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to returning favorites (Industry!).
Photo: Ryan Green/Paramount+
Either way, youre welcome!
Theres a mystery associated with the tragedy, but this is hardly a whodunit.
Not since Dianas swimwear onThe Crownhad the fashion hive anticipated a season of television with such fervor.
InSwans, the flock is glamorous and the plumage Olympics-worthy.
(Murphy veteran Lou Eyrich handles the rest of the shows costumes with aplomband real vintage.)
Satisfying, grown-up entertainment.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smithon Prime Video (February)
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One Dayon Netflix (February)
I didnt want to like this show.
A mainstream bestseller turned into a mid-aughts toothless rom-com (sorry, Anne Hathaway stans!)
Talk about tired IP.
But, boy, did I love it.
Addictive, well-paced, and lavishly produced.
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The Gentlemenon Netflix (March)
Guy Ritchie returns!
The reasoning quickly becomes apparent as the extent of the first sons dissolute disfunction unfolds.
Further revelations ensuenamely, a criminal operation that is part of the inheritance.
Busy Philipps as a dippy influencer pop in!
Paula Pell, enough said!)
make it well worth seeking out.
that keep the show afloat.
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Ripleyon Netflix (April)
Another recycled story that holds its own appeal.
This time the belovedAndrew Scottstars as Tom Ripley in anadaptationof the gripping Patricia Highsmith novel.
Scott is joined byDakota FanningandJohnny Flynn, and the sun-soaked palette is replaced by an austere black-and-white scheme.
Scott delivers a subtle and sinister performance.
Oh, also, theres a lot of instrumental Taylor Swift.
Who doesnt love that?
After a strong sophomore season, many viewers wondered how the odd-couple comedy would continue its trajectory.
Now, its clear there was no reason to worry.
Lucky for us a fourth season is on its way.
Youll leave rooting for the team that roots for the team.
Season three later appeared on Netflix before the series disappeared from the platform altogether.
A bingeable, highly satisfying import.
(These too were among the amusements ofGame of Thrones.
If wed been feeding on scraps this summer in TV world,Game of Throneshas given us a banquet.
The episodes I watched are under strict embargo, so I cant say too much about the specifics.
The favorite characters return, their fiendish traits on full display.
This is the best season yet for this entirely excellent show.
The second seasonlike the first, which came out in 2022is not complicated.
There are good guys and bad guys, and things reliably go boom every 20 minutes or so.
Russells character is, in fact, more accustomed to the rougher postings of the foreign-policy universe.
(She worked in Baghdad, her character is at pains to remind us.)
Again,not so believable, this showbut highly entertaining nonetheless.
Its great stuff, replete with gorgeous locations (Munich!
The spice must flow.
These six episodes alone are worth a test-drive of Viaplay, a streamer that specializes in Nordic TV.
(Check out the 2021 seriesBlack Sandswhile youre there, another favorite of mine.)
But there are no simple villains or victims here.
Its thrilling to see it get such a careful and compelling adaptation.
The new second season is another superbly crafted proceduraloffering a fascinating portrait of post-Brexit economic devastation in the UK.
Who are they working for, exactly?
Theres a pleasing absence of the Manichean dynamics usually drawing stark lines around good and bad in similar shows.
Here they are just doing dirty, and enjoying it all the while.
