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THE BEST LICENSES! (NETFLIX)
Hosted by Jackie Tohn and with judges David So and Rosemary Shrager, this cooking contest challenges competitors to transform what’s left of a meal into delicious creations.
In each of the eight episodes, three chefs fight in two rounds (one with ingredients that you are likely to find regularly in your fridge or pantry, the other takeout or party food of some description), hoping to take $ 10,000. .
BRIDGERTON (NETFLIX)
This could be the best and most wicked creation of Shondaland yet.
Maybe it’s the freedoms of working for the streaming service, rather than network television, but there’s a ruggedness, sarcasm, and narrative verve that hasn’t always been present in Shonda Rhimes productions. It could also be the source material, Julia Quinn’s mega-popular 1990s series of historical romance novels.
With its animated titles, seething jealousy, sibling troubles, forbidden loves, and churning breasts (decolletage is definitely de rigueur). here), you might be forgiven for thinking you have run into a game of Thrones sequel (and there’s definitely at least one mother of dragons contender on display). Although deep down Bridgerton it’s simply a sumptuous-looking costume drama, cleverly written and full of intrigue.
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The second season of Earth to Ned, Yellowstone, and the third series of Cobra Kai are among the great new shows that are now available to stream.
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Disney +
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COBRA KAI (NETFLIX)
Season 3 of this successful Karate Kid spin-off initially focuses on the aftermath of West Valley Brawl. He has left one person fighting for his life, another missing, and the reputations of Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) in tatters. Look out for the return of another popular character from the original 1984 film.
“One of the smartest reboots in our era of nostalgia binges,” he wrote. Entertainment Weekly’s Darren Franich.
LAND FOR NED (DISNEY +)
The Jim Henson Company’s latest contribution to the celebrity talk show genre is hosted by an alien who deviates from his mission to conquer Earth, when he becomes enchanted by our planet’s pop culture. So naturally now interview celebrities. This second batch of episodes will feature a host of guest stars, including Molly Ringwald, Margaret Cho, Penn and Teller, Aisha Taylor, and Mayim Bialik.
“A meta-commentary on chat shows and an impromptu comedy, it’s a silly but clever visualization that plays on different levels for different ages,” he wrote The Sydney Morning Herald’s Craig Mathieson.
NETFLIX
The Ripper is now streaming on Netflix
REEF BREAK (TVNZ ONDEMAND)
Without a trace Poppy Montgomery stars in this 13-part crime drama set in the Pacific Islands. She plays Cat Chambers, a former thief turned fixer for the governor of paradise, impulsive, reckless, and irresistible. “Windy, bright, a little bit daring, very silly, [this is] the ideal summer program for a bedtime drink, “he wrote The Boston HeraldMark A. Perigard.
THE RIPPER (NETFLIX)
For five years, between 1975 and 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the north of England. Thirteen women had died and the police seemed unable to catch the killer. No one felt safe, and all the men were suspects.
This four-part true-crime documentary features interviews with investigators and witnesses, as well as examining the impact of the Ripper crimes on his victims, their families, survivors, and the reaction in Britain at the time.
Filmed in New Zealand, The Wilds now airs on Amazon Prime Video. The first episode is also available for free on the streaming service’s YouTube page.
THE WILDS (AMAZON PRIME VIDEO)
Part survival drama, part dystopian sleepover, this 10-part drama filmed in New Zealand follows a group of teenagers from different backgrounds who must fight to survive after a plane crash leaves them stranded on a desert island. . The castaways collide and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they hold, and the traumas they have all suffered. Naturally, there is a twist: these girls didn’t end up on this island by accident.
While there is some familiarity with the premise, the execution feels fresh, the young female cast is uniformly impressive, and there is an edge and authenticity to the drama, which could make this one of the hits of the summer.
YELLOWSTONE (NEON)
Kevin Costner heads this sprawling American drama, which began screening in 2018. It centers on the Montana-based Dutton family, owners of one of North America’s largest ranches, and the friends and foes who threaten their livelihood.
While older viewers can draw parallels to the tribulations of the Ewing family in Dallas, showrunner Taylor Sheridan’s (Against all odds) The Dutton chronicle has much more depth, nuance and seriousness, and it seems unlikely that it resorted to narrative tricks to get out of a hole.
