The Guide #233: From Wonder Man to Girl Taken, here’s one thing to watch on every streamer
In this week’s newsletter: Our annual recap of the must-see series spread across Apple TV, Netflix, Disney+ and more
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Streaming services: there’s a lot of them (with yet another, HBO Max, on the way later this month) and everyone seems to be signed up to different ones, making recommendations a challenge. Step forward the Guide’s fourth edition of A Show for Every Streamer (previous versions can be seen here, here and here), which does exactly as it describes. As is tradition, we’ve tried to avoid series that everyone has been nattering about (unlucky, Heated Rivalry), and instead spotlight less heralded, more surprising picks, starting with …
Apple TV | Drops of God
… a Japanese-American-French drama about warring wine experts, of course. A curious one, though it does fit in with Apple’s penchant for high-end subject matter. After a first series that saw the daughter of a deceased French wine expert face off against his Japanese mentee for ownership of his multimillion-dollar wine collection, season two – which arrived in January – sees the two team up to investigate the mysterious origins of a bottle of red from dad’s collection.

© Photograph: Clapperboard TV/Paramount Global

© Photograph: Clapperboard TV/Paramount Global

© Photograph: Clapperboard TV/Paramount Global