‘Wednesday’ Is Again, Seth Rogen’s ‘Platonic’ Buddy Comedy, ‘Buccaneers’ Finale, ‘Sunny’s Callback

Wednesday

After a wait of almost three years, the hit supernatural comedy-mystery from the Addams Household universe returns for a long-awaited second season, with Emmy nominee Jenna Ortega’s mastery of deadpan derision undimmed by time. Because the delightfully dour Wednesday Addams, she returns for a brand new time period at Nevermore Academy to expertise one in all her worst nightmares: recognition. (In Depraved phrases, she’s the anti-Glinda with Elphaba’s style sense.) Lauded for her heroic actions in Season 1, Wednesday sneers at autograph seekers: “I solely signal my title in blood. I by no means mentioned it was my personal blood.” With Tim Burton directing the primary and final episodes of this four-episode half-season (the rest drops Sept. 3), Steve Buscemi joins the enjoyable because the chipper new principal, who’s rather more indulgent of Wednesday’s moods and mordant whims. A mysterious stalker, lethal eye-plucking crows and a portent of doom for one in all her classmates are among the many dilemmas inflicting Wednesday to shed black tears: “Psychic exhaustion” is how her mom Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) explains it. Additionally enrolled at Nevermore this season: her youthful brother Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), a social outcast searching for a ghoul-friend to name his personal.

Platonic

The buddy comedy that asks if a manchild (The Studio‘s Seth Rogen) and a married-with-kids girl (Rose Byrne) will be greatest platonic buddies returns for a second season with fraught new issues. Chief amongst them is brewmaster Will’s (Rogen) relocation from L.A. to San Diego and his impending marriage to food-conglomerate CEO Jenna (Rachel Rosenbloom), who understandably feels intimidated by Will and Sylvia’s (Byrne) friendship. Within the first of two episodes, get together planner Sylvia takes on the betrothed couple’s engagement get together, the place issues don’t precisely go easily. To assuage the following awkwardness, Sylvia and her extremely indulgent husband Charlie (Luke Macfarlane), who’s revealed to be a top-tier Jeopardy! nerd, invite Will and Jenna to their dwelling for a grown-up {couples}’ ceremonial dinner. What may go mistaken?

The Buccaneers

The dishy interval drama that deserves Bridgerton-level buzz ends its turbulent second season with bombshell upon bombshell, as Theo the Duke of Tintagel (Man Remmers) and his sad bride Nan (Kristine Froseth) host a ball to mark the tip of the social season, every planning to make a game-changing announcement. However with so many twists to course of — Man’s (Matthew Broome) drunken marriage to Paloma (Grace Ambrose), Lizzy’s (Aubri Ibrag) no-longer-secret tryst with Theo — this masked ball guarantees to be a scandalous night time to recollect.

It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia

Every little thing previous is ewww once more when the Paddy’s gang revisits a Season 1 traditional from 2005 that noticed the cradle-robbing Dee and Dennis (Kaitlin Olson and Glenn Howerton) going to the promenade with two underage patrons. Twenty years later, Tammy and Trey (Jaimie Alexander and Robert Adamson, reprising their roles) return to Paddy’s, this time to bust their very own child for illegally imbibing. Not having matured an iota within the interim, in denial that they’ve grown that a lot older, Dee and Dennis intrude within the couple’s lives once more, with the same old disastrous penalties.

Who Desires to Be a Millionaire

We by no means doubted that Ken Jennings may carry Matt Damon all the best way to $1 million for his charity. Can anybody else match their success this season? Two pairs of costars from hit collection give it a shot, when Group‘s Joel McHale and Jim Rash take the new seats, adopted by Emmy-nominated Severance actors Tramell Tillman and Zach Cherry. Subsequent up: a brand new episode of Match Recreation (10/9c), with host Martin Brief welcoming a panel together with the irrepressible Triumph the Insult Comedian Canine and comedian scene-stealers Andrea Martin, Thomas Lennon, Ego Nwodim, Pete Holmes and Jackie Tohn.

INSIDE WEDNESDAY TV:

• Household Regulation (8/7c, The CW): Half-siblings Abby (Jewel Staite) and Daniel (Zach Smadu) tackle a brand new shopper: a tennis star who needs to be un-adopted. The catch: Seems the shopper was by no means really adopted. Adopted by a repeat of the pilot episode of the pleasing Good Cop/Dangerous Cop (9/8c).
• Expedition Unknown (9/8c, Discovery): Within the season finale, Josh Gates travels to Turkey and an historic dig website the place he finds proof of tribal cranium rituals.
• Pompeii: The New Dig (10/9c, PBS): A brand new episode from the headline-making archaeological dig in Pompeii reveals extra astonishing discoveries within the volcanic ruins, together with a girl with pearl earrings and a non-public spa and fitness center.
• Cast in Hearth (10/9c, Historical past Channel): Within the first episode of a three-part Champion’s Cup problem, three successful smiths return for a shot at additional glory.
• The Proud Household: Louder and Prouder (streaming on Disney+): The award-winning animated coming-of-age comedy returns for a tuneful third season.