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3 culture writers on what to watch this weekend

Jackson Weaver, Chris Murphy and Anne T. Donahue weigh in on the new season of The Crown, Nathan Fielder’s new series The Curse, and the new animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.

Jackson Weaver, Chris Murphy and Anne T. Donahue talk about three highly-anticipated series that have dropped

A still from season 6 of Netflix's drama series The Crown.
A still from season 6 of Netflix's drama series The Crown. (Netflix)

Looking for a recommendation of what TV show to stream this weekend? On this week's wrap panel, culture writers Jackson Weaver, Chris Murphy and Anne T. Donahue have you covered.

The story of Princess Diana's death has been so mythologized, I think they're wondering, 'What else can we do?' And what they do is they add a ghost.- Jackson Weaver, entertainment journalist

The panel weighs in on how the new season of The Crown handles Princess Diana's death, whether Nathan Fielder's latest series The Curse is the most uncomfortable television show of the year, and if the new animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off delivers for fans of the Toronto-based cult classic universe.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Panel produced by Nikky Manfredi.