I wrapped Lupin and Leverage: Revenge and both were very fun capery shows. The Canadian shows are returning Coroner kicks back in (CW, 8/19) and catching up on Burden of Truth (wondering about the status of Nurses and Transplant). Also up to the final season of Kim’s Convenience Store. Maybe it’s time for a Schitt$ Creek rewatch.
- Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/18 – A good cast as Nicole Kidman heads a 10-day wellness retreat also including Bobby Cannavale, and Melissa McCarthy among others, the early buzz is mixed.
- The Chair (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/20 – Sandra Oh stars in this dramedy where she takes over as chair of an English department, shows promise.
- Stand Up To Cancer (Various) Saturday 8/21 – A star studded special to rise money.
- Chapelwaite (Epix) Series Premiere, Sunday 8/22 – Based on the Stephen King short story Jerusalem’s Lot and starring Adrien Brody, set in the 1850s the series follows Brody who relocates his family to his ancestral home, and you know there’s some mysteries and darkness.
- The Ultimate Surfer (ABC) Series Premiere, Monday 8/23 – In this reality highlight men and women compete at Kelly Slater’s human-made wave technology Surf Ranch.
- Clickbait (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/25 – A gruesome crime fueled by social media is revealed through different points of view as a man disappears and reappears in an online video.
More streaming
- The Defeated (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/18 – In 1946 Berlin an American cop searches for his missing brother.
- Everything Will Be Fine (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/20 – A separated couple live together for thier child’s sake in this Mexican dramedy.
- Open Your Eyes (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/25 – After an accident an amnesiac teen visits un unconventiional memory disorder center in this Polish suspense show.
- Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/25 – A ‘dead’ woman awakes with a craving for blood in this Scandinavian thriller.
- D.P. (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/27 – A private’s assignment to capture army deserters in this Korean drama.
- Hometown Cha-cha-cha (Net) Series Premiere, Saturday 8/28 – A big-city dentist moves to a seaside village and meets someone who is her opposite in this Korean romantic comedy.
- The Ingenuity of the Househusband (Net) Series Premiere, Sunday 8/29 – A tough guy with a knack for housework tackles household tasks in this Japanese comedy.
Returning streaming: Go! Go! Cory Carson (Net, 8/17), Diary of a Future President (Dis+, 8/18), Five Bedrooms (Pea, 8/19), Truth be Told (App+, 8/20), Family Reunion (Net, 8/26), The Other Two (HBOM, 8/26), Fernando (Am, 8/27), Pen15 – Special Ep (Hulu, 8/27), See (App+, 8/27).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
