![]() ![]() “Geralt!” I simply repeated, as IMDb informed me of this mysterious hero’s name. “No way,” I blurted out when finding out that Henry Cavill, Superman himself, was the guy with long blond hair standing in the middle of said poster, a fierce look of defensiveness and incalculable sadness in his eyes. I had somehow never heard of this series, based on video games that were themselves interpretations of short stories by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Mani Lazic : I first reacted to the strikingly epic poster for Netflix’s latest weird TV show, The Witcher, by crying out, “What the hell is that?” to no one in particular. The Witcher, Season 2 (December 17, Netflix) Come for the special effects and stay for a meditation on the relationships between fathers and sons, God and man, and movies and sequels. Jonathan Tjarks : Tron: Legacy-the long-awaited sequel to Tron (1982) that flopped when it was released in 2010-is both ironically and unironically great, as are all movies that eventually build cult followings. And I’m sure fans of this brilliant series will agree: Let’s hope the ending is one area where The Expanse separates itself from Game of Thrones. But for a show that almost suffered a premature end on cable television, six seasons with a mapped out conclusion is nothing to scoff at-especially when, in its penultimate season, The Expanse is as great as ever. Miles Surrey : It might feel a little bittersweet that The Expanse won’t follow the entire journey of the eponymous book series, which would presumably answer more questions about the origins of the protomolecule and how far humanity stretches itself in the cosmos. Meanwhile, the rows of designer stores on Bleecker Street, once a condensed paean to Sex and the City’s consumerist vision of city living, is dotted with vacant storefronts, a victim of “high-end blight.” The Expanse, Season 6 (December 10, Amazon Prime) Now, rents in the borough’s luxury condos and rehabbed brownstones can exceed those of Carrie’s Upper East Side neighborhood. ![]() Brooklyn was a frequent punch line, and Miranda’s late-season decision to relocate there with her husband and child was treated as evidence that she was willing to radically reinvent herself in the name of family, a voluntary banishment to a far-off place. They’d debuted in a very different New York, where cigarettes were still smoked in bars and the Twin Towers still stood in Lower Manhattan. Kate Knibbs : Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis), and Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) first appeared on HBO 23 years ago. Why start embracing it now? Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues (December 3, Apple TV+)Īnd Just Like That… (December 9, HBO Max) For years, Always Sunny has violently resisted growth and change. This is a show that has repeatedly thumbed its nose at the notion that it’d have to eventually mature, with Charlie once singing “Go fuck yourselves” while high on spray paint fumes. These are characters who have failed to sell gasoline door-to-door … twice characters who have gotten addicted to crack multiple times. For 14 seasons, that has been the unifying theory of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 15 (December 2, Hulu)Īndrew Gruttadaro : Nothing has changed, and no one has learned anything. Tremulous and vulnerable-and devoted to her painfully shy teenaged son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee)-Rose’s presence obliviously drives a wedge between two men whose codependence is as thick as blood. Facing middle age as a bachelor, dumpy rancher George (Jesse Plemons) proposes to widowed road-house proprietor Rose (Kirsten Dunst), much to the chagrin of his hard-working (and drinking) brother Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch). Campion’s film, adapted from a novel by Thomas Savage, unfolds against a similar early 20th century backdrop, in a Montana landscape still very much in social and economic formation. The Power of the Dog (December 1, Netflix)Īdam Nayman : An unhappy marriage is at the center of Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, which earned its director a prize in Venice and also features a score by Jonny Greenwood-this one more than a bit reminiscent of his atonal accompaniment for There Will Be Blood. What’s New to Streaming in DecemberĪ selected list of movies and TV shows coming this month that The Ringer is very excited about. Here’s everything worth watching on streaming this month. ![]() ![]() The last month of the year is a busy one in the streaming world, from Oscar hopeful films, to the return of The Matrix and Sex and the City, to a brand-new Star Wars series. December comes bearing gifts-and not just because Christmas is around the corner. ![]()
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