Television

Nastaha Lyonne co-created, co-wrote and stars in the Netflix series Russian Doll, about a woman who keeps dying the same death and comes back to life to do it again. The idea of dying and coming back to life has personal resonance for Lyonne.

John Mulaney spent five years as a writer on SNL. He won an Emmy for writing his 2018 comedy special Kid Gorgeous, which was recorded live at Radio City, and is streaming on Netflix. In the animated series Big Mouth, about adolescence and puberty, Mulaney voices the character Andrew.

Showtime's drama about wealthy New York power players features writing, acting and directing that have gotten better with each season. Critic David Bianculli calls the show "astoundingly relevant."

AIDY BRYANT is a cast member on 'Saturday Night Live' and star of the new comedy series 'Shrill' based on Lindy West's book about identifying as fat and feminist.

Critic-at-large John Powers reviews 'Manhunt' a 3-part series on the popular British streaming service Acorn TV. Based on the true story of a serial kill working in and around Twickenham in south-west London, the show became a smast hit when it aired in the UK.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new documentary about Michael Jackson that alleges the singer engaged in a pattern of serial pedophilia.

Pamela Adlon talks about directing and writing Better Things. It's the first season without co-creator Louis C.K. After he admitted the allegations of sexual misconduct were true, Adlon severed ties with him.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new Amazon prime documentary series based on the 1993 story that made headlines because of what a woman did to her husband after being subjected to years of martial abuse.

In his 14 years co-hosting MythBusters, Adam Savage performed experiments that fell squarely into the category of: Kids, do not try this at home! The Discovery show tested out the validity of myths, legends and movie scenes — whether that meant creating a flying guillotine, or escaping a car submerged in water. Now Savage is encouraging kids to join him in his experiments, in his new Science Channel show, MythBusters Jr.

David Bianculli reviews 'The ABC Murders' based on a novel by Agatha Christie.

John Powers reviews 'Black Earth Rising' a new Netflix series about a Rwandan exile and an American human rights lawyer who investigate war crimes committed during and after the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

On Sunday, the cable network TNT presents a six-part period mystery series called I Am the Night. It reunites Patty Jenkins, who directed the hugely successful Wonder Woman movie, with Chris Pine, who portrays Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman's love interest, in that film and its forthcoming sequel.

Critic at large John Powers reviews the new HBO movie 'Brexit' which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the top strategist for Britian's "Leave" campaign.

Critic David Bianculli offers an appreciation of the influential HBO drama. Plus, we listen back to archival interviews with series creator David Chase and Edie Falco, who played Carmela Soprano.

Mahershala Ali is a small-town cop grappling with the disappearance of two high-school students — while also dealing with his own isolation — in the new season of the HBO series.

It wasn't easy, but TV critic David Bianculli, came up with a list of the year's best TV, cable, and streaming shows.

The new season of the Emmy Award-winning series finds Midge Maisel mired in personal crises, even as her comedy career is on the rise. David Bianculli says The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel remains a winner.

John Powers reviews two new series based on true crime stories. Dannemora dramatizes the story of a 2015 prison break. Dirty John follows the delusions and dangers of a woman falling for a conman.

AMC's decision to show its new six-hour miniseries The Little Drummer Girl over three consecutive nights is a smart strategy. This spy story, based on the bestselling novel by John Le Carré, begins at such a deliberate pace that it takes almost two hours before the central story line — the actual spy mission — is set in motion.

Amazon Prime Video's new drama series stars Julia Roberts as a therapist who's working with a soldier returning from Afghanistan. Critic David Bianculli binged all 10 engrossing episodes.