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Zombies, cannibals, bitchy witches and not-so-super heroes will all be invading your telly this year. Your best defence? A comfy sofa.

Instagram-surrealism, Jeffrey Campbell Litas, custom-made drugs and finding new ways to entertain ourselves: our favourite Substack writers more weigh in on the future of everything.

Meet the actors, musicians, and designers looking to leave their mark this year.

Call sheet: From Moonlight acclaim to a lead role in Whitney biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, the path to becoming a critical darling has never looked so chic.

The five best non-lead TV actors of 2022 #5: The youngest sibling in Sharon Horgan’s firecracker ensemble dramedy had us crushing in all the right ways.

The five best non-lead TV characters of 2022 #4: One half of the local duo that indisputably won the second series of the mega HBO show, Mia made getting everything you ever wanted look easy.

The five best non-lead TV characters of 2022 #3: In a cast full of weirdos, misfits and psychopaths, this queen bee proved that bitches have hearts, too.

The five best non-lead TV characters of 2022 #2: He’s got one eye, hates his family, has an appetite for revenge and rides the biggest dragon in Westeros. No pressure, then, for the actor playing him.

Because sometimes a sensible plotline just doesn’t hit the spot.

The five best non-lead TV characters of 2022 #1: Chef’s kiss for the restaurant manager played by an IRL sandwich connoisseur. At least he’s the show's lead asshole.

The dream may be over, but Morocco provided a captivating World Cup journey – brought to life by the mega celebrations of its fans.

Call Sheet: the teenage star of His Dark Materials talks abusive onscreen parents and entering the Star Wars universe with The Acolyte.

The young Londoner spent two years, naked and blue, filming James Cameron’s epic sequel. This is The Way of Water, and the way of building an acting career from teenage dreams.

My Media Diet: In her debut novel, Allie Rowbottom unpicks what longing for synthetic beauty can do to a person’s psyche. Here’s what the author – who’s well acquainted with Instagram’s dark underbelly – gets up to online.

Sam Levinson’s upcoming show The Idol touts itself as “the sleaziest love story in all of Hollywood”. But in the year of Blonde, Pam & Tommy and a post-Roe United States, any story that claims to be the pinnacle of sleaze faces stiff – no pun intended – competition.

Bored of the usual suspects? We’ve ranked the best crap-but-loveable Christmas films, from Netflix to Disney+.

He has a gig in Amazon Prime’s blockbuster The Lord of the Rings series, a blossoming music career and a pair of brand-new, 100 per cent precious Prada shoes. Pays to be slap bang in Middle-earth, eh?

Call Sheet: With the hit Netflix show Manifest coming to an end, 21-year-old actor Luna Blaise is ready for her next challenge.

From Glass Onion and The Menu to Triangle of Sadness, right now, there's only one message (ironically) coming out of Hollywood: rich people are bad.

For the first time ever, breaking is set to feature in Paris’ 2024 Olympics. We caught up with Demierre on TikTok virality, the sport’s thriving community and this year’s Red Bull BC One championship.

With the raunchy humour of Call Her Daddy, 28-year-old Alex Cooper is changing the world of podcasting. Here’s how the relationship sexpert and celebrity confidante created a business that’s worth £52 million (!) to Spotify.

In the mood for more morbid telly after bingeing Jenna Ortega’s hit Netflix series? We’ve got you covered.

Taking over The London EDITION’s fancy lobby, the artist and living sculptor has gone all out for Yuletide festivities.