Starfield will not be coming to PlayStation 5, GamesBeat is reporting. Instead, Bethesda’s first-person science fiction role-playing adventure appears set to be a major console exclusive for Xbox Series X|S.
GamesBeat cites sources familiar with the decision in its report. Reporter Jeff Grubb earlier tweeted that “Starfield is exclusive to Xbox and PC. Period.”
We reached out to Microsoft and Bethesda representatives for comment regarding these reports.
Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda in September 2020 raised questions about whether Starfield would remain multi-platform or would become an exclusive. Deathloop, which was announced before the acquisition, remains a timed exclusive for PS5. Xbox has a history of being more open to releasing its first-party titles on other platforms, with Ori and Minecraft Dungeons both releasing on Nintendo Switch.
Questions remain, but if these reports are accurate, we have a much better sense of Xbox’s intentions for Bethesda and its other major acquisitions going forward. Starfield does not have a release date yet.
Call of Duty’s ‘Reloaded’ update for Season 3 of Black Ops Cold War and Warzone is scheduled to arrive on May 20, but PlayStation users are now receiving the option to pre-download the Black Ops Cold War mid-season portion. The update is 11GB for PS5 and PS4, and will be installable at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET on May 18.
Activision has been heavily teasing some ’80s action hero DLC and possibly an event for this update, which is set to include a Sylvester Stallone John Rambo operator skin, and John McClane from Die Hard as well.
Players can also expect some weapon tuning for Black Ops Cold War’s sniper rifles, assault rifles, LMGs, and pistols. Treyarch didn’t provide details on which guns are getting nerfed or buffed, but the official patch notes should arrive alongside the update.
The update also brings some nice treats for Zombies players. Treyarch’s blog post from last week detailed that Black Ops Cold War’s DLC weapons will finally be available to obtain from the mystery box, several guns will be getting much-needed tuning to give players more viable options, and the long-awaited Easter egg main quest for Outbreak mode is unlocking for players at 10 AM PT/ 1 PM ET on May 20. There’s also a new fishing feature coming to Outbreak, but no details were given on how fishing might work or be relevant in Call of Duty’s Zombies.
It’s unclear what the file size is for Xbox and PC users, but the update will be available across all platforms on May 20.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has been renewed by NBC for five more years, according to Deadline. As also reported by that publication, this news comes after it was announced that host Fallon extended his contract in November, after his previous contract ran through the end of 2021.
There was little, to the point of almost zero, doubt that Fallon would be staying on with both The Tonight Show and the network. The late-night host, the sixth for the long-running Tonight Show franchise, has steered this incarnation of the show since 2014 and is currently involved in six projects for the network–an explosive and impressive run that started with the performer joining the cast of Saturday Night Live back in 1998.
Fallon’s renewal and extension comes as, meanwhile, NBC has canceled Lilly Singh’s NBC late-night talk show, A Little Late, after two years on the air. Variety is reporting that the network is exploring filling the time slot with something that isn’t a talk show, but no announcements with concrete plans have been made. Singh’s show, unfortunately, joins our ever-growing list of programs that have been canceled this year.
Fallon took The Tonight Show hosting duties over from Conan O’Brien, who is slated to host his final episode of late-night television via TBS’s Conan on June 24. The 58-year-old host is headed to streaming service HBO Max, where he will host a new weekly variety series. Conan originally moved over to TBS from NBC after he left The Tonight Show.
A Valorant Esports committee has issued a six-month suspension to Jay “Sinatraa” Won following an investigation into sexual assault allegations levied at the former Overwatch MVP last March.
The Competitive Operations team, a committee within Valorant Esports responsible for enforcing policy regulations, said the suspension was a result of Won “failing to fully cooperate with the Tournament Operator’s investigation.” This transgression is in direct violation of Rule 8.1 of the Valorant Global Competition Policy, the committee said in the announcement.
The committee detailed how it came to suspend Won. During the course of the investigation, the Competitive Operations team deferred the process of fact-gathering to the authorities after it learned that the matter was brought to law enforcement. As the investigation was underway, the committee said it had “serious concerns with [Won’s] conduct.” There were at least two instances of Won misrepresenting certain facts, making false statements, and failing to cooperate with the investigation “in a way expected of a professional Valorant esports player,” the committee said.
Though it couldn’t “come to a definitive conclusion on the underlying allegations,” the committee found Won’s general lack of cooperation and failure to provide the full audio and video clips as previously promised reason enough to issue the former Overwatch player a six-month suspension.
Won’s suspension, which is said to have begun after his administrative leave on March 10, will continue through September 10. He can return to the esports scene for Last Chance Qualifiers and Champions. But before returning to play, Won is required to complete professional conduct training.
Won responded to the investigation and suspension in a Twitlonger post, further apologizing to his ex and reiterating that he will “keep on trying to improve” himself. He also referenced the audio and video clips the committee asked for, saying his ex “asked me to delete [them] and I honored that.” He recognized that deleting the evidence disrupted the investigation because “[the audio and video were] a key part” of it. Won ended the post saying he will spend the time away from competitive “trying to develop a better set of interpersonal skills and earn back the trust of this community.”
Back in March, Won was accused of sexual assault by an ex. The former partner detailed their nine-month relationship with Won, describing instances of gaslighting and other forms of physical and emotional abuse. Won denied the allegations and apologized for how things ended between them.
While denying the allegations and maintaining the innocence that he “never assaulted” his ex in any way, Won said in a statement that he was “fully cooperating” with the investigation. Rule 8.1 of the Valorant Global Competition Policy states that “team members have a duty to tell the truth in connection with any investigation conducted by or for the Tournament Operator and have a further duty not to obstruct any such investigation, mislead investigators or withhold evidence.”
In the Nier future, Nier Reincarnation will be in the hands of anyone who wants to download and play it on Android and iOS devices. Pre-registration for the closed beta test for this free-to-play gacha-style RPG opened up last week, and I think it’s fair to expect more than a game that tries to bend your will to become as RNG gods. With series director Yoko Taro at the helm and a lot of goodwill attached to the Nier name, Nier Reincarnation should live up to that reputation in some capacity and deliver some narrative satisfaction, right?
I recently spoke with Yoko-san, mostly about the newly minted Nier Replicant reissue and his insight in developing the series. But we also had a brief discussion about what the future holds with Nier Reincarnation (developed by Applibot) coming soon and how he wants it to carry the franchise’s name as the creative director for this mobile game.
To put it simply, Yoko-san isn’t exactly a fan of how gacha-style games have positioned themselves, especially as it relates to his perspective on game development. At first, you might find it ironic given the success of SinoAlice, a mobile RPG he also directed. And with gacha elements as a core mechanic of Nier Reincarnation, where does that leave him? Yoko-san understands why these kinds of elements exist, but still sees the opportunity to do something meaningful.
With the limited time I had to talk about Nier Reincarnation specifically, I asked: How are you managing the perception of being a mobile game in the Nier series? And how has your experience with SinoAlice factored into Reincarnation?
“With mobile titles–and this goes for both SinoAlice and Nier Reincarnation–I come from a perspective where I don’t have very much insight into the business structure,” Yoko-san prefaced. He continued with an admission, “I’ve never pulled a gacha, so I don’t understand how the business works on that end.”
Unexpectedly, for the next five-or-so minutes, he let out a stream of consciousness without hesitation, reconciling the realities of making a successful mobile game while staying true to the ethos of game development.
“But when I do communicate with the staff members who create these games with me, and those who are very well versed in creating mobile games, I think I want to make sure that I am impressing upon them about giving very thorough consideration of why you’re doing this. How do we want to make this game, this Nier title, on a mobile platform? And I’m sure they have an idea of what needs to get done as a mobile game. We want to have to pull the gacha, and we try to make it flashy so that it’s easier for them to spend money and whatnot. But I want to impress upon them what our position is and what it means to have originality. And I would try to tell that to the younger members of staff.
“For example, we’d have designers who would make these very fancy-looking gacha buttons so that it would look appealing for players who want to pull that gacha. But I don’t like that. I don’t like to push that concept. And It’s understandable with a mobile title. The banners are also quite flashy so that it draws attention, but these designers go through special schooling to learn about design. And do you really want to just create buttons? There’s got to be something that we want to convey, or that we want to infuse into the game.
“So with Reincarnation or SinoAlice, I would tell them…imagine taking a screenshot out of a game–of course you don’t want to slap it onto a T-shirt and walk around town, but just be proud of what you’re doing. Maybe proud enough to have it decorate the wall of your bathroom or something. And if you aren’t proud enough to have it in your bathroom, then don’t do it. And with Square Enix being more open to my feedback nowadays, it’s great. So, I think what I’m trying to do right now is change the mindset. Try to bring that sort of shift in the mindset of these newer staff members.”
Nier Reincarnation is a semi-automated turn-based RPG at its gameplay core.
Whether or not you think Yoko-san is the old man yelling at the clouds about taking pride in one’s work in game development, he at least understands why certain things are the way they are. However, he shifted the conversation to the second part of the question–his experience with SinoAlice and how that might be reflected in Nier Reincarnation.
“There is one thing that differs between SinoAlice and Nier Reincarnation–and this is something that I had to learn and reflect upon. Whenever I write a story, I start from the end, actually. I come up with the ending first,” he explained. As you can imagine, this would be especially difficult to do with an ongoing service-based game, but Yoko-san is finding better ways this time around, saying, “With SinoAlice, I already had the ending in mind, but it unexpectedly became very popular. And so I’m writing these stories that lead up to the ending and I have to continue parts [and make them fit], so it’s kind of hellish here. But I took that [lesson] and I applied it to Reincarnation so that there’s sort of a break, or an ending or conclusion of smaller story arcs.”
This approach to storytelling seems appropriate based on what we know about Nier Reincarnation as well–unlocking memories of the past is the main narrative crux, and can be used as a platform to build out or recontextualize Nier’s extensive lore through a collection of smaller stories. If you’re familiar with weapon stories from previous Nier and Drakengard games, that’s the foundation for the kinds of stories being told here. It’s a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between the series’ story-heavy chops and the needs for an ongoing mobile game. But its lifespan, of course, depends on its success.
Yoko-san concluded in our discussion, saying, “It all depends on if the game continues its service. If it ends prematurely of course, you’ll never be able to get to that ending, so I think it would be nice if we have the support of players, at least until that first ending.”
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As The Girl of Light exploring the Cage, Mama guides you through.
If you’re not caught up on Nier Reincarnation, a new trailer was revealed alongside the recent announcement for the beta’s pre-registration. You play as a young girl called The Girl of Light who’s accompanied by a little ghost named Mama (kind of like Grimoire Weiss or a Pod). As you avoid The Dark Monster in an overworld called The Cage, you’ll reveal more about Nier’s world through semi-automated turn-based RPG battles and side-scrolling exploration within other characters’ memories.
In my previous interview feature with Yoko Taro, I asked about how Reincarnation fits into the Nier universe and what we can expect. Unfortunately, he didn’t have much to share but did let us know, “If anything, I think it would be best to expect that I will provide the unexpected. I will do something that’s unexpected, yeah, I will work hard towards that.”
Microsoft has updated its sustainable packaging goals, setting a list of ambitious targets to achieve in two phases. The company outlined its goals with partial progress to be made by 2025, ultimately leading to 100% recyclable packaging by 2030.
According to a social media post and packaging compliance page, Microsoft’s goals include the elimination of single-use plastic packaging, and 100% certified sustainability forested fiber by 2025, by 2025. Then by 2030 the company is aiming to achieve 100% recyclable packaging and 100% recycled, renewable, or responsibly sourced content. That last term means that the company commits to knowing the full extent of its material supply chain and assuring that none of it is harmful to the planet or people.
While the site does not explicitly mention the Xbox by name, a header image on the compliance page shows an Xbox Series X and various Xbox accessories, along with other Microsoft products like the Surface tablets. Any company-wide sustainability goal would include changes to Xbox packaging.
Microsoft sustainable packaging goals: ➡️ Single-use plastic packaging elimination by 2025 ➡️ 100% certified sustainability forested fiber by 2025 ➡️ 100% recyclable packaging by 2030 ➡️ 100% recycled, renewable or responsibly sourced content by 2030
The same page notes that it has been carbon neutral since 2012 and aims to be carbon negative by 2030. It also has notes on its handling of waste and water consumption.
In addition to appearing in The Witcher season two on Netflix, actor Graham McTavish has joined the cast for the Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon–or at least we’re pretty sure he has. Speaking to Stylist about the rumors that he’s in the show, McTavish basically confirmed it without saying Game of Thrones.
“I’m enjoying that, yes,” he said. “I’m really having a lot of fun. We’ve just started. It’s a very big project, so we’re getting to know each other. They’re lovely people. It’s great, but I can’t tell you too much. I can’t tell you really anything about the story! But it involves a lot dragons.”
McTavish stars on Outlander alongside Sam Heughan. They conducted the Stylist interview together, and Heughan asked, “Am I in [House of the Dragon]?” McTavish said with a laugh, “So far, no. And I have been waiting… I have to say ‘Where is Sam?’ because it’s always in my contract now.”
Heughan actually auditioned for Game of Thrones seven times, but it never worked out. “I auditioned for Renly, Loras, some of the members of the Night’s Watch. And I’d always get so close! I’d be like, ‘Guys, just give me a sword!'” he told Vulture.
McTavish also played the hobbit Dwalin in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, and, as mentioned, he will be seen in season two of The Witcher on Netflix. Outside of film and TV, McTavish is known for his roles in the video game franchises Uncharted and Call of Duty.
House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood. The story follows House Targaryen and is set 300 years before the Game of Thrones story.
The first House of the Dragon images were recently released, showing off Matt Smith (Doctor Who) as Prince Daemon Targaryen and Emma D’Arcy (Truth Seekers) as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. House of the Dragon is scheduled for release in 2022.
The Xbox Series X restock situation has been a hectic and frustrating one for hopeful buyers since the next-gen console launched last fall, but one retailer is making a slight change in how it sells the Xbox Series X|S online starting Tuesday, May 18. According to reputable Twitter account Wario64, which tracks deals and restocks, Target has notified employees that Xbox Series X and Series S consoles can be purchased online as soon as inventory is available starting tomorrow. This means that instead of holding consoles for specific drop times, local inventory for the Xbox Series X|S will be available for purchase online as stores scan it in.
This doesn’t mean you’ll be able to walk into your local Target and ask whether they have the Xbox Series X in stock–Xbox Series X orders will still be sold online only, so you want to keep your eye on Target.com instead. However, Xbox consoles will be available for Order Pickup/Drive Up after you secure your purchase. Basically, Xbox Series X inventory will be available on Target’s website when your local store has stock, and you’ll have to go pick it up in person. So rather than following leaks about when Target is planning to drop Xbox stock, you’ll want to keep an eye on your nearest Target’s inventory instead.
Target employees have been notified that starting tomorrow (May 18th), Xbox Series S/X consoles can be purchased online for store pickup as inventory arrives (still not available to buy in-store). PS5 will continue to be sold online only on specific dates. See pic for full note pic.twitter.com/imgQoTBQq5
However, this won’t be the case for PS5 restocks, according to Wario64. The note reads, “PlayStation 5 will continue to be sold through limited-time online-only events,” meaning it won’t be available online as soon as your local store has stock. The PS5 will continue to be available at Target on select drop dates that aren’t announced ahead of time, not even to employees (presumably to avoid leaks). The note also instructs Target employees to keep Xbox Series X, Series S, and PS5 consoles off the sale floor and in the stockroom with security camera coverage.
This process change at Target comes after Microsoft’s announcement of its Console Purchase Pilot program, which allows anyone in the US who’s signed up to the free Xbox Insiders program on Xbox One to register for a chance to reserve the Series X or Series S. Similar to Sony’s invite-only program for PS5s, Microsoft will then invite a “subset” of players who register to buy the console of their choice.
For more on where to buy the next-gen consoles, tips, and the latest console stock news, see our in-depth guides on Xbox restocks and PS5 restocks.
Netflix is making a vampire movie with Transformers director Travis Knight tapped to direct. According to Deadline, Knight will direct a “vampire action thriller” called Uprising, which is adapted from the Raymond Villareal 2018 book, A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising.
Knight directed the Transformers spin-off Bumblee, which released in 2018 and made more than $467 million worldwide at the box office.
A scene from 2018’s Bumblebee, which was directed by Travis Knight
Knight isn’t the only big name attached to the movie, as Stranger Things and Night at the Museum’s Shawn Levy and producing partner Dan Cohen from their company 21 Laps are set to produce Uprising for Netflix.
Jeremy Slater, who wrote 2015’s Fantastic Four, wrote the screenplay for Uprising. JD Payne and Patrick McKay, the writing duo who are the showrunners for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV show, wrote an earlier draft, as did Jay Basu (Metal Gear Solid).
Uprising takes place after a global virus emerges and turns people into vampires. The story follows a CIA agent named Lauren Webb who is trying to get to the bottom of things.
There is no word yet on a cast or a release date for Uprising. Knight also directed Kubo and the Two Strings, for which he earned an Oscar nomination. Knight’s two other Academy Award nominations were for The Boxtrolls and Missing Link.
There is a seemingly unending list of streaming services, and each of them has its own library of TV shows–original and otherwise. Strangely, though, Hulu often seems left out of the discussion of who has the best collection of TV shows, and that’s a mistake. From its own originals to the entire FX catalog, to an exhausting amount of shows its purchased the streaming rights to, you’ll never run out of things to watch on Hulu.
How do you wade through it all, though? After all, we only have so much time and watching hundreds of TV shows doesn’t seem possible. Luckily, GameSpot has your back. We’ve gone through Hulu’s library of shows and picked out the very vest of the best for you.
So take a look at the best TV shows on Hulu below and then go watch them. They’re worth it. All of these shows are included with the basic Hulu subscription, which starts at just $6 a month. You can check out our full breakdown of Hulu plans and pricing for 2021 (including the Disney Plus bundle with Hulu) for more details if you’re considering signing up. There’s also a 30-day free trial if you just want to try it out or watch a specific movie.
There’s good reason why Cowboy Bebop is considered one of the best anime of all time. Whether you’re a longtime fan and haven’t revisited the classic music-infused sci-fi western series in a while, or this is your first foray, Bebop should be one of the first things you watch on Hulu.
This historical drama follows the legendary Viking Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons as they set out to conquer the world. With a sprawling story set across numerous continents, epic battles, and more than enough intrigue over the years, Vikings is reminiscent of Game of Thrones–except it actually happened and its ending is incredibly fulfilling.
After a breakup, a woman played by Kat Dennings reconnects with her old friend group. Oh yeah, and she begins taking life advice from a human-sized talking cat that she’s begun hallucinating. Dollface is a very funny, and truly weird series on Hulu, elevated by a fantastic cast–Dennings, Brenda Song, Shay Mitchell, and Esther Povitsky.
If you don’t know what Animaniacs is, something’s gone horribly wrong in your life. The animated series from Steven Spielberg introduced an entirely new group of Warner Bros. cartoon characters and managed to address current events in ways that made sense to kids. With the reboot that’s exclusive to Hulu, the series picked up where it left off without missing a beat.
Cheers is hands-down one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, and its premise is incredibly simple. It’s set in a bar and tracks the lives of those who shuffle in every day to share beers together, as well as those slinging the booze. Over its 11 years, Cheers was a phenomenon that made household names of most of its cast–from Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman to Kirstie Alley and John Ratzenberger. What’s more, it led to another show on this list as the character Frasier Crane, played by Kelsey Grammer, got his own series.
No, large portions of Saved By the Bell haven’t aged well. Yes, Zack Morris is a terrible person. And yet, Saved By the Bell remains an iconic TV show for those that grew up in the ’90s. The various misadventures of the gang–from working at a beach club to, yes, getting in a drunk driving accident–made Saved By the Bell a show burned into so many of our memories. It also led to a sequel series, which is exclusive to Peacock. However, Hulu does have the one season of Good Morning, Miss Bliss–the original version of the show.
If you like a show that keeps you guessing about what exactly is going on and who the villain of the story actually is, this thriller about two teen girls embroiled in a kidnapping plot in the mid-’90s is what you’re looking for. Each episode jumps between the years 1993, 1994, and 1995, showing a cast of characters at very different points in their lives–and slowly revealing clues about what really happened.
The Sons of Anarchy spin-off follows a different motorcycle gang on the border between the United States and Mexico. Like the original series, Mayans is stuffed with the kind of violence and anarchy you expect from this biker-fueled universe. However, it also tells timely and relevant stories, exploring topics like the opiate crisis, the Latinx experience, and homophobia.
Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology is an iconic show, with each season taking on a new story and cast of characters. From Murder House and Asylum to Roanoke and 1984, AHS takes horror influences from through the genre, telling different types of scary stories, meaning there’s something for just about any type of horror fan–including whatever Freakshow was.
Who could have predicted that television’s longest-running live-action comedy would be a depraved sitcom portraying the usually-illegal hijinks of a pack of psychopathic narcissists who own a disgusting, rundown dive bar in Philadelphia? Yet here we are, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is one of the best and most consistent TV comedies ever, period.
Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play 14-year-old versions of themselves. Everything about this show is unbelievably awkward, including the main performances–but that’s the point. Was eighth grade not the absolute worst for you? No show has ever captured that more effectively than Pen15.
It’s now three years since the most recent episode of Donald Glover’s acclaimed Atlanta, but while we wait for Season 3 later this year, the first two seasons are available on Hulu. This story of three friends trying to make it in the Atlanta rap scene mixes surreal comedy, biting satire, and heartfelt drama, and the amazing cast also includes Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz.
What needs to be said about Rick and Morty? There’s a reason this adult cartoon is so unbelievably popular. Hilarious, meta writing and twisty sci-fi plots send the titular characters–both voiced by Justin Roiland–down increasingly outlandish and unbelievable rabbit holes. If you haven’t watched it, watch it.
Over the last decade, Bob’s Burgers has become one of the most beloved animated comedies of all time. The Belcher family may be more than a little off-beat, but their weird, wholesome antics will keep you coming back episode after episode.
What’s the deal with Seinfeld? Well, Seinfeld is a New York-centric comedy essentially about nothing, starring stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The ’90s sitcom has become a huge part of popular culture since its arrival in 1990–the pilot arrived in 1989. The show ran until 1998 concluding with all its characters in jail.
Fast-talking, idiomatic Canadian sitcom-meets-sketch show Letterkenny really must be seen to be understood at all. It takes some getting used to, especially when it comes to all the slang–be prepared to learn some things about hockey if you’re not already a fan–but it’s worth it, we promise.
The manga Attack on Titan is one of the biggest selling titles of all time, and the anime adaptation has rightly become one of the most acclaimed in recent years. The tale of the gigantic man-eating Titans and Eren Yeager is both horrifying and thrilling, and brings something genuinely new to the post-apocalyptic sub-genre.
Based on the works of Stephen King, Castle Rock is a unique horror anthology show that remixes familiar characters and concepts into entirely new storylines and ideas. It also had a cast full of actors you’d recognize from Stephen King movies, like Sissy Spacek, Scott Glen, and Bill Skarsgard, playing entirely new roles.
Freaks and Geeks may have been short-lived, lasting only one season, but the retro-flavored dramedy has earned a spot in the pop culture pantheon of TV sleeper hits. Featuring a star-studded cast of pre-breakout big names like James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Linda Cardellini, this is a quick watch that’s well worth your time.
Rod Serling’s classic sci-fi series the Twilight Zone has earned its place in the pop culture pantheon as one of the most instantly recognizable and iconic TV shows of all time. From fan-favorite moments like William Shatner watching a monster on the wing of an airplane to genuinely terrifying episodes about talking dolls who murder people, there’s something here for everyone.
Cult-classic horror series Hannibal reimagines the story of Red Dragon in a brand new light. Created by Bryan Fuller and starring Mads Mikkelson and Hugh Dancy, this show is a stylish, trippy, gruesome art piece that still finds new fans even now, years after its finale.
Created by Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation), Devs is an unforgettable sci-fi miniseries that centers around one incredibly complex philosophical question: Is it possible to use an algorithm to compute not only the past, but the future as well?
In the crowded landscape of superhero shows and movies, Legion stood totally apart from the pack. A surrealistic, art-house adaptation of an already off-beat X-Men character, this show developed by Noah Hawley was unlike anything we’ve ever seen, and with all three seasons available to stream, it shouldn’t be missed.
It would be difficult to find a more iconic sci-fi TV show than The X-Files. All 11 seasons of Mulder and Scully’s endlessly rewatchable adventures against aliens, ghosts, cryptids, and sprawling government conspiracies are here and ready to be revisited again and again.
Spinning out of the 2014 mockumentary film of the same name, FX’s What We Do In The Shadows TV show introduces a new group of vampires and their human familiar, Guillermo, as they try (and mostly fail) to navigate life in modern New York City.
Created by Bob’s Burgers alums the Molyneux sisters, The Great North is a big-hearted animated sitcom about a family living in a tiny, isolated Alaskan town. Also, there’s a giant, spectral Alanis Morrisette.
This classic sitcom launched both Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce to stardom as they played psychiatrist brothers Niles and Frasier Crane. The series spun out of the classic show, Cheers, but don’t worry, this isn’t a multiverse situation and you don’t need to be up on your Cheers continuity to enjoy the show.
The anime series One-Punch Man tells the story of Saitama, a superpowered man who can defeat his opponents with–you guessed it–a single punch. While a change of animation studios resulted in a very disappointing second season, the inventive and funny Season 1 is highly recommended.
Noah Hawley’s anthology crime series took its initial inspiration from the classic Coen brothers movie of the same title, but has since gone its own dark and gripping direction. Each season is a twisted gem, with an incredible mix of actors that includes Ewan McGregor, Chris Rock, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemmons, Martin Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Billy Bob Thornton.
While Netflix’s Arrested Development revival wasn’t very good, the original series remains one of the best comedies of the past decade. With unforgettably odd characters, completely unpredictable storylines, and Ron Howard’s now iconic voiceover narration, the hilarious misadventures of the Bluth family remains a joy to watch.
