In SãoPaulo, Brazil, a wealthy heiress secretly imprisoned and abused her longtime domestic worker in her run-down mansion for years, unbeknownst to close neighbors or authorities, until a determined journalist named Chico Felitti launched an investigation. The three-part docuseries, adapted from the podcast A Mulher da Casa Abandonada, unfolds as a haunting and bewildering real-life
Become a rock star overnight, build your memory cells, and become more resilient as you (safely) watch handsome Aussie Chris Hemsworth hard at work pushing all his limits. Since learning he had the Alzheimer’s gene, the movie star has embarked on this National Geographic series to tap into the latest science while tackling daunting feats,
With so many facing financial uncertainty right now, this suspenseful neo-noir starring Vanessa Kirby arrives just in time. It follows a Portland woman racing against the clock to raise $25,000 to save the house she shares with her developmentally disabled brother — breaking into safes and confronting people from her past and she becomes increasingly
The perfect summer popcorn movie for deadpan comedy fans looking for an old school action blockbuster, Bob Odenkirk is back as Hutch Mansell, still bailing himself out of his Russian mob debt by taking on dangerous assignments as he tries to reconnect with his wife and kids. He ends up at the water park of
Tyler Perry’s timely political satire about race, sexism and media scrutiny in modern day state politics returns with its second batch of episodes. It follows Mississippi’s first Black lieutenant governor (Terri J. Vaughn), as she juggles her dismissive boss and her family’s sudden fame. Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is an executive producer, adding
In time for football season, and for anyone trying to understand the hype around Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs, this joint ESPN+ and Disney+ series will demystify the franchise, its history, and it’s most visible star. It comes from the team behind the Emmy-winning The Last Dance, so expect a deeper probe as
A bawdy, very R-rated animated comedy about a dog who lets himself loose on the world after finding out he’s going to be neutered, Fixed boasts an impressive voice cast that includes Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen and Bobby Moynihan, among others. “Just like the dog it’s about, Fixed has plenty of balls, but
A high-adrenaline espionage thriller set against South Korea’s vibrant nightlife and sleek bullet trains, Butterfly stars Daniel Dae Kim as a former spy whose daughter is sent to assassinate him in this six-episode Amazon Prime series based on the graphic novel series created by Arash Amel. “Viewers just looking for an easy distraction might find
Decades after her father’s disappearance, a powerful LA divorce lawyer returns to Ireland to discover that she wasn’t abandoned after all, as she begins to uncover secret relatives, local crime rings, horse racing cons, and family betrayals. Alicia Silverstone stars in the taut six-episode drama that traipses across the moody and cinematic backdrops of modern-day
You might think you know Marlee Matlin’s story. An Oscar winner at 21, the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award, she captured the spotlight again in her mid-50s in the Oscar darling CODA. But there is much more to her story that will surprise, enlighten, and make you feel less alone, and her