ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY AND AWARD NEWS  You Need to Watch Our Planet There may have never been a more urgent nature documentary than Our Planet, according to TV critic Sonia Saraiya. Recent entries in this venerable genre have drawn criticism for minimizing or ignoring the effects of climate change on the natural world; this new Netflix production, however, never lets its audience forget the harsh realities facing the creatures and landscapes it follows, the detrimental results of human interference. “Our Planet’s bracing, stark honesty is refreshing—and depressing, too. There is so much that has been lost already, and there are insufficient ways to mourn that loss,” she writes. “Our Planet opts for the carrot and stick—enticing us with its glorious images of biodiversity and then beating us with the reality of the damage past generations have wrought. At times, the series is less a document of the world as it is and more a vision of what the past may have been like. The camera will swoop over a herd of bison and remind the viewer, gently, that just a century or two ago, these animals numbered in the millions.” Elsewhere in HWD, William D. Cohan examines the continued succession drama at CBS; Yohana Destalooks back on Shaun of the Dead, celebrating its 15th anniversary today; Elisabeth Moss opens up, sort of, about her relationship to Scientology; and we scour every available detail from Netflix’s upcoming Beyoncé special, which will debut in just over one short week.

Must-See TV The Netflix nature series Our Planet doesn’t just acknowledge climate change—it charges its audience to take responsibility. READ MORE » More Chaos at CBS The search for a successor continues: Plepler is a no. Katzenberg is a no. Ianniello wants to stay—but he’s a Moonves guy. Will an A-lister come to clean up Redstone’s mess? READ MORE » You’ve Got Red on You On its 15th anniversary, let’s look back at how the reference-packed zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead became an unlikely hit. READ MORE » Opening Up Handmaid’s Tale star and reported Scientology member Elisabeth Moss was unable to avoid a complicated question while doing press. READ MORE » Happy Bey Day Netflix has presented a trailer for its upcoming Beyoncé special, Homecoming; here’s everything else we know about the film so far. READ MORE »