A quick TV catchup

6/24/26

Finished The Expanse S6 🚀 — a hard-won, bittersweet send-off. Would’ve taken three more seasons, easily.

Also wrapped Drops of God S2 🍷 — still the only show that makes a wine tasting play like a heist. Two very different flavours of binge, both very good in their own ways.

And since it’s World Cup season, I’ve been catching up on 2 football (⚽) -related docuseries, both made from friends:

• U.S. Against the World:
  Produced by my husband-and-wife friends Rand & Janina, through their Parkstories studio. They’ve followed the US Men’s National Team for the past 4 years, and this docu-series traces back the evolution of the North American team from the Qatar 2022 World Cup, through to preparing to host the 2026 World Cup on home soil. Incredible exclusive access with everyone from players to coaches, and a real human underdog story.

• The Root of the Game
  Directed by my friend Alec Cutter, possibly the most Brazilian American man I’ve ever met. After an incredible short film called Nando, Alec shares a fascinating look at the Varzea, Brazil’s grassroots, amateur football championship, around the São Paulo working class neighborhoods.