Winter be Bingeing 26' - Adults - Season Two plus prequel episode - "Marathon Day"

FX’s Adults returns following a mid-season prequel episode Marathon Day. Like The Bear, this tired over fans in-between seasons one and two.

With a little over a year since the first season streamed on Disney+, this did return fairly quickly.

Marathon Day, premiered back on the 31st of July. The prequel episode showing the origin story of the friend group and Paul Baker. The episode was written as a new pilot to be placed as the first episode of the series on FX and streaming platforms Disney+ and Hulu. 

The episode was made as a new way to introduce viewers to the series, as viewership was low for the first season.

Adults returns to NYC, with Samir, Billie, Paul Baker, Issa and Anton share their meals, anxieties and, occasionally, toothbrushes. Over the eight-episode season, the housemates tackle capital-R Responsibility to varying degrees of success.

The five main players returns. Malik Elassal as Samir Rahman, Lucy Freyer as Billie Schaeffer, Jack Innanen as Paul Baker, Amita Rao as Issa Damani, plus Owen Thiele as Anton Evans.

The second season features guest appearances by Susie Essman, Raven-Symoné, Gaten Matarazzo, Jake Shane, Isaac Powell, Ben Marshall, and Zosia Mamet.

Adults follows a group of young friends—Samir (Elassal), Billie (Freyer), Paul Baker (Innanen), Issa (Rao), and Anton (Thiele)—as they navigate the challenges of early adulthood while living together in Samir's childhood home. 

The series explores themes such as career struggles, healthcare, modern dating, and social dynamics, portraying both the comedic and difficult aspects of transitioning into adult life.

I really enjoyed the eight episode second season. Particularly, episode 7, "C Alert".

So where did it leave off? I smashed it so fast, that thank god, Chad Powers returns this week! As a binge too this time around. Like Adults, Chad Powers also on Disney+ has only had a year off too. In modern streaming timings for returning shows, this is amazing!

In the finale, "Vote for Paul Baker", Paul Baker is running for president of the Homeowner's Association, and the roommates are hard at work canvassing with the help of Carly and Julia Fox. 

Billie is threatened by Nina, the incumbent president's daughter, to call off the campaign and let her dad win, otherwise Nina will report the roommates for a zoning violation and have them kicked out of the house. Billie recruits Paul Baker's rowdy friends to help them tank the election and make sure that he loses. 

Issa and Anton try to discourage voters at the library, where Issa connects with Margaux, the librarian. Carly and Samir are practicing being long-distance, as Carly's dental placement will force her to move to Seattle for a year. 

After getting advice from Julia, Samir decides to move to Seattle as well, but Carly does not want Samir to move with her and breaks up with him.

 Issa overhears voters talking about all the nice things Anton has said about Paul Baker during the campaign, and realises that Anton has genuine feelings for him. She encourages Anton to tell Paul Baker how he feels. 

Unbeknownst to them, their discussion is being broadcast live to the entire neighbourhood, including Paul Baker. As Issa and Anton run home, Paul Baker loses the election. As everyone celebrates the loss, Anton and Paul Baker kiss. Later that night, Issa brings Margaux home and notices that someone is hooking up in Paul Baker and Samir's room. The door opens to reveal not Anton and Paul Baker, but Samir and Billie.

I really wanted Anton and Paul Baker to hook up. Paul Baker is honestly so hot. Well Jack Innanen is hot.

Either way, I be bingeing a big number of series following my overseas trip. Tomorrow it's over to a big Apple TV title I wanted to catch up on, Pluribus. Until then. BYE!

Winter be Bingeing 26' - Furious - Season One

Furious is loosely inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow by Ronald Bass. 

The series sees the return of Shameless lady boss, Emmy Rossum as FBI agent Alice Black, alongside Lola Petticrew, Scoot McNairy, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, plus Jake Lacy. 

Streaming on Hulu/Disney+, this series only started streaming late July, concluding earlier this week. I originally thought this was a miniseries, however the other day Furious was renewed for a second season.

Furious follows FBI agent Alice Black on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.

This was addictive viewing. With three episodes landing first, then five weeks of week-to-week episodes.

This was also extremely high quality, crime drama. Hulu has been doing well of late. With The Testaments, easily one of my shows of 2026, All's Fair, an instant camp classic, with Reasonable Doubt + Chad Powers returning soon for new seasons, Hulu's content on Disney+ makes for premium viewing.

This was dark, brutal and original. The storyline felt original. Rossum really did shine in this role as a flawed FBI agent.

The tension across the eight episodes was insane.

In the opening episode, of the three episode premiere, on Halloween in New York City, the mysterious Catherine murders wealthy Caleb Easton in his apartment, staging his death as a fentanyl overdose. 

Robbing Jinny Allen, Catherine assumes her identity to stay at a women's shelter. She manipulates shelter employee Becky to acquire a new ID, enabling Jinny to be hired by a catering company and seduce her next target, high-powered lawyer Oliver Charles. 

Meanwhile, low-level FBI agent Alice Black is called to Caleb's apartment by homicide detective Danny, her former NYPD partner. Deducing that Caleb was murdered, Alice arranges her own violent sexual encounter with a stranger. She links Caleb's murder to the similar death of sex trafficker Adrian Murado, and enlists the reluctant help of Nora, head of the FBI sex crimes unit. 

Caleb's neighbour remembers Catherine's tattoo, which Alice later spots in surveillance footage of a trafficked girl, Catherine, trying to escape Adrian fourteen years earlier, confirming her suspicion that the two men were victims of the same killer.

This was a great little series. If you need something to watch as Spring hits more like summer, fire up Disney+ and hit Furious.

Winter be Bingeing 26' - Dalliance - Season One

More Australian drama, yes please. Following the Airport Chaplin, last week, this week, its Dalliance, on Paramount+.

The series focuses on Billy and Rose and their group of friends, who think they have life all figured out in their 60s, but they are forced to rethink all that when it is not what they expected. All six episodes landed late last week, with me concluding the sixth episode last night.

When their friend dies, mourning his loss the friend group finds their lives are much more than what the world would want them to feel.

Starring an all star cast including, Hugo Weaving as Billy Brennan, Heather Mitchell as Dani, David Wenham as Gary, Ryan Panizza as Dylan, Georgie Parker as Rose Brennan, Wayne Blair as Luke, Carolyn Bock as Adele, Catherine McClements as Sarah, Russell Dykstra as Rex, Kate Winter as Emma & John Doyle as James.

It's an all star cast with Heather Mitchell returning to Paramount+, following her excellent appearance in Brisbane based drama, Two Years Later.

I strongly believe this will be back for a second season. It literally just ends with so many loose ends. It is a good replacement for former Ten drama, Five Bedrooms. It's been called a spiritual sequel to Secret Life of Us, and with good reviews (and likely Logie wins next year) this could be announced as a returning Paramount+ feature in 2027.

Literally the last remaining Paramount+ local title left is Last King of The Crosses third and likely final season.

Local dramas are sadly often one and done on Australian streaming services. Dalliance had interesting characters, with real human emotion.

It was refreshing to see Georgie Parker in something more adult and more gritty.

If you like Aussie drama, you'll love this. Dalliance continues Paramount+'s solid year of Aussie hits following, NCIS: Sydney (wrapping shooting season four in Sydney right now) and Two Years Later.

Until next time, when I get Furious. Stay stable.

NOT another streaming Movie - Spa Weekend

Spa Weekend tells the story of four friends who reconnect with one another for a spa weekend. It reminds me of my long weekend in June, where I took off to Bali with three school friends.

However, out weekend was more tame than this romp.

At the heart of this story is friendship. Starring the powerhouses, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, Anna Faris, & Aussie hunk Adam Demos. Demos who is fresh from the now asked Baywatch inspired Rescue HI-Surf.

In the spirit of Bad Moms and The Hangover, this 90 minute laugh fest is a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about four lifelong friends who realise that somewhere between careers, relationships, families and everyday responsibilities, they have forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other. 

Burned out and overdue for a break, the women escape to a luxury spa retreat for what turns out to be an unforgettable weekend dedicated to fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions. 

The film has not surprisingly received negative reviews from critics, but the point of the movie is, friendship, to have a laugh and forget the shit you dealt with before you brought your popcorn and got cozy in the cinema seat.

It is pure silly fun. Something the world needs right about now.

Interestedly the film was created by two blokes, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore writing and directing. Principal photography began on Valentine's Day, last year, right here, in Queensland, Australia. Creating loads of jobs and showcasing some local talent. AKA Demos + Fisher. Great cast. Great story. Fun music used. Overall a fun rise.

This film came, just at the right time when I needed a good laugh.

If you (like me) need a giggle, this is perfect. It is slightly predictable, but damn Dominic Ona-Ariki is also so likeable and good looking too.

Predictable yes, a bit silly, absolutely, but damn we need to not be so serious all the time. Fun. 4 Stars from me! LOVED it.

Winter be Bingeing 26' - The Airport Chaplain - Season One

Good news international readers, The Airport Chaplain will now be streaming on Netflix, internationally. In Australia it's free on SBS On Demand. With all episodes landing yesterday.

I had a day off yesterday, so I smashed all eight 30 minute episodes. If you like a more traditional way of viewing the series, you are welcome to, with the first two episodes airing last night, with double episodes continuing to air weekly on Wednesdays at 8:30pm.  

This great local series, based in Melbourne is led by Hugo Weaving (Slow Horses, Love Me) and Shabana Azeez, breakout star of the Emmy® and Golden Globe Award®-winning drama series The Pitt.

The latest SBS Original drama, takes audiences inside the high-stakes world of a bustling international airport, told through the struggles, triumphs and unexpected connections of the workers who keep it running. 

This follows double Logie nominated SBS series, Homebodies, which didn't win the best miniseries, but Claudia Karvan did win for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama.

Funnily enough, Karvan also stars in The Airport Chaplain.

Alongside Karvan, Azeez and Weaving, Thomas Weatherall as Johnny Flick, Arka Das as Sami Rahman, Erroll Shand as Lex Pascoe and Claude Jabbour as Anthony Cole all star.

At the centre of The Airport Chaplain is Tobias Wallace (Weaving), a fast-moving fixer with a constantly ringing phone, pockets full of cash and an unorthodox approach to the daily crises unfolding inside the terminal. Convinced the airport couldn’t run without him, Tobias has never encountered a problem he couldn’t solve. Until he meets his formidable new boss Mira (Azeez), who considers him a walking liability. Their clash sparks a power struggle that reverberates through the terminal, affecting the cleaners, baggage handlers and passengers who are all navigating their own hopes, challenges and life-changing moments amid the constant flow of arrivals and departures. 

Airports are interesting places. A show based around an airport, the passengers that visit, the staff that work there, a peak behind the curtains to where your bag goes. This was great.

No special effects, no insane plot. No superheros. Just real humans, with real emotions. I enjoyed this a lot.

It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it sure was mine.

Thomas Weatherall is an outstanding young, local talent. His role as a border security officer was great. A big improvement on his time on Heartbreak High.

There is so much local content at present. Which is great. On Paramount+ Dalliance launches tonight. If you want more Hugo Weaving, he is joined by Heather Mitchell, Georgie Parker (yes from A Country Practice), David Wenham and more.

Colin From Accounts is in the home stretch now on Binge, with the final (ever) episode streaming soon. It will be replace on Binge with the second run of High Country. Whilst on Netflix, My Brilliant Career looks to be a favourite for next year's Logies. Hopefully The Airport Chaplain gets a look in next year. Despite being released so early in the Logie 2027 period.

Until next time, I'm off to see Spa Weekend Friday night. FUN!

Winter be Bingeing 26' - Rooster - Season One

Rooster is the second thirty minute comedy I completed whilst I was living my best life in Bangkok. Created by Bill Lawrence + Matt Tarses & streaming on HBO Max. Or Singapore Airlines if you are travelling them.

They currently feature titles from Paramount+, Stan (Aussie movie Beats makes it), HBO Max and Apple TV.

Starring Steve Carell, Rooster premiered back in March, to positive reviews. The following month, the series was renewed for a second season. 

At the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, Carell received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

The series is set on the New England campus of Ludlow College, centring on well-tred and semi-dysfunctional author Greg Russo's complicated relationship with his daughter Katie. Katie, an art history instructor, is shown navigating campus life during a separation from her husband, another professor at the fictional Ludlow. He has taken a graduate student as a lover. 

The show also investigates academic and administrative waters.

Alongside Carell, Phil Dunster, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Lauren Tsai, John C. McGinley, Annie Mumolo, Connie Britton, Robby Hoffman, plus finally, Scott MacArthur all star in this new comedy.

I really enjoyed this series. Across ten episodes, there were laugh out loud moments, heartfelt moments, whilst I actually didn't hate Steve Carell's performance.

The series starts off with Greg Russo is a middle-aged author of a series of commercially popular beach read novels about a private investigator named Rooster. He arrives at Ludlow College, a liberal arts college in New England, to present a talk on his books, organised by English professor Dylan Shepard.

His real reason for coming to Ludlow is to check on his daughter Katie, an art professor at the college, whose husband and fellow professor Archie has recently left her for a graduate student named Sunny. Katie assures her father that everything is fine, but he encourages her to talk to Archie. 

On his first night at Ludlow, Greg and Dylan share a drink at the local inn and reminisce about their lives. He offers to walk her home, but gently rebuffs her advances. The next day, Katie goes to Archie's home and learns that Sunny is pregnant; after forcing Archie out, Katie burns his most prized possession—a first-edition copy of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace—in the fireplace, only for the fire to go out of control and burn Archie's house down. 

When Greg arrives at the scene, Katie refuses to deny her involvement in causing the fire.

If this sounds like your bag, book a flight on Singapore Airlines, binge this whilst enjoying their amazing service. Not a sponsored post lol.

HBO and HBO Max, you are back in the comedy game! Well done. Good effort. Can't wait for season two.

Winter be Bingeing 26' - Stick - Season One

Stick is an other on holidays Apple TV catch up. Just in time too, the second season is slated to premiere on November 4.

Starring Owen Wilson as a former professional golfer who takes a young prodigy under his wing to turn his life around. 

The series originally streamed back in June, 2025. during its first season, the series was renewed for a second season.

Pryce Cahill (Wilson) is a long-washed-up professional golfer who sells clubs and coaches at a range, where he encounters Santi Wheeler, a talented young player. 

After selling his house to afford money, using the excuse that he needs to pay for his new prodigy's career, Pryce travels with Santi (Peter Dager), his mother Elena, friend and former caddy Mitts, and club bartender-turned-caddy Zero Duffy by RV across the United States to help Santi rise to fame, improving Pryce's own life in the process.

His comeback is a long shot. Stick is a heartfelt, feel-good comedy about a found family and their relationships set within the world of golf as it has never been shown before.

In addition to Wilson and Dager, the cast includes Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño, Lilli Kay, Judy Greer and Timothy Olyphant, and features guest appearances from golf superstars such as Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley, Max Homa, Wyndham Clark and more. Additional cameos include broadcasters Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman, Good Good’s Matt Scharff, Brad Dalke and Garrett Clark, as well as golf enthusiast Dan Rapaport.

Stick was a bit of fun. It also continues Apple TV's domination of thirty minute comedies. That said tomorrow I caught up on Singapore Airlines over the weekend with Rooster. A return to form for HBO and the 30 minute comedy.

Apple has a long list of solid comedies now. The Studio, Platonic, Widow's Bay, Loot and Shrinking. All do well critically and with the award scene too.

Also these have been damn laugh out funny. Stick has it's moments, it's not thigh slapping funny, but it was good for a few laughs.

I don't love Owen Wilson, however he works well in this down and out loser role. I didn't mind the series for the most part. It was an easy watch, however I will compare it to the HBO comedy, Rooster I finally caught up with tomorrow.

Comedy is what the world needs now. What Ted Lasso did for soccer, Stick tries to do for golf. If you like a road trip comedy, with a few gags and feel good moments along the way give Stick a go before it returns for a second run in November.

Until tomorrow I am back and jet lagged lol.