What to watch THURSDAY
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The Book of Queer
Discovery+ ■ New Series
This five-episode docuseries highlights some of history’s most world-changing heroes whose stories and contributions have been erased, marginalized or straightwashed throughout the years. The series will pull back the curtain and take a deep dive telling the LGBTQ+ stories of the past through interviews with revered queer historians and experts who are as colorful as the rainbow flag. Blending comedy with social impact, The Book of Queer
features witty re-creations and original music videos to bring each of the stories to life with a modern tone. Every topic has been rigorously researched, fact-checked and supervised by executive producer and queer historian Eric Cervini, a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist. The series will be narrated by LGBTQ+ icons including Margaret Cho, Dominique Jackson, Leslie Jordan, Ross Mathews and Alex Newell. New episodes
are available weekly.
Under the Banner of Heaven
FX on Hulu ■ Series Finale
The limited series inspired by Jon Krakauer’s true-crime bestseller concludes with “Blood Atonement.” As the details of the murders become clear, Pyre (Andrew Garfield) and Taba (Gil Birmingham) embark on an interstate manhunt, hoping to catch the killers before they complete their list of those to be “blood atoned.”
The Orville: New Horizons
Hulu ■ Season Premiere
Seth MacFarlane’s epic space adventure series returns exclusively as a Hulu original series. Set 400 years in the future, The Orville: New Horizons finds the crew of the USS Orville continuing their mission of exploration as they navigate both the mysteries of the universe and the complexities of their own interpersonal relationships. The ensemble cast includes MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, Chad L. Coleman, Jessica
Szohr and Anne Winters. New episodes are available Thursdays.
Hacks HBO Max
■ Season Finale
Season 2 of the acclaimed comedy led by Emmy winner Jean Smart concludes with two episodes available today.
MasterChef: Junior Edition FOX, 7 p.m.
The MasterChef: Junior Edition season continues with two new episodes tonight. In “Alexander in a Box,” Season 1 winner Alexander Weiss makes a surprise return,
and the chefs are challenged to filet as many fish as they can in 15 minutes. Then in “WWE Tag Team,” the four remaining chefs pair up with WWE Superstars, and the winning chef gets tickets to a WWE event.
Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals Bounce & ION, 7 p.m.
The 94th installment of this famous spelling bee concludes in National Harbor, Maryland, with LeVar Burton hosting the exciting final rounds of play. There will be an encore of the two-hour broadcast immediately following.
NBA Finals: Game 1 ABC, 8 p.m. Live
The Eastern and Western Conference champions collide in Game 1 of the best-ofseven NBA Finals series.