A couple of other debut shows I have been enjoying are:
Acapulco is a fun and sexy show about a resort in Mexico in the '80s. Visually, it's a riot (the fashion, the music, the decor!), and the acting nods to telenovelas, which makes it a fun watch. And I love that it, as Rolling Stone put it, "flips the script on whitewashed storytelling."
The new reboot of The Wonder Years centers around the coming-of-age of a young Black boy named Dean. It offers a welcome hit of 60's nostalgia (the music, the fashion again!) as well as wonderful storytelling that invites us to rethink both the past and the present. (The show opens unexpectedly strong, too–the first 30 seconds of voiceover had me like "Oh, hey now!")
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