Rappers, zombies, and secessionists highlight a great TV week

Stop browsing, start watching! The best TV shows and movies to watch on every screen s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r Hi! Congratulations to Peacock’s excellent comedy series Girls5eva, which received a Season 2 renewal today. That’s one step closer to it being on 5eva, so we can all enjoy this 2derful series 3gether. Here are all the [latest recent renewals and cancellations](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r), in case you can’t keep track of all the news. And below are our TV picks for the week. -Tim [Your Watch This Now! newsletter is created by Senior Recommendations and Reviews Editor Tim Surette and more show-obsessed editors at TV Guide!](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r) s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r SERIES PREMIERE MONDAY AT 9/8C ON THE CW [We pledge allegiance to The Republic of Sarah](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r) The CW pivots away from superheroes with its new series The Republic of Sarah, which sees a 24-year old history teacher become president of a small country when her rural town of Greylock declares independence to save itself from a soulless mining corporation that wants to level the place to get access to its bountiful supply of coltan. Sarah (Stella Baker) and her friends quickly realize that running a country is more complicated than they expected, especially when the United States refuses to acknowledge them as a valid foreign entity but won't share any resources either. The Republic of Sarah is essentially a small-town Battlestar Galactica with serious Everwood vibes and a pinch of "cool sh-- they never taught you in high school civics." That may sound like a messy cocktail, but it makes for delightfully addictive viewing and could be the first step in a new direction for The CW. -Megan Vick s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r SEASON 2 PREMIERE WEDNESDAY AT 10/9C ON FXX [Dave is still overtly disgusting and sneakily wise in Season 2](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r) If you're like me, you watched a couple of episodes of Dave and got turned off by all the juvenile dick jokes and gave up. But then you heard it got better, so you watched a bit more, and sure enough, it did. Then by the finale you thought to yourself, "Damn, this IS a good show." All that is to say that Dave and Dave — the show and the neurotic rapper who is simultaneously self-shaming and extremely cocky — grow on you, even with all the bumps along the road. Season 2 kicks off with two episodes, the first being a chaotic trip to Korea and the second a comedown full of despair back in L.A., and they're both tightly wrapped in Dave's writer's block as he tries to make a new album. Two episodes air this week. The premiere is one of the series' best; the second is quieter, but does feature some of that cutesy auto-tune romance that's irresistible. s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r CRIME TIME! [Looking for more heists like Lupin?](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r) Netflix’s French series Lupin returned over the weekend, and if you gorged on the international hit about the famous French burglar but still want some more heists and criminal mischief, [check out these other shows involving capers and crooks as the good guys](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r). s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r BEST OF THE WEEK [There are too many good things this week to fit in the newsletter!](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r) [So here’s a wrap up of the best things to watch this week](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r), including the season finale of Freeform’s best new show in a long time, a very special episode (all will be revealed!) of The Blacklist, and the Netflix zombie drama that gets straight to the good stuff. s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r [Unsubscribe](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r:) | [View online]( © 2021 TV Guide, A Red Ventures company. All rights reserved. TV Guide, [235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.](#) [Privacy Policy](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r) | [Terms and Conditions](s26E8hdNa:m:1:2364960064:95D47C66FA1B5837325D2AA841B1A6E0:r)