Peak TVis dead, and that’s just fine.
Read thefull review ofCriminal Record.
8.Fantasmas(HBO)
Monica Lek/HBO
I wake up and I just sort of Julio.
Kathy Bates and Skye P. Marshall on ‘Matlock’.Sonja Flemming/CBS
Meanwhile,Fantasmasveers into lavishly absurd vignettes, featuring some of the most surprising guest-star turns of the year.
(Steve Buscemias the letter Q!PosesDominque Jacksonas the Algorithm!Emma Stoneas aReal Housewives-esque reality star!)
Bolstered by the undeniable chemistry of leadsDonald GloverandMaya Erskineand packed with Emmy-nominated/winning guest stars,Mr.
Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo in ‘Criminal Record’.Apple TV+
& Mrs. Smithis one of the few exceptions to the most reboots are unnecessary rule.
Read thefull review ofMr.
Read thefull review ofThe Vince Staples Show.
Julio Torres in ‘Fantasmas’.Monica Lek/HBO
Readthe full review ofFallout.
Yes, theseEmmy-winningHacksare at the top of the comedy game.
Forty-four years ago,NBCtold Clavells story through the perspective of his white hero.
Maya Erskine and Donald Glover on ‘Mr. And Mrs. Smith’.David Lee/Prime Video
The result was an epic, moving testament to the transcendent power of honor and fidelity.
Read thefull review ofShogun.
(If only Apple would treat it as such by ordering a third season.)
Jorge Perugorría, Diego Luna, and Gael García Bernal in ‘La Máquina’.Cristian Salvatierra/Hulu
Readthe full review ofPachinko.
the living Antichrist while Kristen wrestled with the urgent desire to tune out of our grim reality.
More and more, she laments, everything seems threatening.
Andrea Ellsworth and Vince Staples on ‘The Vince Staples Show’.Netflix
Thank all the gods forEvil, which reassured us that theres nothing more human than being afraid.
Give it a shot.
Readthe full review ofBlack Doves.
Ella Purnell on ‘Fallout’.JoJo Whilden/Prime Video
The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show(HBO)
Courtesy of HBO
Cameras make me feel more comfortable.
It feels permanent and it seems dumb to lie.
I keep saying I want to live more truthfully.
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in ‘Hacks’.Jake Giles Netter/Max
With that as his mission statement, comedianJerrod Carmichaeldelivered the realest celebrity reality show since… maybe ever?
Read thefull review ofJerrod Carmichael Reality Show.
Instead, we get a black hole of bland.
Anna Sawai and Cosmo Jarvis on ‘Shōgun’.Katie Yu/FX
To be fair, even Olivier himself would have trouble breathing life into some of this dialogue.
(Well, if it isnt the Three Muskequeers.)
Ladies and gentleman, I give you the women ofLandman, as drawn by Sheridan himself.
Tae Ju Kang and Minha Kim on ‘Pachinko’.courtesy of apple tv+
Bro, who hurt you?
The R-rated buddy-comedy wasnt reinventing the wheel by any means, but it was hilarious, so who cared?
We didnt need to see what happened before that.
Lee Jung-jae in ‘Squid Game’ season 2.Juhan Noh/Netflix
Peacock should have left this story in the past where it belongs.
Skip this schlock and tryRiches(Prime Video) orP-Valley(Starz) instead.
Aasif Mandvi, Mike Colter, and Katja Herbers in ‘Evil’.Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+
Alan Cumming in ‘The Traitors’ season 2.Euan Cherry/Peacock
Ben Whishaw and Keira Knightely in ‘Black Doves’.Ludovic Robert/Netflix
Jerrod Carmichael and his mom, Cynthia, in ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’.Courtesy of HBO
Zac Burgess and Sarah Catherine Hook in ‘Cruel Intentions’.Jasper Savage/Prime Video
Michelle Randolph, Ali Larter, and Billy Bob Thornton in ‘Landman’.Emerson Miller/Paramount+
Max Burkholder and Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) in ‘Ted’.TED
Krysten Ritter in ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’.Sophie Giraud/AMC
Taylor Polidore Williams (right) in ‘Beauty in Black’.Calvin Ashford/Netflix
