So many streaming shows, so little time.
When you survey the bewildering multiplicity of options for your viewing time out there, it can begin to feel like there is far too much of a good thing; but just as you’re about to throw in the towel, you realise how good the shows on offer are and you vow not to sleep or eat if it means you can find the time to watch them.
OK, that’s not quite what happens but the bingeing pain is real and not getting any easier with shows as good as this to whet your appetite, a mix of comedy, drama and documentary that will keep you busy for some time …
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Acclaimed television writers and producers Stephen Merchant (The Office) and Elgin James (Mayans M.C.) have teamed up to create the new Prime Video comedy series The Outlaws. Following a group of people sentenced to perform community service in the British city of Bristol, the show has the group stumble across a bag of money that leads them to be targeted by a deadly local gang. Among this ragtag motley crew are teenagers Rani and Christian, portrayed by Rhianne Barreto and Gamba Cole, respectively. (courtesy CBR.com)
The Outlaws is streaming now on Prime Video.
BARRY (season 3)
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Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry (Hader) is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren’t the only forces at play. What is it about his own psyche that led him to become a killer in the first place? Season three finds Barry and the other characters trying to make the right choice. (official synopsis courtesy Slash Film)
Barry season 3 drops its first episode on HBO and HBO Max on 24 April.
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Set to debut globally on Apple TV+ from Monday, 23 May through Friday, 27 May, the five-episode groundbreaking series will transport viewers 66 million years in the past to discover our world — and the dinosaurs that roamed it — all in stunning detail and set to an original score by multiple Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer.Rolling out with one new episode per day, Prehistoric Planet combines award-winning wildlife filmmaking, the latest paleontology learnings and state-of-the-art technology to unveil the spectacular habitats and inhabitants of ancient Earth for a one-of-a-kind immersive experience. This series is produced by the world-renowned team at BBC Studios Natural History Unit with support from the photorealistic visual effects of MPC (The Lion King, The Jungle Book). Prehistoric Planet presents little-known and surprising facts of dinosaur life set against the backdrop of the environments of Cretaceous times, including coasts, deserts, freshwater, ice worlds and forests. From revealing eye-opening parenting techniques of Tyrannosaurus rex to exploring the mysterious depths of the oceans and the deadly dangers in the sky, “Prehistoric Planet” brings Earth’s history to life like never before. (courtesy Apple.com)
Prehistoric Planet debuts on Apple TV+ on 23 May, releasing one episode per day until 27 May.
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Outer Range centers on Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin), a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness. A thrilling fable with hints of wry humor and supernatural mystery, Outer Range examines how we grapple with the unknown. At the onset of the series, the Abbotts are coping with the disappearance of daughter-in-law Rebecca. They are pushed further to the brink when the Tillersons (the gaudy owners of the neighboring profit-driven ranch) make a play for their land. An untimely death in the community sets off a chain of tension-filled events, and seemingly small-town, soil-bound troubles come to a head with the arrival of a mysterious black void in the Abbotts’ west pasture. Wild revelations unfold as Royal fights to protect his family; through his eyes, we begin to see how time contains secrets held in the past and unsettling mysteries foreshadowed. (official synopsis courtesy Collider)
Outer Range premieres on Prime Video on 15 April.
Exciting news! We are not yet done with Picard season 2 but we already know that season 3, the show’s final season, is going to be very special indeed, with the crew of The Next Generation reuniting for what is sure to be a brilliant season of TV.
To be honest, I am not looking forward to saying goodbye to Grace and Frankie when the back half of the seventh and final season, comprising 12 episodes, drops on 29 April. Now Netflix’s longest-running original series, with 94 episodes in total, Grace and Frankie is one of those sitcoms that you come to love deeply, primarily because its characters, richly-realised, and funny & poignant in equal measure have come to mean so much to you. While there is extremely idle interview chatter about a Christmas episode, the reality is that this is likely it for the series and we will have say our sad goodbyes. No bingeing these episodes, with my preference being to eke them out for as long as I can. The series might be hilarious but parting will still be sweet sorrow.
For a preview of the twelve episodes, go to “Grace and Frankie Final Season Photos Tease Last 12 Episodes” …