What's on TV this week—The Bear, Ironheart, Squid Game
Plus, The Gilded Age returns, Smoke hits Apple TV+, and more.
Ironheart (Photo: Jalen Marlowe/Marvel), The Bear (Photo: FX), Squid Game (Photo: No-ju han/Netflix)
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening on TV from Sunday, June 22 to Saturday, June 28. All times are Eastern.
The biggies
Ironheart (Disney+, Tuesday, 9 p.m.)
Ironheart continues Riri Williams’ (Dominique Thorne) journey in Chicago after her Black Panther: Wakanda Forever quests. Thrown out of MIT and armed with a new vibranium suit, she connects with a dangerous mentor (played by Anthony Ramos) who possesses magical abilities. The A.V. Club will recap the show, which premieres with three episodes.
The Bear (FX, Wednesday, 8 p.m.)
In the latest round of The Bear, Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Syd (Ayo Edebiri), and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) deal with the fallout of a negative review of their restaurant while handling a whole lot of personal issues (all set against the background of a ticking clock, of course). The A.V. Club‘s recaps of the new season publish daily starting Thursday.
Squid Game (Netflix, Friday, 3:01 a.m.)