What to Watch on TV: Jonas Brothers Family Roast, Bruised, Hanna
Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV for the week of November 21st! 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 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the holiday programming swell begins, and more.
Here are our recommendations for what to watch on TV this week:
Power Book II: Ghost – Sunday, November 21
Tariq and company are back and picking up with Tariq trying to get back to normal life with college. Power Book II: Ghost returns Sunday, November 21 at 8/7c on Starz.
Episode Description: Tariq tries to resume his normal college life. Brayden provides Tariq an escape. Monet makes plans for the business to protect her children. Cane seeks out a new family to take the streets for himself.
Jonas Brothers Family Roast – Tuesday, November 23
The Jonas Brothers are set to get absolutely roasted with the latest Netflix comedy special. The brothers, their family, and some special guests take their turns dragging each brother. Jonas Brothers Family Roast debuts Tuesday, November 23 on Netflix.
Special Description: Jonas Brothers Family Roast is a one-of-a-kind comedy special of epic proportions that celebrates the universal truth that no one can get under your skin quite like your own family. You’ll see the multi-platinum global superstars the Jonas Brothers like you’ve never seen them before through sketches, songs, games, and special guests – all to give them a roasting they’ll never forget.
8-Bit Christmas – Wednesday, November 24
Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, and June Diane Raphael are among the stacked cast behind a new holiday story about a boy and his mission to get the perfect gift: the Nintendo. 8-Bit Christmas makes its streaming debut Wednesday, November 24 on HBO Max.
Movie Description: 8-BIT CHRISTMAS is a humorous and heartfelt look back at the adventures of childhood. Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the story centers on ten-year-old Jake Doyle’s (Fegley) herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.
Bruised – Wednesday, November 24
Halle Berry’s directorial debut takes the actress/director to the world of mixed martial arts as Jackie Justice, a woman who was left to the sport in disgrace and gets pulled back in through underground fighting. Bruised makes its streaming debut Wednesday, November 24 on Netflix.
Movie Description: Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she’s coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi (Adan Canto) and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter (Shamier Anderson) who promises Jackie a life back in the octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny (Danny Boyd, Jr.) — the son she gave up as an infant — shows up at her doorstep.
Hawkeye – Wednesday, November 24
Kate Bishop’s formal introduction to the MCU is here in this new limited series where she teams up with Clint Barton in an effort to take down a few bad guys and take the targets off their backs. Hawkeye debuts Wednesday, November 24 on Disney+.
Series Description: Marvel Studios’ “Hawkeye” stars Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, who teams up with another well-known archer from the Marvel comics, Kate Bishop, played by Hailee Steinfeld. The cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, Tony Dalton, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James and newcomer Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez.
Hanna – Wednesday, November 24
It’s time to say goodbye to Hanna, but not before she continues her mission to take down the people that indoctrinated her and gains her freedom. Will she make it? Hanna returns Wednesday, November 24 on Prime Video.
Season Description: The third and final season of HANNA continues the journey of an extraordinary young woman, played by Esmé Creed-Miles, who was created by the sinister organization Utrax and trained to be an assassin. Hanna is now secretly trying to destroy Utrax from the inside and free herself from its grasp with the help of her previous nemesis, former-CIA agent Marissa Wiegler (Mireille Enos). Together they have coerced high-ranking Utrax agent John Carmichael (Dermot Mulroney) into aiding their mission, but her fellow young assassins, Sandy (Áine Rose Daly) and Jules (Gianna Kiehl), as well as new foes, including former military man and intelligence operative, Gordon Evans (Ray Liotta), are starting to suspect Hanna’s plot. As Hanna moves closer to her goal, she begins to uncover not only a world-changing agenda but the true power behind Utrax that stands between her and freedom.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – Thursday, November 25
It’s that time of year again! Get ready for your Thursday to be filled with floats, balloons, and bands with Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade airs Thursday, November 25 at 9/8c on NBC.
DMX: Don’t Try to Understand – Thursday, November 25
Christopher Frierson and Clark Slater followed the late rapper, DMX, in 2019 in the aftermath of his release from prison as he began working on getting back into his music and reconnecting with every part of his life. DMX: Don’t Try to Understand debuts Thursday, November 25 at 8/7c on HBO.
Documentary Description: HBO’s DMX: DON’T TRY TO UNDERSTAND, directed by Christopher Frierson and co-directed by Clark Slater, and executive produced by Bill Simmons (HBO’s “Andre The Giant,” “Showbiz Kids”), focuses on a year in the life of rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons as he is released from prison in early 2019 and attempts to rebuild his career in the music industry and reconnect with family and fans.
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Brianna Martinez
Brianna spends her time away from briefs, legal research, and pleadings, watching TV and writing about it. She generally has a lot of feelings about TV, which you can read about here and on Twitter.