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MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES
Apple TV
For me, Elle Fanning can do no wrong. So with her in the role of Margo, then adding in Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman as her parents and showrunner/writer David E. Kelley in this comedy’s driver’s seat, it just has to be number one on April’s viewing list. Margo is pregnant, needs money and figures out a wacky, sexy way to turn her troubles into cash, with plenty of laughs along the way. Based on the novel by Rufi Thorpe, the series also stars Nicole Kidman, Marcia Gay Harden and Greg Kinnear.
THE MINIATURE WIFE
Peacock
Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks make up the sort-of happy couple whose lives are upended in this comedy series about a successful woman and her inventor husband. When hubby accidentally shrinks wifey, all kinds of hell breaks loose. Clever situations (she ends up living in a dollhouse) and lots of funny moments (she fights off a fly) result in this domestic comedy with huge vs. tiny proportions. Emmy winner Macfadyen can do anything (see “Succession” and “Death by Lightning” for starters), which means the comedy is funny even when the “science” isn’t very scientific.
WIDOW’S BAY
Apple TV
Matthew Rhys is like fine wine, getting better as he ages. This time, the six-time Emmy nominee, one time winner for “The Americans,” takes on a darkly comedic, horror-tinged tale of a man who moves to an isolated New England island with a mysterious curse hanging over it. He’s determined to bring tourists to shore up the economy; but don’t be too surprised when all does not go as planned. Stephen Root and Dale Dickey join in the macabre fun in this one.
BEEF 2
Netflix
After “Beef” took home scads of awards, including eight Emmys, it was inevitable that it would return. But in keeping with shows like “Fargo,” each season is an entity in itself, so “Beef 2” is a whole new story. This time, it revolves around a young couple working at an exclusive golf club, who witness a disturbing incident. Like in the first season, that takes on a life of its own, with more and more craziness as the story unfolds. Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan lead a talented cast in this story reboot that takes a whole different look at the “Beef” that turns into an all-out war.
THE TESTAMENTS
Hulu
This sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale” is based on Margaret Atwood’s follow up novel “The Testaments,” and features a whole new cast (and Anne Dowd, who continues her previous role) of women fighting against the patriarchy in Gilead. Chase Infiniti of “One Battle After Another” fame stars in this saga set 15 years after the original novel/TV series left off. Things have not gotten better, needless to say, in this dystopian universe where women are only valued as vessels to procreate.