Premieres Wednesday:
Conversations With a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes — Fun fact: I was up watching TV in the middle of the night when the New York police announced they had caught David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam killer. I knew right away from the “breaking news” title card what it was, because Berkowitz’s spree was just about the only thing going on in that summer of 1977 that would have warranted cutting into local programming in the wee hours. This three-part docuseries returns us to those fear-gripped days via the recollections of survivors and newly unearthed recordings of a 1980 jailhouse interview with Berkowitz himself. Damn him to hell forever, because I never found out how that movie I was watching turns out. (Netflix)
Mr. & Mrs. Murder — True crime lands at the intersection of Double Indemnity and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, with an exposé of a friendship between two Tallahassee couples that turned sinister when one of the husbands went missing. Wait a minute: Somebody wants to escape from Tallahassee, and we’re supposed to treat it like a mystery? (Hulu)
Unspeakable Sins — A Mexican woman turns to an extramarital affair to find the fulfillment she isn’t getting from her marriage. And if you’re expecting that setup to turn out fine and dandy, you apparently think Netflix makes its bones on feminist manifestos that last 20 minutes. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Glass Heart — On the rebound after being fired from her band, a Japanese drummer joins a new outfit that rockets to the top. But at what price? Hey, whatever it is, I’m sure Zak Starkey wouldn’t mind paying it right about now. (Netflix)
An Honest Life — A Swedish novel yielded this thriller flick about a law student who gets sucked into the anarchist movement. (He had some nihilist friends who could have warned him against it, but they figured why bother.) (Netflix)
Leanne — With the help of the ubiquitous Chuck Lorre, comic Leanne Morgan adapts her stand-up into an old-school sitcom about a middle-aged Southern mom who has to start all over again after her husband dumps her for another woman. “And they forced me to make my character a widow!” kvetches Linda Lavin from the Great Beyond. “Put a sock in it down there!” fires back Mary Tyler Moore. “I didn’t even get to the altar! And I had talent!” (Netflix)
Marked — To pay for a family medical crisis, a South African ex-cop is forced onto the other side of the law. Unfortunately for her, everybody in that country who was worth robbing is now living in Pismo Beach as a refugee. (Netflix)
Twisted Metal Season 2 — Anthony Mackie’s John Doe has to rebuild his relationship with his long-lost sister, just as he and Stephanie Beatriz’s Quiet are entering the Twisted Metal demolition derby. It’s like somebody decided the school bus races at Orlando Speed World needed to be sponsored by the DCF. (Peacock)
Premieres Friday:
Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues — Watch England’s embattled Birmingham Blues football team try to reverse their reputation for ineptitude, under the guidance of minority owner Tom Brady. And when we say “minority owner,” you know what that means: slavery! (Prime Video)
Chief of War — Not only did Jason Momoa write, direct and star in this historical drama set in Hawaii at the turn of the 18th century, but he stocked the cast with “predominantly Polynesian actors.” In other words, one of them was part French — but we made him keep it on the down low, the colonizing fuck! (Apple TV+)
My Oxford Year — Putting the job she has waiting for her at Goldman Sachs on hold, an American signs up for a round of studies at Oxford. But she gets more than she bargained for when she falls into a romantic affair with her poetry teacher. Admit it: You couldn’t be less sympathetic if they were caught on the Jumbotron at a Blues game. (Netflix)
Perfect Match Season 3 — Once again, alumni of some of the top reality dating shows gather at the villa to find their soulmate and exert control over the romantic fates of others. It’s already been revealed that two of the players, AD and Ollie from the Love Is Blind franchise, made such a connection that they’re now engaged and pregnant. So yeah, expect them to be back on the market by Season 4. (Netflix)
Stillwater Season 4 — The friendly animated panda is back to dispense more helpful advice about mindfulness and staying centered. But after four seasons, I’m wondering if he’ll ever get around to trading away Penny Lane to Humble Pie in a poker game. (Apple TV+)
Premieres Monday:
King of the Hill Season 14 — After a hiatus of 15 years, Hank and the gang are back in a revival series that finds them returning to Arlen after a stint living in Saudi Arabia. Production changes you might detect include some of the voice actors swapping roles, mostly on account of a bunch of them now being dead. That’s one big difference from when the show was on Fox, because you know that outfit would have held them to their contract anyway. (Hulu)
Premieres Tuesday:
Murder 360 — The latest docuseries designed to appeal to the morbid curiosity of true-crime fans promises to explore its featured atrocities from every possible angle — from motive to methodology. When you’re done watching, you’ll be fully equipped to pull off your own grisly murder. And this is how a smart platform staves off content shortages! (Paramount+)
SEC Football: Any Given Saturday — This docuseries chronicling the 2024 college football season got in just under the wire before the players started receiving payment for their services. On the bright side, if the show goes to Season 2, you won’t have to wonder how many of your taxpayer dollars did the underwriting while you’re watching them making it rain up in the club. (Netflix)
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This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2025.