Worth The Watch
Welcome to Worth The Watch — your signal in the streaming noise. We're tracking 4 shows this week. Get the buzz, skip the noise.
[ New stuff ]
Fresh premieres dropping this week
Follow five work-obsessed twenty-somethings striving for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness in Manhattan's most glamorous neighborhood, Murray Hill.
The Signal
A Hulu workplace comedy from Mindy Kaling about five career-obsessed twenty-somethings in Manhattan, distinguished by its Murray Hill setting and a large ensemble cast including Jay Ellis and Constance Wu.
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Cape Fear
A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna and Tom Bowden when Max Cady, the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison and wants revenge.
The Signal
A 10-episode prestige psychological thriller on Apple TV+ — a modernized remake of the Cape Fear story in which a released killer wages psychological warfare on the attorneys who put him away, updated with AI, social media, and reputational-destruction anxieties.
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The Witness
With their 2-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell's partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation.
The Signal
A three-part British true-crime drama miniseries on Netflix retelling the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell through the grief and fight for justice of her partner and their toddler son, who was the only witness.
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[ Returning ]
Updates on shows everyone's talking about
Follows the Eternal Values cult of the ’80s and ’90s, led by Manhattan socialite Frederick von Mierers.
The Signal
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