Best New Series to Stream This Week
Maya Erskine and Donald Glover star in Mr. and Mrs. Smith , this week’s most intriguing new series. There’s also a new season of Feud , which details Truman Capote’s run-in with a group of high-society ladies, the Chilean sitcom Baby Bandito , and a new season of Farmer Wants a Wife . I also added a couple of older shows that are excellent.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
This Prime original series shares the same title as the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but it’s a far cry from the source material. In this version of the story, the Smiths ( Pen15 ‘s Maya Erskine and Atlanta ‘s Donald Glover) are a pair of intelligence agents who get married for real to make their secret identity bulletproof. But feelings develop between two opposites; complex feelings. Each episode details the dangerous case the couple is working on, as well as their equally dangerous marriage.
Where to watch : Prime
Feud: Capote vs. Swans
The second season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology tells the true story of writer Truman Capote’s conflict with a group of rich and powerful wives. While researching his seminal 1966 book In Cold Blood, Capote spent countless hours among the scum and murderers of the Midwest, but it wasn’t until he spilled the literary tea among the social cognoscenti that Capote understood what “ruthless” meant. Directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Chloë Sevigny, Diane Lane, Calista Flockhart, Molly Ringwald, Demi Moore and Naomi Watts, Capote vs. the Swans is a must-see.
Where to watch : Hulu
Baby Bandito
This Spanish-language series makes a hell of a real-life robbery that happened in Chile in 2014. Over the course of Baby Bandito’s eight fast-paced, funny chapters, Chilean skateboarder Kevin Tapia falls in love, deceives a crime lord known as “The Butcher,” and pulls off the heist of the century, making tens of millions of dollars with the help of his friends. Getting the money turns out to be easier than keeping it as both cops and criminals pursue Little Bandito and his girl around the world, and his crew can’t help but flaunt their new wealth on social media.
Where to watch : Netflix
Genius: MLK/X
The fourth season of Genius , an anthology drama series about historically significant people, explores civil rights icons Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. but had completely different ideas about how this should be achieved.
Where to watch : Hulu
Clone High , Season 2
The first season of Clone High aired for one season on MTV in 2003. It was canceled after the portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi caused an international outcry. But the creators of Clone High have apparently spent the last 20 years being edgy without being crap, because the new and improved Clone High has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has yet to spark any protests or hunger strikes. The show tells the story of a high school populated by clones of historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Frida Kahlo (but not Gandhi) through crude animation and a script funnier than you’d expect.
Where to stream: Max
Farmer Wants a Wife , Season 2
There’s probably no TV show that’s less geared toward me than Farmer Wants a Wife, but I like to subvert expectations, so I’m going to watch every episode of season two, starting tonight with episode 1. Next up is reality TV. romantic adventures of four handsome farmers. Each farmer chooses five townspeople to live with them on their farm and wear straw hats, flip-flops, or whatever people do on farms. Through this strict process love is achieved. Yes, and I can’t stress this enough, ha .
Where to watch: Hulu
Devil’s Hour (2022)
Too many people slept on Prime’s The Devil’s Hour , a six-part British supernatural crime drama released in 2022, but it deserves an audience beyond a small niche. The “Devil’s Hour” of the title takes place between 3 and 4 a.m., when troubled protagonist Lucy Chambers wakes each night with nightmarishly specific visions, but Lucy and her nightmares are only part of an elaborate, slow-paced story that carefully builds up to a surprising and frightening ending.
Where to watch : Prime
Julia (2022)
This Max original series details the fascinating life of chef Julia Child over two seasons. It opens with the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and goes on to tell how this eccentric and boisterous woman used a local PBS cooking show to become the most famous celebrity chef in history. The pieces in “Julia” come together like the ingredients in “Children’s Wine” : the acting is superb (especially Sarah Lancashire as the iconoclastic title character), the script is witty and clever, and the production design perfectly reflects the time period. I bet the snacks on set were especially delicious, too.
Where to stream: Max
Last week’s pick
Queer Eye , Season 8
Six new episodes of Queer Eye are now available on Netflix. If you’ve seen the show, you’re probably already watching it, but if you haven’t, now is the time to dive into it. the cast wasn’t all that charming and the presentation wasn’t always empathetic or tolerant. This is a heart-wrenching, transformative TV show that is made with honesty and care and completely transcends the genre of “realism.”
Where to watch : Netflix
True Detective: Nightland
Season four of True Detective takes place in a tiny Arctic village at the start of the polar night, and when the lights go out, things get crazy. Jodie Foster and Kali Reis investigate the strange disappearance of the entire population of an Arctic research center and its possible connection to the grisly murder of a local woman. If the rest of the series lives up to the eerie and atmospheric atmosphere of the first two episodes, Nightland is a must-watch.
Where to stream : Max
Emigrants
Nicole Kidman is the driving force behind this drama about a group of wealthy American expats in Hong Kong. The Expats is a gritty, adults-only drama about loss, grief, class and alienation. Margaret, an architect turned housewife (played by Kidman), tries to cope with the disappearance of her son, while her expat friend deals with his own failures. wedding. In the background is the unfortunate fact that the servants of troubled rich people are immigrants of a different type.
Where to watch : Prime
Hazbin Hotel
Series creator Vivienne “VivziePop” Medrano funded the Hazbin Hotel pilot primarily through her Patreon subscribers, earning enough buzz to launch the series on Prime. Not intended for young children, the animated series tells the story of Hell’s princess Charlie Morningstar, who builds the Hazbin Hotel to rehabilitate demons so they can go to heaven. Bright, colorful and filled with unforgettable songs, Hazbin Hotel is full of youthful energy and will appeal to every theater kid, goth, weirdo and creative person – my people!
Griselda
Sofia Vergara plays the ruthless role of real-life Colombian kingpin Griselda Blanco in Griselda . Blanco was on par with Pablo Escobar in the 1980s; she controlled much of Miami’s cocaine trade, and her rise to power and subsequent fall from grace is detailed in six episodes of this intense new series.
Where to watch : Netflix
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
The world needs a He-Man right now, and luckily, he’s waiting for you to bring his muscular heroic figure right into your home. Science fiction icons Mark Hamill and William Shatner provide the voices for this animated series that updates the source material just enough to make it relevant while maintaining the core atmosphere of the original series. By the power of Grayskull!
Where to watch : Netflix
Superhot: The Spicy World of Peppers
“Let’s look at people who love spicy food” may seem like a weak premise for a TV show, but these people really do love spicy food, and exploring their subculture reveals an unseen world of inspiration, obsession, beauty and controversy. Additionally, you may see people sweat profusely while consuming inhumanely hot peppers. What’s not to like?
Where to watch : Hulu
Zorro
Zorro has been around since 1919, and the masked swordsman’s audacity still inspires film adaptations. In this photo, Zorro is in Los Angeles in the 1800s, dispensing justice to scoundrels of all types at the tip of his brilliant rapier. If classic cinematic heroics and a tale of good versus evil interest you, check out Zorro .
Where to watch: Prime
On the Road with Jason Momoa
Megastar Jason Momoa is doing good things with his fame, including hosting the reality show On the Roam. In it, Momoa travels around the country, exploring the work and lives of artisans, artists and others on unconventional personal journeys, be they bikers or photographers.
Where to stream : Max
Six Nations: Full Contact
The 2023 NFL season is coming to an end; the perfect time to immerse yourself in the life of the father of the sport: rugby. The Six Nations: Full Contact documentary series was created by the people who brought us Formula 1: Drive to Survive, and like that series, it explores a sport that most Americans have heard of but few understand. The setting is the Six Nations, the Rugby Super Cup, and we have a front row seat to all the drama, beauty and violence of the sport as rugby’s tough guys strive for the ultimate championship.
Where to watch: Netflix