If you’re looking for a new show to watch this week, the vast landscape of streaming networks will provide plenty of them. Some of them are even good! Among the best of them this week is eagerly awaited epic sci-fi joint Dune: Prophecy, Hulu’s thriller series Interior Chinatown, and a pair of reboots: Prime is reviving sexy cult-classic Cruel Intentions, and Peacock is dusting off classic thriller The Day of the Jackal.

Dune: Prophecy

We all need more Dune in our lives. This series, based on Frank Herbert’s Sisterhood of Dune, takes place 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides. It details the formation of the Bene Gesserit and the Harkonnen sisters’ fight against the enemies of humanity. Dune: Prophecy stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, and many more. Thankfully, it’s good, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Where to stream: Max

Interior Chinatown

Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, Interior Chinatown stars Jimmy O. Yang as Willis Wu, a waiter at a Chinese restaurant and a struggling character actor who is sucked into a world of danger and intrigue. Everything about this show points to it being great: It has an interesting story, unique setting, perfect casting, and the first episode was directed by Taika Waititi. What more reason do you need to give it a look?

Where to stream: Hulu

Cruel Intentions

1999’s cult classic Cruel Intentions is getting the reboot treatment. Judging from the trailer, this eight-episode series contains some nods to the original, like the “Bittersweet Symphony” theme song and the source material, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, but it won’t be dragging Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe out of the mothballs. The new cast of rich, sexy college students includes Sara Silva, John Harlan Kim, and Khobe Clarke. The show seems to be aiming for the same cynical-but-campy vibe of the original movie as it tells the story of an indecent wager between step-siblings, this time involving the daughter of the vice-president.

Where to stream: Prime

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal is a highly anticipated spy series based on Frederic Forsyth’s 1971 novel. It stars Eddie Redmayne as The Jackal, a shadowy assassin whose kills shape history. Lashana Lynch plays Bianca, the MI6 agent dedicated to stopping him. The cat-and-mouse chase plays out over 10 episodes as The Jackal sets his sites on a techie who’s about to release software that will reveal the dark financial secrets of the world’s elite.

Where to stream: Peacock

A Man on the Inside 

Ted Danson headlines a comedy series about aging. Danson plays Charles, a retired professor at loose ends who takes a job as an undercover detective at a nursing home. Charles soon finds that the geriatrics are fun-loving rapscallions who love partying (and crime, apparently). Season one of A Man on the Inside is based on a true story and sees Charles searching for a stolen necklace, but I’m hoping future season will see Danson tackle the mystery of who keeps moving my pills, determine the identity of the lady who keeps saying she’s my daughter, and figure out who keeps shitting my pants.

Where to stream: Netflix

The Sex Lives of College Girls, Season 3

Mindy Kaling’s show about the amorous adventures of the students of New England’s prestigious Essex College is entering its third season, and this time, it’s sexual; wait, it’s always sexual. Sex Lives of College Girls‘ regulars Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Christopher Meyer, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Renika Williams, Gracie Lawrence, and Mia Rodgers are all returning.

Where to stream: Max

Human vs. Hamster

Like the title says, this show pits humans against hamsters in scaled games of strength, smarts, and agility, to answer the age old question of whether we’re better than rodents. Remember after the pandemic? When streaming services and networks were so absent of content that really bizarre shows would appear? Human vs. Hamster reminds me of that, and I mean that in a good way.

Where to stream: Max

Last week’s picks

Silo

For the uninitiated, Silo is sci-fi series set in a gigantic underground structure housing 10,000 people who have never seen the surface. The air up there is poison and the ground is toxic (at least, that’s what they say). Season one of the series impressed critics with its bleak vision of the future and the cast’s solid performances. Look for season 2 to answer some of the lingering questions, and pose new ones.

Where to stream: Apple TV

Cross

Based on a series of novels by James Patterson, Cross tells the story of forensic psychologist and D.C. Metro Detective Alex Cross. Played by Aldis Hodge, Cross uses his big brain, training, and unique insight into the human mind to solve cases no one else can. But mucking around in the psyches of serial killers takes a toll, especially when his work life starts to threaten his family. Starts streaming November 14.

Where to stream: Prime Video

Cobra Kai (Season 6 – Part 2) 

This season of Cobra Kai will conclude the series, and I’d be willing to bet the scrappy teens of the Miyagi Do karate school will do well at the Sekai Taikai international hi-YAH competition, where they’ll face off against the greatest teen martial artists on the planet. As I’ve seen a Karate Kid movie before, I have a good feeling about their chances. Even though the Americans are underdogs and their karate school is rife with internal conflict, I think they’ll rise to the occasion in a surprisingly uplifting way, and take home the trophy or the black belt or whatever the prize in a karate tournament is.

Where to stream: Netflix

Arcane (Season 2) 

You wouldn’t think a cartoon series based on the online game League of Legends would be a critical favorite, but the first season of Arcane earned a perfect 100% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Season 2 picks up where 1 left off, with League of Legends champions Vi and Jinx on different paths in the looming showdown between Piltover and Zaun. This is the final chapter of Arcane, and it will be arriving in three acts, on Nov. 9, 16, and 23.

Where to stream: Netflix

The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth

We’re past the 50th anniversary of the notorious Stanford Prison experiment, in which undergraduates were tasked with creating an ad-hoc prison in a supposed attempt to explore how societal roles influence behavior. Whether the experiment shined a light on a source of human evil, or was a meaningless sham depends on who you ask, but everyone agrees it was wildly unethical. This documentary series examines the longterm effect of the experiment on its participants and questions the motives of its organizer.

Where to stream: Hulu

It’s All Country

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first country record release, Hulu is streaming It’s All Country, a six-episode docuseries hosted by country singer Luke Bryan. The aim is to explore the people, moments, and cultural impact of country music on America and the rest of the world, so if you’re into pickup trucks and cowboy hats, park yourself in front of the TV for a 100-year history lesson, son.

Where to stream: Hulu