17 years after his award-winning documentary epic on the American Civil War, Burns took on “the good war” with his trademark approach: history from the perspective of the everyday humans who fought, died, and endured.
This wildly colorful and inventive science fiction adventure created exotic aliens, marbled worlds, and spacescapes that look ripped from the cover of Amazing Stories on a slim budget.
This brilliant but short-lived high school comedy drama is one of the sharpest shows of its era and launched a lot talent, among them Linda Cardellini and future filmmakers James Franco, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, and John Francis Daley.
Plus Michell Obama and Oprah Winfrey, more ‘Sweet Tooth,’ and ‘The Nurse’ from Denmark on Netflix, ‘Saint X’ and ‘Dear Mama’ on Hulu, ‘Young Jedi Adventures’ on Disney+, and Eric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons on Criterion Channel
Plus the final sesaon of ‘Barry’ on HBO Max, ‘The Diplomat’ and the final season of ‘Better Call Saul’ on Netflix, ‘Quasi’ on Hulu, ‘Judy Blume Forever’ on Primer Video, ‘Drops of God’ on Apple TV+, and Jafar Panahi’s ‘No Bears’ on Criterion Channel.
Plus ‘Schmigadoon’ returns on Apple TV+, ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ and ‘Bros’ on Prime Video, ‘The Crossover’ on Disney+, ‘Reginald the Vampire’ on Hulu, and Alfred Hitcock classics on Netflix
Submitted for your approval: Rod Serling, a writer whose mix of science fiction, fantasy, and social commentary results in the most celebrated and respected anthology series of all time.
Plus Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ and ‘Reggie’ on Prime Video, ‘The Night Agent’ and ‘Waco’ on Netflix, a new season of ‘Yellowjackets’ on Showtime Anytime, ‘Spring Blossom’ on Criterion Channel, and ‘My Kind of Country’ on Apple TV+
