First Impressions: Duster (Max)
Duster’s confident, if familiar, first hour makes for an promising debut.
Category: First Impressions
Reviews of pilot episodes.
First Impressions: Sherlock & Daughter (The CW)
Intriguing leads and a surprisingly charming premise make Sherlock & Daughter an interesting, if slightly gimmicky, interpretation of the great detective.
First Impressions: The Studio (Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s Hollywood satire is often too many things at once – but when focused, is equally bleak and sentimental in fascinating ways.
First Impressions: Dope Thief (Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s crime drama has splashes of kinetic creativity, but they’re held back by a much larger collection of archetypal elements.
First Impressions: Suits LA (NBC)
NBC’s Suits spinoff is one of 2025’s most disappointing debuts, a cold, heartless hour allergic to anything remotely fun or sexy.
First Impressions: Grosse Pointe Garden Society (NBC)
Grosse Pointe Garden Society’s talented cast and bright aesthetics are intriguing, but the pilot’s incredibly poor pacing doesn’t give it much room to shine.
First Impressions: The Z-Suite (Tubi)
Tubi’s workplace comedy has a lot of talent and a few great ideas – its execution, however, leaves a lot to be desired.
First Impressions: Common Side Effects (Adult Swim)
Adult Swim’s trippy conspiracy series is an early 2025 standout.
First Impressions: The Hunting Party (NBC)
Clumsy and undercooked, The Hunting Party’s pilot is another forgettable new NBC drama… or is it?
First Impressions: Watson (CBS)
CBS’s new medical drama takes an unnecessary connection to Sherlock Holmes and turns it into a semi-watchable new series (with a few caveats).