Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives, Knuckles, and more new TV to watch this week
As the weather (hopefully) turns nicer and the days get longer, it’s hard to think about being inside watching TV. Which is why it’s good that this week’s offerings are so easy to pop on at your leisure: Whether it’s the charms of Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives — based on a comic written by Neil Gaiman — or the hard-won pleasures of Shōgun’s final episode, or even the fighting spirit of We’re Here season 4 or Knuckles, there’s a lot to love this week.
Here’s the best new TV premieres and finales this week.
Genre: Horror comedy
Release date: April 25, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Steve Yockey
Cast: George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, and more
The title says it all — well, almost. They are dead boys who are also detectives, investigating cases for the spirits caught between worlds. But Dead Boy Detectives — based on the comics series by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner — picks up with a case getting more complicated than they expect, with a young human girl who can not only see them, but is running from a few demons (literal and metaphorical) of her own.
Genre: Just great fuckin’ TV
Release date: April 23
Showrunner/creator: Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Cosmo Jarvis
Shōgun is coming to a close — and if you thought last week was big… well! It was! But you shouldn’t worry about whether the finale could keep up. Remember what genre we’re working with here.
Genre: Reality series
Release date: April 26, with one episode
Showrunner/creator: Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram
Cast: Sasha Velour, Priyanka, Jaida Essence Hall, and Latrice Royale
Four drag queens (three at a time) are on a mission to spread love, connection, drag, and glory across the nation. The new cast — full of RuPaul alums — will be stopping in places like Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, in order to take a closer look at the wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation in these communities.
Genre: Horror anthology
Release date: April 25, with all eight
