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'The Hawk' stars Will Ferrell as Lonnie in the new Netflix series about golf, bad dads, and bad men
Toxic Golf Syndrome
In his latest outlandish sports story, Ferrell plays Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a washed-up golfer who makes one last run at the PGA Tour, despite pleas from his son and ex-wife to end the madness.
'Ride or Die' stars Hannah Waddingham as Judith Burton, aka Whiptail, in the new Amazon series
“Hire Your Best Friend”
Best friends Debbie (Octavia Spencer) and Judith (Hannah Waddingham) are put to the test when the latter is outed as an international assassin and the former's family ends up at the center of a hit.
'Lucky' is a new series starring Anya Taylor-Joy on Apple TV
Olyphant Summer Continues
A whiz-kid con artist plans for early retirement after one last job, only to be duped by her new husband (Drew Starkey), pestered by her rapacious papa (Timothy Olyphant), and pursued by both a mob boss (Annette Bening) and the FBI (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor).
The Five-Star Weekend series stars D'Arcy Carden as Brooke, Regina Hall as Dru-Ann, Chloë Sevigny as Tatum, Jennifer Garner as Hollis, Gemma Chan as Gigi, shown here posing for a photo
Timothy Olyphant, You Dog
Following a recent widow trying to restart her life with a little help from her friends (and a ginormous oceanfront mansion), Peacock's adaptation of Erin Hilderbrand's novel can be the kind of silly, stupid hang worth savoring, when it's not adrift in prosaic melodrama — and sometimes, even when it is.
'Little House on the Prairie' on Netflix stars Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls, Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline Ingalls, Skywalker Hughes as Mary Ingalls
Could Be Wilder, Though
Inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder's 1935 novel (and indebted to NBC's '70s TV series), Netflix's adaptation follows the Ingalls family as they head for Kansas to stake a claim on their own American homestead, only to discover their brightest future waits beyond those fabricated walls.
'Trying' Season 5 stars Rafe Spall as Jason and Esther Smith as Nikki in the Apple TV series
I Hate It When They Fight (?)
After four seasons highlighting the hardships of starting a family, the new episodes of Andy Wolton's Apple TV sitcom sees Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith) savoring their time together — and lets viewers do the same.
'Louis CK Ridiculous' is a new Netflix special from Louis C.K. at the Beacon Theatre in New York City
How Did We Get Here
In his first stand-up special with major distribution in nearly a decade, the "Louie" creator and admitted sexual abuser makes his enduring unhappiness abundantly clear. Without any deeper insights to serve as distraction, his misery soon becomes our own.
'Elle,' the 'Legally Blonde' series, stars Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods, shown here holding Bruiser
I Object!
In TV's latest globified IP extension, a '90s era Elle Woods moves from L.A. to Seattle where she has to prove her pink, bubbly personality doesn't make her a poser — while overcoming plenty of teen drama, romancing two boys, and solving a mystery.
'The Bear' Season 5 Episode 8 stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmy. The series finale is available on Hulu and FX.
Food-ball Is Life
The ending of "The Bear" works best with a selective memory, but our specific connection to these characters — and the family they built — matters most of all.
'The Bear' Season 5 stars Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu and Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, shown here standing in the kitchen, looking at each other, in the final season
"This Is a Cleansing"
Told across a single rainy day, the FX drama's final season finds our favorite Chicago restauranteurs striving to earn a Michelin star before the lights go out on The Bear — perhaps for good.
Larry David in his new HBO series, 'Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness'
Bill Hader MVP
Iconic curmudgeon Larry David celebrates our nation's 250th anniversary in an HBO sketch show that rehashes American history through his distinct lens. But amid a parade of recycled jokes and celebrity guests, the "Curb" star's unique blend of pettiness and perception make for a revealing portrait of an oft-ridiculous country.
Michael Fassbender as Martian in The Agency Season 2, streaming on Paramount+ in June 2026
Let Fassbender Paint
In a slow-burn sophomore season, Jez and John-Henry Butterworth's espionage thriller makes a lot of pivots — away from the mystery in its central romance, away from how much it sucks to be a spy — but its most damaging shift is even simpler: It drifts too far from its star.
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