Five series not to miss in May: The Boroughs and the return of Zerocalcare

Although very complacent Euphoria (Sky/Nowtv/Hbo) is April's most disruptive series. Every episode has something that stays with you. The Boys (Prime Video) also confirms what it has shown so far, even if it alternates moments of very high black humour with lapses as in the case of some characters who just don't keep pace with the others. In other words, Homelander and Soldier Boy would be enough to keep the show on its feet. Lastly, the season finale of DareDavil Rebirth (Diseny+) was also very good, we look forward to the sequel. As for April, we will only have to wait until the end of the month for Zerocalcare. That's that.

Due spicci marks Zerocalcare's return with a series that seems to be about a small neighbourhood bar but in reality tells the story of a generation grappling with precarious work, changing friendships and daily anxiety. Even in a TV series format, the Roman artist continues to transform anxieties, failures and relationships into visual metaphors that function almost as an emotional chronicle of Italia. The first two TV series were top-notch, perhaps one of the best things we as Italia have produced on Netflix. (Netflix, indeed).

After Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers return to territories they know well: American suburbs, supernatural mysteries and communities forced to react to the impossible. But with The Boroughs the point of view changes radically. The heroes are not teenagers, but elderly nursing home residents who find themselves at the centre of an unexplained threat. "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, also produced by Loror and created by Haley Z. Boston is a little horror gem. Must-see. (Netflix)

Set inside an assisted fertilisation clinic, Margaret Mazzantini and Maria Sole Tognazzi's new series uses the format of the medical drama to tell something that goes beyond medicine: the contemporary desire to become parents. In eight episodes, the stories of doctors, embryologists and patients intersect, amid scientific protocols, ethical decisions and fragile relationships. (Hbo Max)

With the second season of Citadel the attempt is to build a global serial universe that mixes spy story, big tech and geopolitical paranoia. An ambitious project, born with the idea of bringing the narrative logic of the Marvel franchises into the international thriller, but which has so far struggled to find a true identity. The first season was disappointing. Hopefully something will change because the idea is not bad at all. (Prime Video)