The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends
Pete Davidson may never be great at stand-up, but he’s a comic people want to watch. In his latest special, the Saturday Night Live star tests the waters of his post-SNL career by riffing on his feud with Kanye West before handing over the mic to other young comedians and bringing on Machine Gun Kelly for a three-song set. Available Monday, June 13, Netflix
Love, Victor
Who will Victor wind up with as he finishes his time at Creekwood High and the series about his love life enters its third and final season? Fans know that Season 2 ended with star Michael Cimino ringing a doorbell. But had Victor chosen his longtime love-interest Benji, or Rahim, who’d just revealed his feelings at a wedding? Available Wednesday, June 15, Hulu
The Old Man
Some isolated seniors are better left alone. Jeff Bridges proves that in this new thriller series about a grizzled former CIA operative who fights back when an attempt on his life proves he hasn’t escaped the repercussions of his government career. John Lithgow plays an old colleague at the CIA who heads the team attempting to hunt the wily survivor down, and back-to-back episodes get the cat-and-mouse off to a stirring start. Thursday, June 16, at 10 p.m., FX
Jerry and Marge Go Large
In a lighthearted new movie that celebrates a different sort of plucky senior, Bryan Cranston stars as a middle-class retiree who’s facing a cash-strapped future until he discovers a flaw in a state lottery game. Annette Bening plays his wife, who’s also soon enjoying raking in riches and sharing the wealth with neighbors—until a group of MIT students try to cut in on the action. Available Friday, June 17, Paramount+
Spiderhead
In a trippy George Saunders short story brought to life, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett play prisoners at a cushy island facility where the inmates have been promised reduced sentences for participating in studies of mind-altering drugs. Chris Hemsworth plays the smarmy mastermind who wants everyone to believe that they’re lucky to have him as their overseer. Available Friday, June 17, Netflix
Other highlights
Father of the Bride
First it was Spencer Tracy, then Steve Martin. In this new take on the classic comedy, it’s Andy Garcia playing the lovable curmudgeon paying for his daughter’s home wedding. Adria Arjona and Gloria Estefan co-star. Available Thursday, June 16, HBO Max
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Cooper Raiff, the writer, director, and star of Shithouse, plays charmingly aimless again in his new comedy about a recent college grad who’s a perfect bat mitzvah sparkplug until he falls for one of the teenagers’ mothers. With Dakota Johnson. Available Friday, June 17, Apple TV+
Rutherford Falls
Ed Helms and Jana Schmieding return for Season 2 of their delightful comedy series about a town grappling with a complicated history. Available Thursday, June 16, Peacock