This week’s list of recommendations features season two of everybody’s favourite body positive comedy, HBO’s modern take on the Pope and a documentary produced by the late Kobe Bryant.
ShrillSaturday Night Live alumni Aidy Bryant is all about female empowerment and body positivity as Annie Easton on the hit comedy series,
Shrill. Based on the memoirs of the same name by
New York Times writer and columnist
Lindy West, the series follows Annie, a self-proclaimed woman “looking to change her life but not her body,” as she balances toxic relationships, sick parents and her body image, all while trying to make it as a journalist. Alongside Bryant is fellow comedians Lolly Adefope and Luka Jones and the series is executive produced by industry heavyweights Lorne Michaels and Elizabeth Banks. You can watch the entire second season of
Shrill on Crave today.
The New PopeHBO and Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino returns for their second original series set in the Vatican,
The New Pope. Like its predecessor
The Young Pope, the series is an intriguing look inside the papacy starring Jude Law as the fictional Pope Pius XIII, an American-born Pope who attempts to lead the church in a divisive, conservative direction and amasses as many detractors as followers. John Malkovich joins the cast for the new season as the titular new pope John Paul III following the dramatic fallout of the first series that saw Law's Lenny Belardo collapse and his future uncertain. Stream new episodes of
The New Pope on Mondays at 9pET on Crave and catch up on
The Young Pope anytime.[video_embed id='1875132']Jude Law learned a surprising lesson while filming 'The New Pope'[/video_embed]
Hidden Gem: Kobe Bryant’s MuseFollowing the
untimely passing of five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, it seems like a fitting time to revisit his Showtime documentary,
Kobe Bryant’s Muse which was executive produced by the Black Mamba himself in 2015. In the doc, Bryant intimately explores his life and career and offers personal commentary on everything from his iconic competitive drive, his brief
rap career, meeting his wife Vanessa Bryant, fatherhood and his nearly career ending Achilles injury. Described as therapy on film by Bryant himself, the film is both gripping and inspiring as the world continues to grieve the loss of of the basketball giant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and the other lives sadly lost on the January 26. You can watch
Kobe Bryant’s Muse on Crave today.[video_embed id='1886859']Late night hosts pay tribute to Kobe Bryant[/video_embed]
