Australian private investigator series Troppo back on Amazon Prime

Troppo

For an escape to the sultry heat of Queensland, Australia, the mystery series follows a former murderer and a local pariah who band together as private eyes in search of redemption. A year out of prison, Amanda is approached by a woman whose tech guru husband has gone missing, and she pairs with Ted to

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Cirque De Soleil documentary on prime video

Cirque de Soleil: Without a Net

Imagine getting laid off for a year and then expected to bounce back into Cirque de Soleil form instantly, all to captivate millions of pent up Vegas tourists? A new documentary captures the unique pandemic challenges of the performers for the legendary troupe while offering a front row (and birds-eye) view of their more inventive

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Netflix plague comedy The Decameron

The Decameron

A laugh-out-loud dark comedy about a group of wealthy medieval Italians and their servants who must quarantine from the Black Plague at their villa outside Florence. Monty Python-esque humor, sexcapades, and gross-out farce collide in the able hands of Tony Hale (VEEP), Zosia Mamet (Girls), and Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), who lead the cast. Teenage

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Time Bandits family comedy series on Apple TV plus Lisa Kudrow

Time Bandits

A highly-praised comedic adventure series that will appeal to both parents and kids, Time Bandits is a live action series update of Terry Gilliam’s 1981 cult classic movie. The 10-episode series comes from What We Do in the Shadows Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, and stars Lisa Kudrow and Clement as the parents of 11-year-old

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Bob Newhart special CBS paramount plus jason bateman

Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter

Imagine having a career that spans 70 years and influenced five generations?  In the wake of his death last week at 94, ET, CBS and Paramount+ moved quickly to produce this one hour special to honor an icon whose unique style of comedy and role as a primetime therapist left their mark on the culture.

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candice-renoir

Candice Renoir S8-S9

In time for those beach vacations or vicarious vacations, the remaining eight seasons of this sunnier, more comedic version of the British detective series has arrived on the niche streamer Acorn TV.  Set in the South of France, the crime drama is built around a female “Police Commandant” (Candice) who’s work intertwines with her role

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Snowpiercer Season four jennifer connelly

Snowpiercer S4

The series spinoff of the film is set seven years after the world has become frozen, and follows the survivors who live aboard a nonstop moving train — where they are now facing class warfare.  Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs star in the series from Bong Joon-ho, which arrives on AMC+ for its fourth and

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Natalie Portman mystery series on Apple TV+ 60s

Lady in the Lake

Set in 1960s Baltimore, where a housewife turned journalist (Natalie Portman) investigates an unsolved murder of a young Black woman in this startling character study adapted from the best-selling Laura Lippman novel — but with a major twist not in the book.  Noah Jupe, Moses Ingram, Y’Lan Noel, Brett Gelman, and Mikey Madison also star

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Thelma senior scam comedy

Thelma

After a 93-year-old grandmother loses $10,000 to a con artist impersonating her grandson, with help from a friend and his motorized scooter, lights out across Los Angeles to get her money back.  Oscar nominee June Squibb stars in the Sundance darling with Clark Gregg and Parker Posey.  From The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney: “The film

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My Spy summer action comedy for families on Prime Video

My Spy: Eternal City

A sequel to the 2020 hit, the PG-13 action comedy takes us on a summer romp through Italy as it follows CIA operative JJ (Dave Bautista) and his now 14-year-old stepdaughter / protégé (Chloe Coleman) — who reunite to stop a nuclear plot targeting the Vatican in the middle of a high school tour. Ken

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