If you're looking for a new show to watch this week, the vast landscape of streaming networks will provide plenty of them. If someone tries to tell you "there's nothing good on," tell them they're a liar, because all kinds of good shows are streaming right now. Like these:
Emily in Paris, Season 4
Emily Cooper's search for European romance continues for another season of stylish outfits and beautiful scenery. Season four sees Emily traveling from Paris to the majestic French Alps and on to the picturesque piazzas of Rome. That means Emily will have to learn another new language if she hopes to speak to potential Italian suitors. This confection of a series promises just the kind of light entertainment we all need during the dog days of August.
Where to stream: Netflix
Worst Ex Ever
This Netflix true crime series was created by the people who brought us Worst Roommate Ever. Like that show, it combines interviews with victims and their loved ones and animated reenactments of terrible domestic situations. If you like "that shit is crazy" style documentary TV, check in with the Worst Ex Ever, but be ready to file a restraining order if things go south.
Where to stream: Netflix
Industry, Season 3
Working in an office sure is exciting on television! Season 3 of Industry continues the story of the back-biting, scheming, and vicious politics behind the scenes at London investment banking firm Pierpoint & Co., where people I would definitely not want to hang out with in real life fight to get ahead in the corporate finance world. According to the HBO, this season, Pierpoint "looks to the future and takes a big bet on ethical investing," while "Yasmin, Robert, and Eric find themselves front and center in the splashy IPO of Lumi, a green tech energy company led by Sir Henry Muck."
Where to stream: Max
Rick and Morty: The Anime
If you can't get enough Rick and Morty, Max is presenting a spin-off series that puts the titular characters in an anime setting. Directed by Takashi Sano, Rick and Morty: The Anime is a 10-episode series showing Rick "relaxing in a pseudo-world between multiverses," Summer helping Space Beth battle the Galactic Federation, and Morty falling in love with an atemporal being.
Where to stream: Max
Are You Sure?!
This Disney+ travelogue series follows Jimin and Jung Kook, two members of K-Pop band BTS, on a tender journey of self-discovery and friendship. It's just two handsome-but-non-threatening pop-stars in their 20s, traipsing all over the the world—skiing, camping, sharing stories, laughing, and growing together. In other words, I am not the target market for this show, but if you're into BTS, Are you Sure?! might change your life.
Where to stream: Disney+
Last week's picks
The Umbrella Academy, season 4
The fourth and final season of Umbrella Academy promises to conclude the story of the Hargreeves siblings' battle against the mysterious Keepers. The season begins with our heroes stripped of their powers and separated, leaving each to fend for themselves in a strange new reality. If you're even a little into superheroes, don't miss this final season.
Where to stream: Prime
Dance Moms: A New Era, season 1
I dislike children, stage parents, and overbearing coaches, so I’m not really in the target demographic for Dance Moms: A New Era, but people loved the original, so I’m not going to argue. The reboot introduces hard-charging dance coach Glo Hampton who wants to take her students to the prestigious dance school Studio Bleu. To do it, she’ll have to manage precocious children, scheming moms, and constant drama.
Where to stream: Hulu
Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears
The long-running HBO reality show Hard Knocks is going behind the scenes and into the locker room of the floundering Chicago Bears. Can the squad's new, #1 draft quarterback Caleb Williams transform The Bears from a franchise with a 7 and 10 record in 2023 to a franchise with maybe an 11 and 6 record in 2024? Tune in to find out.
Where to stream: Hulu
Judy Justice, Season 3
TV judges like Judge Joe Brown, Judge David Young, and Judge Faith come and go, but there's only one Judge Judy, the stalwart queen of grouchy zingers and the ultimate not-haver of bullshit. Season 3 of Judy Justice is unlikely to mess with the winning formula, so expect a slew of satisfying (but legally dubious) decisions meted out to the kinds of dipshits you'd expect to see on a daytime courtroom show.
Where to stream: Starts streaming on FreeVee August 5.
Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, Season 1
Spoiler: Fiction.
Where to stream: Hulu
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough is 98 years old. The biologist, natural historian, and knight's latest joint is a three-episode series that uses cutting-edge technology to examine the way animals use sound, whether it's for mating, fighting, feeding, or just chilling out.
Where to stream: Netflix