From the creators of The Empire Film Podcast, Pilot TV is your essential guide to every TV show that matters, providing a weekly rundown of all the new must-see TV shows dropping across streaming, terrestrial, satellite, cable, and beyond. Join Empire's James Dyer, Heat's Boyd Hilton, and Kay Ribeiro as they bring you breaking TV news, reviews of the week's major shows, and interviews with some of the biggest names in TV. Pilot TV is here to make sure every minute you spend in front of the b ...
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The Pilot Podcast answers our listeners’ question: “Should I watch this?” by reviewing pilot episodes of TV shows (network, streaming, and otherwise) in an efficient, informative, and funny format. Let us help guide your television viewing experience!
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New TV shows premiere every single week, especially with all the streaming platforms. Which ones should you invest your time into? Don’t worry, we’re to help you. We’ll sift through the various TV pilots and give you recommendations on which ones you’d love and which ones you should skip.
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Every episode we recap and discuss the series pilots for the greatest shows in television history! Discussion includes everything from the history of the actors, showrunners, and writers, to how the show changes and adapts in later seasons. We conclude with a recap and review of the show’s very first episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Is this one of THE definitive perfect pilots? How do they introduce so many people in one quick, funny episode? What is Mitu’s favorite mockumentary? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmai…
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#312 Arcane, Silo, and Say Nothing. Withe guests Jeff Bridges and Steve Zahn
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The Dude himself, Mr Jeff Bridges is one of our guests on this week’s show (27:27), talking about the return of The Old Man on Disney+. He’s joined by Steve Zahn, who drops by to talk about Silo (1:39:49) as its second season drops on Apple TV+. And speaking of which, we dig beneath the surface of that show (1:20:49) to find out whether its encore …
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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Before, Where’s Wanda, Poppa’s House
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Can a reboot be funny without nostalgia? Is a mystery even more mysterious when it’s in German (or ancient Dutch)? Is there a Wayans family comedy bootcamp we can join? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:45 - Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (Disney+) 06:46 - Before (Apple TV+) 12:44 - Where’s Wanda (Apple TV+) 22:37 - Poppa’s House (CBS) Edited with …
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#311 The Day Of The Jackal, The Old Man, and Citadel: Honey Bunny. With guests Billy Crystal, Eddie Redmayne & Lashana Lynch
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Comedy legend Billy Crystal is our guest this week, not to talk about comedy, though, but rather psychological thriller Before on Apple TV+. Plus, we have an espionage triple bill for you this week as we delve into the world of assassination with Eddie Redmaybe and Lashana Lynch — both of whom are also guests on this week’s show — in Sky’s The Day …
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Will Kimmie ever experience good luck? When will our leads cross paths? And does Tyler Perry have a distinctive voice? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com | Follow us @ThePilotPod …
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#310 Generation Z, Paris Has Fallen, and Until I Kill You.With guests Richard E. Grant and Ben Wheatley
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Richard E. Grant joins us on the show this week (1:00:00) to talk about The Franchise, which we reviewed last week, plus Ben Wheatley joins drops by to talk about his satirical back comedy Generation Z (00:24:58), which made its debut on Channel 4 on the weekend and which we also review (1:17:01). We head off to France to battle terrorists in Paris…
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Happy's Place, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Brilliant Minds, The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh
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Is Reba still doing what she does best? Is this show just for Young Sheldon fans? Does this medical drama live up to NBC’s standards? And is anyone in the Pradeep family a reliable narrator? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:46 - Happy's Place (NBC) 06:20 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (CBS) 13:00 - Brilliant Minds (NBC) 20:28 - The Pradeeps …
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#309 The Franchise, Nautilus, and Shrinking. With Guests Shazad Latif and Felicity Ward
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Captain Nemo himself, Shazad Latif, joining us this week to chat Nautilus on Prime Video, and Felicity Ward is also a guest on this week’s show, chatting about her role at the forefront of Australia’s take on The Office. Elsewhere, we head behind the scenes of a blockbuster superhero movie in Sky Comedy’s The Franchise, and recline on Jason Segel’s…
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Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
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How does this hold up against the rest of this legendary franchise? Does Lara Croft have friends? Is treasure hunting … good? What’s the greatest recent treasure Mitu has ever found? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Em…
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#308 Rivals, The Devil’s Hour, and Mr Loverman. With guests Lennie James and Aidan Turner
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Eighties bonkbuster Rivals arrives on Disney+ this week and our very own Kay Ribeiro gets under the covers with star Aidan Turner to talk all about it. Plus, Lennie James takes on a decades-spanning role in Mr Loverman on BBC1, as a septuagenarian finally coming out of the closet, and Boydy got to chat with Lennie all about that. We also take a loo…
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Matlock, Penelope, Nobody Wants This, The Penguin
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When Kathy Bates struts on to your television screen, do you have any other choice but to sit down and watch? Do we need Wild or Eat, Pray, Love but for teens? Why is The Penguin also so funny? And which one of us is Kristen Bell hive? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:45 - Matlock (CBS) 06:44 - Penelope (Netflix) 12:55 - Nobody Wants This (Netfl…
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#307 Disclaimer, Sweetpea, and La Máquina. With Guests Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal
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We invite Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal onto this week’s show to talk about Spanish-language boxing drama a Máquina on Disney+. But that’s not all, as we pillory Kay for daring to take some time off, James is lambasted for his egregious (if entirely oblivious) queue-jumping, and there’s some seasonal spooky chat about the best TV-based horrors.…
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How is practicing medicine different on a cruise ship? How quickly will a love triangle form? And who’s the most attractive crew member? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com | Follo…
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#306 Grotesquerie, Industry, and Showtrial
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It’s a crime special this week as not only do we delve into Ryan Murphy’s latest bowl of depravity in crime drama Grotesquerie on Disney+ but we also have Crime Monthly editor Steph Seelan standing in for Kay, who’s still on her meditation retreat (if you worked with James and Boyd, you’d need one too). And while we have Steph among us, we take the…
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Agatha All Along, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, How to Die Alone, High Potential
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Do you need to remember more than Agatha being a character in WandaVision? What would you remix in the Star Wars universe? Why won’t Mel make different choices? And is High Potential a successor to Monk’s legacy? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 01:01 - Agatha All Along (Disney+) 07:40 - LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (Disney+) 12:57 - How to D…
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#305 Apples Never Fall, Ludwig, and Joan (plus A Very Royal Scandal)
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There’s an ever-so-slight mix-up this week over whether a prestige BBC drama about tennis coaches should be masquerading as a Spanish language show about pirate ambulances, but that particular wrinkle thankfully gets ironed out in time for us to tackle Apples Never Fall on BBC1, in which Sam Neill may or may not have murdered Annette Bening. Plus D…
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How can one show be so unserious and so serious at once? How can one person in Taylor be so perfect for television? And the biggest question of all: Can Momtok even survive this? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email …
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#304 The Penguin, The Wives, and Frasier. With guest Ruth Wilson
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Ruth Wilson is our guest on the show this week, talking about A Very Royal Scandal, which comes to Prime Video this week but is also heavily embargoed so we can’t tell you about it on this week’s show. Luckily, she can! Plus, we’re all up in The Penguin’s business this week as that spinoff from Matt Reeves’ The Batman lands on Sky Atlantic and Now.…
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How did they fit this much earned character development and story in one sub-25 minute plot? How did a haircut tip Mitu off about a character? Why is BJ ready to start fighting with robots? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.c…
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#303 Nightsleeper, La Maison, and The Teacher
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It’s a special quarantine version of the pod this week as James, still struck down with Covid, feebly attempts to host the podcast while Boyd and Kay stay as far away from his lurgy as humanly possible. But despite a minor case of plague and an absolute dearth of telly this week, the team manage to hit the tracks for real-time train-based thriller …
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Did Jessi, Blackswan, and Cravity gain us as new fans? Does this documentary reveal how tough the K-Pop industry is? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com | Follow us @ThePilotPod on…
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#302 Slow Horses, Colin From Accounts, and The Tower. With guests. Gary Oldman and Eve Hewson
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James returns from his Taycation this week, but don’t fret because to make up for that we have Gary Oldman on the show this week discussing the joy of Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, and Eve Hewson chatting The Perfect Couple on Netflix. And speaking of Slow Horses, the arrival of Season 4 on Apple TV+ is cause for much celebration and is one of three…
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Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, Divided by Design, Batman: Caped Crusader, Are You Sure?!
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What does it take to be a pop star? Who’s design style do we like best? What’s changed in this Batman universe? And should we go on a road trip? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:51 - Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (Netflix) 08:09 - Divided by Design (HGTV) 12:36 - Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video) 16:50 - Are You Sure?! (Disney+) Edited with thank…
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#301 Sambre: Anatomy Of A Crime, Grace, and Only Murders In The Building. With guests Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan
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James is still absent while he devotes every waking hour to recovering from the Taylor Swift concert, so Boyd and Kay are joined by all-round legend Sophie Butcher, who recently compared Dating Naked UK and Love Island to Claire Denis’ masterpiece Beau Travail. Up for review this week are season 4 of Only Murders In The Building on Disney+ (we will…
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Does this show hold up? Is the core love story of this pilot the friendship between Scott and Stiles? And what would BJ do if a werewolf bit Mitu? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.c…
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#300 Sherwood, Pachinko, The Walking Dead: Dead City, and We Might Regret This. With guest James Graham
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We made it! 300 episodes (not counting the many episodes of Pilot+ or the spoiler specials) feels like quite the milestone, even if we weren’t able to do a live show because James has tickets to see Taylor Swift. He did manage to drag himself away from Eras Tour prep (those friendship bracelets don’t make themselves) to drop in and join Boyd and Ka…
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Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mr. Throwback, Dance Moms: A New Era, Love is Blind: UK
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Can Olympic gold medal winning basketball players act? How many gym-related similarities can the UK cast of Love is Blind have? How many kids are bullied in animated worlds and dance studios? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:45 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount+) 06:38 - Mr. Throwback (Peacock) 12:13 - Dance Moms: A New Era (Hulu) 19:52 …
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#299 Bad Monkey, Daddy Issues, and The Twelve. With guest Nico Mirallegro
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We can’t review Paramount+’s Stags this week as it’s embargoed, but that didnt’ stop star Nico Mirallegro dropping by the pod to talk about the stag do from hell. Elsewhere, we can’t lie, this week is somewhat anarchic. Kay and James are sleep deprived to the point of delirium and even a well-rested and thoroughly perky Boyd can’t stop the good shi…
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Does solving a murder make for a good school project? What does this series add to the genre? And does Mitu want to be an amateur detective? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com | F…
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#298 Slip, Company You Keep, and Irvine Welsh’s Crime
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Like an episode of 24, we’re racing against the clock on this week’s show. But the imminent threat of being thrown from the studio by Jack Bauer didn’t stop us from dimension hopping with ITVX’s Slip, digging up a relic with Company You Keep on Alibi and heading up to Scotland for some criminal shenanigans with Irvine Welsh’s Crime, now on ITV1. Pl…
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The Decameron, Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, Wayne Brady: The Family Remix, Master of the House
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How do we feel about class wars mixed with infectious diseases? Can a wannabe villain be a heartfelt lead? What’s Wayne up to when he’s not working? And who needs more lines in this Thai drama? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:51 - The Decameron (Netflix) 06:45 - Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (Max) 13:15 - Wayne Brady: The Family Remix (Freeform) 21:27 -…
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#297 Totally Completely Fine, Interview With The Vampire, and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
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We have vampires AND zombies this week in an undead double bill (Kay was thrilled) as well as people hurling themselves to a watery doom. More specifically, we tackle the second season of Interview With The Vampire on BBC2, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on Sky Max, and Totally Completely Fine on ITVX. But that’s not all, because we pull out some Pa…
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Is this our most unreliable narrator yet? How much narration is too much? How did they manage to make coding action-packed? What is our favorite computer operating system? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at a…
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#296 Time Bandits, Piglets, and Elspeth. With guest Freddie Fox
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Champion of the green team Ser Gwayne Hightower aka Freddie Fox joins us on the show this week to fill us in on the latest developments in House Of The Dragon, plus we dissect this year’s Emmy nominations, which saw Shōgun and The Bear (*cough* not a comedy *cough*) leading the pack. Elsewhere, we take a look at Apple’s Gilliam-esque reimagining, T…
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