Identity, Illusion, Secrets
Hulu debuts a film about illusions and identity (‘Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself’), and a four-episode drama about buried secrets (‘The Sister’) on January 22
Larry Greenberg
Cartoons, Crimes, Crises
HBO Max adds seasons of shows involving its popular animated characters (‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’), a crime cartel (‘Gomorrah’) and millennial angst (‘Perfect Life’) on January 21
Covid Accelerates Cord-Cutting
The pandemic has led to an increase in cord-cutting, according to digital advertising firm The Trade Desk
Still Searching on HBO Max
‘Search Party,’ a comedy thriller about a group of friends searching for their missing former college acquaintance, debuts a fourth season January 14, on HBO Max
‘Finding Joy,’ ‘Love’
Two shows about 30-something women seeking fulfillment (‘Finding Joy,’ ‘Love My Way’) and a history-based reality series (‘Wartime Farm’) join Acorn TV
Peabody Poet Returns
‘Dickinson,’ the Peabody-Award-winning comedy about the famous English poet, returns with the first three episodes of a second 10-episode season today, January 8, on Apple TV+
Chiklis in ‘Coyote’ Drama
‘Coyote,’ a drama starring Michael Chiklis as a border patrol agent who is forced to reconsider his views on immigration, debuts on CBS All Access
‘Real-life’ Streamer Bows
discovery+, a ‘non-fiction, real-life’ streamer, launches today, January 4, with a large library drawn from sibling Discovery channels, the BBC’s Natural History collection, A&E Networks and other content brands
#1: ‘Seaside Hotel’
‘The Savvy Screener’ concludes its review of the year’s most popular stories by revisiting ‘Walter Presents: Seaside Hotel’
#4: ‘Mystery Road'(s)
Today we revisit another Savvy Screener fan favorite: ‘Mystery Road,’ a six-episode drama that takes place in the Australian outback