Stuff To Watch This Week (May 22-28, 2023)

Cash on Delivery

Star Awards™ Best Actor champ Richie Koh stars as a loan shark runner who continues to go about collecting debts during the Circuit Breaker period — by pretending to be a food delivery rider. How long can he keep this double life a secret from his family and friends? The 20-part dramedy also stars Cavin Soh, He Yingying, Das DD, and Jernelle Oh.

Watch it on: meWATCH, Mon (prime subscribers); available free on demand on meWATCH and Channel 8, 9pm on May 29

American Born Chinese

Based on Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel, this series — executive produced by Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Destin Daniel Cretton — is a weird combo of Chinese mythology fantasy and coming-of-age comedy. Ben Wang stars as a Californian teen (Ben Wang), a child of Chinese immigrants (Chin Han and Yeo Yann Yann), who’s mixed up in a civil war in Heaven involving Sun Wukong (Daniel Wu), The Mercy of Goddess (Michelle Yeoh) and Bull Demon King (Leonard Wu).   

Fubar

Arnold Schwarzenegger is going into business with Netflix! First, there’s this TV series — his first — where he plays a super-spy whose estranged daughter, unbeknownst to him, is also a spy. (The title is an acronym for F*** Up Beyond All Recognition.)  Then, next month (June 67), check out Arnold, the three-part documentary where Arnie reflects on his career as a bodybuilder, an actor, and a politician.

Poker Face

Hailing from Rian Johnson (Knives Out), this series stars Natasha Lyonne as a casino worker and bullshit detector (like Tim Roth in Lie to Me?) on the run from nefarious figures following a suspicious death. And wherever she goes, she puts her unique abilities to good use by solving mysteries. Guest stars include Adrian Brody, Ron Perlman, Hong Chau, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 

Platonic

Good Neighbours stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne reunite for this comedy series as former BFFs trying to reconnect (hook up?) after a past rift that led to their falling out (just what happened to Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson?).

MerPeople

Mermaids are real! Well, it is for the folks featured in this four-part docu-series that dives into the little-known world of underwater performers working in theme parks and aquariums. It also follows a group of mermaid/men hopefuls trying to break into the industry that’s worth “half a billion dollars”.