April 28-May 14, 2020
Binge-Watch Recommendations
Are any of you searching for a new TV series to binge-watch? I have created a list of my all-time favorite TV shows that could make you forget what time of day it is. Most of these are on Hulu and Netflix, or, if you’re like me, you can watch new episodes as they come out on TV.
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All American (The CW, 3 seasons)—Spencer James is a rising high-school football star and A-student at South Crenshaw High, but when coach Billy Baker recruits him to join his team in Beverly Hills, Spencer’s mother, Grace, and his best friend, Coop, convince him it’s an opportunity he has to seize. Available on Netflix.
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Chicago Fire (NBC, 8 seasons)—As the firefighters, rescue squad, and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51 forge headfirst into danger, the choices they make can mean the difference between life and death. Available on Hulu.
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Chicago Med (NBC, 5 seasons)—The city’s most highly skilled medical team saves lives, while navigating their unique interpersonal relationships. Available on Hulu.
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Chicago Pd (NBC, 7 seasons)—District 21 of the Chicago Police Department is composed of the uniformed cops, who deal with street crimes, and the Intelligence Unit, which deals with major crimes. Available on Hulu.
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Dexter (Showtime, 8 Seasons)—Dexter Morgan is a Miami-based blood splatter expert who doesn’t just solve murders; he commits them too. In fact, he’s a serial killer. Available on Netflix.
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Empire (FOX, 6 seasons)—Hip-hop artist and CEO of Empire Entertainment, Lucious Lyon, has always ruled unchallenged, but a medical diagnosis predicts he will be incapacitated in three years, which prompts the sharks to circle. Available on Hulu.
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Game of Thrones (HBO, 8 seasons)—It’s the depiction of two powerful families—kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and honest men—playing a deadly game for control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, and to sit atop the Iron Throne. Available on HBO Now.
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The Good Doctor (ABC, 3 seasons)—Shaun Murphy, a young autistic surgeon who has savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join the surgical unit at the prestigious San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. Available on Hulu.
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Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 16 seasons)—This medical drama focuses on a group of young doctors at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital, who began their careers at the facility as interns. Available on Netflix and Hulu.
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Grimm (NBC, 6 seasons)—Portland detective Nick Burkhardt, descended from a long line of warriors known as Grimms, defends his city from magical creatures known as Wesen. Available on Google Play.
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Law and Order: SVU (NBC, 6 seasons)—The detectives that are part of the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit investigate crimes of sexual nature. Available on Hulu.
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New Amsterdam (NBC, 2 seasons)—Dr. Max Goodwin is brilliant, charming—and the new medical director at America’s oldest public hospital. Available on Hulu.
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Teen Wolf (MTV, 6 seasons)—The high-school anonymity Scott McCall was trying to break free from couldn’t have happened in a more mysterious, complicated way. Available on MTV.com.
—Sierra Adams