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Next week, Netflix will be premiering a new fantasy-based dark dramedy series that puts a unique modern twist on classical Greek mythology. The show follows Zeus (Jeff Goldblum), the corrupt and arrogant king of the gods, as he attempts to defy an ancient prophecy and stop three humans with cosmic significance in what amounts to […]

Cult classics are quirky, offbeat, often subversive films that live off the mainstream grid but attract a die-hard following that keep their legacy alive. In recent years, a number of these niche movies have been successfully reinterpreted for TV, and Apple TV+ recently premiered a fun new fantasy adventure series that joins their illustrious ranks. […]

Netflix recently premiered a hilarious new limited comedy series and it’s already climbing the service’s Top 10 list. Loosely based on a bawdy and irreverent medieval short story collection, the show follows a group of nobles and their servants in 1348 Florence as they attempt to hide from the deadly Black Plague in a wine-soaked […]

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 […]