With too many characters whose introductions prove too slight to understand their place in this world that viewers get plopped into, “Dune: Prophecy” disappoints.

Returning drama “The Diplomat” is that Netflix rarity: A great show.

A genuinely smart, funny, entertaining and timely comedy.

While the jury’s out on what “Georgie & Mandy” will become, an opening credits sequence of the title characters doing an energetic tango is a winner from the jump.

It’s a feel-good program that highlights not only the efforts of students from all walks of life (wealthy, impoverished, liberal, conservative) but also the dedicated teachers doing their best to lead them.

Unlike, say, Showtime’s “Episodes,” which depicts how the TV sausage gets made in all its absurdity while still showing characters with heart, “The Franchise” gives no reason to have sympathy for any of its selfish narcissists.

“The Penguin” stays interesting thanks largely to a litany of episode-ending cliffhangers and its female characters, Cobb adversary and former Arkham Asylum patient Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti, stealing many scenes) and Cobb’s mother, Francis (Deirdre O’Connell, “One Dollar”), who gives off Livia Soprano vibes.

Written by Jac Schaeffer, who was the showrunner on “WandaVision,” “Agatha All Along” lacks the creative spark that made “WandaVision” worth watching.

Cute enough traditional sitcom in the “Reba” mold but half-sisters squabbling threatens to get old fast.

A lot of the humor lands well and the pilot’s end-credit bloopers are a scream. The show gets retooled in episode two with the radio station disappearing as Poppa starts recording from home; we’ll see what impact that has on the series.

Dull crime procedural.

The role suits Quinto. Wolf is a bit of a loner but having him work with his longtime friend, Dr. Carol Pierce (Tamberla Perry), and oversee a batch of interns who serve as audience stand-ins makes this series work quite well in early episodes made available for review.

Much less wild (and less entertaining) than “9-1-1.”

Unlike many CBS procedurals, this one’s lighter and while the lawyering isn’t always in the realm of reality, the show’s breezy tone should win over CBS viewers with ease.

Sometimes all it takes is the right casting to make a show that on paper sounds “meh” turn out so much better. That’s the case here thanks to the likeable lead performance by Kaitlin Olson.

Mel is a great friend. She’s smart, funny and has a great personality but her insecurities lead to bad choices that make “How to Die Alone” less fun and enjoyable than it could be.

“Chicken Sisters” is a sweet, entertaining enough trifle.

Fans of Fox’s existing male-­skewing animated comedy lineup will likely welcome “UBG,” which offers a similar comedic point of view: dumb dudes doing dumb things designed to make viewers laugh.

“English Teacher” delivers consistent laughs, evincing a sunny disposition even in the face of complex and complicated societal issues that constantly — and usually hilariously — encroach on its high school classrooms.

Through seven episodes made available for review, this season of “Only Murders” hangs together quite well thanks to both viewer familiarity with the returnees and the influx of Hollywood characters that add humor and a multitude of new suspects.

Zeus is petty and vindictive, which makes him an entertaining character. But it’s the way the eight-episode first season of “Kaos” unspools — introducing a legion of gods and humans — and how they ultimately interconnect that makes the series an addictive, intriguing addition to the Netflix roster.

Season two proves narratively more cohesive, more entertaining and just plain better on all fronts.

“Chimp Crazy” paints a more complex, nuanced portrait of chimp owners than “Tiger King” did of folks who collect Big Cats. “Chimp Crazy” also proves more entertaining with surprising twists and outlandish characters who are hard to dislike even as they make terrible, self-destructive life choices.

There’s a loosey-goosey quality to “Bad Monkey” that keeps the tone light, emphasizing the comedy even when it sits alongside more dramatic moments.

None of the acting shines the way Maslany did the first time around. “Echoes” offers fan service at best but too often it’s just a degraded copy of the original “Orphan Black” series.

Episode four ends on a promising cliffhanger, which makes it too soon to pass final judgment but “The Acolyte” gets off to a rocky start.

The best supernatural, religious-themed comedic drama you’re not watching.

Since “Criminal Minds” was always a show about brutal crimes, the move to Paramount+ doesn’t result in that much more violence on screen, but it does allow star Joe Mantegna to drop the occasional f-bomb.