What to watch
FRIDAY
May 27, 2022 All times Pacific. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Obi-wan Kenobi Disney+ New Series
Ewan Mcgregor reprises his role as Jedi master Obi-wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader in this six-episode Star Wars series, set 10 years after the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Kenobi lives in exile in the deserts of Tatooine, keeping watch over young Luke Skywalker (Grant Feely) as he’s raised by Uncle Owen (Joel Edgerton) and Aunt Beru (Bonnie Piesse). Meanwhile, the Empire has assembled an elite group of warriors, the Inquisitors, to hunt down Kenobi and the few Jedi who escaped the Purge. Rupert Friend, Benny Safdie, Indira Varma, Kumail Nanjiani, Simone Kessell, Moses Ingram and Sung Kang also star. The first two episodes are available today; subsequent new episodes will be available Wednesdays beginning June 1.
Stranger Things Netflix Season Premiere
The first half of Season 4 (the second half premieres on July 1) of the penultimate season of Stranger Things picks up six months after the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Separated for the first time, the young heroes struggle with high school as a new and terrifying supernatural threat surfaces. Stars David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb Mclaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer and Joe Keery.
Shoresy Hulu New Series
This half-hour comedy is a spinoff of Letterkenny, with Jared Keeso reprising the fan-favorite title character.
My Mom Made Me Do It LMN, 8 p.m. Original Film
Star student Jade (Lizzie Boys) and her mother, Frida (Kate Drummond), a crime author, have a great relationship. But when she discovers Frida’s secret financial problems, Jade joins her bad-boy crush
Rick (Tyson Arner) in a series of high-profile burglaries that net enough cash to pay off Frida’s debts. However, when she tries to quit the criminal world, Rick’s gang has other ideas — and now both Jade and Frida must fight for their very lives.
Vacation House Rules HGTV, 9 p.m.
In “Historic Lodge,” husband and wife Sean and Cindy have a 150-year-old cabin that they are hoping could help generate some additional income. But with so much work to be done, they lean on contractor Scott Mcgillivray and designer Debra Salmoni to help preserve the historic feel and create a classic homestead experience for renters.