What's on TV this week—Dark Matter and Bodkin
Plus, Eurovision returns, Palm Royale bows out, a docuseries on Black Twitter debuts, and more
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here’s what you need to watch from Sunday, May 5 to Thursday, May 9. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]
The biggies
Dark Matter (Apple TV+, Wednesday, 12:01 a.m.)
Odd sci-fi dramas might just be Apple TV+’s niche, with Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter (based on his book) joining the lineup. Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) is a physicist in Chicago who gets abducted into an alternate reality. While exploring the multiverse of his own life, he fights to return to normalcy before more evil versions of himself harm his loved ones, including his wife, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly), and son, Charlie (Oakes Fegley). The cast of this eight-episode series also includes Jimmi Simpon, Alice Braga, Amanda Brugel, and Dayo Okeniyi. Look out for The A.V. Club’s review on Monday.
Bodkin (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Will Forte in a comedic thriller? Bodkin already sounds promising (and RIP, The Last Man On Earth). The series, whose producers include the Obamas, is set in an idyllic Irish town where podcasters descend to—what else?—solve a murder mystery. Once they go deep, they naturally realize how challenging the case truly is. Siobhan Cullen, Robyn Cara, David Wilmot, and Chris Walley co-star. The A.V. Club’s review publishes on Thursday.
Hidden gems
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (Peacock, Tuesday, 3:01 a.m.)