DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, JULY 25 JIM GAFFIGAN: DARK PALE: Gaffigan's 10th comedy special, and his first since "Comedy Monster," which hit Netflix in 2021. Next, he's set to embark on the "Barely Alive" comedy tour alongside Jerry Seinfeld. [Amazon] MARK NORMAND: SOUP TO NUTS: The Comedy Central veteran's first hourlong Netflix special -- featuring a diverse collection of material about all manner of topics, from soup to nuts -- was recorded at Chicago's The Vic Theatre. [Netflix] SINTONIA: This YA crime thriller series -- a look at the intertwined worlds of music and drug trafficking in São Paulo from the perspectives of three locals -- is Netflix's most popular Brazilian original. It's back for a fourth season. Christian Malheiros, Jottapê, and Bruna Mascarenhas co-star. [Netflix] DREAM: Sports comedy-drama feature from Korea, starring Park Seo-joon as a disgraced soccer star on disciplinary probation. As part of his sentence, he's required to coach a team made up of unhoused players, and get them into the so-called "Homeless World Cup." [Netflix] WINDY CITY REHAB: ALISON'S DREAM HOME: Three-episode HGTV miniseries following along as "Windy City Rehab" host Alison Victoria turns a large Chicago warehouse first constructed in 1927 into her new home. (She's currently using the 6,700-square foot space as an office.) The series premieres this week on Max and cable; the main "Windy City Rehab" series has been renewed for Season 4. [Max] SON OF A CRITCH: Comedian Mark Critch created this Canadian comedy series, based on his memoir about his childhood and adolescence, and also co-stars as his own father. Season 1 debuted in 2022 on CBC Television; episodes air Monday nights on CW and hit the app and website on Tuesdays. [CW] CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING: Canadian sitcom starring Meaghan Rath and Aaron Abrams as young parents trying to develop some kind of life for themselves, apart from just raising kids. Season 1 aired in 2022 on CTV; new episodes come to the CW app and website on Tuesdays. [CW] NORWEGIAN CRIME STORIES: True-crime docuseries from Norway, examining some of the country's most infamous and shocking criminal investigations. Season 3 premieres in the US today on Viaplay. [Viaplay] |