Our latest Channel Surfing TV picks include a returning comedy, a comic adaptation, and the latest Russo brothers project. Prepare for more young adult exploits in the City in the third season of Awkwafina is Nora from Queens. Return to a post-apocalyptic world where children animal hybrids may be the key or cause to a viral pandemic in Sweet Tooth. Then, two spies set out to save the world in Citadel.
Adulting
Awkwafina is Nora from Queens features a fictionalized version of the titular actress and draws upon her real-life experiences while growing up. Nora deals with the difficulties of becoming an adult, but luckily, she has her family to help make that transition easer. Whether it’s her grandmother, father, or cousin, they all do their part to help support her.
In season three, Nora will try to find meaning in unlikely places such as reality television and Iceland. The show has lined up an interesting cast of guest stars including Scott Adsit, Ronny Chieng, Janeane Garofalo, Gina Gershon, Frankie Muniz, and Greta Titelman.
Season three of Awkwafina is Nora from Queens begins Wednesday, April 26, on Comedy Central.
A Cure at What Cost
Sweet Tooth is a fantasy drama based on the comic book of the same name written and illustrated by Jeff Lemire. It takes place in a world where a viral pandemic wipes out most of the human race, and leads to the strange appearance of human/animal hybrid babies.
The new season finds the main character, a dear hybrid named Gus, and other hybrids imprisoned by General Abbot and the Last Men. The twisted villain allows Dr. Aditya Singh to experiment on the children to find a cure. Gus agrees to help the doctor, and in the process, learns his true origins and the role his mother played in “The Great Crumble.”
Stream the entire second season of Sweet Tooth beginning Thursday, April 27, on Netflix.
Called Back into Action
An independent spy organization known as Citadel, which was tasked with protecting the world, was destroyed by a powerful syndicate that manipulates events from the shadows. After Citadel’s fall, its top agents had their memories wiped in order to survive. Years later, some these sleeper agents are approached for another shot at saving the globe.
Citadel is created by David Weil, the mind behind such shows as Hunters, Solo, and Invasion. The Russo brothers serve as executive producers with Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas as the stars. The series is the flagship with multiple local language satellite spinoffs planned in different countries like Italy and India.
The two-episode series premiere of Citadel begins airing Friday, April 28, on Prime Video.
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