The Best TV of the Year; a Killer’s Trail of Destruction; Will and Kate’s Netflix Debut

[Plus: Behind the Incendiary New Book on the Royals]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf)   [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour logo image | A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks]( [THE CYBER WEEK SALE: Subscribe now for unlimited access ⇛]( [The Best TV Shows of 2023]( [By VANITY FAIR]( [From The Bear to Survivor, these are VF critics’ picks for the year’s best shows.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Omid Scobie Isn’t Afraid to “Burn Bridges” With New Book on the Royal Family]( [By ERIN VANDERHOOF]( [In his new headline-grabbing tome, the royal reporter—who made his name telling Harry and Meghan’s love story—turns his sights on the monarchy itself.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [First-Look Photos of William and Kate From The Crown’s Final Season]( [By CHRIS MURPHY]( [The Crown’s final batch of episodes will shift its focus from Princess Diana to Prince William, and arrives on Netflix next month.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Mike Pence: My Son Had to Remind Me Not to Let Trump Steal the Election]( [By ERIC LUTZ]( [The former veep reportedly told Jack Smith that in January 2020, he was worried certifying Joe Biden’s win would be “too hurtful to my friend,” i.e., Donald Trump.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [A Fond Farewell to Photographer Larry Fink, 82]( [By LUCY SANTE]( [The longtime Vanity Fair contributor—a “countrified city boy”—was a master at capturing class distinctions, power dynamics, and social performance.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [From the Archive: The Killer’s Trail]( [By MAUREEN ORTH]( [The shocking mob-style execution of Gianni Versace was merely the crescendo of Andrew Cunanan’s cross-country murder spree. From the truth about Cunanan’s childhood, through his free-spending days at the heart of San Diego’s gay society, to the bloody crime scenes he left behind in a handful of America’s biggest cities, Maureen Orth follows the twisted psychological path that ended only when he turned the .40-caliber murder weapon on himself.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Vanity Fair Logo](www.vanityfair.com) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.