What if your mom wasn't your mom? That's the situation Sonny Cooke finds himself in after the two-episode premiere of Hulu's Phony, a coming-of-age comedy mixed with a potentially supernatural mystery. Connie Britton stars in a show that presents a dark situation with a Disney-lite backlit atmosphere. On the podcast, we discuss what we think might be going on, where the show succeeds, and whether we'll keep watching. Is Sonny a reliable narrator? Who can we trust? Is this The Changeling in re...

Yaga, based on Kat Sandler’s stage play and inspired by the Slavic legend of Baba Yaga, is a new Crave series that follows private investigator Charlie Rapp as he searches for the missing heir to a wealthy fishing family. Between the suspicious locals, a bone-obsessed professor, and a doppelgänger, the investigation leaves plenty of unanswered questions. On the podcast, we discuss the first two episodes, “The Burning Man” and “Dark Solstice,” covering the questionable detective work, bizarre ...

Four years after The Terminal List premiered on Prime Video, Chris Pratt returns as James Reece for an eight-episode second season based on Jack Carr’s novel True Believer. After getting revenge on everyone responsible for the deaths of his family and SEAL team, Reece is now a wanted man living in isolation, while journalist Katie Buranek finds herself caught up in a new international conspiracy. On the podcast, we discuss the season premiere, “Romulus S.V.,” from Reece’s time at sea to Katie...

A24 and Peacock may seem like odd bedfellows, but ’tis the time of year. Crystal Lake, a new horror series exploring the origins of the Friday the 13th franchise, dropped earlier this week. Set in the early 1970s and starring Velma Cardellini as Pam, a grieving mother whose son Jason drowned at summer camp, the show gives us a firsthand look at how one of the most infamous slasher franchises was born. On the podcast, we break down the 56-minute premiere, “Camp Crystal,” and discuss the show's...

The Vision (Paul Bettany) is back in Marvel Television’s VisionQuest, the third and final installment in the trilogy after WandaVision and Agatha All Along. With all his old memories but none of the emotional connections that came with them, this Vision has spent the past few years tending bar and hanging out in a mansion inside his own head. His housemates are a collection of old AI programs that helped shape his original personality, including Ultron (James Spader). On the podcast, we break...

CBS keeps up its love of supernatural sitcoms with Eternally Yours, a new comedy from the creators of the hit U.S. version of Ghosts. Charles and Liz are vampires approaching their half-millennium anniversary, but unfortunately, their marriage has hit a serious rut. Think Young Frankenstein after the honeymoon phase has worn off. Set in present-day 2026, things get even more complicated when their daughter, Emma, starts dating a human. The catch? He just happens to be a Social Security invest...

Mike Flanagan takes on another Stephen King novel with this year’s series adaptation of Carrie on Prime Video. This modern retelling has all the familiar ingredients, blood, anxiety, and all, but expands the story beyond its titular character by giving the surrounding ensemble their own personal demons. On the podcast, we break down the premiere, “First Period,” and discuss this new take on Carrie White, along with the show’s homages to the original story and movie. From the updated high scho...

Netflix’s new miniseries East of Eden kicks off with a self-contained pilot telling the stories of the Trask brothers. Adam and Charles, raised by their demanding father, Cyrus, tackle adolescence in the late 19th century before being split up—one to the military, one stuck on the farm. Fast forward to 1899 when a reunion provides the possibility of final peace, just as a bloodied Cathy Ames crawls up to their doorstep. On the podcast, we break down the first episode. We discuss the intense f...

Today we discuss the first two episodes of the freshly imported Mackenzie Crook series Small Prophets. Pearce Quigley plays Michael, a man with a missing girlfriend whose aging father introduces him to the one means he may have to figure out what happened to her: homunculi. The series is part workplace comedy, suburban deadpan, and fantasy. On the podcast, we discuss the mind and idea behind the show, Apple's fascination with projects involving missing people, other comparisons, favorite char...

Brothers, Apple TV’s new buddy-buddy bromance meta-comedy, stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as semi-fictional versions of themselves and tackles the very real rumor that they may actually be half-brothers. On the podcast, we break down the first two episodes, “On the Road” and “The Hunt,” which bring the Harrelson family to Matthew’s Texas ranch and send Woody searching for answers about their past. The two aren’t above playing up their personas, whether that be referencing a be...