLACK MIRROR
; Interview: Maybe Netflix Will Bump Me Off Now...:
Charlie Brooker: Black Mirror is shorthand for ‘that’s a bit f***ed up.’
Charlie Brooker is back with a new series of Black Mirror. This time he’s biting the hand that feeds him.
Even at 52, Charlie Brooker is television’s angry young man — now, in his first series of Black Mirror for four years, he’s taking on the streamer that made him the Mystic Meg of TV. (Excellent 2-page interview with portrait; smaller images of Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett in Beyond the Sea, and Annie Murphy and Salma Hayek in Joan Is Awful are also displayed; Charlie Brooker stars on a striking cover page)
KIERAN CULKIN & SUCCESSION
; Article: Secrets of a Reluctant Superstar:
The final series of Succession belongs to Kieran Culkin, whose family background is even more messed up than Roman’s.
He used to be overshadowed by his brother, Macaulay. Now he is the big hit in Succession, which ends tomorrow. Who is Kieran Culkin, the oddball genius behind the show’s Roman Roy? (Interesting 2-page article showing a large image of Kieran with the cast of Succussion superimposed over the top and a smaller photo of Culkin with his brother, Macaulay, in 1991)
SUCCESSION
; Review: Pick of the Week: It is normal to feel bereft when a beloved television series finishes, but, as with The Sopranos, the knowledge that Succession is hurtling to an end also brings a slight sense of relief along with the grief. Spending time with the Roy family has been intensely stressful ever since the first episode of Jesse Armstrong’s Shakespearean super-rich satire, their endless manoeuvring and internecine manipulation so draining, so exhausting, that it’s just as well as the spectacular dialogue hits you like a triple-jolt of executive caffeine.
While their moral decay is forever represented by the bag of dead racoons stuffed up the chimney of their summer house in series two, Succession has sustained its dark brilliance... (Glowing 1-page review of Succession; includes a large shot of Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin in action)
MILLY ALCOCK (The Crucible, Gielgud Theatre, London)
; Theatre: Interview:
House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock: ‘Matt Smith said he felt like a predator.’
The talented Australian actress says her life was upended by global TV fame — now she’s putting things right with her stage debut in The Crucible. (Candid ⅔-page interview with portrait; an additional image of Milly in House of the Dragon is shown on the contents page)
THE CLASS OF 23 (Rosy McEwen, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Rosie Sheehy, Conor Glean, Daniel Rock, Phoebe Horn, Claire Wetherall, Eben Figueiredo, Abiola Owokoniran, Benjamin Wilson, Chanel Waddock, William Robinson, Mirren Mack & Ralph Davis)
; Article with Short Interviews: Ian Charleson Awards:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Helen McCrory and Eddie Redmayne are all previous nominees of the Ian Charleson Awards.
A new generation of stars is born at this year’s awards, which celebrate Britain’s finest young actors. (Wonderful 2-page article with a portrait and short interview for each actor; includes a large group picture of twelve of the nominees)
