Okay, it's really been a long time since I've done this and some shows I'm holding back for next month and others I've already reviewed but here's a look at some I've recently completed.
Only Murders In The Building: I absolutely adored the first season of this show and I did have a minor concern that Season 2 might have suffered from difficult second album syndrome. Fortunately that wasn't the case at all. Not only were Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez on absolutely top form as Charles, Oliver and Mabel respectively but the mystery surrounding Bunny's death managed to take some very interesting twists and turns before the big finale reveal. Add in a slew of interesting new characters like Alice and a cliff hanger ending on the death of Paul Rudd's actor character and the stage for next season was set perfectly.
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law: If you ever thought that the MCU needed it's own take on Ally McBeal with a lot of fourth wall breaking, then this show must have been a godsend for you. For me, it was partial'y a mixed bag that took too long to get the main plot moving along and when the main plot did move along, it was somewhat resolved in an odd way. There were plus sided to the series as Tatiana Maslany's performance as Jen Walters, an amusing side threat with Titania (Jameela Jamil) not to mention appearances from Hulk, Abomination, Wong and Daredevil to name a few. While it was one of the weaker MCU shows, it wasn't entirely without it's merits either.
The Watcher: After some of his previous efforts on Netflix being something of a mixed bag, Ryan Murphy seems to be the cat who got the cream. Dahmer alone has smashed records for the streamer and this seven part series also managed to pull in some big numbers. Based on an unsolved case, this show felt like a revisit of the first season of American Horror Story with Bobby Cannavale and Naomi Watts leading as average couple Dean and Nora who find that purchasing a nice house came with some hostile neighbours, an inept detective, an overzealous realtor played by Jennifer Coolidge trying to flip their place and a creepy 'watcher' who keeps sending them disturbing letters. Want to know who the 'Watcher' actually is? Well, you're not going to find out because it's an unsolved case after all. Other than that, it's a pretty decent miniseries.
Wreck: BBC3 has only been back for about nine months and for those hoping for shows that would be the next generation of Being Human/The Fades/In The Flesh, this very LGBT themed nautical horror series definitely could fill that void. With likable leads such as Jamie and Vivian, a nice romance story between Jamie and Olly, a murder mystery complete with a killer duck, some genuinely good twists and Ireland's own Panti Bliss popping up every so often, this show was a surprising delight. Such a delight that BBC3 only went and renewed it for a second series and given the way the first one ended, it's a good thing too.
- Yahya Abdul Mateen II has been cast as Wonder Man for the upcoming Disney+ series with Bob Odenkirk in talks to play the character's manager.
- Joe Locke and Aubrey Plaza have been cast in undisclosed roles for Agatha: Coven Of Chaos.
- Westworld has been cancelled after four seasons on HBO.
- Indira Varma and Shirley Henderson have been cast in leading roles for Dune: The Sisterhood series for HBO Max.
- Both Teen Wolf movie and the Wolf Pack series will premiere on Paramount+ from January 2023.
- Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Ghosts US will air on BBC3 this month.
- UK viewers can also see the second season of Chucky from November 28th on Sky TV.
- The Last Of Us will premiere on HBO from January 15th and the next day for UK viewers on SkyAtlantic.
- The first episode of the fifth season of Stranger Things will be titled The Crawl.
- Interview With A Vampire was renewed for a second season ahead of its series premiere.
