So if social distancing is keeping you home in front of the television there’s always something new afoot even if we’re going on a live event hiatus, plus don’t forget about my top tv list. This week I’m most excited about the return of Ozark and the start of Little Fires Everywhere. And glad that the new Heidi and Tim show is following up on the season finale of Runway.
I recently wrapped Sabrina which maintains its appeal but not really enough that I enthusiastically recommend. I was also catching up on State of the Union on Sundance but apparently I should have paid attention to the free episodes expiring but if you have Sundance they’re intriguing short interludes of a couple who are seeing marriage counseling.
- The Plot Against America (HBO) Series Premiere, Monday 3/16, 9pm – Based on the Philip Roth novel this six-part series imagines an alternate xenophobic reality under president Charles Lindbergh and looks like it hits some good notes.
- Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 3/18 – Based on the Celeste Ng book that I really enjoyed, two disparate families led by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington (both EPs) are intertwined, I’m intrigued by the pedigree.
- Motherland: Fort Salem (Free) Series Premiere, Wednesday 3/18, 9pm – Another alternate reality this one where witches ended their persecution by cutting a deal and now find themselves on the front lines of battle, we’ll see.
- Feel Good (Netflix) Series Premiere, Thursday 3/19 – Stand-up comic Mae Martin dealing with sobriety and relationships in this dramedy that’s gotten some good buzz.
- Ruthless (BET+) Series Premiere, Thursday 3/19 – A spinoff of Tyler Perry’s The Oval, something about a cult, maybe if you’re an Oval or Perry fan but no word yet.
- The English Game (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 3/20 – 1870s England shows two footballers that bring the sport to the masses, no word yet.
- The Letter for the King (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 3/20 – Fantasy series about a young boy on a quest to save a kingdom some middling reviews note there are aspects of appeal.
- Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 3/20 – A dramatic telling of the first African-American self-made millionaire played by Octavia Spencer, no word yet.
- Council of Dads (NBC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 3/24, 8pm – A father’s health scare calls in some back up dad’s just in case in this drama with Tom Everett Scott and Sarah Wayne Callies, limited early reviews not a lacking.
- Making the Cut (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 3/27 – Oh Heidi and Tim we’ll follow you anywhere from Project Runway and intrigued to see this mix of fashion and business in sellable pieces (two episodes a week).
- Vagrant Queen (Syfy) Series Premiere, Friday 3/27 – I’m game for a new syfy series after Killjoys wrapped, here’s for a look at whether this new trio, a queen, a deadbeat and a mechanic, can earn a place in our hearts, no word yet.
More streaming:
- Freud (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 3/23 – A young Sigmund Freud solves crimes in this Austrian thriller.
- Unorthodox (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 3/26 – A young ultra-Orthodox New Yorker starts life in Berlin uncovering mysteries.
- Baghdad Central (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday 3/27 – The drama of 2003 occupied Baghdad with no rule of law and chaos of a family in search of a missing daughter.
Returning streaming: Archibald’s Next Big Thing (Net, 3/20), Dino Girl Gauko (Net, 3/20), Greenhouse Academy (Net, 3/20), Yoohoo to the Rescue (Net, 3/25), 7seeds (Net, 3/26), Car Masters (Net, 3/27), Ozark (Net, 3/27), Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Net, 3/29).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
