Alexis Gunderson

The doctor TV show trend isn't a coincidence. This wave of healthcare TV is the result of two major cultural movements colliding.

It’s only partly an exaggeration to say that Laci Mosley got me through the pandemic—or at least, through its early days. For pretty much that whole first year that we were all hunkered up alone at home, I found myself utterly incapable, for the…

Alexis Gunderson on Bringing the Little Told Story of Lady Jane Grey to the Screen “Right between the tits, every time!” If this doesn’t sound like the chatter you’d expect from the soundstage of a lavishly appointed Tudor-set period piece, you don’t…

We spent two days on the lavish, loving set of the new crime drama, experiencing the joy (and polyester) that defined its production. Photo Courtesy of MGM+ TV Features MGM Plus Last summer, when SAG-AFTRA workers joined their WGA siblings on strike…

There are too many streaming services. I know, I know. Hot take! But it’s been another hard year, so I figure, why not start out stating the obvious? And just as obvious: with so many streamers that it’s impossible for even the pros among us (hi) to…

The funniest picket sign I saw during the Writers Guild of America’s 148-day long strike came on Pretty Little Liars day, way back in mid-June. It was in the hands of actress Troian Bellisario and it read: “AI would have had me calling the cops……

This isn’t the exact note High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Disney+’s gleefully meta flagship teen musical dramedy, bowed out on when its final season hit the Mouse House streamer in early August, but that’s only because when human Golden…

Lit Hub supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Both unions ask that you amplify their message on social media, keep watching TV and film, and donate to the Entertainment Community Fund, which supports affected workers. * Spoilers ahead for Season 2!…

There is something soothing about watching television made wholly for a foreign audience. Not a foreign audience+Netflix. Not a foreign audience+PBS. Not a foreign audience+global cult comedy and/or sci-fi fans. Just, television not made with…

It’s no secret Teen TV had a massive glow-up this past decade. Between the rise of the serialized YA adaptation, the excesses of Peak TV, and the onslaught of the streaming era, we’ve landed at the start of a new decade with more quality teen-centric…

When we first started putting together our dedicated teen TV lists a couple of years ago, we were pleasantly shocked to discover that it was Hulu, of all the many, audience-hungry streamers out there, that boasted the most robust teen-centric…

Editors note: Some comments were edited for length and clarity. When the Writers Guild of America went on strike on Tuesday, May 2nd, authors were right there with them. Some joined the picket lines as card-carrying Guild members; some put projects…

Grand Crew. Since it premiered within a week of Abbott Elementary in December of 2021, it’s the show I’ve been telling everyone and their cousin to catch up on once they’re up to date with Janine and her fellow Philly teachers. I’ve even gone long on…

The 1970s are extremely hot in TV Land right now. The last couple years have seen the release of more than a half dozen '70s-set period pieces, from The Wonder Years to Minx to Daisy Jones and the Six, while the winking aesthetics of Rian Johnson’s…

It is an exceedingly grim time to be a woman on Earth. It’s grim for the young; it’s grim for the grown. It’s grim for Black women and Hispanic women and AAPI women. It’s grim for Indigenous women, and for women seeking asylum. It’s grim for poor…

One of two niche streaming services* dedicated to serving U.K. content to global audiences, BritBox comprises everything from the biggest contemporary hits to the most beloved classics from BBC and ITV eras past—plus Inside No. 9, which manages to be…

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our TV Rewind column! The Paste writers are diving into the streaming catalogue to discuss some of our favorite classic series as well as great shows we’re watching for the first time. Come relive your TV past with us, or…

Expansively adapted from the 2020 M.O. Walsh novel of the same name, The Big Door Prize is the kind of show that sneaks up on you. Not in drawing you into its premise: the idea of a mysterious, blue-lit butterfly machine that promises to reveal your…

If there’s one thing Gotham Knights wants to make sure its audience understands, it’s that Batman—a.k.a. Bruce Wayne—was The World’s Greatest Detective. The superlative is applied with earnest feeling at least once per episode, and said just like…

One of two niche streaming services* dedicated to serving U.K. content to global audiences, BritBox comprises everything from the biggest contemporary hits to the most beloved classics from BBC and ITV eras past—plus Inside No. 9, which manages to be…