The Week ’s guide to what’s worth watching
Secret Invasion
Unleash the Fury. Nick Fury, that is. Samuel L. Jackson returns as S.H.I.E.L.D.’s top man in a new Marvel series in which he will be waging a fairly lonely battle against an army of Skrulls— shape-shifting aliens who have spent years secretly infiltrating Earth’s power centers, replacing the world’s leaders. Olivia Colman, Don Cheadle, Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke, Cobie Smulders, and Ben Mendelsohn fill out the top-shelf supporting cast. Wednesday, June 21, Disney+
The Stroll
Before New York City’s Meatpacking District became an upscale playground, a patch of it belonged to trans sex workers who were mostly women of color. Kristen Lovell, who walked 14th Street when it was known as “The Stroll,” created this award-winning documentary by gathering old friends and peers to create a decades-spanning portrait of the scene. Many trans women recall turning to sex work because they had few other options. They also describe finding a community, one that did its best to protect its members from violence. Wednesday, June 21, at 9 p.m., HBO
And Just Like That...
The series that reunited Sex and the City’s
Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte last year was surprisingly bad at times. But viewers showed up, giving the show a second chance to be as smart about women in their 50s as the playful original was about women in their 30s. After skipping Season 1, Kim Cattrall will return as Samantha, the missing fourth friend, in this season’s final episode. John Corbett will arrive earlier, rekindling a past romance with Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie. Thursday, June 22, Max
I’m a Virgo
What is it like, really, to grow up in America when you’re Black and 13 feet tall? In this eccentric and touching new comedy-drama series from Sorry to Bother You director Boots Riley, Jharrel Jerome plays an oversize Oakland teenager named Cootie who’s taking his first steps into the world outside the loving home where he’s been raised in secret. He’ll be making his first friends and pursuing his first crush while trying not to smash every room he walks into. But he’ll also be learning how to navigate being seen as both a curiosity and a threat. Friday, June 23, Prime
The Gold
Though barely remembered in the U.S., the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery, the biggest heist in U.K. history, lives on in lore. This strong BBC drama series tells the story from all sides, beginning with the robbers who expected to walk away from a Brink’s-Mat airport storage facility with a healthy cash haul but instead stumbled upon gold bullion worth more than $100 million. Hugh Bonneville plays the detective who leads the investigation as the work of unloading the gold sets off a cascade of crimes. Sunday, June 25, Paramount+
Other highlights
Break Point
The series that puts young tennis stars under a microscope returns with episodes that revisit 2022’s Wimbledon and U.S. Open dramas. Wednesday, June 21, Netflix
Downey’s Dream Cars
Robert Downey Jr. undertakes converting his jaw-dropping collection of classic cars into a planet-friendly fleet. Thursday, June 22, Max
King of Clones
A new documentary profiles Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean scientist famed for his human cloning experiments. Friday, June 23, Netflix