What's on TV this week—it’s the beginning of the end for Yellowjackets and the end of the end of The Traitors: New Blood

Plus, The Altruists arrives on Netflix and Percy Jackson returns to Disney+

What's on TV this week—it’s the beginning of the end for Yellowjackets and the end of the end of The Traitors: New Blood

Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening on TV from Sunday, November 15 to Saturday, November 21. All times are Eastern.

New this week
The Altruists (Netflix, Thursday, series premiere) It’s a romance drama wrapped up in a real-life fraud. In this brainy true-crime tale, Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner star as Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, the tumultuous power couple and business partners behind the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Across eight episodes, the Graham Moore-created limited series charts the duo’s idealistic rise and catastrophic fall as they try to remake the global financial system, with billions lost and federal charges gained. The starry ensemble also includes Alex Lawther, Madison Hu, Matt Rife, Karan Soni, Hudson Williams, Jennifer Grey, and Paul Reiser. Don’t miss The A.V. Club’s series review on Thursday.

The Traitors: New Blood (NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m., season one finale) Sure, our latest stay in the Scottish Highlands has featured far fewer Real Housewives stars than usual, but this all-civilian edition of the psychological reality competition has still managed to bring the drama, even with a castle full of normos. With a second Traitor officially banished and a Faithful recruited to the dark side, the remaining contestants have their sleuthing work cut out for them heading into the two-part season finale. Look out for The A.V. Club’s finale recap on Thursday following the episode.

Yellowjackets (Paramount+, Friday, season four premiere) Are we out of the woods yet? Soon enough, girls. It’s been half a decade—in our world, at least—since a team of high-school soccer players survived a plane crash deep in the remote Canadian wilderness. The teens’ fight for survival through brutal winters, tribe dynamics, gory cannibalism, and jump-the-shark mysticism has admittedly suffered diminishing returns over the last few years, but we’re still invested in how things wrap up for Shauna (Sophie Nélisse), Taissa (Jasmin Savoy Brown), Misty (Samantha Hanratty), Nat (Sophie Thatcher), and the rest of the gang. However, as we’ve seen in the present day, the kiddos may be going home, but they’ll never truly be free. The A.V. Club’s season review drops on Thursday, with the premiere recap to follow on Friday.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+ and Hulu, Friday, season three premiere) Adapting The Titan’s Curse, the third book in Rick Riordan’s popular series, the new eps see the titular son of Poseidon (Walker Scobell) embark on a perilous quest to save Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) after Kronos’ forces capture her. Percy is joined on that high-stakes rescue mission by some unlikely new allies, including Zeus’ daughter Thalia Grace (Tamara Smart) and the Hunters of Artemis. Speaking of, season three brings all 12 Olympians into the fantastical mix, including Kate McKinnon as Aphrodite, Ming-Na Wen as Hera, Jennifer Beals as Demeter, Dafne Keen as Artemis, and Adam Copeland as Ares. The first two episodes premiere on Friday; you can find The A.V. Club’s season review on Wednesday.

Also arriving

The Chosen (Prime Video, Sunday, season six premiere)
Cunk On Cinema (Netflix, Sunday, series premiere)
The Circle (Hulu, Tuesday, season eight premiere)
Death Valley (BritBox, Tuesday, season two premiere)
The 60th Annual CMA Awards (ABC and Disney+, Wednesday, 8 p.m., standalone special)
Nelly And Ashanti: We Belong Together (Peacock, Thursday, season two premiere)
The Assassin (AMC+, Thursday, season two premiere)

Leaving soon

Treasure Island (MGM+, Sunday, 10 p.m., series finale)
The Mob (Hulu, Monday, season one finale)
This Is Not A Murder Mystery (Acorn TV, Monday, season one finale)
Ludwig (BritBox, Monday, season two finale)
War (HBO and HBO Max, Thursday, 9 p.m., season one finale)
Kill Jackie (AMC+, Friday, series finale)
MobLand (Paramount+, Friday, season two finale)

 
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