Premieres Wednesday:
The Manny Season 2 — Mexican cowboy Gaby (Iván Amozurrutia) is back to impart more life lessons to the kids he’s been hired to watch, while making a different kind of impression on their increasingly intrigued mom, Jimena (Sandra Echeverría). “We’re going to make the longest Hallmark movie ever — and Mexico is gonna pay for it!” (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Beast Games — YouTube sensation MrBeast presents a test of mental and physical acumen that has more than 1,000 contestants vying for a prize of over $4 million. For results of the class-action suit that’s been filed alleging gross mistreatment of the participants, stay tuned to Netflix — because if they let a competitive opportunity like that slip by, they deserve to go out of business. (Prime Video)
The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos — The seventh and final season will reveal if we’re getting a peaceful conclusion to the 1,000-year war between the human world and the land of magic, or if life and death themselves will end up trading places in the grand scheme of the cosmos. Split the difference? Dead magicians get free Crazy Bread while supplies last? (Netflix)
Fast Friends — Friends fans test their knowledge of the show in a fast-paced competition that plays out on exact replicas of the original sets. Remember the old saying: If you don’t know who the Ugly Naked Guy is in a room, it’s probably you. (Max)
The Head Season 3 — They’ve visited the Antarctic, the Pacific and now the middle of the desert, but our team of scientific researchers are perennially in the soup — this time thanks to malevolent forces that announce themselves by leaving the project leader decapitated. Ninety percent of the American workforce can guess what happens next: Project gets completed, correctly and on time. (Max)
Laid — The Australian series of the same name gets a U.S. counterpart, with Stephanie Hsu as the bewildered single gal who learns that all of her former sex partners are dying off, one by one. The difference is that when it’s an Australian chick, YOU DON’T MIND. (Peacock)
Rose Matafeo: On and On and On — In her second stand-up special, the New Zealand-born comic shares some trenchant observations, like how different life and relationships look when you’ve reached the ripe old age of 32. Listen, I don’t care if that’s only the setup to a joke, because it’s comedy gold just the way it is. (Max)
Virgin River — Nurse practitioner Mel and her barkeep beau, Jack, are headed to the altar in Season 6, only to find their path to wedded bliss blocked by one final obstacle. I’m not going to say what it is, but don’t dismiss it as coincidental that Nancy Mace just followed Mel into the ladies’ room. (Netflix)
Premieres Friday:
Ferry 2 — In his second full-length feature spun off from the Belgian series Undercover, ex-drug kingpin Ferry Bouman (Frank Lammers) is drawn back into the life at the behest of his second cousin. There’s an important lesson here, and it’s that if you don’t cut ties with your family after Thanksgiving, you’re going to regret it by Christmas. (Netflix)
Ilana Glazer: Human Magic — The Broad City alum takes to the stage in Toronto to discuss, among other things, how difficult it is to be a mom while retaining your weed habit. Well, for one thing, it makes it harder to teach the importance of sharing. (Hulu)
The Six Triple Eight — Tyler Perry goes for his own Hidden Figures (sorta) with this dramatized portrait of the only Black unit of the Women’s Army Corps to serve in World War II. Kerry Washington headlines the cast of a historically based drama that fortunately made it to screen before the Wayans Brothers’ competing take on the material, That Sh*t Was WAC. (Netflix)
Umjolo: Day Ones — A South African guy and girl who have always been the best of pals start to wonder if they were meant to be more — but only after they’ve married other people. Heck, I’m more interested in following the story of the unwitting starter spouses. (Especially if they can both be played by Bill Pullman.) (Netflix)
UniverXO Dabiz — In a fresh twist on the culinary-reality genre, acclaimed Spanish chef Davis Muñoz is seen navigating a crossroads in his life that will take him to either new heights of glory or early retirement. If you’re really into chicken, you know that crossroads as the intersection of 17-92 and Fairbanks. (Netflix)
Premieres Sunday:
What If …? — The third and final season includes an anime-inspired segment in which the Avengers go mecha and another episode centered on fan favorite Agatha “All Along” Harkness. But the final installment is by far the biggest gamble: “What if that next Captain America movie is actually good?” (Disney+)
Premieres Monday:
2024: Back That Year Up With Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson — The quick-witted comic duo offer their traditional postmortem of everything that made the last 12 months of American life ridiculous. The satire takes an Inception-like turn this time, as they broaden their focus to include their own coverage of the Olympics. (Peacock)
Premieres Tuesday:
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze — After a brief detour to Prime Video, “the nicest man in stand-up” returns to Netflix for his latest special. But will anything he says or does manage to equal his 2024 personal best of getting to introduce Coldplay? (Netflix)
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This article appears in Dec 18-24, 2024.