Truelove

A group of old friends reunite at a funeral and make a pact to help each other off themselves to avoid the needless suffering of their dearly departed, but questions of love and trust and the line between mercy and murder make life newly complicated in this thought-provoking six-part British drama written by Charlie Covell

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The Last Anniversary

Another novel from the Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers author, Liane Moriarty, gets a TV adaptation — but this one remains set in a picturesque Australian island. It follows 39-year-old journalist Sophie after she learns she’s inherited a house from an ex-boyfriend’s grandmother, who thinks she can uncover a deep mystery while also

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Irish mob family drama MobLand

MobLand

Tom Hardy stars as a fixer for an Irish mob family in London in this Guy Ritchie drama that also stars Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, and Paddy Constantine.  Co-created with Ronan Bennett (Day of the Jackal), the series blends a twisty plot with sharp writing, dark humor, and Ritchie-style action, and works as an intriguing

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what to watch to reboot your life

The Life List

A light “second coming of middle age” drama about a 30-something New Yorker who sets out to conquer the “life list” she wrote as a teenager after her mother passes, and finds herself uncovering family secrets, pushing her boundaries, and landing in a love triangle. Based on Lori Nelson Spielman’s novel, it’s heartfelt and hopeful

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Bosch: Legacy S3

The third and final season of the father-daughter focused spinoff of the original Michael Connelly series follows the former LAPD detective Harry Bosch as he becomes a private investigator, teaming up with his one-time enemy Honey “Money” Chandler (a nod to that other legendary LA noir novelist Raymond Chandler) and his daughter Maddie, an LAPD

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Holland

Set in the idyllic town of Holland, Michigan, where time appears to be frozen in a 1950s Dutch village, Nicole Kidman plays a teacher who begins to suspect her optometrist husband (Matthew MacFayden) is hiding a double life, a suspicion stoked by a handsome shop teacher (Gael García Bernal), and their tulip-filled world takes a

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The Friend

After her friend and mentor passes away, a solitary New York writer learns that he wanted her to have his giant Great Dane, and a reluctant new adventure begins in this poignant story about grief, healing and four-legged friends. Naomi Watts and Bill Murray co-star in this beautifully shot indie tribute to Manhattan and midlife.

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Big Boys S3

Two mismatched college roommates become best mates in this warmhearted, laugh out loud British comedy that just dropped its third and final season. A coming-of-age show for anyone nostalgic for the hijinx of college (“uni”), it’s also a coming-out story and a buddy comedy.

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Ex-Husbands

After his wife decides to leave him after 35 years, a New York dentist (Griffin Dunne) manages his midlife crisis by booking a trip to Tulum, which happens to coincide with his son’s bachelor party in this three-generation indie comedy that’s a poignant look at father-son bonds.  From Tomris Laffly at RogerEbert: “With a tender

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