"Upon his release from prison, a widower accepts a job as a bodyguard and joins the battle between the gods of yore and the neoteric gods of present-day America." (Starz)
"Follows three mothers, each at a crossroads, and their potential involvement in a riot at a school trivia night that leaves one parent dead in what appears to be a tragic accident, but which evidence shows might have been premeditated." (HBO)
Classic satire that "depicts "the struggles of a U.S. soldier, in an American bomber squadron, attempting to survive the lunacy and depravity of a World War II base." (Hulu)
"On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, the young sorceress Sabrina Spellman finds herself at a crossroads, having to choose between an unearthly destiny and her mortal boyfriend, Harvey. But a foe from her family's past has arrived in Greendale, Madame Satan, and she has her own deadly agenda." (Netflix)
"This generous collection contains stories and novellas by Dick, one of the seminal figures of 20th century science fiction. They provide an ideal introduction to one of the most singular imaginations of the modern era." Each of the episodes of the first series of Phillip K. Dick's Electric Dreams is adapted from a short story found within the five different volumes of Collected Stories. (Amazon)
"When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do what any sensible family would do: sell their house and relocate to the sunny Greek isle of Corfu." (PBS)
"Witch and Yale historian Diana Bishop discovers an enchanted manuscript, attracting the attention of 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont. The orphaned daughter of two powerful witches, Bishop prefers intellect, but relies on magic when her discovery of a palimpsest documenting the origin of supernatural species releases an assortment of undead who threaten, stalk, and harass her." (AMC; Sundance Now; Shudder)
"A tale of court intrigues in the land of Seven Kingdoms, a country "blessed by golden summers that go on for years, and cursed by cruel winters that can last a generation." The cold is returning to Winterfell, where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime. A time of conflict has arisen in the Stark family, as they are pulled from the safety of their home into a whirlpool of tradedy, betrayal, assassination plots and counterplots. Each decision and action carries with it the potential for conflict as several prominent families, comprised of lords, ladies, soldiers, sorcerers, assassins and bastards, are pulled together in the most deadly game of all, the game of thrones." (HBO)
"The world is going to end next Saturday, but there are a few problems--the Antichrist has been misplaced, the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse ride motorcycles, and the representatives from heaven and hell decide that they like the human race." (Amazon)
"Introduces unconventional clergyman Sidney Chambers, who teams up with roguish Inspector Harry Keating to investigate a suspicious suicide, a jewelry theft, the unexplained demise of a jazz promoter, and a shocking art forgery." (PBS)
"Margaret Atwood presents a chilling dystopic novel set in the Republic of Gilead, formerly the United States, after a radical theocratic revolution. In a time of declining birthrates, fertile women are dispersed to high-ranking white men as baby-making handmaids. If a handmaid cannot reproduce, she is exiled to the Colonies, an uber-polluted wasteland. One of these handmaids, Offred, not only remembers her life before the revolution, but is determined to reclaim it." (Hulu)
Each season of the Amazon series, Bosch, is based on one or more of the books, in the long-running series by Michael Connelly, featuring Los Angeles Police Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. The first season is a composite of three novels; a breakdown of which can be found here. (Amazon)
'In the mid-1970s shameless showoffs and incorrigible cutups from across the country migrated to Los Angeles, the new home of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. There, in a late-night world of sex, drugs, dreams and laughter, they created an artistic community unlike any before or since. The comedians--not paid by the clubs where they performed--tried to change the system and incidentally tore apart their own close-knit community. This tells the story of that golden age, of the strike that ended it, and of how those days still resonate in the lives of those who were there.' The series fictionalizes the names and events, but recreates the setting and feel of that time. (Paramount+)
"Elena Richardson is a woman who thrives on structure and rules and her family. When Mia Warren, an artist who has been living a nomadic lifestyle as a single mother with her daughter, Pearl, arrives in Shaker Heights, it threatens everything that Mrs. Richardson has known." (Hulu)
"Harboring secret preoccupations with a magical land he read about in a childhood fantasy series, Quentin Coldwater is unexpectedly admitted into an exclusive college of magic and rigorously educated in modern sorcery." (Netflix)
"Tells the story of a psychopathic killer who drives a stolen Mercedes into a crowd and a recently retired detective who tries to bring him down." (AT&T Audience Network)
"A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s." (HBO)
"Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, has his whole world threatened when a young woman in New England discovers she has a dangerous gift."
"A compelling, often hilarious, and unfailingly compassionate portrait of life inside a woman's prison." (Netflix)
"Sweeping through the South of France in the ‘60s, New York in the ‘80s and Britain in the early 2000s, Edward St Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels track their protagonist’s journey from a deeply traumatic childhood, through his chaotic, drug-addicted twenties to middle age, with searing wit and deep humanity." Each episode of the mini-series is devoted to one of the novels.
"Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920's Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit." (Acorn TV)
"A weary Ross Poldark returns to England from war, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his beloved Elizabeth. But instead he discovers his father has died, his home is overrun by livestock and drunken servants, and Elizabeth-believing Ross to be dead-is now engaged to his cousin. Ross has no choice but to start his life anew. Thus begins the Poldark series, a heartwarming, gripping saga set in the windswept landscape of Cornwall." (PBS)
"Offers a new take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, Josie & the Pussycats and their friends, exploring small-town life and the darkness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade. Learn the secrets and hidden tales from the summer before the eternal love-triangle begins. Featuring four untold stories focusing on the major players and events in the Riverdale series". (CW; Netflix)
"Lindy West is ferociously witty and outspoken, tackling topics as varied as pop culture, social justice, and body image ; a cathartic take on toxic misogyny and fat shaming." (Hulu)
The Tales of the City novels have earned a unique niche in American literature; not only as matchless entertainment, but as indelible documents of cultural change in the seventies and eighties. Among the lovelorn residents of 28 Barbary Lane is Mary Ann Singleton, a naive young secretary, who forsakes Cleveland for San Francisco, tumbling headlong into a brave new world of laundromat lotharios and cutthroat debutantes". (Netflix)
As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, the men of the HMS Terror enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness." Note: The series is an anthology, so the entirety of the novel is covered in Season 1.
"When Clay Jenkins receives a box containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends the night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death." (Netflix)
"In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers." (Netflix)
"When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe works, he's instantly smitten. Beck is everything Joe has ever wanted: She's gorgeous, tough, razor-smart, and as sexy as his wildest dreams. Beck doesn't know it yet, but she's perfect for him, and soon she can't resist her feelings for a guy who seems custom made for her. Their mutual obsession quickly spirals into a whirlwind of deadly consequences." (Netflix)