Premieres Wednesday:
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight — Like the louche wildcard singer Serge Gainsbourg and public intellectualism, the cartoon characters Asterix & Obelix are fixtures of French life that don’t mean shit here. Let’s see if that changes with this new animated series, in which the Gaulish duo join their village in fending off some attacking Romans in the year 50 BC. Hey, ancient world history: There’s a sure way to ingratiate yourself with the stateside audience! (Netflix)
Carême — Benjamin Voisin plays the title role in this series about Antonin Carême, a French chef who became renowned all across Europe in the time of Napoleon. Seriously, what’s with you this week, streaming? If we wanted to know about stuff that happened in France before 1850, we’d ask Juliette Binoche. (Apple TV+)
Cheat: Unfinished Business — Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden hosts a reality relationship show in which eight couples that were torn apart by infidelity are brought back together to work through their problems. No word if there’s a cash prize or if bragging rights simply go to whichever two-timers come out of it alive. (Netflix)
The Eternaut — A Cold War-era comic strip was the inspiration for this sci-fi adventure, in which Argentinian rebels fight off an alien invasion that begins with an avalanche of toxic snow. Back in the late ’50s, we really thought that sort of phenomenon could threaten humanity, when all it ended up doing was jump-starting the career of Aerosmith. (Netflix)
Exterritorial — Anybody could be guilty when the child of a retired special forces soldier (Jeanne Goursaud of Barbarians) goes missing from the U.S. consulate in Germany. Before she makes any wild accusations, she should probably check the places kids sometimes disappear to, like crawlspaces and El Salvador. (Netflix)
Turning Point: The Vietnam War — On the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, a five-part docuseries explores the legacy of the divisive conflict that was America’s first big embarrassment on the international stage. Questionable initiatives we’ll see covered include the My Lai massacre, the Christmas bombings of Hanoi and that totally cringe Billy Joel song. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Angi: Fake Life, True Crime — A two-part docuseries explores the case of a Spanish woman who murdered one of her friends and stole her identity. Oh, and the culprit was rich and the friend a young employee. Just in case you were wondering whose side you were supposed to be on here. (Netflix)
The Four Seasons — Tina Fey co-wrote and stars in an adaptation of the 1981 Alan Alda romcom about a year in the life of three Manhattan couples. Steve Carell, Will Forte and Colman Domingo are also along for the ride, and Alda himself plays a supporting role. Which I assume is basically to show up and lecture everyone about who Vivaldi was. (Netflix)
Premieres Friday:
Unseen — In Season 2 of the South African thriller, house cleaner Zenzi forms an uneasy alliance with the same people who sent her to jail. See, Tren de Aragua? Difficult doesn’t mean impossible! (Netflix)
Premieres Sunday:
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld — Season 3 of the animated anthology focuses on mercenaries Assaj Ventress and Cad Bane, each of whom is now in a tenuous new partnership. But if the going gets really rough, maybe they can all make it work by going on The Ultimatum? (Disney+)
Premieres Tuesday:
The Devil’s Plan: Death Room — Cohabitation and competition once again feed off each other in Season 2 of the Korean game show, this time with the added feature of a “prison zone” to complicate the ongoing volley of brain teasers. Man, imagine if you could send somebody to Starke just because they annoyed the shit out of you on Jeopardy. (Netflix)
Untold: Shooting Guards — Learn all about the 2009 beef between Washington Wizards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton that escalated until they actually pulled guns on each other in the locker room. Personally, I miss the Dennis Rodman days, when they just threw hands and committed treason. (Netflix)
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This article appears in Apr 30 – May 6, 2025.