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Daniel Fienberg

Chief Television Critic

Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg joined The Hollywood Reporter in 2015. A former president of the Television Critics Association, Fienberg also hosts THR's weekly television podcast, TV's Top 5, with Lesley Goldberg. If that's not enough Fienberg content, subscribe to THR's Now See This newsletter, which offers recommendations, reminders and silly puns every Friday afternoon.

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‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’ Review: Peacock’s Thoughtful Limited Series Is a Refreshing Corrective to Ryan Murphy-Style Sensationalism

Patrick Macmanus' miniseries features Michael Chernus as the serial killer who murdered and raped dozens of young men in 1970s Chicago.

‘The Last Frontier’ Review: Jason Clarke in an Alaska-Set Apple TV+ Western Throwback That Goes From Fun to Tedious in a Hurry

A plane full of inmates — with one special prisoner — goes down in the wilderness, sparking a manhunt, in this 10-episode thriller.

‘Boots’ Review: Netflix’s Gay Marines Dramedy Is an Odd, Entertaining Mix of Discrimination Exposé and Recruitment Ad

Perhaps Norman Lear's last production credit, the eight-episode adaptation of 'The Pink Marine' features Miles Heizer as a teen learning about himself in basic training.

‘Red Alert’ Review: Paramount+ Israeli Drama Offers a Taut, Effectively Manipulative Depiction of the October 7 Terror Attacks

Lior Chefetz created and directed the series, which focuses on a handful of stories of tragedy and heroism in the midst of Hamas' attack on Israel.

‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Review: Ben Stiller Reflects on His Parents’ Stardom, Their Marriage and His Own Career in a Touching Documentary

Premiering at the New York Film Festival before its Apple TV+ debut, the film sees the director celebrating his famous mom and dad and pondering how he learned — or failed to learn — from them.

‘Mr. Scorsese’ Review: Apple TV+ Docuseries Offers an Entertaining, if Standard, Overview of a Legendary Filmmaker

Premiering at the New York Film Festival, Rebecca Miller's five-hour project traces the 'Raging Bull' director's life and career from priestly aspirations to Oscar-winning greatness.

‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Review: Charlie Hunnam Dons Frilly Undergarments and Flesh Masks for Netflix’s Trashy Takedown of True Crime and Those Who Love It

Focusing on the figure who inspired 'Psycho,' 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and more, the latest installment in the anthology series also features Laurie Metcalf and Tom Hollander.

‘Chad Powers’ Review: Glen Powell’s Hulu Football Comedy Is a Disappointingly Conventional Farce With a Late-Game Hail Mary

Created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the series finds a washed-up quarterback donning a silly disguise to mount a comeback.

‘Wayward’ Review: Toni Collette Plays the Founder of a Mysterious School for Troubled Teens in Mae Martin’s Intriguing Netflix Tease

Martin and Sarah Gadon play a couple arriving in a small Vermont town that's home to a cultish boarding school in this eight-parter.

‘Hotel Costiera’ Review: Jesse Willams in a Breezy Amazon Mystery That Offers Beautiful People, Beautiful Views and No Risk of Investment

The 'Grey's Anatomy' veteran leads the six-episode dramedy as a hotel fixer on the Amalfi Coast who handles issues like kidnapped dogs, missing spouses and bureaucratic red tape.

‘Black Rabbit’ Review: Jude Law and Jason Bateman Lead Netflix’s Blandly Bleak Antihero Drama

Mix 'The Bear,' 'Uncut Gems' and a lot of 'Ozark' and you get this eight-part limited series about two bumbling brothers trying to set things right in Brooklyn.

Critic’s Notebook: A Flat Nate Bargatze and a Failed Time-Saving Gag Upstage Worthy Winners at the Emmy Awards

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America had a roller-coaster night as 'The Pitt,' 'The Studio' and 'Adolescence' dominated.