What's on TV this week—The Better Sister, Dept. Q, Adults

Plus, The Last Of Us' season-two finale, a doc on the OceanGate disaster, and more.

By Saloni Gajjar  |  May 25, 2025 | 8:00am
The Better Sister (Photo: Jojo Whilden/Prime Video), Dept. Q (Photo: Justin Downing/Netflix)
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What's on TV this week—The Better Sister, Dept. Q, Adults
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Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening on TV from Sunday, May 25 to Saturday, May 31. All times are Eastern.

The biggies

The Better Sister (Prime Video, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

“My husband has been murdered,” Chloe (Jessica Biel) coolly says while looking at her reflection in the mirror in the trailer for The Better Sister, a thriller adapted from Alafair Burke’s novel. She then teams up with her estranged sister (played by Elizabeth Banks) to figure out the culprit’s identity. The A.V. Club‘s review of the show publishes Wednesday.

Dept Q. (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

Matthew Goode stars in this Slow Horses-esque Scottish drama as a cranky detective with PTSD who tries to solve cold cases from a shabby basement office. The ensemble of this series, which was created by The Queen’s Gambit‘s Scott Frank, includes Kelly Macdonald, Chloe Pirrie, and Kate Dickie. Look for The A.V. Club‘s review on Thursday.

Also airing

The Librarians: The Next Chapter (TNT, Sunday, 11:30 p.m.)

The Librarians universe expands with this offshoot that was originally supposed to air on the CW last fall. The Next Chapter sees a time-traveling bookworm (portrayed by Callum McGowan) stuck in the present day, where he releases magic and works with a new crew to fix the issue.

Adults (FX, Wednesday, 9 p.m.)

This breezy FX sitcom centers on five roommates in their mid-twenties who have no idea how to function in the real world. So they rely on each other to navigate dating mishaps, career stumbles, and financial woes. Check out The A.V. Club‘s review.

Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster (Discovery Channel, Wednesday, 9 p.m.)

This two-hour documentary explores the OceanGate disaster and the company’s determination, in spite of safety concerns, to launch a first-of-its-kind vessel to take tourists down to see wreckage of the Titanic.

Can’t miss recaps

The Last Of Us (HBO, Sunday, 9 p.m., season two finale)

The Rehearsal (HBO, Sunday, 10:35 p.m., season two finale) 

Poker Face (Peacock, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.) 

Hacks (Max, Thursday, 9 p.m., season four finale) 

Duster (Max, Thursday, 9 p.m.) 

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

Murderbot (Apple TV+, Friday, 12:01 a.m.) 

Doctor Who (Disney+, Saturday, 1 p.m., season two finale) 

Arriving now

Rick And Morty (Adult Swim, Sunday, 11 p.m., season eight premiere) 

The Second Best Hospital In The Galaxy (Prime Video, 3:01 a.m., season two premiere)

Ending soon

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m., series finale) 

Government Cheese (Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m., season one finale) 

Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney (Netflix, Wedneday, 10 p.m., season one finale)

100 Foot Wave (HBO, Thursday, 9 p.m., season three finale) 

Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+, Friday, 12:01 a.m., season one finale)

 
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