What to Watch Weekly
Helping you find what to watch in this wild world of streaming.
Each week WCIL will have some picks of the week for Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Paramount +, Discovery +, and Apple TV +
Netflix
“That 90’s Show”
Red and Kitty Foreman and their wonderful basement hang-out spot are back in this revival of That ’70s Show, which finds the teenage daughter of original series characters Eric and Donna visiting with her grandparents for the summer.
https://youtu.be/F36HBFGxWkg
Hulu
“Not Dead Yet”
This ABC sitcom casts Gina Rodriguez as Nell Stevens, a down-on-her-luck journalist trying to restart her life and career after a failed relationship derailed the good thing she had going a decade earlier.
Amazon Prime
“Harlem”
Returning for its second season, this critically praised romantic comedy series follows four friends navigating life and love in Harlem, New York. Created by Girls Trip screenwriter Tracy Oliver, the series stars Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Grace Byers, and Shoniqua Shandai as the girlfriends whose friendship helps them overcome whatever life throws at them.
Peacock
“Poker Face”
Natasha Lyonne stars in this mystery-of-the-week series that casts the Russian Doll actress as Charlie Cale, a woman with an innate ability to detect when someone is lying.
Disney+
“The Bad Batch”
This animated Star Wars spinoff series set after the events of The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith follows a group of renegade clone troopers who find themselves on the run from the Galactic Empire in the aftermath of Order 66 and the elimination of the Jedi Order.
HBO Max
“The Last of Us”
The hit video game franchise heads to the screen in this adaptation that casts Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) as Joel, a weathered survivor tasked with smuggling a teenage girl across a dangerous landscape filled with threats both human and otherwise.
Discovery+
“Stanley Tucci – Searching for Italy”
In this six-episode series, filmmaker Stanley Tucci travels to different parts of Italy to showcase regional cuisine. If you have a taste for history, Searching for Italy should satisfy your appetite. You’ll pick up a few dinner ideas as your eyes feast on the glorious Italian coasts and countryside.
Apple TV+
“The Essex Serpent”
The moody Gothic drama features Danes (well-suited for this type of period series) as a newly-widowed woman named Cora who decides to retreat from her London home to the Essex countryside, where rumors of a mythological serpent have swirled amidst the village.