Jasmine Valentine

Jasmine Valentine

Streaming Staff Writer

As TechRadar's latest Streaming Staff Writer, Jasmine comes with five years of experience across various outlets and entertainment genres. Starting as a freelancer for small-scale film festivals, she's since had national and international bylines, including Radio Times, Stylist, Metro UK, Yahoo!, The Daily Beast, Total Film, Paste magazine and iNews. She also is the former Editor-in-Chief of FILMHOUNDS Magazine, getting stars such as Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn for exclusive interviews while planning and commissioning content for bi-monthly print issues. You'll most likely find her and her massive glasses at a junket or screening for her next favourite movie, talking about Carol (2015) or obsessively binging whichever TV show Nicole Kidman's debuting a new wig in. When she's not covering TV and movies, she'll be working on her debut novel and poetry collection.

Articles by: Jasmine Valentine

Parker Posey talks to Jason Isaacs

The White Lotus season 4: cast, location reveal and everything we know so far about the return of the hit HBO series

By Becca Caddy last updated

The White Lotus season 4 is officially happening – let’s speculate about who's dying, who's lying, and where we’re flying.

Carey Mulligan looks in the mirror at surgery marks on her face

Beef season 2 is the dumbest new Netflix show in years — but I can't stop laughing at these wildly inappropriate cultural Easter eggs

By Jasmine Valentine published

Let's face it — Beef season 2 is an incredibly stupid Netflix show. But its niche cultural references are absolutely hilarious.

Josh and Lindsey look horrified out of a window

Beef season 2 ending explained: everything that happened in the hit Netflix series' explosive and unhinged finale

By Jasmine Valentine published

So... what on Earth was that? While it's nothing like the first Netflix season, Beef season 2 ending is just as explosive.

Kathy Bates as Matlock and Nathan Fillion as John Nolan

5 nail-biting crime dramas on cable TV that you've definitely missed — but there's still a way to stream them

By Jasmine Valentine published

Don't dismiss these gripping crime dramas on cable TV just because we're in the streaming service era — especially when there's an easy way to combine the two.

Three pirates stand on a boat looking out to sea

Black Sails is leaving Netflix this week — but you can stream the greatest pirate TV show of all time somewhere else for free

By Jasmine Valentine published

It almost goes without saying that Black Sails is the best pirate TV show of all time. But while it's leaving Netflix, you can still stream it for free.

Nicola Coughlan steps out of a car

'There is a romance to platonic love': Big Mood season 2 star Nicola Coughlan on why female friendship in new Channel 4 series needs Bridgerton fan treatment

By Jasmine Valentine published

Exclusive Big Mood season 2 arrives back on the small screen this week — and Nicola Coughlan agrees on the need for Bridgerton-style energy with this chaotic female friendship.

Michelle Pfeiffer looks at something across her cabin porch

The Madison season 3 gets renewed by Paramount+ just weeks after the Taylor Sheridan show's debut — and I think it means good news for season 2's release window

By Jasmine Valentine published

The Madison season 3 renewal is hardly a surprise after astonishing Paramount+ viewing figures — and it could mean good news for season 2.

Maysilee Donner looks at something offscreen

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping trailer reminds me even more of the most deranged horror movie of the 21st century

By Jasmine Valentine last updated

The new trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is a masterclass in fan lip service — but it's reminding me of something else entirely.

The cast of Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair pose together

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair season 2 needs to happen — but not the underwhelming version creators have already teased

By Jasmine Valentine published

I want Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair season 2 as much as the next person — just not the kind creators are already proposing.

Deborah and Ava stare at something offscreen

What is the release date for Hacks season 5 episode 2 on HBO Max?

By Jasmine Valentine published

Deborah started planning her comeback, selling out Madison Square Garden. But when does Hacks season 5 episode 2 drop on HBO Max?

Emma Laird stares at something off camera

New BBC series Mint releases crushing trailer for 'unconventional' crime drama — and I've never been more sat

By Jasmine Valentine published

New eight-part crime drama Mint comes to BBC and BBC iPlayer from March 20 — and the first trailer is finally giving away its secrets.

Haymitch looks over his shoulder

Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping – release date, trailers, cast and everything we know about the franchise's upcoming prequel

By Grace Dean last updated

Updated Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives on November 20, 2026. Here's everything we know so far about the franchise's second prequel tale.

Michael Fassbender looks at something offscreen

Netflix is about to lose 'one of the most fantastic crime-thrillers of modern times' — and fans of Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole need to stream it ASAP

By Jasmine Valentine published

Loved Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole? The grisly adaptation that started it all is leaving Netflix this week — so catch it while you can.

Dr. Robby looks forlorn while walking through the hospital hallway

What is the release date for The Pitt season 2 episode 15 on HBO Max?

By Jasmine Valentine published

Robby, Langdon, and Al-Hashimi have all confronted their demons. But when is The Pitt season 2 episode 15 airing on HBO Max?

Christine Marie sits in her kitchen talking to camera

Forget Big Mistakes — new Netflix true crime series Trust Me: The False Prophet is the only TV show you need to stream this weekend

By Jasmine Valentine last updated

While everybody is talking about Big Mistakes on Netflix, the streamer has quietly released its greatest true crime docuseries of all time.

Agnes and Daisy look at each other

What is the release date for The Testaments episode 4 on Hulu and Disney+?

By Jasmine Valentine published

Pearl Girl Daisy is starting to make waves in Gilead. But when does The Testaments episode 4 drop on Hulu and Disney+?

The cast of Beyond Paradise stand and wave by a bus

Beyond Paradise season 4 star would 'love' to do The Celebrity Traitors season 2 — and would be 'terrified' if one contestant came to Shipton Abbott

By Jasmine Valentine published

Exclusive I'm all for BBC shows having an epic crossover episode — and one Beyond Paradise season 4 star has their eye on The Traitors.

Zendaya's Rue smiling as she sits in a car with her feet on the steering wheel in Euphoria season 3

8 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (April 10)

By Tom Power, Jasmine Valentine, Lucy Buglass published

From returning hit shows to a couple of intriguing new films, here's what you'll want to watch this weekend.

Regé-Jean Page in You, Me & Tuscany and Bridgerton

You, Me & Tuscany's unhinged Bridgerton reference was 'absolutely planned' — but Regé-Jean Page still had to 'ignore' it

By Jasmine Valentine published

Exclusive If you wait until the end of new romcom You, Me & Tuscany, you'll see the wildest Bridgerton reference possible — and amazingly, it wasn't even improvised.

Dr. Robby leans over a counter to look at a computer screen

The Pitt season 2 finale will have at least 'one real surprise' in store for fans, confirms star — as Dr. Robby's shift takes a turn for the worse

By Jasmine Valentine published

Exclusive The countdown to The Pitt season 2 finale has officially begun, with one star teasing at least 'one real surprise' in store when it lands on HBO Max.

Kayce Dutton looks at something offscreen

What is the release date for Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 7 on CBS and Paramount+?

By Jasmine Valentine published

Motorcycle gangs are causing havoc, and the girls are still missing. But when does Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 7 hit CBS and Paramount+?

Nicole Kidman holds a candy apple that is dripping blood

Nicole Kidman's most underrated Amazon horror movie is now a sleeper streaming hit on HBO Max — and you need to see it to believe it

By Jasmine Valentine published

Nobody is more booked and busy than Nicole Kidman, but her deranged Amazon horror movie has been ridiculously overlooked — but it's making a comeback on HBO Max.

Zendaya looks up at a light source

Euphoria season 3 slammed as 'an unhinged disaster' by critics as first reactions to the hit HBO Max show's return flood in

By Jasmine Valentine published

We've been waiting four years for Euphoria season 3 to hit HBO Max — but according to its damning first reviews, we might have been better off without it.

Elisabeth Moss in a Handmaid's outfit

'If I can convince her to act, I will shamelessly do it': The Testaments creator on Elisabeth Moss' surprise return as June to The Handmaid's Tale spinoff

By Jasmine Valentine published

Exclusive Elisabeth Moss returns as June in The Handmaid's Tale spinoff The Testaments episode 1 — and its creator knew the show 'always needed its Juneness'.

Ava leans into Deborah while she's on the phone

I've watched almost all of Hacks season 5 and nearly wet myself laughing — but I still think the hit HBO Max show has already had its perfect goodbye

By Jasmine Valentine published

I can confirm that Hacks season 5 is everything we want it to be and more — but has the perfect farewell scene already passed us by?

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