Among the so-called "mutes" are the Timbercats, who ferociously wield lumberjack axes but can't resist spinny things; the Newton Wolves, who live in an observatory, wear Carl Sagan-inspired turtlenecks, and spit Wu-Tang-inspired lyrics about science; and the Chevre Sisters, a trio of blind goat prophets who divine the future from a cauldron of cheese. Hawke and his writing partners faithfully adapted James McBride's National Book Award-winning novel in a way that captures its irreverent spirit, and the show is stuffed with great performances, especially from young Joshua Caleb Johnson, who plays a freed boy who travels with Brown and observes antebellum America as Brown crusades against slavery. There was actually some great TV that helped us through the most turbulent times. But despite these challenges, and their own struggles with romance and identity, Emma and Lyn's love for each other is never forgotten, and Vida ended with an empowering message, reminding viewers that hope and healing are never completely out of reach — as long as you're willing to work for them. December Preview: 16 TV Shows & New Movies to Watch at Home by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – November 25, 2020 In the gallery above, our editors have selected the coming month's most promising TV shows (including limited series and specials) as well as movies available to watch at home through VOD and digital purchases, listed in order by premiere date. That doesn't say much, but it's great. As Harmon, Anya Taylor-Joy again shows why many peg her to be a future Oscar winner in one of the great performances of the year, and Frank's direction and visual palette are entrancing, particularly for those of us who are fans of smart '60s clothes and dazzling wallpaper. And then we were all duped into believing that was what the show was about. Schitt's Creek's final season wrapped up the Canadian comedy with a heartwarming, Emmy-sweeping bow as the characters prepared to take their next steps in life. [REVIEW | TRAILER], Premiered Jan. 18 | Watch on BBC America The latest from the incredible BBC documentary team goes from continent to continent to highlight the variation of the planet's wildlife in this new series. It's built around extraordinarily intimate archival footage from the season and unguarded, caustically funny interviews with almost everyone who was even tangentially involved. [TRAILER], Premiered November 10 | Watch on NetflixThis one is for the holiday lovers who might be feeling a bit disenchanted in 2020, even at what is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. As a seven-episode miniseries, there isn't much room for filler as we watch Elizabeth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy, excellent) grow from a pill-popping 9-year-old orphan to a champion taking on the Russians on their home turf. -Liam Mathews [REVIEW | TRAILER], Premiered May 31 | Watch on AMC One of my favorite movies of all time is 1994's Quiz Show, which stars Ralph Fiennes as a man who competes on a Jeopardy!-like game show and gets illegally groomed by the producers -- answers to the questions included -- to become their recurring champion to boost ratings. Filmed at NYU, the first special is titled "Dream Job" and tells the story of two friends, one of whom has an important job interview that eventually spirals into an existential crisis. It's good for learning from their mistakes and enjoying a little schadenfreude, and in the SkyTV series I Hate Suzie, it's also very funny. The last thing he needs is for an alien to land on him and transfer its powers before dying. Well, you'll just have to wait as the details are parsed out. From its dusty portraits of a barren intergalactic Garden of Eden to its themes of parenting and religion to its WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT finale, Raised by Wolves was niche programming with enough flavor -- even if it wasn't to everyone's tastes -- to make it HBO Max's most-watched original series. As we approach the final days of 2020, TV Guide has rounded up the top 25 shows of the year, but rather than rank them — how does one compare the hilarious antics of What We Do in the Shadows to something as emotionally powerful as I May Destroy You? The final gutting scene showed Issa and Molly sitting down to a tentative truce, but their relationship has changed so drastically that it feels almost like a total reset of the show. And this may sound like a broken record, but the footage is positively stunning, somehow standing out above the team's previous work. -Liam Mathews [TRAILER], Premiered March 5 | Watch on Hulu Ex Machina and Annihilation director Alex Garland heads to TV for the first time with this philosophical sci-fi slow-burn. He plays Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, twin brothers with a complicated relationship. Check back often, as this story will be updated throughout the year. To the uninitiated, the arrival of Starz's scintillating summer series P-Valley could've seemed like the network's attempt to make a Hustlers for the small screen, or maybe to keep "underserved" customers in the fold after the conclusion of Power. Schedule The Spotlight. - Liam Mathews [REVIEW | TRAILER], Premiered March 16 | Watch on HBO This limited series, written by The Wire's David Simon and Ed Burns, is based on a book by legendary novelist Philip Roth. We'll go ahead and say that no one is going to miss 2020 and all of its chaos. The book was written during the George W. Bush presidency, but the limited series is a Crucible-esque allegory for the Trump era. Life After Lockup Five couples face parole and temptations in "Life After Lockup" - will they break rules or break old habits? There are twists, there are turns, and an uncomfortable feeling that these two people are either doing the exact wrong thing or the exact right thing, and that energy makes you feel like you're part of the affair. It's great, filled with fun writing and an energetic performance from its lead, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who meets every of Devi's obstacles with spirit and a smile. With Jack Dylan Grazer, Jordan Kristine Seamón, Chloë Sevigny, Alice Braga. How wrong they'd be. By the series' stunning end, viewers come to realize that the story in totality was about healing, but the journey there was an unorthodox one as it explored consent, rape, and the ugly parts of sex in a way that was as playful and humorous as it was raw and wrenching. The show upped the ante in its second season with the help of a possessed undead Haley Joel Osment, a Superb Owl party, the world's most terrifying chain email, and the introduction of the man, the myth, and the legend that is Jackie Daytona. Braxton Family Values The bond between the Braxtons is fierce, and they are not shy about putting all their cards on the table. The rest of the team made us all want to strive to impress intrepid coach (and now Dancing with the Stars alum) Monica Aldama. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The season finale alone is the kind of pure euphoric magic that will have you wishing you could be 14 all over again. It's a heartwarming, charming, and romantic little show, which is the perfect holiday tonic in a year that feels like anything but those adjectives. [REVIEW | TRAILER], Premiered Jan. 22 | Watch on Comedy Central Golden Globe winner Awkwafina gives growing up a shot in this stoner comedy that's in the vein of Broad City. The best part of the show is that the challenges they face are systemic rather than from a few bad racist apples, and the stories vary wildly so they don't feel repetitive. The titular Ted (Jason Sudeikis) is an American college football coach who heads to England to coach an actual football (soccer, for the uninitiated) team. [REVIEW | TRAILER], Netflix's 2020 Original Movies and TV Shows: A Complete Guide, Premiered Jan. 23 | Watch on CBS All Access Star Trek: Picard isn't Star Trek: The Next Generation, nor does it have any ambition to be. Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment, technology, video and pictures. The Baby-Sitters Club?" The finale may have been a little flat, but the series pulled off a true anomaly for a Netflix series: a middle section that was better than its bookends. Menu. © 2021 TV GUIDE, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. –Lauren Zupkus, Living under lockdown, there are few things I've cherished more than shows that can take me far, far away from the two-room apartment I've barely left for the past eight months. Docuseries? The final season saw the sisters' relationship tested once again, as old wounds and their long-lost father threatened everything Lyn (Barrera) and Emma (Prada) had built together. -Megan Vick [REVIEW | TRAILER], Premiered October 29 | Watch on National Geographic/Hulu In a year where political documentaries were everywhere, Steve James' (Hoop Dreams, America to Me) City So Real stood out with a docuseries that perfectly captures the division, tension, and passion in politics today through the 2019 mayoral election in Chicago. [JOSH THOMAS INTERVIEW | TRAILER], Season 1 premiered January 14; Season 2 premiered June 12 | Watch on Netflix Despite being set well after the apocalypse 200 years in the future when humanity is forced to live underground because giant man-eating mutants roam the surface of the Earth, this charming animated series based on a webcomic is pure delight. 12/23/20 3:20PM. -Liam Mathews [TRAILER], Premiered June 21 | Watch on HBO You probably remember Perry Mason as an imposing defense attorney somewhere inside that imposing suit as he boiled down murder cases and, like clockwork, wrung out a confession from someone who wasn't his client to prove his client's innocence. Chess? As she navigates a love triangle and denies the depth of her grief, short-tempered Devi's inner life is narrated, hilariously, by tennis legend John McEnroe. It's also fun, and still manages to capture the tension of the game show even though you know what's going to happen. [REVIEW | TRAILER], Premiered November 19 | Watch on HBO Max It's OK to watch someone during the worst time of their life, really! Few shows in 2020 had the power and word-of-mouth buzz of I May Destroy You, a dark, deeply personal, and moving masterpiece from Michaela Coel. –Aliza Sessler, Search Party returned in 2020 after a three-year hiatus, and having filmed its latest season more than two years ago, I was worried it might have become outdated during its time away. Who hasn't been there? According to the Urban Indian Health Institute, there have been more than 5,000 unsolved missing and murdered Indigenous women (a crisis often abbreviated to MMIW) reported since 2016. –Malcolm Venable, Over the course of its first three seasons, Insecure handled everything -- workplace microaggressions, bad relationships, selfish friends, and much more -- with a wink and a hearty wine-fueled belly laugh. The unconventional pen-palship not only pushes the pair out of their comfort zone but helps them see their mutual favorite city -- New York -- in a new light and find motivation to be their best selves. 7 TV Shows We're Excited for in 2020: 'Westworld,' 'Arrow' Final Season and More! I couldn't believe it either. Schitt's Creek is a show we will watch again and again whenever we need some happiness. It is a timely (or perhaps timeless) story anchored by career-best performances from Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, who portrays Peter III of Russia as an oversized, self-obsessed frat boy, and the script is both bold and genuinely funny. It allows viewers to appreciate the timely parallels to present-day America on their own, without beating them over the head with allegory — a rare feat in this unsubtle era. Two American teenagers come of age while living on an American military base in Italy. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our … [TRAILER], Premiered April 19 | Watch on ESPN, ESPN+ This 10-part docuseries is ostensibly about the Chicago Bulls' historic 1997-98 season, but it's really an in-depth examination of Michael Jordan, who didn't get to be the greatest basketball player who ever lived by being nice to people. It's gritty, it's addictive, and it's the late surprise of 2020. But it's the time he spends with real people -- a wrestling fan who tries to catch child predators, for example -- that unlocks universal truths and turns How To with John Wilson into something profound and hilarious. Mindy Kaling's warm, wickedly funny spin on a classic high school comedy stars newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar, a high achiever desperate to reinvent herself after the sudden death of her father (Sendhil Ramamurthy, joining the ranks of TV's hot dads even in flashbacks). Even though the world came to a standstill in 2020, television kept pumping out television like nothing had changed. The latest slate of artists in Netflix's TV version of the popular … It's not a show that will answer all your questions or spell everything out, but it is one of the most human shows of the year, and definitely worth sticking with through the end. In a year brimming with indifference and even cruelty, The Baby-Sitters Club came through to remind us exactly what it looks like when integrity and goodness are the prevailing principles. No one would accuse Season 1 of being afraid to go there, but Season 2 upped the stakes in every way possible without compromising character development or a coherent story. Season 5, the series' best season yet, revealed the true tragic antihero of Better Call Saul is actually Kim Wexler. And the soundtrack slaps. The scramble to save face and her marriage is a bumpy one for Suzie, who goes through the wringer in the dark comedy that isn't afraid to mix raunch with sharp observations about celebrity. She plays Arabella, an author who is drugged and sexually assaulted in a bar, and comes to with a vague memory that something bad happened to her, but she's not sure who's responsible. The eight-episode series is one of those fun and unpredictable road trip adventures, packed with odd situations and unique characters, but it's the writing and the performances from the two leads -- Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock -- that really makes this one of those international treasures that's about to invade America. As memories of what happened that night come back to her in spurts, the series shifts perspective, playing with notions of consciousness and chronicling her descent as she deals with the trauma and pain of the assault. All Shows Powered by real life! But if the first season of What We Do in the Shadows was set up for success by the hilarious feature film of the same name, Season 2 revealed that Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, and the show's writing staff have gotten so comfortable in this extension of the film's world that they not only can meet the movie's genius, but surpass it completely. The site may not work as expected. Ted Lasso is the Animal Crossing of TV shows. –Malcolm Venable, Season 1 of Hulu's middle school comedy was a flood of wistful nostalgia filled with gel pens, AOL Instant Messenger, and innocent crushes, but underneath the awkwardness, it dealt with serious issues. It might be a game, it might be a conspiracy, it might be nothing, it might be something. - Liam Mathews [REVIEW | TRAILER], Premiered April 15 | Watch on FX on Hulu The second show to debut as part of FX's new streaming deal with Hulu, Mrs. America chronicles the messy history of modern feminism in the U.S. and the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s (a fight that is still going today). You can tell the filmmakers started out trying to make an issue-driven documentary about animal welfare, and then it turned into something else while they were filming it. -Kaitlin Thomas [REVIEW | TRAILER], Mark Ruffalo and Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True, Premiered May 10 | Watch on HBO Ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo. As a bonus, the inimitable Michael Sheen stars as the host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and he's great as always. But while The Vow may have won the interest of your group chat, Starz's underappreciated four-part docuseries on Raniere's crimes is far superior in its objectivity and focus. Phil isn't a chef or a culinary expert; he's just a guy who loves food and meeting new people, which gives the show a relatable casualness that makes it easy to imagine experiencing his adventures yourself. Add in the wrinkle that it's a diverse group of teenage girls whose plane goes down, leaving them stranded on a deserted island, and you've got yourself a bingeable series in which the fun twists and turns are secondary to the individual stories of each character. In a year in which liars and cheats got away with so much, it was cathartic to see one get caught. The Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2020 (/2021) 105 titles 1. And with Rhea Seehorn's Emmy-worthy performance as Kim (for which Emmy voters stupidly didn't even nominate her), it's one of the most carefully constructed character arcs of all time, Walter White included. This is exactly the kind of documentary that people should be talking about. TV Channel Guide: Schedule of air times for upcoming shows and movies on WE tv. Please visit our FAQ page for more information. We'll also tell you where to watch it, link up a TV Guide review (if there is one), and show off a trailer so you can get a taste for yourself. The fascinating stories that stem from life inside the boxing club's ring are made all the more powerful due to the urgency of their plights. Somewhere underneath about 40 pounds of unkempt beard and a layer of caked-on dirt is Ethan Hawke like you've never seen him. It tells the story through the eyes of the Levins, a working class Jewish American family in Newark whose pursuit of the American Dream gets halted as America slides into fascism. We know that a lot of it doesn't make sense. It's been a few since Netflix's last horny teen hit; this looks like the next one. This is a unique but memorable combination that delivers laugh-out-loud moments of absurdity in one minute only to turn around and offer up sobering commentary on living within a cycle of violence and trauma, the result of nothing more than circumstance, in the next. It's cold outside and the pandemic is still raging, so stay home and watch all the new TV shows airing on network, cable and streaming. Videographer John Wilson walks through New York City with a camera and an infinite amount of patience as he examines the human condition through simple and profound voiceover in much of the same ways Nathan For You did in its most vulnerable moments. [TRAILER]. It's a truly wild journey that's the absolute perfect binge for right now. On the other side of the table are notable figures like Gloria Steinam (Rose Byrne), The Feminine Mystique author Betty Friedan (Tracey Ullman), and Shirley Chisholm (Uzo Aduba), the first woman to run for president for the Democratic party. S42 E26 - Down Payment on Death The sting operation to catch a woman in a murder-for-hire plot is filmed for a reality-TV series. This show is all about the moments that make life worth living, and it continues to be a non-stop pleasure to watch. But there wasn't a sci-fi show in 2020 that was as unique or challenging as Ridley Scott's Raised by Wolves. From creator Tanya Saracho and starring Mishel Prada and Melissa Barrera, Vida was unrivaled in its authentic portrayal of grief, intimacy, and queerness in the Latinx community. To hear him talk about relationships while visually capturing the various stages of love — a kiss, a proposal, a fight, a dead body under a sheet being wheeled out of a front door and then dropped by the paramedic (for real!) [TRAILER], Premiered May 15 | Watch on Hulu This lavish period piece features powdered wigs, British accents, and flowing wardrobes, but it ain't a stuffy drama for your mama. [TRAILER], Premiered October 4 | Watch on Showtime The Good Lord Bird navigates a terrible chapter of American history with humor and energy usually reserved for heist films. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ... Get the Global TV App FREE. -Kaitlin Thomas [REVIEW | TRAILER], Premiered April 20 | Watch on Netflix Adventure Timecreator Pendleton Ward's newest is a trippy, universe-surfing animated series about a podcaster who travels through the multiverse interviewing subjects about their specialties. 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