A look at the best TV shows coming this week

NPR | By Eric Deggans

Published April 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM EDT

A number of buzzy TV shows are coming out soon — taking on issues from women's oppression in a spinoff of The Handmaid's Tale, to the excesses of Silicon Valley CEOs.

Eric Deggans

Eric Deggans is NPR's first full-time TV critic.

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