New serials arrive each week, familiar favorites resurface, and the schedule can quickly feel overwhelming. In this section, five picks are offered that, on principle, are almost impossible to misread or misjudge.
‘Babylon Berlin (season 4)’ (Movistar Plus+, Wednesday)
In the fourth season of this adaptation of Volker Kutscher’s detective novels, Gereon Rath is stepping into the 1930s as the political storm gathers in Berlin. Abe Goldstein, an American gangster newly arrived in the city, ties the tension between cinema and crime to a city on the edge. The series moves toward a closing arc set in March 1933, when Hitler rises to power and Berlin’s crime spectacle shifts from Babylon to a new historic reality that would redefine the era. This season builds the sense of a city in flux, where loyalties bend and power shifts with a growing menace on the horizon. [Source: Entertainment Almanac]
‘Evil (Season 3)’ (SYFY, Thursday)
From the minds behind a celebrated legal drama comes a supernatural series that blends investigative drama with chilling religious mystique. In its third run, the show continues to probe the boundary between truth and myth as Kristen Bouchard, a clinical psychologist, and David Acosta, a priest, confront when faith intersects a shadowy world. The plot expands to reveal how an undercover unit within the Catholic Church operates, testing belief and the meaning of discernment in a modern war between science and sacred stories. [Source: TV Critics Digest]
‘Infiniti’ (AMC+, Thursday)
Director Thierry Poiraud channels a space age thriller with a spectral edge, weaving a tale that blends the hush of space exploration with a pulse of danger. Anna Zarathi, a French astronaut, joins a local police force after a transfer to the Baikonur spaceport, where a mysterious death on the International Space Station pulls her into a high-stakes investigation. The drama leans into a chilling mood, where technology, science, and human frailty collide in a mission that could alter the course of space history. [Source: CineScope Review]
‘From Scratch’ (Netflix, Friday)
Zoe Saldana demonstrates once again that she can carry a story with grace and grit, balancing romance with a grounded, humorous spirit. This series draws from the memoir by Tembi Locke, who writes with honesty about love, loss, and resilience. The premise follows an American woman who travels to Sicily and falls for a local chef, navigating culture, cuisine, and a relationship that challenges both characters and expectations. It’s a soulful, sunlit drama that invites viewers to stay for the warmth even as life throws curveballs. [Source: Streaming Now]
‘Peripheral Unit’ (Main Video, Friday)
Set in 2032, Flynne Fisher searches for a quieter life in the Appalachian mountains while moonlighting in advanced simulation work that grows increasingly real. Her latest assignment opens doors to a world built in London in 2099, where a single project may blur the line between play and peril. The adaptation of a William Gibson novel comes from the creators behind Westworld, delivering a frontier where cyberspace meets tangible consequence. The story charts the cost of immersive technology on ordinary lives and the thrills of a near-future thriller. [Source: Science & Screen]