What to Watch Today

Raven's Home Begins, Descendants 2, Ozark and More


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On TV this Friday: Disney Channel launches its That’s So Raven spinoff behind the Descendants sequel, Jason Bateman launders money for Netflix and the Killjoys get ambushed. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar:

  • Netflix
    Ozark

    Series premiere (all 10 episodes): A financial advisor (Arrested Development‘s Jason Bateman) moves his family to the Ozarks, where he secretly launders money for a drug cartel; Laura Linney (The Big C) and Esai Morales (NYPD Blue) co-star. (Watch teaser.)

  • Disney Channel, Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime, ABC
    Descendants 2

    Mal (Dove Cameron) and her wicked entourage return to the Isle of the Lost to face off against Uma, the daughter of Ursula (A.N.T. Farm‘s China Anne McClain); Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart reprise their roles as Evie, Carlos and Jay, respectively. (An After-Party airs at 10:30 pm on ABC; watch trailer.)

  • CBS
    Big Brother

    Special night: The network hasn’t provided a synopsis for this evening’s broadcast, but please enjoy this image of Julie Chen holding a giant key. (Get CBS fall premiere dates.)

  • Syfy
    Killjoys

    Dutch and Johnny rely on Pree’s warlord past following an ambush; D’avin attempts to get to the bottom of a Black Warrant.

  • Syfy
    Dark Matter

    The Raza is attacked from within amid an effort to provide safe transport to allies.

  • Up
    Date My Dad

    The Coopers plan a trip to the cabin they once frequented before Isabella’s passing.

  • Syfy
    Wynonna Earp

    The team is haunted by Doc and Wynonna’s indiscretions; Wynonna ​and Nicole set off on a search for answers.

  • Disney Channel
    Raven's Home

    Series premiere: Raven Baxter and Chelsea Daniels (That’s So Raven‘s Raven-Symoné and Anneliese van der Pol) attempt to raise under one roof their respective children — including Raven’s son Booker, who begins to exhibit his mother’s psychic abilities. (Read preview; watch opening title sequence.)

  • HBO
    VICE Special Report: A World in Disarray

    90 minutes: The newsmagazine delves into modern-day foreign policies and how they’ve been applied to major international conflicts; interviews include onetime Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

  • Syfy
    Syfy Live From Comic-Con

    Night 2 of 3: Zachary Levi welcomes Doctor Who alum Karen Gillan and Powerless survivor Alan Tudyk.