Premieres Wednesday:
Love Island All Stars Season 2 — For the second time, past contestants return to the island to see if they’ll have better luck landing a mate this time around. Fans are already taking issue with the “all-stars” branding, claiming the show doesn’t have enough alumni who genuinely warrant the celestial designation. But what’s Alan Dershowitz, chopped liver? (Peacock)
Public Disorder — Italian riot cops face a crisis of confidence when their questionable methods run them afoul of the public and their disapproving new boss. Can their unit survive when there’s no one left in their corner except Giorgia Meloni’s dry cleaner and Judge Dredd? (Netflix)
A Real Bug’s Life — Season 2 introduces us to more fascinating denizens of the insect world, like the Malaysian tiger beetle and the Smoky Mountain luna moth. Oh no wait, those are both abandoned characters from Marvel Phase 5. (Disney+)
With Love, Meghan — The Duchess of Sussex scores her own lifestyle show, favoring us all with kitchen and garden tips meant to position her as the next Martha Stewart. I guess that makes Harry the new Snoop, but I’m reserving judgment until I see an endorsement from the Rollin’ 20s. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Castlevania: Nocturne — This second season finds our heroic vampire fighters now taking orders from Alucard, son of Dracula. Yes, that’s what his dad named him. Tsk, tsk. Undead, narcissistic and dyslexic. (Netflix)
Harley Quinn — The action shifts from Gotham to Metropolis in Season 5, with Harley and Ivy rubbing elbows with some of the heavy hitters from Superman’s rogues gallery. Boy, one hit trailer and you find out how loyal these beyotches really are, huh Bruce? (Max)
XO, Kitty Season 2 — As she heads back to school for a new semester, teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey is starting to realize that life may hold greater romantic opportunities than staying with your first love forever. Which is kind of the moral of every true-crime show, except they add the part about chaining up your exes in the basement. (Netflix)
Lovers Anonymous — A bitter Turk opens a “hospital” facility where people can recover from the disease of being in love. As opposed to the place you go when you get a disease from being in love, which is still known as “the clinic.” (Netflix)
Sesame Street Season 55 and My Sesame Street Friends Season 15 — Elmo and his pals sing their swan song on Max, trying not to wonder where they’re going to end up now that they’ve been decreed too expensive for PBS and too kiddie for HBO. “Elmo can be cheap and adult, Ms. Rhimes! Honest!” (Max)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — The endless self-mythologizing of Lorne Michaels and his crew continues with a four-episode docuseries that explores various aspects of their show’s history, including life-changing cast auditions and what it’s like in the writers’ room. The answer? Draftier than the props room, but with a slightly higher chance of banging an Avenger. (Peacock)
Team Mekbots: Animal Rescue — The natural meets the artificial as a quartet of young animal rescuers transform themselves into mecha versions of their favorite critters. How that helps isn’t entirely clear to me, but maybe it’d make more sense if I hadn’t started tossing that junk mail from the World Wildlife Fund as soon as my mother passed. (Peacock)
Premieres Friday:
Back in Action — This action comedy about married CIA agents who come out of retirement was originally being promoted as Cameron Diaz’s first movie in 10 years. But now the sales pitch has become “See it before the fates finally claim Jamie Foxx.” (Netflix)
La liberación — Three women are sent on a bizarre journey of self-discovery after they help a male film director bury a charge of sexual harassment. It’s hard to say who’s going to have the worst Twitter takes on this one, so I’m going with “absolutely everybody.” (Prime Video)
LOL: Last One Laughing — The Danish and Norwegian editions of the franchise get second seasons, while the Polish, Dutch and Swedish versions go for a third round each. You might be wondering how anybody in Europe can have a good time when they’re all on the fast track to becoming the next Ukraine, but just wait until you see Sudan’s Got Talent. (Prime Video)
Molly-Mae: Behind It All — Reality cameras follow Love Island alumna Molly-Mae Hague as she carves out a new life following her breakup with British boxer Tommy Fury. Meanwhile, word has it that Mike Tyson’s ass cheeks remain thick as thieves. (Prime Video)
Paatal Lok Season 2 — Jaded cop Hathiram Chowdhary (Jaideep Ahlawat) and his squad are back to solve more cases that expose the seamy underworld of East Delhi. Sounds like it’s time for a few suspects to pull out Vivek Ramaswamy’s favorite alibi: “Who has time for hobbies?” (Prime Video)
Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers — The Daily Show correspondent and host of Have I Got News for You uses the stand-up stage as a platform to skewer the disconnectedness of modern life. Hey, Roy: Have you seen modern life? I’m ashamed it even knows where I live. (Hulu)
Severance Season 2 — Star Adam Scott recently admitted to The New Yorker that he’s never held a 9-to-5 job, but feels that his years as a struggling actor prepared him to star in this surreal workplace drama anyway. Right, because manning the conn in Star Trek: First Contact is just like peeing into a bucket at Amazon. (Apple TV+)
Young, Famous & African Season 3 — Johannesburg’s most glamorous return with a host of fresh schemes that open the door to all kinds of drama. If you’re having trouble staying invested in the plot, just remind yourself that Nelson Mandela went to jail so you could have this. (Netflix)
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This article appears in Jan 15-21, 2025.