RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6163 articles published since November 2017

Jonathon Wilson

Jonathon Wilson is one of Ready Steady Cut’s co-founders and has been an instrumental member of the team since its inception in 2017, with a leading role as Senior Editor.

After leaving college, Jonathon ventured into freelance writing to develop a portfolio. He was commissioned in multiple digital and print magazines for fiction and criticism before eventually pivoting to a more managerial role as the News Editor of a video game start-up (Pixels or Death).

In 2015, Jonathon published his first book, “Disfigured,” which is available digitally on Amazon.

Since helping to establish Ready Steady Cut in 2017, Jonathon has remained involved in all aspects of the site’s operation, mainly dedicated to its content output. He remains one of its primary Entertainment writers while also functioning as our dedicated Commissioning Editor, publishing over 6,500 articles. His coverage includes film, TV, entertainment, anime, true crime, and K-drama.

Jonathon’s experience and expertise in contemporary media allow him to assist our writers in producing the highest quality content tailored for savvy modern audiences.

Jonathon was also individually approved for Rotten Tomatoes and gained that status in June 2020: here is his Rotten Tomatoes Profile.

Articles by Jonathon Wilson

‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 5 Recap – A Welcome Course-Correction Recreates A Classic

September 3 2025

I've never been more thankful for a flashback episode. Usually, such things are the lowest common denominator of flat-pack TV storytelling, but after whatever was going on in the previous episode, I’m just thankful for a reprieve from Boy Kavalier.

‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 2 Review – A Convoluted Back Half Still Delivers Where It Counts

September 3 2025

Wednesday is about werewolves and zombies and death; about Gorgons and Sirens and mad scientists. But it’s mostly about friendship and family, especially in Part...

‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 2 Ending Explained – Until Next Time, Nevermore

September 3 2025

Wednesday is pretty good at endings. It’s the done thing these days to never really end a show, but this one has always been good at...

‘The Paper’ Review – Peacock’s Spin-Off From ‘The Office’ Stands On Its Own

September 3 2025

It says a lot that even in 2025, twenty years after it first debuted, simply being a spin-off of The Office is enough to constitute...

‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – An Addams Family Party

September 3 2025

Wednesday Season 2 peaked with its Freaky Friday body-swap episode, so it was inevitable that Episode 7, "Woe Me the Money", would feel like a bit of a step down.

‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – A Freaky Friday Send-Up (With Added Lady Gaga)

September 3 2025

The lingering questions of what Wednesday was doing with its Season 2 storylines after that midseason premiere are answered pretty much immediately in Episode 6, so don't worry about it.

‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Day of the Dead Festivities

September 3 2025

There are two major selling points of "Hyde and Woe Seek", beyond the obvious fact that it's the Part 2 premiere and follows on directly from the Part 1 mid-season finale.

‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Episode 4 Recap – Getting Our Bearings

September 3 2025

If The Terminal List: Dark Wolf is proving anything, it’s that joint CIA/Mossad black ops are a little bit tumultuous, which, to be fair, probably shouldn’t come...

‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Episode 4 Recap – Anything For A Good Story

September 3 2025

The truth is a fluid thing, wriggly and uncertain. It’s time-sensitive, open to interpretation, and matters less than the story it’s wrapped in. When you...

‘Platonic’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – In Which Will Finally Realises He’s An Idiot

September 3 2025

I can’t think of anything worse than spending ages locked in a car with Will from Platonic, which is a bit of an obstacle since...

‘Bon Appetit, Your Majesty’ Episodes 3 & 4 Recap – These Runtimes Are Much Too Long

September 1 2025

How long is too long? I ask because Bon Appetit, Your Majesty runs for nearly 90 minutes every episode, and it feels like the story is moving slowly to accommodate that in Episodes 3 & 4.

‘Twelve’ Episode 4 Recap – A Dull Outing Relying On Hints Instead Of Answers

August 31 2025

Twelve leaves us with a lot of questions after Episode 4. On some level, this isn’t a terrible thing, since it wouldn’t do for a show to give all of its secrets away out of the gate.

‘Beyond the Bar’ Episode 10 Recap – An Improved Outing With More Challenging Ethics

August 31 2025

Once again I’m confronted with the possibility that Beyond the Bar might be responding to these recaps directly.

‘Twelve’ Episode 3 Recap – Things Are A Little Too One-Sided

August 30 2025

Good TV conflict always creates the impression that the villains have the upper hand, only for the heroes to rally and save the day in the end, but I do wonder if Twelve might be going a bit far with it.

‘Beyond the Bar’ Episode 9 Recap – Splitting the Difference

August 30 2025

It took until Episode 9, but Beyond the Bar fiddles with its structure a little bit here, splitting its time between two cases, one of which isn’t entirely resolved by the end.

‘The Winning Try’ Ending Explained – A Brilliant, Emotional, and Satisfying As Expected

August 30 2025

There was never a doubt in my mind that The Winning Try would stick the landing and deliver a satisfying ending, but even I was surprised by the sheer quality of its finale.

‘The Rainmaker’ Episode 3 Recap – This Relationship Isn’t Going to Last

August 30 2025

The Rainmaker has been a pretty good adaptation so far, different enough from the 1997 film to justify its existence but not so out-there as to feel like a different story entirely.

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 11 Recap – This Is the Best Show of the Year, Right?

August 29 2025

I struggle to think of a TV show in recent years that has charmed and delighted me quite as much as The Winning Try.

‘Peacemaker’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – This Show Is Very Funny, But Also Deeply Sad

August 29 2025

For a comic book show, Peacemaker is becoming surprisingly character-driven in Season 2, and for such a funny comedy, it’s also deeply sad at its core.

‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Episode 9 Recap – It Finally Happened, But How Do We Feel?

August 29 2025

Living a lie is a difficult thing to do, especially when you're living several at once, but this is precisely the predicament that Dexter has found himself in all throughout Dexter: Resurrection.