The return of the critically praised series based on the memoir by real life journalist Jake Adelstein, Tokyo Vice follows an expat (Ansel Elgort) at a Tokyo newspaper who investigates corrupt politicians and organized crime — teaming up with a policeman (Ken Watanabe) who is walks the line with the Yakuza. Romance, “hostess bars,” murder
Amazon’s first Japanese original is a political thriller adapted from a hit manga series that follows a Japanese submarine captain and his crew who fake their deaths. The initial plan: to take command of a nuclear submarine that has been developed in secret by Japan and the U.S. They soon declare themselves to be their
For fans of Ghosts and midlife re-starts, the ABC/Hulu sitcom follows broke and newly single Nell (Gina Rodriguez), who gets a job writing obituaries at her local newspapers, and starts to get some visitors in the form of the people she’s writing about. In the new season, Brad Garrett, Wendy Malick, Rob Corddry and Nico
The strike-delayed return of the new season of Abbott Elementary, the rare broadcast breakout hit about the teachers and staff at a struggling Philly high school. This season, Principal Ava has returned from a summer program at Harvard, and she’s high on her horse and trying out some new management/surveillance techniques. New episodes debut on
An environmental crisis submerges London in flood waters as a woman (Jodie Comer) and her newborn try and find their way home in this timely, adrenaline-pumping disaster drama that also stars Benedict Cumberbatch. Ages 14+. Based on the acclaimed novel. “…down-to-earth, beautifully conceived and thoughtful, a shrewd piece of filmmaking in support of the story’s
Hulu’s very adult animated comedy about four aliens making sense of humanity returns for a one-off special, in which the foursome “eliminates love” for Valentine’s Day. The episode is intended to “reset the dynamic” of the series, and expect to see Jimmy Buffett and Tommy Bahama portrayed as gods, and a Linda Hamilton character.
After a wounded young woman arrives at their door, recently retired tennis coaches Joy and Stan Delaney (Annette Bening and Sam Neill) and their four grown kids find their lives upended, as long buried secrets begin to reveal themselves and Joy goes missing. Alison Brie and Jake Lacy also star in this adaptation of the
Kate Winslet stars as a paranoid and delusional chancellor of a Central European dictatorship that’s falling apart in this satire that weaves palace intrigue and political drama for Veep and Succession fans. The premise and pedigree of this six episode HBO series will ensure it gets sampled by members of the media, politicos, and Emmy
For the past two decades, three friends have been shifting allll the blame for their transgressions on a made-up person named Ricky — all the way back to when they accidentally burned down a house as teenagers. When their significant others start to become suspicious of their scapegoat, they hire an actor to play him
In a rare dramatic turn, Adam Sandler plays a lonely astronaut on a research mission who discovers a spiderlike alien (voiced by Paul Dano) inside his spacecraft, and with his help…begins to understand his failing marriage. Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rossellini, and Lena Olin also star in this adaptation of Czech author Jaroslav Kalfar’s