Deli Boys

When their convenience store-mogul father suddenly dies, two Pakistani American brothers learn that they’re inheriting their dad’s secret life of crime — and attempt to take up his mantle in the drug-lord underworld. Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh star with along with Chris Elliott. From the Boston Globe’s Jazmin Aguilera: “With all the silly puns,

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With Love, Meghan

She helped turn Suits into a Netflix phenomenon that just spawned a spinoff, yet Megan Markle has been the target of ceaseless campaigns aimed at tearing her down. So it’s an uplift to see the embattled former actress find some joy and connection through this sunny gardening and cooking series. Mindy Kaling, Prince Harry, Roy

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Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

Nine strangers survive a plane crash in a remote Mexican jungle only to face a chilling mystery as they are killed off one by one, and the survivors must uncover the killer among them before they’re next. More of a twisty psychological thriller than a Yellowjackets-style horror series, the six-episode series stars Eric McCormac (Will

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Daredevil: Born Again

An edgy fresh start to Marvel’s Daredevil franchise that anyone can jump into, Born Again tells a new story about the blind lawyer with heightened senses who fights crime as his vigilante alter ego Daredevil. As his nemesis “Kingpin” rises to political power with a run for mayor of New York City, their past identities

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Recipes for Love and Murder

A newspaper’s food columnist solves local murders in this breezy South African mystery series based on the Tannie Maria mystery novels by Sally Andrew. Set in Karoo, a stunning tourist destination, it unfolds with a blend of comedy and romance as it weaves in deeper themes including racial tension and domestic violence. Streaming on Acorn.

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Celtics City

It may seem like a docuseries strictly for Boston basketball fans, but Celtics City captures the cultural and historical significance of the NBA by focusing on one of its most storied teams. Bill Simmons and a team from ESPN’s 30 for 30 productions weave together different eras and their social backdrops, including the role that

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Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

After building an audience of 2 million+ YouTube followers, Mormon mother of six Ruby Franke ended up arrested for child abuse. Her estranged husband and two oldest kids tell their side of the story along with unseen YouTube footage and the POVs of friends and neighbors in this jaw-dropper — a revealing three-part documentary.

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Toxic Town

After their children were born with deformities, three British mothers from a small town in England take on the goliaths in this true story-inspired drama starring Jodie Whittaker, Brendan Coyle, Rory Kinnear, and others. The suspenseful four-part series feels like an urgent must-watch for the moment.  “The result here is unexpectedly uplifting. Toxic Town’s winning,

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Black Ops

A pair of British community police officers go undercover to infiltrate a police gang in this fresh BBC comedy that has some fun with all the murder, corruption, and systemic racism that underscores their new jobs.  The comedy is broad but consistently entertains, and American audiences will find it all brand new.

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Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest

Putting the civil rights movement into today’s context, HBO’s new six-part anthology docuseries anthology is an essential watch that follows in the footsteps of the powerful Eyes on the Prize series that first aired on PBS in 1987 and 1990, fundamentally shifting our collective understanding of civil rights through the stories of ordinary people who

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