Chicagos south side drama The Chi wins

The Chi S7

“The weight of power” is the theme threading Season 7 of Showtime’s hit drama from Lena Waithe as the focus shifts to the women from the South Side of Chicago as they take the lead in the wake of Douda’s death, creating new stakes and showdowns as they test their loyalties to each other.  Season

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Hot actor Alexander Skaarsgard

Murderbots

Alexander Skarsgård stars in Apple’s new sci-fi drama-comedy about an awkward and sarcastic cyborg who provides lethal security services for his corporate owner until he hacks his way to “free will” — which he uses to binge-watch his favorite soap operas and protect some hippie scientist humans he reluctantly becomes attached to.  It’s a fresh

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Love Sex Robots Season 4

Love, Sex + Robots S4

The mind-twisting Emmy-winning sci-fi comedy series from David Fincher and Tim Miller returns with a new 10-episode anthology of animated shorts, each one its own standalone story. Some fresh takes to look for:  A Victorian-era battle between the devil and a posse of cats. A “Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners” take on AI.  An absurdist story

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Gay college comedy on Amazon Prime Video

Overcompensating

A raunchy college comedy set at an elite university, Overcompensating follows a closeted high school football star and an awkward freshman who get dropped into the school’s frat parties as they wrestle with imposter syndromes and identity crises and try find their place. Created by comedian Benito Skinner (aka Benny Drama) and coming from A24

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Duster

A high-adrenaline crime thriller set in the 1970s Southwest, Duster follows the FBI’s first Black woman agent and a handsome getaway drive for a crime syndicate that’s been pulling up smuggling, gun-running, and racketeering across the region. Lost heartthrob Josh Holloway and Rachel Hilson star in the blockbustery series that aims for the sweet spot

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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 true events and the podcast Firebug, Smoke stars Taron Egerton (Rocketman, Black Bird) as an enigmatic arson investigator who is paired up with a troubled police detective (Jurnee Smollett) to hunt down two serial arsonists setting off wildfires in the Pacific Northwest. A layered psychological noir with lots of electric sexual tension and

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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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