Contributor: Sarah Rasmussen

Sarah Rasmussen was Plugged In’s 2023 summer intern, and she continues to write reviews for Plugged In today. She is studying English education with a minor in theatre at Oral Roberts University. Sarah’s hobbies include reading, hiking and singing entire Broadway soundtracks in her car. Sarah loves serving with Plugged In because she believes expressions of biblical truth can be found everywhere—even in secular media. She also thinks watching movies for her job is pretty cool.

Sterling Point

In Prime Video’s coming-of-age series ‘Sterling Point,’ Annie Jacobson learns more about her family secrets when she spends a summer on a Canadian island.

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Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

In HBO Max’s ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ (a sci-fi spinoff of ‘The Big Bang Theory’), a comic book store owner must restore the fabric of reality.

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The Five-Star Weekend

In Peacock’s ‘The Five-Star Weekend,’ Hollis Shaw invites four friends to join her for a girl’s weekend in Nantucket as she grieves her late husband.

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X-Men ‘97

The mutants are back in Disney’s retro iteration of the X-Men—as are the violence and superhuman abilities that typically accompany this franchise.

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patience

Patience

In PBS’ Patience, a young woman with autism helps solve murder cases for the City of York Police.

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interview with the vampire

Interview With the Vampire

In AMC’s ‘Interview With the Vampire,’ a journalist interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac about his century-long existence as a vampire, marked by love and tragedy.

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Dutton Ranch

In ‘Dutton Ranch’ on Paramount+, Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler move their small family and ranching business to Texas—and trouble moves with them.

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Legends

In Netflix’s Legends, based on true events, four British customs agents go undercover to bust the most dangerous drug dealers in the country.

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Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage

The title characters in the CBS sitcom spinoff, ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ adjust to their new roles as parents and spouses.

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Half Man

In HBO’s Half Man, violence, sexual abuse and dysfunction characterize the complicated relationship between a set of almost-stepbrothers.

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the miniature wife

The Miniature Wife

In Peacock’s ‘The Miniature Wife,’ Les and Lindy Littlejohn’s big marriage problems become bigger when Lindy shrinks to be 6 inches small.

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Rooster

In HBO Max’s ‘Rooster,’ writer Greg Russo travels to Ludlow College to support his daughter, Katie, a professor whose marriage is in serious trouble.

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Marshals

Kayce Dutton joins the U.S. Marshals in CBS’s ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff series, and the violence and profanity from the original show follow him closely.

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Can You Keep a Secret?

Liars prosper in ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’ on Paramount+ as Debbie Fendon pretends her husband is dead to keep his life-insurance money.

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Yo Gabba GabbaLand

Apple TV+ welcomes preschoolers to Yo Gabba GabbaLand—though parents may want to note the show’s references to magic.

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