New series premieres air weekly, with familiar favorites returning, making the schedule feel overwhelming. In this section, five highly reliable recommendations are offered where the odds of getting it wrong are minimal.
1. Miss. Davis (HBO Max, Tuesday)
Damon Lindelof, known for Lost, The Leftovers, and Watchmen, teams with Tara Hernandez, the Big Bang screenwriter, to deliver a mix of irreverent tones centered on a nun and an artificial intelligence. The series arrives at a moment when debates about AI ethics dominate conversations. It asks a provocative question: what if machines with imperfect intentions attempted to shape the future? The show blends sharp wit with timely concerns about technology’s grip on society.
2. Left-handed Son (Movistar Plus+, Thursday)
Raphael Kobos, who has shaped nearly every script in Alberto Rodríguez’s body of work and earned Goyas for La isla mínima and El hombre de las mil caras, takes on broader creative duties here as writer and director. This adaptation of Rosario Izquierdo’s novel has earned early praise, including the best short series award at Canneseries. María León stars as Lola, a mother who must confront her son’s neo-Nazi leanings while searching for inner balance amid personal turmoil.
3. The Nurse (Netflix, Thursday)
A Danish production house behind The Hartung Case and Borgen: Kingdom, Power and Glory brings a taut thriller inspired by a real nurse who committed murders in a hospital in Nykøbing Falster. Nurse Pernille Kurzmann, portrayed by Fanny Louise Bernth, begins to suspect that her charming partner Christina Aistrup Hansen, played by Josephine Park, is not what she seems. The plot follows her decision to act on growing suspicions in pursuit of justice, drawing viewers into a web of deception and fear.
4. Love and Death (HBO Max, Thursday)
The series revisits a long-standing true-crime narrative from decades past and places it inside a seemingly quiet Texas suburb where religious values and hidden desires collide. David E. Kelley, famed for big, twisty projects, leads a stellar cast that includes Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons. The story explores deception, motive, and the consequences of buried truths, all told with a blend of suspense and dark humor.
5. Fortress (Prime Video, Friday)
The Russo brothers, known for blockbuster films and high-octane TV, shift toward espionage territory. After a Netflix project, they present Citadel on Prime Video as a launching pad for a broader universe with iterations in India and Italy. Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas headline a team of elite spies, delivering high-stakes action and a doorway into an expanding espionage saga.