Karl Puschmann's August TV picks

Karl Puschmann joins Culture 101 with his picks for August. He recommends Settling on Three, calling it an authentic and distinctly Kiwi rom com that rises above its familiar premise through sharp writing and real chemistry between its leads. He's more cautious about Monsters of God on HBO Max, the new documentary from the Tiger King creator about exotic reptile smuggling, which he finds fascinating but less electrifying than its predecessors. And he's enthusiastic about The Shard on Disney+, a collaboration between American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis and Ryan Murphy set among Los Angeles teenagers in the 1980s.