Although there are still more than 100 days before the end of the year, TV Guide, an old American TV weekly, has published an inventory of The Best New TV Shows of 2021. According to this article, this is called reviewing the past and learning the new.
TV Guide is the most popular TV weekly in the United States. Founded in 1953, it has 50 million family subscribers in the United States, and it has become almost a weekly necessity for every family. The first broadcast time of this new drama is limited to January to July this year, and the broadcast platform covers the traditional TV giant CBS to the emerging streaming media Netflix and Hulu. In the words of Tim Julie, the author of this article, he only chooses the best.
Let’s take a look at the selection of "TV Guide" and see if it meets everyone’s taste.
July
The Pursuit of Love (the pursuit of love)
The BBC three-episode drama "Chasing Love" is broadcast on Amazon in the United States, and the online time is July 30.
Adapted from Nancy mitford’s novel of the same name, the play is the first part of a trilogy (the last two are Love in Winter and Don’t Tell Alfred). It tells the story of a British upper-class family, the ——Radlett family, during World War I and World War II. The story focuses on their daughter Linda and her cousin Fanny. Both of them were occupied by love and marriage at first and were actively looking for the ideal other half. When Fanny decided to calm down, Linda still followed her heart. First, she fell in love with a stuffy Tory politician, then a passionate communist, and finally fell in love with Fabrice, the Duke of France. The friendship between two people is also facing a test.
Doctor of death (Dr. Death)
It was launched on Peacock TV on July 15th.
Doctor Death tells a famous true story: Christopher Duntsch, an antisocial "killer doctor", killed and maimed 33 patients. The series is adapted from the podcast program of the same name, exploring the psychology of this anti-social killer and the bad omissions in the medical system that should protect the most helpless people.
The Bai Lianhua Resort (The White Lotus).
The play premiered on HBO on July 11th.
It is said that this is the funniest black comedy this year. The synopsis of the story is simply that people want to relax in a luxury resort in Hawaii. As a result, no one, whether employees or tourists, can find a moment of peace in this star-rated resort.
June
Blindspotting
It premiered in Starz on June 13th.
In January 2018, the absurd comedy Blind Spot (also translated as 72-hour probation) premiered at Sundance Film Festival in the United States, which was listed as the three most popular African-American movies of that year along with Black Party and Sorry to disturb.
The drama series "Blind Spot" of the same name is a derivative drama of the film. The play tells that Ashley, the heroine, used to live a middle-class life in Auckland, but after her husband Miles (one of the movie heroes) was suddenly put in prison, she and her 12-year-old son had to move in with Miles’ mother and half-sister. The selling point of this play is still mocking the ubiquitous racial discrimination in the United States.
Starstruck (make a big star)
In fact, this drama was broadcast on BBC 3 in April this year, but its online time in the United States was June 10, so it was included in the June drama by TV Guide, and the broadcaster was HBO Max.
This drama is a revelation of the "sleeping powder" chaos in the British entertainment industry-Rose, who is in her twenties, is a millennial living in London, and she has to work two jobs with no future every day; But one day Rose woke up and found herself sleeping with a movie star by mistake.
Loki ()
On June 9, it was launched on Disney Streaming Media.
Needless to say, the story of the Marvel Movie Universe (MCU) was already overwhelming in the early stage. The story followed closely Avengers: Endgame, and Loki, who took away the space gem, later encountered something "unlucky". This prankster and shapeshifter appeared in many periods of human history and influenced historical events.
Anyway, I have watched many TV dramas in Marvel Comics, and as we all know, eggs are flying all over the sky and trailers are everywhere.
"Sweet Tooth"
Antlers Boy is adapted from Jeff Lemire’s DC comic book series. Compared with the gloom of comics, the series of the same name has been adapted into a lot of sunshine.
Ten years ago, the "Great Collapse" caused a heavy blow to the world, resulting in the mysterious birth of half-man, half-beast babies. Humans don’t know whether these hybrids are the source of the virus or infected people, and they are afraid to start searching for them everywhere. A deer boy named Gus lived in a secluded forest for ten years, until he accidentally got to know Jeddah, who was wandering alone. Then they embarked on an extraordinary adventure. They wanted to cross the devastated United States to find answers to many questions-Gus’s life, Jeddah’s past and the true meaning of home. Along the way, they met many unexpected allies and enemies, and Gus soon learned that the world outside the forest was charming and dangerous, which was much more complicated than he had imagined.
May
《Flatbush Misdemeanors》
It premiered at Showtime on May 23rd.
This is a minority comedy, and there is not even a standard translation in the Chinese world. Flatbush (Flatbush Tabus) is an American place name in Brooklyn, USA. The story tells the story of the artist Kevin and the teacher Dan who fell in love and killed each other, and how they became an old Brooklyn, that is, wandering on the edge of Misdemeanors.
The Underground Railroad.
It was launched on Amazon streaming media on May 14th.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, the drama tells that Cora, a slave girl, is looking for the rumored "underground railway" to escape from the plantation in Georgia. In the process of searching, she finds that there really is a literally underground railway to help slaves escape from the cruel life.
Hacks (desperate writers)
It was launched on HBO Max on May 13th.
The protagonist of the story is a dead comedy actress and her young writers. Deborah Vance is a well-known old-school comedy actress who has a regular performance in a casino in Las Vegas. She lives in a mansion served by servants, surrounded by assistants in and out, and travels by private jet. On the surface, it looks very beautiful. But in fact, Deborah’s performance is getting harder and harder to attract the audience, and there are no people around her who are eccentric.
Ava, a young comedy writer, had a fairly successful career experience, but a cross-border joke on social networks made her lose all her job opportunities in an instant. The two men have a common agent, and with the help of the agent, Ava promised to try to work as a writer for Deborah in Las Vegas. The first meeting between the two quickly turned into attacking each other with jokes, but it was for this reason that Deborah realized that Ava was a plastic talent, and their cooperation began.
Ziwe
It premiered at Showtime on May 9th.
Ziwe Fumudoh is a new generation of online celebrity in the United States, whose homonym is Ziwei in the Chinese world. She became famous for the talk show Baited broadcast on INS platform in 2020. The program Ziwei is difficult to classify, because there are both talk shows and variety shows in it, and Ziwei often uses sharp language to run on the guests present, which belongs to the kind of language that is not surprising and endless. Anyway, it was only launched in the first season, and it has been successfully renewed in the second season.
Girls5Eva
It was launched on Peacock TV on May 6th.
The women’s group, which was not a big hit in those years, is ready to form a group again after 30 years, and a group of aunts once again dream of the entertainment industry.
April
Shadow and Bone.
On April 23, it was launched on Netflix.
Call of the Sun is based on Leigh Badugo’s best-selling novel Grissa World. The story is set in a world ravaged by war. Alina Starkov, an orphan girl at the bottom, suddenly exerts an extraordinary power, which may be the key to freeing her country. With the imminent threat of shadow, Alina was forced to stay away from everything she knew and trained to be a member of Grisha’s magic elite army. But just as she tried to temper her strength, she found that allies and enemies can be the same person, and in this bustling world, everything is hidden. Dangerous forces are rising, including a group of charismatic criminals. To survive, magic alone is not enough.
Cruel Summer
On April 20 th, it was broadcast simultaneously on Freeform and Hulu.
This is another story about cruel youth, and this is also a story about the American South. Conservatism and thriller crimes are impacting the hearts of two young girls.
Mare of Easttown.
It was launched on HBO Max on April 18th.
This play is one of the most discussed plays in the world in the first half of this year.
The story takes place in a small town called "Dongcheng". Mel (kate winslet) is a detective who lives and works there. Every day, she has to deal with all kinds of trivial things that happen in the town. When these things pile up together, it will inevitably make her feel physically and mentally exhausted.
One day, a murder broke the quiet atmosphere of the town, and a teenage mother named Irene was found dead on the beach. An streaming video shows that Irene was bullied by her ex-boyfriend Dylan and her current girlfriend briana on the day of her death, and Mel did not hesitate to arrest them. The impact of this case quickly swept the whole town like a butterfly effect. For a while, everyone around Mel seemed to be involved in the case.
Exterminate All the Brutes.
It was launched on HBO Max on April 7th.
This documentary explores the exploitation of the world by European and American colonialism for centuries and the tragedy of genocide.
Kung Fu
It premiered on the CW on April 7th.
This drama is dubbed "Shaolin Monks in America" on the Chinese Internet, but it should be called "Shaolin Nuns in America" in my opinion. This drama still inevitably has the strangeness of the West to the East. A Chinese-American sister dropped out of college and came to China Temple to look for spiritual sustenance. After returning to San Francisco, she found that her family was controlled by three societies, so she used her martial arts to protect the community and bring crimes to justice.
This is a robbery: the world’s great art heist.
Fly online on April 7th.
This is the biggest art theft in history: on the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day in 1990, paintings by masters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer were stolen at the Isabella Gana Art Museum in Boston, with a loss of more than 500 million dollars. This case has not been solved yet, and this four-episode documentary directed by Colin Barnicle shows the clues, deadlock, breakthrough and related speculation in the investigation.
"Worn Stories"
Fly online on April 1st.
This is an interesting and touching documentary, telling the story of old clothes and old friends full of memories.
Mar.
Invincible, young Xia
It was launched on Amazon on March 26th.
This drama tells that Mark Grayson is an ordinary teenager, except for one thing-his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark began to develop his super powers and was directed by his father. He has the same super strength, speed, flying ability as his father, invulnerability, slow aging and strong self-healing ability.
The above story introduction looks peaceful. In fact, this cartoon can be described as heavy taste. In a word, it is an cartoon for adults.
《John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise》
It was launched on Peacock Satellite TV on March 25th.
John Wayne Gacy is a notorious serial killer in America. He has a nickname called "Clown". Gacy graduated from business school with honors, then got married and became an excellent salesman. He is very popular with his neighbors, especially children, because he will play a clown named "Pogo" to entertain them.
Gacy’s story has been adapted into many TV dramas, and this one should not be the last one in March this year.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
On March 19th, it was launched on Disney Streaming Media.
The story of Falcon and Winter Soldier follows closely Avengers: Endgame, and Sam Wilson (Falcon) and Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier) jointly participate in a global adventure.
The biggest selling point of this play is who will be the next captain America. Now Marvel Comics fans all over the world have got the answer, and Falcon is the next American captain appointed by Marvel Movie Universe.
Muffins and Potato (Waffles+Mochi)
On March 16th, it was launched on Netflix.
Muffin and potato, who are determined to become chefs, have a global food tour. With the help of Obama’s wife Michelle, they traveled around the world and tried their best to learn all kinds of food and culture.
Bloodlands.
Acorn TV is a streaming media platform in the UK. The online time of Bloody Land in the UK is February 21st, but its online time in the US is March 15th.
This drama is about Northern Ireland. It tells the story that a note suspected of suicide was found in a car picked up from Stranford Bay. Northern Ireland detective Tom Brannick linked it to a notorious cold case, and he has many connections with this old case.
Last Chance U: Basketball.
On March 10th, it was launched on Netflix.
This play tells the story of American sports specialty students who are admitted to universities.
Murder Among the Mormons.
On March 3, it was launched on Netflix.
This documentary reviews the most shocking crimes in the Mormon community from an unprecedented comprehensive perspective and examines the criminal leaders behind them. The drama explores three bomb explosions in Salt Lake City, which killed two people and made people panic. The third victim, mark hoffmann, is a well-known collector, who specializes in collecting rare ancient books and documents, including the disgraceful Handletters of the Newt, which is enough to shake the foundation of Mormonism. These murders hit the core of Mormonism, and investigators found many damaged early Mormon letters and diaries in Hoffman’s car, which caused an uproar in the whole Mormon community. Hoffman struggled in do or die, while investigators stepped up their efforts to find out the truth.
2月
《金妮与乔治娅》（Ginny & Georgia）
2月24日上线于网飞。
经过多年的奔逃，少女金妮和母亲乔治娅渴望安定下来。然而，乔治娅过去的秘密却危及她们的这番努力。
《超人和露易丝》（Superman & Lois）
2月23日首播于CW。
这部超级英雄剧，讲述的是超人和露易丝结婚后，一边打怪兽一边育娃的家庭故事。
《熊镇》（Beartown）
2月22日首播于HBO。
本剧改编自同名小说。这部五集限定剧节奏很快。故事归纳起来就是“鸡娃”，父母施压给孩子太多压力，最终出现犯罪的故事。
《这是罪》（It’s a Sin）
2月18日首播于HBO。
三名主角在18岁时离开家乡，带着希望、野心来到伦敦。然而当他们感染上艾滋病后，他们在别人眼中就是瘟疫的存在，不过主角们也因此团结起来。
Clarice ()
It premiered on CBS on February 11th.
A derivative of the classic film The Silence of the Lambs. In 1993, a year after the The Silence of the Lambs incident, Clarice Starling, a special agent, returned to the front line to hunt down serial killers and sex offenders, and also wandered in the high-risk political world in Washington.
Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane)
On February 3, it was launched on Netflix.
Adapted from a novel of the same name. The drama tells the story of two good friends who have been together for 30 years.
January
Resident Alien
It was broadcast on Syfy and Peacock TV on January 27th.
The story tells that Harry, an alien who made a forced landing, came to earth with a secret mission after accepting his new identity as a doctor in a small town in Colorado. Finally, he raised an important topic in his life: Is human beings worth saving? And why do they fold before eating pizza?
Lost Alice (Lost Alice)
This drama was broadcast in Israel in May 2020, and was launched on Apple Streaming Media in the United States on January 22 this year.
Alice, a young film director, is increasingly obsessed with Sophie, a young screenwriter. Sophie’s dark and disturbing script seems to be more than just a fictional story.
Miss Scarlet and The Duke.
This drama was launched on the streaming media platform in 2020, and it was broadcast on PBS again on January 17th this year.
Miss Scarlett and Scotland Yard inspector nicknamed "Duke" jointly solved the crime problem in 19th century London.
WandaVision
It was launched on Apple Streaming Media on January 15th.
Wonder Vision is the first shot of Marvel Movie Universe in 2021, which mixes the classic American sitcom style. Wanda maximoff and Vision, two haunters who live an ideal suburban life, begin to suspect that everything is not what it seems.
Trickster (Trickster)
It was launched in CWTV.com on January 12th.
The play was supposed to be broadcast on CW TV network, but it was moved to CWTV.com website for cold treatment. The reason lies not in the play itself, but in Michelle Latimer, the creator of the play, who claims to be a Canadian aborigine, that is, a so-called Indian descendant. The story she created combines the problems of teenage superheroes, drugs and how aborigines live in the mainstream western society. As a result, Latimer was found to have no aboriginal ancestry at all, and even the second season was cancelled.
On the other hand, it should be a matter of time before something happens to Latimer. Last year, she took a documentary called Inconvenient Indian to the 45th Toronto Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award and the Best Canadian Film. This white-looking woman has been eating Indian bonuses.
All Creatures Great and Small
It premiered in Britain last September and was broadcast on PBS on January 10th this year.
The play tells all kinds of warm and interesting stories that james herriot, a young veterinarian, experienced when he went to the English countryside to work as a veterinarian in 1937.
Tiger woods (Tiger)
On January 10th, it was launched on HBO Max.
This documentary focuses on tiger woods’s "Rise, Fall and Return". This paper records Woods’ playing golf since he learned to walk, the great attention he gained after becoming famous, the pressure of being expected to be a "bridge of all races", the sensational sex scandal, the arrest on suspicion of drunk driving and other troubles, and his return after "abstinence and recovery".
Arsène Lupin.
Fly online on January 8.
In fact, this is a French drama series. In today’s global village era, American audiences are gradually getting used to watching subtitles.
When Asan Diop was a teenager, his father died in prison because of injustice. Since then, his life has undergone earth-shaking changes. Twenty-five years later, Asan was inspired by "Arsène Lupin, a thief gentleman" and determined to avenge his father.
History of Swear Words.
Fly online on January 5.
Nicolas Cage hosted a popular science program "History of Swearing Words" to explore the origin, popular cultural usage, scientific and cultural influence of various swearing words in English.
Thirty silver coins (30 Coins)
The first episode of this drama was broadcast at Venice Film Festival in September 2020, and was launched on HBO Max on January 4th this year.
The title of this play comes from the story of Judas betraying Jesus for thirty silver coins. Tell the story of the banished Father Vergara, an exorcist, boxer and ex-convict who lives in a remote village in Spain. He wanted to disappear, and his own demons came to him.
