Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

3 weeks ago | tvguide.com | Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries books have earned a dedicated following over the past few years, charming sci-fi fans with a sly twist on the killer robot trope. Structured around a series of spacefaring adventures, they star a cynical, autistic-coded cyborg who finds its human employers inconvenient and annoying. In Apple TV+'s new adaptation, Alexander Skarsgård flexes his underrated talent for offbeat comedy as the titular Murderbot, aka SecUnit.

3 weeks ago | bachtrack.com | Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

“I come from a long lineage in Broadway musicals,” composer Matthew Wilder tells me. “My father was a theatrical advertiser, his father was a theatrical advertiser, and I grew up front row centre watching musicals, everything from Oliver! To The Sound of Music to Man of La Mancha. These were all part of the fabric of influence for me.” His mother, meanwhile, was an opera singer – as is Wilder’s son, a career path that skipped a generation when Wilder went into rock music.

4 weeks ago | tvguide.com | Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

[Warning: The following contains spoilers up to Season 2, Episode 8 of Andor.]"I really always thought Syril is a victim of this ideology," said Andor's Kyle Soller, discussing his character Syril Karn's intense dedication to the Empire. "He is a villain, of course, but he's not your typical Star Wars villain — maybe because he has a little bit more heart. He's a victim of the ideology he so much wants to be rewarded by. Which doesn't reward heart, doesn't reward family and love and connection.

1 month ago | tvguide.com | Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Poker Face wears its Columbo influences on its sleeve, from its roster of famous guest stars to its "howcatchem" format, which introduces each episode's murderer before embarking on the resulting investigation. Cast as a successor to Peter Falk's quizzical L.A. detective, Natasha Lyonne's Charlie Cale is an amateur sleuth with an emphasis on the amateur — a chatty, colorfully dressed drifter who is currently on the run from the mob.

1 month ago | reactormag.com | Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Following an ominous Imperial prologue last week, our first glimpse of Ghorman centers on the main plaza of its capital city, representing a microcosm of the planet’s cultural identity. Surrounded by stylish cafes, hotels, and shopfronts, it’s the first port of call for offworld visitors, most of whom are here for Ghorman’s luxury textile industry. But as we learn in the opening scenes of episode four, this plaza is also a key location for public protest.