What's on TV this week—Somebody Somewhere and The Diplomat return
Plus, Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS tour comes to Netflix, Agatha All Along wraps up, and Wizards of Waverly Place gets a spin-off.
Photos: Sandy Morris/HBO, Alex Bailey/Netflix
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening from Sunday, October 27 to Thursday, October 31. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]
The biggies
Somebody Somewhere (HBO, Sunday, 10:30 p.m.)
HBO’s extremely sweet comedy Somebody Somewhere comes to an end with its third and final season. The seven new episodes find Sam (Bridget Everett) struggling with loneliness and feeling stuck while her loved ones, including her best friend Joel (Jeff Hiller), make moves. Here’s a bit from The A.V. Club‘s review:
As this show takes its final bow, it’s worth pausing to celebrate just how refreshing it’s been to have a series with such a soft spot for humanity that feels neither cloying nor reductive—and one packaged with a confident, indie-film aesthetic, complete with lovely piano interludes and calming establishing shots of its Midwestern setting.
The Diplomat (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Keri Russell steps into the shoes of U.S. ambassador Kate Wyler once again in The Diplomat season two. In the Deborah Cahn-created political drama, Kate is assigned a post in the U.K. to diffuse growing tension between the two countries. The new batch picks up in the aftermath of a car bomb that injured her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) just as she learned new information about the corrupt British PM (Rory Kinnear). The cast also includes Ali Ahn, David Gyasi, Ato Essandoh, Celia Imrie, and Nana Mensah, with Allison Janney coming onboard this year. Look out for The A.V. Club‘s review on Wednesday.
Hidden gems
The Marlow Murder Club (PBS, Sunday, 9 p.m.)