Each week on LAist 89.3’s daily news program, AirTalk, we bring you show suggestions from critics who tell us what’s worth checking out.
This week, TV critics Angie Han and Cristina Escobar talk about two Spanish-language shows that put women at the center, a documentary series that'll make you look at your pantry differently and silly a comedy that's easy to watch.
Women in Blue / Las Azules
The crime drama is set in Mexico City in 1971 and inspired by true events that follow four women who join Mexico’s first female police force as a serial killer is on the loose.
“The mystery is really fun, how the clues scaffold and how the show handles all of that is great... the costumes and the setting being able to sort of dip into 1970s Mexico City has a lot of really fun period pieces, including gogo boots.” — Cristina Escobar, TV critic and co-founder of LatinaMedia.Co.
When and where: The first two episodes are available on Apple TV+. Episodes release weekly.
Betty La Fea: The Story Continues
A reboot of one of the most globally influential series that first debuted in Colombia in 1999, Yo Soy Betty La Fea, which evolved into dozens of remakes all over the world, including Ugly Betty, starring America Ferrera.
“It's really joyful. Like, is there telenovela silliness? Yes, for sure. You have to go in wanting that and liking it.” — Cristina Escobar, TV critic and co-founder of LatinaMedia.Co.
When and where: episodes are available now on Amazon Prime Video.
Omnivore
The eight-part documentary series looks at the world through the lens of the staple ingredients that have made society what it is today, and it might leave you looking at your pantry a little differently. You might not want to watch this one on an empty stomach. Be warned.
"While it doesn't shy away from the dark side of a lot of these topics, it tends toward a sense of hope and optimism about the future." — Angie Han, TV critic for The Hollywood Reporter
When and where: All eight episodes are available on Apple TV+.
Unstable [Season 2]
The comedy, co-created by Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe, along with Victor Fresco, follows the complicated relationship between a father and son as they navigate operating a biotech company.
"It seems like there would be a lot to say about like tech and capitalism and giant corporations and workplace culture, a lot of which Fresco had covered so well in 'Better Off Ted.' But it is a show that I just kind of enjoy because it's just funny, silly, it's sweet." — Angie Han, TV critic for The Hollywood Reporter
When and where: All eight episodes of season two are available on Netflix.
