A Hulu thriller, Netflix wrestlers, Foundation finale, and all the new TV to watch this week
It’s a somewhat slow week in streaming TV; sure, as ever you’ve got a million shows that you could catch up on, current or otherwise. But as far as actual new premieres go, it’s a relatively quiet week.
But this week’s biggest TV premiere isn’t a new show, and it isn’t even featured on this list: On Sept. 17, Yellowstone will be making its broadcast debut on CBS. This may seem like a desperate strike-time ploy to cover part of the network schedule as the writers and actors guilds continue to fight for fair wages — and it might be! But CBS has been making a meal of the Yellowstone universe, ratings-wise, with 1883’s broadcast debut being a big event earlier in the summer. So weirdly, now might be an even better time than usual to catch up on Yellowstone, aka the show that dominates ratings (and that was before it ever landed on cable). The end is looming after all.
Beyond that, here are all the significant TV premieres this week:
Genre: Sports docuseries
Release date: Sept. 13, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Greg Whiteley
Cast: Aspiring wrestlers
Think of this show as in line with docuseries like Cheer or Last Chance U — both because it’s from the creator of those, but also because it is a sports docuseries about the underdog who could. In this case, that’s the story of a school: Louisville’s Ohio Valley Wrestling school, which used to be a big name as a school for young wrestlers and is now facing dire financial times.
Genre: Celebrity docuseries
Release date: Sept. 12, with one episode
Showrunner/creator: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
Cast: Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, the Wrexham football team
Two big-time stars, one British football [Ed. note: “soccer” in the U.S.] team, and a whole slew of possibilities. The
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