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New on TV this week
Wynonna Earp: Vengeance, a fan-demanded story wrap-up movie for the canceled 2016–2021 Syfy series Wynonna Earp, dropped quietly on Tubi last week. So quietly that I, a Wynonna fan and TV professional of some standing, was not even aware of its premiere until the day it happened. I’m not blaming Tubi PR, but I’m not not blaming Tubi PR.
This week’s What To Watch recs include new series High Potential, Agatha All Along, and The Penguin; the return of cult horror favorite From; Zack Synder’s Twilight of the Gods anime; acclaimed movie His Three Daughters; and UEFA Champions League soccer action. Get in the stream!
New on ABC this week
Series premiere, Tuesday, September 17: Monk, Bones, Elsbeth—now add High Potential to TV’s long list of Quirky Outsider Helps Police Solve Crimes shows. Single mom Morgan (Kaitlin Olson, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) works as a janitor at a police station, and, one insightful comment on a case later, she’s hired as a consultant. She’s then partnered with a straight-laced detective (Daniel Sunjata) because, of course, she is. Sounds familiar, but at least High Potential isn’t another game show from ABC’s past. Watch trailer
Are you TV obsessed like us? Check out our Fall TV Preview guide for all this season’s upcoming premieres.
Live on Paramount+ this week
UEFA Champions League | Paramount+ | Sports, soccer
Coverage begins Tuesday, September 17, 12:45 p.m. ET/9:45 a.m. PT: A new season brings a new format for the UEFA Champions League, an expanded League Phase arrangement that now will see 36 European football clubs playing 189 matches, a 51% increase over previous seasons. The three-day opening week will feature Juventus vs. PSV, Milan vs. Liverpool, Manchester City vs. Inter Milan, Sparta Praha vs. RB Salzburg, Monaco vs. Barcelona, and more. Best check out the UEFA’s new format explainer.
TV Tan Podcast
Bill Frost (CableTV.com) and Tommy Milagro (SlamWrestling.net) serve up TV news, reviews, and cocktails every week—at 500+ episodes over 10 years, it’s the longest-running television podcast ever (confirmation pending). Subscribe to TV Tan Podcast now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, YouTube, Amazon Podcasts, Audible, or your favorite podcast app. [NFSW]
New on Disney+ this week
Agatha All Along | Disney+ | Drama, comedy, fantasy
Series premiere, Wednesday, September 18: Agatha Harkness (played by Kathryn Hahn) was a breakout fan favorite from 2021’s WandaVision, but it’s taken Marvel/Disney over three years to materialize Agatha Ever After. (Good thing she’s magically unforgettable!) Picking up after Agatha lost her powers in WandaVision, she’s now traveling the Witches’ Road to get them back. Agatha All Along also stars Aubrey Plaza, Sasheer Zamata, and Patti LuPone; two of nine episodes drop on September 18. Watch trailer
New on Max this week
Series premiere, Thursday, September 19: Colin Farrell reprises his role as Gotham mob underboss Oz Cobb from 2022’s The Batman in The Penguin, an eight-episode DC Comic series. With the city in chaos (and underwater) after the events of The Batman, Oz lays plans to make himself Gotham’s ruling crime lord. But he’ll have to get past a fresh-out-of-Arkham-Asylum mob heiress, Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti), first—this show is more Sopranos than superheroes. The Penguin moves to Sundays on September 22. Watch trailer
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New on Netflix this week
Twilight of the Gods | Netflix | Anime, fantasy
Series premiere, Thursday, September 19: With a voice cast that includes Lauren Cohan, Sylvia Hoeks, Jamie Chung, Peter Stormare, and Corey Stoll, Twilight of the Gods is an ambitious animated undertaking—as you’d expect from Zack Snyder. “My imagination was always really sparked by the Norse gods … Thor, Odin, an adventure story about love, redemption, and revenge set in this amazing landscape,” Snyder told Netflix’s Tudum. Also: plenty of violence, blood, and nudity. Watch trailer
New on Prime Video this week
A Very Royal Scandal | Prime Video | Drama
Series premiere, Thursday, September 19: The producers behind A Very English Scandal and A Very British Scandal are back with A Very Royal Scandal—sensing a theme here? A Very Royal Scandal dramatizes the events around the infamous 2019 BBC interview between journalist Emily Maitlis (played by Ruth Wilson) and Prince Andrew (Michael Sheen). Devoted What To Watch readers (is there any other kind?) will remember that Netflix already covered this biopic territory with Scoop back in April. Watch trailer
Looking for your next binge-watch?
New on Netflix this weekend
His Three Daughters | Netflix | Drama
Movie premiere, Friday, September 20: Estranged sisters Rachel (Natasha Lyonne), Christina (Elizabeth Olsen), and Katie (Carrie Coon) uncomfortably reunite in a New York apartment to be with their dying father. The tense, emotional, and occasionally funny His Three Daughters won universal critical raves after it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023 and currently sits at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes—a rarity for a Netflix movie. His Three Daughters is also in select theaters if you’re into that. Watch trailer
New on MGM+ this weekend
From | MGM+ | Drama, sci-fi
Season 3 premiere, Sunday, September 22: The buzzy cult horror series that has everyone asking, “What’s going to happen next?” (and also, “What’s MGM+?”) returns for its third season. From brings together Lost star Harold Perrineau and The Twilight Zone writer John Griffin for a thriller that’s a little of both, about a town unlucky travelers can never leave. Oh, and there are terrifying, ravenous monsters that come out at night. You can catch up on the previous two From seasons on Prime Video before the season 3 premiere on MGM+. Watch trailer
New on CBS this weekend
Matlock | CBS, Paramount+ | Drama
Series premiere, Sunday, September 22: Straight away, attorney Madeline “Matty” Matlock (Kathy Bates) cracks a joke that her name is the same as the ’80s Andy Griffith legal drama—finally, a remake with some self-awareness. In this Matlock, 70-something Matty cons her way into a prestigious Los Angeles law firm and jumps right into the case-of-the-week grind of a procedural crime drama, but also has a dark-ish secret: an unsolved case from her past. After the pilot airs this week, Matlock returns on October 10. Watch trailer
New on FOX this weekend
Series premiere, Sunday, September 22: No one asked for an earnest take on Baywatch: Hawaii, but here’s FOX’s Rescue Hi-Surf, produced and partially directed by Hollywood heavy John Wells (ER, The West Wing, Shameless). The Oahu North Shore lifeguard series is part rescue adventure, part character drama, and all parts really, really, really, ridiculously good-looking people in swimsuits and spectacular scenery. After its post-FOX NFL Sunday premiere, Rescue Hi-Surf settles into Monday nights. Watch trailer
New movie releases available to rent/buy on VOD this week
Omni Loop (2024)
Diagnosed with a growing black hole in her heart (just go with it), 55-year-old Zoya (Mary-Louise Parker) is given a week to live, which she avoids by traveling five days back in time regularly (keep going with it). When she meets metaphysics student Paula (Ayo Edebiri, The Bear) during a time trip, they begin working together to change Zoya’s fate. The gently surreal Omni Loop tweaks its Groundhog Day setup with a mix of melancholy and wormhole sci-fi that floats into unexpected directions. Watch trailer
- 1992 (September 17)
- 200% Wolf (September 17)
- Barbie & Stacie to the Rescue (September 17)
- Close to You (September 17)
- Cuckoo (September 17)
- Hauntology (September 17)
- Little Brother (September 17)
- Night Harvest (September 17)
- Slingshot (September 17)
- Strangers (September 17)
- Warchief (September 17)
- 20,000 Species of Bees (September 20)
- Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field (September 20)
- Hounds of War (September 20)
- Last Straw (September 20)
- Omni Loop (September 20)
- Wild Genius (September 20)
