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April 2020 #86

TV Shows to Binge When You Have to #StayTheF***Home

By Steve Sternberg

As many of us are working from home, and stuck at home, with no bars or restaurants to go to, no

clubs or concerts to attend, and no live sports to watch, it's somewhat comforting to know we live in

the era of Peak TV+. OK, not really, but there is more good stuff to watch on TV than ever before.

And now that almost everything is available to stream somewhere, this is the perfect time to catch up

on some great premium cable and streaming series you may not have seen - such as HBO's The Sopranos, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Deadwood, Game of Thrones, and Veep, Showtimes' The L Word, Weeds, Shameless, Ray Donovan, and Homeland, Starz' Spartacus, Black Sails, Power, Counterpart, American Gods, and Outlander, Cinemax's Banshee, The Knick, and Strike Back, Netflix's House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, BoJack Horseman, Stranger Things, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Sense8, Narcos, and The Crown, Amazon Prime Video's Transparent, The Man in the High Castle, and Mozart in the Jungle, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Casual, and Marvel's

Runaways. And, of course, nine seasons of The Office are still available on Netflix before switching

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Here's my list of some of the most binge-worthy scripted series, from a variety of sources, that might

be flying under your radar. They are definitely worth checking out, and should keep you busy for several weeks if need be. Note that new season premiere dates listed here are subject to change due to the Coronavirus. Altered Carbon (Netflix): In a dystopian future 300 years from now, new technology has transformed society by making human bodies interchangeable (if you can afford it), and death no longer necessarily permanent (your consciousness can be put into a new human "sleeve"). Joel Kinnaman portrays the lone survivor of a group of elite warriors who were defeated in an uprising. His mind was imprisoned for years until a wealthy businessman gives him a chance to live again if he solves the murder of the man's previous "sleeve." The second season dropped last month and has a new cast, with Anthony Mackie taking over for Kinnaman (the same character in a new human sleeve). Season 2 is good, but it's hard to top great first season. Bad Blood (Netflix): Canadian mob drama based on a true story about a Montreal-based Italian crime family. They consolidate various mob factions - Haitians, bikers, the Irish - to completely control Montreal, the entry point for much of the drug trade going to the Northeast United States. Things run smoothly until other gangsters try to muscle in on their turf. Anthony LaPaglia and Paul Sorvino bring their "gangster cred" as heads of the Rizzuto crime family, as does the always interesting Enrico Colantoni as the family's consigliere. Kim Coates (Sons of _____

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3 Anarchy) shines as their ambitious and often brutal right-hand man. Two seasons are available. No word yet on a potential third season. Barry (HBO): Seamlessly moving between light comedy and dark drama (no t easy to do) , Bill Hader i s superb as a disillusioned and depressed midwestern hitman. In season 1, he follows one of his targets to an a cting cl ass, where he becomes drawn to this community of students, falling in love with one of them (Sarah Goldberg). He remains there to take acting lessons and pursue a more normal life. But changing is not so easy, as gangsters he's worked for and against come to town. Henry Winkler is great as Barry's pompous acting teacher, as is Anthony Carrigan as wacky mobster, Noho Hank. Stephen Root also shines as Barry's "handler." On paper, this high concept show

shouldn't work. On television, with these stellar performances, it somehow creates magic. It's been

renewed for a third season. Better Call Saul (AMC): See how Breaking Bad's lawyer, Jimmy McGill (the excellent Bob Odenkirk) takes the long slide down the slippery slope that ends when he re-invents himself as sleazy mob law yer, Saul Goodman. Other Breaking Bad regulars, Mike (Jonathan Banks), the one-time cop turned criminal "cleaner," and drug kingpin Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), have prominent roles. Rhea Seehorn gives an award-worthy performance

as Jimmy's girlfriend Kim, a hotshot lawyer in her own right, who is thrilled by his con-man side but

gradually starts to believe that she is being conned as well. _____

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4 The fourth season starts to move closer to the Breaking Bad universe (that show aired from 2008-

2013 and led to the BCS spinoff). Bob Odenkirk's performance is so good that the viewer (who knows

what he becomes in Breaking Bad) can still be unsure of his motives and moral compass. Currently

airing season 5, it's been renewed for a sixth and final season. Seasons 1-4 are available on Netflix.

Billions (Showtime): A master class in casting and acting. Set in New York, a shrewd, brilliant, and ruthless U.S. Attorney, Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti), who's never lost an insider trading case faces off i n a high-stakes battle wit h Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis), a shrewd, brilliant, and ruthless multi- billionaire hedge-fund king. Who's the predator and who's the prey shifts throughout, as each uses all his power and influence to outmaneuver the other, as well as fight the many power players that get in their way. Maggie Siff is excellent as Rhoades' wife Wendy, who also has a high-profile job at Axelrod's firm. Asia Kate Dillon is a revelation as brilliant non-binary Axelrod mentee, Taylor Mason, who goes off on their own and becomes his adversary. Everyone in the supporting cast, both in regular and recurring roles (which include John Malkovich, Eric Bogosian, Nina Arianda, and Rob Morrow), is great. Four seasons (48 episodes) are available to binge before season 5 debuts in May. Bodyguard (Netflix): British television hit centering around a special forces war veteran with PTSD (Richard Madden), who is now a police sergeant in London. After thwarting a terrorist attack, he is assigned t o pr otect the home secretary, a controversial politician and major proponent of the conflict he fought in. _____

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5 You'll be hooked after the first 15 minutes or so as the intensity of the opening continues unabated

for the entire six-episode run. Complicated, taut, absorbing, violent, and perfectly paced. It will hold

you and keep you guessing from start to finish. They're still discussing a potential second season which probably wouldn't happen until 2021. Bosch (Amazon Prime Video): Titus Willever is the smart, tough as nails, and haunted detective Harry Bosch. He's been brilliant in many supporting roles over the years, and it's great to see him in the lead. He melts into the role (as he does with virtually everything he touches). The ensemble cast of regulars, including Jamie Hector, Madison Lintz, Lance Reddick, Amy Aquino, Troy Evans, and Gregory Scott Cummins, are spot on for their respective roles. The guest stars have been a string of superb character actors who you will immediately recognize (if you're over 40) and wonder where you've seen them before. Each season focuses on one main crime that Bosch and crew need to solve, along with one or two related (or not-so-related) crimes. Solving the crimes focuses on the everyday routine police work that the show somehow manages to continually make interesting. This is not only the best procedural

drama currently on television, it might be the best procedural drama ever on television. If you haven't

discovered Bosch yet, you'll have the joy of being able to binge 50 episodes. Season 6 is scheduled to drop this April. The Boys (Amazon Prime Video): What would happen in a world where supe rheroes are rea l, un accountable, and can basically do whatever they want (such a s accidentally kil l ordinary citizens)? And what if they work for a multibillion-dollar conglomerate that licenses their images and covers up their _____

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6 crimes? Perhaps a vigilante group would be formed to try and expose the rogue "heroes." In this dark comedy-drama, based on the comic book series, such a world exists, as members of a Justice League-type superhero group known as The Seven wreak havoc as they sometimes do an d sometimes only pretend to do great deeds, often leaving destruction and death in their wake. Just because this show centers around superheroes, however, does not mean it's for kids. Scenes

of graphic and implied violence and sex are prevalent throughout. But for adults, this is a surprisingly

thoughtful take on the power of giant, faceless corporations in our society, and how they can shape the news and public opinion - and sometimes can only be brought down by whistleblowers and vigilant activists. It has been renewed for a second season, probably in summer 2020. Castle Rock (Hulu): Castle Rock, Maine, the fictiona l location familiar to Stephen King fans, is the setting for this psychological horror anthology series that delves into worlds and themes that unite King's canon. Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgard (who starred in King's Carrie and It, respectively), Jane Levy, and

Scott Glenn are among the first season stars.

Season 2, which focuses on the early pre-Misery days of Annie Wilkes (Lizzy Caplan), has a completely new cast, including, Paul Sparks, Barkhad Abdi, Elsie Fisher, and Tim Robbins. There are really three audiences for Castle Rock - hardcore King fans, non-fans, and casual fans (who might be aware of Shawshank and Misery, but are not intimately familiar with the Stephen King multiverse). As the latter, I liked the season 2 better. No details yet on a third season. _____

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7 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix): A darker re- imagining of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, wi th the excell ent Kiernan Shipka in the title role as Sabrina Spellman, who has to deal with her dual nature (half witch, half mortal), while fighting evil forces that threaten her family and the human race. The writers and actors, which include Lucy Davis, Miranda Otto, Michelle Gomez, Tati Gabrielle, and Richard Boyle provide just the right combination of thrills and camp. As the characters become more

comfortable in their roles, each season is better than the last. There are currently three seasons and

there will be a fourth. Dark (Netflix): In a fi ctiona l German town, children start disappearing. Secrets and hidden connec tio ns among four estranged families and a ti me-travel conspiracy a re slowly uncovered in this sci-fi thriller that spans four generations. Netflix's first original German series is compelling and twisty, and often mesmerizing. There are currently two seasons available. A third and final season has been ordered. Dead to Me (Netflix): Christina Applegate gives a career performance in this dark comedy as a woman whose husband was recently killed in a hit-and-run crash. She becomes friends with a woman (Linda Cardellini) she meets at a grief-support group. Her new friend, however. may not be all she seems. _____

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8 The show seamlessly moves from comedy to crime mystery and back. There are numerous twists and turns, many of which happen in the first few episodes. Produced by Adam McCay and Will Ferrel (the team that brought us Anchorman). This is definitely worth a look. It has been renewed for a second season, which will probably drop in mid-2020. Elite (Netflix): I've heard this enormously entertaining Spanish language teen drama (watch the subtitled version) described as a combination of The O.C., Riverdale, Veronica Mars, and Big Little Lies. When three outsider scholarship students (Itzan Escamillia, Miguel Harran, and Mina El Hammani) arrive at an elite Spanish private school, class warfare ensues. Wealth, sex, and power are all social currency here, to go along with several juicy subplots, a love triangle, and a central murder mystery.

On paper, many of these characters and plots seem like typical teen soap clichés, but the storytelling

rises above them - especially in its portrayal of class, privilege, prejudice, and sexuality. Season 3

dropped this March, and there will reportedly be a fourth and fifth season with a completely new cast.

Fleabag (Amazon Prime Video): The immensely talented Phoebe Waller-Bridge writes and stars in this comedy-drama as a depr essed, dysfunctional, yet str angely confident single woman with a voracious sexual appetite, navigating the streets of London and dealing with her equally dysfunctional family (and a "hot priest").

She regularly breaks the fourth wall with her side-eyed glances and talking directly to the camera as

the show provides insights into the ongoing themes of love, grief, faith, and using sex to fill a void in

your life. The sex scenes (of which there are many) are sometimes hilarious and sometimes squirm- _____

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9 inducing, so Fleabag is not for everyone. You seldom, if ever, see an aggressive, independent, and sexually autonomous woman like Fleabag on television (even in the age of more creative freedom offered by advertiser-less programming). A uniquely inventive gem. Fans had to wait three years between the two six-episode seasons, but it was worth it. Phoebe Waller-Bridge has indicated there probably won't be a third season. Future Man (Hulu): Josh Hutcherson plays a janitor who spends most of his free time playing a video game that is so hard to win that most people have given up on it. After he finally beats the game, warriors from the future appear to tell him the game was a test to find a champion who can save the Earth from extraterrestrial invasion. Seth Rogan is one of the executive producers. Two seasons are currently available, and it has been renewed for a third season. Giri/Haji (Duty/Shame) (Netflix): British TV series first broadcast on BBC Two in the UK in October 2019. Family duty sends a Tokyo detective to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war thre atens to eng ulf Tokyo. The dialogue switches between English and Japanese. Don't let that chase you away from this excellent and underrated crime thriller. Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, and Will Sharpe star. No word yet on a second season. Glow (Netflix): A behind-the-scenes fictionalized look at the

1980s syndicated TV show, the low-budget Gorgeous Ladies of

Wrestling. Alison Brie, as an unemployed actress who becomes a GLOW star (as evil Russian, "Zoya the Destroyer") and Betty _____

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10 Gilpin as a former soap sta r (now spandex-laden wrestling All-American, "Liberty Belle"), are standouts, as is comedian Marc Maron as a washed up "B" movie director who leads the ladies to fame. Along with a winning and diverse ensemble cast of misfits, they make this way more fun than it has any right to be. Geena Davis joins the cast in season 3, which brings some shocking real-life 1980s events into the forefront, and deals with more serious topics (racism, gender inequality, and homophobia, among others). It manages to walk the tightrope between pathos and genuinely entertaining comedy. The

writing and acting in the latest season raise GLOW to another level. One of the best original series

on Netflix (or anywhere). It has been renewed for a fourth and final season. Goliath (Amazon Prime Video): Billy McBride (Bil ly Bob Thornton), once a high-powered lawyer ln Los Angeles, has become a burned out and washed-up ambulance chaser, who spends more time in bars than in a courtroom. But he's still got the skills. Thornton's naturalistic, laid back style is well suited as

a former Goliath, now a David, beaten down but still confident in his ability to take down new Goliaths

each season. In season 1 he reluctantly agrees to take on a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest (and extremely dangerous) client of the giant law firm he helped create (William Hurt plays his former partner, now biggest adversary). He puts together a ragtag team that helps him uncover a big and deadly conspiracy. Season 2 has a harder edge, as it becomes more difficult for David to slay all the Goliaths. Randy Quaid, Amy Brenneman, Beau Bridges, Griffin Dunne, and Sherilyn

Fenn, join the season 3 cast.

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11 Created and written by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro. Each season is substantially different

from the previous one, so I can understand only liking one or two of them - I liked season 1 the most,

and season 3 the least. It's been renewed for a fourth season.

The Good Fi ght (CBS All Acce ss): The wonder ful

Christine Baransky stars, along with Cush Jumbo and Rose Leslie in this female-driven legal drama spinoff of CBS's The Good Wife. They make a diverse team that is as much in (or out of) control professionally as they are in their relationships. Audra McDonald and Delroy Lindo also star. Sexual harassment, racism, and income inequality have been dealt with here in a more

thought-provoking way than is typically seen on television. The first season is uneven with its Madoff-

like plot, but as it developed its main characters, the second season hit its stride and found its voice.

There remains a clear anti-Trump tone, particularly with the over-the-top animated shorts that appear

in each episode during the third season (which are often hilarious if you agree with the politics). Just the right mix of drama and humor, along with the excellent cast and superb writing, make this great television - although returning to more courtroom drama and less anti-Trump rhetoric would not be a bad thing (but not likely as election season looms). The fourth season starts this April. The Good Place (NBC): The afterlife has a good place and a bad place in this sharp-witted, original comedy that's hard to describe without providing spoilers. Suffice it to say that this is a show about humanity and hope. There's a point system to get

into the good place, and life on Earth has become so complex, that it's virtually impossible for anyone

to get in under the current system. So how did Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), who was a terrible

person when alive, wind up there ? Michael (Ted Dans on), the architect of her heavenly _____

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12 neighborhood, seems to have the answer. The group of misfits that might also be in the wrong place include William Jackson, Jameela Jamil, Manny Jacinto, D'Arcy Carden, who are all excellent here. Maya Rudolph has a recurring role as the judge, which she plays to hilarious effect. The surprise ending to season 1 changed the game for everything that came after, and elevated this

unique comedy into something greater than it was. The show has surprisingly insightful conversations

about the nature of goodness - does it matter if you're a bad person, do people have a natural tendency to better themselves, is it possible for people to be ethical when surrounded by unethical systems. These heavy topics are sprinkled in with fart jokes and demons from the bad place

discussing particularly gross ways of torturing people. The fourth and final season just ended. Head

and shoulders above any other comedy on the broadcast networks (and among the top anywhere). Hanna (Amazon Prime Video): Based on the 2011 film of the same name, 15-year-old Hanna (Esme Creed-Miles) has been raised in the forest by her ex-spy "father" (Joel Kinnaman) to be a hunter and killer, as they evade the relentless pursuit of off- the-book CIA agents (one of whom is played by Mirielle Enos, who teamed with Kinnaman in AMC's The Killing). Part thriller, part coming-of-age drama, Creed-Miles and Kinnaman give performances over eight episodes that elevate this beyond just another action series. Season 2 will air sometime in 2020. Harlots (Hulu): Samantha Morton portrays a brothel owner trying to secure a better future for her two daughters (Jessica

Brown Findlay, Eloise Smyth) in 18

th century London. When her business is attacked by a ruthless r ival madam (Lesley

Manville), it sets off a war over the sex trade.

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This is a story of how every class of woman navigates and tries to survive and thrive in a world where

wealth and social standing mean everything, one in five women works in the sex trade, and good

fortune or disaster is just a deception away. The show is full of sex (although not as much nudity as

you might think - they wore so many layers of clothing back then), most of it not for pleasure, but for

power or to gain some advantage. The series is created, written, and directed by women, and it

shows, as the point of view is refreshingly from the female perspective. Enjoyable, entertaining, and

insightful. No word yet on whether there will be a fourth season. High Fidelity (Hulu): A female record store owner (Zoe Kravitz) in Crown Heights Brooklyn, revisits past relationships through music and pop culture, as she tries to get over her one true love. This is a gender-swapped remake of the popular 2000 movie starring John Cusack. No word yet on season 2. Killing Eve (BBCA): Sandra Oh has justifiably received critical acclaim and awards for her role as the title character, a bored, but ambitious and insightful mid-level MI5 security officer. But Jodie Comer (who just won an Emmy for her performance) is the real revelation as a mercurial and brutal female assassin.quotesdbs_dbs14.pdfusesText_20