The hottest month on TV is somehow February. The weeks leading up to Leap Day 2024 have brought us epics of great prestige, including: generallike a heart-twisting romantic drama. one daylike a cerebral sci-fi head trip signand some amazingly fun car stuff Mr. and Mrs. Smith—In addition, there are some previously unknown gems that deserve more attention. That’s why this month’s roundup of the best new shows includes six of his titles, not five.
sign (Apple TV+)
Space travel is bound to change people’s perspectives. Astronauts view our world from a vantage point that has been shared by only a few people in 4.5 billion years of history. The longer they drift through the solar system, the more their experiences deviate from the human norm, and therefore, one imagines, the harder it becomes to reconnect with their Earthbound loved ones. Life in space will inevitably change life on Earth.
Maybe that’s what’s happening to Joe Erickson’s astronaut. girl with dragon tattoo Star Noomi Rapace appears in the opening scene of the gripping Apple TV+ thriller sign, being insane. Holed up in a cabin in snowy northern Sweden with his 10-year-old daughter Alice (Rosie and Davina Coleman), Joe rushes out into the frigid night in pursuit of another voice crying out, “Mama!” What you see in the first few minutes makes little sense. But the disconcerting sequences make up his smartly paced science fiction epic, which is as insightful about human psychology as it is about quantum physics. [Read the full review.]
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Amazon)
Donald Glover is known as a provocateur, taking aim at race, celebrity, and the piety of the entertainment industry in dark comedies like Shape Shift. atlanta And last year’s Stan satire flock. But he also has a romantic side.it became fuel atlanta A storyline about his character Earn’s relationship with his daughter’s mother (Zazie Beetz) and some of the best music he released as Childish Gambino.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Glover and co-creator Francesca Sloan’s reimagining of the 2005 action blockbuster that spawned Brangelina, is his first series to foreground that sweet sensibility. In fact, the film is more reminiscent of Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s (mostly) light-hearted detective drama tone. poker face More than the high-octane inspiration of two married assassins lying about each other’s professions until they are tasked with killing each other. [Read the full review.]
one day (Netflix)
The subject of this fascinating and insightful Netflix drama is second coming of age, which occurs in early adulthood. The series is controversial, as millions of people who have read David Nichols’ megahit novels or watched the disappointing film adaptation starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess already know. It is also a love story with an ending. But what makes this lovely retelling so special is lead writer Nicole Taylor’s patient attention to the protagonist’s development from wide-eyed student to adult, enduring life’s ups and downs. Yes, it’s much more important than the plot of whether they’ll do it or not. Even if you don’t like the destination, it’s a journey worth taking. [Read the full review.]
The second best hospital in the galaxy (Amazon)
Kiki Palmer. Stephanie Sue. Kieran Culkin. Natasha Lyonne. Maya Rudolph. Greta Lee. Sam Smith. Bowen Yang. Abbi Jacobson. If its voice cast, and the additional involvement of Lyonne and Rudolph as executive producers, aren’t enough to get you intrigued by this adult-oriented animated comedy, consider the wonderfully bizarre premise. It follows Dr. Sleach (Sue), a humanoid alien best friend, and Dr. Crack (Palmer), a star surgeon at an intergalactic hospital who tackle tasks such as defusing literal anthropomorphic sex bombs. They occupy a candy-colored universe where a talking yellow whale serves as their means of transportation and the hospital administrator is a two-headed creature who is always playing good cop and bad cop to himself. But like doctors in our nation’s public healthcare system, they face challenges such as bureaucracy and scarce funding. And like all of us Earthlings, they suffer from neuroses, from anxiety to motherhood issues.
general (FX)
new general This is not a remake of the hugely popular 1980 miniseries, but a radical reimagining. Directly adapted from his 1975 best-selling novel by James Clavell, this expansive 10-part historical drama takes on a much wider scope than its predecessor, moving beyond the perspective of a Western outsider and exploring his explores a crumbling society that is equally perplexed by the ways of this intruder. It’s theirs. This is an epic of war, love, faith, honor, culture clash, and political intrigue.And at a time of many big changes in the television industry, Amazon’s ring of power and citadel Netflix stranger things and crownat least a partial mistake has occurred, FX general It stands out as a true masterpiece. [Read the full review.]
vince staples show (Netflix)
the best that comes out dark The semi-autobiographical comedy, signed by creator Kenya Barris to Netflix, was co-produced by and stars rapper Vince Staples. The series is set in Staples’ hometown of Long Beach, California. atlantaSurrealism that is conscious of the race of daveis perplexed about the often ridiculous experience of being a niche celebrity. Vince is unknown enough to be thrown in jail for a traffic violation, but famous enough that a prison guard quotes one of his most famous lyrics to get back at him. Well, I think I understand. In another episode, he and his girlfriend (Andrea Ellsworth) take her younger brother to Yankee’s low-budget theme park for the boy’s birthday, and Vince opens a hidden door, a cursed Get caught up in a magic show and a quest for an angry chicken. The park’s cute mascots. In just five episodes (some of which are less than 20 minutes long), this show offers an unbiased slice of his unusual life that will leave you wanting more.
