With the rise in COVID-19, the fall television season has never been more important. Since our homes have become a place to hide and wait out the virus, our appetite for compelling entertainment is huge. Luckily, several successful series are returning just in time to satisfy. The Mandalorian just began its second season on Disney+ and continues the journey of baby Yoda and “The Mandalorian” as they work to find his home.
The series follows one of the Star Wars storylines about a bounty hunter charged with the responsibility of protecting baby Yoda. The cast includes Temuera Morrison (who played Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones) as Boba Fett, as well as ex-Jedi Ahsoka Tano, portrayed by Rosario Dawson. Giancarlo Esposito, who portrayed sinister Imperial agent Moff Gideon in the show’s first season, is also expected to square off against the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) as the titular protagonist works to reconnect the child with his species.
The first season of the Disney+ show was well-received by most critics and fared well with awards season voters.
The Mandalorian won 7 Emmys earlier in the year, including an Emmy for Outstanding Visual Special Effects.
For die-hard Star Wars fans, Ahsoka Tano is expected to enter the series for season 2. The rumors have Rosario Dawson playing the first live-action version of Tano and is expected become a major role on the series.
“This show is so exciting to watch. I can remember loving the character Bounty Hunter in the original Star Wars series and just cannot get enough of seeing the character come alive in his own show,” said Dan Jones, an avid watcher.
Another show is returning for its second season, Lovecraft Country. The HBO Max series based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country follows “Atticus Freeman” (Jonathan Majors) as he journeys with his childhood friend “Letitia” (Jurnee Smollett) and his uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) on a road trip from Chicago across 1950s’ Jim Crow America in search of his missing father, “Montrose” (Michael Kenneth Williams). Their search-and-rescue turns into a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and monstrous creatures that could be ripped from an H.P. Lovecraft paperback.
The first season became the most-watched series for HBO Max and is already receiving rave reviews for its second season. Get Out’s Jordan Peele is attached to the project and it offers vibrant episodes of action-packed drama every week. Lovecraft Country is streaming now.
If you are looking for additional reasons to cry, A Million Little Things is entering its 3rd season continuing where it left off with the season 2 finale of: “Gary, there’s been an accident.”
The series opens with the entire cast wondering if their friend, Gary, is going to make it after being struck by a car. The ABC drama stars a host of familiar faces including, David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Christina Ochoa, Grace Park, James Roday, Stéphanie Szostak, Tristan Byon, and Lizzy Greene.
The series promises to deliver more tears and warm feelings when it begins on November 19th.
There are certainly many more offerings to keep us all busy now that the election is over, and the second wave of the Coronavirus continues its spread. So, stay safe, keep the cabinets loaded with popcorn, and enjoy some quality time with your remote … oh, and your family.
