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

“Lockwood & Co.”

A group of London teenagers battle with both supernatural threats and competing ghost-hunter agencies run by adults in this series from Attack the Block filmmaker Joe Cornish.

Hulu

“Animaniacs (Reboot)”

Hulu’s modern revival of classic animated series Animaniacs enters its third and final season as Yakko, Wakko, and Dot return for more crazy hijinks across 10 wild episodes.

Amazon Prime

“Carnival Row”

Amazon’s fantasy series set in a world where magical creatures live among humans returns for a second and final season. The show casts Orlando Bloom as a detective investigating grisly murders tied to the oppressed, poverty-stricken magical population.

Peacock

“Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin” 

This spinoff from the Pitch Perfect film franchise follows Adam DeVine’s memorable character, Bumper Allen, as he moves to Germany to revive his music career and, inevitably, experience all manner of setbacks and personal victories on his way to stardom.

Disney+

“National Treasure: Edge of History”

The National Treasure film franchise lives on in this original series that casts Lisette Olivera as intrepid adventurer Jess Valenzuela, whose quest to recover priceless treasures around the world ends up uncovering more than a few buried family secrets, too.

HBO Max

“Doom Patrol (Season 4)”

The most unlikely superheroes of all time are back for a fourth season of bizarre adventures. If you’ve been following along, you know the premise: The series follows a group of reluctant heroes whose powerful abilities are the result of tragic accidents that have left them psychologically scarred — and physically scarred, in some cases — and now they spend their time bickering with each other and trying to avoid doing anything heroic whatsoever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2s0lhBWnck

Discovery+

“Leave it to Geege”

Discovery+ is getting an incredible new title in Lifetime family docuseries Leave it to Geege at the start of this month. The show follows Atlanta-based single mom of two Geege Taylor, who showcases her strength, heart, and adaptability as a twice-divorced breast cancer survivor and autism acceptance advocate.

Apple TV+

“Hello Tomorrow”

Billy Crudup leads this new sci-fi satire that follows an ambitious salesman attempting to find buyers for real estate on the moon. Part comedic satire, part drama, the retrofuturistic series also features Haneefah Wood and Hank Azaria in supporting roles.