one of the newer arrivals worth your time, Time Bandits is currently streaming in Australia on Apple TV, and in the US on Apple TV with a 6/10 audience score that speaks for itself. 10 episodes — the right length to tell the story it is telling. Television that earns its era label is rarer than the number of shows attempting it suggests — most of what gets called prestige TV is really just expensive TV. Time Bandits is one of the genuine examples: the craft is there in the writing, the performances, and the way it handles its subject matter. Lisa Kudrow's involvement signals the kind of production that attracts serious talent and uses it properly. Available now on streaming — no excuses left for not watching it.

Time Bandits does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Eleven-year-old Kevin's passion for history is put to the test when he joins a ragtag group of time-traveling thieves on a high-stakes and hilarious adventure. Lisa Kudrow and Kal-El Tuck lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2024. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Time Bandits holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-season curiosities.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to. It earns every laugh across its entire run — no coasting on goodwill. The comedy comes from character rather than situation, which means it holds up on rewatch in a way that pure farce never does. Lisa Kudrow sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. If The Green Hornet is already in your rotation, Time Bandits fits naturally alongside it.