In our list of recent TV shows to watch, we have some huge series that are starting now or soon. We have the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action series, which is also a full-on comedy, and we get a prequel to one of the greatest fantasy TV shows of all time. There’s a limited series thriller about two identical sisters and two UK immigrants dealing with a cyber-terrorist threat and another about some interesting family dynamics. Finally, we have a promising new working room sitcom called Earl and Raise Me for you to stream for free. Let’s take a look at the best new TV shows airing this week.
The best new TV shows this week
She-Hulk: Lawyer Season One (Disney Plus)
If you’re getting tired of watching movies and TV shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you might still want to catch up on this series on Disney Plus. One reason is that this is the first full-blown sitcom in the MCU, so expect things to get very silly and very meta. Another is Tatiana Maslany’s performance as She-Hulk and Jennifer Walters as her human counterpart in the title role.
When Walter gets into a car accident with her cousin Bruce Banner (aka The Incredible Hulk), his gamma-enhanced blood mixes with hers, turning her into a 6-foot, 7-inch green-skinned powerhouse. However, Walters doesn’t want to be a superhero; She wants to continue to be a lawyer. That may not be the case, as her law firm in Los Angeles wants her to lead a division of people with new superpowers. And yes, she breaks the fourth wall every now and then, talking directly to the viewer.
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Game of Thrones: Dragon Season One House (HBO/HBO High)
While the final season of Game of Thrones left many fans of the dark, adult fantasy series disappointed, there’s still excitement for this prequel show coming to HBO and HBO Max. Set several centuries before the original series, House of Dragons focuses on House Targaryen, the ruling class of the continent of Westeros. Directed by George RR Martin, the man behind the entire Game of Thrones franchise, the series shows how members of the House Targaryen family slowly descend into civil war. Expect lots of backstabbing and some big dragon action.
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Echoes Season One (Netflix)
Michelle Monaghan plays dual roles in this new Netflix thriller series. She plays both Lenny and Gina, identical sisters who have been at each other’s throats since childhood. Yes, this means they have changed into their other sister along with their respectable husbands and family members and sometimes pretended to be their other sister. This dark secret quickly becomes darker when one of the twins suddenly disappears and the remaining sister tries to find her. She soon discovers that there are many secrets she doesn’t know.
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With over 200 million subscribers worldwide, Netflix is still the leading premium streaming service. It offers thousands of movies and TV shows to binge watch, including an ever-growing selection of original movies and series including Stranger Things, The Witcher, Bridgerton and more.
The Undeclared War Season One (Peacock)
The threat of cyber attacks from hostile foreign countries is a very real crisis these days. What if it gets so bad that it angers the government? That’s the imaginary threat the UK has to deal with in this series of peacock imports. Cyber terrorists are trying to disrupt the upcoming UK national election in 2024. It is a team of computer counter-terrorists who must stop this intrusion before it collapses the country. The cast includes two main actors: Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance.
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NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service offers tons of great movies and TV shows, along with live news and sports, for on-demand streaming. Best of all, you can watch most of the content for free or watch it all with a paid subscription starting at $4.99 per month.
Bad Sisters Season One (Apple TV Plus)
Apple TV Plus brings us a series of UK-based series this week. Sharon Horgan created and co-starred as one of the Garvey sisters. The show begins with the funeral of one of the sister’s brother-in-laws. The insurance company is investigating his mysterious death, which leads to complications. All of the Garvey sisters have good reasons for killing one, many, or even all of them.
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Apple TV Plus It has quickly become a major player in the streaming game since its launch in 2019. Its original programming includes shows like Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, Foundation and For All Mankind, as well as movies like The Banker, Greyhound, and Palmer.
Spring Season One (Amazon Free)
Greg Garcia, the man behind hit TV comedies like My Name Is Earl and Raising Hope, is back with a new sitcom, this time for the free Amazon Freevee service. It even features two Raising Hope cast members, Garrett Dillahunt
Martha Plimpton. Dillahunt plays Jack, who is released after 26 years in prison because the Covid-19 outbreak is causing mass infection in overcrowded prisons. This trio joins one of the prisoners’ mother, played by Plimpton. Everyone goes back to a life of crime, except this time they decide to rob what they consider to be bad guys.Check out last week’s picks
If you missed last week’s column, check out our picks for the best TV shows to stream last week.
Locke and the Key Season 3 (Netflix)
Netflix this week dropped the third and final season of this fantasy-horror show based on the comic book series written by Joe Hill and drawn by Gabriel Rodriguez. The show is about members of the Locke family who find some magical keys in their house that open doors to other worlds, some of which are quite disgusting. The third season wraps up the show’s storylines, when a new main villain comes into play and wants to use the keys to bring back the demonic invasion to Earth.
I Never Got Season Three (Netflix)
Netflix premiered the third season of this teen romantic comedy series last week. The show, co-created by The Office and The Mindy Project’s Mindy Kaling, focuses on Davey, who is trying to get through high school with her friends while also trying to mend her relationship with her best friend Paxton and maybe find some things. More attention from another potential boyfriend named Ben. The series will end in 2023 with its fourth and final season.
This whole season one (all)
Hulu has released the first season of this new comedy series co-created and starring comedian Chris Estrada. He plays Julio Lopez, who is trying to make ends meet in South Central Los Angeles. Now out of prison, he must reunite with his older brother, a former gang member who lives with Julio and his mother.
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A League of Their Own (Amazon Prime Video)
Amazon Prime Video has launched the first season of the show, an adaptation of the popular 1992 comedy of the same name. The series is inspired by the real-life women’s professional baseball teams that formed in the US during World War II when most of the male professional players went off to war. Like the movie, the series focuses on its members. The Rockford Peaches play for their team and have their own professional and personal issues to deal with.
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I’m Groot Season One (Disney Plus).
Everyone’s favorite intelligent plant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is getting its own Disney Plus CGI animated series. There will be five short episodes centered around a younger version of Groot as he goes on his own adventures. Vin Diesel, who voices the character in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, returns to voice the group in this series.
Five Days in Memory Season One (Apple TV Plus)
In the year In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and completely flooded the city. This Apple TV Plus limited series, based on the best-selling book of the same name, takes a close look at what happened at the city’s Memorial Medical Center. Thousands of workers and patients were swept away by floodwaters and had to work without electricity for several days. As the series shows, there were serious questions about the fate of several patients in the hospital before the rescuers arrived at the building.