What to Watch

Whether you are looking for a recommendation for a good movie or a series to binge watch, here is where you can find what other TWC members are watching. 

What is your favorite series or movie? Tell us about a TV show, movie or documentary you enjoy by emailing it to twc-webmaster@outlook.com.

           Adolescence

           Netflix Series

Adolescence is rated as harrowing, heartbreaking and a must-watch.

The four-episode Netflix miniseries combines brilliant performances and audacious filmmaking to tell a complex story about the world children and parents live in today.

A story of how a family’s world is turned upside down when 13-year-old Jamie Miller is arrested for the murder of a teenage girl who goes to his school.  Told from a vantage point that includes the shame and horror of the suspect’s family, the struggles of the teenagers’ hapless educators, and the intractable anger and fear of the teenagers impacted by the violence.

Watched by Ruth Fowler who added, “I think every parent or future parent should watch this excellently done Netflix movie from England. It was difficult to watch but so well done.  The role of the 13-yr old boy, his first ever as a movie actor, and the role of his father, one of the writers and directors of the film, was casting at its best.  Incredible film making and each episode was done in ONE take with cameras never stopping.”

             Severance

                 Apple TV+

              Amazon Prime

The Emmy Award-winning show follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott) as he leads a team at Lumon Industries whose employees have undergone a severance procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Lumon Industries is a biotechnology company that uses a medical technique known as "severance" to disconnect workers' consciousness when an implanted chip is activated. When they enter one of the company's restricted "severed" floors, the implant is typically triggered spatially, presumably to prevent the leakage of highly classified work.

When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

Admittedly, things start off slow and drag slightly with the first episode. Fear not though, because Severance picks up with an increasing amount of drama and mystery, climaxing perfectly with a season finale that balances that fine line of leaving you wanting more, while quenching your appetite to remain satisfied until

Season 2.

Watched by Roz Callahan

            The Agency

       Paramount+ Series

           Amazon Prime

Covert CIA agent Martian is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind unexpectedly reappears, their romance reignites, pitting his career, his real identity and his mission against his heart while hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.

Starring: Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, and  Richard Gere

Watched by Robin Stuck

     Flight Risk (Movie)

   An Edge-of-Your-Seat Thriller!!!

If you're in the mood for a heart-pounding thriller, "Flight Risk," this one is great starring the incomparable Mark Wahlberg.

The plot centers around an air marshal who is tasked with the critical mission of locating and escorting a key witness for a mob boss's trial to Anchorage. The air marshal successfully finds the witness and arranges for a chartered plane to take them from Fairbanks to Anchorage. It's here that Mark Wahlberg steps into the scene as the pilot of the chartered plane.

As the plane takes off, the tension rises, and the journey becomes anything but ordinary. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, each moment more thrilling than the last.

"Flight Risk" is filled with nail-biting moments and edge-of-your-seat excitement. The storytelling is masterful, constantly keeping you guessing and engaged. The chemistry between the characters, the high-stakes environment, and the ever-present threat of danger make this movie a must-watch for thriller enthusiasts.

Watched by Movie & Lunch Group 1

Only Murders in the Building

               Hulu Series

An American mystery-comedy-drama television series. The main plot focuses on a trio of strangers (played by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez).   All have a shared interest in true crime podcasts and become friends while investigating a succession of suspicious murders in the Arconia, their affluent Upper West Side apartment building. Together, they produce their own podcast about the cases, titled Only Murders in the Building.

Its four ten-episode seasons premiered in 2021. The series was renewed for a fifth season, due in 2025.  It is likely that many of main cast and other familiar faces would be returning. Previous cast members include Meryl Streep, Melissa McCarthy, Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy and Zach Galifianakis.

The series has received critical acclaim since its debut, with reviewers highlighting its comedic approach to crime fiction as well as the cast performances.

               Alex Rider

          Amazon Prime Series

An ordinary London teenager, Alex Rider, is recruited by the Department of Special Operations, a subdivision of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), to infiltrate a controversial corrective academy for the wayward offspring of the ultra-rich where he uses skills he didn’t know he had to become an extraordinary spy.

                Wicked

                     The Movie

Wicked, one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, now arrives on your screen as a generation-defining cinematic event. The untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet at Shiz University and forge an unlikely friendship before their lives take different paths following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Their extraordinary adventures will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

This is only part one: Wicked ends where the intermission occurs in the stage show, with part two coming in November 2025.

Although the movie is rather long, it’s worth the watch.

 Watched by Anna Buckner 

       Harry & Meghan

            Netflix Docuseries

Harry & Meghan is an American documentary series, starring Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.  The series covers the couple's relationship from their early courtship to their decision to step back as working members of the British royal family and their subsequent activities.  

It also includes interviews with family, friends, historians, and journalists. 

 It received mixed reviews from critics.  According to BARB, (Barb Audiences Ltd, formerly Broadcasters Audience Research Board), a British organization that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom, it was the most-watched premiere for a Netflix show in 2022 in the United Kingdom.

Watched by Barb Patterson

              Bad Sisters

              Apple TV+ Series

Dark secrets are a family affair in Bad Sisters, a riotously funny murder mystery that makes fine use of its gifted ensemble while exemplifying creator and star Sharon Horgan's penchant for salty warmth.

A delicious blend of both dark comedy and thriller, Bad Sisters follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another.  But when John Paul, their toxic brother-in-law, that they all wanted dead actually dies, it turns their lives upside down and tests their bond like nothing before. The Garvey sisters think it's all behind them, but the insurance men have questions.  The sisters are being investigated for the death of John Paul.

Watched by Barb Patterson

          The Diplomat

    Netflix Series Seasons 1 & 2

The series centers on Kate Wyler, the new United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, as she helps to defuse an international crisis, forges strategic alliances and adjusts to her new place in the spotlight. She also manages her deteriorating marriage to fellow career diplomat Hal Wyler, who has spent his long career in a position of power and struggles to stay behind the scenes to let his wife take the lead. 

Their integration into the UK political scene is a bumpy road as they discover a conspiracy behind who is responsible for blowing up a British aircraft carrier, killing over 40 Royal Navy personnel.  Kate initially suspects the UK Prime Minister to be involved, but when that suspicion is put to rest, she discovers an even more sinister and complicated truth.

Season 2…A deadly explosion in the heart of London shatters US Ambassador Kate Wyler’s world. Struggling to rebuild the lives that broke and a team that split apart, Kate’s worst fears unfold.

It promises to get even more complicated in Season 3, which is now in production.

Watched by Barb Shea

                        LOOT

                     Apple TV+

Loot is an American comedy television series that premiered on June 24, 2022. It follows newly single 45-year-old Molly Wells, who after 20 years, divorced her tech billionaire husband after he has an affair. The divorce settlement makes her the third-wealthiest woman in the US.

She goes on a worldwide bender with her newfound $87 billion fortune, ending in an existential mid-life crisis. She then decides to re-engage and run the day-to-day work of the charitable foundation she forgot that she founded, much to its employees’ chagrin, with the goal to reconnect with the real world, finding herself along the way.  

The show has received generally positive reviews. In July 2024, it was renewed for a third season.

Watched by Roger Heilman & Barb Shea-Heilman

      Nobody Wants This

            Netflix Series

Nobody Wants This centers on the unlikely relationship between Joanne, an outspoken, agnostic woman and
Adam, an unconventional rabbi. From the moment they meet at a friend’s dinner party, both can tell there’s something between them. Their unlikely love story begins there. However, potentially between them are their differing outlooks on life, all of the modern obstacles to love, and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families.

Creator, Erin Foster’s semi-autobiographical, yet totally universal, series about a cynical Los Angeles sex and relationship podcaster who meets the love of her life.  “This show really represents how I view love now, which is so different than how I viewed it before,” she says. “Being in a really beautiful, healthy, fun relationship, it made me soften some of my cynicism.”

Watched by Roz Callahan