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Clockwise from top: Euphoria, The Testaments, Big Mistakes, and Hacks.
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It would be too much to say Hacks ran its whole course between seasons of Euphoria, but it did do four out of five seasons before we got to see the aftermath of Lexi’s play. Now the two shows are premiering their final seasons — or, at least, Zendaya says this is Euphoria’s final outing — concurrently. But if you’re choosing sanity and avoiding whatever the hell Euphoria is getting up to do post–high school, there are other things to watch this weekend, like Coachella, a new Dan Levy comedy, another Charli XCX acting role, and more.
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A time jump resets this show’s character dynamics with Rue (Zendaya) working off her debt to a drug dealer and seemingly nearly all the series’ other female characters engaged in sex work of some kind. Sam Levinson’s vision of a woman’s life is pretty depressing. —Roxana Hadadi
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After the blow-up of her late-night show in season four, Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) are ready to move on, except for the fact that Deborah still can’t perform yet. So in Hacks’s last season, the duo are plotting Deborah’s return to comedy by trying to get her a gig at Madison Square Garden for when her contract is up. It promises a grand return for Deborah Vance and a swan song for Hacks, complete with a ton of great guest stars like Cherry Jones, Leslie Bibb, Katya, and Ann Dowd.
➽ It’s not really about comedy anymore.
Dan Levy returns to TV with a darker comedy co-created by Rachel Sennott. Levy plays a minister who gets caught up in an accidental theft, leaving him and his sister (Taylor Ortega) to scramble to make things right. It also features exquisite yelling by Laurie Metcalf as their mother. —Kathryn VanArendonk
Chase Infiniti, not content with one major role associated with revolution and radical politics, leads the cast of the new Handmaid’s Tale spinoff. Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia is the only returning character; whether there will be a returning audience for Handmaid’s style of political commentary is yet to be seen. —K.V.A.
➽ In theaters now; read the full review
Pitched as a cross between Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Scenes From a Marriage, this show stars Matthew Macfadyen as a scientist who tries to make a giant corn and instead makes his wife (Elizabeth Banks) tiny. —K.V.A.
Filmmaker Daniel Goldhaber (2018’s Cam) tackles Faces of Death, putting a modern spin on the 1978 horror. Barbie Ferreira stars as Margot, a content moderator who comes across some disturbing videos reenacting murders from the original Faces of Death. As Margot pokes around to determine whether they’re real, she crosses paths with serial killer Arthur (Dacre Montgomery).
We can’t get a Lizzie McGuire reboot, but we are getting a Malcolm in the Middle four-episode comeback, sure. Nearly everyone is back as Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) navigates reconnecting with his family for the sake of his daughter (Keeley Karsten). But as Malcolm, and we, are well aware, this family is absolutely chaotic.
➽ Should it exist? Nope! And yet …
If You’re in New York or Los Angeles …
➽ Katarina Zhu directed and stars in Bunnylovr, alongside Rachel Sennott, a drama hitting limited theaters now.
➽ Forget Paul Mescal. Riz Ahmed is tackling a modern-age Hamlet.
➽ A new dramedy from Steven Soderbergh, The Christophers, with Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel as an odd pair. This is showing in New York and L.A. before rolling out wide.
“Enjoy some good music without the risk of damaging your eardrums or getting dust up your nose. Coachella returns this weekend with Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G, and Justin Bieber, and once again, you can watch all of the performances from the comfort of your home beginning on Friday, April 10. Seven stages are streaming simultaneously, and you can watch up to four at once if you’re watching on your TV.” —Alejandra Gularte’s guide to watching the music fest for free
This series has become an increasingly pointed analysis of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement. In its final season, Antony Starr’s supervillain Homelander has ascended to rule the U.S. with his laser eyes ready to murder anyone who dissents. Of course, the titular Boys will try their best to end his tyranny. —R.H.
If you’ve been checking up with the Artemis II crew and their Nutella on NASA’s YouTube, then CBS News is putting together a live hour-long special on their arrival back to Earth, which will include footage of the astronauts landing in the Pacific Ocean.
Streaming at 7:30 p.m. ET
➽ “We’ll float in space, just you and I.”
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