8 New TV Shows to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, FX, and Apple TV

Happy weekend. There are many shows to watch on TV this week, from long-running franchises to brand-new series. American Horror Story returns for its 13th season with many fan-favorite characters. Jon Hamm also stars in American Hostage, a true-crime thriller based on a 1977 kidnapping involving radio host Fred Heckman.

American Horror Story season 13

• Available on FX
• Genre: Horror
• Episode count: 13
• Cast: Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters

Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk return with their longest-running series for a season that honors its legacy. The story continues with famous characters played by Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, and others. This season is for the millennials.

Per Polygon coverage:

One of the biggest draws of the upcoming season is the return of Jessica Lange. The legendary actress used to be one of the series’ stars, but hasn’t appeared since season 8, in which she only had a cameo. Season 13 will bring her back in a big way, as the trailer teases her reprising roles from the first four seasons of American Horror Story. She’ll be joined by other series regulars Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters, who are also reprising multiple past roles.

American Hostage

• Available on MGM+
• Genre: Thriller
• Episode count: 8
• Cast: Jon Hamm, Giovanni Ribisi, Kristoffer Polaha

Based on a true story, American Hostage stars Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman. He is a newsman thrust into a life-or-death standoff in 1977 when a gunman played by Giovanni Ribisi demands an interview on his radio show while holding a mortgage broker hostage.

Line of Fire

• Available on Peacock
• Genre: Drama
• Episode count: 13
• Cast: Peter Krause, Hope Davis, Kat Cunning

From Quantico creator Joshua Safran, Line of Fire blends family drama with a crime procedural. Peter Krause and Hope Davis star as heads of a family of federal agents spread across the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and Secret Service. They must set their differences aside when a routine case turns into a complicated conspiracy.

S.W.A.T. Exiles

• Available on Starz
• Genre: Action
• Episode count: 10
• Cast: Shemar Moore, Lucy Barrett, Adain Bradley

Based on the CBS series that ran for eight seasons starting in 2017, S.W.A.T. Exiles follows Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson coming out of retirement to train young recruits.

A Different World

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Comedy
• Episode count: 10
• Cast: Maleah Joi Moon, Alijah Kai, Cornell Young IV

Netflix’s comedy is a sequel to A Different World, the eighties Cosby Show spin-off set at the fictional HBCU Hillman College. It follows Deborah Wayne, played by Maleah Joi Moon, as she begins her freshman year at her parents’ alma mater. She wants to step out of their shadow and chart her own path while legacy characters return alongside new stories.

Party Down

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Comedy
• Episode count: 26 episodes
• Cast: Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Ken Marino

Party Down is now available in full on Netflix. The three-season series follows aspiring writers, actors, and artists working at a Los Angeles catering company while waiting for their big break.

Wonka’s the Golden Ticket

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Reality TV
• Episode count: 9
• Cast: Howie Mandel, Nick Cannon, Wayne Brady

Wonka’s the Golden Ticket adapts Roald Dahl’s concept from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory into a Netflix competition. Hosted by a Gene Wilder-inspired voice, the show follows contestants completing challenges in a retro-futuristic chocolate factory for golden tickets alongside surprise celebrity appearances.

Brothers

• Available on Apple TV
• Genre: Comedy
• Episode count: 8
• Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Holland Taylor

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson star as fictionalized versions of themselves who discover they might be brothers, prompting family drama and identity crises.

 

Source: Polygon