The Best TV Shows of 2024 December 03, 2024
It’s that time of year again, when Vulture’s critics embark on our messiest annual tradition: the finalization of our Top 10 lists. Here are the best shows of 2024, according to TV critics Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, Jackson McHenry, and Kathryn VanAr...
The Biggest Opportunity of My Life December 03, 2024
This spring, I applied to compete on a British TV show. Having read accounts of reality TV casting, I was prepared for multiple grueling rounds of taped interviews. The first interview was a phone call, which lasted five minutes, and centered on my v...
The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) July 17, 2024
If Peak TV officially plateaued last year, then 2024 has been a window into what the medium’s future might look like: fewer shows, potentially fewer streaming services, and a return to cable-style bundles. But even as the industry continues to contra...
Lena Dunham’s Change of Pace July 11, 2024
On a recent sun-dappled afternoon, I met the thirty-eight-year-old writer, director, and actress Lena Dunham at a brasserie called Soutine, in London, not far from her home in North London. “This place is like my out-of-house office,” Dunham said, as...
The Limits of Liberation July 09, 2024
“Fantasy love,” claimed Andy Warhol, “is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting…Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets anyway.” He lamented that social and scientific progress led to b...
The Most Anticipated 2024 TV Shows January 04, 2024
As we fire up our SAD lamps and prepare to weather the coldest, grayest months of the year, it's comforting to look ahead to the shows that will keep us company as we trundle towards spring (and beyond).2024 is already shaping up to deliver some gems...