But love – romantic or otherwise – can be found in the strangest places, including the radioactive wasteland of post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, Westeros in the rare middle of relative peace, or behind the scenes of the latest MCU blockbuster.
Whether you’re in the mood for a reliable sci-fi gem or an insightful new docuseries courtesy of Marty Supreme director Josh Safdie, February’s streaming lineup offers plenty of options to swoon over. These are the 10 shows we’re currently falling for.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
We’ll continue from about where Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman are Star Trek: Discovery stopped when it ended in 2024, Starfleet Academy can perhaps best be described as Star Trek for the TikTok era… or just the hottest iteration of the franchise. Set in the 32nd century, it follows the first group of cadets to train at the Academy in over a century, giving it license to play more like a college soap à la Hulu. Tell me lies. Luckily, Hollywood heavyweights Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti are there to refocus these wannabe Starfleet officers on boldly going where no man has gone before.
While franchise diehards may find it all a bit too frivolous for their tastes, it’s impossible not to appreciate the show’s obvious nostalgia for the iconic series that started it all and Gene Roddenberry’s fierce commitment to diversity, which has unfortunately become an ugly word for the powers that be – and one aspect of the original show that seems to have done just that. went completely over self-proclaimed Trekkie Stephen Miller’s head.
Wonderful man
What do you do when you’re Disney and you realize that the Marvel movies that once regularly crossed the $1 billion threshold while barely lifting a Nano Gauntlet are now facing a serious declining ROI problem? You poke fun at the problem with a playful, self-aware buddy comedy that cleverly doesn’t require any real knowledge of the MCU from the audience.
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