What's on TV this week—Only Murders In The Building, Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
Plus, Jeff Goldblum tackles Zeus, Adam Sandler says "I love you," and more
Steve Martin in OMITB (Photo: Patrick Harbron/Hulu), Morfydd Clark in LOTR: TROP (Photo: Ben Rothstein/Prime Video)
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening from Sunday, August 25 to Thursday, August 29. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]
The biggies
Only Murders In The Building (Hulu, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m.)
Only Murders In The Building is back for season four, but it’ll be a bit until the show returns to its usual Upper West Side setting. The new episodes pick up with Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin), and Oliver (Martin Short) jetting off to L.A. because Hollywood wants to turn their true-crime podcast into a movie. That means a flurry of big-name guest stars join the Hulu comedy as themselves, including Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy, and Zach Galifianakis. But don’t worry, our fave trio will still solve Sazz Pataki’s (Jane Lynch) murder from the season-three finale. This round’s roster also includes Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Kind, Melissa McCarthy, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Jin Ha, with returning cast members Meryl Streep, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Michael Cyril Creighton. The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.
Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power (Prime Video, Thursday, 12:01 a.m.)
Middle-earth, here we come. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, the Lord Of The Rings series The Rings Of Power returns for season two. Suaron (Charlie Vickers), who retreated to Mordor once his identity as the Dark Lord was revealed, continues his pursuit to attain those titular rings and total domination. Meanwhile, Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) prepares for battle with him in what we hope will be an emotionally brutal reunion. The epic fantasy also stars Ismael Cruz Córdova, Benjamin Walker, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jim Broadbent, Robert Aramayo, and Rory Kinnear. The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.
Hidden gems
Horror’s Greatest (Shudder, Tuesday, 3:01 a.m.)