TV Show Reviews and Availability

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. At least that’s the motive behind Hulu’s new character-based anthology series, The Act, with each season focusing on a shocking true crime story, replayed in dramatic fashion. The new show will debut on March 20, with the first season telling the story of the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard. [Continue Reading]

Are you feeling a little too content? Are you aglow with a sunny optimism about where we’re heading?  “Black Mirror” is here to help you fix that.  Since its inception in the UK 2011, the science fiction thriller show has been shocking  viewers into taping over their web cams and swearing off the latest tech [Continue Reading]

One of the most exciting things coming to Hulu this month might be the American debut of the emotional family drama Butterfly, from ITV in the U.K. A three-part miniseries, Butterfly tells the story of the family of an 11-year-old struggling with gender dysphoria and the desire to transition from a boy to a girl.  [Continue Reading]

On January 13, the long-awaited third season of HBO’s hit anthology crime series True Detective debuts, after a more than a three-year gap. This time around, Academy and Golden Globe Award winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Green Book) takes on the central role of a detective struggling with the dark side of a troubling case. Anthology series [Continue Reading]

High school is rough enough without discovering latent mutant powers, a dinosaur in the basement, and that your parents are part of an evil—and possibly supernatural—secret society.  At least for the six friends who make up the core ensemble of Marvel’s Runaways on Hulu, a fun, teen-oriented superhero drama from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  What Marvel’s [Continue Reading]

“Step outside your yard you never know what you’ll find.”  – Strange Angel Much like the development of content for CBS All Access, the streaming network’s Strange Angel is a slow burn. With its fascinating subject, tightly designed visuals, and an eerie cinematic quality, however, the series keeps viewers intrigued as it delves into a [Continue Reading]

Master of espionage John le Carré’s captivating storytelling has seen many adaptations in the writer’s long career, from The Constant Gardner and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The most recent televised adaptation was 2016’s The Night Manager, a smash-hit miniseries starring Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston, airing [Continue Reading]

There are TV shows based on books. And TV shows based on movies. There are movies based on TV shows, movies based on musicals, and musicals based on movies (and movies then redone based on those musicals). Heck, there are operas based on movies now and musicals based on cartoons. So to say source material [Continue Reading]

To cope with your mental illness, might I suggest jazz hands? At least, that’s the strategy of Rebecca Bunch, who frequently bursts into song as the titular “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” in the CW’s musical satirical rom-com. The fourth and final season premieres Friday, October 12. Rebecca taps, she tangoes, she shimmies in her Spanx. There are [Continue Reading]

Karen Beck is a freelance writer, friend, and aficionado of science fiction and dystopian books and television. You can Follow @Karenofnine on Twitter Quick fandom litmus test: is this just a box? Or a shining celebration of quirky adventure and moral intellectualism? If the former, you’re probably new to Who–Doctor Who, that is, the 54-year-old British science fiction show. If [Continue Reading]