MAXXX
Hulu, 3:00 a.m. ET
SERIES PREMIERE: This new British import is a really unlikely, yet really delightful, comedy series, about a former boy band star trying to mount a comeback. One reason it’s so unlikely is that its creator is O-T Fagbenie of The Handmaid’s Tale, a dystopian drama that isn’t exactly loaded with laughs. Another unlikely element is that Law & Order: SVU veteran Christopher Meloni, playing a music-industry mogul (pictured), is so hilariously slithery, he would steal any other show. Except that Maxxx, whose six episodes were filmed over a three-year period, is flooded with funny characters and fine performers, starting with Fagbenie himself in the title role. His Maxxx is as delusional about his talent and future as he is about his past – and his dealings with his former girlfriends, band members and other associates are what make this comedy entertaining to the Maxxx.