Invincible, Netflix’s Girls5Eva, and more new TV this week
There’s plenty of genuinely good ongoing TV to watch this week: Shōgun continues apace (with new episodes dropping on Tuesdays), Abbott Elementary is still making its way through the school year (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST), and The Gentlemen is all on Netflix, but hey, maybe you’re still working your way through it! But that doesn’t mean there’s not new TV coming this week — and more good TV coming fresh to a screen near you.
If you’re feeling historical, there’s always Manhunt, about the hunt to catch John Wilkes Booth. If you’ve been missing Steven Yeun in your life, or just want more coming-of-age superherodom, part 2 of Invincible season 2 is back. And if you’ve been missing a good, quality, even musical sitcom — congrats, Girls5Eva is easier to watch than ever!
Here’s the biggest TV premieres and finales this week:
Genre: Zany sitcom
Release date: March 14, with all six episodes
Showrunner/creator: Meredith Scardino
Cast: Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, Busy Phillips
Girls5Eva is back, bless up, and Girls5Eva is going on tour, bless their hearts. But just because they’re on the road doesn’t mean they can outrun their problems — namely that Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry) is dead set on them selling out Radio City Music Hall. They better get to Fort Work, huh? (This joke plays a lot better if you watch the show.)
Genre: Legacy medical soap
Release date: March 14 (next day on Hulu)
Showrunner/creator: Meg Marinis
Cast: Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Kevin McKidd, and more
It’s season 20 of Grey’s and you know what that means: Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) is “rethinking things,” and interns are in a rough spot after a patient dies. On paper it’s the same shit and a very different day at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital — but this is the first season without Pompeo as a series regular (though she’s still showing up here, and still providing the voice-over).
Genre: Period-piece drama
Release date: March 13
Showrunner/creator: Ryan Murphy
Cast: Naom
