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This week’s “What To Watch” picks include the fourth season of “Dark Winds” (AMC/AMC+), second season of “The Artful Dodger” (Hulu), and the premieres of “How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” (Netflix) and “Can You Keep A Secret?” (Paramount+).
We also recommend the super ’70s docuseries “Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association” (Prime Video) and the A24 bad-neighbor reality show “Neighbors” (HBO, HBO Max). Let’s hit the couch!
Night owl? Peep what’s on late-night TV this week.
New on Hulu this week
Season 2 premiere, Tuesday, Feb. 10: A sequel to Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist,” this historical heist drama returns for a second season. Last season, titular character Dr. Jack Dawkins (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) got yanked back into his old criminal life by Norbert Fagin (David Thewlis). In Season 2, Jack’s in a world of trouble, and Fagin’s planned a whole new heist. Joining the returning cast are Luke Bracey, Jeremy Sims, and Zac Burgess.
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New on Paramount+ this week
“Can You Keep a Secret?” | Paramount+ | Comedy
Series premiere (US), Thursday, Feb. 12: This BBC One comedy series loosely based on a true story makes its American debut. The show follows grandmother Debbie Fendon (Dawn French of “French and Saunders”), who fakes her husband’s (Mark Heap, “Green Wing”) death for the insurance money. Naturally, that leads to complications with their police officer daughter-in-law (Mandip Gill, “Doctor Who”) and a mysterious blackmailer—plus the discovery that Debbie has another, possibly worse, secret. You can stream all six episodes as of today on Paramount+.
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New on Netflix this week
“How to Get to Heaven From Belfast” | Netflix | Comedy, drama, thriller
Series premiere, Thursday, Feb. 12: If you’ve been starved for more “Derry Girls” after the series ended, this new comedy thriller from DG creator Lisa McGee might feed your need. In Northern Ireland, three old friends (Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan, and Caoilfhionn Dunne) in their late thirties reunite when an estranged fourth friend dies. I expect the same hilarity from McGee’s new show, spiced with intense suspense—the perfect recipe for a binge-able show. All eight episodes hit Netflix today. P.S. The soundtrack’s gotta be a banger, too.
New on Prime Video this week
“Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association” | Prime Video | Documentary, sports
Limited series premiere, Thursday, Feb. 12: I’m not really a basketball fan—but I am old enough to know a few things about the American Basketball Association (ABA), the professional slamma-jamma league that ran from 1967–1976. Dr. J, Converse All-Stars, red-white-and-blue balls, three-pointers . . . It’s all ingrained in my pop-culture awareness, reminding me of a time before money ruined professional sports. But there’s a lot more to the ABA than my four touchstones, and it’s all laid out in this docuseries whose executive producers include Common (who also narrates) and Julius “Dr. J” Erving himself.
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New on HBO and HBO Max this week
“Neighbors” | HBO, HBO Max | Reality
Series premiere, Friday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m. ET: We’ve seen bad-neighbor reality shows before—but what would you say to an elevated bad-neighbor reality show? From A24, Central Pictures (producers of the Best Picture-nominated “Marty Supreme”), and Gummy Films comes six episodes of “absurd, outrageous, and dramatic real-life residential conflicts from a wide range of larger-than-life characters across the United States.” We’ve definitely seen a form of this before, but the “Neighbors” trailer looks absolutely bonkers, but also unmanufactured—and therefore miles above the usual reality dreck.
Looking for your next binge-watch?
New on AMC and AMC+ this week
“Dark Winds” | AMC, AMC+ | Drama, thriller
Season 4 premiere, Sunday, Feb. 15: If Zach McClarnon’s in it (“Fargo,” “Westworld,” “Reservation Dogs”), I’m watching it. That’s how I got into “Dark Winds,” AMC’s dusty desert thriller set in the 1970s. I’ve seen only the first season, though, so I have one amazing three-season binge ahead of me. In Season 4, Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon) and crew work a case that sends them from the Navajo Nation to Los Angeles. Franka Potente (“Run Lola Run”) and Titus Welliver (“Bosch”) join the cast—and McClarnon gets to direct.
