5 Things to Watch For the Week of 5/13/24

After a 13-year hiatus, Russell T. Davies settles back in as "Doctor Who" showrunner, rebooting the series with a bi-generated and far less stressed Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and new companion played by "Coronation Street" veteran Millie Gibson. As Davies has hinted that the bi-generation event launched a "Doctor Who" version of the multiverse, we can't wait to see just who might make a visit to the TARDIS this season.

Premieres May 10

Anne Rice heads know what to expect next in the gothic tale of Louis, Claudia, and Lestat de Lioncourt. Two words: theater people. Erm, we mean vampires. Ben Daniels joins the cast as a series regular in the role of Santiago, an influential member of the Theatre des Vampires who may spell danger for Louis and Claudia. Speaking of Claudia, Delainey Hayles is replacing Bailey Bass as the teenage vamp this season. And get excited for Assad Zaman’s role to expand as Armand and Louis grow closer …

Season 2 premieres May 12

The twisty family drama leans even harder into the sci-fi (and strangeness) this season as more about the terrifying cosmic sinkhole on the Abbott family ranch is revealed. New showrunner Charles Murray adds more time-travel to the mix (and the theory that "time is fluid") with a season that jumps through the decades, centuries, and perhaps even alternate timelines? Put on your thinking cap and get ready to binge as all seven episodes drop on May 16.

Season 2 premieres May 16

Penelope and Colin are poised to take center stage in “Bridgerton” Season 3, as their slow-burn romance finally looks to be heating up. The hit series left us with a lot of wild reveals in 2022, namely the identity of Lady Whistledown and Colin’s disclosure that he would “never” marry Penelope. But we’ll just see if he can keep that energy in Season 3 as Pen sets out to find a husband. Actors Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton have called the upcoming story arc "a season for the wallflowers,” but with the steamy scenes Netflix has been teasing, we suspect any lingering shrinking violets will blossom somewhere between the Part 1 release on May 16 and Part 2 on June 13.

Season 3 premieres May 16

Podcasters set out to investigate a group disappearance in an Irish village on Samhain in Netflix’s new series “Bodkin.” Starring Will Forte and Sioban Cullen, the seven-episode series is a darkly comedic thriller made for the post-Serial world. “At the time, I was thinking a lot about the morality of true crime,” says series creator Jez Scharf, who feels the genre went through a phase where creators would “take any crime-ridden, tragic event, and story-ize it to make it palatable.” If you’re getting Wickerman-meets-”Broadchurch” vibes from the trailer, you’re not alone. What starts as a small town mystery seems destined to grow into something much more unpredictable in this exploration of the twisted process of turning misfortune into entertainment.

Streaming on Netflix May 9