The girls soon have bigger problems. The thundercloud-filled night sky turning an unwholesome pink portends a rift in space-time, and a skirmish of that future war is about to spill through.

For some reason, the girls end up being dumped in the Cleveland of 2019, where Ali Wong plays the adult Erin with great nuance and pathos – and completely against the type that Wong has developed in her stand-up comedy. Also in 2019, Mac’s brother (Cliff Chamberlain) is not the man she expected him to become, and all of them are being hunted, Terminator-style, by a relentless baddie from the future (Adina Porter).

It’s all intelligently conceived and beautifully realised, and from early on it shapes up as a real winner.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo ★★★★
Netflix

At first this might seem a bit twee: autistic Korean lawyer Woo Young-woo (Park Eun-bin) is so infatuated with whales that her bedroom is full of whale-related knick-knacks, she spouts fountains of whale trivia without being asked, and she even imagines a giant whale floating alongside the train she takes to work at a high-powered law firm.

But the drama is quickly involving and Park is thoroughly enchanting as we come to see the many challenges, big and small, that Woo has to deal with each day (the revolving door at the entrance to the building is an obstacle that results in a scene of Mr Bean-level awkwardness). The focus on the character doesn’t detract from the episodic courtroom element, which is more affecting than you might expect.

Although the series is very much of the autism-as-superpower variety – very few people with autism are genius savants like Woo – it has won wide praise from autism advocates in Korea, who hope that it will nonetheless spread understanding of some of the challenges associated with autism. As entertainment, it’s an unexpected delight.

Light and Magic
Disney+

Don’t be put off by the corporate-video feel of the intro. This celebratory documentary series about Industrial Light and Magic, the special-effects company George Lucas put together to make Star Wars, is thoroughly down to earth. The ragtag, free-wheeling California dudes who invented new technology to create the visual spectacular remember it as if it was yesterday, though those ’70s beards have long since turned grey. Series director Lawrence Kasdan carries on through extravaganzas including Jurassic Park, Titanic and The Mandalorian.

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Binge

This surprisingly captivating slasher spinoff of Pretty Little Liars looks like a long-form Scream. At an uncommonly arts-focused high school (where the football team is nicknamed The Steppenwolves), a group of girls is about to pay for the sins committed by their mean-girl mothers 20 years earlier. Developed by Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, it’s highly self-aware with a slightly heightened design that contrasts with an earthy cynicism and visceral darkness. Bailee Madison is outstanding as the pregnant lead.

Rallying: The Killer Years
Stan*

In the 1980s, the World Rally Championship was more popular than Formula 1. Not coincidentally, this was the time of the infamous Group B rally cars, such as the Lancia Delta S4 and Audi Quattro A2, which were twice as powerful as their predecessors. This captivating documentary takes us back to a different world, where spectators lined the courses with no barrier between them and the cars. Inevitably, drivers and spectators were killed, and the Group B era came to an end after just five years. Fascinating.

The New Joneses
thenewjoneses.com

This informative and inspiring little Australian web series has loads of practical tips on how individuals can do simple, painless things to make a real difference to their local environment and fight climate change. Things as simple as composting or giving native plants as gifts. Australian heavy-metal legend Slatts Everyday and Buy Nothing New Month founder Tamara DiMattina are an entertaining double act in this second series as they tootle around getting tips from academics, campaigners, and even purple puppet Randy Feltface.

* Stan is owned by Nine, the owner of this masthead.

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