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It’s all well and good rewatching your favourite series for a second time, but let’s see if we can’t introduce you to something new.

I recently started watching the first series on this list, Mare of Easttown, and I can confirm that it’s instantly addictive.

Just the one problem – only five of the seven episodes have aired, meaning you can only partially get your binge on, before you have to kick it old school and wait a full week for the next episode to air.

That’s painful. How did we use to live like this?

For an overview of what the series, starring Kate Winslet as a police detective trying to solve a murder in her Pennsylvania hometown, is all about, here’s The Washington Post:

Mare is reeling from trauma in her personal life, including a divorce and a devastating loss. The twisty plot is elevated by well-placed cliffhangers and a supporting cast including Evan Peters, Julianne Nicholson and Jean Smart, who plays Mare’s delightfully snarky mother.

True – she is both snarky and delightful:

This one streams on HBO Max, with new episodes dropping on Sundays.

Next up is Cruel Summer, which features plenty of 90s nostalgia:

After popular teen Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt) survives a harrowing kidnapping, she accuses her previously nerdy high school classmate Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia) of knowingly keeping her captivity a secret — and stealing her boyfriend and BFFs to boot.

The allegation leads to rampant gossip and a closely watched legal case in their small Texas town. The show’s timeline necessitates a close watch: Each episode spotlights events that occurred on the same date across a three-year period, and you’re never really sure who is (and isn’t) telling the truth.

Phones down while you’re watching this one.

Here’s the trailer:

There are 10 episodes in total, with five having aired already on Freeform and Hulu.

Finally, we finish with Resident Alien, and the story of Harry, the extraterrestrial:

Alan Tudyk plays an alien who is forced to take over the body, life and (oh no!) career of a small-town doctor after crash-landing on Earth.

The quirky series, based on the Dark Horse comic of the same name by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, has been renewed for a second season.

It’s not exactly a fresh premise, but The Guardian said it offers “perfect escapism” and gave it four stars:

Season one has already wrapped up, and it’s been renewed for season two.

Throw a true-crime series or two into the mix, and that’s your viewing sorted.

[source:washpost]