Here’s what you need to know for this weekend:
- If you liked The Haunting of Hill House, the second season of the show tells a new story and is titled The Haunting of Bly Manor. Reviews suggest it isn’t quite as good as s1, but I’d suggest it is worth a look if you’re keen.
- The Good Lord Bird is GREAT. It’s really bold, over-the-top in all the best ways, and laugh out-loud funny. It’s a period comedy about abolishionist John Brown. You should definitely watch this one - especially if you’ve enjoyed shows like The Great or films like Django Unchained.
- NeXt is weak sauce. It so desperately wants to be a technology-driven 24, but it is tired and hacky. Kind of like later seasons of 24.
- Reviews for The Right Stuff have been middling. Maybe just watch the movie instead. It rules.
returning:
Pandora (s2), Urban Myths (s4), The Outpost (s3), The Haunting of Bly Manor (s2)
new:
The Good Lord Bird - Showtime | Stan
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Beau Knapp
Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this limited series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry
The Right Stuff - Disney+
Stars: Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O'Donoghue
U.S. fighter pilots are recruited to test experimental aircraft and rockets to become first Mercury astronauts. TV adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, 'The Right Stuff'.
NeXt - Fox
Stars: Fernanda Andrade, John Slattery
A former tech CEO joins a Homeland Cybersecurity Agent to stop the emergence of a rogue Artificial Intelligence.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond - AMC | Amazon Prime Video
Stars: Lily Collins, Frédéric Anscombre, Samuel Arnold
A group of teenagers sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world receive a message that inspires them to leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to save their father.
Connecting - NBC
Stars: Otmara Marrero, Parvesh Cheena, Ely Henry
Ensemble comedy series about a group of friends trying to stay connected during a global pandemic.
Soulmates - AMC
Stars: Dolly Wells, Anna Wilson-Jones, Kaleb Gomez
This takes place 15 years from now, when science makes a discovery that changes the lives of everyone on the planet - a way to find your soulmate through six provocative stories about the cost of finding true love.
That’s it for this week. Let’s be careful out there.
