An edgy arts festival in a conservative Australian town is interrupted by the discovery of a body, and two head-butting female cops must try and solve the murder in this laugh out loud small town whodunnit. Witty, crude, and traced with some social commentary, the 8 episode series stars two well-known Aussie comedians, Kate McCartney
A surprising and often captivating take on the high school comedy, American Born Chinese blends the playful with the profound in a rare family watch that embraces Asian culture and heritage.
A worthy, updated successor to Living Single — from the same creator, Yvette Lee Bowser — Run the World follows four successful independent women in Harlem navigating envious careers, hot (and not so hot) dates, the inevitable disappointments, and the friendships that help them bounce back. It sounds familiar, but it defies cliches, delivers wit
Yellowjackets viewers will be especially riveted by this documentary special about the survivors of a 1972 plane crash, where 16 Uruguayan rugby players had to survive in the remote, snow-covered Andes Mountains — resorting to murder and cannabilism — before they were found weeks later. Airing 9pm on ABC May 22nd – and streaming next
One of the more profound and critically praised British mystery-thrillers, Happy Valley returns for its 3rd and final season – this time on Acorn, years after it kicked off. The story pivots around Catherine Cawood, a grandmother and police sergeant in England’s small town “Happy Valley,” known for its drug problems. After her daughter Becky’s
A captivating adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestseller, Conversations with Friends takes you deep into in the agony and ecstasy of a secretive affair as well as an open relationship, and forces you to ask the big questions.
Two women living on different continents – one in Ireland, the other in Canada – discover they are half sisters, and set out to track down their alcoholic father and figure out why they’re messed up in this comedy starring Barry’s Sarah Goldberg. Airing on IFC, with all six episodes also streaming on Sundance Now
After her mom dies, a recovering addict (Patricia Arquette) becomes a private investigator in a small California desert town in this off-kilter dark comedy full of gorgeous settings, eccentric characters, and veteran actors like Bernadette Peters, Matt Dillon, Brad Garrett, and Rupert Friend. Produced by Ben Stiller, the writers came from Nurse Jackie and Miss
In the first season of this brisk, well-received BritBox mystery, a veteran British cop and a 15-year-old Libyan refugee fell to their deaths from a London tower block. Left behind on the roof were a five-year-old boy and a rookie officer, Lizzie, who quickly disappears. It’s up to officer Sarah Collins (comedienne Gemma Whelan) to
Like the community and era they represent, the Derry Girls bring a feisty resilience to their teenage troubles, and in spite of the larger Troubles surrounding them, they’re unafraid to speak their minds and stand up for themselves.