Season 1 of 2020 Sucks. Here’s a List of Shows You Can Binge Instead.
2020 is officially the ghetto. Each month has out ghettoed the previous one. I saw someone post this on social media and I’ve never felt more seen and loved in those 2 sentences. 2020 has been a complete crapshoot and we are losing with each turn (aka each month).
Since it looks like the coronavirus is going to eventually have us all insanely trapped inside we might as well indulge and binge some good tv and film.
So I’ve done the hard part for you and put together a massive list of binge-worthy new and old tv shows, documentaries, and I threw in a few films because… quarantine life. Enjoy!
Queen Sono (Netflix)
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Queen Sono follows the story of a secret South African clandestine agent who tackles criminal operations while dealing with crises in her personal life.
They’ve Gotta Have Us (Netflix)
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2020 is officially the ghetto. Each month has out ghettoed the previous one. I saw someone post this on social media and I’ve never felt more seen and loved in those 2 sentences. 2020 has been a complete crapshoot and we are losing with each turn (aka each month).
The Stranger (Netflix)
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A web of secrets sends family man Adam Price on a desperate quest to discover the truth about the people closest to him.
Hunters (Amazon)
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Nazi hunters discover hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials in 1977 New York City, conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S.; the Hunters set out to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
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Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
The Morning Show (AppleTV)
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After her on-air partner of 15 years, Mitch Kessler, is fired amidst a sexual misconduct scandal, Alex fights to retain her job as top news anchor while sparking a rivalry with Bradley Jackson, a haphazard field reporter whose series of impulsive decisions bring her into a new world of TV journalism.
Hillary (Hulu)
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A documentary about Hillary.
Cherish The Day (OWN)
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On the hottest day of the year, Evan whisks Gently away to Malibu for a romantic weekend; when the trip hits the rocks, the couple is forced to question their future.
Snowfall (Hulu)
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Set in Los Angeles in 1983, the series revolves around the first crack epidemic and its impact on the culture of the city. The series follows the stories of several characters whose lives are fated to intersect: 19-year-old drug dealer Franklin Saint, Mexican luchador Gustavo “El Oso” Zapata, CIA operative Teddy McDonald, and a Mexican crime boss’s niece, Lucia Villanueva.
Dirty Money (Netflix)
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From the creators of Enron and Going Clear comes an all-new Netflix Original Documentary Series exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through our global economy. Dirty Money is now streaming on Netflix.
Who Killed Malcolm X (Netflix)
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Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in the name of justice.
The Laundromat (Netflix)
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A widow (Meryl Streep) investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners (Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas) exploiting the world’s financial system.
Frozen 2 (on Disney+)
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Why was Elsa born with magical powers? What truths about the past await Elsa as she ventures into the unknown to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond Arendelle? The answers are calling her but also threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she’ll face a dangerous but remarkable journey. In “Frozen,” Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. In “Frozen 2,” she must hope they are enough.
Queen & Slim (Amazon)
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While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country.
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Hulu)
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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am offers an artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to ‘70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature. Inspired to write because no one took a “little black girl” seriously, Morrison reflects on her lifelong deconstruction of the master narrative. Woven together with a rich collection of art, history, literature and personality, the film includes discussions about her many critically acclaimed works, including novels “The Bluest Eye,” “Sula” and “Song of Solomon,” her role as an editor of iconic African-American literature and her time teaching at Princeton University.
Parasite (Amazon)
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Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks.
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (AppleTV)
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Jimmie and his best friend Mont try to reclaim the house built by Jimmie’s grandfather, launching them on a poignant odyssey that connects them to their past, even as it tests their friendship and sense of belonging in the place they call home.
Godfather of Harlem (Epix)
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Forest Whitaker stars in Epix’s drama series inspired by the story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles.