The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Beast Must Die
Summer revenge thrillers are the TV equivalent of page-turning beach reads—as proven by this well-acted, well-plotted, and gorgeously shot bit of British noir. The Good Wife’s Cush Jumbo gives her all as a vengeful mother seeking the hit-and-run driver who killed her young son on the Isle of Wight. Jared Harris plays the prime suspect in her amateur investigation. Available Monday, July 5, AMC+
Monsters at Work
Scares are out and jokes are in at Monsters, Inc., the power firm featured in Pixar’s 2001 hit movie and in this new sequel series. Months after star employees Mike and Sulley discover that laughter is a more powerful energy source than screams, a younger monster, voiced by Superstore’s Ben Feldman, is surprised to learn that scarers are no longer being hired. Instead, he takes an entry position amid a group of misfits voiced by Mindy Kaling, Henry Winkler, and others. Billy Crystal and John Goodman return as Mike and Sulley. Available Wednesday, July 7, Disney+
Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes
The downfall of Harvey Weinstein remains a watershed moment in our culture’s battle against sexual predation. This six-part half-hour series from Ronan Farrow expands on the journalist’s Catch and Kill book and podcast, focusing on the brave women whose on-the-record testimony to Farrow and other reporters helped topple the former Hollywood mogul. Available Monday, July 12, HBO
Dr. Death
You trust your life to surgeons. So what if one of them is a sociopath? In an eight-part drama series based on a hit podcast about
Dr. Christopher Duntsch, Joshua Jackson plays the charismatic Dallas neurosurgeon who killed two patients and maimed many more before two peers, played here by Christian Slater and Alec Baldwin, fought to have the dangerous physician delicensed and prosecuted. Available Thursday, July 15, Peacock
Never Have I Ever
The story of a nerdy Indian-American girl’s coming of age, narrated by hotheaded tennis legend John McEnroe? Never Have I Ever broke the mold for high school dramedy series in all the right ways. Season 2 catches up with Devi (the wonderful Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she tries to decide whether to pair up with fellow brain Ben or hunky Paxton—or just juggle the two. Available Thursday, July 15, Netflix
Other highlights
I Think You Should Leave
New episodes arrive of the outlandish, often hilarious sketch comedy show from the mind of former Saturday Night Live writer Tim Robinson. Available Tuesday, July 6, Netflix
Gunpowder Milkshake
A team of female assassins goes rogue to save a girl from a crime syndicate in this intentionally over-the-top action thriller. Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, and Paul Giamatti co-star. Available Wednesday, July 14, Netflix
McCartney 3,2,1
Paul McCartney joins producer Rick Rubin in a recording studio to chat, play a little music, and marvel at the artistry of various Beatles tracks. Available Friday, July 16, Hulu