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THE MORNING
SHOW
NOV. 1
APPLE TV+
Apple has been almost
comically secretive
about their new service,
but they did screen epi-
sodes of this high-profile
drama for EW...provided
we promised not to geo-
tag the location of the
screening room. (Not
a joke.) Jennifer Aniston
is wonderfully intense
as Alex Levy, the anchor
of a hit morning show
who becomes unmoored
when her cohost (a
mesmerizing Steve
Carell) is fired following
allegations of sexual
misconduct. Enter Reese
Witherspoon as outspo-
ken reporter Bradley
Jackson—but early epi-
sodes feel less like the
well-worn “two women
fight over a job” narra-
tive and more like “two
women fight an industry
that undervalues them.”
Morning Show could be
compelling enough to
make viewers do the un-
thinkable: sign up for an-
other streaming service.First, a disclaimer:
With approximately
183 TV series
premiering every
hour in America,
it would be all but
impossible for
any one critic to
view all of the new
fall shows. That
said, I was able to
screen 31 of the
programs making
their debut in the
coming months—
and now that
my eyes have
readjusted to
sunlight, I humbly
submit this report.MODERN LOVE
O C T. 1 8
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
Move over, Queer
Eye—this star-studded
anthology is angling to
be your next happy-cry
binge. Based on the
New York Times column
of the same name,
each episode tells a dif-
ferent tale of romance
and heartache: A bipolar
woman (Anne Hathaway)
struggles to find love
between her highs and
lows; a single book critic
(Cristin Milioti) bonds
with her doorman (Lau-
rentiu Possa) after an
unexpected pregnancy;
and so on. It’s all set
against the backdrop of
New York City at its rom-
com best: Couples
meet cute in the produce
department at Fairway
and snuggle in coffee
shops reading the Sunday
Times. With its jazzy
score and heart-tugging
mix of romance and
yearning, Modern Love
feels like vintage Woody
Allen—without all the
creepy baggage.LIVING WITH
YOURSELF
O C T. 1 8
NETFLIX
Miles (Paul Rudd) is
burned out. He’s bored
and uninspired at his
ad-agency job. He’s
alienated from his wife
(Aisling Bea) and unsure
if he wants to start a
family. He generally feels
adrift in his midlife sub-
urban existence. But a
trip to the Top Happy
Spa changes everything,
with one really bad side
effect: Miles now has a
clone, one that is better
than he is in almost
every way. What follows
is a silly, strange, and
fast-paced comedy-
thriller with a wise
lesson at its core: You
can be a passenger
in your own life or you
can be the driver.COMMON KNOWLEDGE? > Derek Shepherd, Marissa Cooper, Mark Greene, Will Gardner, Stringer Bellfall
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