An American woman with literary ambitions lands at Oxford University, the place of her childhood fantasies, but ends up in a steamy romance with a man who isn’t part of the dream. Part romcom, part melodrama, the adaptation of the novel of the same name by Julia Whelan has earned decidedly mixed reviews for its

Weaving together history, indigenous lore, and a showdown between free will and prophecy, Apple’s nine episode epic Chief of War stars Jason Momoa stars as a high-ranking chief of Kauaʻi who rebels against the bloody war that unified the Hawaiian Islands in the late 18th century. A sweeping and layered character drama that will appeal

Part of the new phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which just kicked off with the Fantastic Four reboot in theaters), Disney’s four-part animated anthology is also a Black Panther prequel. It follows Wakandan warriors who travel the world recover artifacts from four pivotal eras—1260 BC Crete, the Trojan War, 1400 AD China, and 1896

Could this be the show where political opponents find common comedy ground?  Sixteen years after it ended its reign on FOX, Hulu is bringing back the animated TV-14 sitcom from legends Mike Judge (Silicon Valley, Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation).  After a decade in Saudi Arabia Hank and Peggy

Set in 1918 London and based on historical figures from post WWI England, Dope Girls follows a single mom and a dancer who open an underground nightclub and drug den in Soho, where they clash with a newly hired female detective. The BBC production is a fresh take on an era whose stories usually feature

The action-comedy starring Anthony Mackie and Will Arnett — based on the PlayStation video game of the same name — returns for its sophomore season to deliver more absurdity and wackadoodle. You’ll have to start from the beginning of the first season, but the second delivers more of a payoff. From Roger Ebert’s Brian Tellerico: 

Southern comedian Leanne Morgan plays a fictionalized version of herself as a woman in her 60s who has to re-start her life after her husband of 33 years leaves her for another woman. Co-starring Kristen Johnston and Ryan Stiles, it’s an old-school multi-cam sitcom from the legendary Chuck Lorre with a notch more edge for

Adapted from Esi Edugyan’s bestselling 2018 novel, the story follows “Wash” Black in two timelines: as an 11-year-old born into slavery on a Barbados sugar plantation who flees in an experimental flying machine, and years later, as he builds a new life in Nova Scotia under the guardianship of a Black refugee leader. Blending Victorian-era

Alternating between the present day life of Malibu billionnaire Máximo and his flashbacks to his 1980s adventures as a pool boy at a Mexican resort, Apple’s final season of the bilingual comedy-drama wraps up a redemption arc, as Máximo tries to mend broken relationships and reclaim his soul as his younger self grapples with his

A groundbreaking take on the British detective series, Code of Silence pivots around a deaf canteen worker whose lip reading skills become critical to an investigation into a violent criminal gang, as its members only meet in “unbuggable” locations.  From The Times‘ Carol Midgely:  “The result is a fresh, original drama that has done the