6 New Shows to Watch This Week: From ‘The Essex Serpent’ to ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’

thewrap.com:

“The Essex Serpent”Friday, May 13, Apple TV+How many prestige costume dramas have you watched and thought, This would be a lot more entertaining if there was a giant monster in it? (For me, the answer is: almost all of them.) “The Essex Serpent” serves to scratch that particular (and incredibly specific) itch.

Based on the acclaimed 2016 novel by British author Sarah Perry, “The Essex Serpent” stars Claire Danes (in a role originally earmarked for Keira Knightley, who left due to “family reasons”) as a London widow who moves to the titular town to investigate several reported attacks by a giant serpent.

In the town she encounters a handsome man of god (Tom Hiddleston) and starts to draw suspicion from the townsfolk, who begin to fear her arrival and the monster might be connected.

The first two episodes of the six-episode limited series stream tonight, with additional episodes streaming weekly, which might be a problem if you love it so much and, like the titular beast, want to gobble it up all at once. [TRAILER]“Winning Time”Sunday, May 8 at 9 p.m., HBO“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” has been one of the most compulsively watchable new shows of the year, as it follows the behind-the-scenes drama that led to one of the greatest winning streaks in NBA history.