Say goodbye to summer and say hello to new shows premiering this week on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, as well as on broadcast and cable channels
Leading the new programming lineup are the return of two very different shows: “Only Murders in the Building” Season 4 and “The Lord of the Rings: Lord of the Rings” Season 2 One is a mystery and comedy, the other a fantasy epic Also scheduled are an Adam Sandler comedy special, a K-pop docu-series, and a “Love is Blind UK” reunion episode Here are the top new shows to check out this week
Is love really blind, as three of the six couples who escaped from their pods in the UK version of Netflix's hit reality dating series were Six couples got engaged in season one, but only three actually said “I do” in last week's wedding episode: Sabrina and Stephen, Nicole and Benaiah, and Jasmine and Bobby Now, everyone gathers again for an update Were Freddie and Kat together even though he turned her down at the altar? What about Ollie and Demi, Tom and Maria? And what about the married couples? We will find out all in the reunion episode
Available on Netflix on Monday, August 26 at 4 pm ET
Ah, it's the same building, the same murder, again this year The hit mystery comedy returns with a new case In the Season 3 finale, Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles, and Oliver (Martin Short) return to Arconia after the opening of Oliver's Broadway play and happen upon the body of Charles' stunt double, Saz Pataki (Jane Lynch) But was the victim Saz or Charles? The trio's investigation leads them back to Hollywood, where their podcast is being made into a movie, and back to Arconia Season 4 is as stellar as ever, with Meryl Streep reprising her role as Loretta and the addition of Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Zach Galifianakis, and Kumail Nanjiani [The partnership between Adam Sandler and Netflix has been fruitful and seems to be mutually beneficial Whatever one may say about the quality of some of the projects, films like “Hustle” and “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah” are genuinely good Love You is more of a variety special than a straight standup act Sandler jokes, sings, plays the guitar, and jokes around That's just Adam Sandler If you like that, you'll enjoy this special directed by Josh Safdie, co-director of Uncut Gems
Premieres Tuesday, August 27 at 3 am ET on Netflix
In the second season of Amazon's ambitious “Lord of the Rings” series, evil is about to rule Middle-earth Sauron (Charlie Vickers) is back and the Dark Lord is building an army of orcs, but he has even more sinister plans Pretending to be an elf named Anatar, he convinces Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) to create the “ring of power” that Sauron intends to use to gain complete control over Middle-earth With the whole country in turmoil, Galadriel (Morfid Clarke) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo) lead the elves, dwarves, humans, wizards, and halflings against Sauron and his army
Premieres Thursday, August 29 at 12 am ET on Prime Video
A backstage pass to the musical phenomenon that is K-POP Throughout the six episodes, fans are treated to K-POP sensations, Jessie, CRAVITY, BLACKSWAN, and give a glimpse into the intense life of BLACKSWAN Jessi embarks on her first solo tour and struggles with the pressure to succeed The members of boy band CRAVITY undergo grueling dance and singing lessons in order to be liked by their agency International girl group BLACKSWAN deals with internal tensions while facing racism and bullying by outsiders
Premieres Friday, August 30 at 12:00 am ET on Apple TV Plus
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