Long Story Short is a Netflix adult animated comedy-drama created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, his first new animated series since the acclaimed BoJack Horseman. Trading Hollywood satire for something more intimate, the show is a warm, melancholy, and very funny portrait of a single family told across the sweep of its members' entire lives.
The series follows the Schwooper family, jumping freely and non-chronologically through the decades, from childhood and adolescence to marriage, parenthood, and old age, so that a character might be a squabbling kid in one scene and a weary adult in the next. This restless time-hopping structure lets the show explore how families carry their history with them, how old wounds and inside jokes echo across generations, and how small moments accumulate into a life. Its voice cast includes Abbi Jacobson, Ben Feldman, Lisa Edelstein, Paul Reiser, and Nicole Byer.
Rooted in Bob-Waksberg's own Jewish American upbringing, Long Story Short earned strong reviews for balancing sharp comedy with genuine emotional depth, the same alchemy that made his previous work resonate. It is streaming on Netflix.
"Dollface" is an American television series that premiered on Hulu on November 15, 2019. The show was created by Jordan Weiss, who also serves as an executive producer. The series stars Kat Dennings as Jules, a young woman who must reconnect with her former female friends after her boyfriend breaks up with her. The show also stars Brenda Song, Shay Mitchell, and Esther Povitsky in main roles. The show explores themes of friendship, relationships, and self-discovery. It received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its comedic elements and performances, while others criticized its lack of originality. The show was created by Jordan Weiss, who also served as an executive producer alongside Stephanie Laing, Margot Robbie, Brett Hedblom, Bryan Unkeless, Scott Morgan, Nicole King, and Kat Dennings. In addition to producing, Laing was also set to direct the pilot episode. Production companies involved with the series included LuckyChap Entertainment and Clubhouse Pictures. On November 2, 2018, Hulu ordered a first season consisting of ten episodes and additional executive producers were reported to include Ira Ungerleider, Tom Ackerley, and Matt Spicer. Ungerleider was also set to serve as the series' showrunner and Spicer as the director of the first episode. The series premiered on November 15, 2019. The series was renewed for a second season on January 17, 2020. "Dollface" received mixed reviews from critics. The first season holds an approval rating of 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's consensus reads that the show has "all of the right parts: a talented cast, a promising premise, and plenty of surreal intrigue—if only its shallow vision of feminism didn't undermine them." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100 based on reviews from 13 critics. The second season of the show has an approval rating of 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 4.8/10. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100 based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
This Fool" is an American comedy television series created by Chris Estrada, Pat Bishop, Matt Ingebretson, and Jake Weisman. The show stars Estrada and Frankie Quiñones. It premiered on Hulu on August 12, 2022 and was renewed for a second season in November 2022. The series follows Julio Lopez, a 30-year-old man who still lives with his mother and grandmother in his childhood bedroom and works at a gang rehabilitation center in Los Angeles called Hugs Not Thugs. His older cousin Luis, a former gang member, is in the rehabilitation program after being released from prison. The series was created by Estrada with producers Bishop, Ingebretson, and Weisman, and Fred Armisen is an executive producer. All 10 episodes of the first season were released on Hulu on August 12, 2022.
This Fool" is an American comedy television series created by Chris Estrada, Pat Bishop, Matt Ingebretson, and Jake Weisman. The show stars Estrada and Frankie Quiñones. It premiered on Hulu on August 12, 2022 and was renewed for a second season in November 2022. The series follows Julio Lopez, a 30-year-old man who still lives with his mother and grandmother in his childhood bedroom and works at a gang rehabilitation center in Los Angeles called Hugs Not Thugs. His older cousin Luis, a former gang member, is in the rehabilitation program after being released from prison. The series was created by Estrada with producers Bishop, Ingebretson, and Weisman, and Fred Armisen is an executive producer. All 10 episodes of the first season were released on Hulu on August 12, 2022.
"House of the Dragon" is an upcoming American television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. The series is set in the world of Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, which were adapted into the HBO series "Game of Thrones." The series will be a prequel set in the world of Westeros and will chronicle the history of House Targaryen, including events leading up to the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. It is expected to focus on the rise and fall of the Targaryen dynasty, their alliance with the dragonlords of Valyria, and the world-changing events that occurred before the events of the main series. The series is set to be premiered in 2022. "House of the Dragon" was filmed using a combination of live-action and visual effects. The series was filmed on location in several countries, including Spain, to provide the backdrop for the fictional world of Westeros. The visual effects were used to create the dragon creatures, and to enhance and enrich the fantasy world depicted in the series. The production team also used various techniques to create the look and feel of the medieval world, such as using practical effects, such as prosthetic makeup, and constructing detailed sets and costumes. CGI was used to create the dragons and other fantasy elements that appear in the series. The dragons were created through a combination of motion capture, practical effects, and computer-generated imagery. The motion capture was used to capture the movements of the dragons, while the practical effects were used to create the physical appearance of the dragons, and the CGI was used to bring the dragons to life on screen. The series was produced by George R. R. Martin, Ryan Condal, and others, and directed by Miguel Sapochnik and several others.
"The Drop" is a story about a young married couple, Lex and Mani, who are trying to have a baby while living in Los Angeles. They attend a destination wedding in Mexico with Lex's old college friends, but an accident during their stay causes the couple to question their relationship and their potential parenthood. However, the story is weakened by an ensemble of absurdist friends who take focus away from the main conflict and lead to a fractured and uneven exploration of love. The story starts off with an exciting premise, but ultimately falls short in its execution. The Drop is a comedy film that centers around characters talking endlessly, over-analyzing and presuming rather than making progress. The main incident that drives the story is when one of the characters drops a baby, and the characters spend the rest of the film discussing the incident and its implications. The movie is in the style of Seinfeld episodes, and movies by the Duplass brothers, where the humor comes from the characters' conversations rather than the plot. The movie also deals with the theme of privilege, and how well-off people with too much free time tend to believe in nonsense, while thinking they've discovered the truth.
Koala Man is an adult animated series that premiered on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in Australia on January 9th, 2023. The series takes place in an alternate universe called "Bushworld" where the Titanic never sunk and Australia is the world’s superpower. The story follows Kevin Williams, an average middle-aged family man who becomes the superhero Koala Man to issue justice in the town of Dapto. He is joined by his family, including his wife and kids, as he faces a variety of evildoers. The series has received positive reviews from critics. The main cast includes Michael Cusack, Sarah Snook, Demi Lardner, Hugh Jackman, Jemaine Clement and others. Koala Man is an adult animated series about Kevin Williams, an average middle-aged family man who becomes the superhero Koala Man to issue justice in the town of Dapto. Despite his good intentions, nobody likes him and considers him a nuisance. The episodes include "The Theme Song of Koala Man" where Kevin battles the Tall Poppy, a being that eats all the garbage in Dapto, "Deep Pockets" where Kevin creates a Koala-Hotline and solves a big case to get a license, and "The Red Hot Rule" where Kevin tries to prevent the murder of Queen Nicole Kidman by an American criminal who wants to transform Australia into America 2.0. The series is filled with action and comedy, and has a lot of characters and subplots.
Pam & Tommy is a biographical drama miniseries that chronicles the marriage of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee during the time when their unauthorized sex tape was made public. It was created by Robert Siegel for Hulu and produced by Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television, and Lionsgate Television. The series was announced in 2018 with James Franco attached to play Tommy Lee, but he later left the project and was replaced by Sebastian Stan. Lily James was cast as Pamela Anderson. The series premiered on Hulu in February 2022 and received generally positive reviews and ten Emmy nominations. The show explores the impact of the scandal on the couple's careers and the culture at the time, which was marked by the transition from glam to grunge and the expansion of the reach and invasiveness of sexual imagery through technology. It also delves into the deeper, untold story of the couple that was largely missed by headlines.
When you watch the episodes of Last Resort, you almost forget that it is just a TV show, because the series looks exactly like a high-budget Hollywood movie. The TV show was filmed in Hawaii by Sony Entertainment and revolves around the fictional submarine USS Colorado (an Ohio-class nuclear submarine equipped with mid and long range thermonuclear missiles). At one day Captain of USS Colorado, Marcus Chaplin receives an order to fire the deadly missiles at Pakistan. His first-time reaction was to execute the order, but meanwhile, when he checks the instruction and verifies order proceeding consequences he becomes stickling about the order he has got. As it is stated in the instructions, even such kind of disastrous order should come via standard protocol. However, in this case order have passed by a special mode used only in the case of one event: "USA is totally destroyed by an enemy". Chaplin feels some doubts about this order and ask the mysterious person from Washington (the one who issued the order) to repeat it in strict accordance with the instruction. In that moment he finds himself dismissed, and his vice Lieutenant Commander Sam Kendal was immediately put in charge. But Kendal asks the same confirmation of the order as instruction demands. As he does this, their vessel suffers hard friendly fire from USS Illinois stealthy standing nearby. Chaplin takes the command and heads USS Colorado to a distinct island at the midst of Indian Ocean. As submarine arrives to the island the crew manages to fix major consequences of the attack. But new issue arises on horizon: the squadron of US bombers is on the way to destroy the rebellious submarine, which has been declared America's most dangerous enemy. The situation has got more heat as Chaplin tries to stop bombers threatening "Washington" by readying missile launch targeted at the US East Coast. Such an entangled plot is perfectly accompanied by equally well combined ensemble cast. Marcus Chaplin is impersonated by House M.D. star Andre Braugher (you remember Dr. Darryl Nolan for sure), while XO Sam Kendal is played by a Lycan-Vampire Hybrid, Scott Speedman, from "Underworld". There is another mysterious character in Last Resort - Lieutenant Grace Shepard , a daughter of powerful US admiral and an undercover leader of the crew. She is portrayed by Harry's Law star Daisy Betts.
Emily Owens is "a fresh blood" in Denver Memorial Hospital where she just started to work. To her surprise, everyone in the Hospital is behaving like all the action takes place in a high school. But not only the action even a characters are the same: to her joy and awkward happiness - her med school classmate Dr. Will Collins (Emily had a crush on) works here too; as a bad thing to balance a good one "“ her school-time nemesis Cassandra Kopelson is hanging out nearby, looking ready to make Emily's life intolerable. However, our heroine manages to enlist the help of one of her mentors: Dr. Micah Barnes (Michael Rady), who oversees fresh interns and to befriend with first-year surgical resident Tyra Dupre (Kelly McCreary). Besides the awkward moments showcased in almost every scene where we see Emily, there is one only thing that makes everyone uncomfortable to watch Emily Owens M.D. "“ the idea of "what this clumsy young being is doing here, in real-life hospital, as the real-life doctor, who is definitely should be responsible for the lives of patients?" From the other hand, it's just a TV show and all that mess is made by actors by screenplay, and while the last one thing is questionable, first one (the ensemble cast) looks perfect. Main protagonist, Emily Owen, is portrayed by inimitable Mamie Gummer, while her "sweetheart" Dr. Will Collins is played by Justin Hartley (a star of Smallville).
Mad Men, Magic City and The Playboy have landmarked the "fashion" for television series depicting midst of the 20th century in some romanticized and embellished way which is not surprising (it's hard to believe that series showcasing the real 50-60th life could gain some success). Vegas looks exactly like next one in row of abovementioned TV shows, telling a story about a very typical Sheriff, Ralph Lamb, confronting the evil personalized in a typical Italian mobster Vincent Savino. The character of Sheriff Ralph Lamb was copied from real life person, a Sheriff of Clark County whose name was Ralph Lamb, and who served in 1961"“1979. Vincent Savino impersonate crime boss Marcello Giuseppe Caifano, a real-life mobster too, a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization, who moved to the city of inspiring opportunities (Las Vegas). He was made overseer of mob-controlled casinos in Las Vegas and has got a "Don" chair of Las Vegas by trading off his wife, a " supersexy blonde hottie" Darlene, to the Godfather of the Chicago Mafia. As the price was paid, Vincent Savino / Marcello Caifano was faced the necessity to take total control over the city, and Ralph Lamb was the last standing on his way.