Stream ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2, college football, more this week
Stream ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2, college football, more this week
It’s a big week for college football fans, but what else is coming to streamers this week?
Is everyone still absorbing the TV premieres of last week? The premieres of “Alien: Earth” and “Butterfly,” not to mention the series finale of “And Just Like That…” made for quite a busy week, one that didn’t used to be the norm at this time in August.
Does this week hold as many great premieres and finales? Or do we all have a chance to catch our collective breaths before the fall TV season begins? I’ve got the standard list of new TV and movie premieres coming to top streamers every day this week, and you can find out the answer for yourself!
Monday, Aug. 18
‘CoComelon Lane’ Season 5 premiere | Netflix
This is a perfect one for parents who are seeing the older kids in their households go back to school, but still need something for the younger kids. “CoComelon Lane” features characters that anyone who has seen the show will know at a glance, like JJ, Cody, Cece, and Nina.
This social-emotional learning show focuses on milestone moments for preschool-aged kids and the feelings that accompany those moments. It helps children contextualize their experiences and build on them through narrative-based stories, rather than sing-along.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
‘High Country’ American streaming premiere | Hulu
This drama series hails all the way from Australia, but it has made its way all the way across the Pacific to American audiences. The series follows Detective Andrea “Andie” Whitford, who finds herself transferred to the remote Victorian High Country and in over her head.
When she arrives, Whitford is pushed into a baffling mystery of five missing persons who have seemingly vanished into the wilderness. But through an edge-of-the-seat, high-stakes investigation, Andie uncovers a complex web involving murder, deceit, and revenge.
Wednesday, Aug. 20
‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Season 17 finale | FX, watch with a five-day free trial of DIRECTV
It’s been quite a season on “It’s Always Sunny.” The gang has blundered their way into an elementary school full of innocent children, pitched new business ideas, visited the dog track, and even created their own high school drama, all with predictable results and hilarious consequences.
In the season finale, host Jesse Palmer walks the audience through Frank’s journey up until his final rose ceremony in the “Golden Bachelor” finale. But which of the…lucky ladies will he end up picking: a young internet celebrity, a confident woman his age, or a familiar face?
Thursday, Aug. 21
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 premiere | HBO Max
The first season of “Peacemaker” saw the DC Universe antihero fighting to save planet Earth against a race of insect-like aliens bent on using human bodies to control the planet. Along the way, there was plenty of shooting, explosions, and plenty of naughty bad language as well.
In Season 2 of the wild and outlandish series, Peacemaker discovers an alternate world where life is everything he wishes it could be, right down to the last detail. But this discovery also forces him to face his traumatic past and take the future into his own hands, for better or worse.
Friday, Aug. 22
‘Invasion’ Season 3 premiere | Apple TV+
The aliens are back in “Invasion,” which sees the planet visited by a hostile species from the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Events in the show unfold over the course of real time, from the perspective of five ordinary people around the globe who try to make sense of the madness unfolding all around them.
In Season 3, those perspectives collide for the first time, as the series’ main characters are brought together to work as a team on a critical mission to infiltrate the alien mothership.It will take all heroes working together, using their experience and expertise, to save the species.
Saturday, Aug. 23
College Football Week 0 | ABC, CBS, ESPN, watch with a three-day free trial of Hulu + Live TV
It’s too hard to resist. Look, I know there is almost never anything of intrigue going on during College Football Week 0, but fans have simply been waiting too long for the return of football season to turn their backs because the games themselves aren’t too exciting compared to what’s coming.
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Besides, at 12 noon ET on ESPN, the Iowa State Cyclones will face the Kansas State Wildcats from Dublin, which should be quite entertaining! That’s followed by the North Carolina Central vs. Southern game on ABC at 7:30 p.m., and finally Stanford vs. Hawai’i at 8 p.m. on CBS. The wait is over, fans. College football is back.
Sunday, Aug. 24
‘The Institute’ Season 1 finale | MGM+
“The Institute” follows the story of teen genius Luke Ellis, who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did. They all share another attribute, as well: each of them is possessed of unusual abilities.
In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide. Meanwhile, the shadowy organization controlling The Institute finds that the kids under their “care” are much stronger than they imagined.