What's on TV this week—The Institute, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Untamed

Plus, HBO's Billy Joel docuseries, The Summer I Turned Pretty season three, and more.

By Saloni Gajjar  |  July 13, 2025 | 8:00am
The Institute (Photo: MGM+), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Photo: Marni Grossman/Paramount+), Untamed (Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix)
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What's on TV this week—The Institute, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Untamed
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Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening on TV from Sunday, July 13 to Saturday, July 19. All times are Eastern.

The biggies

The Institute (MGM+, Sunday, 9 p.m.)

Ben Barnes leads The Institute, a sci-fi horror drama based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel. He plays a former cop who moves to a small Maine town (obviously) and investigates the mysterious activities of a seemingly abandoned nearby lab. Meanwhile, a group of teens being experimented there strive to escape. Check out The A.V. Club‘s review. 

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and his crew embark on more galactic adventures in a new round of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Picking up after the season two finale, Pike saves those trapped on the Gorn ship and makes plans to defeat a common enemy. Rhys Darby joins the cast for season three, which will debut with two episodes. The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.

Untamed (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

Set in the unpredictable wilderness of Yosemite National Park, Untamed centers on a troubled detective’s (played by Eric Bana) efforts to nab a potential serial killer who might be lurking around. Sam Neill, Wilson Bethel, and Rosemarie DeWitt co-star. Look for The A.V. Club‘s review on Thursday.

Also airing

Amy Bradley Is Missing (Netflix, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m.)

The disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley, who vanished in 1998 while on a holiday cruise in the Caribbean, has led to a decades-long investigation. This three-part docuseries unravels the theories that have emerged over purported sightings and digs into how her family has coped with the loss. 

The Furry Detectives (AMC+/Sundance, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

The four episodes of The Furry Detective unravel the horrifying 2018 case of Furry Zoosadist Leaks, when amateur sleuths discovered and exposed a ring of animal abusers. Alex Gibney (Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley, The Crime Of The Century) produces this docuseries.

Billy Joel: And So It Goes (HBO, Friday, 8 p.m.)

Billy Joel’s impressive career is the subject of this two-part HBO doc from Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin (Jane Fonda in Five Acts). And So It Goes looks into how his Long Island upbringing and the absence of his father shaped his music journey, how his relationships affected his songwriting, and his ongoing health crisis.

Can’t miss recaps

The Gilded Age (HBO, Sunday, 9 p.m.) 

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

Arriving now

The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m., season three premiere) 

Ending soon

Love Island USA (Peacock, Sunday, 9 p.m., season seven finale) 

Outrageous (BritBox, Wednesday, 8:01 p.m., season one finale) 

Grimsburg, Family Guy (FOX, Thursday, 8:30-9:30 p.m., season finales) 

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+, Friday, 3:01 a.m., season 10 finale) 

 
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