The Best TV Series to Stream This Week

If you're looking for a new show to watch this week, the vast landscape of streaming networks will provide plenty of them. Below you'll find everything from Nobody Wants This, a romantic series starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, to Grotesquerie, a horror series that features Taylor Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelsey for some reason.

Nobody Wants This

In this Netflix comedy series, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star as Joanne and Noah, a pair of opposites: He’s a traditional rabbi used to playing it safe; she’s a brutally honest, in-your-face agnostic. Will these two fall in love despite the differences in their backgrounds and worldviews? I’d put my money on “yes,” because that’s what Nobody Wants This is about. 

Where to stream: Netflix

Penelope 

This young-adult series was created by Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn, and earned raves when the pilot aired at Sundance. It tells the story of Penelope, played by Megan Stott, an alienated 16-year-old whose yearning for the wilderness leads her to leave everything behind and trek into the unexplored wilderness to make a different kind of life for herself. 

Where to stream: Netflix

Brilliant Minds

In Brilliant Minds, Zachary Quinto plays Dr. Oliver Wolf, a talented neurologist who suffers from face blindness. Not being able to tell one person from another may seem like a drawback for a medical professional, but it gives Wolf unique insight into his patients' problems. He'll need all the help he can get at Bronx hospital, where he'll face some of the most puzzling psychological cases.

Where to stream: Peacock

Grotesquerie

Horror fans: Hulu sees you. Grotesquerie could be the full-tilt horror show you've been waiting for. When a series of gruesome crimes rocks a small town, local detective Lois Tryon starts to suspect that she's the real target. With no leads to go on, Tryon turns to Sister Megan, a nun with a special insight into the supernatural, and the unlikely pair are led into a maelstrom of evil where they uncover sinister secrets.

Where to stream: Hulu

Last week's picks

The Penguin 

This supervillain origin story details how Batman's nemesis The Penguin came to be. The Penguin takes place in the gritty Matt Reeves' Batman universe and features Colin Farrell reprising his role from The Batman as Oswald Cobblepot, a street thug whose plan for taking over Gotham's underworld involves dressing up as a bird and, I assume, killing the Batman.

Where to stream: Max

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story 

The last season of Netflix’s true crime dramatization series Monster made waves for its unflinching and gritty portrayal of the seedy world of serial killer Jeffery Dahmer. Season 2 takes a left turn into the world of mansions and tennis courts by telling the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez, sons of privilege who murdered their parents—either in self-defense after a lifetime of abuse or because they wanted to get their greedy hands on the family fortune. 

Where to stream: Netflix

Agatha All Along

Kathryn Hahn stars, bringing her over-amped style and big witch energy to the title role in this spooky-fun series. Set directly after the events of WandaVision, Agatha All Along begins with villain Agatha Harkness stripped of her powers, but you can't keep a bad witch down: to regain her powers, Harkness gathers a coven and sets out on the Witches' Road, a legendary gauntlet of trials that will give her back her powers—if she survives.

Where to stream: Disney+

A Very Royal Scandal

This three-part docuseries dramatizes the events leading up to the world-shaking 2009 BBC interview in which Prince Andrew sat down with Emily Maitlis to discuss his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Ruth Wilson plays Maitlis and Michael Sheen plays the prince who forever tarnished the "good" name of the British royal family.

Where to stream: Prime

Child Star

We're in the middle of a cultural reckoning about child stardom. On the heels of HBO's Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV comes Child Star, a documentary series directed by former child star Demi Lovato. Lovato digs into the highs and lows of being famous before you can drive through archival footage and interviews with ex child stars like Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, JoJo Siwa, Raven-Symoné, and Alyson Stoner.

Where to stream: Hulu

What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates

The five-episode series tackles the topics and trends that will define our future, like artificial intelligence, income inequality, misinformation and more. Featuring in-depth interviews with the most renowned scientists, politicians, journalists, medical professionals, and artists in the world, as well as Bill Gates’ own insights, What’s Next? takes an open-minded and curious approach to defining a vision of what’s come.

Where to stream: Netflix

Twilight of the Gods

Created by Zack Snyder, Twilight of the Gods is a for-adults animated series based heavily on Norse mythology. Leif, voiced by Stuart Martin, is a mortal king who falls in love with Sigrid and invokes the wrath of Thor. Instead of begging forgiveness, Leif and a band crusaders sets out on a mission of vengeance against the Gods themselves. Epic!

Where to stream: Netflix

High Potential

In this catch-the-bad-guys series, Kaitlin Olson stars as Morgan, a single mom with an IQ of 160 who works as a cleaning lady. When a seasoned detective uncovers her unique talent for deduction and crime solving, he teams up with her to solve baffling cases. (Yes, this sounds a little like The Cleaning Lady, but it's actually based on popular French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel.)

Where to stream: Hulu

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