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Sex Education: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Sex Education takes on the idea of being a teen sex comedy in ways you, surprisingly, may not have seen before.

The Promised Neverland: Season 1/ Episode 1 “121045” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

The Promised Neverland balances out childhood innocence with the type of creepiness which puts you a tad on edge.

Dororo: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Story of Daigo” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

While definitely a way to pass the time, Dororo doesn’t present that big time hook to make this a must-see.

The Rising of the Shield Hero: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Shield Hero” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

The Rising of the Shield Hero lives up to what its trailer hyped and may provide oh so much more.

Jacqueline and Jilly: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Watching Jacqueline and Jilly is like checking out a soap opera that is past its prime and on its last season.

Deadly Class: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Deadly Class contains it all. Diversity, violence, teen angst, and not a single character who feels like a waste of screen time.

The Protector: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

With corporate espionage, a pending fantasy element, and bullets flying, The Protector starts off a bit weird and with a bang.

My Brilliant Friend: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Le Bambole (The Dolls)” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

While My Brilliant Friend overloads you with character introductions, the leads keep a tight enough grip for you to not end up lost.

Dirty John: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Approachable Dreams” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Dirty John ends its first episode definitely hooking you and making you want to spoil the ending with reading the real story.

Super Drags: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Lipsync Time” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Though the colors and attitudes may remind you of the Powerpuff Girls, this show is definitely not geared towards the same kind of girls.

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Season 1/ Episodes 1 & 2 “Affirmative Action & Saudi Arabia” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review

Unlike most new political shows, you finally feel like you’re not watching something inspired by, or ripping off, the Daily Show.

I Am Jazz: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

While in the process of re-reading Redefining Realness, which I recommend, I find myself matching some of the struggles of Janet Mock’s to Jazz Jennings and it seeming like almost an adaptation. Albeit with Jazz living a more affluent life, since she is straight up middle class, but there remains the same issues that Janet…

Goblin Slayer: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Fate of Particular Adventurers” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Between you knowing a rape is happening and seeing the murder of teens and children, Goblin Slayer doesn’t hold back that much.

Light As A Feather: Season 1/ Episode 1 “…Stiff As A Board” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Light as a Feather, thanks to the creepiness Haley Ramm brings, might become your new favorite Halloween fix.

Happy Together: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Happy Together is cute and silly, and as long as that is all you need in a show, you’ll enjoy it just fine.

Little Things: Season 1/ Episode 1 “FOMO” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Little Things is an adorable web series, based on the premiere, that’ll remind you love doesn’t always have to be complicated and filled with drama.

A Million Little Things: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

In a way, A Million Little Things seems to be ABC’s answer to This Is Us but with a focus on a friendship rather than a family.

Single Parents: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Funny, touching, and strangely not over the top, Single Parents find a way to balance the pain and joys of raising a kid by yourself.

Mr. Inbetween: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Pee Pee Guy” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

While the gangster side of Mr. Inbetween is generic, us watching the lead play father, brother, and guy who has no game with ladies helps give it something to hook viewers.

Maniac: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Chosen One!” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

The only reason Maniac presents to continue past episode 1 is your loyalty and faith in the actors. Not their characters or the story.

I Feel Bad: Season 1/ Episode 1 “I Don’t Want to Turn into My Mother” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

I Feel Bad feels like a mashup between a South Asian family comedy, that isn’t too culturally specific, and a rejected comedy about video game nerds.

Sorry For Your Loss: Season 1/ Episode 1 “One Fun Thing” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Thanks to Elizabeth Olsen, the full weight of emotion dealing with losing your spouse, while young, will weigh on you like a sandbag.

A Discovery of Witches: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Consider A Discovery of Witches a matured version of the many mystic being franchises which focus on teenagers.

Forever: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Together Forever” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Forever seems to tone down Maya Rudolph, and the style you likely know her for, and have her perform more within Fred Armisen’s comfort zone. Leaving you with a show which comes off very niche.

God Friended Me: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

God Friended Me is the kind of show which likely will start strong but then mellow out as you get used to the touching encounters its lead makes.

Kidding: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Green Means Go” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Imagine if Mr. Rogers didn’t have his religious upbringing to fall back on. If his world fell apart and he couldn’t calmly handle it? Well, that is the story of Kidding.

Ordeal By Innocence: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

With only 3 episodes, the foundation is quickly set, alibis given, and a few suspects. Presenting a story which seemingly is following a three act structure with one act per episode.

Happy Sugar Life: Season 1/ Episode 1 “1st Life: The Sugar Girl Eats Love” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Happy Sugar Life is going to give you pause as we get to know Satou and why she is hell-bent on keeping this child, Shio, in her life.

Samantha!: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Samantha! doesn’t necessarily begin with a bang but you can definitely see potential for this odd Brazilian comedy.

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Demon Lord Act” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Despite its exuberant amount of ecchi, there might be something of value in How Not to Summon a Demon Lord.

Caligula: Season 1/ Episode 1 “When You Lose Your Composure, You Cannot Reach The Truth Or Reality” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Most of Caligula’s premiere is dedicated to its lead talking like the most boring lecturer you’ll ever meet, and it is hard to say if the end of the premiere makes up for that.