The screen of the '90s is alive with 'Presumed Innocent' reboot and Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy in 'Brats' doc

Plus everything else premiering this week on Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video and the rest

Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy in their Brat Pack days
Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy in their Brat Pack days image courtesy Hulu

Premieres Wednesday:

King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch — Season 2 of the auction-happy reality show includes guest appearances by Peyton Manning, Karl Malone, Mike Tyson, Ric Flair, Logan Paul and even Drake. Hey, Drake: Over on Pawn Stars, Kendrick is getting top dollar for your mom. (Netflix)

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman — Dave’s guests in Season 5 are Miley Cyrus and Charles Barkley. Yep, that’s it. Just them. Who ever heard of shooting only two episodes and calling it a season, right? But when you’re a star, they let you do it! (Netflix)

Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors — Explore the wonders of the past in a documentary that takes us deep into the lavish tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. You’ll never look at your floor tiles the same way again. (Netflix)

Premieres Thursday:

The Boys Season 4 — With Billy Butcher living on borrowed time and new members joining the Seven, the need to put down the Supes has never been so urgent. Expect some uncharacteristic whimsy in Episode 1, when our heroes psych themselves up for the fight by prank-calling those a-holes from Invincible. (Prime Video)

Brats — Andrew McCarthy adapts his published memoir into a documentary reunion with some of his fellow Brat Packers, including Demi Moore and Rob Lowe. Nowadays, when they say they have St. Elmo’s Fire burning in them, they’re talking about acid reflux. (Hulu)

Bridgerton Season 3, Part 2 — Will Penelope accept the proposal of marriage Colin tendered at the end of Part 1? If so, will he have second thoughts when he learns she’s the pseudonymous gossip-monger Lady Whistledown? Hey, go for it! It’s not like she’s @catturd or something. (Netflix)

Doctor Climax — The Thailand of the 1970s is the setting for a drama series about a dermatologist who scandalizes the nation by launching a highly frank sex-advice column. This is how repressed the Thais were back then: They had to learn about the G-spot from guys who majored in bacne. (Netflix)

Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go — The Hacks star takes to the stage of L.A.’s El Rey Theatre for her first stand-up special. Max’s promo specifies that she wrote the material herself, but all things considered, it would be funny to find out the show was actually ghosted. (Max)

Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer — Executive producers Dakota and Elle Fanning bring us an eye-opening docuseries profile of psychiatric nurse and academic Dr. Ann Burgess, who played a crucial but largely unknown role in identifying some of America’s most infamous serial murderers, from Ted Bundy to “Co-Ed Killer” Edmund Kemper. “But what about Genocide Joe??” rails your nephew who just squeaked through his first semester at Columbia. (Hulu)

Premieres Friday:

Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams — The Indonesian filmmaker debuts a seven-episode sci-fi anthology series that explores the possibility there are aliens all around us. On the plus side, it’s finally illegal for them to vote. (Netflix)

Maharaj — Newcomer Junaid Khan plays Indian journalist and reformer Karsandas Mulji in a historical drama based on the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862, in which religious leaders attempted to sue those who had accused them of sexual impropriety. Fun fact: Mulji’s crusading efforts got him hailed as “the Indian Martin Luther,” while the holy men in question had to settle for “Bombay’s answer to Diddy.” (Netflix)

Peanuts: Camp Snoopy — While Chuck and the gang head off to summer camp, Snoopy and his Beagle Scouts are out in the wilderness trying to rack up some merit badges, relying on the guidance of their scouts’ handbook. Lesson One: “Be prepared … to shoot Kristi Noem on sight.” (Apple TV+) 

Presumed Innocent — Scott Turow’s novel about a prosecutor who gets charged with murdering a co-worker was already adapted into a 1990 feature film starring Harrison Ford. But nobody who watches streaming was alive back then, so David E. Kelley is bringing us a series version with Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. Kelley, of course, created Ally McBeal, which starred Calista Flockhart, who’s married to … Harrison Ford. Holy crap, this is more intrigue than I expect from the actual show. (Apple TV+)

Ultraman: Rising — Now that the recent anime series has run its course, the immortal Ultraman franchise gets rebooted yet again, this time as an animated family flick in which the legendary hero is a moonlighting baseball star. He also has to babysit a baby kaiju, because what this property really needed was its own Scrappy-Doo. (Netflix)

Premieres Friday:

Agents of Mystery — Solving some elaborately contrived puzzles is the remit of a sextet of Korean celebs, including a comedian, an R&B singer and a Disney+ star. If the show isn’t edited to make him look like a stoop, we’ll know Netflix is angling for a merger. (Netflix)

Chopper Cops — Fly with the helicopter unit of the Marion County Sheriff’s Department as they go about their critical duties, like searching for missing children and tracking down dangerous fugitives. And hassling your cousin for jaywalking in the Ocala National Forest. (Paramount+)

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution — The history and import of queer comedy are reinforced by insights from masters of the genre, from Lily Tomlin to Margaret Cho to Matt Rife. OK, maybe not Matt Rife, but can you really rule it out? You haven’t seen this thing yet either. (Netflix)



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