What to Watch on TV: Wynonna Earp, P-Valley, I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV for the week of August 30th! We’ll be sharing our picks for what to watch this week, from marathons to big guest spots, and significant episodes of TV to look forward to while stuck inside.

This week’s picks include finales for Wynonna Earp, a new P-Valley, the debut of I’m Thinking of Ending Things, and more.

Here are our recommendations for what to watch on TV this week:

MTV VMAs – Sunday, August 30

The award show dedicated to honoring the best in music videos is taking on an additional challenge this year as MTV hosts a socially distanced Video Music Awards, bringing together talent from around the world and hosted by Keke Palmer. The 2020 MTV VMAs airs Sunday, August 30 at 8/7c on MTV.

Love Fraud – Sunday, August 30

Showtime is bringing a docuseries that details the search for a man who preyed on unsuspecting women on the internet. Love Fraud debuts Sunday, August 30 at 9/8c on Showtime.

Episode Description: Tracy and Mickey’s courtship is a dizzying ride that ends with an engagement ring, but Tracy’s daughters think it’s all moving too fast and break into Mickey’s truck to find out the truth.

P-Valley – Sunday, August 30

The Pynk may be at risk, but it’s not going down without a fight as the family comes together. Will they be able to? The penultimate P-Valley airs Sunday, August 30 at 9/8c on Starz.

Episode Description: Uncle Clifford goes to war for the hearts and minds of Chucalissa; back at the club, the Pynk family comes together to prepare for its biggest night yet.

Lovecraft Country – Sunday, August 30

In the aftermath of Adrham, Hippolyta is looking for answers about George as Leti opens a boarding house with potential horrors lurking around every corner. Lovecraft Country airs Sunday, August 30 at 9/8c on HBO.

Episode Description: Leti turns a ramshackle Victorian on Chicago’s North Side into a boarding house, an endeavour that stokes racism and awakens dormant spirits stuck in the house; George’s wife, Hippolyta, presses Atticus for the full story of what happened in Ardham.

Wynonna Earp – Sunday, August 30

Nicole’s life hangs in the balance, and Wynonna and Doc are reunited with Rosita. The Wynonna Earp midseason finale airs Sunday, August 30 at 10/9c on Syfy.

Episode Description: The gang races to save one of their own, but are hindered by unseen forces.

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices – Tuesday, September 1

Netflix is bringing story time to all of its subscribers as it shares stories from Black authors told by Black celebrities, from Common and Misty Copeland to Tiffany Haddish and Lupita Nyong’o. Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices debuts Tuesday, September 1 on Netflix.  

Description: Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices is a live-action collection of twelve five minute episodes featuring prominent Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books from Black authors that highlight the Black experience.

Raised by Wolves Season 1 – Thursday, September 3

As they approach a new planet, a pair of androids are tasked with raising a human child. Raised by Wolves debuts Thursday, September 3 on HBO Max.

Series description: Raised by Wolves centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task

Love, Guaranteed – Thursday, September 3

Netflix’s latest rom-com stars Damon Wayans, Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook and follows an attorney finds herself with a new client that wants to sue a dating website for not setting him up with the love of his life. Love, Guaranteed debuts Thursday, September 3 on Netflix.

Movie Description: To save her small law firm, earnest lawyer Susan (Rachael Leigh Cook) takes a high-paying case from Nick (Damon Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees love. But as the case heats up, so do Susan and Nick’s feelings for each other.

The Sounds – Thursday, September 3

Acorn’s latest series follows a Canadian couple that moves to a small town and soon find the town is not quite as it seems. The Sounds debuts Thursday, September 3 on Acorn.

Series Description: The Sounds follows a married Canadian couple who is looking to start a new life and moves halfway around the world to an idyllic small town in New Zealand to escape the husband’s oppressive father and launch his own business venture – a sustainable salmon fishery- that will help revive the local troubled economy. But not everyone in the community welcomes the change.  When Tom Cabbott disappears after he goes out kayaking, unsettling facts about him soon come to light, and the search for him brings long-buried wounds to the surface.  As wife Maggie struggles to navigate the escalating events, it becomes clear that in this small, seemingly close-knit community of Pelorus, nothing and no one are quite what they seem. As it turns out, the couple chose the wrong town for their happy ending. 

Mulan – Friday, September 4

The long-awaited live adaptation off an iconic Disney story telling the story of a young woman risking her life to save her father. Mulan premieres Friday, September 4 on Disney+ Premier Access.

Movie Description: To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China.

The Boys Season 2 – Friday, September 4

The Boys are back and wanted fugitives in the aftermath of the events of last season. With the Supes on their tails, including a new addition in Stormfront, how will the crew get out of the chase unscathed? The Boys: Season 2 drops Friday, September 4 on Prime Video.

Season Description: In a more intense, more desperate Season 2 of THE BOYS, Butcher, Hughie and the team reel from their losses in Season 1. On the run from the law, they struggle to fight back against the Superheroes. As Vought, the company that manages the heroes, cashes in on the panic over the threat of Supervillains, and a new hero, Stormfront, shakes up the company and challenges an already unstable Homelander.

I’m Thinking of Ending Things – Friday, September 4

Charlie Kaufman’s latest film follows a young woman who goes on a road trip with her boyfriend to meet his parents and soon finds something unsettling happening. I’m Thinking of Ending Things drops Friday, September 4 on Netflix.

Movie Description: Despite second thoughts about their relationship, a young woman (Jessie Buckley) takes a road trip with her new boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm. Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake’s mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis), the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world. An exploration of regret, longing and the fragility of the human spirit.

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Those are our picks for the week! What are you planning to watch? Share in the comments below!

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