📺 Watching: Emily in Paris, Colin From Accounts...

plus 2 AMC shows newly added to Netflix & a weekly watchlist

Happy Thursday. Hoping for “The Suits Effect,” a bunch of shows are now streaming on Netflix that were previously only available on AMC+. For those who are more judicious with their subscriptions, now is your chance to catch some gems like Interview with the Vampire’s first season. This week, we’ve reviewed two of the other new-to-Netflix shows that you might want to check out.

In today’s edition:
Weekly Watchlist
Emily in Paris (Netflix)
Colin From Accounts (Paramount+)
Kevin Can F*** Himself (Netflix, AMC+)
A Discovery of Witches (Netflix, AMC+)

— Jess Spoll and Jenni Cullen

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

• Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) — This legal drama returns with more twists and turns, complicated relationships, and romantic affairs. Attorney Jax Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) faces complex cases that test her limits both professionally and personally.
  Watch on Hulu: August 22 (2 of 9, then weekly)

• Classified (Season 1) — A new coming-of-age drama follows 15-year-old Ella (Imani Pullum), whose life is turned upside down when she's sent to live with her estranged father in South Africa. In her new elite international school full of secrets, she realizes just how much her stepmother has been keeping from her.
  Watch on Freevee: August 22 (all 8 episodes)

• Incoming (Movie) — From the creators of The Mick, this R-rated teen comedy tells the story of one night in the life of a group of high school freshmen, the party they crash, and the chaos that ensues.
  Watch on Netflix: August 23

• The Killer (Movie) — In this English-language remake of his 1989 action film, John Woo revisits the story of a feared contract killer (Nathalie Emmanuel) who finds herself hunted by old colleagues.
  Watch on Peacock: August 23

• The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Movie) — Lifelong best friends Odette (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Barbara Jean (Sanaa Lathan), and Clarice (Uzo Aduba) known as “The Supremes”, put their bond put to the test as they face their most challenging times yet.
  Watch on Hulu: August 23

• Pachinko (Season 2) — Based on the gorgeous, generation-spanning novel by Min Jin Lee, the second season of Pachinko picks up in Osaka in 1945, where Korean Sunja is forced to make dangerous decisions for her family’s survival during World War II.
  Watch on Apple TV+: August 23 (2 of 8 episodes, then weekly)

• Only Murders in the Building (Season 4) — The latest season of this dramedy whodunit will see Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver (Martin Short) searching for answers about who killed the Arconia’s latest victim.
  Watch on Hulu: August 27 (1 of 10 episodes, then weekly)

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These popular shows came back with new episodes. Here’s what we thought and where you can watch them.

Emily in Paris - Season 4a

Photo: Netflix

Keywords: campy, romantic comedy, escapist
Watch if you like: Sex and the City, Gossip Girl, Younger
Jenni’s Rating: D+

🚨 Slight SPOILERS for Seasons 1-3 ahead! 🚨

Season 4a of Emily in Paris dropped on Netflix last week and it is scrambling to pick up all the pieces and cliffhangers dropped in Season 3. To quickly recap: this Darren Star creation follows Chicagoan and social media marketer Emily Cooper (Lily Collins), who moves to France in order to “provide an American point of view” to a well-established French marketing firm. In addition to the work and lifestyle clashes she experiences, Emily also finds herself in the middle of a love triangle that becomes a bit of a love pentagon by the end of the third season.

You would think that all the buildup of rocky romantic relationships and business partnerships would make for some fun, dramatic resolutions in the next installment. But somehow, it feels like nothing is happening over these new episodes. Where there should be tension, there’s instead a steady churn of dry conflict resolution and empty stakes. None of the characters seem particularly invested in anything except the next big social media gimmick to pitch to a client, and that is simply not as interesting the fourth time around.

I know I sound like the biggest hater, but let it be known that I did enjoy the first two seasons of Emily in Paris! While a bit vapid, they were fun and shiny and worth watching for some escapist rom com viewing. The show is still quite glossy and fun to look at — but watching it feels more than ever like scrolling through Instagram: it may be pretty and suck me in for a bit, but I have the nagging feeling there’s something better I ought to be doing with my time. And it might be rotting my brain. We’ll have to wait until September 12th to see if this season has any redeeming plot lines hiding in its second half, but I am not too hopeful.

— Jenni

Length: 30-min runtime, 3+1/2 seasons / 35 episodes total (the remaining S4 episodes will be released on September 12)
Watch on: Netflix

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Colin From Accounts - Season 2

Photo: Paramount+

Keywords: Australian, comedy, off-beat
Watch if you like: Please Like Me, Frayed, Catastrophe
Jenni’s Rating: A-

🚨 Slight SPOILERS for Season 1 ahead! 🚨

Colin From Accounts — aka the main reason I have a VPN — returned to Australian screens months ago, and I have been absolutely champing at the bit to write a review, holding off until the new episodes were more widely available. Now, finally, Paramount Plus has confirmed that Season 2 of this irreverent and delightful Australian comedy will premiere in the U.S. next month on September 26th!

Still starring and written by husband-and-wife team Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer, the new season picks up where the last one left off. Our two struggling and flawed, but lovable protagonists, Ashley (Dyer) and Gordon (Brammall) are now in a committed relationship, but have lost custody of the lovable stray dog that brought them together.

Brammall and Dyer’s on-screen chemistry is just as charming and believable as ever, their real-life partnership adding an authentic layer to their on-screen interactions. Even though their characters are officially together, that doesn’t mean the entertaining squabbling between them has come to an end — they’re nearly constantly ribbing each other or bickering, equal parts out of love and spite.

Overall, the series continues to shine with its sharp writing, witty dialogue, and unserious, laid back humor that is so distinctly Australian. Ridiculous outbursts are balanced with heartfelt moments in a way that delivers more of what made the first season a hit: a perfect mix of laughter, light heartache, and a lot of awkward, endearing moments. If you haven't already tuned in, now's the perfect time to catch up before the new episodes drop stateside.

— Jenni

Length: 30-min runtime, 2 seasons / 16 episodes total
Watch on: Paramount+

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AMC licensed many of its cable shows to Netflix this week, making them more accessible to a wider group of viewers. 2 of those series are reviewed below.

Kevin Can F*** Himself

Photo: AMC

Keywords: genre-blending, dark comedy, satire
Watch if you like: Bad Sisters, The Patient, Barry