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 street gang. Colman Domingo, Hugh Dancy, Charlie Cox and Paul F. Tompkins are among the voice actors.

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 Pudi all return.  Watch a sneak peak.

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 blend genres to present a poignant, nail-biting tale that might just become your next TV obsession. ”  (Read the review)  Check out the trailer.

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 with Breshnev.  The writer of the book its based on shared this with Deadline:  “Whiskey on the Rocks jokes about something as serious as when we stood on the threshold of a third world war, and it’s absolutely the right thing to do because the world needs more humor and self-awareness, not less.”  (Read the story)

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 the usual conspiracy-driven action drama, it’s light on actual math. Stars include Leo Woodall, Quintessa Swindell, Martha Plimpton, and Stephen Rea. Two episodes stream today followed by new episodes each Wednesday.