Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch reveals. Here’s what it’s worthwhile to watch from Sunday, October 22 to Thursday, October 26. All instances are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]
The biggies
American Horror Stories (FX on Hulu, Thursday, 12:01 a.m.)
Get able to have fun “Huluween” with American Horror Stories, the anthology sequence from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk that’s a companion sequence to American Horror Story, which just lately wrapped its first half of season 12. Stories returns for season three with 4 episodes, simply in time for Halloween. Each installment encompasses a completely different director and ensemble, with the likes of Reid Scott, Havana Rose Liu, Lisa Rinna, Jessica Barden, and Rob Yang popping up this time round.
Our Flag Means Death (Max, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Aw, it’s time to bid our favourite homosexual pirates goodbye. David Jenkins’ Our Flag Means Death ends its second season with episode eight. Set within the seventeenth century, the comedy follows the surprising romance between gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) and Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). Season two follows their slow-burn reunion throughout its installments, whereas the remainder of their fascinating crew goes on thrilling adventures. Look for The A.V. Club’s recap and an interview with Jenkins on Thursday.
Hidden gems
Hot Potato: The Story Of The Wiggles (Prime Video, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m.)
Sally Aitken directs Hot Potato, a documentary concerning the well-liked ’90s band The Wiggles, whose kids’s music led them to international fame. The movie dives into their success and sits down with members Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt.
Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder. (Peacock, Tuesday, 3:01 a.m.)
Peacock makes an attempt to ship its personal Wild Wild Country with the docuseries Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder. The three-episode challenge delves into the stunning story of a gaggle of Hare Krishnas, their late Indian religious chief, and an American guru who tried to interchange him, in addition to the crimes that led to an FBI investigation.
Life On Our Planet (Netflix, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m.)
Morgan Freeman narrates Life On Our Planet, an eight-part nature docuseries that focuses on how main pure occasions result in the rise and fall of assorted species and ecosystems over time. Co-produced by Steven Spielberg, Life On Our Planet makes use of modern-day expertise to reexamine extinct creatures from millennia in the past.
More great things
A.Okay.A. Mr. Chow (HBO, Sunday, 9 p.m.)
A documentary directed by Nick Hooker, A.Okay.A. Mr. Chow unpacks how the famous restaurateur, after going through extreme trauma and prejudice through the years, reinvented himself as a painter and artist in opposition to all odds.
Zainab Johnson: Hijabs Off (Prime Video, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m.)
Upload’s extraordinarily humorous Zainab Johnson drops her first comedy particular, Hijabs Off, through which she talks about her identification as a Black Muslim American, rising up in Harlem with 12 siblings, and embarking on a Hollywood profession.
Can’t miss recaps
The Morning Show (Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m.)
Our Flag Means Death (Max, Thursday, 3:01 a.m., season two finale)
Loki (Disney+, Thursday, 9 p.m.)
Gen V (Prime Video, Friday, 12:01 a.m.)
The Great British Bake Off (Netflix, Friday, 3:01 a.m.)
Arriving now
Fear The Walking Dead (AMC, Sunday, 9 p.m., season eight fall premiere)
Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills (Bravo, Wednesday, 8 p.m., season 13 premiere)
Ending quickly
Invasion (Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m., season two finale)
Chucky (Syfy, SYFY/USA, Wednesday, 9 p.m., season three fall finale)
