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The Bear
Golden Globes Award-Winner for 2023Critics Choice Award-Winner for 2023
A breakout hit in 2022, The Bear is all about food, family, the insanity of the grind, the beauty that can be found in the sense of urgency and all the steep slippery downsides. As young chef Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) fights to transform both The Original Beef of Chicagoland and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
Why you should watch: A revelation in 2022, this incredibly tense, funny and frantic series leaves you wanting more behind-the-scenes stories from chef Carmy and his crew at The Original Beef of Chicagoland. Already renewed for a second season, you can catch every episode of The Bear on Disney+.
Andor
IGN's Best TV Series of the Year - 2022
A Golden Globes Awards Nomination for 2023
Two Critics Choice Awards Nominations for 2023
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
Why you should watch: Andor might not be what you expect from the Star Wars universe, more drama than lightsaber battles, this tense slow burn science fiction spy-thriller is an excellent exploration into a darker and more mature-toned Star Wars series with compelling and satisfying storytelling.
This Fool
A Film Independent Spirit Awards Nomination for 2023
This Fool is an irreverent, cinematic half-hour comedy set in working-class South Central LA. The show centres around Julio Lopez, a 30-year-old who still lives at home, has been dating his girlfriend on and off since high school and finds any excuse to avoid dealing with his own problems. Julio works at Hugs Not Thugs, a gang rehabilitation non-profit, where he butts heads with his older cousin Luis, an ex-gang member who just got out of prison and moved in with Julio and his family.
Why you should watch: This Fool has flown right under the radar, but this highly-rated comedy won't let you down with an unsentimental approach to the bumps in the road of life, while not taking itself all too seriously.
Abbott Elementary
Three-time Golden Globes Award-Winner for 2023
Two-time Critics Choice Award-Winner for 2023
Three-time Primetime Emmy Award-Winner for 2022
A workplace mockumentary/comedy following a group of dedicated, passionate teachers and a slightly tone-deaf principal as they navigate the Philadelphia public school system.
Despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life, and though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.
Why you should watch: Abbott Elementary is another hidden gem you may not have heard about, this award-winning series has recently been renewed for a third season and there's no better time to enter the doors of Philadelphia's Willard R. Abbott Elementary School.
Under the Banner of Heaven
Two Golden Globes Awards Nominations for 2023Two Critics Choice Awards Nominations for 2023Inspired by the true crime bestseller by Jon Krakauer, ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ is an original limited series which follows the events that led to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in a suburb of the Salt Lake Valley, Utah.
As Detective Jeb Pyre investigates events that transpired within the Lafferty family, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – and the violent consequences of unyielding faith. What Jeb Pyre, a devout Mormon, unearths leads him to question his own faith.
Why you should watch: Fan of true crime? A devotee to the church of Andrew Garfield? Under the Banner of Heaven is a hard-hitting and gritty retelling of what is a shocking and grimly fascinating piece of Utah history, it's tense and disturbing at times, but you won't be able to look away for a moment.
Reboot
Two Critics Choice Awards Nominations for 2023
A show about a show, Reboot focuses on rebooting an early 2000’s family sitcom, forcing its dysfunctional cast back together in this meta-project. The returning cast, which features Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville and Judy Greer, must learn to deal with their unresolved issues in today’s fast-changing world, providing endless laughs while poking fun at itself and the business it exists in.
