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This September, a pair of diabolical villains will take center stage in two much-anticipated new series set within their respective superhero cinematic universes. Marvel baddie Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) will attempt to regain her powers in Disney+’s Agatha All Along, a spin-off from 2021’s WandaVision, while HBO’s The Penguin will track the rise of DC crime lord and Batman […]

Last week, Apple TV+ released a buzzy new period crime drama that’s based on a popular, critically acclaimed novel of the same name. The limited series stars Moses Ingram as a Black woman bartender in 1960s Baltimore, whose murder becomes the obsession of Natalie Portman’s character, an investigative journalist. Here’s what you need to know […]

This coming Thursday, Peacock will be premiering a much-anticipated new epic drama inspired by the same 1958 book that gave rise to the Oscar-winning film Gladiator. Directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Anthony Hopkins, the new series explores the violent, corrupt world of bloody, do-or-die gladiatorial competition in Ancient Rome. Here’s what you need to know […]

Recently, Amazon Prime Video released a spirited new dramedy that takes a page straight out of the English history books–and then shreds it. Based on a popular novel, the show imagines an alternate ‘what if’ life story for Lady Jane Grey, the real-life “Nine Days’ Queen” who was beheaded in 1554 at age 17. Instead, […]

Apple TV+ recently premiered a thrilling new legal drama from producers David E. Kelly and J. J. Abrams that’s been earning sizable buzz and mounting critical praise. The second adaptation of a popular novel (after the 1990 film), the limited series stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a prosecuting attorney accused of gruesomely murdering his colleague and […]

This week, in honor of Vault’s newly-rolled-out Genre DNA™ reporting capabilities, we’re taking another deep dive into an eclectic scripted subgenre that crosses both comedies and dramas: business Power Struggles. Shows within this category feature a variety of modern-set workplaces where employees, co-workers, and big-headed bosses clash and compete for the spoils of professional success. For our analysis, we […]

Hot on the heels of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty comes a buzzy new show focused on the other Los Angeles-based NBA basketball team. FX on Hulu’s newly-premiered limited series tells the true behind-the-scenes story of the LA Clippers, famed coach Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne), notoriously racist owner Donald Sterling (Ed O’Neill), and […]

Netflix recently released a buzzy new limited series that has been receiving widespread critical and popular acclaim. Set in 1980s New York, the dark mystery-thriller stars Benedict Cumberbatch as an abusive but distraught father desperate to find his missing nine-year-old son Edgar who disappeared on his way to school. Here’s what you need to know […]

This week, we wanted to celebrate the introduction of Vault’s new Genre DNA™capabilities by diving into the landscape of a popular scripted subgenre that encompasses a wide variety of series: Historical Sagas. We took a closer look at the data to see what separates the truly stand-out successes–those that hit the zeitgeist, achieve popular acclaim, […]

Last month, Netflix premiered an under-the-radar new limited series that has turned into an unexpected smash hit, ultimately landing among the service’s most-watched programs in 90 countries and finishing up its sixth week (and counting) on the Top 10 list in the US. Based on the real-life experiences of writer/star Richard Gadd, the show traces […]