We cover Robin Hood on MGM+, the gritty new take on the legendary outlaw that trades green tights for darker realism. Set in 1186, before King Richard’s crusades, it stars Sean Bean as a morally murky Sheriff of Nottingham and newcomer Max Woolf as Rob of Loxley, whose father’s execution sparks a familiar rebellion. We talk through the first two episodes (“I See Him” and “A Heinous Devil”), from fairy lore and CGI stags to English politics, over-ripe dialogue, and the long wait Rob's journey ...
Apple’s latest thriller starts with relatively small stakes: a house explosion with one survivor, a young girl named Dinah, catches the notice of an Oxford art conservator played by Ruth Wilson (The Affair, His Dark Materials). On her search for the child’s whereabouts and the suspicious circumstances around the blast, she enlists the help of a two-headed detective agency. That’s where the conspiracy takes hold, the bodies start adding up, and the other main character, Zoë, played by Emma Tho...
BOO! It is back. Well… not Pennywise, not yet. But if the first and last ten minutes of this new Stephen King prequel series teach us anything, it’s that you don’t need Bill Skarsgård to show Derry, Maine as a full-blown nexus of evil. Kids should probably skip this one, but fans of horror should not. On the podcast, we break down the 53-minute pilot: plot points, expectations, standout moments, comparisons, reception, and the weird trivia we picked up along the way. I’ll say right off the ba...
The title that just won’t die, go figure. This version of Lazarus stars Bill Nighy and Sam Claflin, and although it’s a British production, it’s helmed by one of America’s most prolific authors, Harlan Coben. The premise is simple: a psychologist who can speak to the undead is morally bound to uncover the truth behind how they met their ultimate ends. If you’ve ever seen a ghost story before (Archive 81, The Haunting, Tru Calling, etc.) you know exactly what you’re signing up for. Tune in to...
Based on a short story by Katherine Heiny, DMV is CBS’s new workplace comedy starring Harriet Dyer, Tony Cavalero, and Tim Meadows. The first two episodes establish a world built around everyone’s favorite pastime: waiting in line and eavesdropping on the hundreds of angsty drivers about to take their tests, renew their plates, or get that weird star on their ID. On the podcast, we cover the plot, trivia, and comparisons. The show is directed by Trent O’Donnell and written by showrunners Dana...
The Resurrected is a Taiwanese revenge-thriller on Netflix. We cover the first two episodes (“Execution Day” and “Resurrection Day”). Shu Qi and Sinje Lee play Wang Hui‑chun and Chao Ching, two grieving mothers who resurrect Chang Shih‑kai, a convicted scam ringleader, for just seven days to make him pay. One daughter lies in a coma, the other was cremated, and the ritual only works under strict rules. The show opens with a bizarre ritual, then layers in crime, horror, and moral reckoning. We...
On this podcast, we cover the pilot of The Chair Company on HBO, created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin. Tim plays Ron, a mall development manager whose chair collapses post-speech, setting off an absurd chain of paranoia, corporate dread, and possible conspiracies. Think Curb, The Curse, and a dash of Severance, though goofier. We talk performances, oddball supporting characters, possible HR nightmares, fan-favorite bits, and our theories. The comparison list isn't short and we also throw in...
The Last Frontier on Apple TV+ is a high-stakes thriller from Blacklist creator Jon Bokenkamp. The first two episodes (“Blue Skies” and “Winds of Change”) focus on U.S. Marshal Frank Remnick (Jason Clarke) in Fairbanks, as he’s tasked with wrangling a crash full of escaped inmates and a rogue CIA asset. From moose cameos to one-shot takes to questionable investigative choices, we touch on the best and worst moments of the premiere. Tune in to hear our final rating—or some weird facts about th...
Monster: The Ed Gein Story kicks off with “MOTHER!,” a chilly, wild plunge into the story of the Plainfield Ghoul. Charlie Hunnam does his best to embody the infamous serial killer. From his awkward voice to his fascination with Nazi pulp magazines and his mother (played by Laurie Metcalf), this third edition of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s series fits right in with the polarizing nature of the first two seasons. Before giving our rating, we run down the episode, the scariest and strangest m...
A severed hand, a missing billionaire, and a suspicious trophy wife. The pilot (“Sheryl”) of Hotel Costiera on Prime Video sets two tracks: a season-long mystery about the hotel owner’s missing daughter and a one-off circumstance involving a billionaire’s scheme to game his shareholders and family. We discuss the cliffside vibes and the cast—led by Jesse Williams, who steers a small crew of talented misfits through the hotel’s emergencies. After weighing the pros and cons, and the logic faux ...
Chad Powers is Hulu’s new sports comedy, born from Eli Manning’s 2022 walk-on prank at Penn State. Glen Powell stars as Russ Holliday, a disgraced former quarterback who fakes the new identity “Chad Powers” to earn a second shot at his dream career. In the pod, we cover the double-episode premiere (“1st Quarter” and “2nd Quarter”), how the show launched, we break down favorite and least favorite moments. We compare it to everything from Stick to Younger, Ted Lasso to The Replacements, and won...
Disney+’s Marvel Zombies spins the “What If… Zombies?!” timeline into a full-season undead romp. Five years after the outbreak, Kamala Khan teams up with Kate Bishop, Ironheart, and an AI-Natalie stuffed bear for a road trip through a Z-soaked MCU. Between Zemo’s floating fortress, a trap at New Asgard, and a Nova Corps quarantine that turns Earth into a snow globe, we break down the big swings (Wanda as zombie queen, the Infinity Hulk showdown), the best gags and grisliest deaths, and cameos...
FX and Sterlin Harjo team up again for The Lowdown. We dig into the first two episodes—“The Sensitive Kind” and “The Devil’s Mama”—of this Oklahoma dark comedy/noir. Ethan Hawke’s battered “truthstorian” Lee Raybon chases the skeletons in the Washberg family’s closet. From a sus “suicide” to dodging neo-Nazi haymakers, we break down what worked, what didn’t, our favorite moments, and how it connects (and doesn’t) to Reservation Dogs. Shout-outs to the acting, some Tulsa texture, and a bunch o...
Though this miniseries may have taken the fact it's a dark comedy with the title Black Rabbit a little too literally, judging by the lack of lighting, Netflix’s latest is an intriguing blend of restaurant drama, heist thriller, and thorny family saga. In the pilot, “The Cyclone,” we follow two brothers, Jake and Vince, as they reunite just as their NYC restaurant is about to expand. From a botched robbery to a visit from a New York Times food critic to looming money trouble, we run through th...
Tempest is a new K-drama on Disney+/Hulu. After a presidential frontrunner is assassinated mid-speech, his widow—former diplomat Seo Mun-ju (Jun Ji-hyun)—steps into the race and quickly lands in the crosshairs. Enter action hero Baek San-ho (Gang Dong-won), an agent with a murky past, plus an American side story led by Anderson Miller (John Cho). We recap the premiere arc (Eps. 1–3), weigh the obvious comparisons (Bodyguard, The Diplomat, a dash of Citadel), call out our favorite/least favori...
The Girlfriend is a psychological thriller on Prime Video, adapted from Michelle Frances’ novel. It stars Robin Wright as Laura, a high-powered gallery owner, whose world starts unraveling when her son Daniel brings home Cherry (Olivia Cooke), a charming new girlfriend who may not be what she seems. Laura grows suspicious, tensions rise, and before long, we learn there are at least two sides to every story. In this episode, we break down the pilot, compare The Girlfriend to other shows ...
Task is HBO’s latest gritty crime thriller from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby. Set in suburban Philly, the 65-minute pilot “Crossings” kicks off a tense cat-and-mouse story between a disillusioned fed (Mark Ruffalo) and a modern-day Robin Hood (Tom Pelphrey) leading a crew robbing from drug dens. On the pod, we recap the pilot, break down the cast, trade comparisons (Ozark, Dope Thief, and Under the Banner of Heaven), call out the best and worst moments, and land on our rating. ...
Peacock returns to the Office-verse with The Paper. Set in a Toledo, Ohio newsroom, the 32-minute pilot introduces a new cast (besides Oscar) and follows Ned Sampson, a freshly minted editor in chief with big ideals, as he tries to ditch clickbait and data mining for real local reporting. After meeting the oddball staff, he clashes with the former interim managing editor, sparking a turf war over what a modern paper should be. On the pod, we compare it to other NBC classics like The Office an...
Jonas Pate walked outside with his family one day in Wilmington, North Carolina, and said… let’s make a band. Then he X-Factor-auditioned 5,000 kids and pieced together The Runarounds. Now that same band is playing fictional versions of themselves in a brand-new teen music drama that dropped September 1. It’s not a direct Outer Banks spin-off, but it does take place in the same universe. On the podcast, we review the hour-long pilot, which follows Charlie Cooper and his bandmates post-graduat...
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox is now streaming on Hulu. In this podcast, we discuss the first three installments (“Amanda,” “Ci vediamo più tardi,” and “The Guardian of Perugia”) of K.J. Steinberg’s limited series, which dramatizes the early days of Knox’s arrest, interrogation, and time behind bars following the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher. We talk performances, direction, accuracy vs. embellishment, and how this version compares to Amanda’s own memoir Waiting to Be Heard. From coercio...