What's on TV this week—UnPrisoned and Cobra Kai
Plus: Anthony Hopkins' Roman drama, a Simone Biles doc, The Boys finale, and a Harley Quinn spin-off
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here’s what you need to watch from Sunday, July 14 to Thursday, July 18. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]
The biggies
UnPrisoned (Hulu, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m.)
The underrated UnPrisoned, led by Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo, returns for an eight-episode second season. The earnest comedy about a family trying to reconnect after Edwin (Lindo) is released from jail after 17 years successfully charts topics like the aftermath of mass incarceration and intergenerational trauma. Season two also stars Faly Rakotohavana, Marque Richardson, Brenda Strong, Jee Young Han, and John Stamos. You can read The A.V. Club’s review here.
Cobra Kai (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Cobra Kai never dies, as the characters keep saying, except the show itself marks the beginning of the end. The sixth and final season is annoyingly split into three parts so don’t expect the finale until 2025, but five new episodes drop on Thursday. Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) team up their dojos to fight a common enemy. Look for The A.V. Club’s review this week.
Hidden gems
Simone Biles: Rising (Netflix, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m.)
