What's on TV this week—Prime Target and Star Trek: Section 31
Plus, The Wild Robot hits Peacock, and Timothée Chalamet pulls double duty on SNL.
Prime Target (Photo: Apple TV+), Star Trek: Section 31 (Photo: Jan Thijs/Paramount)
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening on TV from Sunday, January 19 to Saturday, January 25. All times are Eastern.
The biggies
Prime Target (Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m.)
In this limited series, a math whiz (played by Leo Woodall) gains access to all of the computers in the world. When an NSA agent (portrayed by Quintessa Swindell) catches wind of this, she helps him unravel a deadly conspiracy. The cast also includes David Morrisey, Martha Plimpton, Harry Lloyd, and Stephen Rea. The A.V. Club‘s review publishes on Tuesday.
Star Trek: Section 31 (Paramount+, Friday, 3:01 a.m.)
The 14th film of the Star Trek franchise, Section 31 stars Michelle Yeoh, who reprises her role as Philippa Georgiou from Star Trek: Discovery. In the movie, Philippa joins a secret division to protect the United Federation of Planets, which putts her directly in the path of her past sins. Omari Hardwick, Kacey Rohl, and Sam Richardson round out the ensemble.
Also airing
The Joe Schmo Show (TBS, Tuesday, 9 p.m.)