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The Apple TV+ action thriller series ‘Echo 3’ revolves around the mysterious disappearance of scientist Amber Chesborough from a research trip near the Colombia-Venezuela border. With her life at stake, Amber’s brother Bambi and husband Prince, two JSCO officers with extensive military experience, launch a mission to save her. The series is created by ‘The Hurt Locker‘ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ fame Mark Boal, who is known for his realistic take on military thrillers....

‘Yellowstone‘ is a Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson about the Duttons, a family of ranchers who settled in the titular ranch for generations. The family patriarch, John Dutton (Kevin Costner), ventures into politics while his adopted son, Jamie Dutton’s political ambitions are sidelined. As a result, a conflict is brewing between John Dutton and Jamie Dutton, and the sinister Market Equities are lurking to capitalize on this rift....

Detective television shows always manage to raise the innate investigator we all have within us. The reason why people find detective shows so engaging is that there’s enough space to explore a wide variety of themes and genres. While some shows depend heavily on style, creating a noir-ish and violent narrative, others depend on pure substance. From the grimy ‘Mindhunter’ to the cerebral ‘Sherlock’, detective shows contain a large variety of narratives....

SPONSORED LINKS Created by Rafal Jaki, ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ is Netflix sci-fi action anime series. Set in the corrupt and futuristic Night City, the plot revolves around David Martinez, a straight-A student who discovers a military-grade speedware called Sandevistan among his recently-deceased mother’s things. Furious at the unfairness of his world, David has the powerful speedware installed in his body and begins to demonstrate an exceptional level of tolerance to it. This garners the attention of mercenaries, feuding corporations, and a mysterious woman named Lucy....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘Triple 9‘ (2016), directed by John Hillcoat, is a heist action thriller with an ensemble cast comprising of Kate Winslet, Anthony Mackie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Gal Gadot, Teresa Palmer, and Norman Reedus. The film follows a group of dirty cops who pulls off a bank heist (a safety deposit box containing valuable information) at the behest of a Russian mafioso, Irina (Kate Winslet). Upon the completion of their task, Irina coerces them to partake in another heist at a high-security location....

Netflix’s ‘Chad and JT Goes Deep’ revolves around the pranking duo Chad Kroeger and JT Parr, who roam around the streets of Southern California, pretending to be surfer dude activists and pranking everyday people. Although the show seems like a documentary, it’s ultimately a prank comedy series made in mockumentary style. A text on the screen at the beginning of the series states, “Chad and JT are activists from Southern California....

Discovery+’s three-part docuseries ‘House of Hammer’ chronicles Armie Hammer’s fall from a famous actor with Oscar hopes to be rejected by the industry in light of rape and abuse allegations against him. The show features Courtney Vucekovich, who dated Armie briefly and shared some of the experiences that she went through during that period. So, if you’re curious to find out more about Courtney and where she might be today, we’ve got you covered....

A day of partying soon took an ominous turn when the authorities were called to the Mellon home in Phoenix, Arizona. One night in July 2012, they found Donald Mellon Jr. unresponsive and bleeding, and the wound ultimately led to his death. The second half of Investigation Discovery’s ‘Deadly Sins: Breaking Point’ chronicles how surveillance video helped zero in on the culprit and what happened in the aftermath. So, let’s find out more then, shall we?...

Netflix’s ‘Wild Croc Territory‘ is a wildlife reality show that follows Matt Wright and his team of crocodile wranglers. Set in Northern Territory, Australia, the series provides an insight into how the cast members rescue wild crocodiles from areas near human settlements. The team aims to relocate the animal in a manner that would cause minimal stress for all the parties involved. The lifestyle portrayed in the show is as entertaining as it is dangerous and keeps the audience coming back for more....

ABC 20/20 explores the murder of Phil Hartman at the hands of his wife, Brynn Hartman. Phil Hartman was a famous actor, screenwriter, and comedian. He was famous for his appearance on NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live,’ a comedy sketch show. Interestingly, he has also served as a voice actor for ‘The Simpsons.’ The Primetime Emmy Award winner was married twice before he met Brynn Omdahl, who would then become his third wife....

‘All My Life’ is a romantic drama that follows the couple, Solomon (Harry Shum Jr) and Jennifer (Jessica Rothe). They hit it off from the first time they meet, and their friendship turns into a fun and loving relationship. Everything is going great for the pair, and they get engaged in the presence of their friends and family. But little do they know that life has other plans. Soon after their engagement, Sol is diagnosed with liver cancer....

Netflix’s ‘Family Reunion’ is a heartwarming sitcom that follows the McKellans, a family of six who moves from Seattle to Columbus for their family’s grand reunion. The change of address is to stay closer to the extended family, but they did not anticipate the hilarious challenges it brings. As the McKellans comically adjust to their new environment, they encounter everything from hair problems to questionable home cooking, quirky relatives, and church drama....

Prime Video’s spy thriller ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ follows the adventures of the eponymous character as he tries to save the world, or a part of it, from different threats. In the third season, we find him in Rome, where a revelation about a defunct Soviet project sends him on a chase for the secret that threatens to change the world as he knows it. Jack discovers that someone is trying to revive this old project and finish what was started before the dissolution of the Soviet Union....

‘Malibu Rescue’ revolves around a ragtag group of young rescuers who are often looked down upon by their peers. But time and again, through sheer hard work and persistence, the group defies all odds and surpasses everyone’s expectations. For the most part, the series very well conforms to the archetypes of the teen genre. Moreover, its puerile humor and uplifting themes are more appealing to a younger demographic. It’s still fun, amusing, and energetic enough to make you stick around for more....

The Italian crime thriller movie ‘My Name Is Vendetta’ is directed by Cosimo Gomez. With Italian actors Alessandro Gassmann, Remo Girone, and Ginevra Francesconi headlining the cast, this exciting thriller follows the experiences of a father-daughter duo. Following a harrowing home invasion that renders the rest of the family dead, Santo and Sofia embark on a dangerous mission to the city of Milan, Italy, to track their family’s killers and bring them to justice....

On Netflix’s ‘Unsolved Mysteries: Paranormal Rangers,’ the viewers are introduced to paranormal investigations on the Navajo Nation reservation spread over Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Two Navajo rangers, Stanley Milford Jr. and Jonathan Dover, share their experiences working on these cases. One of the stories they mentioned on the show was of activity over an area called Satan’s Butte. So, if you’re curious about its existence and where it might be, we’ve got you covered....

Netflix’s ‘The Letter for the King’ follows the story of a boy named Tiuri who inadvertently takes on the quest of delivering an important letter to the king, the letter that holds the fate of the entire kingdom in itself. The journey takes him through distant lands, and he makes many friends while fighting more enemies along the way. Even though it is set in a different era, Tiuri’s story feels real, due to his personal struggles and challenges....

Netflix’s ‘The Stranger’ is loosely based on Kate Kyriacou’s book ‘The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe’s Killer.’ Inspired by actual events, the crime thriller film directed by Thomas M. Wright follows Mark Frame (Joel Edgerton), an undercover cop trying to get a confession out of Henry, the prime suspect in the disappearance of James Liston. The film deals with the complex investigation of James Liston’s disappearance that baffles the police nearly a decade after his reported abduction....

Peacock’s ‘Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies’ takes the viewer through the disappearance of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony and portrays how she was reported missing about a month after the incident. While the police prioritized the investigation, they soon found that her mother, Casey Anthony, was giving them false information. Such developments led to the latter’s arrest, and although she was acquitted of the murder charge, moral policing by the public made it difficult for her to start a new life....

When it comes to investigative journalism, few TV productions stand out as the pioneers of the genre. One of them is NBC’s ‘Dateline,’ which has amassed a huge collection of true crime cases over the years. It discusses some rather harrowing incidents of loss with the help of well researched and detailed reports. In one such episode titled ‘The Betrayal of Sarah Stern,’ the murder of an aspiring artist is discussed....