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Netflix’s “A Different World” brings viewers back to Hillman College with a new generation, but the sequel does not spend its first season simply revisiting familiar ground. Deborah Wayne, the daughter of Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert, arrives at Hillman carrying the weight of her parents’ history while trying to build a college life that…
“Survivor” returned for season 51 with a premiere that wasted little time showing what Jeff Probst means by the show’s new “Open Era.” Episode 1, titled “Permanent Uncertainty,” introduced 21 new castaways, brought back Exile Island, put an old-school immunity idol into play, and even allowed the contestants to weigh in on whether one of…
Fox’s “The Floor” returns for Season 6 with a major change to its usual formula. Rob Lowe is back as host, but the 100 contestants stepping onto the floor this time are not ordinary trivia hopefuls. The premiere, titled “100 Champions Enter the Ring,” brings together champions, record holders and accomplished competitors from a wide…
Netflix’s Habeas Corpus spends its first season asking whether the justice system can correct an injustice after years have already been taken from someone’s life. Marjorie Estiano leads the Brazilian legal drama as Inez Franco, a respected law professor and former criminal lawyer who creates a wrongful-conviction review group with her students. Their first case…
Prime Video’s The Love Hypothesis turns Ali Hazelwood’s bestselling romance into a story that is as concerned with Olive Smith’s future as a scientist as it is with the fake relationship she begins with Dr. Adam Carlsen. Lili Reinhart plays Olive, a Stanford biology PhD candidate who impulsively kisses the department’s famously intimidating professor so…
Ronan Corrigan’s LifeHack arrives on Netflix with a premise that turns the ordinary habits of chronically online teenagers into the tools for an increasingly ambitious heist. Kyle, Alex, Sid and Petey begin as internet friends who use hacking and social engineering mostly to embarrass scammers, but Kyle convinces the group that their skills could be…
Prime Video’s You+Me; Against the World, originally titled Toi+Moi; Seuls contre tous, turns a college romance into a story about how difficult it can be to choose your own future when family, money and dangerous obligations are making those decisions for you. Vittoria Di Savoia stars as Alma Lancaster, an aspiring filmmaker secretly…
Slow Horses Season 6 Episode 2, titled “Daddy Issues,” begins connecting mysteries that initially appeared separate. Frank Harkness’ return is no longer simply an unwanted intrusion into River Cartwright’s life, while the deaths of former Slow Horses are clearly part of an organized operation. More importantly, Jackson Lamb finally discovers why someone can identify people…
Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 8 finally lets Richmond enjoy some momentum before reminding everyone how quickly a season can change. Follow the Anger opens with the Lady Greyhounds playing their best football yet, turning the belief Alice and Ted have been trying to build into actual results on the pitch. The good run does…
“Last Seen” Episode 4 is appropriately titled “The Truth,” but it does not reveal that truth through a police test or a neat piece of forensic evidence. Instead, the episode spends most of its running time making Ian Ridley look as though his obsession may have taken him too far, only for Jenna Reid to…
Apple TV’s “Last Seen” has spent its opening episodes allowing Ian Ridley’s certainty to race ahead of the evidence. He has believed for years that Maggie could still be alive, and Sarah Reid’s emergency call finally gave that hope a voice. Episode 4, “The Truth,” changes the balance. Ian is no longer simply chasing a…
“Brothers” wastes little time turning the possibility raised in the premiere into an actual investigation. Episode 2, titled “The Hunt,” follows two very different searches as Matthew takes his son Wyatt into the woods for a family tradition, while Woody quietly begins digging into Ma Mac’s history with his father. By the end of the…
