A fresh take on the high school years of Peter Parker/Spider-Man that works for non-Spidey and Marvel aficionados alike, Disney’s new “coming of age” animated series has impressed critics and early viewers for melding the best of the franchise while introducing new characters and creating a parallel arc with a would-be nemesis who joins a
After a long wait, the gaming world builders of Apple’s workplace comedy are back, and they’re getting personal. AI and life after COVID are impacting their jobs. Poppy has a new boyfriend, putting the strain on her creative partnership with Ian. And Dana’s rising star is causing some strife. Rob McElhenney, Charlotte Nicdao, and Danny
Set in a serene world filled with many of the world’s most influential people, Sterling K. Brown plays a Secret Service agent to the president (James Marsden) who ends up accused of murder in this much-anticipated political thriller from This is Us creator Dan Fogelman. From the A.V. Club’s Saloni Gajjar: “Fogelman and the writers
For those who like their history with a grain of satire and Swedes, Hulu’s first Swedish series (with English subtitles) is inspired by the events of the 11-day standoff in 1981 between the USSR and Sweden, when a Soviet ‘Whiskey’-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters and Ronald Reagan went head-to-head
Ridley Scott is behind Apple’s new eight-episode spy thriller about a mathematician on the verge of a major breakthrough that would kill encryption — throwing him into the crosshairs of a mysterious enemy, the kind that requires him to go on the run with the protection of an NSA agent. A notch more cerebral than
An antidote to some of the hard-to-believe-what-we-are-seeing news coverage, The Daily Show is back and surging in viewers – delivering the nightly laughs many need right now in order to fall asleep. Jon Stewart returns Monday nights, but its worth tuning in for the rotation of rising stars Tues-Thursday nights. 11pm ET on Comedy Central.
After a conservative young couple move in next door to a pair of swingers — with a husband played by Outlander hunk Sam Heughan — a world of “possiblities” and havoc opens up in this six episode thriller from the UK’s Channel 4. From The Guardian‘s Lucy Mangan: “What happens when feelings start getting in
A cross-generation mystery watch that will appeal to tweens, teens and their parents, the Vanishing is its own standalone season in Disney anthology adapted from the bestselling 90s kids book series by R.L. Stine. It follows a group of high school students unraveling the supernatural events swirling in their town while contending with family drama,
The new police procedural drama set in Long Beach, California comes from the master, Dick Wolf, and departs from his other shows in its cinema verité approach — using body cams, dash cams, and cell phones to create a more urgent docuseries feel. Eric La Salle and Lori Loughlin take the lead as veteran cops.
Set in the 1850s American West, a clash of Mormons, indigenous communities, a burgeoning military and fur trappers battle each other as they try and survive the harsh conditions of the frontier in this high octane six-episode miniseries written by The Revenant‘s Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights). Betty Gilpin