The Asian A.V. Club returns with a new format of our What to Watch podcast and invite our fave guest co-host Patrick Heidmann on to talk about all the TV and movies that are on our radar at the moment!

In this April 2026 episode we break down the pod into various categories.

Tried and Tested: We talk about cult hit series Paradise Season 2 (Hulu / Disney+) and the Rachel Weiss black comedy Vladimir (Netflix)

This is New: I create the genre Michelle Pfeiffer-naissance because she’s doing such great work on The Madison (Paramount+) and also in Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV). Patrick is a big fan of the award winning film My Father’s Shadow (In theaters now / Mubi) and explains why it’s been one of his favorite films since last year.

This BETTER Be On Your Radar: You get to hear about my obsession over the reality series Battle of Fates (Hulu / Disney+) and Patrick’s love for the latest season of Top Chef (Bravo)

Speed Round: I’ve gone ahead and created a genre called “Rich people are all corrupt devil worshippers and we need to take them DOWN” only cause the films Ready or Not 2 (In theaters now) and They Will Kill You (In theaters now) tell me so! We also talk about the excellent Half Man (Hbo Max / BBC), the final season of Hacks (Hbo Max), the latest comedy thriller by Dan Levy called Big Mistakes (Netflix), a brand new Beef (Netflix), our mutual love of the British crime thriller Code of Silence (Britbox / ITV+), the return of the unsung detective series Criminal Record (Apple TV), the joys of LOL – Last One Laughing UK (Prime Video) and the return of The Muppet Show (Disney+)

The goal was to keep it breezy but BOY do we pack in ALOT this episode!! Tell us if you like this revamped version of the podcast and hope you keep coming back for new episodes!