What To Watch: Warrior Is Back, Undercover Boss Returns, Ted Lasso Finale, Emily In Paris And More
Courtesy of Cinemax
On TV this Friday: Lily Collins heads to Paris, Ted Lasso coaches an important match and Warrior confronts a new enemy. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for October 2, 2020
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Emily in Paris
Netflix
Series premiere (all 10 episodes): From Younger creator Darren Star comes this comedy about a Chicago marketing exec (Lily Collins) who lands her dream job in Paris. (Read preview; watch trailer.)
Monsterland
Hulu
Series premiere (all eight episodes): The anthology explores how encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts drive people to ill-advised decisions; Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable), Nicole Beharie (Sleepy Hollow), Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom), Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black), Mike Colter (Evil) and Kelly Marie Tran (the Star Wars movies) appear. (Watch trailer; Nick Caruso says "Skip!")
Song Exploder
Netflix
The four-part docuseries asks artists to break down a song, layer by layer; subjects include Alicia Keys' "3 Hour Drive," Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Wait for It" from Hamilton, R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion," and Ty Dolla $ign's "LA."
Ant-Man's Paul Rudd narrates this six-part docuseries about nature’s lesser-known tiny heroes.
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31 Nights of Halloween
Freeform
Day 2 highlights include The Goonies (at 11 am), Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (7:15 pm) and Beetlejuice (8:55 pm). (View full lineup.)
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WNBA Finals
ESPN2, TSN1/4/5
The Seattle Storm take on the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 at the WNBA Court in Bradenton, Fla.
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Fright Favorites
TCM
The cabler's October programming event kicks off with 1931's Dracula, followed by 1942's Cat People (at 9:30 pm), 1959's House on Haunted Hill (11 pm) and 1963's The Haunting (12:30 am). (See five-week schedule.)
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NBA Finals
ABC
The Los Angeles Lakers (1-0) attempt to maintain their lead over the Miami Heat in Game 2.
Undercover Boss
CBS
Season 10 premiere: TGI Fridays CEO Ray Blanchette goes undercover in an attempt to cook up extra business at multiple locations.
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Warrior
Cinemax
Season 2 premiere: Ah Sahm confronts a new anti-Chinese group, Teddy's Boys; Mai Ling worries about her brother's next steps.
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Room 104
HBO
Exec producer Mark Duplass promises "a feminist story with werewolves" for the series' penultimate episode/first-ever animated tale. (Read preview.)
