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Reviews of Running Point (Netflix), Toxic Town (Netflix), Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) and Paradise (Hulu) Season 1, plus our classic weekly watchlist.

Mar 06, 2025

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Happy Thursday! Tonight brings a new Severance episode, the Traitors U.S. season finale, and a handful of fun premieres. The universe is both generous and cruel, giving us options but forcing impossible decisions of what to watch first. Meanwhile, Jess is off to SXSW for four packed days of movie screenings, including the premieres of O’Dessa and Death of a Unicorn. Unfortunately, that means our Severance podcast will be slightly delayed this week—but don’t worry, we’ll be back soon with plenty to discuss.

In today’s edition:
Weekly Watchlist
Running Point (Netflix)
Toxic Town (Netflix)
Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+)
Paradise (Hulu)

— Jess Spoll and Jenni Cullen

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Below is a selection of new shows and movies premiering this week. Our unabridged list of March releases, including theatrical releases and streaming debuts, is available here and published monthly for our premium subscribers.

Deli Boys (Season 1) — A comedic crime drama about two Pakistani American brothers who inherit their father’s deli—along with his secret criminal empire. Expect family drama, fast-paced twists, and plenty of dark humor.
Watch on Hulu: March 6 (all 10 episodes)
Picture This (Movie) — In this British romcom, a young woman is told by a spiritual guru that she will meet the love of her life among her next five dates. Simone Ashley (Bridgerton) stars.
Watch on Prime Video: March 6
Heretic* (Movie) — Hugh Grant plays a charming but sinister man in this psychological horror film, as two missionaries find themselves trapped in a twisted game of faith and survival.
Watch on Max: March 7 (*Streaming Premiere)
Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Season 7) — The popular docuseries returns with another inside look at the drama, rivalries, and adrenaline-fueled action of the F1 season.
Watch on Netflix: March 7 (all 10 episodes)
The Righteous Gemstones (Season 4) — In this final season, the dysfunctional televangelist family is back for more greed, betrayal, and chaos.
Watch on Max: March 9 (1 of 9 episodes, then weekly)
Moana 2* (Movie) — Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson return for Disney’s animated sequel, as Moana sets sail on a dangerous new journey beyond the known seas.
Watch on Disney+: March 12 (*Streaming Premiere)

Our thoughts on brand new streaming content, and where you can watch.

Running Point

Keywords: ensemble comedy, sitcom, Mindy Kaling
Watch if you like: Ted Lasso, The Mindy Project, Home Economics
Jess’s Rating: C+

Running Point, the new Netflix series from Mindy Kaling, sets up a familiar premise: a wealthy patriarch dies, and his three children vie for the top job. But whereas The Righteous Gemstones and Succession approach this with satire, Running Point plays it as a broad comedy.

At the center is Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson), a wealthy heiress who unexpectedly takes over her family’s professional basketball team. Isla is a nepo baby with no real qualifications—something that’s hard to root for in 2025—and the show asks us to sympathize with her underdog story, framing her as a 2010s-era #girlboss. It’s fun to see Hudson in a leading role again, but she is saddled with clunky, expository dialogue that even her charm can’t overcome, like: “I don’t want sponsors that make money off detergent and office supplies. I want people who make money off bitcoin in the cloud or whatever modern shit I don’t understand.”

The show surrounds Isla with an ensemble of characters who mostly feel like afterthoughts. Isla’s half-brother, Jackie (Fabrizio Guido), is a prime example. His lower-class background is played for laughs rather than explored in any meaningful way, making him more like a punchline than a character. Not only does this feel lazy, but reducing the working-class character to comic relief while we root for the one-percenters feels awkwardly out of touch.

What’s frustrating is that Running Point had the potential to be something more—a witty, sharp workplace comedy that explored the intersection of professional sports and gender. There’s nothing egregiously wrong with the series, but it lacks the strong point of view that Kaling produced in her other streaming series, opting instead for easy laughs and predictable beats.

— Jess

Length: 30-min runtime, 1 season / 10 episodes
Watch on: Netflix

Toxic Town

Keywords: based on a true story, moving, British
Watch if you like: Sherwood, Erin Brockovich, Three Girls
Jenni’s Rating: B+

Companies cutting corners to save time and money while ordinary people pay the price is a sadly familiar story. But real-life victories against powerful forces remain rare. Based on true events, Toxic Town follows three mothers at the heart of the Corby toxic waste scandal, one of the UK’s biggest environmental disasters. After officials ignored warnings about improperly disposed steel mill toxins, dozens of babies were born in the area with birth defects and health problems. When a few mothers noticed the pattern, they refused to back down, fighting for justice against those responsible.

Following events spanning from 1995 to 2009, this four-part series is equal parts entertaining and empowering. The overarching message is one of community over greed—of a pursuit of fairness in a world that feels fundamentally unfair. The series also explores female friendship and resilience, brought to life in gorgeous fashion by Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch, Doctor Who), Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus, Sex Education), and Claudia Jessie (Bridgerton). While the miniseries occasionally veers into sentimentality and a bit of cheesiness, the strength of the performances and sensitive writing ensure that its emotional beats feel genuine, and the twee gives way to moments of pure, lovely, unadulterated humanity.

It’s a moving story, well told, and while it might seem a bit “obvious” in its beats, Toxic Town is compelling in part because of its sincerity. By bringing these real-life women and their fight to the screen, it delivers a poignant reminder of the cost of corporate negligence and the power of ordinary people to hold those responsible to account.

— Jenni

Length: 50-min runtime, Limited Series / 4 episodes
Watch on: Netflix

Daredevil: Born Again

Keywords: Marvel, action, drama
Watch if you like: Daredevil, The Punisher, Echo

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