Catch Wednesday Season Two, the Dexter: Resurrection finale, and more this week.
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly guide to must-watch TV. This week’s lineup runs from Sunday, August 31, to Saturday, September 6. All showtimes are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
The biggies
The Paper (Peacock, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Imagine the documentary team from The Office now filming the staff of a volunteer-run newspaper in Ohio. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, The Paper follows an editor, played by Domhnall Gleeson, who is dead set on revitalizing The Toledo Truth-Teller. The cast includes Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Ramona Young, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Melvin Gregg, with a special appearance by Oscar Nunez, back in his familiar role from the NBC series. Keep an eye out for The A.V. Club‘s review coming Wednesday.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva (Paramount+, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Years after their last joint appearance, Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo return as Tony and Ziva in this new NCIS adventure set in Paris. The plot thickens as the couple, intermittently still together, flee with their teenage daughter after being entangled in a conspiracy plot.
Also airing
The Runarounds (Prime Video, Monday, 3:01 a.m.)
From Jonas Pate of Outer Banks fame, The Runarounds captures the summer exploits of recent high school graduates in North Carolina who start a rock band to chase their musical dreams.
Lynley (Britbox, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Adapted from Elizabeth George’s novels, this BBC One series features two mismatched detectives, played by Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay, who team up to crack complex cases. Amita Suman and Daniel Mays also star.
Can’t miss recaps
Alien: Earth (FX, Tuesday, 9 p.m.)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+, Thursday, 3 a.m)
Peacemaker (HBO Max, Thursday, 9 p.m.)
Arriving now
Wednesday (Netflix, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m., season two, part two)
Ending soon
Countdown (Prime Video, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m., season one finale)
Dexter: Resurrection (Paramount+, Friday, 3:01 a.m., season one finale)
