until his black sheep brother, played by Ben Mendelsohn comes back, dredging up hidden family secrets and wreaking havoc in the lives of the Rayburn siblings. Also starring Cissy Spacek and Sam Shepard as the matriarch and patriarch of this dysfunctional family.

June 2017 Update – The final season just aired. Very dark. A couple of murders, drug trafficking, and the dark side of some “squeaky clean” characters.

Flaked

Flaked is a quirky dramedy starring Will Arnett (Arrested Development) set it Venice, California. It’s the story of Chip, a recovering alcoholic, and his friends in this surfer-type town who wrestle with their pasts, romantic triangles, and recovery. I found this series both funny and endearing.

June 2017 Update – As the season opens, Chip’s life is a mess. He is homeless andBakingShow, is also a judge on this show. She is a tough cookie (pardon the pun) but is also kind, polite and charmingly British in her comments to the bakers, which I find refreshing.

Rectify

Rectify starring Aden Young is about Daniel Holden, who has spent 19 years on death row for the rape and murder of his girlfriend. When DNA evidence calls his conviction into question, he is released from prison and goes home to a family he barely knows. A lot has happened since he went to prison as a teenager. His father died. His mother remarried and had another child. The world has changed and moves a lot faster. Young’s performance perfectly captures a man who had his “coming of age” in prison and doesn’t know where