By Dave B.

In the fourth season of The Expanse (Amazon Prime) the crew of the Rocinate is tasked with going to an illegally colonized planet to determine if ancient artifacts present there pose a threat to humanity. Meanwhile, Secretary-General Avasarala is in the midst of a reelection campaign, as she tries to halt people from colonizing over 1300 newly discovered worlds until more is understood about them and how they came to be depopulated. On Mars, Bobby Draper finds that her homeland is changing before her eyes as the aftermath of war and the potential of immediately habitable new worlds throws the need for the entire Martian terraforming project into question. 

By Dave B.

The fourth and final season of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle finds the world on the brink of chaos as rebels in Japanese-held territories are bleeding the empire dry, and the Nazis strive for ultimate power over not just their empire and the territories of a crumbling Japan, but also over the multiverse itself. As rebels across the former United States prepare for their last stand, all hope for freedom rests on a pivotal showdown between the powerful, but embattled Reichsmarschal Smith, and the universe-hopping rebel Juliana Crain.

By Dave B.

​In Season Two of Jack Ryan (Amazon Prime), the titular hero is out for revenge. Determined to bring to justice a vicious killer, Ryan uncovers a global conspiracy that takes him from Venezuela, to London, and to the very halls of American power. As Ryan races against the clock to save a friend, he finds himself embroiled in an election that will determine the fate of a beleaguered people, and possibly, the world.

By Dave B.

In Amazon Prime’s Undone, 28-year-old Alma is living a mundane life in San Antonio, Texas when, after an argument with her sister, she gets into a car accident. This accident changes the course of her life forever, as she discovers that she has the ability to manipulate time and space. Guided by her dead father, she seeks to uncover the mystery behind his death and prevent it. Ultimately, she must face the question of whether she is a powerful shaman or is suffering from psychotic delusions. 

By Dave B.

​In Carnival Row (Amazon Prime) the homeland of the Fae has been a battleground for human empires seeking to exploit its untapped wealth. When one faction finally wins the war, the Fae are ruthlessly exploited and many are forced to flee their home for an uncertain future in The Burgue, the Fae’s nominal ally during the war. In The Burgue, two former lovers, Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne) and Philo Philostrate (Orlando Bloom) are caught up in a web of intrigue and murder as they try to navigate through each other’s vastly different worlds. 

By Dave B.

In The Boys (Amazon Prime) superheroes are real and they’re big business. Like many heroes from companies like Marvel and DC, the heroes in The Boys are beloved by the masses. Unlike heroes from those universes, heroes in The Boys operate with nearly absolute impunity, leaving a trail of well-hidden carnage in their wake as they indulge in their every whim and darkest desire. But not everyone is taken in by the prestige and luster of superheroes and some of these people have decided to fight back. 

By Dave B.

The apocalypse is nigh! In Good Omens (Amazon) the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant) have a forbidden friendship that’s been developing since the dawn of time. When the end of the world draws near with the birth of the antichrist, the duo must confront the powers of both heaven and hell to protect the Earth that they’ve both grown to love. 

By Dave B.

The second season of The Tick (Amazon Prime) picks up almost immediately after where the first season ended. The Terror is on ice (literally), The Tick and Arthur are the hottest superheroes in town, Overkill is tormented by his oath to Tick not to kill anymore, and Arthur’s sister Dot is traumatized by the destruction wrought by The Terror last season and discovering that she isn’t who she always thought she was. While Tick and Arthur battle a new scourge called Lobstercules, a hidden menace threatens the newly reinvigorated A.E.G.I.S, and the villainess Miss Lint recasts herself as the heroine Joan of Arc.

By Dave B.

In Amazon Prime’s Hanna (a television adaptation of the 2011 film of the same name), baby Hanna is liberated from a secret CIA facility in Romania and raised in the deepest part of the forest by her father, Erik. He trains Hanna’s mind and body to be perfect weapons, capable of dispatching any enemy without hesitation. But Hanna, as many 15-year olds are wont to be, is rebellious and wants to see the world outside of the forest for herself. Her father reluctantly agrees, but before they can end their years of solitude, they must find and kill Marissa, the woman in charge of the secret CIA eugenics program than created Hanna, and the architect of the death of Hanna’s mother. 

By Dave B.

After the interesting, but ultimately disappointing first season and the mesmerizingly epic second season, I’ve been cautiously excited for season three of The Man in the High Castle (Amazon Prime), especially because season two was released nearly two years ago. For those who aren’t familiar with the series, it’s set in an alternate reality where the Axis powers won WWII. Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan occupy the United States, with the Rocky Mountains and the communities there serving as a neutral zone between the two powers. The story centers around Juliana Crain (Alexa Davalos), who learns that there exist realities where the Axis powers were defeated in the war, as she sets out to restore freedom to her world. In the third season, Crain attempt to prevent the Nazis from accessing other realities and further spreading their vile ideology of conquest, eugenics, and genocide.