Oui, oui - The Paris Olympics may be over, but "City of Love" still looms large in this week's new shows premiering on Netflix, Apple TV Plus, other streaming services, and broadcast and cable channels
Leading the lineup of new shows is "Emilie in Paris" Season 4, which returns our intrepid heroine in search of maverick fashion moments, marketing blunders, and romantic entanglements Also returning are the third season of "Bel Air" and the fifth season of "Solar Opposites"
As for new series, Vince Vaughn leads "Ted Rathbos" co-creator Bill Lawrence's mystery drama "Bad Monkey" Here are the top new shows to check out this week
Home Sweet Home At least for some; the fifth season of the animated sci-fi comedy brings aliens Corvo (Dan Stevens), Terry (Thomas Middleditch), Jesse (Mary Mack), and Umiulak (Sean Giambrone) back to Earth with mixed feelings Terry and Corvo are still adjusting to married life, while Yumiulak and Jesse try to fit in at school to avoid expulsion Meanwhile, the side plot about the wall morphs into a side plot about the yard After escaping the former and finding freedom in the latter, Shelly (Christina Hendricks) and Montes (Carlos Alazraki) realize that their troubles are far from over
Premieres on Hulu on Monday, August 12 at 12 am ET
"Ted Rathbone" and "Shrinking" creator Bill Lawrence teams with Vince Vaughn to find a third attraction in this adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's cult favorite novel Andrew Yancey, suspended from the Miami Police Department, works as a sanitation inspector in the Keys When he comes across a case involving a human arm caught by a tourist, he sets out to prove the murder and rejoin the police force His investigation leads him down a path with a not-so-doomed widow, a Florida man (or two), and one bad monkey As Lawrence's track record attests, the cast includes Michelle Monaghan, Jodi Turner-Smith, and Rob Delaney
Premieres Wednesday, August 14 at 12 am ET on Apple TV Plus
The fan-anticipated comedy anime gets an anime-style makeover from Takashi Sano, director of "Tower of God" Yohei Tadano will play Rick Sanchez and Keisuke Chiba will play Morty Smith In the new intergalactic adventure, Rick relaxes in an intermultiverse pseudo-world, Morty falls in love with a mysterious girl who happens to be a non-time being, and Summer helps the Space Besses fight the evil Galactic Federation
Premieres Thursday, August 15 at 12 am ET on Cartoon Network and Max
Since moving to Bel Air, Will Smith's life has been turned upside down and things are about to heat up as school is out for the summer Will (Jabari Banks) and Carlton (Ollie Sholotan) get summer jobs at a country club at the urging of Phil (Adrian Holmes) But they both have big challenges: sobriety and a new love for Carlton, and a reunion with their father for Will Meanwhile, pressures at work and at home test the strength of Phil and Viv's (Cassandra Freeman) marriage, Hilary (Coco Jones) experiences twists and turns in her relationship with LaMarcus, and Ashley (Akira Akbar) adjusts her perspective on love during her last summer before high school
Premieres Thursday, August 15 at 3:00 am ET on Peacock
Since moving to Paris, Emily has been through a love triangle, a marketing crisis, and job upheaval And now she is facing a new challenge She will no doubt be sporting fabulous coats, cozy sweaters, and cold-weather accessories Buying a winter wardrobe may free her from a topsy-turvy love life and career Emily still has feelings for handsome chef Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), but he has a baby with his ex-boyfriend Camille (Camille Lazat) And her ex-boyfriend Alfie (Lucien Laviscant) is still in Paris and very handsome At Agence Gratoux, Sylvie (Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu) is balancing personnel issues and a rekindled marriage Meanwhile, Mindy (Ashley Park) and her band prepare for Eurovision, but run into funding problems
Available on Netflix on Thursday, August 15 at 3am ET
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