Premieres Wednesday:
Good American Family — Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass play real-life couple Kristine and Michael Barnett, who abandoned their adopted Ukrainian daughter because they had decided she was actually a masquerading adult with dwarfism. That was in 2012, but it’s doubtful today’s audience can relate to the concept of shirking your responsibility to a Ukrainian. (Hulu)
The Twister: Caught in the Storm — Proving Bill Paxton wasn’t completely full of shit, this documentary re-examines the enormous tornado that hit Joplin, MO, 14 years ago. Research included scouring the inventory of local news outlets for archival footage and interviewing the staff at a local diner. So if the Jewish weather machines were involved, we’ll absolutely hear about it. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Bet Your Life — Turkey adds a supernatural element to the concept of the buddy comedy, putting a downtrodden sportswriter under the thumb of a domineering ghost to solve the latter’s murder. Boy, the worst Oscar Madison had to go through was getting shafted on Password. (Netflix)
Happy Face — From a book to a podcast to this series dramatization starring Annaleigh Ashford and Dennis Quaid, Melissa Moore has made a cottage industry out of being the daughter of the notorious Happy Face killer. But if you’re thinking she’s played that bad hand for all it’s worth, wait until she turns it into a single-shooter video game. (Paramount+)
Khakee: The Bengal Chapter — The India of the early 2000s is the backdrop for this reality-based cop drama, which shows how valiant police managed to preserve order at a time of widespread corruption. Which is something our own men and women in blue will get around to here, as soon as the Klan gives them the OK. (Netflix)
LOL: Last One Laughing U.K. — Twelve comics from across the pond set themselves the Herculean task of trying not to crack up at one another’s funniest antics. In the cutthroat elimination round, everybody’s asked to think of one upside to being Canadian. (Prime Video)
The Residence — When a state dinner ends in murder, the suspects include all 157 staffers who work behind the scenes at the White House. This comedy mystery is based on a nonfiction profile by journalist Kate Anderson Brower, and also on the innermost impulses of everybody who’s ever been employed there. (Netflix)
Wolf King — A 16-year-old werewolf assumes his destiny as a pack leader in an animated series adapted from the writings of English novelist Curtis Jobling. Jobling’s Wereworld series is up to six books now, and the show could be just as long-lived, if he doesn’t have any deeply felt opinions about trans athletes. (Netflix)
Premieres Friday:
Little Siberia — When a meteorite crashes in the hinterlands of Finland, a local priest accepts the challenge of keeping it out of the wrong hands. Because really, who knows how things would have turned out for Jordy Verrill if God had been on his side? (Netflix)
Revelations — Religious visions are the secret weapon of a Korean minister as he tries to help a detective locate a missing person. Honestly, Joel Osteen could be doing this kind of thing all the time if somebody would just meet his price. (Netflix)
Premieres Tuesday:
Chelsea Handler: The Feeling — The comic and former talk-show host takes to the stage to share some hilarious anecdotes, like the one about her chance meeting with Bill Cosby. Something tells me this is the kind of routine you don’t want to do in a club with a two-drink minimum. (Netflix)
Con Mum — Five years ago, British TV chef Graham Hornigold was reunited with his long-lost birth mother. Or was he? The possibility that she was actually just a scam artist looking to horn in on his success is what drives this twisty docuseries. Expect a slightly different take from the upcoming American version, in which three different women deny paternity of Guy Fieri. (Netflix)
First to the Finish — Six documentary episodes follow the progress of the young competitors in the 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup racing championship, with a special focus on two women drivers and one female team owner. Jesse Watters has already given his blessing, because it keeps them off the road with men. (Prime Video)
Side Quest — This cleverly named offshoot series explores the personal impacts of the video game that’s at the heart of the show Mythic Quest. But how many episodes do we really need to grok the idea “Everybody got really fat playing it and developed the social skills of a box turtle?” (Apple TV+)
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This article appears in Mar 19-25, 2025.