Trying to get it together and focus on a few series that might be on people’s best of 2021 tv list that I get and still haven’t watched. I also have been wrapping up a few things. The latest season of Queer Eye which is a solid mindless distraction, Please Like Me which I turned to after being saddened that Everything’s Gonna Be Okay also with/by Josh Thomas was canceled. And if you like him it’s a sweet and oddly funny show. And wrapped what will apparently be the only season of Cowboy Bebop, I’m not familiar with the source material but it never quite hit its stride for me, if it’s kind of your jam maybe check out Killjoys. Oh and I guess the winter games are coming up, opening ceremony is February 4.
- Pam & Tommy (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/2 – I mean, this, centering around their sex tape, is so campy it’s worth at least a look right?
- Murderville (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/3 – I don’t normally bother with improv/sketch but the premise here has potential, Will Arnett stars in a weekly detective drama and one celebrity is dropped in as part of the cast without any info.
- Reacher (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 2/4 – I haven’t read these novels but have been told by people that Tom Cruise was terrible casting and that this new series totally misses the tone, whether it’s entertaining nonetheless is TBD.
- Suspicion (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 2/4 – Uma Thurman stars in this abduction mystery where people may or may not be what they seem.
- Power Book IV: Force (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 2/6 – A spinoff of the Power universe where the character Tommy Egan moves from New York to Chicago.
- Angela Black (Spectrum) Series Premiere, Monday 2/7 – This psychological thriller about a woman whose life appears idyllic but there are secrets that unfurl.
- The Girl Before (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/10 – In this limited series Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars as a woman who moves into a house but must abide by the architect’s rules, played by David Oyelowo.
- Inventing Anna (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 2/11 – Julia Garner stars as Anna Delvey an heiress(?) who stole from the social elite.
- Bel-Air (Pea) Series Premiere, Sunday 2/13 – The dramatic version of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, which I believe is just kind of All American.
More streaming:
- Finding Ola (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/3 – After a life-altering event, Ola goes on a journey of self-discovery in this Egyptian quirky drama.
- New Gold Mountain (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/3 – A look at the Australian gold rush from the perspective of Chinese miners.
- Until Life Do Us Part (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/10 – Three generations of a family juggle their own lives and their wedding planning biz in this Portuguese dramedy.
- Forecasting Love and Weather (Net) Series Premiere, Saturday 2/12 – Love at a national weather service in this South Korean romcom.
- Twenty Five Twenty One (Net) Series Premiere, Saturday 2/12 – Finding connection in times of adversity in this South Korean romcom.
Returning streaming: Gabby’s Dollhouse (Net, 2/1), Raising Dion (Net, 2/1), Dark Desire (Net, 2/2), Meateater (Net, 2/2), Double Cross (Allblk, 2/3), Dragons Rescue Riders (Pea, 2/3), Kid Cosmic (Net, 2/3), Raised by Wolves (HBOM, 2/3), Re(Motel) (Disc+, 2/4), Magnolia Table (Disc+, 2/4), Sweet Magnolias (Net, 2/4), Agatha Raisin (Acorn, 2/7), Social Society (Allblk, 2/7), Catching Killers (Net, 2/9), Disenchantment (Net, 2/9), Odo (HBOM, 2/10), Dollface (Hulu, 2/11), First Time Fixer (Disc+, 2/11), Love is Blind (Net, 2/11), Toy Boy (Net, 2/11).
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, please check your local listings.
