Watchlist
Here’s what we're watching and where to find it ★ = J.Simone’s Favorite
P-Valley ★ — December 4 (Starz)
Katori Hall’s strip club drama about the dancers and schemers at The Pynk. The third and final season premieres this winter.
The Hunting Wives ★ — Series (Netflix)
Brittany Snow stars as a newcomer pulled into a wealthy, dangerous clique of women with secrets, murder, and chaos. Season 2 lands Thanksgiving Day, November 26.
Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together — November 19 (Peacock)
Nelly and Ashanti navigate marriage and parenthood in their reality series. Season 2 returns to Peacock this fall.
Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas — November 11 (Netflix)
Tyler Perry’s holiday gospel drama about a struggling pastor who inherits his family’s church. Starring Tank, Fantasia Barrino, and gospel legends with music by Kirk Franklin.
The Gilded Age: Season 4 — November 1 (HBO Max)
Julian Fellowes’ upstairs-downstairs drama returns as Bertha Russell reckons with the cost of changing Society and Agnes van Rhijn schemes to win back her position. Season 4 premieres November 1 on HBO and HBO Max.
A Christmas Destiny — Film (Starz)
Karen Obilom and Derrick A. King star in this second-chance holiday romance. The two shared one perfect Christmas Eve in D.C. Then five years later they meet again at a family party, just in time for Christmas magic.
Dexter: Resurrection —Series (Paramount+)
Everyone's favorite serial killer with a code is back. The resurrection continues, and so does the body count.
Nocturne — Series (Apple TV)
Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz, and Stephen Graham lead this crime drama about a detective hunting a cunning serial killer in small-town Pennsylvania. Two-episode premiere, then new episodes release weekly.
Lupin: Part 4 — Series (Netflix)
Omar Sy is back as Assane Diop a gentleman thief. The French heist series remains one of Netflix's slickest watches.
Wildwood — In Theaters
Gorgeous, handcrafted animation from the studio behind Coraline. Laika's new stop-motion epic features Mahershala Ali among its voice cast.
Nobody Wants This: Series (Netflix)
This rom-com series is funny, warm, and easy to devour in a weekend.
All the Queen’s Men — Series (Paramount+)
Eva Marcille as Madame rules Club Eden with an iron fist in this strip club drama. The final season wraps October 21, closing out five seasons of chaos.
Tulsa King: Season 4 — Series (Paramount+)
Sylvester Stallone's mob drama rolls into season four. Tulsa's unlikely kingpin keeps building his empire while remaining one of TV's most entertaining watches.
Street Fighter — Film (In Theaters)
The game gets another big screen shot with a stacked cast: 50 Cent, Jason Momoa, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and Noah Centineo. Round one, fight!
Forever My Lady — Film (Prime Video)
Torrei Hart stars as Detective Shanel Reid, investigating a dangerous man whose obsession is tied to a string of missing women. A dark, suspense-driven thriller from Mann Robinson.
The Diplomat: Season 4 — Series (Netflix)
Keri Russell returns to the political chessboard. Sharp writing with even sharper tension, this rare prestige drama moves fast.
Crystal Lake — Series (Peacock)
The Friday the 13th prequel series finally arrives, digging into the cursed history of Camp Crystal Lake. A must for horror heads heading into spooky season.
911 — Series (Hulu)
The first responder drama that never lets up. Season 10 is now airing on ABC and streaming next day on Hulu. Buckle up for the emergencies only the 118 could survive.
Grey's Anatomy — Series (Hulu)
Season 23. Grey Sloan rebuilds after the explosion with Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and James Pickens Jr. still holding it down. New episodes Thursdays on ABC, streaming next day on Hulu.
VisionQuest — Series (Disney+)
Marvel's long-awaited series centered on Vision. Expect big swings as the MCU keeps rebuilding. This is the one the diehards have been waiting on.
Love Is Blind — Series (Netflix)
Singles get engaged before ever seeing each other. Season 11 now streaming on Netflix.
The Social Reckoning — In Theaters
Aaron Sorkin returns to the Facebook story with a companion piece to The Social Network, starring Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White.
Animals — Film (Netflix)
Ben Affleck directs and stars as Mark Kimball, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped, forcing him and his wife (Kerry Washington) to raise ransom money while buried secrets threaten both the marriage and the campaign.
Below — Netflix
Josh Hartnett stars as a Newfoundland fisherman facing a mysterious sea creature terrorizing his coastal town. It’s six episodes, the perfect Halloween binge.
Elsbeth — Season 4 now streaming (Paramount+)
Carrie Preston is back as Elsbeth Tascioni, the eccentric attorney who helps the NYPD crack the cases nobody else can. The Good Wife spinoff is back with a brand-new season.
Abbott Elementary ★ — Season 6 now streaming (Hulu)
Quinta Brunson's Emmy-winning mockumentary keeps raising the bar. Janine and the Abbott crew take on new leadership and new students at their underfunded Philly school.
Carrie — Prime Video
Mike Flanagan takes on Stephen King's classic in a new series reimagining of the telekinetic teen tragedy.
Chicago Fire — Series (Peacock)
Season 15 at Firehouse 51 is back, with Taylor Kinney, Dermot Mulroney, and David Eigenberg facing new fires. Available next day on streaming after it airs on NBC.
Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself — Comedy Special (Hulu)
Aging, fatherhood and another round of his razor-sharp impressions, in what Hulu calls his most honest and evolved chapter yet.
Reasonable Doubt ★ — Season 4 now streaming (Hulu)
Emayatzy Corinealdi as Jax Stewart, the brilliantly messy L.A. defense attorney who plays to win, in the courtroom and in life. Created by Raamla Mohamed and Morris Chestnut comes into the mix on Season 2.
Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying — Comedy Special (Netflix)
Chicago comic Mojo Brookzz unloads on freaky partners, wild BBL culture, and his niece's big coming out present in his debut Netflix special.
Marshals — Series (Paramount+)
The Yellowstone spinoff follows Kayce Dutton as a U.S. Marshal in Montana. Starring Luke Grimes, with Logan Marshall-Green and Arielle Kebbel. Airs on CBS, streaming next day on Paramount+.
Tyler Perry's Doing Life — Film (Netflix)
Tyler Perry wrote and directed this romantic drama about Anika, a single mother and former prison officer. After Carousel White, a reformed ex-con saves her during a prison riot, they build a bond through letters that puts second chances to the test. Starring Naomi Baker and Jay Reeves.
Digger — In Theaters
Tom Cruise teams with Alejandro G. Iñárritu for what early buzz calls a total transformation. This is Cruise like you've never seen him, so it’s worth the theater trip alone.
Verity — In Theaters
Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson lead the adaptation of the bestselling thriller. Dark, twisty, and built for book lovers who like their page-turners with teeth.
Ready to Love — Series (HBO Max)
Black singles in their 30s and 40s search for lasting love in Chicago. Season 12 now airing on OWN, streaming on HBO Max.
East of Eden — Limited Series (Netflix)
Florence Pugh leads this limited series take on John Steinbeck's classic, a Cain and Abel story set in California's Salinas Valley.
War — HBO Max
Sienna Miller and Dominic West face off as rival London law firms collide over an explosive divorce case. A tense legal drama with new episodes on Thursdays.
Livestream From Hell — Film (Prime Video)
Kevin Hart, Kai Cenat, and Druski play themselves in a horror comedy where a massive livestream from Hart's mansion spirals into a real murder mystery.
Unabomber — Series (Netflix)
A new take on the Unabomber case, following young Ted Kaczynski and the FBI agent on his trail. Starring Jacob Tremblay, Russell Crowe, Shailene Woodley, and Annabelle Wallis.
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother — Film (In Theaters)
Mahershala Ali is Latif, a devout hitman protecting his kids across Houston after his wife dies, in Bassam Tariq’s action drama.
A Different World — Series (Netflix)
Hillman College is back in session. Maleah Joi Moon stars as Deborah Wayne, youngest daughter of Dwayne and Whitley, starting her freshman year at the legendary HBCU, with Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer, and Darryl M. Bell returning.
American Horror Story — Series (Hulu)
Ryan Murphy’s anthology, thirteen seasons of Murder Houses, Covens, and 1984s. It’s the crossover season, airing now through the end of October.
Doc ★ — Season 3 now airing (Hulu)
Molly Parker is Dr. Amy Larsen, a brilliant surgeon who loses eight years of memory in a car accident and has to rebuild her career from intern up. Season 2 added Felicity Huffman & Blair Underwood.
Mobland ★ — Season 2 now airing (Paramount+)
Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren lead Guy Ritchie's saga of warring London crime families. Season two is streaming now and nobody's hands are clean.
JAŸ-Z in 8 — Docuseries (HBO Max)
Rick Rubin sits down with Jay-Z for an eight part conversation built around his songs, from Reasonable Doubt to 4:44, marking 30 years since his debut. All eight chapters now streaming.
The Traitors — Series (Peacock)
Alan Cumming hosts the deception game where the faithfuls try to root out the traitors hiding among them. The current all civilian season, New Blood, is airing now.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City — Series (Peacock)
Bravo's Salt Lake City housewives are back for season 7. Starring Lisa Barlow, Mary Cosby, Heather Gay, Meredith Marks, and Whitney Rose.
Why Did I Get Married Again? — Film (Netflix)
Tyler Perry's third Why Did I Get Married film reunites the couples in Lake Como for Marcus and Angela's daughter's wedding. Starring Tyler Perry, Jill Scott, Michael Jai White, Tasha Smith, and Taraji P. Henson.
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga — Series (Hulu)
The Snowfall spinoff follows Wanda Bell and Leon Simmons through 1990s Los Angeles as West Coast hip-hop takes over. New episodes weekly on FX and Hulu.
The Varnell Hill Show — Series (Paramount+)
The Martin spinoff gives Varnell Hill his own show. Tommy Davidson reprises the role alongside Kym Whitley and Wendy Raquel Robinson, executive produced by Martin Lawrence.
The Whisper Man ★ — Film (Netflix)
Robert De Niro, Adam Scott, and Michelle Monaghan lead this adaptation of Alex North's bestselling thriller. A widowed crime writer's young son is abducted, and the trail leads back to the notorious Whisper Man case his detective father closed decades ago.
Average Joe — Season 2 now streaming (Paramount+)
Deon Cole is back as Joe Washington, the Pittsburgh plumber whose late father left him $10 million of Russian mob money. Season two moves the chaos to a new country, but it’s still the same Joe.
Lanterns — Series (HBO Max)
DC Studios Green Lantern series follows Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigating a murder in the American heartland. Starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre.
You, Me & Tuscany — Film (Peacock)
Halle Bailey as Anna, impulsively crashes at an Italian villa and pretends to be the owner’s fiancée. From the producer Will Packer.
Lioness — Series (Paramount+)
Taylor Sheridan’s spy thriller about the CIA’s all-female Lioness program going undercover in the war on terror. Zoe Saldaña leads with Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman.
Diarra from Detroit — Series (Paramount+)
Diarra Kilpatrick's mystery-comedy returns as a chaotic amateur detective whose furniture recovery mission spirals into a homicide investigation. With appearances by Phylicia Rashad, Harry Lennix, and Method Man.
A Toxic Love Story — Documentary (Netflix)
The true love crime doc everyone was talking about this summer. Michelle Hadley spent 88 days in jail for a stalking campaign she didn't commit.
The Odyssey ★ — November 17 (Rent/Buy)
Christopher Nolan’s mythic action epic based on Homer’s Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway. Available on digital this fall.
The First 48 — Series (Hulu)
The A&E original follows real homicide detectives through the critical first 48 hours of a case. Raw, gripping, and re-watchable it’s the blueprint for true crime TV.
All American — Complete Series (Netflix)
Follow Spencer James and the South Crenshaw crew across all eight seasons of the football drama.
The Five-Star Weekend ★ — Limited Series (Peacock)
Jennifer Garner leads this sun-soaked limited series based on Elin Hilderbrand's bestseller. A grieving food influencer and her four friends with secrets. Starring Regina Hall, Gemma Chan, D'Arcy Carden, and Chloë Sevigny.
Survival of the Thickest — The final season (Netflix)
Michelle Buteau closes out her comedy series as Mavis Beaumont. The farewell season is bittersweet and hilarious to the end.
Elle — Series (Prime Video)
The Legally Blonde prequel follows teenage Elle Woods navigating high school in 1995 Seattle. Starring Lexi Minetree, with June Diane Raphael and Tom Everett Scott. Executive produced by Reese Witherspoon.
Strung ★ — Film (Peacock)
Malcolm D. Lee's thriller about a violinist whose tutoring job for a wealthy family's daughter turns menacing. Starring Chloe Bailey, with Lynn Whitfield, Lucien Laviscount, Anna Diop, and Coco Jones.
The Bear ★ — Complete Series (Hulu)
Carmy, Sydney, and Richie closed the kitchen with a fifth and final season, one last service, one last shot at a Michelin star. Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach at their best.
House of the Dragon ★ — Season 3 now streaming (HBO Max)
The Targaryen civil war rages on. Emma D'Arcy, Matt Smith, and Olivia Cooke in the Game of Thrones prequel's biggest season yet. Eight episodes of dragons, betrayal, and the Battle of the Gullet. The series has already been renewed for Season 4.
Color Book ★ — Film (Netflix)
David Fortune's stunning black and white debut follows a widowed father (William Catlett) and his son who has Down syndrome.
Voicemails for Isabelle ★ — Film (Netflix)
Zoey Deutch as Jill, who copes with losing her sister by leaving her voicemails, not knowing the number has been reassigned to a stranger who starts falling for her from afar.
Toy Story 5 ★ — Film (Disney+)
Woody, Buzz, and Jessie face their biggest threat yet: a tablet. "Toy meets Tech" as Bonnie's new device Lilypad challenges everything the toys thought they knew.
I Will Find You ★ — Limited Series (Netflix)
Harlan Coben's latest Netflix smash. A man serving life for his son's murder learns the boy may still be alive, so he breaks out of prison to find him.
Maternal Instinct — Documentary (Netflix)
A Texas traffic stop unravels into one of the most disturbing true crime cases in recent memory. When a woman's story about giving birth falls apart, investigators uncover a web of lies ending in an unthinkable crime. Difficult watch, but an important story.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan ★ — The complete series (Starz)
The full five-season saga is now streaming. Kanan Stark's origin story closed out this summer. If you've been sleeping on the Power universe's best chapter, here's your sign to run it back from episode one.
Sweet Magnolias — Complete Series (Netflix)
Maddie, Dana Sue, and Helen hold each other down through love and drama in Serenity, South Carolina.
Office Romance — Film (Netflix)
Jennifer Lopez stars as a CEO of an airline with a strict no-dating policy, until the new in-house lawyer tests every rule.
Scary Movie 6 — Film (Paramount+)
Marlon, Shawn, and Keenen Ivory Wayans return to the franchise they started, with Anna Faris and Regina. Twenty-six years after the original, the group faces a familiar masked killer. Directed by Michael Tiddes, now streaming with an extended cut.
The Four Seasons ★ — Season 2 now streaming (Netflix)
Tina Fey's comedy about three couples, four vacations, and one year of chaos. Season two picks up after loss changed the group forever, it’s funny, warm, and quietly devastating.
The Chi ★ — Complete Series (Paramount+)
Lena Waithe's South Side Chicago saga ended with Season 8. The longest-running Black drama on premium cable, 80+ episodes now streaming.
I Love Boosters — Rent/Buy (expected on Hulu) (Rent/Buy)
Boots Riley directs Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, and Demi Moore in a wild heist comedy about professional shoplifters taking down a cutthroat fashion maven. Currently available to rent or buy; expected on Hulu soon.
The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn? — Docuseries (Hulu)
The two-part ABC News investigation into what really happened to Ty and Bryn, the case everyone thought they knew.
The Crash ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
In 2022, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla drove into an Ohio brick wall at 100 mph. Accident or murder? This doc dives into the case that split the internet, one of Netflix's most debated true crime releases.
Is God Is — Film (Prime Video)
Aleshea Harris adapts her acclaimed play about twin sisters on a Southern Gothic road trip to kill their father (Sterling K. Brown) at their dying mother’s (Vivica A. Fox) request. 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Obsession — Film (Peacock)
Curry Barker's supernatural horror about a hopeless romantic who breaks the rules to win his crush Nikki, and gets his wish at a dark price. Starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette.
Dutton Ranch — Series (Paramount+)
The Yellowstone spinoff follows Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler building a new life on a ranch in South Texas. Starring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, with Annette Bening and Ed Harris.
Nemesis ★ — Series (Netflix)
Courtney Kemp makes her Netflix debut with this eight episode crime thriller. If Power taught us anything then you knowKemp doesn't do boring.
Off Campus — Series (Prime Video)
Prime Video’s steamy college smash, based on Elle Kennedy’s bestselling books, following hockey elite and the women in their lives. Season 1’s love story broke records so Season 2 is on the way.
The Roast of Kevin Hart — Comedy Special (Netflix)
Kevin Hart finally takes the hot seat. Shane Gillis hosts a ruthless live roast from the Kia Forum as part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest, with Chelsea Handler, Pete Davidson, Dwayne Johnson, and more. The special received 13.5 million views in its first week.
Remarkably Bright Creatures ★ — Film (Netflix)
Sally Field shines as Tova, a widow who befriends a giant Pacific octopus, in this adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt's bestseller. The sweet film is also an Emmy winner.
Another Man's Wife — Film (Peacock)
A couple in financial crisis get a shocking proposition from a wealthy stranger that tests their trust, love, and morality. Starring Taye Diggs, Sydney Mitchell, and Moritz J. Williams.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 — Film (also on Hulu) (Disney+)
Twenty years later, Miranda Priestly faces the collapse of print, and Andy Sachs is back at Runway as features editor. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci reunite. The film earned $690 million at the box office.
Man on Fire — Series (Netflix)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars as John Creasy, a former Special Forces mercenary with PTSD protecting teenager Poe Rayburn in Rio de Janeiro. A new adaptation of A.J. Quinnell's novels, with Bobby Cannavale, Alice Braga, and Scoot McNairy.
The Cult of NatureBoy ★ — Docuseries (Hulu)
Eligio Bishop promised followers a “Black Utopia” called Carbon Nation. This four episode series shows the cult that ended in a life sentence.
Michael — Film (Starz)
Jaafar Jackson steps into his uncle’s shoes in the Michael Jackson biopic. Take a trip down memory lane with the music, the magic, the man.
Apex — Film (Netflix)
Charlize Theron stars as Sasha, a grieving mountain climber hunted by a sadistic predator in the Australian outback.
Hollywood Demons — Docuseries (Hulu)
This ID series exposes fame’s dark side from child actors to the Jerry Springer Show.
From — Series (Prime Video)
Harold Perrineau stars as Sheriff Boyd holding together a town nobody can leave, with monsters after dark. Season 4 wrapped June 2026; the final season arrives 2027. Via the MGM+ add-on channel.
Beef — Season 2 now streaming (Netflix)
The Emmy winning anthology returns with a whole new beef: Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a feuding country-club power couple, with Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny caught in the middle. Passive-aggressive has never been this delicious.
Untold: Jail Blazers — Documentary (Netflix)
The Untold series takes on the early-2000s Portland Trail Blazers, the talented team whose off court scandals earned them a notorious nickname. With Rasheed Wallace, Damon Stoudamire, Bonzi Wells, and Gary Payton giving firsthand accounts.
Euphoria — Complete Series (HBO Max)
After a four year wait, Zendaya's Rue and the crew returned for a final season, all grown up, with everything on the line. Eight episodes to close out one of HBO's defining shows. The complete series is streaming now.
Trust Me: The False Prophet ★ — Docuseries (Netflix)
Survivors and investigators unpack how a self-proclaimed prophet kept his grip on a congregation, and the crimes that finally brought it down.
The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson — Documentary (Netflix)
Rising cycling star Moriah Wilson’s bright career was cut short at just 25. This documentary recounts the cross country manhunt following her death.
Your Friends & Neighbors ★ — Season 2 now streaming (Apple TV)
Jon Hamm is back as Coop, the disgraced financier turned suburban thief, with season two now streaming and a third already ordered. James Marsden moves into the neighborhood this season, and nobody's secrets are safe.
Love on the Spectrum — Series (Netflix)
Follow along as people on the autism spectrum navigate dating and relationships. Season 4 now streaming on Netflix.
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom — Documentary (Netflix)
Netflix’s Untold series revisits Lamar Odom’s near fatal 2015 overdose, fame, addiction, and survival in his own words.
Tow ★ — Film (Prime Video)
Rose Byrne is phenomenal as a woman who takes on the system when her car towed and impounded. Based on a true story, with Dominic Sessa, Octavia Spencer, Ariana DeBose, and Demi Lovato.
Beauty in Black — Series (Netflix)
Tyler Perry's saga of the Bellarie beauty empire continues. Taylor Polidore Williams is Kimmie, a former exotic dancer who’s now calling the shots. The series has officially been renewed for a fourth season by Netflix.
Hoppers — Film (Disney+)
Animal lover Mabel "hops" her consciousness into a robotic beaver to talk to animals. Jon Hamm is a smooth talking mayor and Meryl Streep voices the Insect Queen.
Bruce Bruce: I Ain't Playin' ★ — Comedy Special (Netflix)
This is the ComicView legend's first Netflix special. After 14 years away from the special stage, Bruce Bruce calls it how he sees it from family to fame, and the real definition of foreplay.
Pushed Off a Plane and Survived — Film (Lifetime)
Inspired by a true story. Eva Marcille plays a woman who miraculously survives a 4,000-foot fall. It’s a chilling tale of betrayal and survival from the Buried Alive and Survived team.
Bridgerton — Series (Netflix)
Season 4 is here. Benedict Bridgerton’s love story takes center stage, with both parts now streaming.
Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model — Docuseries (Netflix)
Three episodes following the making of Tyra Banks’ modeling phenomenon. Cast and crew discuss the competitions, the controversies, and the contestants who lived it.
Joe's College Road Trip — Film (Netflix)
Joe takes his sheltered grandson BJ on a cross-country college tour, that is part road trip, part Black history, and all chaos.
Crime 101 ★ — Film (Prime Video)
Chris Hemsworth plays it cool and calculating as an L.A. jewel thief working the 101 freeway, with Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo closing in from opposite sides. Based on Don Winslow's novella this film is sleek, tense, and high energy.
Cross ★ — Season 2 now streaming (Prime Video)
Aldis Hodge is back as Alex Cross, the detective who gets inside killers' heads. Season two pits him against a billionaire with deadly secrets, and season three is already confirmed.
The 'Burbs — Series (Peacock)
Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall star in the series take on the Tom Hanks classic. A young couple, a suspicious cul-de-sac, and secrets behind every manicured lawn. Eight episodes in the first season and it’s already been renewed for Season 2.
Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy — Film (Lifetime)
Tisha Campbell plays a 50 year old wife and mom facing the empty nest, and the realization that her marriage and her sense of self are slipping away. A New Orleans trip to visit her daughter changes everything. With Russell Hornsby and Mekhi Phifer, it’s directed by Gabourey Sidibe.
The Lincoln Lawyer — Series (Netflix)
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo returns as Mickey Haller, the attorney who runs his practice from the back of a Lincoln Town Car. The series has been renewed for Season 5.
Relationship Goals — Film (Prime Video)
Kelly Rowland is a TV producer about to become New York’s top morning show, until her ex ends up competing for the same job. Based on Michael Todd’s bestselling book with Method Man, Robin Thede and Dennis Haysbert.
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love — Film (Lifetime)
Garcelle Beauvais and Vaughn W. Hebron return for the next chapter of their romance, with Boris Kodjoe joining the cast.
Send Help ★ — Film (Hulu)
Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien are coworkers stranded on a desert island, where the power dynamic flips fast.
Mike Epps: Delusional — Comedy Special (Netflix)
This is Mike’s fifth special on Netflix. Unfiltered stories about fame, family, and the hustle that took him from Indianapolis to Hollywood.
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
Told in Elizabeth Smart's own words, this doc revisits her 2002 kidnapping and nine months in captivity, and the strength it took to survive it.
The Rip — Film (Netflix)
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite as Miami cops who find millions in cartel cash in a stash house. Teyana Taylor and Steven Yeun co-star in one of Netflix's biggest films of the year.
Primate ★ — Film (Paramount+)
Johannes Roberts’ creature feature about a family’s pet chimpanzee who contracts rabies.
The Pitt — Series (HBO Max)
Noah Wyle's Emmy winning turn as Dr. Robby in Pittsburgh's busiest ER, each season is one grueling 15-hour shift in real time. Season 2 tackled the Fourth of July. The series has been renewed for Season 3.
Beyond the Gates — Series (Paramount+)
It’s the first new network soap in 25 years, centered on the powerful Dupree family in Fairmont Crest. Starring Emmy winner Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, and Karla Mosley. Weekdays on CBS, streaming on Paramount+.
The Cult of the Real Housewife — Docuseries (HBO Max)
The three part investigation into Mary Cosby and her church Faith Temple. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City takes a true crime turn.
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable — Comedy Special (Netflix)
Chappelle's eighth Netflix special was filmed in his hometown D.C. Bold truths, no-holds-barred, and a camo jacket honoring Colin Kaepernick.
Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Docuseries (Netflix)
The 50 Cent produced four part series on the rise and fall of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Uncover the allegations and the trials as the empire crumbles around him.
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell — Film (The CW)
Amber Riley is a website designer with a passion for cooking who decides to renovate her whole life. The film is based on Taj McCoy’s Harlequin novel.
The Nowhere Man — Series (Prime Video)
A PTSD-stricken ex-Special Forces mercenary living as a waste picker in Johannesburg is pulled back into violence after witnessing a home invasion. Starring Bonko Khoza and Naturi Naughton.
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Stranger Things — Complete Series (Netflix)
The Duffer Brothers’ phenomenon ends where it began. Hawkins, the Upside Down, and one last fight with Vecna. All five seasons streaming; the final season closed out December 2025.
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Bel-Air ★ — Complete Series (Peacock)
The dramatic reimagining closed out with Season 4. Will and Carlton's senior year, the Banks family at a crossroads. Jabari Banks, Olly Sholotan, Coco Jones. Four seasons, complete.
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He Wasn't Man Enough — Film (Lifetime)
Toni Braxton stars and executive produces this Lifetime original inspired by her 2000 hit, a bestselling author (Braxton) discovers her boyfriend's been deceiving her, then teams up with her estranged college friend (Essence Atkins) and loyal bestie (Yvette Nicole Brown). Sisters over misters.
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The Carman Family Deaths ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
In 2016, Nathan Carman was found drifting in a life raft, his mother gone, his boat sunk. Then investigators connected him to his millionaire grandfather's unsolved 2013 murder. A twisted tale of inheritance, suspicion, and the sea.
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Selena y Los Dinos ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
An intimate portrait of Selena and her family band, told in their own words with never-before-seen footage from the Quintanilla vault. Premiered November 17, 2025.
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Being Eddie ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
Eddie Murphy looks back at the career that rewrote comedy, from SNL to Beverly Hills Cop to Coming to America, alongside the icons who watched him do it. Premiered November 12, 2025.
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Palm Royale — Season 2 (Apple TV)
Kristen Wiig is back clawing for her place in Palm Beach high society after the Beach Ball fiasco. Laura Dern, Allison Janney, and Carol Burnett return, camp, scandal, and couture.
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The Vince Staples Show — The final season (Netflix)
The dry, surreal Long Beach comedy wraps after two seasons, gone too soon. Vince navigates grief, chaos, and the cost of living inside your own image, one of Netflix's sharpest, strangest comedies.
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All's Fair — Series (Hulu)
Ryan Murphy's all-female divorce firm. Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Sarah Paulson, and Glenn Close. Critics hated it, audiences ate it up. Renewed for Season 2.
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St. Denis Medical — Season 2 (Peacock)
From the creator of Superstore: the mockumentary crew of an underfunded Oregon hospital is back. Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, and Allison Tolman, with a therapy horse wandering the halls this season.
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Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours — Film (Lifetime)
Taye Diggs as Darius, a single dad who kicks his daughter’s boyfriend out, then falls for the boy’s fiery mother (Lesley-Ann Brandt). A secret romance under the Terry McMillan Presents banner. With Aimee Garcia.
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G.R.I.T.S. ★ — Series (Prime Video)
Girls Raised in the South, three Memphis besties (Jasmine Sargent, Ashanti Harris, Aja 'Slimeroni' Canyon) navigating love, grief, and hustle with roller skating as their escape. Created by Deji LaRay (Johnson). Eight episodes of Southern sisterhood, via the ALLBLK add-on channel.
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It: Welcome to Derry — Series (HBO Max)
The It prequel. 1960s Derry and Pennywise’s origins, with Bill Skarsgård back under the makeup. Eight episodes; Season 2 in development. Premiered October 2025.
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The Perfect Neighbor ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
Built almost entirely from police bodycam footage, this devastating doc traces the 2023 killing of Ajike Owens by her neighbor in Florida, and asks hard questions about Stand Your Ground laws. Essential, enraging viewing.
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Loot ★ — Season 3 (Apple TV)
Maya Rudolph's billionaire-turned-philanthropist is thriving at the Wells Foundation, or trying to. Season three brings the heart, the chaos, and the will-they-won't-they with Arthur. One of TV's warmest comedies.
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Murdaugh: Death in the Family — Limited Series (Hulu)
Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette star in this eight-episode drama about the fall of Alex Murdaugh, the powerful South Carolina lawyer convicted of murdering his wife and son. Based on the hit podcast, and every bit as jaw-dropping as the headlines.
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Watson — Complete Series (Paramount+)
Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, solving medical mysteries in Pittsburgh, with Sherlock Holmes (Robert Carlyle) back from the dead in Season 2. Canceled after two seasons, but both are streaming.
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Boots ★ — Series (Netflix)
Miles Heizer is Cameron Cope, a closeted teen who enlists in the Marines in 1990, when being gay in the military was illegal. Based on Greg Cope White's memoir The Pink Marine, with Vera Farmiga. Canceled after one season, gone too soon.
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Grey's Anatomy — Series (Hulu)
Season 22. Grey Sloan rebuilds after the explosion, with Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and James Pickens Jr. still holding it down. New episodes Thursdays on ABC, next day on Hulu.
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Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? — Docuseries (Hulu)
In 2011, Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead with 20 stab wounds, and authorities called it suicide. Her family never bought it. This three-part series follows their 14-year fight for the truth.
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Unlocked: Family Secrets ★ — Docuseries (HBO Max)
Six episodes of OWN’s family-secrets series. DNA twists, hidden siblings, and long-awaited reunions.
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Ruth & Boaz — Film (Netflix)
A modern retelling of the Book of Ruth. Serayah as Ruth, a former Atlanta hip-hop artist who starts over in small-town Tennessee, finding faith and love with vineyard owner Boaz (Tyler Lepley). With Phylicia Rashad. From Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin.
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Doc ★ — Series (Hulu)
Molly Parker is Dr. Amy Larsen, a brilliant surgeon who loses eight years of memory in a car accident and has to rebuild her career from intern up. Season 2 added Felicity Huffman. Medical drama with real heart.
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Him — Film (Netflix)
Monkeypaw’s sports horror. Tyriq Withers as a rising quarterback taken under the wing of his idol (Marlon Wayans), whose mentorship curdles into something sinister. Premiered September 2025.
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The Morning Show ★ — Series (Apple TV)
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon return for Season 4, the UBA-NBN merger, deepfakes, and conspiracy theories rocking the newsroom. With Billy Crudup, Jon Hamm, Marion Cotillard, and Jeremy Irons. Final season lands in 2027.
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High Potential — Series (Hulu)
Kaitlin Olson shines as Morgan, a single mom with an exceptional mind who becomes an unlikely consultant for the LAPD. Funny, clever, and hugely bingeable, season two is streaming now.
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The Long Walk ★ — Film (HBO Max)
Stephen King's deadly walking contest comes to the screen: 100 teenage boys march in a televised competition where stopping means death. Directed by Francis Lawrence, starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Mark Hamill, and Judy Greer.
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Task ★ — Limited Series (HBO Max)
Mark Ruffalo leads this HBO crime drama from the creator of Mare of Easttown. An FBI agent heads a task force to stop a string of violent robberies, and the case gets personal fast.
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Love Con Revenge — Docuseries (Netflix)
Six episodes where romance-scam victims fight back. Cecilie Fjellhøy of The Tinder Swindler helps others hunt down their con artists.
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Wednesday — Series (Netflix)
Jenna Ortega’s deadpan Wednesday Addams returns to Nevermore for Season 2, a stalker, a new principal (Steve Buscemi), and Lady Gaga as a legendary teacher. Season 3 on the way.
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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
A small Michigan town torn apart by a vicious teen cyberbullying campaign. The catfish behind the texts is the last person you’d suspect.
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Love, Brooklyn — Film (Starz)
André Holland as Roger, a Brooklyn writer torn between his ex (Nicole Beharie) and a newly single mother (DeWanda Wise), with Roy Wood Jr. as his best friend. A tender, lived-in love story set against a changing borough. From director Rachael Abigail Holder.
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Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser — Docuseries (Netflix)
Former contestants and trainers on what The Biggest Loser really cost them, three episodes on the show’s complicated legacy.
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Highest 2 Lowest — Film (Apple TV)
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reunite for a modern remake of Kurosawa's High and Low. A music mogul's perfect life shatters when his son is kidnapped, a mistaken-identity ransom plot with Lee's signature fire.
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Magic City: An American Fantasy — Docuseries (Starz)
Five parts on Atlanta’s legendary Magic City, the strip club that became hip-hop’s unofficial headquarters. Jermaine Dupri and Drake executive produce.
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Freakier Friday — Film (Disney+)
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis swap bodies again, this time with a new generation in the mix. The 2003 classic's sequel, 22 years later, and lightning strikes twice.
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Weapons ★ — Film (HBO Max)
Zach Cregger's horror about 17 children from one classroom who vanish at 2:17 a.m. while one remains. Starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, and Benedict Wong.
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The Pickup — Film (Prime Video)
Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson are mismatched armored truck drivers whose routine pickup goes sideways when Keke Palmer's crew ambushes them. Loud, silly, old-school action-comedy energy.
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Platonic — Season 2 (Apple TV)
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne's codependent best-friend comedy returns, midlife hurdles, weddings, and partners in crisis. Still chaotic, still codependent, still Platonic.
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Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time — Docuseries (Hulu)
Five parts on Katrina from those who lived it. Ryan Coogler executive produces this 20th-anniversary retelling. Also on Disney+.
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Washington Black — Limited Series (Hulu)
Based on Esi Edugyan's novel. Ernest Kingsley Jr. as Wash, an 11-year-old boy who escapes a Barbados sugar plantation for a globe-spanning journey of science and freedom. Sterling K. Brown stars and executive produces. Eight episodes.
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Amy Bradley Is Missing ★ — Docuseries (Netflix)
Three parts on Amy Bradley, who vanished from a cruise ship in 1998, the theories, the reported sightings, and a family’s decades-long search.
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Ballard ★ — Series (Prime Video)
Maggie Q takes the lead in this Bosch spinoff as Detective Renée Ballard, running the LAPD's cold case unit. Same gritty universe, new perspective, and she doesn't miss.
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Smoke — Limited Series (Apple TV)
Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett hunt a pair of serial arsonists in this slow-burn thriller from Mystic River writer Dennis Lehane. Inspired by the Firebug podcast, and the twist will get you.
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Trainwreck: Poop Cruise — Documentary (Netflix)
The infamous 2013 Carnival Triumph disaster: 4,000 passengers, no power, no plumbing, retold by the people who lived it.
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We Were Liars ★ — Series (Prime Video)
A teen mystery-thriller about a wealthy family hiding a dark secret on their private New England island. Starring Emily Alyn Lind, with Shubham Maheshwari, Esther McGregor, and Joseph Zada.
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Straw ★ — Film (Netflix)
Tyler Perry's gut-punch. Taraji P. Henson as Janiyah, a single mother pushed to her last straw in one catastrophic day. With Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, and Glynn Turman. Won big at the NAACP Image Awards.
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BMF — Series (Starz)
The rise of Big Meech and Terry Flenory and the Black Mafia Family empire. Four seasons of Detroit street legend, loud, flashy, and based on a true story.
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Ginny & Georgia ★ — Series (Netflix)
Season 3 put Georgia (Brianne Howey) on trial for murder, and ended on a pregnancy bombshell. Antonia Gentry's Ginny keeps growing up fast. Season 4 lands in 2027.
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The Better Sister — Limited Series (Prime Video)
Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks play estranged sisters reunited when Chloe's husband is murdered and suspicion falls close to home. Adapted from Alafair Burke's novel, with Kim Dickens and Matthew Modine.
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Sirens ★ — Limited Series (Netflix)
Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock, one explosive weekend at a billionaire's beach estate, where a sister stages an intervention over a too-close boss. Dark, sexy, funny.
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Nonnas ★ — Film (Netflix)
Based on the true story of Staten Island's Enoteca Maria. Vince Vaughn risks it all to open an Italian restaurant where the chefs are all grandmothers. Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, and Talia Shire bring the warmth. Bring tissues and an appetite.
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Forever ★ — Series (Netflix)
Mara Brock Akil’s reimagining of Judy Blume’s classic. Keisha (Lovie Simone) and Justin (Michael Cooper Jr.), two Black teens navigating first love in 2018 Los Angeles. Season 2 is in production, with a four-year time jump.
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Sinners ★ — Film (HBO Max)
Ryan Coogler’s blues-soaked vampire epic. Michael B. Jordan as twins Smoke and Stack opening a juke joint in 1930s Mississippi. Four-time Oscar winner.
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Godfather of Harlem ★ — Series (Hulu)
Forest Whitaker is magnetic as Bumpy Johnson, the Harlem crime boss navigating the 1960s underworld. Four seasons of prestige crime drama, one of the most underrated shows on TV.
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Drop ★ — Film (Prime Video)
Christopher Landon's thriller about Violet, a widowed mom on a first date who starts getting threatening AirDrop messages ordering her to kill her date or her son dies. Starring Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar.
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The Handmaid's Tale — Complete Series (Hulu)
The Emmy-winning dystopia closed out with Season 6. June's story, complete across six seasons. Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley. The sequel The Testaments arrived this spring.
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Give Me Back My Daughter — Film (Lifetime)
Gabourey Sidibe as Renee, a single mother who loses her job, her home, and then custody of her daughter Imani (Cadence Reese) after one desperate decision. Her fight through family court to get her baby back.
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Girl You Know It’s True — Film (Peacock)
The rise and fall of Milli Vanilli, pop’s most infamous lip-syncing scandal, told from the inside. Premiered on Peacock April 4, 2025.
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Dying for Sex ★ — Limited Series (Hulu)
Michelle Williams as Molly, who after a terminal diagnosis leaves her husband and embarks on a raw, funny journey of sexual liberation, with her best friend (Jenny Slate) by her side. Based on a true story. Williams won the Golden Globe for it.
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Number One on the Call Sheet — Documentary (Apple TV)
Two films on Black leading men and women in Hollywood. Denzel, Viola, Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, and more. Jamie Foxx and Kevin Hart produce.
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The Residence — Series (Netflix)
Shonda Rhimes' White House whodunit. Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, the self-proclaimed greatest detective in the world, solving a murder at a state dinner. Canceled after one season, gone too soon.
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Duplicity — Film (Prime Video)
Tyler Perry's legal thriller. Kat Graham as high-powered attorney Marley, digging into the police shooting of her best friend's husband. With Meagan Tandy, Tyler Lepley, and RonReaco Lee. Twists on twists.
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Good American Family — Series (Hulu)
Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass star in this twisty adoption drama inspired by a stranger-than-fiction true story. A family’s happy ending turns into a mystery about who their adopted daughter really is. Returning as an anthology for Season 2.
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Dope Thief ★ — Limited Series (Apple TV)
Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura are Philly friends posing as DEA agents to rob drug dealers, until one job goes very, very wrong. Gritty, heartbreaking, beautifully acted. Eight episodes.
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Adolescence — Limited Series (Netflix)
Stephen Graham delivers a career performance in this four-part gut punch, each episode filmed in one continuous take. A 13-year-old is accused of murdering a classmate, devastating, essential viewing.
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Last Breath — Film (Peacock)
The true story of a deep-sea diving rescue in the North Sea, as a trapped diver's crewmates race the clock to bring him home. Starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, and Finn Cole.
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Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke — Docuseries (Hulu)
The 8 Passengers mommy vlogger’s fall, three episodes with her husband and eldest kids on what went on behind the camera.
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The White Lotus ★ — Series (HBO Max)
Mike White’s luxury-resort satire, after Hawaii, Sicily, and Thailand, Season 4 checks into France in the first half of 2027. New guests, same deadly undercurrent.
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I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story — Film (Lifetime)
Joaquina Kalukango stars as Gloria Gaynor in the story of the disco queen behind “I Will Survive.” With Lance Gross. Premiered February 8, 2025.
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Apple Cider Vinegar ★ — Limited Series (Netflix)
Kaitlyn Dever stars as Belle Gibson, the wellness influencer who built an empire on a lie, she never had cancer. The stranger-than-fiction scam that fooled millions.
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Clean Slate — Series (Prime Video)
Laverne Cox and George Wallace as an estranged daughter and father reconnecting in small-town Alabama. Norman Lear's final project. One perfect season, gone too soon.
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Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story — Film (Lifetime)
The story of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, freestyle’s first lady takes center stage. With Bre-Z. Premiered February 1, 2025.
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Scamanda — Docuseries (Hulu)
Amanda Riley faked cancer for years and pocketed $100K+ in donations, the four-part unmasking of one of the wildest cons ever.
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Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair — Film (Lifetime)
Kendra and Ben leave the city to build a life together, but fertility struggles, family pressure, and an old flame threaten everything they’ve built. The third chapter, inspired by Blige’s 2001 chart-topper.
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Harlem ★ — Complete Series (Prime Video)
Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai, and Jerrie Johnson, four best friends navigating love, careers, and Harlem’s renaissance. Three seasons of sisterhood and second chances, ending with a beautiful send-off.
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One of Them Days ★ — Film (Netflix)
Keke Palmer and SZA (in her acting debut) as best friends racing across L.A. to scrape together rent money before eviction. Produced by Issa Rae, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, one of the funniest movies in years.
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Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action — Docuseries (Netflix)
Two episodes on how The Jerry Springer Show became TV’s most notorious talk show, scandals on camera and off.
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The Six Triple Eight ★ — Film (Netflix)
The only all-Black women’s Army Corps battalion deployed overseas in WWII, and the seventeen million pieces of backlogged mail they delivered when nobody else could. Kerry Washington leads Tyler Perry’s war drama. Premiered December 2024.
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Bookie — Series (HBO Max)
Chuck Lorre's comedy starring Sebastian Maniscalco as a veteran L.A. bookie fighting to survive legalized sports gambling. Charlie Sheen, Ray Romano, and Zach Braff pop up as degenerate gamblers. Two seasons of pure chaos, gone too soon.
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Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was... ★ — Comedy Special (Netflix)
Foxx's first special in nearly two decades, an intimate one-man show about the 2023 health scare that nearly took him out. Funny, raw, and triumphant. "If I can stay funny, I can stay alive."
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Luther: Never Too Much — Documentary (HBO Max)
Dawn Porter’s documentary on Luther Vandross, the velvet voice, the sold-out tours, the man behind the music.
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Power Book IV: Force — The complete series (Starz)
Tommy Egan's Chicago chapter is complete. Three seasons of Joseph Sikora taking on a new city, new enemies, and the same old Tommy chaos. The perfect binge now that the story's done.
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Juror #2 — Film (HBO Max)
Clint Eastwood's courtroom thriller about Justin Kemp, a juror who realizes he may be responsible for the murder the defendant is accused of. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, and Kiefer Sutherland.
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Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words ★ — Documentary (Prime Video)
Megan Thee Stallion tells her own story: fame, grief, and the fight to be heard. Premiered October 31, 2024.
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Exhibiting Forgiveness ★ — Film (Hulu)
Artist-turned-filmmaker Titus Kaphar's stunning debut. André Holland as a successful painter forced to face the estranged, recovering-addict father (John Earl Jelks) who derailed his childhood. With Andra Day and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. A must-see.
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Wicked City — Series (Prime Video)
Vanessa Bell Calloway and Taylor Polidore lead this Black supernatural drama. Atlanta witches, family curses, and dark secrets across three seasons. Via the ALLBLK add-on channel.
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She Taught Love — Film (Hulu)
Darrell Britt-Gibson (who also wrote it) as Frank, a coasting actor who meets Mali (Arsema Thomas of Queen Charlotte), a sports agent living like every day counts. A generational Black love story about loving in the moment.
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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story — Series (Netflix)
Ryan Murphy's second Monsters chapter takes on the Menendez brothers. Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny as José and Kitty, with breakout turns from Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch. The case that divided a nation, retold across nine episodes.
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Deon Cole: OK, Mister ★ — Comedy Special (Netflix)
Cole's third Netflix hour, taped at Netflix Is a Joke Fest, aging, bedroom mishaps, and dating deal-breakers, all in that unmistakable Deon Cole cadence.
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Child Star — Documentary (Hulu)
Demi Lovato’s directorial debut. She sits down with Drew Barrymore, Raven-Symoné, Kenan Thompson, and more on growing up famous.
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Three Women — Series (HBO Max)
Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, and Betty Gilpin star in this intimate drama of desire and reinvention, three women whose lives are upended in very different ways. Listed here at your request, it's officially a Starz original, streaming there too.
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How to Die Alone ★ — Series (Hulu)
Natasha Rothwell created and stars as Mel, a JFK airport employee who decides to finally start living after a brush with death. Won the Independent Spirit Award, and deserved so much more than one season.
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Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
Cathy Terkanian gave her daughter up for adoption as a teen, decades later, she learned the girl may have been abducted by the adoptive parents. Her relentless search for the truth is unforgettable.
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1992 — Rent/Buy (free on the Roku Channel) (Rent/Buy)
Tyrese Gibson fights to rebuild his life and his bond with his son during the 1992 L.A. uprising, while Ray Liotta and Scott Eastwood's father-son heist crew targets the factory where he works. Executive-produced by Snoop Dogg. Currently free with ads on the Roku Channel, or rent/buy elsewhere.
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Gary ★ — Documentary (Peacock)
A frank look at Gary Coleman’s life after Diff’rent Strokes, the fortune, the struggles, the man behind the catchphrase. Premiered August 29, 2024.
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Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys — Documentary (Hulu)
Two sons, one legend. The story of Ol’ Dirty Bastard told through the eyes of his boys.
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Terry McMillan Presents: Forever ★ — Film (Lifetime)
Taye Diggs and Meagan Good. Johnnie comes home from military service to divorce papers, then gets pulled over by policewoman Carlie and falls hard. Winning her heart means winning over her three daughters first.
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Greedy People ★ — Film (Hulu)
A small island town, a sensational murder, and a million dollars in cash. What could go wrong? Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lily James, and Himesh Patel in a dark comedy with Fargo energy.
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The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat ★ — Film (Hulu)
A celebration of lifelong friendship. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, and Uzo Aduba as the Supremes, best friends since girlhood whose bond is tested by new trials. With an old-school soul soundtrack.
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Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love — Film (Lifetime)
Garcelle Beauvais as Ava, a widow who finds an unexpected second chance at love with a younger man (Vaughn W. Hebron), if her disapproving family and friends don’t get in the way. With Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine.
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Rob Peace — Film (Netflix)
The true story of Robert Peace, the brilliant Newark kid who earned his way to Yale, and the street pull that never let go. Jay Will leads, Chiwetel Ejiofor directs and plays his father, with Mary J. Blige as his mother. One of Netflix's most underseen gems.
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Daughters ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
Four girls prepare for a daddy-daughter dance inside a D.C. jail, a tender, heartbreaking look at incarcerated fathers and the kids who love them.
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Johnson ★ — Complete Series (Hulu)
Four lifelong best friends, all named Johnson, navigating love, fatherhood, and brotherhood from the Black man's perspective. Created by and starring Deji LaRay, with D.L. Hughley, Earthquake, and Cedric the Entertainer. All three seasons.
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61st Street ★ — Complete Series (The CW)
Courtney B. Vance and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor lead this Chicago legal drama, a young basketball star (Tosin Cole) swept into a corrupt justice system, and the public defender fighting to free him. Two seasons, gone too soon. Free on the CW app.
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Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie — Film (Lifetime)
Naturi Naughton as Shannon, whose college daughter vanishes on spring break, and she races the clock when the case goes cold. With Tanyell Quian. A gripping HBCU-set mystery.
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UnPrisoned ★ — Series (Hulu)
Kerry Washington as Paige, whose life is upended when her dad (Delroy Lindo) is released from prison, and moves in. A funny, warm family comedy-drama. Canceled after two seasons, gone too soon.
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Divorce in the Black — Film (Prime Video)
Tyler Perry's thriller about Ava, a young bank professional whose husband abandons their marriage, until fate reveals his wicked deeds and her true soulmate. Starring Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict.
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Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini — Docuseries (Hulu)
In 2016, Sherri Papini vanished on a jog and reappeared three weeks later with a shocking story that turned out to be a hoax. This three-part series unpacks one of the wildest true-crime cases of the decade.
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Inside Out 2 ★ — Film (Disney+)
Riley's a teenager now, and headquarters is under new management: Anxiety has entered the chat. Maya Hawke joins Amy Poehler in the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
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Tell Them You Love Me ★ — Rent/Buy (Rent/Buy)
The polarizing case of professor Anna Stubblefield and nonverbal Derrick Johnson, a trial over race, disability, and consent. Left Netflix US in June 2026; streams free on Hoopla.
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Origin ★ — Film (Hulu)
Ava DuVernay’s sweeping adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste, following Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) across the globe as she uncovers the hidden system connecting American racism, India’s caste system, and the Holocaust. With Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, and Blair Underwood.
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Power Book II: Ghost — The complete series (Starz)
Tariq St. Patrick's story is complete across four seasons. College, the drug game, and ghosts of his father's legacy, the Power saga's next generation, start to finish.
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Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult — Docuseries (Netflix)
TikTok dancers drawn into 7M Films and pastor Robert Shinn’s Shekinah Church. Their families fight to get them out.
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Them: The Scare — Limited Series (Prime Video)
Season 2 of the horror anthology. Deborah Ayorinde as LAPD detective Dawn Reeve hunting a killer in 1991 Los Angeles. Premiered April 2024.
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Under the Bridge ★ — Limited Series (Hulu)
Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough lead this devastating limited series about the 1997 murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk. Based on Rebecca Godfrey's book, quiet, haunting, and impossible to shake.
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Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told — Documentary (Hulu)
The Atlanta HBCU cookout that became a cultural phenomenon. Jermaine Dupri, Uncle Luke, and 21 Savage on Freaknik’s rise and fall.
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Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV ★ — Docuseries (HBO Max)
The five-part exposé on Dan Schneider-era Nickelodeon. Former child stars break their silence on the toxic set culture.
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Apples Never Fall ★ — Limited Series (Peacock)
Annette Bening and Sam Neill as the Delaneys, former tennis coaches whose picture-perfect family fractures when Joy disappears. Their four adult kids. Alison Brie and Jake Lacy among them, dig into a lifetime of secrets. Based on Liane Moriarty’s bestseller.
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Ordinary Angels ★ — Film (Netflix)
Based on a true story. Hilary Swank as a struggling Kentucky hairdresser who rallies a whole town to save a little girl waiting on a liver transplant. With Alan Ritchson. Bring tissues.
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Genius: MLK/X — Limited Series (Hulu)
Nat Geo’s eight-part portrait of Dr. King and Malcolm X, two leaders, two philosophies, one movement. Also on Disney+.
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The Black Hamptons — Series (Paramount+)
Carl Weber's saga of the feuding Brittons and Johnsons in Sag Harbor, old money vs. new money, prestige, and land. Lamman Rucker, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Elise Neal. Renewed for Season 3 on Paramount+ after BET+ folded in.
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Keyshia Cole: This Is My Story — Film (Lifetime)
Keyshia Cole’s life story. Oakland, heartbreak, and the voice that carried it all. Premiered November 18, 2023.
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Rap Sh!t ★ — Series (HBO Max)
Issa Rae's Miami rap comedy. Shawna and Mia chasing the dream, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes both seasons. Gone too soon after two.
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Black Cake ★ — Limited Series (Hulu)
Mia Isaac and Adrienne Warren as the Bennett siblings, who uncover their late mother’s Caribbean past, and the family secrets she took to her grave. Eight episodes. Canceled after one season, gone too soon.
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Heist 88 — Film (Paramount+)
Inspired by the real 1988 First National Bank of Chicago heist, criminal mastermind Jeremy Horne recruits four young bank employees to steal $80 million before he goes to prison. Starring Courtney B. Vance, Keith David, and Keesha Sharp.
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Barbie — Film (HBO Max)
Greta Gerwig’s pink-coated phenomenon. Margot Robbie’s Barbie leaves Barbieland for the real world, with Ryan Gosling stealing scenes as Ken. The billion-dollar summer movie that became a whole cultural moment.
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Take Care of Maya ★ — Documentary (Netflix)
The Kowalski family’s nightmare: their 10-year-old taken into state custody after a hospital accused them of abuse, and the fight to bring her home.
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Mary J. Blige’s Strength of a Woman — Film (Lifetime)
Fifteen years later, Kendra is a successful photographer trapped in a failing marriage, until Ben walks back into her life and forces her to choose. The second chapter of Kendra and Ben’s story.
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Mary J. Blige’s Real Love — Film (Lifetime)
Ajiona Alexus as Kendra, a college freshman who falls hard for her film class partner Ben (Da’Vinchi), young love tested by disapproving parents, hard times, and an unexpected pregnancy. Inspired by Blige’s 1992 hit.
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Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — Docuseries (Prime Video)
The four-part look at the Duggars and the Institute in Basic Life Principles. Jill Duggar speaks out about what viewers never saw.
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Love & Death ★ — Limited Series (also on Netflix) (HBO Max)
Elizabeth Olsen is chilling as Candy Montgomery, the Texas housewife whose affair spirals into an axe murder and a trial that captivated America. David E. Kelley's seven-episode limited series, also streaming on Netflix.
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Dear Mama — Limited Series (Hulu)
FX’s five-part docuseries on Tupac and Afeni Shakur, the mother, the son, and the movement that made them. Premiered April 2023.
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Praise This ★ — Film (Peacock)
Chloe Bailey stars as Sam, an aspiring singer sent to Atlanta who joins her cousin's underdog church praise team ahead of a national competition. With Druski, Anjelika Washington, and Quavo. Directed by Tina Gordon.
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Swarm ★ — Limited Series (Prime Video)
Donald Glover and Janine Nabers’ buzzy limited series. Dominique Fishback as Dre, a stan whose obsession turns deadly. Premiered March 2023.
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Snowfall ★ — Complete Series (Hulu)
Damson Idris is magnetic as Franklin Saint, rising through the 1980s crack epidemic in South Central L.A. Six seasons, co-created by the late John Singleton, one of the great American crime sagas, complete.
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Wu-Tang: An American Saga ★ — Complete Series (Hulu)
The dramatized rise of the Wu-Tang Clan from the streets of Staten Island to hip-hop immortality. All three seasons streaming.
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Somebody I Used to Know ★ — Film (Prime Video)
Alison Brie as Ally, who runs into her ex (Jay Ellis) on a trip home, and makes a series of messy, funny choices around his upcoming wedding. With Kiersey Clemons. A Prime Video original.
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Missing — Film (Hulu)
Storm Reid stars as June, a teen who uses every digital tool she has to find her mother, vanished on vacation in Colombia. Nia Long co-stars in this screenlife thriller from the Searching universe.
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Film (Hulu)
The estate-authorized Whitney Houston biopic tracing her from New Jersey choir girl to global superstar. Starring Naomi Ackie, with Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown and Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis.
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The Best Man: Final Chapters ★ — Limited Series (Peacock)
The crew is back. Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, and the whole beloved ensemble, catching up with Harper, Robyn, Jordan, and company years later. Eight episodes of weddings, mess, and brotherhood.
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Something from Tiffany's — Film (Prime Video)
A Christmas rom-com where a swapped Tiffany's gift bag mixes up two couples' relationships. Starring Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson, and Shay Mitchell.
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South Side ★ — Series (HBO Max)
The Chicago cult classic, two best friends hustling out of a Rent-T-Own in Englewood. Hyperlocal, hilarious, and fearless. Three seasons of hyperlocal, hilarious, fearless Chicago comedy, gone too soon. Chance the Rapper, Kel Mitchell, and Deon Cole all stopped through.
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From Scratch ★ — Limited Series (Netflix)
Zoe Saldaña as Amy, an American art student who falls for Sicilian chef Lino (Eugenio Mastrandrea) in Florence, a sweeping, based-on-a-true-story love affair across two continents. Eight episodes; bring the whole box of tissues.
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A Jazzman’s Blues ★ — Film (Netflix)
Tyler Perry’s decades-in-the-making passion project. Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer as Bayou and Leanne, young lovers torn apart by secrets and the Jim Crow South, with a jazz-soaked score. A sweeping forbidden romance.
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Atlanta ★ — The complete series (Hulu)
Donald Glover's surreal masterpiece, start to finish. Earn, Paper Boi, Darius, and Van across four seasons of television that rewrote the rules. One of the greatest shows of the century.
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Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. — Film (Peacock)
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown as a scandal-hit megachurch power couple mounting the comeback of the century, mockumentary style. From Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw. Sharp, uncomfortable, hilarious.
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Nope — Film (Netflix)
Jordan Peele’s sky-is-falling spectacle. Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer chasing the impossible shot over Agua Dulce. Streaming on Netflix since May 2026.
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Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy ★ — Comedy Special (Netflix)
The one that kicked off Cole's Netflix run, named for his mother, and packed with the personal storytelling that made him a standout.
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Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey ★ — Docuseries (Netflix)
Four episodes inside Warren Jeffs’ FLDS, the women who escaped one of America’s most notorious polygamist cults.
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Biography: Bobby Brown — Free with ads (Tubi, A&E app) (Rent/Buy)
A&E’s four-part documentary. Bobby Brown tells his own story, from New Edition to Whitney to fatherhood. Premiered May 2022. Not on subscription streaming; free with ads.
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The Staircase — Limited Series (HBO Max)
Colin Firth and Toni Collette in the HBO dramatization of the Michael Peterson case, did she fall, or was she pushed? Eight episodes of doubt, the owl theory, and all.
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Ozark ★ — Complete Series (Netflix)
The Byrdes launder money for a Mexican cartel from the Missouri Ozarks, four seasons of pure, escalating dread. Jason Bateman and Laura Linney at their absolute best, with Julia Garner's Ruth stealing every scene. One of Netflix's defining dramas.
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A Madea Homecoming — Film (Netflix)
Madea's back for her great-grandson's college graduation, with family secrets, surprise guests, and a crossover with Mrs. Brown's Boys. The 12th Madea movie, straight from Tyler Perry.
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Inventing Anna ★ — Limited Series (Netflix)
Shonda Rhimes' telling of Anna Delvey, the fake German heiress who scammed New York's elite out of their money and their trust. Julia Garner is electric. "I don't have time for this." The scam story of the decade.
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Janet Jackson. ★ — Documentary (Lifetime)
Janet tells her own story in Lifetime’s landmark four-part docuseries: the family, the fame, the controversies. Premiered January 28, 2022.
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This Is Us ★ — Complete Series (Netflix)
The Pearsons. Jack, Rebecca, and the Big Three, across six seasons of time-hopping, tear-jerking family drama. Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, and Sterling K. Brown at their absolute best. All 106 episodes.
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A Journal for Jordan ★ — Film (Hulu)
Directed by Denzel Washington. Michael B. Jordan as 1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, who writes a journal of life lessons for his infant son before deploying to Iraq. Based on the true story, with Chanté Adams as Dana Canedy.
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True Story ★ — Limited Series (Netflix)
Kevin Hart as The Kid, a stand-up at the top of his game, until one wild night in Philadelphia with his older brother (Wesley Snipes) turns into a life-or-death cover-up. Seven episodes of pure tension.
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House of Gucci ★ — Film (Prime Video)
The fashion empire, the marriage, and the murder. Ridley Scott’s operatic tale of the Gucci dynasty’s fall, with Lady Gaga and Adam Driver. Also on Hulu.
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Love Life ★ — Complete Series (Netflix)
The romantic anthology that started on HBO Max. Anna Kendrick’s Darby in Season 1, William Jackson Harper’s Marcus in Season 2, each half-hour episode chronicling one relationship on the road from first love to last. Both seasons now on Netflix.
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Insecure ★ — Complete Series (HBO Max)
Issa Rae’s beloved comedy-drama. Issa and Molly navigating love, work, and friendship in Los Angeles across five seasons. A genuine cultural reset. The complete series, also streaming on Netflix.
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Impeachment: American Crime Story ★ — Limited Series (Hulu)
The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, retold with Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp and Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky. Prestige TV about the moment that changed American politics, and ruined lives.
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Candyman — Film (Prime Video)
Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele’s spiritual sequel. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as an artist who summons the legend in gentrified Cabrini-Green. Free with ads on Prime Video.
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Really Love ★ — Film (Netflix)
Kofi Siriboe as Isaiah, a rising D.C. painter torn between his art and his whirlwind romance with law student Stevie (Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing). With Uzo Aduba, Michael Ealy, and Naturi Naughton. Black romance at its tenderest.
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Respect — Rent/Buy (Rent/Buy)
Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin in the Queen of Soul’s big-screen biopic, from gospel prodigy to icon. Not on subscription streaming; rent or buy.
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Old — Film (Peacock)
M. Night Shyamalan’s beach-that-makes-you-age thriller. Gael García Bernal and Vicky Krieps watching their lives compress into a single day. Wild premise, wilder twist.
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Mahalia! — Film (Lifetime)
Danielle Brooks is Mahalia Jackson in Robin Roberts’ portrait of the gospel queen, from New Orleans to the March on Washington. Premiered 2021.
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday ★ — Film (Hulu)
Lee Daniels’ portrait of Billie Holiday and the government’s war to silence her. Andra Day in the role of a lifetime. Premiered February 26, 2021.
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Salt-N-Pepa — Limited Series (Lifetime)
Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton tell their own story, from Queens to hip-hop royalty. Premiered January 2021.
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina — Complete Series (Netflix)
Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman, half-witch, all trouble, in Netflix’s dark take on the teenage witch. All four parts streaming.
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Sylvie’s Love ★ — Film (Prime Video)
Tessa Thompson as Sylvie, an aspiring TV producer in 1950s Harlem whose summer romance with saxophonist Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha) echoes across the years. Old-Hollywood swoon, all Black love.
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Lovecraft Country ★ — Limited Series (HBO Max)
HBO’s one-season wonder. Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett through Jim Crow horrors both real and supernatural. Gone too soon.
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The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel — Film (Lifetime)
The story of the Clark Sisters. Karen, Dorinda, Twinkie, and Jacky, gospel’s most influential group, from Detroit church pews to Grammy glory. Premiered April 2020.
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The Invisible Man — Film (Prime Video)
Elisabeth Moss fights a monster nobody can see in Leigh Whannell’s sharp, scary update of the classic. Free with ads on Prime Video.
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The Photograph ★ — Film (Netflix)
Issa Rae as Mae, digging into her late mother’s past as a famed photographer, and falling for the journalist (LaKeith Stanfield) investigating alongside her. A two-timeline love story from Stella Meghie.
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Power ★ — Complete Series (Starz)
The one that started it all. Ghost, Tommy, and Tasha in the Starz original that built an entire universe. Six seasons of lies, loyalty, and that unforgettable theme song. The foundation of the whole Power empire.
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