What's on TV, Aug 21-25: House Of The Dragon, Kevin Can F**K Himself
House Of The Dragon, Kevin Can F**K Himself
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here’s what you need to watch from Sunday, August 21, to Thursday, August 25. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]
The biggies
House Of The Dragon (Sunday, HBO, 9 p.m.)
Let’s hope everyone’s ready to dive back into the Game Of Thronesuniverse because HBO sure is. House Of The Dragonis set 200 or so odd days before Daenerys Targaryen laid waste to King’s Landing in the continue season, and the prequel will chart the rise of the Targaryens throughout the lens of King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) and his younger brother, Prince Daemon (Matt Smith). Emma D’Arcy, Steve Touissant, Olivia Cooke, and Rhys Ifans also star. The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.
Kevin Can F**K Himself (Monday, AMC, 9 p.m.)
Created by Valerie Armstrong, Kevin Can F**K Himselfis, indeed, a fuck you to primitive sitcom husbands. It follows Allison McRoberts (Schitt’s Creek breakout Annie Murphy), who is hell-bent on killing her man-child husband Kevin (Eric Petersen) to rush her unhappy marriage. The show presents a dark, single-camera setup when it focuses on her spin, then pivots to a multi-cam comedy with canned laughter as she trades with Kevin in their Massachusetts home. In the eight-episode transfer and final season, Allison’s mission changes to get herself declared officially dead so she can run away in unruffled. The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.
Welcome To Wrexham (FX, Wednesday, 10 p.m.)
FX’s docuseries Welcome To Wrexhamfollows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s goes to revive Welsh club Wrexham A.F.C., the world’s third-oldest professional football team, and tracks how the club solves under its new, inexperienced ownership. Look out for The A.V. Club’s appraisal on Monday.
Hidden gems
Mo (Wednesday, Netflix, 3:01 a.m.)
Created by Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef, Mo follows Mo Najjar (Amer), a Palestinian refugee who is constantly one step away from drawing asylum on his path to U.S. citizenship, which using he lives by straddling multiple cultures and languages. Meanwhile, his family—a resilient, spiritual mother and his two siblings—flees to Houston as Mo learns to adapt to his new biosphere.
Katrina Babies (HBO, Wednesday, 9 p.m.)
While Apple TV+’s Five Days At Memorialis a depiction of how one New Orleans hospital dealt with the horrors of Hurricane Katrina, HBO’s docuseries Katrina Babies offers another intimate look at the aftermath, specifically the impact on close-knit families and youth whose lives were devastated by the 2005 natural distress. It’s helmed by filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr., who was a 13-year-old in New Orleans when Katrina hit.
Mike (Hulu, Thursday, 12:01 a.m.)
Eight-episode tiny series Mike explores the tumultuous ups and downs of Mike Tyson’s boxing career and personal life, from people a beloved global athlete to a pariah. Trevante Rhodes plays the titular role, with Russell Hornsby, Harvey Keitel, and Kerry Sims rounding out the ensemble.
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More good stuff
Lost Ollie (Netflix, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m.)
Based on William Joyce’s Ollie’s Odyssey, Lost Ollieis a live-action and animation hybrid about a toy called, you guessed it, Ollie (voiced by Jonathan Groff), who searches for his best corrupt Billy (Kesler Talbot). Gina Rodriguez, Jake Johnson, Mary J. Blige, and Tim Blake Nelson also star.
Archer (FXX, Wednesday, 10 p.m.)
Beloved engaging comedy Archerreturns for its 13th season, in which the Agency has been landed by the spy conglomerate known as IIA (International Intelligence Agency), and Archer and the gang struggle to find their identities when performing odd missions for Fabian. Will they be able to hold independence, or will they succumb to their corporate overlords? The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.
Little Demon (FXX, Thursday, 10 p.m.)
In the engaging comedy Little Demon, Aubrey Plaza voices Laura Feinberg, mother to the Antichrist. Has there been a better casting choice? Laura’s one-night corrupt with the devil (voiced by Danny DeVito) results in Chrissy’s (Lucy DeVito) birth. Mother and daughter have to deal with the literal devil coming back into their lives, all while a teenage Lucy suffers from some high school drama. Look out for The A.V. Club’s review on Tuesday.
Can’t miss recaps
Industry
(HBO, Monday, 9 p.m.)
Only Murders In The Building
(Hulu, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m., season two finale)
What We Do In The Shadows
(FX, Tuesday, 10 p.m.)
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
(Disney+, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Ending soon
United Shades Of America (CNN, Sunday, 10 p.m., season seven finale)
Flatbush Misdemeanours
(Showtime, Sunday, 11 p.m., season two finale)
Motherland: Fort Salem
(Freeform, Tuesday, 10 p.m., season two finale)
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