There’s plenty of good TV, enough of it, in fact Awesome TV is now on (see, for example, the numerous series new to Polygon’s own list of the best TV of 2024 so far). And lo and behold, there’s even some new great TV hitting the screens this week, as always.
Hacking is back, ready to carve out screens and punchlines with equal amounts of angry glee. There is also the end of it Chucky season 3, which still has more fun as a show than almost anything else alive right now. Or if The department of tortured poets got you in the mood to parse small moments for big character work, you can choose from either The veil or My next guest needs no introductionboth of which should provide ample fodder for those inclined to search small affections for deeper meanings.
Anyway, I can’t say there’s nothing more going on. Just that there might be one lot of it. These are the best new TV premieres and finales coming to TV this week.
New shows on Netflix
Fiasco
Genre: Mockumentary
Date of publication: April 30, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Igor Gotesman and Pierre Niney
Form: Pierre Niney, Géraldine Nakache, Pascal Demolon and more
A limited series where everything goes wrong – you have to love it. Fiasco follows a novice director on the set of a film as a team behind the scenes captures all the various problems (including random accidents, blackmail and even sabotage).
My next guest needs no introduction to David Letterman
Genre: Interview talk show
Date of publication: 30th of April
Showrunner/creator: David Letterman
David Letterman is back talking to celebrities! This season he will chat with a wide range of famous people, but (relevant to this clip) most notably John Mulaney, with whom the Internet has a completely normal relationship. Tune in to see what the next cycle of “parasocial relationship” discussions is about!
New shows on Syfy
Chucky season 3B finale
Image: Syfy
Genre: Horror (evil doll)
Date of publication: May 1
Showrunner/creator: Don Mancini
Form: Brad Dourif, Zackary Arthur, Jennifer Tilly and more
Death awaits in the finale of Chucky‘s explosive third season. Sure, the North Pole was destroyed (“It was already melting,” one character jokes), but what about Jennifer Tilly and Jake? Both ended the penultimate episode being injected with deadly chemicals – one on death row, one in which Chucky was found in the spirit realm. The finale certainly promises a resolution, but also what we’ve all been waiting for this season: John Waters with a gun.
New shows on Hulu
The veil
Genre: Spy thriller
Date of publication: April 30, with two episodes
Showrunner/creator: Steven Knight
Form: Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles and more
A British spy is sent to escort a sensitive asset from a refugee camp to Paris. But spy stories are always more complicated than that The veil is no exception; this stars Imogen (Elisabeth Moss) as she tries to find out if Adilah (Yumna Marwan) is telling the truth about who she is – and her role in an upcoming bombing.
Welcome to Wrexham season 3
Genre: Celebrity Docuseries (Sports Owners Version)
Date of publication: April 18, with two episodes
Form: Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and the Wrexham team
It’s NFL draft season, but the real football season is happening overseas — and now on Hulu, thanks to the return of Welcome to Wrexham. The docuseries will feature the co-owners of famous teams (“Deadpool” and “Mac from Always sunny”) and the players trying to get more wins and hold on to their title (like “Rocky”).
New programs on Max
Hack season 3
Genre: Showbiz comedy
Date of publication: May 2, with two episodes
Showrunner/creator: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky
Form: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and more
We return to the wonderful world of entertainment, at least as far as the dynamic between aging comedian Deborah (Jean Smart) and her former writer wife Ava (Hannah Einbinder) is concerned. As Season 3 begins, Deborah is trying to figure out life in the spotlight, and Ava is trying to figure out life outside of Deborah.
Who will figure it out first? Not as interesting as who gets the best barb first.
New shows on Disney Plus
The finale of the Bad Batch series
Genre: Star Wars (slightly grittier edition)
Date of publication: May 1
Showrunner/creator: Dave Filoni
Form: Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang and more
The bad batch finally comes to an end, concluding the story of the clone troopers who resisted Order 66. With Altar boy It won’t be the last of Serious Star Wars anytime soon, but it will be fondly missed.
New programs on AMC Plus
Parish Season 1 Finale
Genre: Crime thriller
Date of publication: 5th of May
Showrunners/creators: Danny Brocklehurst and Sunu Gonera
Form: Giancarlo Esposito, Skeet Ulrich and more
Parish is at the limit, together with Parish (Giancarlo Esposito), who is in more danger than ever. There’s a chance this could end well for him, but… it’s a crime show, so I don’t think so Awesome about the.
New shows on Apple TV Plus
Acapulco season 3
Genre: Comedy
Date of publication: May 1, with two episodes
Showrunner/creator: Sam Laybourne
Form: Eugenio Derbez, Enrique Arrizon and more
Things are on shaky ground heading into season 3 of Acapulco – in the past, Maximo (Enrique Arrizon) climbs the ladder and endangers the relationships he holds so dear. In the present, Maximo (Eugenio Derbez) returns to a Las Colinas that seems completely foreign to him.