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“Nobody Wants This” hasn’t just overtaken viewers’ hearts; it’s overtaken the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 most-watched English-language TV shows. The Kristen Bell and Adam Brody romantic comedy surpassed the viewership for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” in its second week of eligibility.

Overall, the series secured 15.9 million views compared to the 13.1 million views “Monsters” saw during the week of Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. This isn’t the first time these two shows have shared the first and second spots. Last week, their ranking was reversed with Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s “Monsters” scoring 19.5 million views in its second week on the streamer and “Nobody Wants This” seeing 10.3 million views in its first week.

The two current TV powerhouses were followed by the seventh season of “Love Is Blind,...

The BFI London Film Festival is set to unveil a diverse slate of promising U.K. features at its fifth annual Works-in-Progress Showcase, offering a glimpse into the future of British cinema.

Nine projects, ranging from gritty documentaries to offbeat comedies, will be presented to industry professionals on Oct. 12 at London’s Picturehouse Central. The lineup includes “Be of Good Behaviour” from directors Giulio Gobbetti and Jan Stöckel, following two ex-prisoners navigating life after incarceration. Richard Bracewell’s “Chicken Town” tells the story of a young man’s return to his hometown after serving time for a crime he didn’t commit.

Sarah Elizabeth Drummond’s documentary “Don’t Say Gay” explores the impact of homophobic law Section 28 in 1980s Britain, while Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s “Dreamers” presents a love story set in a removal center. Felipe Bustos Sierra’s “Everybody to Kenmure Street” documents a community’s response to an immigration raid in Glasgow.

Envidiosa, the latest Netflix original from Argentina, introduces us to Vicky, a woman on the brink of an identity crisis as she approaches her 40th birthday. Long defined by the relationships in her life, from her father who abandoned her as a child to her boyfriend of 10 years, Vicky finds herself adrift when that longtime romance comes to an end. With many of her friends now married with kids while she remains single, Vicky grapples with feelings of envy that threaten to consume her.

Yet underneath her jealous reactions lies a deeper longing for fulfillment and purpose that has long gone unmet. As a young girl forced to take on responsibility beyond her years, Vicky dreamed of the ideal family life she never had. Now in her late 30s and fresh out of a major breakup, those dreams feel farther out of reach than ever. Lost and lashing out at...

Netflix’s Envious is a sitcom-soap hybrid that tries too hard and then fails its audience miserably. The show is occasionally fun, but for the most part a dead end for good entertainment. And no, I’m not saying this in a guilty pleasure way, because it’s all guilt, no pleasure. The show tells the story of Vicky, a woman nearing the 40-year mark and still unmarried. When she gives her boyfriend Danny an ultimatum for marriage, he doesn’t propose, and she chooses to leave him. Soon enough, she realizes this wasn’t the greatest decision of her life. She sees a therapist on the daily who listens to her and tries to make her realize how much of the problem lies within herself, but Vicky’s never really willing to listen; she’s too busy trying to compete with anybody who breathes the same air as her.

What I appreciate about Netflix is that it will give us a show with a 40-year-old female protagonist like it’s no big deal, but if that show is unoriginal and practically crap, I don’t know what to do with myself. In all honesty, Envious is almost like Emily in Paris, but it’s Emily in her 40s, and she’s an Argentinian interior designer in Buenos Aires. What I’m trying to say is if I had to rank obnoxious lead female characters, Emily and Vicky might be fighting for that number one spot. I’m not opposed to a dramatic character arc and a character who is sure of herself, because you best believe that’s me, but this show is relentless at showing the lead character as someone who just doesn’t get the hint. Vicky’s covetous behavior only makes us as the viewer more...

The Argentinian Netflix original Envious is a comedy soap about a single woman at 40. The very unoriginal show is run-of-the-mill in that you can predict the Spanish dialogue without even knowing the language. Obviously, this isn’t entirely true, but you can imagine I didn’t have much fun watching this show, which has one purpose: to “represent” women who dream of having a family but never manage to do so, and in the ploy of making a comedy, make a complete joke of the concept. Look, it’s not like this show has a terrible ending; it’s just the way it gets there that really bothers me. Specifically, because it repeats the same thing 100 times. Our leading lady, Vicky, is jealous of anyone who has a family of their own. But the show makes a point to bore us with her obsession with the concept so much so...

September means networks are rolling out the good stuff following the summer blahs, and Netflix’s September offerings are no exception.

In addition to “The Perfect Couple” (see below) the streamer’s September offerings include “Emily in Paris” Season 4 Part 2, starring Lily Collins, as well as the downright charming “Nobody Wants This,” a unique rom-com starring millennial aughts TV gods Adam Brody and Kristen Bell — this one will be all over your social media feed, so make sure to binge it the second it drops.

On the movie front, in addition to a slew of old favorites, film fanatics’ best bet is likely “His Three Daughters,” a festival fave starring Elisabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon, and Natasha Lyonne. The film, about three very different siblings coming together in their father’s dying days, is expected to be a major awards contender after premiering at TIFF last year.

Top Pick: “The Perfect Couple...