What To Watch: Strike Back's End Begins, Degrassi Graduates, Wet Hot Prequel, Descendants And More
On TV this Friday: Class is dismissed at Degrassi, Netflix revisits a memorable Summer, Disney enlists its greatest Descendants and Cinemax plans for one last Strike Back. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar:
Showtimes for July 31, 2015
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Netflix
Series premiere (all 8 episodes): The prequel to the beloved 2001 film brings new and familiar faces togeth- er at Camp Firewood. Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Meloni, David Hyde Pierce and Josh Charles are just a few of the actors you'll know! (Read preview.)
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Degrassi
TeenNick
Series finale: The series formerly known as Degrassi: The Next Generation comes to an end after 14 years. First at 8 pm, past and present cast members unite in It Goes There: Degrassi's Most Talked About Moments. Then at 9 pm, the two-part finale finds the current class readying for graduation. (A spinoff will air on Netflix.)
Descendants
Disney Channel
The teen kids of heroes and villains are united at prep school in this TV-movie from High School Musical director Kenny Ortega. Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth, Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie), Cameron Boyce (Jessie) and BooBoo Stewart (Twilight) star.
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Cold Justice: Sex Crimes
TNT
Spinoff premiere: Prosecutors Alicia O'Neill and Casey Garrett investigate the vicious attack of a retired music teacher in Leon County, Texas.
Killjoys
Syfy
Attempts to uncover the mystery behind D'avin's missing memories fuel a shocking incident. Amanda Tapping (Stargate SG-1) guest-stars.
Love Thy Neighbor
OWN
Summer finale: Danny and Troy do something stupid in Sin City... not that any of us are surprised!
What Would You Do?
ABC
A child asks bystanders to take a photo of him and his imaginary friend; a restaurant patron attempts to talk a pregnant woman out of giving her baby to a gay couple.
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BUNK'D
Disney Channel
Series premiere: The Jessie spinoff sends Emma, Ravi and Zuri to Camp Kikiwaka, where they find the owner is scarier than a fabled creature haunting the woods.
Hit Record on TV
Pivot
Season 2 finale: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his online contributors ponder how future technologies might affect the way we live. (Not yet renewed.)
Strike Back
Cinemax
Season 4 premiere: The delayed final episodes begin as the British ambassador to Thailand discovers his daughter has been kidnapped before a nuclear summit.