After a fairly slow week and weekend of TV, the final four days of January and the first of February are jam-packed with all kinds of goodies for audiences to check out. So from TNT’s new true crime drama from Wonder Woman team Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine, to Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler’s inventive dramedy, here’s what to watch on TV this week.
What to watch on TV this week
I Am The Night, Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. ET on TNT
Actor Chris Pine and director Patty Jenkins are best known for their work in the Wonder Woman films, but now the pair has teamed up for I Am The Night, a new TNT mini-series about the Black Dahlia murder case and its aftermath. Pine plays ex-marine turned disgraced journalist Jay Singletary, who collaborates with Fauna Hodel (India Eisley) as she tries to unravel her connections to the infamous Hollywood gynecologist Dr. George Hodel (Jefferson Mays).
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias: One Show Fits All, Jan. 29 on Netflix
Stand-up comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias is back with One Show Fits All, his latest comedy special to drop on Netflix. Filmed in front of a sold-out crowd at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, where the city’s NBA team plays, the new hour sees the comic doing what he does best. Audiences familiar with Iglesias should expect his particular brand of humor as it relates to his teenage son, encounters with Snoop Dogg and an overzealous fan, and more.
What to watch on TV this week
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television, Jan. 30 on YouTube Premium
Aside from Cobra Kai, one of YouTube Premium’s most successful scripted shows is Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television. The first season premiered in 2017. Nearly two years later, the second season of the Rawson Marshall Thurber-created action comedy series premieres this week. In it, the titular Hansen plays an exaggerated version of himself as he teams up with LAPD detectives to solve homicide cases and other pertinent matters.
Will & Grace, Jan. 31 at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC
After a nearly two-month-long hiatus, the second season of NBC’s Will & Grace revival returns with a new episode. Titled “Family, Trip,” the episodes sees Will (Eric McCormack), Karen (Megan Mullally) and Jack (Sean Hayes) unknowingly take a hallucinogenic drug. This causes Will and Jack to wonder if they’re each other’s soul mate and inspires Karen to give her last “performance” as Mrs. Stanley Walker. Grace (Debra Messing) does not imbibe in the accidental trip, however.
What to watch on TV this week
The ABC Murders, Feb. 1 on Amazon Prime
Based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name, The ABC Murders stars John Malkovich as the famous literary detective Hercule Poirot. The story follows Poirot as he tries to solve a series of murders throughout Britain that are being committed by someone who’s using the country’s railway system. The limited series also stars Rupert Grint, Andrew Buchan, Anya Chalotra, Eamon Farren, Jack Farthing, Tara Fitzgerald, Shirley Henderson, Bronwyn James, Freya Mavor, and Michael Shaeffer.
Into the Dark: Down, Feb. 1 on Hulu
The latest episode of Hulu and Blumhouse’s horror anthology series Into the Dark, Down, follows a pair of office workers, Guy (Matt Lauria) and Jennifer (Natalie Martinez), who get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine’s Day weekend. What at first promises to be a romantic connection ultimately turns dangerous and horrifying when the two turn on each other.
Russian Doll, Feb. 1 on Netflix
Co-created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, Russian Doll stars the former as a young woman named Nadia who’s having difficulty coming to terms with her life. A party meant to celebrate it, however, quickly becomes as surreal as it is comedically dangerous when she begins to experience it over and over again. Russian Doll adeptly mixes the comedy and drama genres, so audiences won’t want to miss it.
