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by Julian Spivey Paris Olympics (Peacock) – Friday, July 26 – Sunday, August 11 Don’t let Olympic fatigue set in so soon! There’s still plenty of the Games to go and you can see every event on Peacock between now and Sunday, August 11. The games have already seen a bunch of memorable moments, but there are plenty more left, from team sports like basketball, volleyball, and soccer to individual sports like gymnastics and track & field. Mr. Throwback (Peacock) – Thursday, August 8 NBA superstar Stephen Curry is making his foray into acting with Peacock’s “Mr. Throwback,” which sees him playing himself in a six-episode mockumentary from “Happy Endings” creator David Caspe and writing duo Matthew Libman and Daniel Libman. Adam Pally will play a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer who looks for redemption with the help of Curry, his former sixth-grade teammate. Dark Winds & Monsieur Spade (Netflix) – Monday, August 19 A slew of AMC drama series will be making their Netflix debuts on Monday, August 19, including two I’m thrilled will have the chance to receive a bigger audience. The Netflix factor is real, as we’ve seen shows from other networks have a second life or become big again once added to the world’s most popular streamer – look at what the former USA Network drama “Suits” did on Netflix. The series I’m most excited to gain viewers is “Dark Winds,” which has had two fantastic seasons – especially its first – on AMC following the cases of Navajo tribal policeman Joe Leaphorn. The show will return to AMC for a third season in 2025, and my hope is it will gain enough viewers from people catching up on Netflix to keep it going on AMC for a while. The other show I’m excited for people to see on Netflix is “Monsieur Spade,” which has been my favorite drama series of 2024 thus far. The series, a partnership between AMC and France’s Canal+, sees Private Investigator Sam Space of “The Maltese Falcon” notoriety essentially retire to France, where he becomes involved in a mysterious case involving a child believed to possess great powers. Clive Owen plays Spade and knocks the performance out of the park, saying a lot, as Humphrey Bogart’s shoes are mighty hard to fill. It’s unlikely more viewers on Netflix would help “Monsieur Spade” receive a second season. Still, it works as a completely wrapped-up miniseries either way. Other AMC shows coming to Netflix on August 19 include “Interview with a Vampire,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” and “Mayfair Witches.”
Only Murders in the Building: Season 4 (Hulu) – Tuesday, August 27 Yep, there are still murders being committed in the building. But season four of the popular Hulu series that pokes fun at while also adoring true crime podcasts will see a big locale switch as our fearless podcaster crime-solvers, played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, travel to Los Angeles to find out who was trying to kill Martin’s Charles. The fourth season will see the return of Meryl Streep, while also adding Melissa McCarthy, Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis and Molly Shannon. Season three, which featured the behind-the-scenes of a Broadway musical, wasn’t really my bag, so I’m hoping the show can right itself in season four. Kaos (Netflix) – Thursday, August 29 I’ve never been a huge fan of Greek mythology but seeing Jeff Goldblum in a contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology exploring modern themes of gender politics and power with a dark-comedy twist is too good to pass up. Goldblum will play Zeus in the series, co-staring Janet McTeer, David Thewlis, and Billie Piper.
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