Houston shines in Netflix's "Hit Man" and "Perfect Match"

Yes, but: While the story is based on an article about a real-life Bayou City cop (specifically, this Texas Monthly article about that cop), it's set around a New Orleans professor.

💭 Texas Bureau Chief Bob Gee's thought bubble: "Hit Man" isn't as quirky as "Bernie," Linklater's 2011 East Texas true-crime comedy also based on a Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly story, but it's still enjoyable.

Meanwhile, "Perfect Match" Season 2 on Netflix starts with two Houston stars in the original cast.

State of the show: The show, which combines finding love with daily challenges featuring Netflix universe stars, is back with Houstonians Izzy Zapata (from Houston's "Love Is Blind" season) and Tolú Ekundare ("The Trust: A Game of Greed") — both of whom were main characters who brought a lot of buzz to their respective shows.

The intrigue: Small spoiler, but these H-Town folks gravitate toward each other in the first episode and pair up for the first night.

• "Izzy's, like, he's a whole vibe too … Just the way he's speaking and everything he's saying, it's giving grown man. It's giving 'I'm ready for something serious,'" Ekundare tells the cameras in episode one.

Plus: Houstonian Jake Cunningham ("The Ultimatum") is later invited to the villa to compete and couple up.

What we're watching: Will there be a Bayou City perfect match?

How to watch: The first six episodes are now on Netflix.

• The second batch of episodes will drop Friday, with the finale streaming June 21.

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