What's on TV this weekend—We Are Lady Parts returns and Eric premieres
Plus, The Sympathizer ends, a doc on MoviePass drops, and more
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here’s what you need to watch from Sunday, May 26 to Thursday, May 30. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]
The biggies
We Are Lady Parts (Peacock, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
It took three years but We Are Lady Parts is finally back. Nida Manzoor’s groundbreaking musical comedy returns with more original songs as Lady Parts, a female Muslim punk-rock band, reach new heights. As the group charts social-media popularity and personal challenges, WALP adds new dimensions to its already wonderful story. The cast includes Anjana Vasan, Sarah Kameela Impey, Faith Omole, Juliet Motamad, and Lucie Shorthouse. Look out for The A.V. Club’s review of season two and an interview with Manzoor this week.
Eric (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
In the ’90s-set thriller Eric, Benedict Cumberbatch plays a grumpy man named Vincent, who runs a Muppets-esque TV show. When his 9-year-old son Edgar (Ivan Morris Howe) goes missing, he becomes convinced the only way to reunite with him is to bring his dream puppet—a tall, blue-colored fur-ball named Eric—to life. Meanwhile, the investigation into Edgar’s disappearance sheds light on a seedy underbelly in New York City. Gaby Hoffman, Roberta Colindrez, and McKinley Belcher III co-star. The A.V. Club’s review publishes on Tuesday.
Hidden gems
Fallen Idols: Nick And Aaron Carter (ID, Monday, 9 p.m.)