The week has barely started (if you’re in the U.S. and reading this on the Monday holiday: even less so!), and already there’s a whole lot of TV to get through.
With any luck, the long weekend gave you some time to catch up with things — after all, as our summer preview is any indication, there’s only gonna be even more coming soon. But while a bunch of new stuff might be coming up, there’s plenty to watch this week alone. Under the Bridge and Hacks are both wrapping up really strong seasons, while shows like Pyramid Game and We Are Lady Parts are just ramping up.
Here are all the best new TV premieres and finales this week.
New shows on Netflix
Eric
Genre: Drama miniseries
Release date: May 30, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Abi Morgan
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann, and more
Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a puppeteer happily living and working in 1980s New York City. Then, his 9-year-old son goes missing on the way to school, plunging Vincent into a dark, volatile depression. Vincent believes his son will come back if only he can get Eric, a monster based on a drawing his son did, to the screen.
Geek Girl
Genre: Teen show
Release date: May 30
Based on the book by: Holly Smale
Cast: Emily Carey, Sarah Parish, Emmanuel Imani, and more
Harriet (Emily Carey) is just another geek trying to get by in high school, even if it means brushing off some mean girl bullies to do it. But everything changes when — against the odds and Harriet’s wishes — she finds herself scouted to be the next hot supermodel.
New shows on Hulu
The Veil season finale
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Genre: Spy thriller
Release date: May 28
Showrunner/creator: Steven Knight
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles, and more
The stage is set in London for a deadly attack. But Imogen (Elisabeth Moss) and Adilah (Yumna Marwan) are also on the move. And with Imogen keeping her master plan secret from even us, it seems likely that this attack could go either way.
Under the Bridge finale
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Genre: True-crime mystery
Release date: May 29
Showrunner/creator: Samir Mehta, Quinn Shephard
Cast: Lily Gladstone, Riley Keough, and more
There’s nothing about the murder of Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta) that feels easy to swallow, and it’s a testament to Under the Bridge that the show has been able to balance the complexities of that reality in its seven episodes so far. Now, it’s coming to a close — one that no doubt will carry the weight of every ounce of tragedy in this story.
New shows on Max
Hacks season 3 finale
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Genre: Comedy
Release date: May 30
Showrunner/creator: Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky
Cast: Hannah Einbinder, Jean Smart, and more
It’s all happening for Deborah (Jean Smart), now that she finally got her dream of hosting a late-night show. Only suddenly, there’s some last-minute doubt: Will Ava (Hannah Einbinder) be allowed to come along for the ride?
New shows on Paramount Plus
Pyramid Game
Genre: Thriller
Release date: May 30, with all 10 episodes
Showrunner/creator: Choi Sui
Cast: Bona, Jang Da-a, Ryu Da-in, and more
Seong Su-ji is a new student at the Baekyeon Girls’ High School, and everything is already feeling like a fight for survival as she battles bullies and studies alike. And then she’s introduced to a new ranking system that lets people secretly vote for who they think should be a class outcast. Now, Su-ji has to decide whether to keep going along (and possibly accepting the violence that comes with it) or else lead an uprising against this shadowy “Pyramid Game.”
Star Trek: Discovery series finale
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Genre: Star Trek
Release date: May 30
Showrunner/creator: Akiva Goldsman
Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Mary Wiseman, Doug Jones, and more
The end of an era! By which I mean not only the season we got of 900 years in Star Trek’s future, but also Discovery, which wraps up this Thursday. It’s the end of the first Star Trek show of the modern era, and is free in a way Star Trek hasn’t been in a long, long while, all while paving the way for more Trek to come.
New shows on Peaco*ck
We Are Lady Parts season 2
Genre: “Yeah, I’m in a band” teen comedy
Release date: May 30, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Nida Manzoor
Cast: Anjana Vasan, Sarah Kameela Impey, Juliette Motamed, and more
We Are Lady Parts is back and ready to record their debut album. Which means it’s the perfect time for more bandmate shenanigans — including battling a rival Muslim band, playing a festival, exploring your “villain era.” All that and Malala Yousafzai is supposed to show up sometime this season!
New shows on Apple TV Plus
Loot season 2 finale
Genre: Comedy
Release date: May 29
Showrunner/creators: Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard
Cast: Maya Rudolph, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, and more
The Wells Foundation — and Molly (Maya Rudolph), the billionaire woman who runs it — are nearing their greatest success yet. Which, of course, means reality is about to come crashing in with some major personal decisions. How will the dust settle in the season 2 finale?
New shows on Showtime
Couples Therapy season 4
Genre: Documentary series
Release date: May 31, with one episode; on-air premiere at 10 p.m. EDT on June 2
Showrunner/creator: Dr. Orna Guralnik
Cast: Real-life couples in therapy
It’s a new season of Couples Therapy, and an all-new cast of couples to undergo real therapy with Dr. Orna. The result will be unpredictable — couples therapy, after all, is about figuring yourselves out together, not necessarily saving the relationship. The good news? It will most likely be cathartic, one way or another.
