Premieres Wednesday:
Chef’s Table — Season 7 brings together culinary experts who aren’t just masters of flavors from Thai to Mexican to Afro-Caribbean, but who also try to make their work serve noble causes like decolonization and sustainability. Ever stress-eat an entire jar of Jif in one sitting? That’ll sustain ya into the john for a week. (Netflix)
Our Little Secret — Here’s something you don’t want to learn right before the holidays: The new partners that you and your awful ex have found to move on with just happen to be siblings. And the four of you have to spend Christmas together! Come on, like “starring Lindsay Lohan” wasn’t high-concept enough. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Asaf — His career as an Uber driver scuttled by a car accident, a Turkish divorced dad has to throw in his lot with organized crime. Well, we’ve learned two things already: Turkish Uber actually penalizes you for getting in accidents, and the public there considers it a separate entity from “organized crime.” (Netflix)
Is It Cake? Holiday — Nine champion bakers from past seasons try to stump the judges with cakes that are dead ringers for Yuletide-themed inanimate objects — like nutcrackers and Mariah Carey. (Netflix)
The Madness — Colman Domingo plays a political pundit and TV personality who’s implicated in the murder of a white supremacist. What a position to be in: Half the country wants you dead, and the other half wishes you could take over for Judge Mathis. (Netflix)
Oshi no ko — This live-action adaptation represents the latest iteration of the hit manga about a dead gynecologist and one of his patients who are reincarnated as the children of a top pop star. Honestly, I got more joy out of writing that one sentence than I have out of entire relationships. (Prime Video)
Saving Grace — The Philippines offers its own take on the 2010 Japanese series Mother, in which a schoolteacher steps in to protect a student she suspects is being mistreated at home. Don’t hold your breath for a Russian version, because they just tell their abused kids to shake it off and be strong like bull. (Prime Video)
Second Chance Stage — It’s American Idol for the washed-up, as a panel of judges helps has-been performers find what it takes to revive their careers. “Please have a seat, Mr. Combs. This is going to take a little longer for you.” (Max)
Premieres Friday:
Hard North — An intrepid group of young Canadians have their work cut out for them in a docuseries that gives them four seasons to carve out a new life in the wilderness. Unfortunately, those four seasons are “winter, winter, winter and winter.” (Prime Video)
Love Never Lies: South Africa — Cape Town gets its own version of the Spanish show in which couples test their commitment with the help of a lie detector. Honestly, this doesn’t sound all that different from what Winnie Mandela was doing, except that she used a cattle prod. (Netflix)
Nutcrackers — Ben Stiller takes on the role of a tight-assed real-estate developer who becomes the grudging guardian to a quartet of farm kids played by real-life siblings Homer, Ulysses, Atlas and Arlo Janson. (And now you know the trivia question that’s going to score you the big pot in five years. No partial answers, please.) (Hulu)
Senna — Gabriel Leone has the title role in a series dramatizing the life of Brazilian F1 champion Ayrton Senna, who at the time of his death at age 34 held several coveted racing records, including “Most Pole Positions.” Keep your eyes peeled for Kaley Cuoco’s cameo as the runner-up, future Gitmo inmate Stormy Daniels. (Netflix)
Sikandar Ka Muqaddar — A Mumbai cop becomes increasingly unhinged as he tries to prove three suspects guilty of committing a jewel heist. Meanwhile, over on Max, Jewel becomes increasingly unhinged as she tries to stuff a yam. (Netflix)
The Snow Sister — With the rest of his family mourning the death of his older sibling, an 11-year-old finds holiday solace in the company of a mysterious girl named Hedwig. I think I saw this one under its original title, Glad You Like My Band, but That’s Not a Candy Cane. (Netflix)
The Trunk — The marriage of legal convenience between two South Koreans is complicated when they discover a mysterious trunk, the contents of which put their entire arrangement into question. (Moral: Read every line of your contract, or you’ll end up fighting over who has the responsibility of getting rid of a bunch of Funko Pops.) (Netflix)
Premieres Tuesday:
Fortune Feimster: Crushing It — In her third stand-up special, Fortune remarks on how strange it is that being married to another woman means she no longer has to act as her mother’s ersatz husband. Don’t worry, hon, the government is going to be putting your life back to normal real soon. (Netflix)
Jungkook: I Am Still the Original — Following the rule that every member of BTS must get his own special, here’s a travelogue of the eight-month world tour the ‘Kookster undertook to promote his first solo album. (How long do these guys get to claim they’re on leave from the army until we admit they’re just deserting?) (Disney+)
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — Jude Law is the adult authority figure in a series that focuses on four kids lost in space and trying to get home. Ah, yes: Jude Law, the Ben Stiller of the skies. (Disney+)
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This article appears in Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2024.