2 w. ago From The Beast in Me to Jon Fosse’s Vaim: the week in rave reviews

Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys star in a taut psychological two-hander, and the Nobel prize winner delivers another miracle. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys merge their parallel lives for 'The Beast in Me'

Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys have teamed up for the first time in the new Netflix series "The Beast in Me."

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3 w. ago The Beast in Me review: A chilling thriller with some of the best acting of 2025

The Beast in Me is a psychological thriller starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys

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3 w. ago The Beast in Me cast from The Americans star to Pitch Perfect icon

The Beast in Me is a brand new thriller series on Netflix and it stars Matthew Rhys and Brittany Snow in the cast

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3 w. ago The Beast in Me review – Claire Danes’s astonishing new thriller is instant top–tier TV

This taut psychological two-hander between Danes and Matthew Rhys will surely win awards. You cannot look awayIt comes as a great surprise to learn that The Beast in Me is its creator, writer and executive producer Gabe Rotter’s first major work for the screen. Because it is, simply put, so very, very good. Even without two astonishing performances from the lead actors – Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys – the script, the sheer style and confidence of it all, would be things of beauty. But add what that pair are doing, and this clever, taut eight-part psychological thriller moves seamlessly into top-tier television.Danes plays Aggie Wiggs (Rotter may still have some work to do honing his naming skills), a writer who made her name with a book about her troubled relationship with her father. She is currently stuck on her next book, about the friendship between supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fellow judge but polar political opposite Antonin Scalia, not least because she ...

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3 w. ago Matthew Rhys returns to the London stage in Playing Burton at The Old Vic

Matthew Rhys returns to the London stage in Playing Burton at The Old Vic  ArtsHub UK

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3 w. ago Matthew Rhys reveals how Keri Russell reacted to his sinister husband role in The Beast in Me

‘“When she saw it, she was like, “This is tailor-made for you,”’ actor tells ‘The Independent’ at New York premiere

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4 w. ago The Beast in Me release date, cast, trailer and plot for chilling thriller

The Beast in Me is a new Netflix thriller series starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys - here's everything you need to know about the release date, cast, trailer and plot

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4 w. ago The Beast in Me release date, cast and trailer as Welsh star plays eerie lead

The Beast in Me is a new Netflix thriller series starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys - here's everything you need to know about the release date, cast, trailer and plot

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