Premieres Wednesday:

F1: The Academy — Emerging from the exhaust fumes left by Prime Video’s First to the Finish (which dropped in March), this British-made docuseries offers its own take on the next generation of female Formula 1 drivers — and the old pro who’s helping to guide their careers. Fresh revelations Prime didn’t uncover include their extensive history of braking for mimosas. (Netflix)

Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks in “The Better Sister,” debuting Thursday Credit: image courtesy Amazon Prime Video

Premieres Thursday:

And Just Like That … — In Season 3, Carrie learns that the lavish home she’s purchased so she can get closer to Aidan and his kids is positively overrun with rats. Hey, I’ve always thought that a touch of Lovecraft was just what this franchise needed. But my friends say I’m such a Cthulhu. (Max)

The Better Sister — Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel star in a series adaptation of Alafair Burke’s best-seller, in which a newly widowed media executive can only solve her husband’s murder by reconciling with her ne’er-do-well sister. Seems like a big ask to me. What’s next, forgiveness for all those years of Indian burns? (Prime Video)

Losmen Bu Broto: The Series — The heir to an Indonesian innkeeping business hits on an unorthodox method of proving his mettle as an employee: pursuing a romantic relationship with a married guest. Meanwhile, over at Holiday Inn Express, you have to make do with a quick reach-around behind the ice machine. (Netflix)

Mad Unicorn — The true commercial history of Thailand is the foundation for a series in which a poor guy from the mountains tries to make a billion dollars with his own express delivery service. The tough part is having to raise twice that up front so you can bribe the government to shut down the mail. (Netflix)

Dept. Q — Has the lull between seasons of Slow Horses got you down? Fill the gap with another series about the bottom-feeders who protect the British empire — in this case, a bunch of “misfit” cops under the supervision of Matthew Goode (Match Point, Watchmen). If you’re waiting for a show about the top feeders, Keir Starmer regrets to inform you there are none at this time. (Netflix)

Premieres Friday:

Bono: Stories of Surrender — The U2 frontman’s published memoir and attendant one-man show level up to their next incarnation as a documentary chronicle of his celebrated engagement at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. Viewers with VisionPro will be able to feel what it’s like to be right up there on stage with Bono — which is more than Larry Mullen Jr. can say for himself these days, amirite? (Apple TV+)

The Heart Knows — Romantic drama ensues when the recipient of a heart transplant finds himself compelled to seek out the loved ones of the donor who saved his life. Romantic drama, my patoot: That’s the plot of a Night Gallery episode I saw when I was 8, and it didn’t end well for anybody. (Netflix)

Lost in Starlight — Korean animators reveal the downside of space exploration in this story of an astronaut whose love life suffers when he embarks on a mission to Mars. Didn’t think about that angle, didja, Elon? (On second thought, maybe he did.) (Netflix)

Lulu Is a Rhinoceros — A bulldog tries to get everyone to respect her choice to self-identify as a rhino in an animated adaptation of the children’s book some keen-eyed readers have taken as a trans allegory. Except for Lauren Boebert, who says she doesn’t go outside during allegory season. (Apple TV+)

A Widow’s Game — That’s widow as in “black widow,” and it refers to a woman from Valencia (here portrayed by Carmen Machi) who had her husband offed so she could concentrate on the four other men she was having affairs with. Gotta respect the hustle, because the only way I’m making time for intimacy with four people at once is if Blackpink accept those roses I sent them on Hinge. (Netflix)

Premieres Tuesday:

Love Island — The show returns to Fiji for Season 7, and you once again have the chance to support your favorite contestants via the official app. Unless your failure to get Phish voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has turned you off representative democracy. (Peacock)

Sara: Woman in the Shadows — Suspense fans will find themselves on, shall we say, familiar ground as an Italian government operative comes out of retirement to investigate the mysterious death of her son. Which begs the question: Why were all of these elite agents retired anyway? Is it a DOGE thing? When are we going to get a movie about a master spy who’s still a full-time public employee and only has to be brought back from a happy hour at the Yard House? (Netflix)

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What to watch this week: ‘Dept. Q,’ ‘The Better Sister,’ ‘Mad Unicorn’ and more

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