This year ’s batch of make novel pilots from Amazon Studiosjust went live , and there are surprising number of stars in the mixing . From a drug - laced play about classic music with Gael Garcia - Bernal to a dysfunctional family comedy with Jeffrey Tambor ( wait that sounds intimate ) , there ’s something for everybody .
Here ’s a agile breakdown of the show for grown - ups . All that ’s go away for you to do is stock up on snacks ; a weekend of TV - binging awaits .
The After
What it ’s about : This extremely anticipated ( and much - advertised ) skill fiction showcomes straight from the encephalon of Chris Carter , creator of The X - Files . It ’s one of those suspenseful , sort of apocalyptic , will - they - survive adventures that puts eight strangers together to battle trigger-happy strength of the unknown . In the words of one Amazon reviewer : “ Thrilling ! ”
Why you should watch : Did I mention the part about how this show is the inspiration of the guy who create The X - Files ?
Bosch
What it ’s about : This one ’s for you execution mystery fanatics out there . Titus Welliverplays an LAPD homicide detectivewho ’s trying to figure out the murder of a 13 - twelvemonth - old male child , but — but!—he ’s on trial himself for the murder of a serial orca . Dang , if I were in that situation , I ’d be smoke cigarettes all the fourth dimension , too .
Why you should watch : variation on film noir never get old , especially when they ’re sort of perverted .
Mozart in the Jungle
What it ’s about : With producer like Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman , it ’s no surprisethis New York - based comedyis as star - studded as it is . Gael Garcia Bernal play an eccentric director and take you offstage in the sexy , drug - addled humans of classical music . ( I know : “ sexy ” and “ drug - addled ” are not usually the words you ’d use to describe Mozart . ) It ’s funnier than it sounds !
Why you should watch : Che Guevara doing drugs and leading a symphony orchestra . What ’s not to love ?
The Rebels
What it ’s about : If you encounter Moneyball and really wish it were about football , you ’ll probably likethis showstarring soap opera star Natalie Zea . Her character is the wife of a professional football game team proprietor who perish dead , leaving her in heraldic bearing .
Why you should take in : Hayes MacArthur , the weed principal from The Wackness , plays the savvy lieutenant who economize the day , and son is it fun to watch him yell at people who are bigger than him .
Transparent
What it ’s about : Look , it ’s Oscar from Arrested Development ! Inthis dysfunctional family funniness , Jeffrey Tambor play the patriarch of a crazy LA family . Without giving away too many details , a confession leads everybody to slop their mystery , and gleefulness ensues . Kinda sounds like an episode of Arrested Development , does n’t it ?
Why you should watch : Everybody bang observe out that their own family is n’t as mess up as it could be . Plus , Jeffrey Tambor ’s so good at flirt an browned off dad .
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