It can be tough sorting through the shows churned out by the 700,000 streaming services, so we’re bringing you a curated little list of what to watch right now.
Pick of the week
Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest
Henry Hampton’s PBS series “Eyes on the Prize” won a slew of Peabody and Emmy awards and even snagged an Oscar nomination for its sweeping documentation of the 20th-century civil-rights movement. Now the series is back to cover more decades of Black resistance, from 1977 through 2015.
Episodes will cover Reaganomics-era fair housing and health-care activism, public defenders’ trials in the criminal-justice system, the Million Man March, the fight for environmental justice, affirmative action, Obama’s election as the first Black U.S. president and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Stream it Tuesday on Crave.
Also on this week
1. Reacher
What’s better than seeing a giant dude fight normal-size dudes? A giant dude fighting an even more giant dude! Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) battles even bigger baddies this season, along with a surprisingly jacked Anthony Michael Hall. Stream it on Prime Video.
2. Zero Day
America has been hit with a deadly cyberattack and the only person who can bring the terrorists to justice is … Robert De Niro? The legend takes on his first starring role on TV, joined by fellow heavy hitters Angela Bassett, Joan Allen, Jesse Plemons, Connie Britton, Lizzy Caplan, Dan Stevens and Matthew Modine. Stream it on Netflix.
3. Good Cop/Bad Cop
Leighton Meester plays a small-town cop who has to juggle working with both her no-nonsense chief-of-police dad (our beloved Clancy Brown) and her dorky new partner, a.k.a. her annoying little brother (Luke Cook). Meester’s IRL hubs Adam Brody guest-stars, too. Stream it Friday on Crave.
4. A Thousand Blows
“Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight showcases another cool gang, the Forty Elephants. The twist? They’re all women and their specialty is shoplifting. Stream it Friday on Disney Plus.
5. Scamanda
Christian mommy blogger Amanda Riley racked up a huge readership with her tales of bravely fighting cancer. The only problem? None of it was true. Stream it Friday on Disney Plus.
6. Surface
Sophie (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) lost her memory in a sketchy incident at sea; now she’s on the hunt to figure out what the hell happened and hanging out with a very rich family (including Phil Dunster, Joely Richardson and Rupert Graves) who may have answers — or may get her killed. Stream it Friday on Apple TV Plus.
7. 1923
With episode titles like “The Killing Season” and “The Rapist is Winter,” the second season of the smash-hit “Yellowstone” spinoff should be a doozy. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren return to star. Stream it Sunday on Paramount Plus.
8. The Baldwins
This new reality show follows the antics of Alec Baldwin and his massive brood. Will his wacky wife Hilaria maintain her fake Spanish accent? Will Alec be able to name every single one of his offspring and/or interact with each one at least once this season? Stream it Sunday on Discovery Plus.
9. Suits LA
The law procedural with the rabid following is back, back, back, this time in sunny Los Angeles. Local hunk Stephen Amell takes over as the No. 1 legal eagle, but OG star Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) will pop up here and there, we hear. Stream it Monday on Crave.
10. Pamela’s Cooking With Love
The Pamelaissance continues with a new cooking show in which the actor whips up plant-based dishes with renowned chefs at her gorgeous Vancouver Island compound. Stream it Monday on StackTV.
11. Berlin ER
After crashing out in Munich, Dr. Parker (Haley Louise Jones) heads to the big city to take her mind off the gong-show with an even bigger gong-show: a new gig running the emergency room at the toughest and most overcrowded hospital in Berlin. She has to battle not only the wacky patients, but her own overworked, underpaid and sleep-deprived staff. Thankfully, she has a hot surgeon (Slavko Popadic) to help out. Co-created by a former ER doctor, so you know it’s legit. Stream it Wednesday on Apple TV Plus.
