Premieres Wednesday:
The Diamond Heist — Revisit the England of 2000 in a documentary about the daring criminals who tried to steal an incredibly valuable gem from the just-opened Millennium Dome (now the O2 Arena). They didn’t get away with it, which I can only chalk up to an inherent lack of Yankee ingenuity. I mean, the Kia Center is still looking for that Lionel Richie standee I have in my garage. (Netflix)
Government Cheese — Absurdist humor ensues when a Black ex-con returns to his San Fernando Valley home in 1969, only to find his family profoundly changed in his absence. But no matter how weird and uncomfortable things might seem at first, everything should shake itself out once they take that eagerly awaited road trip to Altamont. (Apple TV+)
I Am Not Mendoza — The final project from Fernando Gaitán, creator of the original Yo Soy Betty, La Fea, concerns an ordinary schlub from Mexico City who’s thrust into a world of danger when he’s forced to impersonate a highly corrupt business tycoon. Scoff if you will, but Jeff Bezos may have just found the alibi that keeps him away from the guillotine. (Netflix)
Project UFO — A Polish TV host and an armchair conspiracist team up to get to the bottom of an alleged extraterrestrial incident in a small town. Series creator Kasper Bajon says the show is really about loneliness, which is a polite way of saying “being a nut.” (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
#1 Happy Family USA — Ramy Youssef supplies multiple voices to his new animated comedy about a Muslim-American family that’s trying hard not to seem suspicious in the aftermath of Sept. 11. Remember when being falsely associated with terrorism would just get you booted from the HOA? Now you get thrown into the back of a van and taken to El Salvador. Or worse yet, Nantucket. (Prime Video)
Istanbul Encyclopedia — What we have here is a real Turk-out-of-water story, with a small-town girl getting more of an education than she bargained for when she moves to her nation’s biggest city to study. Things take a turn for the intense when she joins the protest movement against the hardline policies President Erdoğan is imposing on … aaand she’s just been disappeared. (Netflix)
Law & Order: Organized Crime — The series moves to streaming-only for Season 5, in which Christopher Meloni’s Stabler finds himself in the crosshairs of Italian gangsters who are bent on revenge. Meanwhile, the original Law & Order and SVU are both still on regular NBC, which means there’s only one show you’re going to have to recap for your mom every week. (Peacock)
Leverage: Redemption — Season 3 finds our crew of righteous vigilantes taking down a host of bad actors, from elected officials who act like kings to people who exploit child labor for profit. Gosh, you’d need seven Anna Eskamanis to undo that much of the governor’s agenda. (Amazon Freevee)
Ransom Canyon — This series vehicle for Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly is a romantic Western about embattled ranchers that’s based on the novels of author Jodi Thomas. (Not to be confused with Jodi Renee Thomas, a past winner of the “Best Local Author” category in Orlando Weekly‘s Best of Orlando® competition. That Jodi would have made the ranch some sort of commune where everybody dances naked around the campfire while lusting after a hot ranchhand. I know, because I asked her!) (Netflix)
Premieres Friday:
Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror — Thirty years later, refresh your memories of the deadliest domestic terror attack in U.S. history. Or as Homer Simpson would remind us, the deadliest domestic terror attack so far. (Netflix)
Dead Mail — More ’80s period horror, with an intrepid postal worker trying to track down a kidnap victim who sent a plea for help through the mail like a message in a bottle. If you were born in a year that begins with the number 2, ask a boomer to explain the concept of messages in bottles. And “the mail.” (Shudder)
iHostage — Alternating storytelling perspectives enliven this dramatization of a news story that gripped the Netherlands in 2022, when an armed Bulgarian took over an Apple Store in Amsterdam. But that’s nothing compared to the hostage situation that is “owning an Android.” (Netflix)
Jane — Season 3 of the environmentally minded family series features a special appearance by its namesake and inspiration, the great Dr. Jane Goodall. Sounds fun, although the show I really want to see her drop in on is Hanging With Dr. Z. (Apple TV+)
Light & Magic — Lawrence Kasdan cedes the directorial reins to Joe Johnston in Season 2, which examines the contributions George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic made to movies like Twister, Pirates of the Caribbean, War of the Worlds and Casper. Wait a minute … you mean that kid wasn’t really dead? I always thought the flick was a sequel to My Girl. (Disney+)
Premieres Saturday:
Heavenly Ever After — Being reunited with your soulmate in the afterlife — sounds ideal, doesn’t it? Well, there are other factors to consider, as a Korean couple learns when they meet again after death and realize there’s now a five-decade age gap between them. I think the message here is clear: If you want your relationship to last throughout eternity, a suicide pact is the only way to go. (Netflix)
Premieres Monday:
Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey — An intrepid animal advocate spirits one of the world’s most endangered creatures away from South African poachers in a documentary by Academy Award winner Pippa Ehrlich. If you’re unfamiliar with the pangolin, it’s a kind of scaly anteater that looks like it should be fighting Godzilla for control of Tokyo. And they’re not to be confused with penguins, whose only natural predator is tariffs. (Netflix)
Premieres Tuesday:
Andor — It’s two and done for the Rogue One prequel series, which enters its second and final season at a moment that finds our band of galactic rebels caught in “the vice grip of revolution.” I tell ya, you go to one meetup, and you’re getting texts for the rest of your life. (Disney+)
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This article appears in Apr 16-22, 2025.