What To Watch: Black Lady Sketch Show Begins, Dear White People Returns, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s XL Finale And More
On TV this Friday: The Descendants franchise returns for its third installment, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. sets up its final season and Robin Thede leads A Black Lady Sketch Show. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for August 2, 2019
Dear White People
Season 3 premiere (all 10 episodes): Sam declares she's done with her campus radio show — and that’s not the only change afoot. (Watch trailer.)
Derry Girls
Season 2 premiere (all six episodes): Change is on the horizon in Northern Ireland, where Erin & Co. continue to face many of high school's hardships.
Into the Dark: School Spirit
In the anthology's 11th installment, a group of outcasts wind up in weekend detention, where they encounter some of the school's legendary hauntings.
Otherhood
Original movie premiere: Empty nesters (9-1-1's Angela Bassett, The Act's Patricia Arquette and American crime's Felicity Huffman) head to New York to reconnect with their adult sons.
Swamp Thing
Series finale: "Swamp Thing fights back" — but it's too late. (Officially cancelled.)
Descendants 3
TV-movie premiere: The third installment in the franchise — and the last to feature the late Cameron Boyce as Carlos — begins with the VKs celebrating their graduation from Auradon Prep. (Watch trailer.)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Season 6 finale (two episodes): The team will have to go to hell and back to stop the end of everything. (Renewed for a final season; watch SDCC interview.)
Shangri-la
Docuseries finale: Rick explores the power of belief in the aftermath of the devastating Malibu fires.
Real Time With Bill Maher
Guests include presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson, former Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm, and radio personalities Josh Barro and Buck Sexton.
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Series premiere: From EP Issa Rae comes this offering, in which all sketches are performed by a core cast of black women. Creator Robin Thede (The Rundown, The Nightly Show), Ashley Nicole Black (Full Frontal With Samantha Bee), Gabrielle Dennis (Marvel's Luke Cage) and Quinta Brunson (iZombie) star; Angela Bassett (9-1-1) guest-stars. (Watch trailer.)