What To Watch: Muppets Now, Go-Go's Docu, Umbrella Academy Season 2, Beyoncé's Visual Album And More
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On TV this Friday: The Umbrella Academy travels back in time, the Muppets return with a very meta streaming offering and Beyoncé launches visual album Black Is King on Disney+. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for July 31, 2020
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Black Is King
Disney+
Beyoncé's visual album, which clocks in at 85 minutes, reimagines the lessons of The Lion King, telling the tale of a young king's transcendent journey through betrayal, love and self-identity.
Get Even
Netflix
Stateside premiere (all 10 episodes): Four British teens band together to exact revenge on their tormenters, then get blamed for a crime they didn't commit.
Muppets Now
Disney+
Series premiere: Scooter must rush to make deadlines and upload the new Muppets show for streaming. (Watch trailer.)
Sugar Rush
Netflix
Season 3 premiere (all six episodes): Four teams of bakers battle it out over three Extra Sweet rounds; the late Naya Rivera guest-judges one episode.
The Umbrella Academy
Netflix
Season 2 premiere (all 10 episodes): The siblings find themselves scattered in time, in and around Dallas over a three-year period starting in 1960. (Trailer.)
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Upside-Down Magic
Disney Channel
This TV-movie, based on the bestselling children's book of the same name, focuses on 13-year-old Nory (newcomer Izabela Rose) and BFF Reina (No Good Nick's Siena Agudong) as they enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies.
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The Go-Go's
Showtime
The authorized documentary chronicles one of the most successful female rock bands of all time, using candid interviews and archival footage.
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Martha Knows Best
HGTV
Series premiere (two episodes): Lifestyle expert Martha Stewart completes a variety of projects at her Upstate New York farmhouse; virtual guests include Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski and Potluck Dinner Party cohost Snoop Dogg.
Real Time With Bill Maher
HBO
Maher returns from a four-week break with guests Jim Carrey, Kerry Washington, author Thomas Chatterton Williams and journalist Bari Weiss.
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Room 104
HBO
An unlikely source motivates the latest occupant (Bless the Harts' Jillian Bell) to confront her addiction issues. (Read Mark Duplass Q&A.)
