If Mermaids and The Stepford Wives had a child, it might be Sirens. Created by Molly Smith Metzler, this new mini-series stars Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Kevin Bacon, and Milly Alcock. Moore plays Michaela, a wealthy, enigmatic, and unsettlingly calm woman who presides over a paradisiacal estate, where she raises money for raptor rehabilitation. Surrounded by a devoted entourage, she exerts an eerie influence on all in her sphere. Among them is her assistant, Simone (Alcock), whose blind admiration sets off alarm bells when her concerned sister Devon (Fahy) pays a visit. Simone has changed, and Devon doesn’t like it. The show, an odd combination of portent, humor, and emotion, is not without its charms. —Jeanne Malle