Fatigue drained through my internal organs while watching the trailer for the upcoming newsroom drama, The Morning Show, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Not because the television show looked boring or tired. Far from it. The series from Apple’s new TV Plus streaming service looks tantalising — and at a reported cost of more than $15m per episode, it damn well should be.
No, it was the prospect of fitting yet another quality TV programme to my already crowded schedule. Pity the TV addict. I’m already struggling. I’ve enjoyed The Handmaid’s Tale, Russian Doll and Fleabag but am woefully behind on Atlanta, Years and Years and (whispers) The Americans. Don’t get me started on those I haven’t started — Chernobyl and Succession.
This abundance of programmes means that critics are counting down until the bubble pops.