A classic Japanese series about fightinâ robots gets revived for a new generation, a new nature series shows animals dealing with our mess, and a PBS doc is a heart-wrenching look at kids with parents in prison.
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[The Twilight Zone](
[Re-enter The Twilight Zone with Jordan Peele](
Series premieres Monday on CBS All Access (one episode is free on [IMDB.com](
The classic series that blew minds in the ‘50s and ‘60s get rebooted again, this time by auteur du jour [Jordan Peele]( who’s having quite the moment with the recent release of his blockbuster horror film [Us](. The new episodes [will remind you of the original]( all the way down to the twisty stories (and unfortunate inconsistency of those stories), but are appropriately updated in all the right places so they don’t seem stale. Peele ditches his comedy persona as he takes over for Rod Serling as the narrator and is fantastic at the job. CBS All Access is premiering two episodes today, one starring [Kumail Nanjiani]( as a comedian whose stand-up sets have severe consequences and another starring [Adam Scott]( in an update of the classic “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” and fortunately, they’re two of the better ones that we saw.
A ROBOT REBOOTED UP
[Ultraman](
[Ultraman is an action-packed throwback](
Series premieres Monday on Netflix
The legendary ‘60s Japanese series Ultraman gets a long overdue update in this new Netflix show that stays true to the spirit of the original… that is, a dude gets merged with an alien entity who turns him into a gigantic mech-suit superhero in order to beat the snot out of alien threats. The new series is animated with motion-capture CGI, so there are no actors flopping around in rubber suits, but the overall product feels less tacky, and the action sequences with fighting robots are so good you’ll forget you’re watching a ‘toon. Set 40 years after the original, the new series sees the Ultraman mantle passed on to the original hero’s son, and — at least early on — Ultraman remains a human-sized hero rather than the giant robot who unleashed havoc on skyscraper-sized kaiju and various downtowns in Japan. Despite that big change, the new series will be welcomed by new and old fans alike.
WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE ANIMALS?
[Hostile Planet](
[We’re all just trying to survive this Hostile Planet](
Series premieres Monday at 9/8c on Nat Geo
Climate change sucks and will kill us all, but the silver lining is that it’s giving nature documentaries new narratives. Netflix will release [Our Planet]( this Friday, which so far looks particularly guilt-trippy as it focuses on how our impact on the world has resulted in skinny polar bears. Meanwhile, this six-part Nat Geo series follows wildlife in the most extreme environments that are only getting more inhospitable by the day. [Bear Grylls]( hosts, and each episode is set in a different environment, such as the polar regions, deserts, and jungles. Tonight starts off in the mountains, and the opening shot of a snow leopard hunting on the steep cliffs of Nepal is more harrowing than anything Tom Cruise has ever done in the Mission Impossible movies.
DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY
[Tres Maison Dasan](
[Tre Maison Dasan is full of the raw emotion of reunion hugs](
Premieres Monday at 10/9c on PBS
We don’t want to bum you out or anything, but a lot of people are incarcerated in our prison system, and many of them have kids (1 in 14 kids in America is growing up with a parent in prison). This installment of PBS’ Independent Lens focuses on three young boys aged 6 to 13 (Tre, Maison, and Dasan) who are growing up while a parent does time, providing an unfiltered look at the collateral damage of imprisonment and the strength of parental bonds through difficult times. You’ll cry, but you’ll also see the sadness of the situation countered with the strength of some of the parents doing the best they can for their children given the circumstances.
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