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“Our Great National Parks” (PG) – Narrated by former President Barack Obama, “Our Great National Parks” is a new docuseries focusing on the most fascinating national parks across the world, including the Gunung Leuser National Park in Indonesia and the Tsavo National Park in Kenya. The featured parks contain some species that can’t be found anywhere else on the planet. While this series obviously draws in all the animal lovers, “Our Great National Parks” is a great watch for anyone looking to learn more about the intriguing creatures that inhabit our world and the benefits they provide to our ecosystems worldwide. Premieres April 13. (Netflix)
Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot (HBO Max photo)
“Death on the Nile” (PG-13) – Murder mysteries could be considered one of the most interactive genres to watch at home because of how easily viewers can band together to guess which of the characters committed the crime. “Death on the Nile” is no exception. Taking place in the late 1930s, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), first seen in action in the film “Murder on the Orient Express,” must solve a series of murders that occur during his vacation in Egypt. The group of suspects, portrayed by stars like Gal Gadot, Letitia Wright, Armie Hammer and Jennifer Saunders, each have peculiar motives for the murders as well as resentments against one another, and Poirot works to peel the truth from them one by one. (HBO Max)
“Outer Range” (TV-MA) – There’s trouble brewing in the wilderness of Wyoming. In the mystery thriller series “Outer Range,” rancher Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) must fight to maintain his home after a void eerily opens up on his land. Abbott and his family feel haunted by an alien symbol displayed throughout their town, and Brolin gives a commendable performance as he emotionally begs to God to give them answers to this mystery. Eight episodes long, the first season of “Outer Range” puts a spin on your normal Western by adding elements of sci-fi and horror. Executive producers Brolin and Brad Pitt backed the series. Premieres April 15. (Amazon Prime)
“Killing It” (NR) – Craig Robinson, who you might know best from his roles on “The Office” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” stars as the main character (also named Craig) in this new comedy series. Craig, a security guard, needs $20,000 for a piece of swampland he wants to purchase. Strapped for cash, Craig is in the backseat of an Uber when he finds his solution to acquiring the money he needs. At first appalled when his Uber driver pulls over mid-ride to kill a snake, Craig is told by the driver that, due to an ecological disaster, the snake’s head is worth a lot of money to the state. Now set with a new and unlikely mission, Craig embarks on a wild journey to get $20,000 worth of snakes so he can bring his ambitions to life. Premieres April 14. (Peacock)
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