The late-night host returns to series TV in Amazon Prime Video’s monogamy-minded dramedy from Jez Butterworth.

Well, it’s certainly an interesting time to be in theJames Cordenbusiness.

At just six half-hour episodes,Mammalsis a brief binge that nonetheless drags at times.

James Corden (Jamie Buckingham), Melia Kreiling (Amandine Buckingham) - Mammals

James Corden and Melia Kreiling in ‘Mammals’.Luke Varley/Amazon Studios

Whales are mammals, andMammalslikes to remind us that we bipeds belong to that class as well.