Inkoo Kang

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TV Critic

Education: Smith College, BA in Comparative Literature; UCLA, MA in Comparative Literature

Inkoo Kang is the TV critic at The Washington Post.
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‘Fall TV’ isn’t what it used to be, but here are 10 shows to watch now

"House of the Dragon," "Abbott Elementary" and "The Patient" are some of the shows worth obsessing over this season.

September 29, 2022
Matt Smith and Milly Alcock as Daemon Targaryen and young Rhaenyra Targaryen in “House of the Dragon.” (Ollie Upton/HBO)

CNN’s ‘The Murdochs’ doc is real-life ‘Succession’ — and no less dramatic

Modeled after the HBO drama "Succession," CNN's terrific new docuseries, "The Murdochs," tracks Rupert Murdoch’s rise to power and uncertain legacy.

September 23, 2022
Rupert Murdoch, left, is driven home from the Royal Courts of Justice in London with wife Wendi Deng Murdoch and son Lachlan in 2012. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

‘Abbott Elementary’ is the rare sitcom with something for everyone

The ABC mockumentary "Abbott Elementary," which boasts network comedy's best cast, returns for another school year after its big night at the Emmys.

September 20, 2022
Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara in Season 2 of “Abbott Elementary.” (Gilles Mingasson/ABC)

‘The Good Fight’ takes its Trump satire to its bleak natural conclusion

In the final season of "The Good Fight," the legal procedural conjures a potential civil war.

September 8, 2022
Audra McDonald, left, as Liz Reddick, and Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in “The Good Fight.” (Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount Plus)

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is beautiful, banal boredom

J.R.R. Tolkien's Elves and orcs return in Amazon’s prequel series, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," estimated to be the most expensive show ever made.

August 31, 2022
Morfydd Clark, center left, as Galadriel, and Benjamin Walker as High King Gil-galad in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Prime Video)

Steve Carell treats ‘The Patient’ in stellar serial killer drama

“The Patient” demonstrates that there are still new stories to tell about murder.

August 29, 2022
Steve Carell, left, as Alan Strauss and Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner in the drama miniseries “The Patient.” (Suzanne Tenner/FX)

‘House of the Dragon’ is ‘Game of Thrones’ with more wigs, less grandeur

Matt Smith and Olivia Cooke headline HBO’s prequel series, "House of the Dragon," set 200 years before "Game of Thrones."

August 19, 2022
Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen in “House of the Dragon.”

‘Better Call Saul’ appropriately ends with a whimper, not a bang

The series finale of "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul" illustrated how the show outgrew its parent series, yet incorporated its events beautifully anyway.

August 16, 2022
Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman and Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler in “Better Call Saul.”

‘The Sandman’ suggests some comics are better left off-screen

The series gets a Netflix adaptation that illustrates challenges of translating to television.

August 5, 2022
Tom Sturridge, center, as Dream, flanked by Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer and Cassie Clare as Mazikeen in “The Sandman.”

Neil Patrick Harris’s ‘Uncoupled’ is a joyless look at starting over

A miscast lead is only the first of many woes plaguing "Uncoupled," Darren Star’s latest Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris.

July 29, 2022
Neil Patrick Harris as Michael Lawson in “Uncoupled.” (Netflix)