Ben Travers
TV Critic
Ben Travers is the New York-based TV Critic and Deputy Editor at IndieWire, where he’s been writing reviews, analyzing industry trends, and interviewing key figures since 2014. He is the 2021 winner for 
Before "Stranger Things" takes over the holidays, this November, Netflix is stocking up on men with beards. (Like Matthew Macfadyen! And Shea Whigham! And Jake Johnson! And, OK, you get it.)
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This past month, “Bob’s Burgers” kept cooking after its 300th episode, a Sundance TV series actually found a streaming home, and Tim Robinson began his reign over HBO.
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'Drivers Have Right of Way in L.A.'
Alternating between a savage satire of influencer culture and a soft-hearted friendship sitcom, the "Bottoms" and "Shiva Baby" star's first TV series follows an aspiring PR manager who has to balance her real relationships against succeeding in a soulless industry.
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With Emma Thompson's Spiky Hair
Based on "Slow Horses" author Mick Herron's first book, "Down Cemetery Road" follows an art conservationist (Wilson) who unravels a dangerous conspiracy while looking for a neighbor's missing child — with a little help from P.I. Zoë Boehm (Thompson).
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"Hillbilly Indiana Jones"
‘The Lowdown’: Walter Mosley on Episode 7 and Writing a Crime Noir Where ‘the Crime Is Original Sin’
The acclaimed author and screenwriter spoke to IndieWire about the "challenge" that brought him to "The Lowdown," his history with Sterlin Harjo, and what being a "truthstorian" really means. "There are all kinds of history, but none of it is true."
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Timothy Simons Wins Second Consecutive MVP
Seth Rogen? Wasted. Leighton Meester? Wasted. Timothy Simons? OK, he's great, but he can still be better utilized! And beyond the lost potential in its starry cast, "Nobody Wants This" Season 2 tries to be too many things at once and repeatedly loses the thread of its best stories.
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Penny-less and Pound Foolish
Director Andy Muschietti floats through Pennywise's sewers once again in an eight-episode season that's light on frights and weighed down by mythology.
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TV review
The "Sh*thouse" and "Cha Cha Real Smooth" writer/director's serialized debut follows two tight-knit siblings forced to face a past tragedy when their dad decides to sell their childhood home.
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"Todd Penn, First Lady"
As their professional prospects improve, Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell's power couple is forced to confront the deleterious state of their union.
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Yet to Pass Its Drivers Test
The much-maligned department of motor vehicles takes center stage in an office comedy about trying to make the best of a bad situation.
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With Vera Farmiga, Just Because
Produced by the late TV icon, "Boots" follows a closeted gay teenager (Miles Heizer) who's looking for a fresh start after high school — and decides to enlist on a whim.
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No More Distractions! (Except This One)
A frustrated family man's simple customer-service complaint turns into an elusive, ever-deepening conspiracy in the uncanny comedy from "I Think You Should Leave" co-creators Zach Kanin and Tim Robinson.
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