The Boardroom team’s picks span sci-fi, political thrillers, superhero satire, and cult classics. Here’s a snapshot of everything taking over our screens right now.
I’ve spent the past few weeks deep in binge mode, bouncing between popular series and documentaries that left my brain entangled.
The Pitt consumed me over a three-day stretch, and it was one of the most addicting, heartbreaking watches I’ve had in a long time. As a lifelong Grey’s Anatomy stan, this show hit me like a brick. It feels painfully timely, not just because each episode unfolds in real time across a single ER shift (a brilliant creative choice), but because the medical cases felt too familiar. The exhaustion, the grief, the emotional toll — none of it felt dramatized. For once, I didn’t fantasize about being a doctor the way I do with Grey’s. I felt genuine sympathy for these doctors trying to survive the chaos. Its five-award sweep at the Emmys is what pulled me in, and honestly, it deserved all of them.
And because that wasn’t heavy enough, I followed it with The Perfect Neighbor and Unknown Number: The High School Catfish on Netflix. Both documentaries delivered the exact kind of unsettling shock you brace yourself for, but I still left each one feeling oddly unfinished, even though the stories technically had complete endings. After all that emotional weight, I needed a palate cleanser. Enter Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2. I love how ruthless and strategic the gameplay is; a perfect echo of the original series. I cannot wait to see who wins, though I’m firmly rooting against the poker player with a massive fortune. I’m all for competition, but we do not root for greed over here.
Outside the binge cycle, I’ve been tuning into It: Welcome to Derry, which is just as creepily disturbing as the films. Still, I’m enjoying the deeper dive into how Pennywise became Pennywise — unsettling, but weirdly compelling world-building.
I also made it to theaters for The Running Man and Now You See Me: Now You Don’t. The Running Man impressed me with how sharply it updates Stephen King’s original vision, leaning into a world where entertainment and surveillance feel indistinguishable. Now You See Me: Now You Don’t had the usual slick illusions, clever set-ups, and a cast that knows exactly how to play in this sandbox. It’s stylish, playful, and lands exactly where it needs to for a third installment.
And now that my own watchlist is overflowing, it’s time to check in on what the rest of the Boardroom team has been watching.
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Boardroom’s Picks
Audrey Blackmore, Video Producer
“I finally carved out time to watch something and started The Boys from Season 1 (my coworkers were appalled I’d slept on it this long), and now I’m fully obsessed. What hooked me is how it peels back the glossy superhero myth and dives into the messy underbelly of fame, corporate spin, and the way power warps people — then keeps asking what revenge really costs the folks chasing it. The tone is wild in the best way: laugh-out-loud dark humor one minute, a gut-punch the next, with big set pieces that still serve character. The acting is insane across the board. Homelander is a legit all-timer for me; he’s my second-best villain ever after Thanos, because he’s terrifying, charismatic, and uncomfortably human at the same time. I’m working through the latest season now and already sad it’s almost over; it’s one of those shows that makes me pause, rewind, and actually think between episodes. Such a great ride.”
Bernadette Doykos, Senior Director, Partnership Marketing and Strategy
“Temps are dropping. The sun is setting before work gets out. It’s peak cozy couch season, and the streaming gods have provided me with endless content.
I just crushed Season 3 of The Diplomat. I recently saw a headline that said the show is getting even better with time, and I certainly agree. Keri Russell’s Kate is so whip-smart, and the supporting characters have been developed really well, making you invested in each of their intertwined storylines. Plus, the casting of Allison Janey and Bradley Whitford as the [redacted] and [redacted] (don’t want to spoil a major plot twist that rounded out season 2) is genius.
Speaking of, it inspired me to watch The West Wing for the first time. I’m about eight episodes in, and I’m very into it.
Also in the mix: The Morning Show (really liking this season a lot), Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (ART), and the absolute absurdity of Selling Sunset. That show is so bad, but the real estate, outfits, and cars are the perfect backdrop to a Saturday full of house chores.”
Craig Newton, Senior Producer
“Mr. Scorsese on Apple TV gives intimate access to Martin Scorsese’s life, archives, and creative process. It mixes personal confession with filmmaking legend, walking through his childhood in Little Italy, his early breakthroughs, and the iconic films that shaped modern cinema. The most entertaining moments come from raw, candid stories — studio battles, creative fights, addiction struggles, and behind-the-scenes revelations like how Taxi Driver nearly didn’t make it to screen, if it weren’t for a simple fix in post. With interviews from Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg, and others, it feels like a master director’s circle opening its doors. It’s a vulnerable, sharply crafted portrait that shows Scorsese not just as a cinematic giant, but as an artist still wrestling with the forces that drive his work.”
Damien Scott, Vice President, Content
“The first episode of HBO’s new It: Welcome to Derry series acts as a litmus test. If you can make it past the first and last scenes of the pilot, you will likely find the rest of the first season entertaining. If not, well, there’s always Stranger Things. The series, which serves as a prequel of sorts to the 2017 film and the 1990 two-part made-for-TV movie, follows a group of children as they try to figure out what the hell is going on in their fictional hometown (Hint: It’s Pennywise). Way more graphic and way less cutesy than the hit Netflix series that also features a crew of teens trying to solve a terrifying mystery, It: Welcome to Derry also one-ups that show by not ignoring the social fabric of the time, instead opting to put a magnifying glass on race relations, gender roles, and the military industrial complex that buoyed the American middle class in the ‘60s. Does the show go overboard at times? Absolutely. Does it detract from how insane this series can get at times? Absolutely not.”
Jonathan Wiener, Senior Director, Audience Development
“Pluribus. Vince Gilligan delves into sci-fi with a groundbreaking new show that does not disappoint. The first two episodes immediately vault Pluribus into one of the best shows currently on television. Rhea Seehorn, best known as Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul, is brilliant and magnetic as the show’s protagonist. The upside is unlimited, and the pilot belongs in the conversation as one of the best pilots of all time. The thought-provoking philosophical questions that the show forces the viewer to confront around morality and ethics constitute science fiction at its best. Gilligan is one of those showrunners who should be given unlimited resources and the singular instruction: Go Cook.”
Matthew Strickland, Video Editor
“Tim Robinson’s The Chair Company dares to ask the question, ‘What if Woodward and Bernstein were the dumbest rage-filled idiots on the planet?’ It is the best illustration of our current cultural moment I have seen. Conspiracy-brained internet-pilled morons go deep into the underworld, both online and off, desperate to find someone to explain why life feels so bad. The show populates a ’70s Alan J. Pakula film with Robinson’s trademark surreal psychos, elevating I Think You Should Leave personalities to paranoid thriller nirvana. Episode 5, “I won. Zoom In.,” ranks up there with anxiety masterpieces Uncut Gems and Beau is Afraid.
Tombstone: One of the ultimate “dudes rock” movies ever made. This film contains no less than 45 of the greatest mustaches ever grown.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: What a picture!”
Rich Kleiman, Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Rich has been deep in a thriller and documentary streak lately. He started with All Her Fault on Peacock and tore through it in no time: “I’m at a point in my life where a show is only ‘good’ if I can actually finish it,” he said, and this one cleared the bar. He followed it with The Beast in Me on Netflix, declaring Claire Danes incredible, and the Eddie Murphy documentary, Being Eddie. On deck are Pluribus on Apple TV and the new Amazon Prime Video series, Malice, starring David Duchovny, one he keeps hearing is “supposed to be insane.”
On the reality side, Rich has mostly phased out his Real Housewives era. It served as the perfect pandemic comfort show, but now only the Salt Lake City series holds his attention. Overall, his watchlist is now a rotation of thrillers, docs, nostalgia rewatches, and whatever new series someone tells him is good enough to try.
Shlomo Sprung, Staff Writer
“I saw Bugonia twice, and hopefully you can too before it leaves theaters. Anything with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons was automatically going to be good, but this is another wild, wacky, deranged, unhinged Yorgos Lanthimos journey that ends in the most absurd way. On Netflix, the newish series Long Story Short is an incredible animated Jewish sitcom from the makers of Bojack Horseman. It’s dark, funny, and introspective, much like BoJack is, and also nails the Jewish familial experience.”
Vinciane Ngomsi, Reporter and Digital Creator
“It might be 49 seasons old, but Survivor continues to be one of my favorite shows to date. Nuts to think I’ve been watching for about 20 years, but each season brings new cast members to love, loath, and challenges to scoff at and wonder whether I’d be fit enough to complete. I’ve also just finished season two of Nobody Wants This, and while it wasn’t my favorite (kind of predictable), there’s one particular couple I’m rooting for over them all (no spoilers). Finally, I haven’t loved anything in a minute quite like my obsession with The Studio. I don’t know what took me so long, but if you have Apple TV, stop what you’re doing right now and tune in. It’s funny, whimsical, and for those of us who aren’t Hollywood insiders, a fascinating look at the inner workings of a billion-dollar industry.”
Final Credits
Across the Boardroom team, everyone’s tuning into stories that feel daring, unpredictable, and honestly a little unhinged in the best way. It’s a lineup that stretches from thoughtful sci-fi to chaotic reality TV, with each of us finding something that hits the right nerve as the weather cools and couch season officially takes over.
Looking ahead, all eyes are going to be on the final season of Stranger Things on Netflix. It’s one of those rare shows where it genuinely feels like we’ve grown up with the characters — partly because of how much real time has passed between seasons. Social media pointed out that all three seasons of Amazon Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty — which premiered about three weeks after Stranger Things Season 4 in the summer of 2022 — have come and gone, and the series has already wrapped up before Netflix has released the final season of its breakout show. When it finally arrives later this month, it’s going to feel like the end of an era.
Until then, we’ll keep watching, rewinding, and arguing about everything else filling our queues.
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