Severance season 2, Skeleton Crew, Netflix’s XO, Kitty and more new TV this week
It’s now the doldrums of the new year; we’re over the hump, past the exciting bits, and getting back into a rhythm (albeit, in the United States, considering the early three-day weekends of the year). But TV doesn’t have the same slow times. No, right now it’s go go go, with a lot of high-profile shows premiering and ending.
For me, this week, I’ll keep an eye on it XO, Kitty And Disconnectiontwo second seasons that both surprised me with their solidity. Both are examples of a show returning with exactly the same spirit as the original season, only with new obstacles arising from dramatic cliffhangers from Season 1. (Although obviously in very different ways – one is about navigating the arduous, often byzantine matters of a nefarious corporate structure, and the other is about navigating the arduous, often byzantine business of what we owe each other, as well as how not to fail leave boarding school while wrapped up in it several romantic entanglements.)
But that’s not all there is! Here are the best premieres and finales happening on TV this week.
Genre: Romance for teenagers
Release date: January 16, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Jenny Han
Form: Anna Cathcart, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee and more
In XO, Kitty season 2, Kitty (Anna Cathcart) is officially three things: bi, back, and seriously confused. The love triangle that first greeted her in South Korea is not the one currently teasing her – or even the other one that makes her head spin. Love flows forth XO, Kittywhich is all the better for the perfect soapy dip.
Castlevania: Nocturne season 2
Genre: Action horror
Release date: January 16, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Cleef Bradley
Form: Edward Bluemel, Alduso Mbedu, Pixie Davies and more
After adopting a new member of the team (Dracula’s son, no less) at the end of Season 1, the vampires of Castlevania: Nocturne are in a race against time. Erzsebet Báthory (Franka Potente) seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet so she can plunge the world into endless night, making her even more powerful than in season 1. There will be more promise, more power, more locations and more. opera.
Skeleton Crew Season 1 Finale
Genre: Star Wars Goonies
Release date: January 14
Showrunners/creators: Jon Watts and Chris Ford
Form: Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Jude Law, Ryan Kiera Armstrong and more
Season 1 of the Star Wars show comes to an end, bringing the kids… back to At Attin? To the Jedi Academy of their dreams? A third, even more canonical location? We’ll have to wait and see what Tuesday’s final brings. (And whether it wraps up the show completely or leaves room for season 2.)
Genre: Raunchy animated comedy
Release date: January 16
Showrunner/creator: Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
Form: Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk and more
Maybe you got caught up in it Harley Quinn because you heard about the Harley/Poison Ivy stuff. Maybe it’s because you like DC or animated comedies (or both). Maybe you were late to the bandwagon but just wanted to see what all the excitement was about Nightwing’s ass. Anyway, Harley Quinn and its titular bat-wielder are back for more.
New shows on Apple TV Plus
Genre: Prestige mystery box
Release date: January 17, with one episode
Showrunner/creator: Then Erikson
Form: Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro and more
In season 1, Innie Mark (Adam Scott) learned that Outie Mark’s (also Adam Scott) wife was still alive, although she was being held in Lumon’s bowels for… whatever reason. Then the finale closed us down. Season 2 picks up a little later in Innie Mark’s life, with him and his fellow innies having to figure out what to do next. Disconnection delves deeper into the mysteries of what the company’s deal is.