Summer TV Watch List: Maya Rudolph Makes Bank While Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe

Summer TV Watch List: Maya Rudolph Makes Bank While Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe No images? [Click here]( ID=167008;size=700x180;setID=556351;uid={EMAIL}5805647;click=summer_tv_watchlist_top [- - -] [TheWrap - SUMMER TV WATCH LIST] Week of June 18 – 24 The days are much, much longer and the temperatures are reaching their summery peak. But if you don’t want to sweat it out, there are a ton of options on the small screen – from a new Maya Rudolph comedy to the return of Beavis and Butthead (this time in movie form!), plus new episodes of “The Umbrella Academy,” “Wellington Paranormal” and a new “Money Heist” spin-off, “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area.” If that wasn’t enough, there’s a new Kevin Hart/Woody Harrelson action comedy and a sobering documentary on the horrors of Chernobyl. Like we said – a ton of options! So sit tight, crank up the AC and pick your favorite. On with the television! [Premiere of the week] “Loot”Friday, June 24, Apple TV+ [loot-maya-rudolph] Photo: Apple TV+ “Loot” sounds like a hoot. Created by Matt Hubbard and Alan Yang, who previously collaborated with star Maya Rudolph on Prime Video’s wonderful, weirdly overlooked “Forever” (indiscriminately canceled after a single season in 2018), “Loot” seems deliberately less philosophical and more traditionally wacky. Hey, whatever works. Rudolph plays Molly Novak, a fabulously wealthy woman whose life is turned upside down when she discovers that her husband (Adam Scott) has been cheating on her with a younger woman. Now blessed with an abundance of time and money and not a great deal of insight into what to do with either, she pours her heart into her charitable foundation that she only had a passing understanding of in the first place. With an A-list supporting cast that includes Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches, Dylan Gelula and Joel Kim Booster and a fun, hooky premise, this could be the sleeper comedy hit of the summer. At the very least “Loot” looks like a million bucks. [[TRAILER](] ID=167008;size=300x250;setID=556895;uid={EMAIL}5805647;click=summer_tv_watchlist_2 [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Obi-Wan Kenobi”Wednesday, June 22, Disney+ [obi-wan-kenobi-young-leia] Photo: Lucasfilm/Disney+ That was faster than a podracer taking a final lap in the Boontha Eve Classic! “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” which premiered in late May, is already over. This miniseries, which followed the titular Jedi (played, once again, by Ewan McGregor) as he attempts to hide from various Dark Side characters (including Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader) while also keeping a watchful eye on a young Luke Skywalker. What was perhaps most surprising about the series was that it followed Obi-Wan’s relationship not with Luke but with a young Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair), who is kidnapped at the start of the show and becomes the primary focus. Will the show finally give us the face-off between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan that fans have been craving? Will Luke finally enter the story in a more prominent way? And, most tantalizingly, will it set up future adventures for our favorite bearded Jedi? [[RECAP](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe”Thursday, June 23, Paramount+ Photo: Paramount+ It says something about how screwed up the world is that news of a new Beavis and Butthead movie instilled this much calming comfort. In “Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe,” a film that is meant to bridge the gap between the original MTV series and a forthcoming Paramount+ revival (the short-lived 2011 series is rightfully being ignored) as well as serve as a follow-up to 1996’s theatrical film “Beavis and Butthead Do America,” the title characters (voiced by writer-director Mike Judge) embark on a cosmic voyage in the late 1990s that leaves them in our world. (Tig Notaro, Nat Faxon, Chris Diamantopoulos, Gary Cole, Stephen Root, Chi McBride and Martin Starr lend their voices this time around.) This really-for-real movie might not be the most sophisticated, in terms of animation wise or humor, but there is something oddly reassuring about the return of these two dumbass icons from a much gentler time in human history. [[TRAILER](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes”Wednesday, June 22 at 9 p.m., HBO [Chernobyl Lost Tapes] Photo: HBO Serving a follow-up of sorts to HBO’s riveting 2019 scripted miniseries about the infamous Russian nuclear meltdown, this new documentary from filmmaker James Jones features “never before seen footage and get real-life accounts of the horrific accident,” and focuses as much on the government cover-up as on the accident itself. If the trailer is any indication, this documentary will be ferociously riveting and very hard to shake. Maybe it’ll be the feel-bad event of the summer! [[TRAILER](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Forever”Prime Video [Forever] Photo: Prime Video If “Loot” has you craving more Maya Rudolph-led comedy from Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, have we got the show for you. “Forever,” which lasted a single season in 2018, is headier and higher concept than “Loot,” but just as charming and idiosyncratic. Fred Armisen and Rudolph play a loving (if boring) couple who find themselves dealing with having to spend the afterlife together too (the details of their untimely passing are too good to spoil here). From there, the show takes some imaginative detours, and explores the mundanity of loving relationships with a frankness attempted by few shows (especially shows steeped in such mythical world-building). Unfortunately, “Forever” was poorly marketed and lasted a single season. That’s a shame, because “Forever” is one of the most striking looking – and feeling – streaming shows in recent memory. And with only eight half-hour episodes, you can easily binge the entire series in a weekend. What more could you want? [[WATCH](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “The Umbrella Academy”Wednesday, June 22, NetflixAlmost two years after the last season aired, Netflix’s slick adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s celebrated Dark Horse comic book returns with even trippier sci-fi trappings. After the second season’s jaunt to 1960s Dallas, the Hargreeves kids return to the Umbrella Academy only to find that they have entered into a parallel timeline, one in which the Umbrella Academy has been replaced by the Sparrow Academy and Reginald (Colm Feore) is still very much alive. Everybody loves a good multiverse story these days! [[TRAILER](] “Wellington Paranormal”Wednesday, June 22 at 9 p.m., The CWHow many delightful offshoots can one vampire mockumentary facilitate? “What We Do in the Shadows,” the 2014 film by Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi, not only inspired the long-running FX original series (returning for its fourth season in July), also called “What We Do in the Shadows,” but also “Wellington Paranormal,” a “Cops”-style faux documentary that began airing in New Zealand a year before FX’s spinoff. One of the joys of the pandemic was that “Wellington Paranormal” finally made its way stateside (domestic programming shortages can be a good thing sometimes). If you haven’t watched “Wellington Paranormal,” you can catch up on HBO Max (the newer episodes stream the following day on HBO Max). The show follows a pair of hapless police officers who investigate paranormal activities and … it’s a riot. It’s good to have “Wellington Paranormal” back. [[REVIEW](] “Chloe”Friday, June 24, Prime VideoPrime Video’s newest miniseries (a coproduction with the BBC) aired in England earlier this year, where it racked up phenomenal reviews (it currently boasts an 89 on [Metacritic](). And it’s easy to see why – this looks like a fresh take on the psychological thriller, with a young woman named Becky (Erin Doherty from “The Crown”) becoming obsessed with the social media accounts of the title character (Poppy Gilbert). When Chloe dies, Becky investigates her life … and death, with increasingly dangerous consequences. “Chloe” comes writer/producer/director Alice Seabright, a veteran of “Sex Education.” [[TRAILER](] “The Man From Toronto”Friday, June 24, NetflixOriginally meant to debut theatrically from Sony, “The Man From Toronto” is a buddy action movie starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson as a nobody and a paid killer who get mistaken for each other while staying at an Airbnb. Director Patrick Hughes, who directed two oddly enjoyable “Hitman’s Bodyguard” movies, knows how to stretch plausibility and the buddy comedy dynamics to their logical breaking point. Plus, the supporting cast includes Kaley Cuoco and Ellen Barkin. [[TRAILER](] “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area”Friday, June 24, Netflix“Money Heist,” Netflix’s hit Spanish language series, gets its first spin-off – from Korea, no less! This iteration has an intriguing alternate history-ish setting, which sees North and South Korea on the brink of reunification. “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” serves as both a remake and continuation of the original series. How it all works, exactly, remains to be seen, but it sure does sound like a ton of metatextual fun. The first six episodes stream today, while the second half will stream later this year. Having to wait for more “Money Heist?” Now that’s criminal. [[TEASER](] [- - -] [Update your profile]( | [View our privacy policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Sent from: TheWrap | 1808 Stanford Street | Santa Monica, CA, 90404 | attn: Email Coordinator [TheWrap]( ID=167008;size=700x180;setID=556352;uid={EMAIL}5805647;click=summer_tv_watchlist_bottom This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If you are no longer interested you can [unsubscribe instantly](.