{"id":225891,"date":"2026-05-09T20:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/225891\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T20:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:35:39","slug":"screen-queen-tv-reviews-rivals-real-housewives-of-rhode-island-marty-supreme-should-i-marry-a-murderer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/225891\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Queen TV reviews: Rivals, Real Housewives Of Rhode Island, Marty Supreme & Should I Marry A Murderer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rivals S2Friday, streaming on Disney Plus<\/p>\n

What do Heated Rivalry fans, astrology girlies and biohackers have in common? You won\u2019t need to ask \u2014 they\u2019ll tell you.<\/p>\n

Bad jokes aside, if the inescapable fandom for series like the Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams-fronted steamy slow-burn, period drama Bridgerton and the adaption of Jilly Cooper\u2019s Rivals is anything to go by, viewers are yearning for shows packed with sex, scandal and suspense.<\/p>\n

Rivals arrived with a bang, literally, when it dropped in October 2024, all clandestine affairs, lustful looks, full-frontal nakedness and a lot of good old-fashioned sex.<\/p>\n

And it arrived at the height of the \u201csmut\u201d era of literature, with romantasy novels \u2014 dragon or fairy smut for the unacquainted \u2014 Fourth Wing and A Court Of Wings And Ruin (ACOTAR) having a viral moment.<\/p>\n

While I never quite got into that book craze \u2014 the chemistry didn\u2019t grab me and I found out spicy dragon scenes aren\u2019t my jam \u2014 I devoured Rivals.<\/p>\n

Set against the war between two rival TV broadcasters, it followed the cluster of characters as they danced through glamorous parties in shoulder pads and big hair to an excellent soundtrack.<\/p>\n

I felt the longing between Lizzie (Katherine Parkinson) and Freddie (Danny Dyer), barracked for Maud (Victoria Smurfit) and Declan (Aidan Turner), and somehow even overlooked the age gap between Taggie (Bella Maclean) and Rupert (Alex Hassell).<\/p>\n

The bonkbuster is set to pick up where it left off, the trailer revealing \u2014 between underwear thrown onto faces and men riding on horses in slow motion \u2014 Tony survived Cameron\u2019s whack over the head, the station rivalry continues and the will-they-won\u2019t-they romances continue to blossom.<\/p>\n

Real Housewives Of Rhode IslandMonday, streaming on Hayu\"TheCamera IconThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island. Credit: Bravo<\/p>\n

Bravo fans, don\u2019t sleep on this new iteration of Housewives; they\u2019re some of the most interesting women we\u2019ve seen in the franchise since Salt Lake City (though shout-out to Rachel Zoe for making this season of RHOBH somewhat watchable).<\/p>\n

Dropping weekly, we\u2019ve already had polyamory and affair allegations, unforgettable one-liners (\u201cI hit her with my car\u201d) and displays of extravagant wealth. Who knew there was so much money in (legal) cannabis dispensaries, or boyfriends you spend only half the year with?<\/p>\n

What it has that other franchises don\u2019t have is connection \u2014 the women are (mostly) all long-time friends, so their dramas don\u2019t feel self-edited or constructed to ensure they get a contract for the next season.<\/p>\n

Marty SupremeFriday, streaming on Stan\"HopefullyCamera IconHopefully Chalamet doesn\u2019t offend anyone else between now and Friday. Credit: A24<\/p>\n

It might be too soon for ballerinas and opera singers, but the Timothee Chalamet-fronted film is finally hitting a streamer. Despite it flopping awards season, it is genuinely very watchable and Chalamet is excellent.<\/p>\n

Should I Marry A Murderer?Streaming now on Netflix\"ShouldCamera IconShould I Marry A Murderer? Probably not, but watch the doco to see if your mind can be changed. Credit: Netflix\/Courtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n

Obviously no, right? This was the question \u201cfiancee turned key witness\u201d Caroline Muirhead (who also happens to be a forensic pathologist) had to ask herself when her partner confessed to a crime he\u2019d kept hidden for years. Fascinating stuff.<\/p>\n

On The RoamThursday, streaming on Max\"JasonCamera IconJason Momoa hits the open road in On The Roam. Credit: Max<\/p>\n

Jason Momoa is the latest Hollywood heartthrob to jump on a motorbike to connect with people in the big wide world who inspire him. Gorgeous cinematography, gorgeous message and gorgeous man \u2014 you can\u2019t go wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rivals S2Friday, streaming on Disney Plus What do Heated Rivalry fans, astrology girlies and biohackers have in common?…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225892,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[157,232,9,24,63,122,124,123,88820,1869],"class_list":["post-225891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-entertainment","tag-lifestyle","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-stm","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}