A bloody, sprawling epic about Ancient Rome’s underbelly, the new Peacock series is for fans of Game of Thrones as much as it is for ancient history buffs. Adapted from the 1958 nonfiction book that inspired the first Gladiator film, the series stars Thrones‘ Iwan Rheon as the scheming owner of Circus Maximus – the
After a conservative Black judge and former Supreme Court nominee (Forest Whitaker) dies of an apparent heart attack, his grown kids become suspicious in this MGM+ adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel by Stephen L. Carter, a combined murder mystery and political thriller that raises big questions about the generational and ideological divides.
Loosely adapted from the hit card game by two comedy legends (Beavis and Butt-head and Silicon Valley creator Mike Judge and The Office U.S. creator Greg Daniels), the story follows God after he gets fired from his job and returns to Earth as a housecat, and lives with a dysfunctional family next door to the
A daring, eye-opening take on the royal drama, The Serpent Queen traces the rise of one of history’s most infamous and unlikely monarchs, Catherine de Medici, an orphaned commoner who against all odds became one of the most powerful and longest-serving rulers in French history. In Season 2, she sets out to reunite France under
The darkly comedic BritBox detective series returns for a second season, which sees Liverpool police officer Chris Carson (Martin Freeman) facing a rocky marriage and a new partner as he tries to help a young addict and see a therapist in the British drama series created by Tony Schumacher. From The Times UK’s Carol Midgley:
The third and final season of the historical epic — set 100 years after History Channel’s original Vikings saga — culminates in the final battle that ended the era that pitted Christians against pagans and the Norse (or Danes) against English royals. Bloody and surprising, it’s also sexy and tense, and this season introduces Eric
It’s been 25 years since the kid sister of Venus emerged from her shadow to win her first grand slam at the U.S. Open. A new ESPN+ series takes us through the dramatic highs and lows of the legend’s career, her rivalry with her sister, and her personal life — capturing much of it through
Rashida Jones stars as an American expat in Kyoto whose husband and son are missing after a plane crash. Determined to investigate the mystery surrounding the crash, she gets help with a futuristic assistant, Sunny, a domestic robot created by her husband’s company. The first two of 10 episodes of the “fairy tale thriller” stream
The spinoff CW drama about star athletes navigating college life at a prestigious HBCU returns for its third and final season, with the leads facing threats to their sports careers along with romantic fallout. Thirteen episodes will air at 9pm ET/PT on the CW TV network before streaming on the CW app the next day.
After winning Outstanding Comedy Series at both the Emmys and Golden Globes earlier this year, FX and Hulu’s record-breaking comedy-drama is back for a much-anticipated third season, and despite some high drama in the trailer, star Jeremy Allen White told Variety that the new season will return to a “functional kitchen atmosphere” as they aim