What To Watch: Mark Wahlberg And Halle Berry In The Union, Drag Race Global All Stars And More
On TV this Friday: Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry form The Union, Anya Taylor-Joy is Furiosa and Drag Race returns with a Global All Stars edition. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for August 16, 2024
Aisha
Movie premiere: A young Nigerian woman (played by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's Letitia Wright) seeks asylum in Ireland and struggles to maintain hope amid the looming threat of deportation; Josh O'Connor (The Crown) co-stars.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Streaming premiere: The Fury Road prequel follows Furiosa (The Queen's Gambit's Anya Taylor-Joy) from her kidnapping by warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) to her ascension to the rank of Imperator.
Immaculate
Streaming premiere: A young nun (Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney) discovers a shocking secret at her Italian convent — and is baffled by a sudden, inexplicable pregnancy.
Lady in the Lake
Arrests, confessions and connections are made as Maddie comes closer to solving Cleo's murder.
RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars
Series premiere (two episodes): Twelve returnees from the show's international iterations compete for the crown.
The Union
Movie premiere: A construction worker (Mark Wahlberg) goes from regular guy to action spy when his high school sweetheart (Halle Berry) recruits him for an espionage mission; J.K. Simmons (Oz) and Mike Colter (Evil) co-star.
Let's Make a Deal Primetime
Audience members wear outlandish costumes to try and make a deal with host Wayne Brady.
The Serpent Queen
A fencing match for the Queen's affections ends in a shocking revelation.
WWE SmackDown
Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) take on DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa); Blair Davenport battles Naomi; Roman Reigns appears.
Lingo
Friends Peter and Gino return to defend their title as they compete against coach buddies; flight attendants and swim coaches find themselves in a tie-breaking showdown.