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• Gothic, novel

  From Tim Burton’s gothic direction to casting that is absolutely perfect (Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia!), this series focusing on the creepy clan’s daughter is an utter joy, writes Joel Golby.

• Reach for the sky

  Hugo Blick’s revelatory series is a gorgeous, glorious new take on the old west — a lawless land where no-one can hear you, or anyone in your way, scream, writes Lucy Mangan.

• Aspotofderring-do

  This show about the formation of the SAS — from the brains behind Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight — is big, brash, witty and packed with energy. It’s basically Khaki Blinders, reckons Rebecca Nicholson.

• A freaky Halloween treat

  Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi and a weird unblinking little boy are superb in this timely horror — which has all the creepy components to be essential viewing, Joel Golby reports.

• Mystery within a mystery

  Magpie Murders has everything you want in a British ‘‘whodunit’’, writes Robert Lloyd.

• Scared shirtless

  Not even Charlie Hunnam constantly taking his top off can save Apple TV+’s new thriller Shantaram, writes Rebecca Nicholson.

• Standing the heat

  Flawless, propulsive show The Bear, about a talented chef overhauling his chaotic family sandwich joint, is the perfect dish, reckons Lucy Mangan.

• Still got it

  Jeff Bridges plays an ex-CIA agent who has been in hiding for decades. Now, he’s paranoid old enemies are out to get him. Are they? Of course!, discovers Rebecca Nicholson.

• The actually dark side

  New Star Wars show Andor seems to have realised a concept many fans have been clamouring for for a long time — Star Wars for grown-ups. Jack Seale rolls around in all the grit.

• Screen Queen

  Be it her calming speech in lockdown, or her landmark decision to televise her coronation, the Queen embraced TV in a way that helped her connect to her subjects, writes Mark Lawson.

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• Firingbackup

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• Boldly going

  The latest Star Trek show, Strange New Worlds, is a spin-off of a show set in the past of a future, a prequel to both an unused pilot and a double episode of television that aired over 50 years ago. Confused? USA Today has the rundown....

• Noteasybeinggreen

  The latest product off the end of the Marvel production line is not exactly subtle, but that’s no barrier to it being a fun time, writes Lucy Mangan....

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  What is real, and what isn’t? Karl Puschmann loses track as he follows comedian Nathan Fielder down an increasingly mind-bending spiral in Fielder’s new reality (?) show The Rehearsal....