This week, several shows return—one with a grand comeback a decade and a half in the making. Monsters anchor a multiverse story. Paradise isn’t always bliss in a show about utopia, and an inventive comedy features perhaps TV’s most unlikely odd couple. Let’s dive in.
Scrubs – Hulu
First up, Scrubs returns this week to ABC and Hulu. If you watched the original run, it was the show for the cool crowd.
After airing on the Peacock Network and then ABC for its ninth season, Scrubs returns after a 16-year hiatus, joining The Connors, Roseanne, and Will and Grace as legacy sequels. For newcomers, the original cast returns: Zach Braff as J.D., with Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Judy Reyes.
The new Sacred Heart chapter delivers familiar humor, beloved characters, and a new generation of interns navigating the chaos of modern medicine in a post-pandemic world, proving hospital absurdity endures.
Scrubs, one of TV’s best-titled sitcoms, streams this week on Hulu.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Season 2) on Apple TV
I doubted a Godzilla TV adaptation, but Monarch Legacy of Monsters made an impact in its first two episodes. Most Apple TV shows are elevated, intense, and offer deep character studies.
Shows like Shrinking, Your Friends and Neighbors, Stick, and The Last Thing He Told Me all emphasize deep character analysis.
When you have a Kong V.S. Godzilla, you wonder how to keep the story interesting. Traditionally, monster movies focus on chaos and destruction, relegating people to the background. This show, however, succeeded by zooming in on the people fleeing from Godzilla and asking, “What’s their story?”
Season One produced a monster show that’s character-driven—you care about the story, not just the carnage. The plot weaves through multiple timelines, with Kurt and Wyatt Russell as older and younger versions of the same character, and Anna Sawai delivers authenticity to a strong cast.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters continues as the secretive organization coexists with Titans. As new monsters emerge and old mysteries return, the show explores family legacy, scientific discovery, and the reality that humans may never again control the world.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters streams this week on Apple TV.
Paradise (Season 2) – Hulu
Paradise, by Dan Fogelman, stars Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, and Texas native Sarah Shahi. This post-apocalyptic political thriller earned rave reviews for its debut season.
I joined critics who praised the premise, writing, and stellar cast, which made it a standout at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Less than a month after its debut, it earned a second season.
If you missed Season One, events unfold in a Colorado underground bunker after a doomsday event. Secret Service agent Xavier Collins, played by Sterling K. Brown, investigates the President’s assassination.
This thriller is high-stakes and post-apocalyptic, packed with betrayal and mistrust, where paradise is more mirage than reality. Season two continues exploring these themes as community balance fractures.
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins – Peacock
And finally, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, Peacock.
When I saw this show’s IMDb profile, I had to double-check. Tracy Morgan, TV comedy veteran and stand-up star, best known for 30 Rock. On the other side is Daniel Radcliffe, the boy who lived, famed for his lightning bolt scar and riding his Nimbus 2000 in oh so many Quidditch matches.
On the surface, I love this pairing because I would have never thought of it in any casting session in a million years. And just from the casting alone, I was in. The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins follows the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of a football star disgraced by scandal. He lives with his son, fiancée, former teammate, and his ex-wife acts as his manager. Dinkins hires Arthur Toobin (Daniel Radcliffe) to produce a documentary about his life and career and that’s the real story begins.
The show is 100 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and was NBC’s most-watched comedy in three years. Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe should be reason enough to stream The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins on Peacock.