The best new shows to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Max (HBO), and more

The title character of Eric is the creation of a boy named Edgar Anderson (Ivan Morris Howe), who only wanted to help his father, Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch), come up with a new puppet for his kids TV show. Unfortunately, the volatile relationship between Vincent and his wife, Cassie Anderson (Gaby Hoffmann), leads to Edgar’s disappearance somewhere in New York City.

While going out of his mind with grief, Vincent is stunned when Eric seemingly comes to life as a 7-foot-tall puppet. And as strange as it may sound, Eric may be Vincent’s only hope of ever seeing his son again.

Through the first two seasons of Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) believed that love had simply passed her by. But this season, Penelope moves from a supporting role into a romantic lead when Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) reenters her orbit.

Colin thoughtlessly insulted Penelope last season, and he nearly lost her as a friend. Now, more than anything else, he just wants to win back her affection. But as Colin earns Penelope’s forgiveness, they start feeling a mutual attraction that neither one of them believed would ever happen. However, since this is still Bridgerton, complications will inevitably arise that may keep them from finding love with each other.

There must be a rule among streamers that each outlet needs a certain allotment of British TV series. Trying is one Apple TV+’s imports from the U.K., and it revolves around Jason Ross (Rafe Spall) and Nikki Newman (Esther Smith), a couple who desperately wanted to have a baby together. And when that didn’t work out, they decided to adopt.

During the third season, Jason and Nikki fought to adopt a pair of siblings, Princess (Scarlett Rayner) and Tyler (Cooper Turner). They won that battle, but there are more challenges ahead in the newly released fourth season that may fray the fragile bonds between the kids and their adoptive parents.

Don’t you just hate it when you’re simply enjoying life with your family one day, and the next day you’re stuck in some alternate world? That happens to Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) in Dark Matter. And in this reality, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly) isn’t his wife, their son doesn’t exist, and his friends think Jason’s crazy.

There’s really only one person who could have stolen Jason’s life: Another version of himself. In order to get back to his family, Jason has to navigate the limitless worlds of the multiverse in the hope that he can find the one Earth that used to be his home.

The German YA romance series Maxton Hall: The World Between Us is blowing up on Prime Video. The story is about two teenagers at a prestigious school: The wealthy James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) and Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten), a student who is poor compared to everyone else in her class.

When Ruby witnesses James’ sister, Lydia (Sonja Weißer), in a scandalous situation, his attempts to bribe her or scare her into silence only create enmity between them. Ruby won’t be bought off and James won’t back down. But when they’re forced to work together, the sparks between James and Ruby are undeniably romantic. And that means their lives are about to get more complicated.