The women who were greatly moved by Cesnick, now mostly retirees, never stopped seeking justice for the woman who shaped their lives. Within its expertly crafted episodes, The Keepers focuses on much more than just the initial cold case, involving not only sexual abuse allegations in the Catholic school Cesnick taught at, but also an incredible triumph of the human spirit among her students.
Why You Should Watch It: I began watching this series thinking that I was watching another murder mystery. The cold case haunted her former students for decades, and this series chronicles their passionate investigation and search for answers. What It Is: In 1969, Sister Catherine Cesnick, a beloved Maryland teacher, was found murdered. Picked By: Debbie Day, TV Features Editor Plus, binging Part 1 (nine episodes) of season 1 now gets you caught up in time for the premiere of Part 2, coming January 7. Its guest stars include Michelle Yeoh ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), James Frain ( Gotham), Wilson Cruz ( My So-Called Life), Jayne Brook ( Chicago Hope), and Rainn Wilson ( The Office). The new, streaming-only series features a stellar regular cast, including The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green as Burnham and the Harry Potter franchise’s Jason Isaacs as Lorca, as well as The Shape of Water’s Doug Jones, stage and screen actor Anthony Rapp, and newcomer Mary Wiseman. Kirk is to take the helm of the legendary Starship Enterprise in the 1960s original series created by Gene Roddenberry.
Why You Should Watch It: The Certified Fresh series is set in a turbulent, but intriguing time of war about a decade before James T. Discovery tells the story of exemplary First Officer Michael Burnham whose brash choice in one conflict is blamed for kicking off the Federation-Klingon war and ultimately lands her under the leadership of mercurial cowboy Captain Gabriel Lorca. What It Is: The Star Trek universe returns to small screens, but on an epic, big-screen scale.