I wish I knew how to quit You: our writers’ favourite TV hate-watches

Which shows are so bad they’re addictive? From You, to Made in Chelsea and the hideously self-unaware The Newsroom

It’s rare for a show with so few redeeming features to become a hit, and yet Netflix’s You has done just that, with tens of millions of viewers following the disturbing exploits of Penn Badgley’s holier-than-thou-drifter, and the beautiful female objects of his obsession. Joe Goldberg is a Nice Guy, so nice in fact that he owns a huge glass cage in which he traps anyone who stands in between him and his sociopathic whims. He worms his way into the life of his first victim, Beck, by stalking her on social media. It’s the kind of plot that could, in a more serious production, scare viewers into not diarising their movements on Instagram, but – told from Joe’s perspective – becomes something more akin to a Joker-esque incel manifesto.

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Hulu’s 9/11 drama ‘The Looming Tower’ covers prior tensions

Hulu's upcoming 9/11 drama, "The Looming Tower," might make you question whether you want to watch a show about how we failed to stop one of the deadliest days in U.S. history. But the outcome doesn't diminish the drama, according to Dan Futterman, showrunner for the 10-episode series that premieres Feb. 28 on the streaming service.