What To Watch: Pachinko Saga Begins, Bridgerton Returns, Olivia Rodrigo, Lizzo, Degrassi: TNG And More
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On TV this Friday: Apple TV+ bows the multigenerational drama Pachinko, Bridgerton is back for Season 2, and Olivia Rodrigo headlines a Disney+ concert film. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales, plus our monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for March 25, 2022
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Bridgerton
Netflix
Season 2 premiere (all eight episodes): Anthony grows close to newcomer Kate Sharma (played by Sex Education's Simone Ashley). (Watch trailer; where are Simon and [Spoiler]?)
Degrassi: The Next Generation
HBO Max
Ahead of the 2023 reboot, all 14 seasons of the beloved Canadian teen drama — eight of which feature Drake (fka Aubrey Graham) — are now streaming.
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Prime Video
Series premiere (all eight episodes): The Grammy winner is on the hunt for confident, badass women to join her world tour. (When's Lizzo hosting SNL?)
OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
Disney+
The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter embarks on a road trip from Salt Lake City, where she began writing her debut album SOUR, to Los Angeles, performing new arrangements of her songs along the way.
Pachinko
Apple TV+
Series premiere (first three episodes): This stunning, trilingual epic — told in Korean, Japanese and English — is based on the 2017 novel by Min Jin Lee; Min Ho Lee (Gangnam Blues), Jin Ha (Devs), Anna Sawai (Giri/Haji), Soji Arai (Cobra Kai), Kaho Minami (Hotaru) and Minha Kim star. (Watch trailer.)
Remaining Sweet 16 matchups include Purdue vs. Saint Peter's (7 pm, CBS); Kansas vs. Providence (7:15 pm, TBS); UCLA vs. North Carolina (9:30 pm, CBS); and Miami vs. Iowa State (9:45 pm, TBS). (Full schedule.)
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The Blacklist
NBC
Red and a friend attempt to recover an item after reuniting at a friend's memorial; Cooper follows a lead on his blackmailer.
Charmed
The CW
Harry's attempts to train the newest Charmed One are derailed when they all must focus on a formidable new nemesis. (How is renewal looking?)
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Painting With John
HBO
Season 2 finale: John talks about attending the 1962 World Series with his dad.
