I needed to like Devs. I actually did. I’m an enormous fan of Alex Garland, the Ex Machina and Annihilation filmmaker who writes and directs all eight episodes of the FX sci-fi thriller (debuting Thursday, March 5 completely on Hulu), and I couldn’t wait to see what mind-blowing magic he may conjure up on his
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On the danger of sounding like High Fidelity‘s principal character: The right cowl model of a track is hard to drag off, proper? It has to keep up the spirit of the unique, whereas additionally placing a contemporary spin on it that makes you hear it in a brand new manner. Hulu’s new tackle Excessive
RELATED STORIES First issues first: You would need to be one significantly hardhearted bastard to not love The Thing About Harry, Freeform’s belated homosexual Valentine (premiering Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8/7c). Its leads — Gray’s Anatomy’s Schmitt, Jake Borelli, and newcomer Niko Terho — have chemistry for days. The script, co-written by director and co-star Peter
RELATED STORIES With a lot tv to select from, networks are struggling to search out methods to make their collection stand out. That is the case with CBS All Entry’ Interrogation, a gimmicky procedural that enables viewers to observe episodes in any order they please. “When chilly case detectives reopen an unsolved case, they abandon
The truth that USA Community’s new murder-mystery Briarpatch is about in a steamy Texas border city generally known as Saint Shame is an enormous clue about what’s to comply with. It’s a conspicuously quirky setting for a conspicuously quirky present: a cool neo-noir stuffed with eccentric characters that has ambiance to burn. There’s a lot
RELATED STORIES Locke & Key, the comedian guide sequence written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez for IDW, has been eyed for one live-action adaptation or one other (…or one other) for practically a decade. In the long run, Netflix is the one to convey it to life. Was it well worth the
RELATED STORIES Even for those who already know the story of the rigged McDonald’s Monopoly sport (which was lined extensively by The Daily Beast in 2018), HBO’s McMillions documentary sequence is a enjoyable, informative and extremely entertaining look into one unusual rip-off. The essential particulars are this: From 1989 to 2001, ex-cop Jerome “Jerry” Jacobson rigged
When we catch up with Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard, nearly two decades after we last saw him at the helm of the Enterprise, the former starship captain is living an idyllic life, sipping wine on his French vineyard and enjoying the company of his loyal dog (delightfully named Number One). And for those
RELATED STORIES Apple TV+, which launched two months ago, has its first truly inspiring series in Little America, a lovely and emotive series about the lives of immigrants in America. Little America, debuting Jan. 17 with all eight episodes, is a scripted anthology in which each standalone episode is based on a true story that
RELATED STORIES In the first episode of Showtime’s Work in Progress, Abby (played by Abby McEnany) tells her therapist “if things don’t get better” within 180 days, she’s going to end her life. “I’m surrounded by people who are like, full selves,” she monologues, “and I’m like, this building that has been delayed,” an eyesore
Is Riverdale getting too dark and gory for you? Well, The CW might have just what you need with Katy Keene — debuting Thursday, Feb. 6 at 8/7c — a light and breezy Riverdale spinoff starring Lucy Hale as the titular fashion designer chasing her dreams in New York City. A glammed-up combo of Sex
Who says network shows are too safe these days? In a sea of bland sitcom revivals and by-the-book procedurals, NBC is taking a huge swing with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist — debuting Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10/9c; I’ve seen the first three episodes — starring Jane Levy as a woman who starts hearing strangers’ innermost thoughts
Early on in Season 3 of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midge meets a tour musician played by Gilmore Girls alum Liza Weil, another mom who left her kids at home to pursue her artistic dreams. “What else are we gonna do, stay home and dust?” she asks Midge. “F—k dust.” It’s a nice summation
TV’s tireless effort to bring back each and every ’80s and ’90s show that you even sort of liked continues with a new revival of Mad About You, debuting Wednesday, Nov. 20 exclusively on Spectrum’s on-demand service. You remember Mad About You, right? The pleasant enough 1992-99 NBC sitcom that starred Paul Reiser and Helen
RELATED STORIES The face of Disney+ is hidden inside a helmet — and the degree to which you can accept The Mandalorian‘s thus-limited expressiveness may dictate your enjoyment of TV’s first live-action Star Wars series. Having made its debut on Tuesday morning (provided you were able to get the brand-new streaming service up and running)
RELATED STORIES After months of hype and big-money deals, Apple is finally rolling out its new streaming service, Apple TV+, this Friday. But who wants to fork over money for yet another streamer without knowing if the shows are any good? That’s where we come in: Apple’s new service debuts with four original series, and
Apple certainly brought out the big guns for its first major TV offering, with Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell all starring in the daytime TV-set drama The Morning Show, debuting this Friday, Nov. 1 along with the Apple TV+ streaming service. (I’ve seen the first three episodes.) How could any show starring those
If adding Paul Rudd to any film or TV project makes that project better — and I think we can all agree it does — Netflix doubles down on that notion with its new series Living With Yourself, debuting next Friday, Oct. 18 on the streamer. (I’ve seen all eight episodes.) The immensely likable Rudd
RELATED STORIES It’s time once again to throw your smartphone away in a fit of terror: Black Mirror is back! Netflix’s deeply unsettling sci-fi anthology has returned for Season 5 with a trio of new tales about technology run amok. (Only three? Well, we guess we did just get Bandersnatch a few months ago… and
Remember Reese Witherspoon’s Madeline Mackenzie screaming “I want more!” midway through Season 1 of Big Little Lies? That was me, after the all-too-brief freshman season wrapped up. Seven episodes just wasn’t enough time to spend basking in the Monterey sun with these marvelously complicated women. I was wary, though, when HBO renewed it for a
HBO’s Euphoria should come with a reverse parental warning: Anyone over the age of 30 is advised to watch it with a fainting couch and some smelling salts nearby. Boldly provocative and shockingly explicit, the new drama series offers an unflinching portrait of teen life today that’s teeming with graphic sex, drug use and violence.
It takes a couple of episodes to really get going, but ultimately, Season 3 of the Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things is so awesome that it would’ve been worth the wait even if that wait had begun all the way back in 1985, the year in which it’s set. Heck, the premiere alone delivers chills (seriously
RELATED STORIES A long time ago, we used to be friends with a spunky blonde teen detective who handily solved cases and doggedly righted wrongs. But it’s been a while since we’ve hung out with Veronica Mars and her gang on a regular basis. What sweet relief, then, that Hulu’s eight-episode revival of the neo-noir
You’ll be happy to know, Four Weddings and a Funeral fanatics, that Hulu’s adaptation of the beloved British rom-com does in fact open with its main character suddenly waking up and shouting the word “F—k!” repeatedly. Aside from that winking homage, though, the new Four Weddings — debuting Wednesday, July 31 on the streamer; I’ve
BH90210 is easily the weirdest show to air on Fox since The Masked Singer, and it’s merely a coincidence that both happen to heavily feature Tori Spelling. Don’t get us wrong, we’re thrilled that the entire original Beverly Hills, 90210 cast agreed to do a new show together. We’re just not sure why it had
It’s been a while since Ryan Murphy had a little fun, hasn’t it? After spending the past few years on very worthy but decidedly serious fare like The Assassination of Gianni Versace and Pose, he’s now firmly back in Glee territory with The Politician — premiering this Friday on Netflix; I’ve seen five of the
Horror has never been network TV’s strong suit. Outside of a few notable exceptions (Hannibal, The Exorcist), the big networks have been content to let cable and streaming TV dominate the darker side of horror ever since Mulder and Scully first fired up their flashlights on The X-Files. But CBS’ new fall drama Evil —
Over the next three months, dozens of new TV series will make their debuts, jockeying for top priority on your DVRs. But which freshman fare is actually worth your precious time? To help you sort through this annual onslaught of comedies and dramas — premiering not just on the broadcast networks, but also on Amazon,