It was a huge week for well-known returning shows like Veep, Barry, and The Tick, along with the very high profile launch of The Twilight Zone reboot. Lost in it all is the launch of the pulpy Cinemax drama Warrior. Based on an idea Bruce Lee devised and shopped around to TV networks in the 70s (which was eventually nabbed and became Kung Fu), the idea is being brought to TV by Jonathan Topper (responsible for the fantastic pulp show Banshee) and Fast & The Furious director Justin Lin.
Alan Sepinwall at Rolling Stone sums it up well here:
A lush action drama, set in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1878, Warrior feels like someone asked, “What if The Knick, but with hatchet fights?”
Don’t forget, if you’re looking for some ideas of things to watch, each week I am joined by Chris Yates on the Always Be Watching podcast where we discuss what we’ve watched that week. It’s not always the new shows of the moment. Often, it’s whatever the algorithm has thrown at us.
This week:
- 02:04 Kraft Punk’s Political Party
- The Good Fight
- Trigger Warning with Killer Mike
- Star Trek: Discovery
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NEW & RETURNING
These are the notable new and returning shows that aired this week - meaning you can go right ahead and stream them now…
RETURNING
The Tick - season 2
The Last OG - Season 2
Veep - Season 7
Brockmire - Season 3
Cloak & Dagger - Season 2
The Scot Squad - Season 5
My Little Pony - Season 9
Line of Duty - Season 5
NEW
The Twilight Zone - CBS All Access
Stars: Jordan Peele, Shalyn Ferdinand, Peter Grant
An updated version of the classic TV series featuring various tales of science fiction, horror and mystery.
[ Watch now - CBS All Access ]
Warrior - Cinemax
Creator: Jonathan Tropper (Banshee)
Stars: Jason Tobin, Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng
Set at the times of the Tong Wars in the late 1800s in San Francisco, California, Ah Sahm is a martial arts prodigy originating from China who immigrates to San Francisco and ends up becoming a hatchet man for the most powerful tong in Chinatown.
In The Dark - The CW
Stars: Perry Mattfeld, Brooke Markham, Keston John
Blind 20-something Murphy is drifting through life in a haze of drunkenness, and her only friends are her understanding roommate Jess and Tyson, a sweet teenager she met when he saved her from a violent mugging. Murphy's life is turned upside down when, while out for a walk with her guide dog, she stumbles upon what she is certain is Tyson's lifeless body in the alley outside her apartment. When the body disappears by the time the police arrive, and they don't seem inclined to investigate, Murphy clings onto the only thing that can keep her together: figuring out what happened to her friend.
