Deadwood’s resurrection heralds the dawn of the third Streamapocalypse
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
Grab your Stetson and well-thumbed copy of The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, for the dawning of the third Streamapocalpyse is nigh.
Deadwood: The Movie (HBO, 8 p.m.): It’s motherfucking happening.
David Motherfucking Milch reassembled the incredible motherfucking cast of one of the greatest motherfucking westerns of all time, which also happens to be one of TV’s best motherfucking shows, and tonight, we see the results. Pour yourself a drink and, against all fucking odds, prepare to welcome Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Robin Weigert, Titus Welliver, John Hawke, Gerald McRaney, and all the rest of the citizens of Deadwood back into your living room. Erik Motherfucking Adams can hardly wait to write his review.
More top picks
When They See Us (Netflix, Friday, complete limited series): Ava DuVernay and an incredible cast tackle the true story of the teenagers (and later men) who, after being accused of a brutal crime they did not commit, became known as the Central Park Five. Keep an eye out for Joshua Alston’s review.