What to watch
THURSDAY
September 8, 2022
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Pinocchio Disney+ Original Film
Robert Zemeckis directs this live-action/CGI retelling of the 1940 Disney animated classic about wooden puppet Pinocchio (voice of Benjamin Evan Ainsworth), who embarks on an adventure to become a real boy. Tom Hanks plays Geppetto, the woodcarver who builds Pinocchio; Cynthia Erivo portrays the Blue Fairy, who brings the puppet to life; and Luke Evans is the Coachman, the owner/ operator of Pleasure Island. Lending their voices along with Ainsworth are Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket, KeeganMichael Key as deceptive fox “Honest” John and Lorraine Bracco as Sofia the Seagull.
Thor: Love and Thunder Disney+ Feature Film Exclusive
Following its July theatrical debut, this latest big-screen entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe makes its streaming debut on Disney+ Day. The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — one of self-discovery. But his efforts are interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (voiced by director Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who, to Thor’s surprise, now inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Also available today is a new episode of Marvel Studios Assembled, which looks at the making of Love and Thunder.
Wedding Season Hulu New Series
An eight-episode blend of romantic comedy and action thriller, this genre-busting series follows Katie (Rosa Salazar) and Stefan (Gavin Drea), who meet at a wedding and begin an affair despite Katie already having a fiance. At her wedding two months later, her new husband and his entire family are murdered. The police suspect Stefan, he suspects Katie, and no one knows for sure what the truth is. All episodes are available today.
The Good Fight Paramount+ Season Premiere
The 10-episode sixth and final season of this legal-drama spinoff of The Good Wife has Diane (Christine Baranski) feeling like she’s going crazy and struggling with an uneasy sense of deja vu, with everything from Roe v. Wade to voting rights and Cold War aggressions returning. Meanwhile, the lawyers of Reddick & Associates wonder if the violence they see all around them points to an impending civil war. Returning with Baranski are Audra McDonald, Sarah Steele, Michael Boatman, Nyambi Nyambi and Charmaine Bingwa. Andre Braugher and John Slattery join the cast for the new season, which will also include guest appearances from Carrie Preston, back in her Seasons 1-2 role as lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni, and Alan Cumming, reprising his role as Eli Gold from The Good Wife. New episodes are available Thursdays.
NFL Football: Buffalo at L.A. Rams NBC, 7:15 p.m. Live
The 2022 NFL regular season kicks off tonight at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, as Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills visit Matthew Stafford and the Super Bowl LVI champion L.A. Rams.
Ghost Adventures: ‘Cecil Hotel’ Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
This two-hour special based on the paranormal series makes its linear cable debut tonight. For decades, Los Angeles’ Cecil Hotel has been haunted by serial killers, suicides, devil worship and unexplained deaths. Now, for the first time ever, the landmark is allowing cameras inside for a paranormal investigation of ghostly proportions.