📺 Colin Firth wants answers, Harlan Coben wants your gasps

Reviews of 'Lockerbie: A Search For Truth' and 'Missing You', plus 'No Good Deed' and 'Silo' Season 2

Happy Thursday! As children of the The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour era, we love a good crossover episode. Yesterday, the worlds of Abbott Elementary and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia clashed in a half hour full of easter eggs and inside jokes. If you missed it live, don’t worry, it’s available to stream on Hulu starting today.

In today’s edition:
Weekly Watchlist
Lockerbie: A Search For Truth (Peacock)
No Good Deed (Netflix)
Missing You (Netflix)
Silo - Season 2 (Apple TV+)

— Jenni Cullen and Jess Spoll

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

• American Primeval (Limited Series) — Set in the violent and lawless American frontier, this gritty drama stars Taylor Kitsch as a traumatized man struggling to find redemption amidst the chaos of westward expansion. Betty Gilpin also stars.
  Watch on Netflix: January 9 (all 6 episodes)

• On Call (Season 1) — Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars), Brandon Larracuente (13 Reasons Why), and Lori Loughlin (Full House) star in a new police procedural from Dick Wolf following rookie and veteran patrol officers navigating high-stress emergency calls in Long Beach, California.
  Watch on Prime Video: January 9 (all 8 episodes)

• The Pitt (Season 1) — Emergency medicine doctors juggle personal crises, workplace politics, and high emotions in this drama series set in a Pittsburgh hospital where each episode will cover one hour of a single 15-hour shift. Noah Wyle (ER) stars.
  Watch on Max: January 9 (2 of 15 episodes, then weekly)

• The Traitors (Season 3) — The hit reality competition series that resembles a live-action game of Mafia returns with more backstabbing, alliances, and suspense, hosted by Alan Cumming.
  Watch on Peacock: January 9 (3 episodes, then weekly)

• Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Season 2) — In the new chapter of the anthology series based on R.L. Stine’s iconic books, a group of teens finds themselves entangled in the chilling tale of four people who mysteriously vanished in 1994. David Schwimmer stars.
  Watch on Disney+: January 10 (all 8 episodes)

• A Real Pain* — This comedy drama written, directed, and produced by Jesse Eisenberg follows odd-couple cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) who reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their recently deceased grandmother.
  Watch on Hulu: January 16 (*Streaming premiere)

• Unstoppable — This biographical wrestling drama tells the true story of Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome), a young man who was born with one leg who fights through adversity to earn a spot on the Arizona State Wrestling team. Jennifer Lopez, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, and Don Cheadle also star.
  Watch on Prime Video: January 16

• XO, Kitty (Season 2) — Kitty Song Covey returns for more matchmaking adventures, romantic entanglements, and self-discovery at her prestigious boarding school in Seoul. Noah Centineo is set to return as Peter Kavinsky.
  Watch on Netflix: January 16 (all 8 episodes)

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

Lockerbie: A Search For Truth

Photo: Peacock

Keywords: docudrama, true crime, limited series
Watch if you like: Chernobyl, The Staircase, Lockerbie
Jenni’s Rating: C

This new limited series dramatizes one of the most devastating terrorist attacks of the 20th century, recounting the aftermath of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Based partially on the 2021 book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father's Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph, the series stars Colin Firth as Swire, a grieving father whose life was forever changed when his daughter, Flora, was killed in the attack.

The tragedy claimed 270 lives, including all 259 people aboard the plane and 11 residents of the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, where debris rained down after a bomb detonated mid-flight. The series chronicles Jim and Jane Swire’s relentless pursuit of answers, shining a light on the complex web of evidence, government investigations, and international politics that defined their decades-long journey.

While Lockerbie handles its subject matter with care and reverence, the series struggles to strike a balance between its dramatic aspirations and its documentary-like devotion to detail. For viewers who relish methodical, fact-heavy narratives, this approach might be a feature rather than a bug. But, the sheer density of information often overshadows the emotional core of the story, watering down the impact of what should otherwise be a deeply affecting tale of grief and resilience.

In short, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth seems to be an earnest, well-intentioned effort to honor the victims and the families left behind. But its slow pace and heavy focus on minutiae limit its appeal as a TV drama.

— Jenni

Length: 55-min runtime, 1 season / 5 episodes
Watch on: Peacock / Sky Atlantic

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No Good Deed

Photo: Netflix

Keywords: dark comedy, mystery, drama
Watch if you like: Dead to Me, Santa Clarita Diet, The Flight Attendant
Jess’s Rating: C+

On the surface, No Good Deed is about a married couple (Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow) trying to sell their beautiful Spanish-style villa in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, and the three couples vying for the chance to buy it. But the series turns out to be more of a whodunnit than a who-will-buy it, as the house comes with a blighted history that the sellers don’t want to disclose.

Like creator Liz Feldman’s previous work, Dead to Me, this series relies heavily on a scaffolding of withheld secrets and wild plot twists. It also features Linda Cardellini, who is a delight to watch as a wily but perfectly manicured trophy wife. But what No Good Deed lacks—that Dead to Me had—is a grounding element to balance out the zaniness and abrupt revelations. With eight characters to jump between—each with their own baggage and concealed motivations—it’s impossible to feel invested in any of them. What saves the series from its own cleverness are the raw, emotional performances from Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano as grieving parents, with Kudrow especially compelling as a mother at her breaking point.

While No Good Deed is a good enough binge, it breaks apart under the weight of its multiple storylines and dizzying, logic-defying twists. If you’re watching until the end, you’ll be satisfied that the mystery is resolved, but you’ll likely forget about it almost immediately after.

— Jess

Length: 35-min runtime, 1 season / 8 episodes
Watch on: Netflix

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Missing You

Photo: Netflix

Keywords: thriller, mystery, Harlan Coben
Watch if you like: Fool Me Once, The Stranger, Stay Close