It’s a week of plenty, and a week of not much. If you’re in the US and observing the Thanksgiving tradition of feasting and making lots of food, you’re eager to enjoy the bounty. But TV-wise, the new offerings this week are (predictably) a little lighter.
Besides the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (which, as you might expect, will take place most of Thanksgiving morning in many households), there are only two shows on our list for new premieres, both thrillers. If you’re not in the mood for the Thanksgiving thriller, there are plenty of other options. Prepare for the year-end talk by catching up on the year’s best TV shows, or open some deals you can plow through in one long weekend. Just like with your Thanksgiving plate, the choice is yours.
These are the best TV premieres to add to your calendar this week.
Genre: Thriller
Release date: November 28, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Stephen Belber
Form: Colman Domingo, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Gabrielle Graham and more
Muncie Daniels (Colman Domingo) is just trying to get away from it all. He’s a media maven who’s been a little too busy lately and hopes some time away at a friend’s cabin can help him rejuvenate. Only then does he stumble upon the murder of a notorious white supremacist and become the prime suspect. Now he has to go out and prove his innocence – one way or another.
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Genre: Spy thriller
Release date: November 29
Showrunner/creator: Jez Butterworth, John Henry Butterworth
Form: Michael Fassbender, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeffrey Wright and more
Secret CIA agent Martian (Michael Fassbender) is finally recalled from deep cover and ordered back to London Station. And it turns out that life as himself – especially when he’s reunited with a long-lost flame, a choice that puts his real identity on a collision course with his work – is far more complicated than he was prepared for after being undercover for so long. .
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Genre: Live television parade
Release date: November 28 at 8:30am EST
It’s Thanksgiving in the USA! You can watch the parade of choirs, bands and our favorite characters like balloons as they march through New York City, starting bright and early Thursday morning. It will be there at 8:30am EST (and know that everyone who gets there will be in line much earlier).
Genre: Parade of beautiful competing dogs
Release date: November 28 at 12pm EST
Technically, by the time we watch the dog show, the annual dog show is already over (it was two weekends earlier). And yet our hearts are ignited anew every time we see a little wagging tail or a particularly cute beagle. In my eyes, all these dogs are winners, but I will look into them too.