What’s new on TV and streaming this week (April 28th-May 4th)

Another week, another batch of interesting fresh releases on elite streaming platforms, including another season of gore and blood in the Walking Dead universe and a new documentary about the war in Vietnam.

For the foodies out there, Netflix has already released another season of the Chef’s Table docu-series, this time digging into the show’s main celebrities, including, of course, Jamie Oliver. And there’s Companion, a film discussing the developing relationship of technology and humanity in society.

The Four Seasons (Netflix)

Tina Fey, Will Forte, and Steve Carell star in a comedy miniseries (yes, they’re in vogue), which is an adaptation of the 1981 film of the same name. The cast is surely promising, and the storyline? Well, we know it already.

The eight-part comedy will see six longtime friends head out on a getaway, only to learn that one of the couples is about to break up. According to some, The Four Seasons is giving major White Lotus vibes – minus the deaths. It could be a bit too daft, though – this is Netflix we’re talking about.

Chef’s Table: Legends (Netflix)

The Emmy-nominated series celebrates four culinary giants — Jamie Oliver, José Andrés, Alice Waters, and Thomas Keller — who changed how the world eats.

Or so they say, of course, because it’d be brave to claim that before Oliver, cooking was for losers. Still, even if it’s all marketing, it’s not a bad idea to go behind the line with these culinary stars.

The new season drops on April 28th, nearly 10 years from when the show was first released. This makes Chef’s Table the longest-running docu-series on Netflix.

The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 (AMC)

It all began with a comic book. Then, it was adapted into the famous TV series. For many shows, a run of multiple seasons usually means the end of the road – but not in The Walking Dead universe.

That’s because after the release of a couple of spin-off series and an additional anthology series, three further spin-off series have been released. One of them is The Walking Dead: Dead City, now returning with its second season.

Honestly, we could try to explain what is going on and why but equally, does it really matter? The franchise is now huge, and if you have time to watch it all – congratulations.

Turning Point: The Vietnam War (Netflix)

This documentary series examines the harrowing consequences of the Vietnam War, from the Gulf of Tonkin incident to the fall of Saigon. No wonder it’s being released now – the war in Vietnam ended on April 30th, 1975, exactly 50 years ago.

Importantly, the series is an expansion of Netflix’s Turning Point franchise. Both Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror and Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War were indeed great so we should expect something really cool from this one, too.

The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on PBS remains the best documentary series about that particular conflict so far – but maybe the new show will be just as great?

Companion (Max)

Companion, Warner Bros’ horror film, has generated quite the buzz at the box office in February, and is now hitting Max, the streaming service. Why the popularity? It’s AI, baby!

Sophie Thatcher stars as a high-tech AI companion who goes on a weekend getaway with her jerky boyfriend, but when she figures out she's a robot, she revolts in bloody fashion, quite predictably, tweaking her settings. What’s not to like?