Thursday Movie Picks (TV Edition): 2022 Freshman Series

 

For the fourth week of the Thursday Movie Picks hosted by Wanderer of Wandering Through the Shelves. We continue into the subject of 2022 in freshman TV series. There are new shows that did make 2022 a joy to watch as well as shows that didn’t deliver but it did make the year interesting. Here are my three picks:

1. Ms. Marvel

From Marvel comes a show that isn’t just the best new show of the series but a crown jewel of the MCU as well as a top-tier entry in the current Multiverse Phase for the MCU. Based on the Marvel comic series, the show revolves around a Pakistani-American teenager who is a big fan of Captain Marvel as she gets a bangle from her grandmother that contains mysterious powers as she deals with not just these powers but also her own identity as Muslim-American living in New Jersey as the show also does great work in discussing the atrocity that was the Partition of India in 1947. It is a landmark show in many ways in not just bringing the world of Islamic-American life to Western audiences but also provide a series that can appeal to everyone.

2. Wednesday

From Netflix and Tim Burton is a series that focuses on Wednesday Addams character as she is sent to a prep school following an incident that has her getting revenge for her brother Pugsley. Starring Jenna Ortega as Addams, the show isn’t just this breakout series for her but it also gives audiences some new adventures and stories but also a character that everyone loves in Enid Sinclair that is played by Emma Myers as she is the total opposite of Addams yet is so loveable. It is a series that is filled with chills, thrills, and a lot of mayhem as there has to be a second season.

3. Andor

From Lucasfilms as part of the Star Wars franchise comes this prequel to Rogue One that focuses on the character of Cassian Andor and where he came from. Starring Diego Luna in the titular role, it is a show that plays more into character study, suspense, and politics as it play into the growth of the Rebellion during the age of the Empire. It is a show that has a lot of intrigue but also some amazing moments such as Andy Serkis’ speech about what is happening in the prison where Andor that would lead to the prison break is the closest thing to top anything that happened in the films. This is television at its finest and let’s see where this series will go in the future.

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