Premieres Wednesday:
Celebrity Bear Hunt — Bear Grylls gets a new show in which he takes a bunch of British luminaries to the jungles of Central America and hunts them down for sport. Oh right, but when Luigi did it, y’all threw the book at him. (Netflix)
Envious Season 2 — Our favorite 40-something single Argentinian is back, and this time she’s trying to put off deciding between the two relationships she’s been pursuing. Me too, if we’re talking about loaded skins and Ozempic. (Netflix)
Kinda Pregnant — Amy Schumer portrays yet another kind of trainwreck: a single teacher who fakes a pregnancy for attention. That’s a hard ruse to maintain, all right, but it’s the fake third-trimester abortion that really knocks the stuffing out of ya. (Netflix)
Love You to Death (A muerte) — Unlikely love blossoms between a guy who’s just been diagnosed with cancer and an old friend of his who’s newly pregnant. Don’t believe that Amy Schumer, dude! She’s just trying to get on your health insurance! (Apple TV+)
Prison Cell 211 — A human-rights lawyer pretends to be one of the inmates in order to protect his safety when he’s caught up in a prison riot. Given that this Mexican export is a full series and not just a movie, I’m betting his odds of survival are somewhat better than if a PETA lobbyist pretended to be a Doberman during a violent uprising at PetSmart. (Netflix)
Sintonia — As things come to a close in Season 5, our trio of favela dwellers are four years older and facing an uncertain future. Will the mire of drugs and human trafficking they’ve had to wade through hamper their transition to careers in the recording industry and the legal profession? Or should they just list it under “work-related experience?” (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Apple Cider Vinegar — Two Australian “wellness experts” land in a world of trouble when they try to push a phony cancer cure. On the plus side, there’s a corner office just waiting for them at DOGE. (Netflix)
The Åre Murders — The mystery novels of Swedish author Viveca Sten are the foundation for a series that teams a suspended lady cop with a male officer to solve a disappearance in a ski community. There are five books in Sten’s series, but it’s iffy the show will get to all of them, because American audiences might not understand why the culprit is always a death metal band. (Netflix)
Cassandra — A German family is shocked to discover that their new automated home is run by an unfeeling virtual assistant who wants to control every aspect of their lives. What did they think she was going to be, Dutch? (Netflix)
Clean Slate — Laverne Cox stars as a trans woman whose homecoming after 17 years challenges the worldview of her befuddled dad (George Wallace). Pretty ballsy going through with this show, George, now that it’s a federal crime and whatnot. (Prime Video)
Invincible — Mark gets a multipoint upgrade in Season 3, with increased strength, a spiffy new costume and even a kid sidekick. Here’s hoping this era isn’t referred to in some future Reddit thread as “the Scrappy-Doo years.” (Prime Video)
The Kardashians — Don’t expect Kylie to make any references to her sweetie, Timothée Chalamet, in Season 6: As you may have noticed, this is a very private bunch. Instead, prepare to be wowed by North West’s EDM tribute to Bob Dylan. (Hulu)
Sweet Magnolias Season 4 — Season 3 put Maddie, Helen and Dana Sue into conflict with one another in a way they had never before experienced. Expect more of that angle this time out, but still with plenty of room for sisterly bonding. In other words, somebody’s gettin’ cut. (Netflix)
The Takedown: American Aryans — In a four-episode docuseries that spans the last two decades, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas engages in an escalating campaign of terror that puts them in the crosshairs of the ATF. Hey, remember them? (Max)
Premieres Friday:
The Greatest Rivalry: India vs. Pakistan — Archival footage and interviews with major players help illuminate one of the longest-running and most legendary competitions in cricket. It’s kind of like the Yankees and the Red Sox, if the winner of Game 7 got control of Kashmir. (Netflix)
Premieres Monday:
Surviving Black Hawk Down — Latter-day interviews revisit the 1993 battle of Mogadishu from the perspective of those who were there. Hopefully, someone will ask Josh Hartnett what he was thinking by trying to follow it up with 40 Days and 40 Nights. (Netflix)
Premieres Tuesday:
Felipe Esparza: Raging Fool — In his second outing for Netflix, the comic explores marriage and other family dynamics. Given that the special was directed by his wife, expect a heavy emphasis on the liberation that comes from accepting blame. (Netflix)
Muslim Matchmaker — The creators of Indian Matchmaking bring us another dating show that illuminates the courtship traditions of a culture that’s unfamiliar to the mainstream audience. Next up: Queer polys who are worried that the Supreme Court is about to overturn Obergerfell load up on options while they still can, in TLC’s 90 Gay Fiancés. (Hulu)
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep — Humanity is up against a horde of hostile merpeople in the second animated feature set in the world of Geralt of Rivia. Doug Cockle voices the lead role, keeping the spot warm while Chris Hemsworth prepares to take over for Henry Cavill in the live-action version. At this point, I think they’ve gotten around to everyone but Glen Powell, your mailman and a mop stuck upright in a washtub. But better check your utility closet, just to be sure. (Netflix)
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This article appears in Feb 5-11, 2025.