Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim anime, the new Godzilla show, and more new TV this week
This week’s TV premieres are all heavy hitters — some more literally than others (Godzilla is pretty much always at fighting weight, and a total knockout at that). But suffice it to say that while everything else might be looking ahead to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, television is bringing its A game.
There is, of course, the King of Monsters himself, starring (not really) in a show on Apple TV Plus alongside Kurt Russell (really!). Scott Pilgrim — and the entire cast of the 2010 Edgar Wright film — returns with an anime on Netflix, alongside the queen of England and the beginning of the end for The Crown. Plus, there’s a new murder mystery from the creators of The OA, and the U.K. Ghosts show is making its broadcast premiere on CBS (on Nov. 16 at 9 p.m. EST). Big week!
Here’s more details on the biggest TV premieres of the week:
Genre: Historical royal drama
Release date: Nov. 16, with four episodes
Showrunner/creator: Peter Morgan
Cast: Elizabeth Debicki, Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Dominic West, Olivia Williams, and more
The Crown has reached its final season, and with it, yet another tragic apex for the show: The final days of Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki). The first four episodes will follow the events around her death, with part 2’s six episodes (due in December) focusing on the queen reflecting on her legacy alongside some young Prince William and Kate Middleton stuff.
Genre: Anime do-over
Release date: Nov. 17, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski
Cast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, and the rest of the 2010 movie cast
We’re doing Scott Pilgrim again. But this time, it’s unlike before —
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