‘House of the Dragon,’ ‘She-Hulk,’ the series finale of ‘Better Call Saul’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

 

MONDAY

Better Call Saul: Series finale, y’all. Time to pack it up and move to Nebraska. 8 p.m., AMC

The Bachelorette: They head to Amsterdam as the women decide who will be going to the Dreaded Hometowns. 7 p.m., ABC

Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers: This is the documentary counterpoint to HBO’s Winning Time. Premiere. Hulu

Hotties: This dating competition features blind dates who have to cook a dish together? and there are spicy food challenges? and then someone judges their food and their date? I swear, these dating shows are using Mad Libs to come up with concepts. Series premiere. Hulu

TUESDAY

Leonardo: This new series follows the life of Leonardo da Vinci, but it’s a crime thriller? I mean, why not. Series premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Devils: Season two.  8 p.m., The CW

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist: This documentary explores the catfishing of rising football star, Manti Te’o. Premiere. Netflix

WEDNESDAY

Look Both Ways: Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart stars in this “Sliding Doors” style film about a young woman whose life goes in two very different directions. Premiere. Netflix

Royalteen: A teen with a scandalous past tries to keep it from coming out while dating the crown prince in this new film. Premiere. Netflix

Junior Baking Show: It’s The Great British Baking Show, but with children. Netflix

THURSDAY

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Tatiana Maslany stars in this new Marvel series as She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters, a lawyer who specializes in superhuman cases and battling questionable CGI. Series premiere. Disney+

Bad Sisters: In this clever Irish murder mystery from the wonderful Sharon Horgan, a group of five sisters bound together by the premature death of their parents, support each other when one of their husbands turns up dead. Series premiere. Apple TV+

Glorious: A man finds himself trapped in a rest stop bathroom with a mysterious entity behind a glory hole in this horror comedy. Shudder

Sprung: Garrett Dillahunt stars in this mini-Raising Hope reunion and Greg Garcia comedy as a recently released convict who moves in with his former cellmate (and his mother, played by Martha Plimpton) at the beginning of a global pandemic. Series premiere. Freevee

Making the Cut: Season three. Prime Video

Selena + Chef: Season four. HBO Max

FRIDAY

The Rehearsal: Finale of the most bonkers TV show I have ever seen. Not an exaggeration. 10 p.m., HBO

Orphan: First Kill: A prequel to one of the most bonkers movies I’ve ever seen. Paramount+

Echoes: A pair of identical twin sisters swap lives, only for one to go missing and their lives to fall apart in this new thriller. Premiere. Netflix

The New York Times Presents: The Superspreader: An examination of Dr. Mercola, one of the biggest spreaders of COVID vaccine misinformation online. Premiere. 9 p.m., FX

SATURDAY

The Staircase marathon: It’s the HBO Max miniseries, but on HBO! (Well, HBO2.) 11 a.m., HBO2

Scream marathon: The first three Scream movies. 5 p.m., Showtime Showcase

SUNDAY

House of the Dragon: Admit it, you’ve missed Targaryen drama since Game of Thrones ended. Great news, we’re headed back to Westeros. Grab a dragon and let’s goooooo! Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO

U.S. Gymnastics Championships: Women’s floor, balance beam, vault, and uneven bars. Sounds great, but I’m going to be working on my Targaryen wig. 6 p.m., NBC

 

 

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