La Máquina, a Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco remaster, and Hannah Gadsby's new show top this week's Must List
Published on December 13, 2025 EDT

I love fantastic prestige TV. But man, I also love any show that dares to give us a "bee-nado." I'm a disaster movie superfan (Team Dante's Peak, if you're wondering), so when 9-1-1 premiered six years ago, I knew it was for me — with its pulse-raising action and campy craziness grounded by performances from the likes of Angela Bassett and Peter Krause. Following a season 8 opener that gave us 22 million killer bees, the past two weeks served up a plane catastrophe that had me on the brink of tears for one reason or another throughout. I'm bummed the flame is dying out on spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star after its current fifth season on Fox, but thankful the mothership burns bright on ABC. —Patrick Gomez, Editor-in-Chief

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La Máquina: Hulu; Cruz: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Gadsby: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for BAM

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Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna reunite in this darkly funny, surreal Spanish-language drama about an aging boxer and his loquacious manager/best friend. An embarrassing loss leaves Eduardo "La Máquina" Osuna (Bernal) ready to retire from the ring, but his manager, Andy (Luna, hidden under prosthetics), pressures him into a rematch. Alas, they must also defeat a shadowy boxing cabal — along with Eduardo's CTE-fueled hallucinations. Suspenseful and strange in all the best ways, La Máquina is a contender for one of the best shows of the year. —Kristen Baldwin, TV Critic

Read our chat with Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna for EW's Fall TV Preview

Fania

Named to the National Recording Registry in 2014, this collaborative album ascended Celia Cruz to international stardom with Dominican bandleader and Fania Records founder Johnny Pacheco. This 50th anniversary reissue celebrates the globalization of salsa and highlights Cruz's unique "Matancera" style. —Ryan Coleman, News Writer

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In this Peacock drama, Maggie (Yvonne Strahovski) and James (Scott Speedman) are on the verge of divorce when a mysterious force traps them and several neighbors on their isolated Georgia ranch. Forget marriage counseling — nothing brings a couple together like battling something sinister in the darkness. —K.B.

Check out what Teacup's showrunner told EW about the series adaptation

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Looking inward in their new show (through Oct. 27 in NYC), the Australian comic examines the changes that come with fame since soaring to stardom with Nanette. They tackle everything from Taylor Swift to Olympic soccer to whales — lots and lots of whales. —Dalton Ross, Editorial Director

Park Row

Indulge in the witching season with author Anna Rasche's haunting tale of a woman who can harness the power of gemstones to heal the sick. Summoned to Florence in the wake of the Black Plague, she is caught in a conspiracy. It's a twisty, historical witchy escape. —Maureen Lee Lenker, Senior Writer

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