Invincible (2021): The Latest Show From ‘The Walking Dead’s’ Robert Kirkman
Invincible is the latest television series from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. Based on the Skybound/Image comic, it’s about the teenaged son (Steven Yeun) of the world’s most powerful superhero (J.K. Simmons). Idolizing his father, he slowly learns to use his own superpowers and gains confidence in himself. But, his father’s keeping a dark secret that will change his world forever. The show features an ensemble cast of big-name talent, including Sandra Oh, Mahershala Ali, Mark Hamill, Jon Hamm, and more.
IMDb rating: n/a
La Templanza (2021): A Sweeping Historical Romance
Did you binge-watch Bridgerton and now you’re hankering for some more period romance? Give La Templanza a chance. Based on the novel by María Dueñas, it’s a drama set across three cities—Mexico City, Havana, and Spain—in the 1860s. When a self-made man loses his entire fortune, he tries to rebuild his life while simultaneously restoring a vineyard to its former glory and wooing the combative widow who used to own it.
Making Their Mark (2021): A New Docuseries for Soccer Fans
This one’s for you, sports fans. Making Their Mark is a documentary series about the Australian Football League (AFL). It follows six players from six different teams as they prepare for the 2020 Grand Final.
Flack (2019): The ‘Devil Wears Prada’ of PR
Flack stars True Blood actress Anna Paquin as Robyn, a public relations “flack” tasked with cleaning up the images of the troubled celebrities she represents, even as her own personal life falls apart. If you like watching rotten people in a rotten business being funny and messy at the same time, you might like this show.
IMDb rating: 7.0/10
The Great Escapists (2021): Best Engineers Trapped on a Deserted Island Show
The Great Escapists is the latest project from Richard Hammond (The Grand Tour) and Tory Belleci (MythBusters). The six-part series strands the pair on a deserted island, where they must use their engineering skills to survive and turn their temporary home into an island paradise. If you watch Survivor but feel that all it’s missing is more science, this show may be for you.
IMDb rating: 5.3/10
The Expanse (2015): Best Noir Sci-Fi Rescued From Syfy
IMDb rating: 8.5/10
Season 5 splits the crew of the Rocinante. Some of them hunt for the terrorist Marcos Inaros, while Amos (Wes Chatham) returns to Earth and confronts his past.
The Wilds (2020): ‘Lord of the Flies’ Meets ‘Lost’
Fans of the mysterious drama series Lost might want to give The Wilds a try. The show focuses on a group of teen girls from various backgrounds who survive a plane crash and clash and bond as they wait for rescue on a deserted island. Along the way, they discover that the events aren’t as random as they seem. Twist!
IMDb rating: 7.2/10
Bosch (2014): Best Seasonal Procedural With Room to Breathe
This police procedural follows LA homicide detective Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver), who is trying to solve one murder while being dragged into court over another as the series opens. Unlike most modern procedurals, each season focuses on a single case, allowing time for the story to breathe without the need to tie everything up with a neat bow at the end of each episode.
IMDb rating: 8.4/10
Sneaky Pete (2015): Best Con Man With a Heart of Gold
Sneaky Pete is about a con man (the always-watchable Giovanni Ribisi) who assumes his old cellmate’s identity so he can hide from a vicious gangster (the equally watchable Bryan Cranston) he betrayed. Not having seen “Pete” since he was a child, the family accepts him with more or less open arms, but they end up having more than enough problems of their own, some of which “Pete” might be able to help them with.
IMDb rating: 8.1/10
The Boys (2019): A Hero Story Where All the Superheroes Aren’t Heroes
The Boys is a darkly comedic take on what the world might look like if superheroes were actually real. Backed by a multinational megacorporation and imbued with powers like flight, laser vision, invisibility, super speed, and other old standards, the superheroes in this world are anything but heroic.
IMDb rating: 8.7/10
Loveable loser Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid) falls in with a shadowy group known as The Boys after his girlfriend is obliterated in a superhero-related incident. Led by ultraviolent Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), the motley group takes on rogue superheroes in often inventive and bloody ways.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017): Best 1950s Housewife-Turned-Comedian
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the story of the titular Mrs. Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and her journey to reinvent herself as a stand-up comic after her husband (Michael Zegen) decides he doesn’t want to be married anymore.
This Golden Globe-winning comedy comes from Amy Sherman-Palladino, and fans of her earlier work will find much of the same here: a cast of quirky characters, rapid-fire dialog, and smart writing.
Good Omens (2019): Best Armageddon Avoidance Comedy
It’s the end of the world, but not everyone is exactly on board with the whole thing. Demon Crowley (David Tennant) and angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) have enjoyed their time on Earth, and they aren’t quite ready for it all to be over.
Aided by the descendant of a prophetic witch (Adria Arjona) and the last scion of the man responsible for her demise (Jack Whitehall), along with a conveniently-misplaced antichrist (Sam Taylor Buck), angel and demon try to engineer an armageddon that’s slightly less apocalyptic than the norm.
Fleabag (2016): Best Uncomfortably Self-Aware Comedy Drama
Fleabag is a hilarious and sometimes uncomfortable look into the life of an acerbic, irreverent, grief-stricken Londoner (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) who goes unnamed throughout the series. She is, clearly, a Fleabag, but we never know if that’s actually her name or not, or if it really even matters.
Bridge created, wrote, starred in, and executive produced this fourth-wall-breaking comedy.
Billions (2016): A Soapy Melodrama About High Finance
Billions is about a hedge fund manager (Damian Lewis) who acquires his wealth and power through increasingly illegal acts. Paul Giamatti plays U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades, who’s tasked with bringing the white-collar criminal to justice. Well-written and featuring an excellent ensemble cast, Billions is a show for anyone who enjoys watching compelling, if unlikeable characters.
WuTang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019): Hip Hop’s Most Influential Group
This four-part docuseries digs into the history and mythology of the influential hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. It details their early days in New York and the release of their first underground single, charts their rise in the hip hop world, then ends with some reflection on their pop culture and musical legacies 25 years later. The series includes lots of archival footage and interviews with the surviving Wu-Tang members, and their chemistry is on full display.
IMDb rating: 8.2/10
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