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[- - -] [TheWrap - SUMMER TV WATCH LIST] Week of June 4 – 10 Well, we survived the great content crush of spring 2022. (Timed, of course, for maximum Emmy-voting effectiveness.) Now we can just sit back, take a nice little breather and ⦠wait, whatâs that you say? Thereâs still tons of great television, streaming every week, including this week which contains the return of âFor All Mankind,â the launch of a terrific Marvel Studios series on Disney+ and a new Adam Sandler sports drama on Netflix? All the better! May the content crush never end! On with the television! [Premiere of the week]
âFor All MankindâFriday, June 10, Apple TV+ [For All Mankind] Photo: Apple TV+ âFor All Mankindâ has been heralded as one of the greatest shows on TV. And that isnât an unfair assessment. Itâs an alternate history look at the space race. Instead of beating Russia to the moon, the U.S. followed them. Real-life heroes are dramatized alongside wholly made-up characters. And everything is rendered in such vivid detail, both conceptually and emotionally, that it feels like watching a historical dramatization of something that actually happened but never did. The third season of the show skips forward yet again; not quite to the 1995 that was teased at the very end of Season 2, but slightly before, as NASA, Russia and a private spaceflight firm (sound familiar?) begin a three-way race to Mars. Whatâs more, itâs set against the backdrop of the 1992 election cycle; only instead of Bob Dole, Bill Clinton is running against Jodi Balfourâs Ellen Wilson. Thatâs really all we can give away with good conscience. If youâve been watching the show, youâre already pumped for Season 3. If youâre new to it and intrigued, you have time to catch up. Itâs one small step, really. [[TRAILER](]
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âThe StaircaseâThursday, June 9, HBO Max [the-staircase-colin-firth-toni-collette] Photo: HBO âThe Staircaseâ really should have been a sensation. If it had been on linear HBO, maybe it would have been. This series had everything that usually makes for what used to be referred to as water-cooler television â based-on-a-true-story salaciousness, killer twists, weird sex scenes, an owl attack. But it has fallen between the cracks, probably due to the crush of great new programming this spring and, again, because itâs only on HBO Max. âThe Staircaseâ is also full of dynamo performances, led by Colin Firth as a bizarro failed journalist who may or may not have pushed his wife (Toni Collette) down the stairs, landing him in prison for life. Nimbly directed, with a narrative that toggles effortlessly from past to present and between real and imagined scenarios, itâs grim but rewarding. And even if you know the story, you donât know what to expect â particularly with this final episode. Cannot wait. [[INTERVIEW](]
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âHustleâWednesday, June 8, Netflix [Hustle] Photo: Netflix The ballad of Adam Sandler and Netflix has a new verse. âHustleâ places Sandler more squarely in the dramatic space (sorry, âHubie Halloweenâ superfans), with the star playing a former basketball scout who attempts to revive his career by recruiting a player from overseas. Sounds good, right? The cast includes Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Robert Duvall, Anthony Edwards and Juancho Hernangómez, the real-life Utah Jazz player who plays Sandlerâs new recruit. (There were a number of NBA stars spotted in the trailer, which maybe isnât a surprise since the movie is produced by LeBron James.) If you like your Sandler to be a little serious sometimes, âHustleâ (which has already been warmly received by critics) should be a slam dunk. [[REVIEW](]
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âThe JanesâWednesday, June 8 at 9 p.m., HBO [The Janes] Photo: HBO Some documentaries take on a timeliness that is a little eerie, especially given how long it takes to shoot and edit a documentary feature. That is certainly the case with âThe Janes,â which tells the story of The Jane Collective, an underground group in Chicago that helped provide more than 11,000 illegal abortions in the years before Roe v. Wade legalized the procedure nationwide. Directors Emma Pildes and Tia Lessin drew early raves out of this yearâs Sundance Film Festival, where the movie was hailed as âurgent and thoroughly engagingâ and ârousing.â In light of a looming Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade altogether, the film might also foreshadow the future in many American states. [[REVIEW](]
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âHigh Flying BirdâNetflix [High Flying Bird ] Photo: Netflix If Sandlerâs âHustleâ has you itchy for more Netflix basketball drama, why not check out âHigh Flying Bird,â Steven Soderberghâs 2019 drama starring André Holland and Zazie Beetz alongside (here we go) real-life NBA players like Reggie Jackson and Karl-Anthony Towns. âHigh Flying Birdâ is a little headier than most sports movies (it boasts an original script by âMoonlightâ scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney), with Holland playing an agent who attempts to revolutionize the industry in 72 hours, thanks to a league-wide lockout. Shot entirely on the iPhone 8 (!), which brings an urgency and accessibility to the story, and with a stellar supporting cast that includes Kyle MacLachlan and Bill Duke, âHigh Flying Birdâ is absolutely electric. The film also makes a great double feature with âHustleâ this week. And at 91 minutes, itâs shorter than some of the new âStranger Thingsâ episodes. [[WATCH](]
[- - -] [Premiere of the week] âIrma VepâMonday, June 6 at 9 p.m., HBOFrench writer-director Olivier Assayas adapted his own 1996 movie of the same name into a limited series, in which Alicia Vikander plays an American actress working on a new version of âLes Vampires.â As her commitment to the role starts to deepen, she begins to lose herself in more than one way. (Obviously, thereâs a whole new meta element with Assayas remaking his own film.) The original âIrma Vepâ was a lightning rod when it was first released (Owen Gleiberman named it one of the worst films of the year in the pages of Entertainment Weekly) but has simmered into a cult classic over the years. Maybe this new version, which debuted last month at the Cannes Film Festival, will be a favorite out of the gate. [[TRAILER](] âThatâs My Time With David LettermanâTuesday, June 7, NetflixThis new crop of episodes was recorded during the recent Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival that took over a large swath of Los Angeles. The format is slightly different â this time, Letterman is joined by a different comedian, who does a small set before chatting with the late-night legend. Sounds fun! [[RECAP](] âMs. MarvelâWednesday, June 8, Disney+The latest Marvel Studios series for Disney+ is also one of the best. âMs. Marvelâ stars Iman Vellani, a self-described âbrown girl from Jersey,â who idolizes Captain Marvel and who, one day, starts exhibiting superpowers of her own. Lively and emotionally real, with a kind of comic book-y style reminiscent of âSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseâ and a tone that is closer in line with YA fiction than anything Marvel Studios has attempted before, âMs. Marvelâ is a winner. And Vellani is a star. (Sheâll be reprising her role in the upcoming âCaptain Marvelâ sequel, âThe Marvels,â slated to hit theaters next summer.) The MCU is expanding! [[TRAILER](] âFirst KillâFriday, June 10, NetflixBased on the V. E. Schwab short story of the same name (Schwab created the series too), âFirst Killâ is a Y.A. vampire story that is different in a couple of key respects. One â the young couple is interracial, which is a welcome change (one is the latest in a long line of monster hunters, the other is a âlegacy vampireâ ready for her ⦠first kill). But the other, even more progressive element is that the vampire and the slayer are two young women. Yep, âFirst Killâ is super gay! The trailer promises some âBuffyâ-on-a-budget fun and the Internet should respond very kindly to the gay vampire drama. Twitter will shake. [[TRAILER](] âPeaky BlindersâFriday, June 10, NetflixThis beloved, incredibly British period drama (set in the Birmingham criminal underworld directly after World War I) is finally nearing the end. After the announcement of a sixth and final season, there was a wee bit of backtracking with plans for a feature film to follow. Still, this is the end of âPeaky Blindersâ as we have come to know it. This season aired earlier this year on the BBC but is finally coming stateside, with all six episodes once again written by creator Steven Knight. Are you ready to say goodbye (at least for now) to âPeaky Blinders?â Blimey. [[TRAILER](]
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