What To Watch: Amazon's Last Tycoon, HBO's Room 104 Opens And More
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On TV this Friday: Matt Bomer is Amazon's Last Tycoon, the Duplass Brothers let viewers into Room 104 and a former Daily Show contributor is The Incredible Jessica James. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar:
Showtimes for July 28, 2017
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The Incredible Jessica James
Netflix
In this film, a playwright (Daily Show alum Jessica Williams) overcomes a breakup with the help of a recent divorcé (Bridesmaids' Chris O'Dowd); Lakeith Stanfield (Atlanta), Noël Wells (Master of None) co-star.
The Last Tycoon
Amazon
Series premiere (all nine episodes): Return to the early days of Hollywood, as golden boy Monroe Stahr (White Collar's Matt Bomer) battles his father figure (Frasier's Kelsey Grammer) for the soul of their studio; Lily Collins (The Blind Side) co-stars. (Read review; watch trailer.)
Time slot premiere: Nia asks her dad Devon (That's So Raven vet Jonathan McDaniel) if she can move in with him. (What did you think of Episode 1?)
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Dark Matter
Syfy
The Raza crew is inadvertently sent through space and time when the Blink Drive self activates during a simple diagnostic.
Date My Dad
Up
Season 1 finale: Ricky consoles Elisa, who feels her mother's absence as she takes her first big step into womanhood. (Not yet renewed.)
The Great British Baking Show
PBS
The five remaining confectionary experts try their hand at recreating dishes fit for the Tudors.
What Would You Do?
ABC
Scenarios include a mom who disapproves of her young daughter's decision to play with a truck, and a waiter whose OCD affects a couple's dining experience.
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Wynonna Earp
Syfy
Wynonna learns about the origins of the Earp curse; the team works to save the future. (Psst... hear the good news?)
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Room 104
HBO
Series premiere: From Mark and Jay Duplass (Togetherness) comes this half-hour anthology series, in which every episode chronicles the stays of different characters who pass through a single hotel room; Fruitvale Station's Melonie Diaz and Stranger Things' Ross Partridge star in Episode 1. (Watch trailer.)
