Netflix dark comedy Black Mirror and cringe

Bad Thoughts

Tom Segura stars in this boundary-pushing dark comedy from the guy behind Drunk History, which threads together six interconnected vignettes that go increasingly off the rails.  The Sopranos’ child star Robert Iler makes his return to acting.

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Long Way Home

Ewan McGregor has embarked on three previous “Long Way” seasons with his buddy Charley Boorman — Long Way Round, Long Way Down, Long Way Up.  This time, he goes home. After heading to Scotland, where he visits his old bagpipe marching band, he and Boorman set out on vintage motorcycles on a personal journey to

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New apple series about arsonists wildfires

Smoke

Inspired by the true events and the podcast Firebug, Smoke stars Taron Egerton (Rocketman, Black Bird) as the enigmatic arson investigator Dave Gudsen, who is paired up with troubled police detective Michelle Calderone (Jurnee Smollett) to try and find and take down two serial arsonists setting off wildfires in the Pacific Northwest. Greg Kinnear, Rafe

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Criminal Minds: Evolution S3

The edgier and darker version of the hit show that runs only on Paramount+, Criminal Minds: Evolution is back with a third season (also known as Criminal Minds Season 18 on the platform). Set six months after a shocking prison attack on Elias Voit, the Sicarius Killer, the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) has to

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The Walking Dead: Dead City S2

Set in post-apocalyptic New York City, which has been without electricity for 18 years (relying on the methane emitted from the dead), Season 2 of Dead City pivots around the political battle for control of Manhattan between the New Babylon Federation and local gangs, pitting Tegan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) against each

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Miss Austen PBS Masterpiece

Miss Austen

Set in the 19th century and told through the eyes of Jane Austen’s older sister, Cassandra, Miss Austen sets out to imagine the big mystery of why Cassandra burned her sister Jane’s letters 13 years after she died — flashing back to their relationship and the challenges they faced to find any independence or creative

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Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld

It’s May the 4th, Star Wars Day, if you’re wondering why you’re suddenly inundated with nods to the franchise. This binge-able anthology of six 15 minute episodes dips into the grittier world of The Clone Wars with an emotional storyline about Asajj Ventress and a lighter arc about Cad Bane. Captivating animation and music make

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The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes on Hulu shocking true story

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes

A four-part drama about the real-life killing of a 27-year-old Brazilian who was working as an electrician in London when police confused him for a suicide bomber and shot him point blank seven times — on one of the city’s subways.  The series takes a journalistic approach, using real footage of bombings and exploring the

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The One That Got Away

In a seaside town in Wales, the murder of a student nurse brings together two detectives who were once engaged, as the case bears a shocking resemblance to a double murder 12 years earlier – the case where they first met. Their romantic history throws a wrench into the investigation in this taut, character-driven Acorn

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SHows like bridgerton

The Lady’s Companion

For viewers awaiting more Bridgerton and Gilded Age seasons, this Spanish series set in 1880 Madrid follows the city’s most renowned matchmaker as she guides women to find “proper” courtships and engagements … until she falls for one of her protégées romantic interests and sets off a web of scandals. Work on your Spanish and

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