John Oliver HBO takes on Trump second term

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

With a British outsider’s view of American politics, John Oliver is more needed than ever as he takes on Trump Two’s overwhelming developments with a mix of timely news segments, editorial takes, and deadpan wit. The show’s ability to capture and distill complex issues – and drive actual impact – has earned it repeated Emmy

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Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Big Game

A timely cross-over with NFL stars donning the aprons, the Roku Channel original challenges a hodgepodge of contestants to technical baking challenges and “showstopper” competitions for SuperBowl week. Seattle Seahawks DK Metcalf, Jacksonville Jaguars Arik Armstead, former NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez, sportscaster Katie Nolan, and actress Amy Smart duke it out at the ovens.

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New shrooms comedy from Mike Judge COmmon Side Effects

Common Side Effects

Two high school lab partners discover a powerful healing mushroom that pits them against the DEA and big pharma in this comedic thriller from Adult Swim from legendary producers Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks & Rec) and Mike Judge (King of the Hill, Silicon Valley).  Two episodes stream on Max tonight, with weekly episodes airing

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HBO Max series the eastern gate spy thriller

The Eastern Gate

A taut Polish spy thriller that brings a European perspective to the geopolitical espionage genre, HBO Max’s The Eastern Gate pivots around Ewa, a Polish spy who wants to leave the secret service after a personal tragedy – but ends up drawn in deep when her partner is exposed by the Russians and disappears. Directed

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New disney teen coming of age series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

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

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Apples game series

Mythic Quest S4

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

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James Marsden as president and STerling K Brown as secret service agent

Paradise

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

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Whisky on the Rocks swedish history comedy

Whiskey on the Rocks

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

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Apple spy drama Prime Target thriller

Prime Target

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

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Jon Stewart comedy to process the inauguration

The Daily Show

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.

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