What's on TV this week—Wednesday season 2 and Outlander: Blood Of My Blood

Plus, HBO's latest true-crime docuseries, Resident Alien's finale, King Of The Hill's return, and more.

By Saloni Gajjar  |  August 3, 2025 | 8:00am
Wednesday (Photo: Jonathan Hession/Netflix), Outlander: Blood Of My Blood (Photo: Starz)
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Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening on TV from Sunday, August 3 to Saturday, August 9. All times are Eastern.

The biggies

Wednesday (Netflix, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m.)

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) is back on Netflix with four new episodes of her titular show. (The season’s remaining four drop next month.) Back at Nevermore Academy with her younger brother, Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), she becomes determined to save the life of her roommate, Enid (Emma Myers), after learning her fate. The cast also includes Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, and Lady Gaga and Billie Piper make appearances this time around. Look for The A.V. Club‘s review this week.

Outlander: Blood Of My Blood (Starz, Friday, 8 p.m.)

Outlander‘s prequel features a double dose of romance as it tracks the love stories of Claire and Jamie’s respective parents. Julia (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine), who got married after World War I, time travel to 1714 Scotland and meet Ellen (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy), a pair engaged in a complicated affair. The A.V. Club‘s review of the show publishes Monday.

Also airing

The Yogurt Shop Murders (HBO, Sunday, 10 p.m.)

This four-part true-crime docuseries unpacks the killings of four teenage girls in Austin in 1991 and the many twists in its investigation, including false confessions and overturned convictions. Check out The A.V. Club‘s review.

Demascus (Tubi, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

Tubi brings this sci-fi comedy to the small screen two years after AMC canceled it before it even premiered. The six installments center on Demascus’ (Okieriete Onaodowan) journey of self-discovery after new technology lets him experience various versions of his life.

Necaxa (FXX, Thursday, 9 p.m.)

FX follows up on the success of Welcome To Wrexham with another soccer docuseries. This one is hosted by Eva Longoria and focuses on a team based in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The A.V. Club‘s review publishes Tuesday.

Can’t miss recaps

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+, Thursday, 3 a.m) 

And Just Like That… (HBO Max, Thursday, 9 p.m)  

Arriving now

King Of The Hill (Hulu, Monday, 12:01 a.m., season 14 premiere) 

Hard Knocks (HBO, Tuesday, 9 p.m., season 20 premiere) 

Platonic (Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m., season two premiere) 

The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder (Disney+, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m., season three premiere) 

Ending soon

The Librarians: The Next Chapter (TNT, Monday, 9 p.m., season one finale) 

The Buccaneers (Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m., season two finale) 

Resident Alien (USA Network, Friday, 10 p.m., series finale) 

 
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