Fall TV Watch List

XOXO 'Gossip Girl' Is Back - And So Is 'Willow' No images? [Click here]( [- - -] [TheWrap - SUMMER TV WATCH LIST] Week of November 26 – December 3 This week, we cross the Rubicon from November to December. That means the holidays are in full effect, you will probably be even more pressed for time (hello, mandatory office parties). But if you choose to stay in for the evening, get ready, because there is a ton of stuff coming to the small screen, from a new version of “Willow” (yes, the 1980s fantasy movie), to a new Tilda Swinton charmer, to the return of “Gossip Girl” and a Netflix movie about a giant troll (also: a Netflix documentary about Robert Downey Sr.). Christmas might not have come early but there’s still plenty to unwrap. On with the television! [Premiere of the week] “Willow” Wednesday, November 30, Disney+ [willow-warwick-davis] Photo: Lucasfilm “Willow,” a fantasy adventure produced by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard, has built up a cult since it premiered in 1988. This lavishly produced Disney+ series serves as a continuation of the original story, which focused on a pint-size magician (played by the great Warwick Davis) saving a baby while Val Kilmer hammed it up as an amoral scoundrel. The new show, developed and written by Jon Kasdan, follows the title wizard (Davis again) as he trains a new batch of magicians – including the grown version of the baby he saved in the original film (is she still the chosen one?) It’s full of quippy one-liners, a cast of young performers and a storyline that isn’t so cumbersomely wed to the original film or its mythology. [[PREVIEW](] ID=167008;size=300x250;setID=492280;uid={EMAIL}7178305; [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “The Peripheral”Wednesday, November 23, Prime Video [the-peripheral-chloe-grace-moretz] Photo: Prime Video There is so much stuff coming out each and every week, at such alarming velocity, that it’s hard to keep up. Did you even know that “The Peripheral,” the high-concept adaptation of William Gibson’s novel of the same name from “Westworld” executive producers Jonah Nolan and Lisa Joy, was wrapping up its eight-episode first season on Prime Video? Because it is! The show was developed and largely written by Scott B. Smith, the amazing novelist and screenwriter behind “A Simple Plan,” and featured a terrific cast including Chloë Grace Moretz, Jack Reynor, T’Nia Miller and Alex Hernandez. Plus, a nifty premise that felt like cyberpunk’s answer to a time travel narrative. [[INTERVIEW](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “The Eternal Daughter”Friday, December 2, PVOD [The Eternal Daughter] Photo: A24 A24 is launching several movies this holiday season, mostly modestly scaled dramas like Jennifer Lawrence’s “Causeway” and Darren Aronofsky’s Brendan Fraser-led “The Whale.” But if you’re looking for something a little spookier for these chilly winter evenings, look no further than “The Eternal Daughter.” Written and directed by Joanna Hogg (“The Souvenir” films), the film follows a writer (played by frequent collaborator Tilda Swinton) who goes to a clearly haunted hotel with her elderly mother (also Swinton) to work on a new project. Filled with shout-outs and references to other, more outwardly scary horror classics, “The Eternal Daughter” weaves its own kind of spell before an unexpectedly emotional climax. [[INTERVIEW](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Sr.”Friday, December 2, Netflix [Robert Downey Sr. and Robert Downey Jr. Chris Smith] Photo: Netflix Directed by the great Chris Smith (“American Movie,” Netflix’s eight-part “The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann”), “Sr.” chronicles the life of Robert Downey Sr., the actor and filmmaker behind 1960s counterculture favorite “Putney Swope.” As an actor, he appeared in “To Live and Die in L.A.” and two early films for Paul Thomas Anderson. PTA also appears on camera in “Sr.,” alongside Robert Downey Jr., Alan Arkin and Norman Lear. The documentary, which features footage of Downey Sr. before his passing in 2021, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival earlier this year, where it received warm reviews. (Rodrigo Perez from The Playlist called it “a beautiful tribute and a wonderful farewell to a legend, father, and artist.”) [[TRAILER](] ID=167008;size=300x250;setID=492280;uid={EMAIL}7178305; [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Addams Family Values”Netflix Photo: Paramount What better way to come down from Thanksgiving gluttony than to revisit the best depiction of the beloved American holiday ever captured on film? In 1993’s “Addams Family Values,” Wednesday Addams (Christina Ricci) goes memorably off-script in a summer-camp pageant re-creation of the first Thanksgiving with her more fact-based depiction of Pocahontas. The film is a comedy classic, and it also serves as a good counterpoint to the new Netflix series starring Jenna Ortega as older, arguably even more goth version of Wednesday. [[WATCH](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields”Tuesday, November 29, NetflixIn 2021, Netflix debuted “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel,” which chronicled the mysterious death of Elisa Lam and other strange happenings at a fleabag hotel in downtown Los Angeles. It was quickly followed by an installment about the Times Square Killer. And now the third entry is here, set in the heart of Texas. This limited series, executive produced by Ron Howard, details the murders of young women along a stretch of highway around Houston. The doc takes many twists and turns, all of them totally horrifying. [[TRAILER](] “Irreverent”Wednesday, November 30, PeacockWeirdly, the show was co-produced by Netflix in Australia and New Zealand but is hitting Peacock in the United States. Paddy Macrae created the series, which hinges on an irresistible concept: An American criminal (played by Colin Donnell) is forced to hide out in a backwater Australian town after a heist, posing as the town’s new minister. We’re guessing that there’s going to be a ton of high jinks but that the show will ultimately have more of an emotional center than you’re probably expect. #Blessed. [[TRAILER](] “Gossip Girl”Thursday, December 1, HBO MaxThe “Gossip Girl” redo (developed by Joshua Safran and executive produced by original creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage) is back for its second season. Expect a lot of high-society infighting, young girls calling each other “bitch” (affectionately), suggestive flirting and outfits that look really amazing but that you could probably never afford. [[TRAILER](] “Troll”Thursday, December 1, NetflixIt’s been a while since an offbeat foreign genre movie has really captured our hearts – in the same way that something like “Ringu” or “Let the Right One In” did. But “Troll” could fill that hole. Directed and co-written by the great Norwegian filmmaker Roar Uthaug (“The Wave”), “Troll” is a Godzilla-ish monster movie about a giant troll who wakes up and causes havoc. The trailer is totally killer, looking like an expertly crafted mixture of monster thrills and human drama. And the best part is, you don’t have to watch it under a bridge. [[TRAILER](] “Darby and the Dead”Friday, December 2, HuluThis could be a good YA alternative for the whole family this holiday season. “Darby and the Dead” stars Riele Downs as a teen girl Darby who has the ability to see ghosts. Of course, what could have potentially been seen as a gift turns into an all-out nightmare when the bitchy girl at her school (AuliÊ»i Cravalho) dies and comes back to haunt her. Sounds like if “The Sixth Sense” had more teenage-girl drama. [[TRAILER](] [- - -] That does it for this week’s edition of The Wrap’s Summer TV Watch List. If you aren’t a subscriber, you can fix that by [signing up here](. Any suggestions for an upcoming premiere, finale or re-watch? [Drop us a line!](mailto:inquiries@thewrap.com) [- - -] [Update your profile]( | [View our privacy policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Sent from: TheWrap | 1808 Stanford Street | Santa Monica, CA, 90404 | attn: Email Coordinator [TheWrap]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If you are no longer interested you can [unsubscribe instantly](.