His & Hers (Netflix)
Netflix has been really good of late at the pulpy, potboiler, limited series, and His & Hers is the latest in that winning streak. The show follows a detective (Jon Bernthal) and his estranged journalist wife (Tessa Thompson) as they both hunt for answers when a local woman — whom they both have a close connection to — winds up dead. Based on Alice Feeney’s book of the same name, His & Hers is exactly how this kind of show should be: juicy, fun, easy to watch, and filled with really good actors.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)
In shrinking its story down to a more intimate one that takes place between the margins of major universe events, Game of Thrones takes a page out of the Andor handbook with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R.R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas. This short series follows a big, humble, anxious hedge knight (former professional rugby player Peter Claffey) and his little friend and squire (Dexter Sol Ansell). It is a true breath of fresh air for Thrones fans on both a story and character level — and an absolute delight from start to finish.
