This Startling Docuseries Is A Top Show On Max Right Now

“The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph” is currently one of the most popular shows on Max, according to the platform’s public ranking system.

The Investigation Discovery docuseries explores the story of Thomas Randolph, who was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of his wife, Sharon, and the hit man he hired to kill her.

“The Black Widower” moniker stems from the fact that Randolph has been married six times, and four of his wives died ― with multiple of those deaths under mysterious circumstances

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“Cobra Kai”

“Cobra Kai” is the most popular show on Netflix at the moment following the premiere of the sixth and final season on July 18.

Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, the series is a sequel to the original “Karate Kid” films, set more than 30 years after the events of the first movie. “Cobra Kai” first launched on YouTube Red in 2018, but Netflix acquired the show in 2020 after YouTube ceased its original scripted programming operations.

“Lady in the Lake”

The dramatic thriller “Lady in the Lake” premiered on Apple TV+ on July 19.

Adapted from a 2019 novel by Laura Lippman, the miniseries stars Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram as two women whose lives collide following a murder in 1960s Baltimore. The first two episodes were released on July 19, with the next five to drop on subsequent Fridays.

“Those About to Die”

Another book adaptation premiered on July 18