What to Watch on TV: Interview With the Vampire, Kung Fu, The Midnight Club

Welcome to a new week and a new round of What to Watch on TV for the week of October 2! We’ll share our picks for what to watch this week, from marathons to big guest spots and significant TV episodes to watch.

This week’s picks include the return of Kung Fu, spooky season treats like Hellraiser, Chucky, The Midnight Club, and more.

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

The Equalizer – Sunday, October 2

The Queen Latifah-led drama is back! The dividing walls between McCall’s vigilante and family life fall as they switch roles and the family must do the saving. The Equalizer returns Sunday, October 2 at 8:30/7:30c on CBS.

Episode Description: In the aftermath of her abduction, the walls between McCall’s family and vigilante life continue to crumble as those closest to her must come together for the first time to save her.

Interview with the Vampire – Sunday, October 2

One of Anne Rice’s most lauded works is coming to the small screen. The series brings the characters to the present as we all settle in for a story. Interview with the Vampire debuts Sunday, October 2 at 10/9c on AMC.

Series Description: In the year 2022, the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac lives in Dubai and seeks to tell the story of his life or afterlife to renowned journalist Daniel Molloy. Beginning in early 20th-century New Orleans, Louis’ story follows his relationship with the vampire Lestat du Lioncourt and their formed family, including teen fledgling Claudia. Together, the vampire family endures immortality in New Orleans and beyond. As the interview continues in Dubai, Molloy discovers the truths beneath Louis’ story.

Nothing Compares – Sunday, October 2 

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Showtime’s latest documentary chronicles the rise and subsequent exile of Irish songstress Sinead O’Connor. Nothing Compares premieres Sunday, October 2 at 11/10c on Showtime.

Documentary Description: Following the career of singer Sinéad O’Connor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream.

Making Black America: Through The Grapevine – Tuesday, October 4

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes viewers into the past, showing the organizations and networks the Black community played a role in establishing. Making Black America: Through the Grapevine debuts Tuesday, October 4 at 9/8c on PBS.

Docuseries Description: Exploring how free Black people in the North and South built towns, established schools and held conventions, creating networks to address the political, economic and social needs of the Black community.

Sherwood – Tuesday, October 4

In a post-Brexit England, a mining village is rocked by a series of murders, bringing Detective Ian St. Clair in to solve it. Sherwood premieres Tuesday, October 4 on BritBox.

Series Description: BBC One drama that is inspired by real-life events exploring post-Brexit Britain. David Morrissey, Robert Glenister and Lesley Manville lead the series cast, alongside Liar and Downton Abbey stars, Joanne Froggatt and Alun Armstrong. Set in a Nottinghamshire mining village, the series sees Morrissey’s detective Ian St Clair investigating after two shocking and unexpected killings which have shattered an already fractured community.**

Chucky – Wednesday, October 5

With a foiled plan, Chucky’s back and ready to exact his revenge. Will he be successful? Chucky returns Wednesday, October 5 at 9/8c on Syfy and USA.

Episode Description: After his evil plan to invade America’s children’s hospitals was foiled, the demon doll now seeks revenge on those he holds responsible, including his ex-girlfriend, Tiffany. 

Kung Fu – Wednesday, October 5 

A grand reopening puts the Shens’ Harmony Dumplings in the middle of a crime wave hitting their part of town. Will they find the criminals when they take matters into their own hands? Kung Fu returns Wednesday, October 5 at 9/8c on The CW. 

Episode Description: As the Shens prepare for Harmony Dumplings’ grand reopening, they learn that they have become the latest victims of a crime wave that has hit their Chinatown community; Nicky and the team prepare to take matters into their own hands.

Reginald the Vampire – Thursday, October 6

Spider-Man‘s Jacob Batalon stars as a guy who finds himself becoming a vampire, forcing him to reevaluate how he’ll make this new aspect of his life work with everything else. Reginald the Vampire debuts Thursday, October 6 at 9/8c on Syfy. 

Series Description: Reginald lives a life of dreams deferred. One night he meets a stranger named Maurice, who decides to help Reginald achieve what he wants. However, Reginald is killed by Maurice’s enemies and the only way to “save” him is to make Reginald a vampire. Now, Reginald must learn how to survive his new and impossible lifestyle, which means keeping his nature a secret from everyone he knows. Along the way, Reginald manages more than just survival. He discovers untapped abilities inside himself, and he becomes a far better man than he used to be. Reginald becomes a better man as a vampire, but some powerful vampires want him dead.

A Friend of the Family – Thursday, October 6

Based on a horrifyingly true story, the Peacock series takes a dramatized approach to explain how a family’s whole world is shattered. A Friend of the Family debuts Thursday, October 6 on Peacock. 

Series Description: The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose young daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times in the ’70s by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” Devoted to their faith, family and community, the Brobergs were unprepared for their neighbor’s sophisticated tactics to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart and turn their daughter against them, permanently altering their lives.

Derry Girls – Friday, October 7

It’s time for the stateside farewell to four Northern Irish girls and a wee English fella as graduation approaches. Derry Girls‘s final season drops Friday, October 7 on Netflix.

Season Description: Change may finally be coming to Northern Ireland. But the high school hardships of Erin and her friends show no signs of letting up.

Hellraiser – Friday, October 7

A horror icon is back and ready to frighten more than a few with the return of the puzzle box. Starring Jamie Clayton, Hellraiser premieres Friday, October 7 on Hulu.

Movie Description: A young woman must confront the sadistic, supernatural forces behind an enigmatic puzzle box responsible for her brother’s disappearance.

The Midnight Club – Friday, October 7

The Flanaganverse continues to expand! His latest tale of terror follows a group of young adults living at a hospice and a promise to give a sign from beyond the veil. Will they see it? The Midnight Club debuts Friday, October 7 on Netflix.

Series Description: At a hospice for terminally ill young adults, eight patients come together every night at midnight to tell each other stories — and make a pact that the next of them to die will give the group a sign from the beyond. Based on the 1994 novel of the same name as well as other works by Christopher Pike.

Bring It On: Cheer or Die – Saturday, October 8

With this new addition to the series, something far scarier than the spirit stick is coming for the cheerleaders of the Bring It On-verse. Bring It On: Cheer or Die debuts Saturday, October 8 at 8/7c on Syfy. 

Movie Description:When a cheer squad practices their routines on Halloween weekend in an abandoned school, they are picked off one by one by an unknown killer.

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