What's on TV this week—The Hunting Wives and Washington Black
The biggies
(Netflix, Monday, 3:01 a.m.)
Soapy drama The Hunting Wives centers on the liberal Sophie (Brittany Snow), who moves to a deep-red town in East Texas and becomes fast friends (and maybe more) with a wealthy socialite (played by Malin Akerman). When someone drops dead, Sophie and her new clique are identified as the top suspects. Check out The A.V. Club's review of the show on Monday.
(Hulu, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m.)
In this historical-fantasy saga, 11-year-old George 'Wash' Black (Eddie Karanja) flees from the Barbados sugar plantation he was born on to go on globe-trotting adventure. As an adult, Wash (Ernest Kingsley Jr.) settles into a Nova Scotia community and befriends its leader. Sterling K. Brown, Tom Ellis, Shaunette Wilson, and Edward Bluemel co-star. The A.V. Club's review publishes Monday.
Also airing
(Hulu, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m.)
This six-part British series follows a police officer (portrayed by Jing Lusi) who gets caught up in a global conspiracy while escorting a murder suspect (played by Richard Armitage) on a flight to Beijing.
(BritBox, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
BritBox's slate expands with Code Of Silence, in which a team of detectives rope in the deaf Alison (Rose Ayling-Ellis) to lip-read in the hopes of thwarting a jewelry heist. The series, which already aired in the U.K., has been renewed for a second season.
Can't miss recaps
(FXX, Wednesday, 10 p.m.)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+, Thursday, 3 a.m)
(HBO Max, Thursday, 9 p.m)
Arriving now
(Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m., season four premiere)
(Comedy Central, Wednesday, 10-11 p.m., season premieres)
Ending soon
(Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m., season one finale)
(Netflix, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m., season one finale)
(Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m., series finale)
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