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Audiences have long been fascinated with the White House and its most powerful occupant, and TV series spotlighting the highest levels of D.C. politics have been plentiful, even on the purely fictional plane. But while viewers have always tuned in for the benevolent (The West Wing), the schemers (House of Cards, Veep), and even the accidentally-in-change […]

Earlier this month, Netflix released a four-part limited series that hit a very topical nerve, and the show has skyrocketed to the top of the streamer’s charts by capturing a disturbing piece of the modern zeitgeist. The drama follows a 13-year-old boy suspected of killing a girl from his school after becoming immersed in Andrew […]

Last week, Hulu released the first episodes of a gripping new ‘ripped from the headlines’ drama, and it has already started grabbing attention and climbing the charts. The limited series stars Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass as a loving couple who adopt a little girl with dwarfism only to discover that she may not be […]

Two hilarious and critically-acclaimed new half-hour comedies about dysfunctional families dropped recently on streaming, and both have achieved significant buzz. Hulu’s Deli Boys follows two spoiled brothers who find themselves tangling with the criminal underworld after the family business they inherit turns out to be a front for cocaine smuggling. Netflix’s Running Point stars Kate Hudson as a […]

Amazon Prime Video recently premiered a new Bible-based epic that has already turned into a surprise hit, posting big viewership numbers and generating plenty of buzz among certain audiences. The series traces the rise of David, an outcast teenager who eventually becomes the most celebrated king of ancient Israel. Here’s what you need to know […]

A gritty new historical drama on Hulu has gotten critics buzzing for its fierce and unfiltered portrayal of the real-life seedy underbelly of 1880s London. From the prolific creator of Peaky Blinders, the show follows two Jamaican immigrants as they fight for survival in the violent East End, clashing with a dangerous bare-knuckle boxer and the […]

Disney+ has just added an original new animated comedy to its Pixar line-up that, unlike most of its predecessors, is not based on an earlier film, and critics are already dubbing it a home run. The show tracks a middle-school co-ed softball team in the weeks before their big championship game, and each episode shows […]

Netflix just released a buzzy new limited series that fits right into the modern trend of dramatizing real-life cons and scams. Joining the likes of Inventing Anna, The Dropout, and The Thing About Pam, this new show tells the story of Belle Gibson, an Australian wellness influencer who faked a battle with cancer to promote her own brand […]

Hulu recently premiered a buzzy new mystery-thriller series laced with a sci-fi twist, and it’s already creating a major stir among critics and viewers alike. Set in a seemingly idyllic, peaceful community populated by the world’s elite, the show follows a steely Secret Service agent (Sterling K. Brown) investigating the murder of the U.S. President […]

NBC has just premiered an intriguing new mystery-drama-procedural in its mid-season line-up that channels the best of the network’s The Blacklist, Blindspot, and Found. This new series follows a small team of special agents as they track down and capture the country’s most dangerous serial killers–all of whom escaped from a top-secret underground prison that officially does not […]