If Ayesha and Wake-Up Sid had a Gen-z daughter, it would be Call Me Bae. The eight-episode TV series starring Bollywood “nepo” baby Ananya Pandey is like a breath of fresh air amongst the multiple international shows that have been failing to deliver their “woke gen-z romantic comedy” for seasons on end. The first comparison you’re going to see is Emily in Paris, and to that, I’ll tell you, Bae’s definitely more worth your time than Emily. Sure, this is a fish-out-of-water story too, but it’s also a late-bloomer-coming-of-age story with impeccable character development. A guilty pleasure that lands all its self-aware jokes without a stutter. If Rocky Randhawa had another younger sister, she’d be Bella Choudhary, because, dang, are they just two sides of the same coin?

Call Me Bae tells the story of Bella “Bae” Choudhary, a girl born with a golden spoon...